Human beings are in a state of deception, and immortality begins with the secret book of origami.

Chapter 398: The King of Donghai, who was deserted by his friends and relatives, and Ji Yu, who was filled with fear
The King of the East Sea felt the mocking looks of the crowd, but he was neither in the mood nor in the ability to pay attention to them.

He knew very well that he was in big trouble.

And soon, his troubles came.

It wasn’t Mu Lin who called.

He was concentrating on refining the Mountain and River State Cauldron, and was still in the underworld of Ronghuo City.

What made the King of the East Sea feel annoyed was that Ji Zheng and the relatives of Tufan who had fought with him all came to his door and asked him for an explanation.

——Whether it is Ji Zheng who is at the earthly immortal level, or the transcendent and elite soldiers in the East China Sea Kingdom, these are not people who were born from stones. They have families, relatives, and good friends.

Now, these people were recruited by the King of East China Sea and sent to fight, but they never returned. Instead, news spread in Tianhai City that they were all killed.

After hearing the news, how could the family members of those who had transcended the ordinary people remain still?

Everyone came together and asked the King of East China Sea for an explanation.

"My Lord, where is my son..."

"Is my dear okay?"

"Your Highness, my father..."

The voices of the crowd annoyed the King of the East Sea.

What is even more troubling for the King of East Sea is that the families of these transcendent beings and elite soldiers are not unimportant people in the Kingdom of East Sea, nor are they poor people who can be dismissed at will.

The people before him held various important posts in the Kingdom of East Sea, and many of them were relatives of the Palace of East Sea. They were the backbone of the Palace of East Sea, and they were the basis for him, the prince, to control the Kingdom of East Sea.

But now, this foundation has been destroyed.

The current loss has been devastating to him and has affected his prestige and foundation.

But soon, something happened that made him even more angry.

No one knew who spread the news, but soon, everyone in Tianhai City knew that this time, their East Sea Kingdom was hostile and fighting with Mu Lin not for the overall interests of the kingdom, nor for profit.

This war was entirely caused by the selfishness of the King of Donghai - because his son was jealous of someone else.

"He caused trouble himself, but he made the entire East Sea Kingdom bear it. Such a person is actually the prince of our East Sea Kingdom. Hahahaha..."

The voice, which sounded like crying and laughing, resonated with countless people.

"That's right. Just because his own son was jealous of someone else, this little thing caused tens of thousands of casualties in our East Sea Kingdom, and two earthly immortals who are the pillars of the country. That guy is not worthy of being king at all."

"If such a tyrant king stays on the throne, our entire East Sea Kingdom will be led into the abyss by him."

"Hahaha, with a kingdom like this and a prince like this, whoever wants to fight him can go ahead. I won't do it anymore. I don't want to lose my life because of jealousy among the heirs of a prince..."

It is important to have a legitimate reason for doing so, as it can enhance legitimacy and credibility and boost morale.

But on the contrary, if they do not have a legitimate reputation, it would not matter if they win such an unjust war, because at that time, there will be great scholars who will interpret the scriptures for them.

But if they lose, the person who started the war will immediately be questioned by countless people.

And now, the conflict between King Donghai and Mulin is at the war level. The most important thing is that the reason he started the war is also the worst among all unjust wars.

Because his son was jealous of someone else, tens of thousands of people died, hundreds of mortals were killed, and two earthly immortals died.

Such people, no matter where they are, will be incompetent rulers, tyrants, or even rulers who will destroy their country.

In the previous life, the story of King You of Zhou lighting the beacon tower in order to make a beautiful woman smile has been ridiculed and despised by the people of China for thousands of years.

In this world, people's tolerance for this matter is very low.

Especially those relatives and family members who have achieved transcendence, when they learned that their husbands, children, or brothers had lost their lives because of such ridiculous things, they felt it was not worth it and were full of resentment.

For this reason, some people resigned in anger. They felt that the King of the East China Sea was not worthy of their loyalty.

Others gathered around the Donghai Palace, constantly denouncing him and calling for him to step down.

Well, in this feudal era, the reason why these people shouted for the prince to step down was certainly not entirely because of their bravery.

Other aristocratic families in the Kingdom of East Sea also mixed in. They wanted to use this action to crush the reputation of the King of East Sea into the ground.

As for why they do this, it is naturally because of interests.

No one wants to have another powerful prince above them. More importantly, the area that the East China Sea Palace can control now is only the area near Tianhai City. Other places have lost contact or have been captured by Mu Lin.

If the Palace of the East Sea does not suffer too much loss, these lost places will naturally be taken back by the King of the East Sea.

