"Speaking of which …"
After devoting himself to his work, the scholar recalled some things that he had forgotten.
When he was about to set off, someone from the Imperial Astronomer came looking for him and told him that there might be an evil dragon in the Li River. They also gave him a stack of talismans that could be used to prevent the evil dragon from destroying the construction site.
Originally, he had studied the books of the saints since he was a child. He did not believe in ghosts or gods, nor did he believe in the existence of dragons.
He did not expect that after returning to Jiang Jin for a few days, the worldview that he had built over the past ten years would be completely overturned by the earth god Lolita.
Since the earth god existed, would dragons also exist?
When he thought of the dragon's ability in myths and legends, the scholar could not help but frown.
Thus, he was a little afraid. He called his aide and asked him to bring the talismans that he had left in his residence. He planned to stick them on the construction site just in case.
However, reality proved that he was a little slow. Not long after his aide left, a gust of wind began to blow on the originally calm river. What was even more illogical was that the wind was clearly blowing, but the clouds in the sky were gathering towards this side.
"The wind follows the tiger, and the clouds follow the dragon …"
The scholar standing on the loft by the river muttered to himself.
At the same time, the clouds in the sky suddenly pressed down. The poem said that the black clouds were about to destroy the city. Although the clouds were not black, their momentum did not lose out at all. It was as if they wanted to crush him into minced meat!
The scholar placed his hands behind his back, motionless as he faced the clouds pressing down on him.
In the next moment, the clouds smashed onto his body. However, it was as if they had passed through fog. There was no feeling at all.
It was just that his surroundings were a vast expanse of white. He could not see anything.
A moment later, a voice came from in front of him.
"Why didn't you dodge?"
The scholar looked forward. Where there should have been a void, there was a handsome young man about the same age as him standing in the air, looking at him with bright eyes.
"I have always been open and aboveboard. I have never done anything wrong. Why should I hide?"
If it was two days ago, he would have been scared witless. However, his heart was dead. He was not even afraid of death. How could he be afraid of a dragon? Thus, he replied in a manner that was neither servile nor overbearing.
"You sure have guts. Are you not afraid that the Lishui River God will punish you?" The handsome young man … Alright, I guess you all already know that this guy is the Lishui Dragon King. The Dragon King couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
"I'm a subject of His Majesty. I listen to His Majesty and represent the imperial court. I'm saving the people. No matter what, it has nothing to do with the so-called gods."
The scholar shook his head and said.
"How dare you! Let's see if you still dare to say that in the future!"
The Lishui Dragon King laughed out loud. With a shake of his body, he turned into a ten thousand zhang long giant dragon. His body was so huge that it was barely visible in the clouds. Even the scholar could not see his full appearance. However, just his bloody mouth alone was enough to swallow the entire pavilion by the river!
In the face of this monster that was far beyond his imagination, the scholar found that his heart had never been so calm before.
This made him have the misconception that it might be better for him to be eaten here. At least he did not have to continue to feel uncomfortable.
"Hmph." Realizing that he could not scare the other party, the Lishui Dragon King could only turn back into his human form. Although it was not that immortals could not kill mortals, firstly, Ao Li himself was not the bloodthirsty type. Furthermore, after being influenced by Zhuo Xiangzhu for a long time, he would not harm the lives of humans. Occasionally, when someone fell into the water, he would instruct the aquatic creatures to push the person back to the shore (This gave rise to many legends of water monkeys in Jiang Jin). Secondly, this guy's identity was too sensitive. If he ate him in one bite, it would give others the feeling that he killed him out of love. This would make the proud Dragon King very unhappy. Therefore, from the beginning, Ao Li did not intend to kill this guy. He only wanted to embarrass him. "It seems that I have underestimated your guts!"
"It seems that I have also overestimated your guts."
The scholar did not know why he still wanted to provoke the other party, but he felt like a fishbone was stuck in his throat, causing him to blurt out these words without thinking.
Obviously, his words had ignited the Dragon King's anger. The Dragon King, who was only here to show off, was truly enraged.
"A mere mortal actually dares to say such words. I don't know who gave you the guts!" He sneered. "Alright, I will give you one day to evacuate all the workers at the construction site. Otherwise, when I flood the construction site tomorrow, don't say that I have no regard for human lives!"
"…"
The scholar stared at the Dragon King in silence.
"Oh right, don't think that the talismans in your residence can protect their safety. Perhaps the talismans made by you human sorcerers might be of some use to some minor immortals, but they are absolutely useless to me. If you don't believe me, you can bet with the tens of thousands of workers who are serving the corvee! "
The Dragon King continued.
This caused a slight change in the scholar's expression. However, it was not an expression of fear or panic that the Dragon King wanted to see. Instead, it was closer to an expression of 'determination' (Of course, it was not a face like — _ —).
It seemed that his goal was not going to be achieved. Thus, the Dragon King snorted coldly and disappeared into the clouds.
After a while, the scholar's aide carried a cloth bag filled with talismans and rushed to the attic.
"Sir, do you want me to stick these things on?" He asked the scholar curiously.
"No need, prepare a horse for me." The scholar shook his head.
"Where are you going, sir?"
"The Temple of the Earth."
☆
After leaving the advisor who was lamenting because his master had entered and exited the Earth Temple so many times that he seemed to have the tendency to ask about ghosts and gods, the scholar once again walked into the Earth Temple that he thought he would never come back to again.
Then, he rang the bell that he had almost thrown away because he was afraid that he would think of her.
Not long after, the Earth God Loli appeared in front of him. Because she seemed to have revealed her identity to him, there was no need for taboos. This time, the Earth God Loli did not walk in from the back door of the Temple of the Earth, but grew out of the ground like a mushroom.
This made the scholar a little surprised.
"What's the matter?" The Earth God Loli stared at the scholar suspiciously, "Are you regretting it?"
"I want to ask if what you said before about fulfilling a wish for me is still true."
The scholar went straight to the point and asked.
"I said to fulfill a wish that is within my power. After all, even if I am the Earth God, I am not omnipotent." The Earth God Loli explained, "There was once a guy called Confucius who received a promise from the Earth God. However, his wish was for world peace. When he was told that it could not be fulfilled, he cried very sadly."
"…"
Don't cry, Master Confucius. Your lofty image in my heart is about to collapse! (Note)
Even if there was no such saying in ancient times, the scholar felt that such words were about to come out from his heart.
Thus, he tried hard to suppress his desire to complain and said seriously, "Don't worry, I still have some sense of propriety. However, before that, I want to ask, which one is more powerful, the River God or the Earth God?"
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