Chapter 114 Unfair (Slave Pet 2)
Seeing Ji Rong's agitation, Jiao Jue reassured her, "What I said before was just a possibility, it's not even confirmed yet, don't get agitated."
Upon hearing this, Ji Rong was stunned for three breaths, then immediately turned around and glared at Jiao Jue, saying, "But your reactions are real!"
If a god truly favors me, I have no choice but to become his slave, but you've accepted this far too quickly!
Jiao Jue remained silent upon hearing this. After a long while, he straightened his dragon body, lowered his proud head, and said to Ji Rong, "You are right. We have been slaves for too long, and the longer we are slaves, the weaker we become. But is there a better way?"
The weaker you are, the more you need to seek something to rely on. Over time, you get used to it and forget who you are.
Jiao Jue thought to himself, looked down at Ji Rong, and continued, "You once said that the Canglan God was different from others, that He had a benevolent heart. Today He only glanced at you with great interest and did not say much. What I told you was just to tease you."
Ji Rong also got up from the ground. She hung her head and sighed, "It has nothing to do with Lord Canglan. Let's go. Thinking too much is a waste of brainpower."
Having said that, she was about to spread her wings and fly away, but Jiao Jue grabbed Ji Rong's wing with one claw, squinted at her and stared at her intently, saying, "Ji Rong, if you held power, what should you do?"
Upon hearing this, Ji Rong's fur stood on end. She struggled to pull her wings outwards as she angrily said, "Such outrageous power should not exist in this world!"
"But there is such outrageous power in this world, do you want to shatter it?" Jiao Jue thought of Ji Rong's drunken words and looked at Ji Rong with increasingly burning eyes.
Ji Rong rolled her eyes at Jiao Jue and said, "Brother Jinlong, why would you think that? If I really had power, how could I possibly break it?"
I estimate I could enshrine it and kowtow to it three times a day to thank it for bestowing upon me such a wonderful life.
The claws of the horned beast froze in mid-air. It opened its mouth wide, but didn't know which side of Ji Rong to scold first.
Ji Rong continued, "If I had power, I might raise my people like pigs and dogs, so that my kingdom could be secure forever and I could enjoy it for ten thousand years."
Alas, looking at it this way, it's actually right that Heaven made me poor and weak; if I had been in power, the world might be even worse than it is now.
After hearing this, Jiao Jue's lips twitched for a long time before she finally managed to squeeze out a sentence: "You really are a clear-headed bird."
"Of course." Ji Rong flapped her wings and laughed proudly towards the sky, "Ha ga ha ga."
After she finished laughing, she shook the sand out of her feathers, turned to Jiao Jue and said, "Let's go, Brother Jinlong, I've run enough, let's go home."
Jiao Jue nodded and said, "Let's go back. What's meant to come will come; there's no way to escape it."
A bird and a dragon flew one after the other on the blue sea, heading towards Xifeng Island.
Jiao Jue had considered what Canglan Shenjun said to him.
Now that he possesses power, if he were merely a servant of the gods, he would at most wear a necklace or similar magical artifact, which would be fine.
However, if they were to actually go to govern their own territory under the Canglan Divine Lord, their secret would definitely be exposed during the imperial decree.
Jiao Jue did not want to expose his authority, because he knew from his many years of living in the Temple of War that this was not normal.
He dared not use this power, fearing that if he did, he would be arrested and imprisoned, his life and death no longer in his own hands.
Originally, he planned to activate his authority when he reached sainthood, so that he would at least have the strength to fight.
But now that he's already in front of the Canglan Divine Lord, what if...?
Back on Xifeng Island, Jiaojue's mind was still a mess. He remembered what the Mirror Spirit Feng Qing had said and decided to be honest with Ji Rong.
So he landed on the ground first, blocking Ji Rong's way, and said, "Let's talk."
Ji Rong had no objection, and they returned to the cave one after the other.
Gu Qingqing and Ji Zhuang were not in the cave; they were still outside looking for Ji Rong and had not returned.
Jiaojue coiled itself up in circles, made a hand seal to create a golden soundproof shield, and then stretched its neck to whisper in Ji Rong's ear, "Silly bird, I have authority."
Seeing that Ji Rong did not react, he said again, "Did you hear what I said? I have the power of wind, rain, thunder and lightning."
Ji Rong raised her eyes and calmly replied, "Stop showing off, I heard you."
Ji Rong's calm tone made Jiao Jue mistakenly think that Ji Rong did not understand for a moment; so he leaned closer to Ji Rong and said, "It is power. I have the power of wind, rain, thunder, and lightning."
Ji Rong rolled her eyes at Jiao Jue and said sadly, "I heard you, stop talking!"
Heaven is so unfair! We are both descendants of dragons and phoenixes, yet He loves you alone! I don't even need four; just one would be enough.
"What's so good about it?" Jiao Jue said irritably. "I've been in the Temple of War for many years, and I've never heard of anyone whose power came to them on their own when they became emperor."
If they want to attain divine authority, they generally have to wait until the old gods have fallen, and then there will be vacancies in the divine offices.
Those priests and attendants from various palaces who were interested in this divine office would present the jade tablets written by the deity recommending them to Lord Baode in the Hall of Fortune and Prosperity.
Then they would go to the Pool of Fortune in the Temple of Fortune and Prosperity to merge with this vacant authority. Whoever could merge it into their body first would become the new god.
Sometimes an authority is divided among several, thus giving rise to multiple new gods.
The Lord of Guangyang Palace, when the mood strikes, likes to retrieve a small power from the Pool of Prosperity; He will then use suitable precious materials, tempered with the essence of Yang fire, to create one.
These later-created gods have no thoughts, are tireless, and only know how to work. Most of the minor gods in Guangyang Palace who handle tedious and trivial matters were created by Lord Xi.
Once these post-created gods are no longer needed, they will be recreated.
This time I've been granted four powers, and they're all combined—something I've never heard of before! Therefore, I fear that if I use them, I'll be arrested.
Ji Rong listened carefully and asked in confusion, "The minor gods of Guangyang Palace were actually created by Lord Xi. They have no thoughts, only know how to work, and can be remade. Aren't they false gods?"
“That’s a novel way of putting it,” Jiao Jue said with a smile. “But they do indeed possess authority and can exercise it.”
“Having authority is a good thing, Brother Jinlong.” Ji Rong looked at Jiao Jue with shining eyes, as if she were looking at a walking gold mine. She praised, “So you used to work in the Temple of War. No wonder you are so knowledgeable.”
Why don't you go back? You're in the prime of your life, you don't look like you're retired.
Feeling offended, Jiao Jue narrowed his eyes and frowned.
But he'd already revealed the matter of power; there was nothing else he could hide.
He said, "I killed the servant of the Heavenly Fate Palace and damaged the Karma Mirror that the servant brought with him, causing the spirit in the mirror to escape and become 'Feng Qing'. If I had gone back to the War God Temple to report back then, I would have been dead without a doubt."
"Mirror Spirit? Feng Qing?" Ji Rong tilted her head to confirm.
Jiaojue looked at her and slowly nodded.
Ji Rong recalled the various glances she had cast at Jiao Jue back then because of gossip, as well as the baseless words she had uttered. She finally felt that the beatings she had suffered in those years had been too lenient.
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