Dragon Face was furious. Gu Qing didn't understand the meaning of this word until today!
Just as Yuwen realized that there was a discrepancy between the facts and the legend, he recounted the legend of Wei Zhengmeng slaying the Jing River Dragon to the Dragon King. This story, which had been passed down for thousands of years, immediately aroused the anger of the Jing River Dragon King! In an instant, a thick dark cloud that came out of nowhere gathered and wrapped around the white-robed man. Just as Yuwen and Liu Tianming were still confused and thought that the Dragon King wanted to escape with the help of the dark clouds, the Jing River Dragon King roared and revealed his true form!
A giant white dragon suddenly broke through the clouds. Its silver scales shone brightly under the lights in the hall. It waved its sharp dragon claws with all its might, tearing apart the clouds in the sky with Gang Qi, and then landed on the body of Hundun, the magical beast that was lying on the ground. The poor ancient magical beast could only tremble under the sharp claws of the Jing River Dragon King.
The Dragon King's claws pressed down on the chaos, and he raised his head and roared. His furious roar shook the glass curtain wall of the banquet hall and almost broke it. Gu Qing, who was hiding, immediately threw off the monitoring headphones and was almost injured by the amplified sound waves of the roar.
The tongue-tied Yuwen and Liu Tianming were stunned on the spot. They didn't know why the legend had touched the Dragon King's reverse scale and caused him to be furious.
The Dragon King's roar did not stop. At a speed that could not be detected by the naked eye, the dragon's head suddenly reached in front of Yuwen. It opened its huge crocodile mouth with sharp teeth, as if it was going to swallow Yuwen!
Gu Qing looked at the shocking scene through the small window and almost cried out. Fortunately, she bit her finger hard and did not scream out from her throat. In Gu Qing's eyes, the Dragon King only needed to advance a little more and his crisscrossing fangs would pierce through Yuwen!
Liu Tianming only felt his vision blur and did not see clearly how the Dragon King had pounced on him. When he turned sideways, the Dragon King's huge mouth had already enveloped Yuwen's upper body.
Yuwen also only had time to raise the void spirit golden spear in his hand and place it horizontally in front of his chest. He wanted to block the ferocious dragon head that was falling from the sky, but his speed could no longer keep up.
Liu Tianming could not help but close his eyes. Perhaps in the next moment, Yuwen's blood would splatter on his face.
The Dragon King paused on Yuwen's head for a second, then closed his bloody mouth.
Yuwen kept his eyes open and watched the Dragon King's fangs pierce into his body. Things had developed beyond his expectations and were completely out of his control! Was it over just like that?
However, the immense pain that he had imagined did not come surging. The dragon's mouth that bit Yuwen was actually just a phantom! The giant white dragon's figure swayed and pulled away from Yuwen, floating in the chaotic sky again. Only then did Yuwen realize that the Dragon King's body was not completely solid. Upon closer inspection, he could see that many parts of the winding dragon's body were translucent.
The Dragon King swam in the air for a while and gradually retracted his light. He transformed back into his human form and stood with his hands behind his back.
"General Yuchi, you have been a hero all your life. At the moment of life and death, do you feel some fear?”The Dragon King's voice suddenly became unusually low.
Yuwen's will had just struggled back from the brink of death, and he didn't know how to answer the Dragon King's question.
But the Dragon King didn't want to hear his answer and continued,"Brat Li Shi Min, it's fine if you don't keep your word, but how can you mislead the public and taint my innocence? "Let the people of the future laugh at my stupidity…" His tone contained an indescribable sadness.
Yuwen was stunned for a moment. He put away the Ethereal Golden Spear in his hand and stabbed his lance into the ground. He cupped his fists and bowed to the Dragon King, saying,""Dragon God of Jing River, a thousand years ago, I'm afraid we have misunderstood something. I hope you can forgive us and point out our mistakes.”
The Dragon King let out an imperceptible sigh and said in a low voice,"You generals are not willing to be fooled by Shimin. Let me tell you.”