But if the power of the King of the East Sea is damaged and his reputation drops, then the ownership of these places will become a matter of debate.

The other aristocratic families in the East Sea Kingdom do not mind helping the King of East Sea to take them back and rebuild them... As for when to return them after taking them back, it depends on when they can repair these areas.

However, these areas are not wastelands. There are many towns that are rich in various resources. If the family can get them, their strength and foundation will increase.

Just by inciting others, one can gain so many resources, so naturally, those aristocratic families can't help themselves.

At the same time, in addition to the aristocratic families, Mu Lin's clone also participated in this operation.

When the truth of the matter came out, the people of Tianhai City already had resentment towards the King of the East China Sea, and relying on the sea of ​​red spider lilies, Mu Lin magnified this accumulated resentment.

In this way, under the instigation of Mu Lin and some aristocratic families, the entire Tianhai City was filled with resentment and was extremely dissatisfied with the King of Donghai.

When Jin Haoran and Yu Ling returned from outside, this was the scene they saw.

Well, the fact that they came back so slowly was also related to the secret obstruction of the aristocratic families in the East Sea Kingdom.

……

The two people who returned to Tianhai City were immediately summoned by the King of East China Sea. Afterwards, the King of East China Sea, who was puzzled, asked them about his doubts.

"Four earthly immortals fought against one, but they failed and two of them were killed in return? What's wrong with you?"

Jin Haoran: "Ahem, it's not four people. Mu Lin's clones were scattered everywhere. Halfway through, Ji Zheng suggested that we separate, so Mu Lin was defeated one by one."

“Even if he fought alone, Mu Lin shouldn’t have killed the Earth Immortal.” With his fist clenched, the King of the East Sea said with a cold look in his eyes: “Tell me, who helped Mu Lin.”

Hearing this question, Jin Haoran and Yu Ling looked at each other and both said a little embarrassedly: "I don't know."

"Don't know? You went to the battle together, and in the end, two earth immortals from my palace died, but you didn't know anything. What are you doing?"

The King of East China Sea was very angry at this time.

However, his tone made Jin Haoran and Yu Ling dissatisfied.

Especially Yu Ling, he is a casual cultivator, a lone man, he can come and go as he pleases, therefore, he is not afraid of the King of the East Sea at all.

"King of the East Sea, watch your tone. It is a favor for me to help you, and it is my duty not to help you... This incident has nothing to do with me."

After he finished speaking, Yu Ling walked away. He left so quickly, partly because he was really irritated by the tone of the King of the East Sea.

The other part was that after the news of Mu Lin's killing of the earth immortal spread, Yu Ling, who had no grudge against him, was unwilling to get involved anymore.

Therefore, he took the opportunity to leave.

However, he could leave because the gate of the Jinshen Sect was near Tianhai City, and therefore, Jin Haoran could not leave.

However, earthly immortals are naturally proud, and Jin Haoran did not give the King of the East China Sea a good look.

"You made the plan, and it was Ji Zheng who suggested that we separate. The two of them died in the battle because I was not good enough in martial arts. So, you want to vent your anger on me?"

“…I don’t mean that.” Having had so many people killed by Mu Lin, and even causing public outrage and alienation among his friends and relatives, the King of East Sea can no longer afford to lose the support of the Golden God Sect.

Therefore, even though Jin Haoran's tone was bad, he still endured it and asked directly: "I don't mean to blame you, I just want to know, Ji Zheng, and another elder of my Donghai Palace, how they died. Was there other forces involved, or...were they all killed by Mu Lin?"

"I told you, I don't know."

Without waiting for the King of East Sea to ask, Jin Haoran continued, "When I received the support and was about to rush over, I was stopped by the people from the Liang Palace. While I was confronting and fighting with the people from the Liang Palace, Ji Zheng and another earth immortal from your East Sea Palace died quickly. Because I thought there was a trap there, I did not continue to Ronghuo City, but joined Yu Ling and returned."

"..."

He didn't even dare to investigate and just turned back. In the eyes of the angry King of the East China Sea, such behavior was like desertion.

However, even the King of the East China Sea in his heyday had to give respect to the earthly immortals.

Now, he was deserted by everyone and could not blame Jin Haoran.

Therefore, even though he was unhappy, he still comforted Jin Haoran and asked him to return to the mountain gate to prepare for the next battle with Mu Lin.

However, the King of Donghai was still unwilling to give up, but Jin Haoran... he was already tired and didn't want to fight with Mu Lin anymore.

Of course, he did not express his thoughts in front of the King of Donghai.

