Meanwhile, Long Han and Gongsun Chen on the shore had almost recovered and planned to go down to find Tian Ning.
Tiandao glanced in the direction of the sea, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping himself. Sometimes fate is just so coincidental; the more you fear something, the more likely it is to happen.
Unlike when Tian Ning went down, when there were only a few guards, now there were many more people along the shore, dressed in the robes of the Four Holy Temples, completely surrounding the area where people went into the sea. Even several members of the Ten Great Families who wanted to go into the sea with pregnant mermaids were driven back.
"What's going on?" Seeing the members of the ten major families suffer a setback, Long Han was also puzzled.
Logically speaking, in the Western Continent, the Four Holy Temples and the Ten Great Families have always maintained a superficial peace. Even though the people of the Four Holy Temples are usually slightly better than the people of the Ten Great Families, the fact that the Ten Great Families left without even uttering a rebuttal under such dictatorship is astonishing.
"Senior Long Han, that looks like..."
Gongsun Chen looked at the people from the Four Saints Hall and noticed that their clothing was different from what the guards wore when Tian Ning first went down there.
He remembered that there was a very strict hierarchy inside the Four Saints Temple. Different colors of clothing represented different ranks, and different patterns embroidered on the cuffs represented different factions. This color and this pattern are!
It took Gongsun Chen a while to realize what was happening.
There's nothing we can do about it. He's used to being a lazy, good-for-nothing playboy. He doesn't care about cultivating his skills, let alone reading. It's a miracle if he even thinks of reading at all.
Unfortunately, Long Han had already stepped forward and proposed to go into the sea.
The guard who received the document threw it back without even looking at it, his attitude indifferent: "You're not allowed to go to sea now, just wait."
"Take a good look at who I am before you think about how you're going to talk to me!" Long Han coldly warned the guard.
His dragon identity meant he never suffered any injustice when he traveled. The only injustice he ever suffered was at the hands of Tian Ning and Long Ye.
The guard was equally adamant, showing no interest in seeing the documents: "I don't care who you are! The Immortal Venerable has personally ordered that no one is allowed to enter or leave the Mermaid Sea. Today, not even a fly can get in!"
Long Han's tone was dangerous: "A fly? What do you mean?"
"Hey, hey, hey..." Gongsun Chen was so frightened that he hurriedly came over. When Tian Ning was around, Senior Long Han seemed quite gentle. How come he has such a bad temper after only a few words! He quickly explained, "Senior Long Han, these people from the Four Saints Hall are extraordinary. They are the exclusive guards under the Heavenly Weeping Immortal Venerable. Only the Heavenly Weeping Immortal Venerable can command them in the entire Four Saints Hall."
"Their appearance means that the Immortal Venerable has personally given the order. It is not meant to disrespect you, Senior Long Han, but the Immortal Venerable's orders always come first."
Long Han's expression softened somewhat; he also knew who the supreme ruler of the Western Continent was.
"What has happened that warrants such a large mobilization?" Long Han said, "I have been ordered by the Dragon King to investigate the disappearance of a dragon in the Mermaid Sea a hundred years ago. If this delays our progress, you will not be able to bear the consequences!"
Dragons?
The guard then looked at the document, which contained a statement already written by the head of the Gongsun family.
"Someone dared to assassinate the Immortal Venerable, which enraged him. He pursued the person here, but the perpetrator fled into the sea. We are currently pursuing and capturing him. With the Immortal Venerable here, it won't delay the Dragon Clan elders for long," the guard reported truthfully.
"The Immortal Venerable has personally arrived!" Gongsun Chen exclaimed in surprise.
It's unbelievable that Little Knife has opened his eyes! What brainless bastard would be so stupid as to dare to assassinate the Heavenly Weeping Immortal Venerable!
The Immortal Venerable has existed for two thousand years since his appearance in the history of the Western Continent. No one even knows how long the Immortal Venerable has lived. Who would dare to provoke such an old monster?
He wouldn't have believed it if he hadn't heard it from the guard himself!
“Indeed, it’s not that we’re unwilling to compromise on this matter, but anyone else might have given the Dragon Clan senior some face. However, the Immortal Venerable’s word is law, so please understand,” the guard said.
Since things had come to this point, Long Han couldn't say anything more.
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