Yuwen and Liu Tianming nodded at the same time. They both felt a little emotional. Could it be that the Jing River Dragon King had been wronged for thousands of years and could not be avenged? Gu Qing, who was hiding in the dark, pricked up his ears, afraid that he would miss something important.
" Li Shimin is indeed a hero among men..." The Dragon King looked out of the window and saw that the lights in the city were gradually going out." Unfortunately, people are unpredictable. I tried my best to help him, but I ended up beheaded."”
After a moment of silence, the Dragon King began to recite a poem in a low voice."In the past, I was full of vigor and held the first battle festival. Heart with bright day high, ambition and autumn frost clean.”
Yuwen lowered his head and thought for a moment, then continued the Dragon King's chant,""Shifting Edge Shocking Lightning Rising, Transforming to the Winding River Mantra. The camp was broken and the stars sank, and the array rolled up and the clouds split.”
The Dragon King turned to look at Yuwen with a complicated look in his eyes.
"His Highness Tang King's 'Breaking Xue Ju's Battlefield' is quite vigorous and intense. It's rare for the Dragon God to be able to recite it.”Yuwen's voice was calm, as if nothing had happened.
"Breaking Xue Ju…That's right, the first time I met Li Shi Min was in the first year of Wu De. At that time, Li Yuan and his son had just established the Great Tang and attacked Xue Ju in the west. Li Shimin, who was only the King of Qin, led the Tang army to camp on Jingchuan and confronted Xue Ju's army…"
"At that time, the Tang army and Xue Ju's army were stationed downstream of the Jing River. They had been fighting for a long time, and the soldiers were restless. At the critical moment, His Highness suddenly gave the order to uproot the camp overnight and find a high place to camp. The next day, the Jingshui burst the dike and the torrential flood attacked Xue Ju's camp. The Tang army was not affected at all. They took the opportunity to turn around and attack, defeating Xue Ju! Xue Ju was the first major battle in the early Tang Dynasty. If they did not win this battle, the Tang Empire would be nothing more than a castle in the air.”Yuwen continued the Dragon King's words, but he was actually speaking to two friends who were listening in." So far, the army has been spreading the rumor that the King of Qin has the help of the gods, and the soldiers are determined to fight for His Highness. Is all this really the Dragon King's contribution?”
Jing River Dragon King nodded slightly and said,""I saw that Li Shi Min was a young hero with an extraordinary aura. He was only nineteen years old, but his knowledge and speech were extraordinary. I wanted to help him unify the great rivers and mountains. Li Shimin has been on the east and west for more than ten years. I have been secretly meeting with him in the camp and calling him brother. This old dragon should have contributed to the Great Tang.”
"After the unification of the country, could it be that the Dragon God fought with His Highness the Tang King for merit and thus got himself killed?”Liu Tianming secretly guessed, but he couldn't help but ask.
"Who cares about the world?" The Dragon King of Jing River said in a disdainful tone," I only want to cultivate in the Jing River and protect the land. However…the old dragon did make a mistake.”At this point, the Dragon King lowered his head as if he was recalling something.
"Ever since the Black Tortoise Sect mutiny, Li Shiming killed his brothers and forced his father to abdicate, the Great Tang's empire has finally settled. Chang 'an City is peaceful. I don't need to talk to Li Shimin about the war. We just drink and talk about poetry. " During this time, I met Empress Zhangsun and fell in love with her…" The Dragon King's voice gradually lowered.
" Empress Zhangsun is the mother of the world, virtuous and virtuous. How could she…" The Dragon King's words made Yuwen unable to believe it and he couldn't help but interrupt.
The Dragon King looked at Yuwen with contempt and said,""Empress Zhangsun was betrothed to Li Shiming at the age of thirteen. She has been taking care of Li Shiming for many years! Unfortunately, the ancestor of the Empress was Tuoba of the Northern Wei Dynasty. She was a descendant of the Hu people. Her appearance was different from that of the Central Plains. Li Shimin did not like her appearance, so he ignored Empress Zhangsun. Xuanwu Gate mutiny, Li Shimin killed his brother Li Yuanji, but married Li Yuanji's wife Yang as a concubine, so far only favored Yang, and took the queen into the cold palace! Empress Zhangsun often stays alone in the harem. When did you know?”