After returning to the mountain gate, he was a little hesitant.

He hated Mu Lin deeply for breaking into the mountain gate and killing many disciples.

But he was not optimistic that the Donghai Palace could completely kill Mu Lin.

Just as he was struggling and hesitating, those people who were afraid of death and whom Mu Lin had deliberately left behind came to Jin Haoran, the leader of the Golden God Sect, again and begged him not to fight with Mu Lin again.

Their character was not strong to begin with, and the news of Mu Lin killing the earth immortal made them even more afraid.

These people knew very well that the reason they were still alive was because Mu Lin wanted to contain his own leader, but if Jin Haoran died, with Mu Lin's ruthless temper, he would definitely wipe out the entire clan.

Therefore, regardless of their own thoughts or some secret influences, they all came to Jin Haoran and cried to him.

While they were crying, they were also resentfully cursing the King of the East Sea.

"Master, the source of the disaster that befell our Golden God Sect was not Mu Lin, but the Palace of the Prince of the East Sea. We have no grudges against Mu Lin. If it weren't for the Prince of the East Sea causing trouble, our Golden God Sect would never have clashed with Mu Lin, let alone suffered such a disaster."

"Wuwuwu, Master, if the King of the East Sea wants to expand or gain benefits for the East Sea Kingdom, and he uses us, we will tolerate it. The great way requires competition, and if we die in the fight for resources, we will only blame ourselves for not learning the skills well enough. But the root of this matter is that the son of the King of the East Sea is jealous."

"Because of such a ridiculous thing, my entire Golden God Sect was almost wiped out. If this matter gets out, our entire Golden God Sect will become a laughing stock."

"Crack!"

That last sentence broke Jin Haoran's defense.

Just as his disciples said, if someone died tragically for fighting for interests, Jin Haoran would not say anything. Resources are scarce and the road must be fought for. This world has been like this for thousands of years.

But it is very frustrating that the sect was destroyed because of the jealousy of the children.

And thinking that that was someone else's child, Jin Haoran felt even more resentful.

"Guang'er is right. The root of all this is not Mu Lin, but the King of Donghai, especially Ji Yu from the King's family. We lost so many people in the battle, but he is still enjoying himself at home, hehe..."

He had a cold look in his eyes, but his mind had been changed by his grandson's words. Although he still hated Mu Lin now, he hated Ji Yu even more.

Of course, it is not so easy to change the thoughts of the earthly immortals.

The reason why he changed his mind in just a few words was that Mu Lin did not kill all the members of the Golden God Sect, but left him a grandson and some memories.

The more important reason is that Mu Lin is strong enough.

There is a saying that goes, the purpose of reading is to be able to reason with people calmly, and if you have a strong fist, you can make some idiots listen to you calmly.

Now, Mu Lin is strong enough to make others talk to him about reason - and they still talk about Mu Lin's reason.

……

Here, Mu Lin used some means to instigate the leader of the Golden God Sect to rebel.

In the Donghai Palace, there was a gloomy atmosphere.

At the same time, there was a person inside the palace who was filled with shock, anger and...fear.

"Asshole, how could you do this! You are just a lowly person, a paper-making craftsman who is not worthy of being on the stage. A person of lowly blood like you is not worthy of marrying Ji Lingsha. This is a stain on the noble bloodline!"

"I did nothing wrong. I killed you to keep the royal bloodline pure!"

The impotent and furious person was naturally Ji Yu, the source of the war between Mu Lin and the East Sea Kingdom.

He was not a complete fool. When he sent people to assassinate Mu Lin, he thought about the consequences.

But at that time, he felt that he could bear the consequences.

"My father is the King of East Sea. Even if I broke the rules and sent someone to assassinate you, you can't come to the East Sea Kingdom and ask for justice from me."

'Haha, it would be really nice if you came.'

"In the East Sea Kingdom, this prince is the law, and my words are justice!"

With this idea in mind, he sent people to assassinate Mu Lin. When the news of the failed assassination came, he was more angry about the failure of the plan and panicked about being discovered.

After returning to the East Sea Kingdom, he felt even safer.

However, just as he was thinking this, Mu Lin came.

It came with great fanfare.

Not only did he come, he also turned the East Sea Kingdom upside down.

He had never expected all of this, and it made him feel terrified.

After being extremely frightened, he started cursing at Mu Lin.

"Asshole, why do you want to resist, a lowly person like you? I am the prince of a noble family, and you are a lowly lowly person. I want to kill you, why can't you just wait to die obediently!"

(End of this chapter)