My Immortal Brother-in-law

Chapter 18 Are You Familiar with the Dragon King?
Rumble!
The thunder rose from the sky, fell straight into the clouds, and reached the ears of the people of Chentangguan, who had not seen rain for four months, and immediately made the people of Chentangguan ecstatic.

The people who were far away and did not see Zhong Su's magical power to call the wind and rain consciously bowed their hands and saluted towards the sky to praise the Dragon King.

"Thank you, Dragon King, for the rain!"

"Long live the Dragon King, benevolent, long-lived and merciful!"

And the people who are closer to Zhong Su.

They looked at each other, then fell to their knees in front of Zhong Su.

Humans generally won't kneel before the old dragon, unless the old dragon wants to flood Chentang Pass or something and the people are scared.

But for human Qigong practitioners.

The human race of this era does not mind kneeling before their fellow human beings who are worthy of admiration.

Beside Zhong Su, Kong Xuan smiled and nodded.

"You can control the clouds and rain just like those noodles in the sea. This innate magical power of my brother Su really impressed my elder brother."

After he finished speaking, Kong Xuan narrowed his eyes with emotion. After living alone for countless kalpas, he finally had a Taoist partner worthy of reliance to climb the holy path together.

The talent of my cheap brother is more than full, it is so full that it is about to overflow!
At the same time, in front of Zhong Su, he saw Uncle Zhong able to call the wind and rain with ease.

Little Li Jing's heart took tons of damage.

So this is the immortal...!
But while Li Jing was shocked, the expression of Li Shiying, the general of Chentang Pass, suddenly changed.

His face turned pale all of a sudden, and then he quickly spoke to Zhong Su.

"Master, wait a minute, you..."

Before Li Shiying could finish his words, the dark clouds in the sky released water from the Milky Way, and drops of raindrops fell to the earth, accurately hitting Chentang Pass, which had been expecting rain for a long time.

When the cool rain fell on Li Shiying's face, Li Shiying took a deep breath and shook his head heavily again.

"It's too late... It's too late!"

He talked to himself, the dejected temperament in his words could no longer be concealed.

Seeing that Li Shiying was so depressed and seemed to be worried about something, Zhong Su retracted his sword and let the rain clouds that had been summoned gather and fall by themselves, while he asked Li Shiying.

"It's too late for what General Li is saying. Could it be that there are still people in Chentang Pass who are specifically watching whether it will rain or not?

Could it be the Dragon King in the sea, or Ling Xiao in the sky?"

"Master, what you said is very true!"

Seeing that Zhong Suli could call the wind and rain with just a wave of his hand, Li Shiying no longer dared to look down on Zhong Suli. He called him Immortal Master all the time in his replies, showing great respect for him.

He just continued to speak to Zhong Su helplessly.

"My Chentang is adjacent to the East China Sea. Five hundred years ago, a Yaksha from the East China Sea came here to inform my ancestors.

According to my family genealogy, that yaksha came to my Chentang and announced that the Jade Emperor, the Supreme Lord of Heaven and Golden Palace, had rebuilt the Heaven Palace, and the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas and all the aquatic creatures in the world had taken up the official positions of controlling the clouds and rain in that new Heaven Palace.

Therefore, the fixed amount of rainfall in the four directions of the world is determined by the decrees from heaven and sent down to the hands of the Dragon Kings of the four seas. The Dragon Kings then follow the decrees and send down rain and snow according to the prescribed amount to serve as auspicious signs in all directions.

Although there was no rain in April this year in Chentang and the drought lasted for a long time, it was not because of the Dragon King's malicious intention. I'm afraid it's the law of nature and the earth that is destined to have a drought in Chentang for a year.

You call the shots for Chentang, so I will represent the people of Chentang to worship you. But I am afraid that your kindness may violate the laws of heaven and earth, and make the Dragon King unhappy, and even bring trouble to you."

After he finished speaking, Li Shiying bowed to Zhong Suchang and did not stand up for a long time.

And Zhong Su, how could he not understand Li Shiying's subtext.

Li Shiying was not only afraid that the Dragon King would cause trouble for him, he was even more afraid that the Dragon King would not be able to cause trouble for him, so he took his anger out on the people of Chentang Pass and his general Li family.