The Dragon King of the Jing River had an affair with Empress Zhangsun! Yuwen finally understood why Li Shimin wanted to kill the Jing River Dragon King.
"I hate Li Shimin for being an ordinary man who only cares about his appearance. How could he know that Empress Zhangsun is the ruler of all things, her virtue is boundless, and her heart is noble and pure like the sun and moon? If not for the Empress's brother Zhangsun Wuji being relied on by Li Shimin, I'm afraid that Li Shimin's son would have long abolished the Empress and established another Yang family.”
Yuwen was familiar with the history books and knew that the Dragon King was not lying. The Yang family was a flirtatious woman and Li Shimin, the King of Tang, was infatuated with her. He had wanted to depose her several times, but Empress Zhangsun's virtue was well known to the world. Because of his reputation and the obstruction of Wei Zheng and other virtuous ministers, he had to give up.
"In the 10th year of Zhenguan, the matter of me having fun with Empress Zhangsun was leaked for no reason. Although Li Shimin did not like Empress Zhangsun, he could not tolerate me. In his anger, regardless of whether he knew it or not, he killed 300 palace servants! I knew that I couldn't stay in the palace anymore, so I turned back to Jinghe River and didn't show up easily. Li Shimin looked for me everywhere but couldn't find me. He took his anger out on Empress Zhangsun and ordered Li Jing to refine a poisonous pill for her. The poison of the pill was slow. Empress Zhangsun endured it for more than three months before she was released. Li Shimin took great pains to make both inside and outside Chang 'an City think that the death of Empress Zhangsun was caused by a cold wind. He pitied Empress Changsun and died at the age of thirty-six.”The Dragon King clenched his fists as he spoke.
"Since you know that Empress Zhangsun is in trouble, why did you only care about the Jingshui River and not reach out to help?”Liu Tianming's straightforwardness flared up and he forgot that he was currently pretending to be Li Shimin's most loyal general, so he shouldn't speak for Empress Zhangsun.
Yuwen Meng glared at Liu Tianming. Fortunately, the Dragon King didn't notice this detail. He continued Liu Tianming's question and sighed,""Why wouldn't I want to help? However, there was that loyal Wei Zheng who had been a monk for many years. He relied on his sorcery and believed Li Shimin's words. He set up the Innate Eight Trigrams Formation around Empress Zhangsun's bedroom. On the surface, it was to eliminate evil and cure illness, but in fact, it was only to guard against me. How could I get close to help?”
Gu Qing hid in the control room and did not dare to breathe loudly. He recalled the romantic event a thousand years ago. In the end, it did not end well. He could not help but feel regretful.
"The pain in my heart is difficult to calm down. I simply traveled around the world, just to forget this evil love. Who knew that Li Shimin was narrow-minded and still brooded over this matter three years later. Zhenguan thirteen years, in order to force me to appear, personally led 50,000 people, wantonly destroyed the upper reaches of the Jingshui River! Cutting down the forest, weeding, pouring out the sand, when had my descendants of the Water race ever suffered such a natural disaster? In order to protect the lives of my descendants, I had no choice but to appear and stop them. I used the water to flood 50,000 civilians as a hostage to force Li Shimin to retreat. Li Shi Min is cunning and knows that I'm proud of my supernatural power. I've always been a man of my word. He wants me to have a bet with him!”
"Gambling match? Is there really a bet on rain?" Yuwen asked in surprise.
The Dragon King nodded slowly and said,""That's right, it's my best skill, Summon the Wind and Summon the Rain! Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, Chang 'an had eight rivers flowing around the city. It was easy to get water from the sky. I was proud of the countless rains in my life, so I clapped my hands with Li Shimin and swore that if the rain could not reach three feet and three inches on August 15th, I would use the dragon head on my neck to exchange for the safety of the Jing River aquarium.”
Although Liu Tianming knew that the Dragon King must have lost the bet, he still couldn't help but urge the Dragon King to continue. If the Dragon King hadn't deducted the amount of rain, who could have stopped the Dragon King from getting more?
"I'm proud of my abilities, but I forgot that Li Shiming has many extraordinary people around him. Wei Zheng alone is not easy to deal with. There's also the Imperial Astronomical Supervisor Yuan Tiangang, who has the knowledge of astrology, astronomy, and geography.”At this point, the Dragon King turned his palm over, and a small rain cloud appeared in his hand. There were faint flashes of lightning between the clouds. The Dragon King clenched his fist, and the cloud shattered.
" On the 13th of August, Chang 'an City showed a strange phenomenon. A cold wind suddenly blew, and the eight rivers around the city were all frozen!”The Dragon King's voice trembled a little, as if he still didn't want to believe what had happened that day." The river is frozen, and there's no water vapor. How can there be rain clouds to cast spells to bring down water?”
Yuwen knew very well that the principle of rain was that the liquid water on the ground would evaporate into steam at room temperature. The steam would gather into clouds, and after cooling, it would turn into liquid water and return to the ground. The essence of the Dragon King's rain was to collect rain clouds in the sky, then lower the body temperature and roll in the clouds, adding fuel to the fire. The principle was similar to artificial rain today. If the temperature suddenly dropped, the river froze, and the amount of water evaporated wasn't enough, even if the Dragon King had great abilities, it would still be difficult for him to create a cloudless rain. Yuwen couldn't help but admire Li Shimin, or rather, he admired Yuan Tiangang. He had known the principle of rainfall a thousand years ago and could even predict the change of temperature. He had defeated the Dragon King with a laugh.
" On the 15th of August, Chang 'an City was still unusually cold. I spent so much effort to break the ice and get water in the past three days. I was covered in wounds and the clouds were still sparse. Seeing that the agreed date was approaching, I had no choice but to hurriedly cast my spells and use all my strength, but I only managed to get a foot and eight inches of rain…"
Although the Dragon King's tone was flat, Gu Qing felt that it was thrilling. A sad scene floated in his mind. A giant white dragon kept using its body and head to hit the Jing River that was covered in thick ice. Every time it hit, ice fragments would fly everywhere. Finally, a big hole was broken through the ice, but the sharp edge of the crack cut a long wound on the dragon's body. The dragon anxiously rolled on the broken ice layer, trying to expose the river to the air, but the weather was too cold. After a while, the river froze again. The dragon looked at the sky in despair, then looked back at Chang 'an City, and began to hit the ice layer for the second time...
"After losing the bet, Wei Zheng flew up on his flying sword and was ordered to take my dragon head. I couldn't help but feel cold and dejected when I lost to a mortal. I repeatedly asked Wei Zheng to withdraw the 50,000 commoners and not destroy the Jing River and hurt my Water Race. After saying that, I stretched out my neck and fell to the ground without any resistance. In the blink of an eye, the dragon head fell into the air, leaving only its soul wandering. Who knew that Li Shi Min didn't keep his word, saying that the Jing River was turbulent and evil. The 50,000 soldiers received the order of the Tang King and cut down thousands of hectares of trees in an instant. The upper reaches of the Jing River were bare and covered in yellow soil. How could there be any vitality? It was not over yet. They dug up the yellow soil and poured it into the river. The water was like a stone, and the mud was like a bucket. Out of the seventy thousand aquatic creatures in the Jing River, nine out of ten died…I risked my remaining soul to seek justice from Li Shimin, but I was stopped outside the palace by your murderous aura. In the end, I was taken away by Wei Zheng and suppressed under the Broken Dragon Platform. I suffered for a thousand years!”As he spoke, the Dragon King gritted his teeth and his eyes turned red.
Gu Qing let out a soft " ah " sound. Yesterday, Yu Wen had mentioned about the " clear and distinct " case. It turned out to be Li Shimin's doing. No wonder Du Fu of the Tang Dynasty had lamented the clear and turbid in his poems many times…He did not expect that the most well-known Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty in the history of the Chinese Dynasty had also done such a bad thing.