All in all, although they had only a brief contact, Zhong Su already knew that Li Shiying was a rather utilitarian person.

But no matter what, what Li Shiying said was not wrong, and General Li really cared about the people of Chentang.

A good man with a bad mouth. Zhong Su didn't care and turned to look at Kong Xuan.

"Brother, I have only been practicing for a short time, and I have not found any Taoist friends who are close to the Dragon Palace to talk to and mediate. I wonder if you are familiar with the Dragon Palace in the East China Sea?"

"Ha, the Dragon Palace in the East China Sea, I'm very familiar with it, and I know what those noodles taste like!"

Kong Xuan smiled while stiffening his neck.

Hearing Kong Xuan's words, Zhong Su pursed his lips and rolled his eyes again.

I asked you if the dragons from the East China Sea were familiar to you, and you said they were very familiar and that you had eaten quite a few of them, steamed or boiled.

This is indeed really ripe...

“So there’s no way to mediate.”

Zhong Su murmured, thought for a moment, then turned around and continued to speak to Li Shiying.

"Don't worry, General Li. Let the rain fall naturally. I will take responsibility for all the consequences.

If there really is an envoy from the Dragon Palace coming to question me, I will speak with the Dragon Palace to avoid putting Chentang in an unjust position."

Zhong Suli is a very responsible person, and what he is facing now is not a big deal. It is just that his rain may anger the Dragon King.

Even if Brother Kong Xuan didn't help me, I could run back to the Shang Palace overnight and hide there. The worst that could happen was that I would be laughed at by Uncle Tai Ding.

Besides, with Uncle Tai Ding's personality, he would be very disappointed if he heard that his good-for-nothing nephew was fighting with Dong Hai.

Then he might hold a grand banquet for all his ministers, bragging about his nephew's ability to call the wind and rain, and say some boastful words like the child is a promising person.

As for the East China Sea...

Zhong Su smiled slightly, then raised his hand to salute Li Shiying and continued.

"How about this, General Li, I will stay in your house for two days to see how the Dragon King will act."

"Would you like to stay here for a while?"

Hearing what Zhong Suli said, Kong Xuan was slightly stunned, then raised his right hand nonchalantly.

"Here comes someone!"

At the command, a general immediately came close to him. Kong Xuan nodded to the general and continued.

"After you have prepared the food and supplies and the soldiers have had enough rest, you will lead them to Youhun Pass and camp outside the pass to wait.

After my brother Su and I see if that old noodle from the East China Sea wants to cause trouble, we will go to Youhun Pass to meet you.

Let the soldiers be more excited. While I and Su Di are waiting, we might bring some seafood to go with the wine for everyone.

If there is no seafood, then we can only blame the old Dragon King for being too sensible, haha!"

Amidst the loud laughter, Kong Xuan chose to stay with Zhong Su without hesitation.

The world in Kong Xuan's eyes is very small. The only small ones are a few of his kind in the Tianqin clan, his mother, and now he only has a Taoist companion, Zhong Su, who was led by him into Taoism.

But the world in Kong Xuan's eyes is also very big, so big that anyone except the above-mentioned people is insignificant and almost ignored by him.

Seeing Kong Xuan standing up for himself like this, Zhong Su smiled and nodded, without saying thank you, but just keeping it in mind.

At the same time, General Li Shiying finally felt relieved. He bowed to Zhong Su and Kong Xuan again and sighed.

"Master, you are righteous, and General Kong is generous. I will treat you two well this time!
It just so happens that my wealthy merchant family, the Yin family, is in Qiantang for purchase, and the eldest daughter of the Yin family has been engaged to my son a long time ago, so I will go to my in-laws' house to find some natural treasures to thank you two."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Shiying, together with Li Jing, who admired Zhong Su so much that he couldn't help himself, welcomed Kong Xuan and Zhong Su into the general's mansion.

Not long after, the refreshing aroma of wine wafted from the general's mansion.

While there was joy in Chentang, the waves of the East China Sea were flowing.

A patrolling sea yaksha frowned and looked at Chentang, then dived into the water unhappily and disappeared.

(End of this chapter)