Yuwen and Liu Tianming looked at each other and were at a loss. This was an injustice that had been passed down through the ages, and there was probably no way to seek justice. That Tang Taizong Li Shimin had long been reduced to ashes, and not even a bone was left behind. Could it be that the resentment of the Jing River Dragon King was coming from modern people?
Liu Tianming plucked up his courage and said loudly to the Dragon King,"How can we know the truth with just your one-sided words? If you were lying, I wouldn't be able to investigate further since it's been so many years and there's no evidence.”
The Dragon King's tone became contemptuous again."The human race is naturally suspicious because the wind of mutual deception is extremely strong. Don't compare the Dragon God to you. You can believe it or not. After being trapped under the Broken Dragon Platform, I swore that if I could see the light of day again, I would use 50,000 human heads as a blood sacrifice for my innocent descendants!”At this point, the Dragon King's expression had become ferocious and terrifying.
When Yuwen heard that, he was a little anxious and said,"" Please calm down, Dragon God. It's not that the Duke doesn't believe what the Dragon God said. It's just that His Highness has treated him well, so it's hard for him to accept it at the moment…"
The Dragon King seemed to have suddenly thought of something. He turned around and stared at Yuwen, saying sternly,""Since both of you have reincarnated, I'm afraid that Li Shi Min is still in the human world, right?”
Yuwen couldn't help but smile bitterly. Wouldn't this backfire? He was still thinking about how to explain to the Jing River Dragon King when Liu Tianming asked the Dragon King,""Many people have been killed in the building these days. Is it all your doing?”
" Humph..." The Dragon King sneered." It's just blood from Hundun's mouth. Why make a fuss?"”
"You!" Liu Tianming thought of Xiao Zhang's miserable state before his death, and how the Dragon King had described it so lightly. A ball of anger rose in his heart, and his hands, which were holding the long spear, could not help but tremble.
Yuwen saw that the situation was not good and quickly whispered into the microphone,""Hurry up and continue the projection on the wall!”
Hearing that, Gu Qing hurriedly pressed the switch. The projection just now was just playing the same video repeatedly according to Yuwen's instructions. The soldiers on the wall were only in an orderly formation and did not make any big movements. Now, the video continued to play. The soldiers were all ready to attack, and they were shouting loudly. For a moment, the war drums in the hall shook and roars sounded.
The frightened Hun Dun stood up straight. This eyeless magical beast could only feel the tremors around it, but it did not know where the danger was. Its huge head could only look around and assume a defensive posture. Although the Jing River Dragon King looked calm, he was probably thinking about how to deal with this group of violent soldiers.
Yuwen wanted this period of stalemate. He shouted,"Dragon God of the Jing River, every injustice has its perpetrator, and every debt has its owner. There's no need for the innocent people of the future to pay for the sins of the past, right? His Highness the Tang Emperor had long since vanished into thin air, and he had never been reincarnated. If the Dragon God wants to kill people to vent his hatred, my brothers will definitely not agree. If we force them too hard, everyone will be killed. In another thousand years, the world will still not know the Dragon God's injustice.”
The Dragon King lowered his head and said nothing, as if he was considering what Yuwen had said.
Yuwen heaved a sigh of relief and quietly wiped the cold sweat on his forehead. It seemed that there was a possibility of a peaceful solution.
Suddenly, someone pushed open the door of the banquet hall and turned on a few main lights. As that person walked towards Yuwen, he said,""It's so late. What are you guys doing?”
Yuwen and Liu Tianming were stunned. After looking carefully for a while, they realized that the person was Pu Yuan!
Why did he come up? Yuwen was about to pass a message to Gu Qing, wanting Gu Qing, who was closest to Pu Yuan, to stop him. The Jing River Dragon King suddenly laughed wildly!
The Dragon King's laughter was so shrill that it even drowned out the roars of the warriors in the slightly! Hearing the strange laughter, Yuwen felt a little scared. How could he not guess what the Dragon King was laughing about?
The Dragon King finally stopped laughing, but he suddenly revealed his true dragon form and roared at Pu Yuan,""Li Shi Min! Give me back my head!"
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