Chapter 458 Zhou Zhiruo

Somewhere in the East China Sea.

When the wind and rain were raging, a giant golden dragon quietly slid from the clouds into the vast ocean, and entered every secret realm after a moment.

"His Royal Highness Prince Taihu has arrived."

When Ao Qi, the garrison commander of the Dragon Palace, saw Ao Sheng, he asked in a cold manner.

When Ao Sheng saw Ao Qi, his anger immediately subsided, and with a bit of respect on his face, he said, "Greetings, General Qi. Why is General Qi here to guard the palace gate in person?"

This person is Ao Qi, the garrison commander of the Dragon Palace. Although he is not a direct descendant of the Dragon Clan, his martial arts strength is ranked among the top few in the Dragon Clan. Ao Sheng is far inferior to him, so Ao Sheng is quite respectful towards him.

The title of General Qi also has its own rules. In the dragon clan, everyone has the surname Ao. If they were addressed by their surname plus their position, it would be difficult to distinguish them. Therefore, the dragon clan often uses their name plus their position for the purpose of distinguishing them.

General Qi glanced at Ao Sheng and saw the scars on his body. He felt relieved and nodded, "Your Majesty ordered me to wait here."

Ao Sheng was surprised and asked, "Wait for me?"

General Qi nodded and said, "His Majesty has already known about the Taihu incident and ordered me to go with you. Let's talk about how to solve it on the way."

Ao Sheng was surprised again and asked, "Your Majesty knows?"

No wonder he was surprised. After he suffered a loss over Taihu Lake, he only spied around Taihu Lake for some time and then immediately ran back to ask for help. In fact, not much time had passed. How did His Majesty know about it?
Ao Qi said expressionlessly, "Your Majesty already knows. Shall we go?"

Ao Sheng didn't dare to ask more questions, and quickly nodded and said, "I'll lead the way."

The wind and rain that had just dissipated on the sea surface once again covered the sea surface. Two dragons, one yellow and one green, leaped out of the sea and entered the clouds. The clouds moved quickly and headed westward.

Above the clouds.

After leaving the Dragon Palace, Ao Sheng felt less stressed. He couldn't help asking, "What's going on? How did His Majesty know what happened in Taihu Lake so quickly?"

Ao Qi said: "Your Majesty has great magical powers, and he knows everything in heaven and on earth."

After hearing this, Ao Sheng was speechless.

What could he say? Should he continue asking questions and then question the leader of the dragon clan, Ao Guang, the Dragon King of the Four Seas?
Ao Sheng is just not very smart, but not stupid.

The two dragons hurried on their journey and reached the shore after half a day. They flew for another half an hour before arriving over Taihu Lake.

When the two dragons arrived above Taihu Lake, the sky was already covered with dark clouds, and wind and rain were coming.

Ao Qi shouted to Taihu Lake, "Ao Zhang, I am Ao Qi, the Dragon Palace garrison commander. Please show yourself."

Ao Qi only shouted once, and then a giant dragon emerged from Taihu Lake and soared into the sky. It was Xiao Feng.

Xiao Feng glanced at Ao Sheng, then looked at Ao Qi, and said with a bow, "Ao Zhang greets General Qi."

Ao Qi looked at Ao Zhang carefully, nodded and said in approval: "Not bad, not bad, it seems that your skills have indeed increased a lot, and your body has grown a lot. Ao Zhang, His Majesty has received your message, but what you said cannot be fully believed. Do you dare to confront Ao Sheng?"

Ao Sheng: “…”

Where is the promised supernatural power? Where is the promised knowledge of everything in heaven and on earth?
So, it was just writing a letter to Ao Guang to tell tales, right?
Grass!
Ao Sheng said anxiously: "General Qi, he is the evil dragon who complained first. I stayed in Taihu Lake peacefully and did not provoke him. He came to provoke me and took my Taihu Lake without knowing right or wrong. Don't listen to his nonsense!"

Ao Qi nodded and said, "That's your appeal, right? Anything else?"

Ao Sheng was a little confused, but that was really all he had, so he could only nod.

Ao Qi said: "Then Ao Zhang, you speak."

Xiao Feng nodded and said, "I was ordered by His Majesty to find the Dragon Locking Well in Qiantang River. With the help of my friends, I found the Dragon Locking Well and persuaded the Four Friends of Meizhuang, who were guarding the Dragon Locking Well, to rebel. I am now ready to hand over the Dragon Locking Well to His Majesty.

I didn't expect Ao Sheng to sneak into the Dragon Locking Well and devour the hundred-year-old water essence accumulated in the Dragon Locking Well. I came here to track him down, intending to capture Ao Sheng, but I didn't expect him to escape. I didn't expect that not only did he escape, but he also dared to complain to the evil dragon first and ran to Your Majesty to falsely accuse me. This shows how vicious this dragon is!"

Ao Sheng's eyes widened, feeling ashamed and angry, and he angrily said, "Ao Zhang, how dare you slander me like this? I never stole the water essence from the Dragon Locking Well, I didn't even know about it, and you dare to slander me!

General Qi, this Ao Zhang is slandering me. I would never do such a thing! "

Ao Qi nodded and said, "You all have your own stories. I don't know who is telling the truth. Do you have any evidence?"

Ao Sheng spoke first: "General Qi, Ao Zhang has betrayed the Dragon Clan. He has mixed up with the Du Gong of Longhu Mountain. He has surrendered to Longhu Mountain and became a subordinate of Longhu Mountain Gong Mu Zhi Xin Zhen. That's why he came to attack me! General Qi, you can't trust him!"

Ao Qi looked at Xiao Feng and asked, "Ao Zhang, is this true?"

Xiao Feng laughed loudly and said, "General Qi, I don't even bother to explain this matter."

Ao Sheng was overjoyed, pointing at Xiao Feng and saying, "General Qi, look, look, he has admitted it!"

Ao Qi glanced at Ao Sheng and said, "Ao Zhang has no reason to betray the Dragon Clan. Jiangnan East Road is our Dragon Clan's territory. Longhu Mountain has no way to interfere here. The Dragon Clan is strong enough to compete with the Dahua Dynasty. What is Longhu Mountain? Why would Ao Zhang betray the Dragon Clan? What benefit does he get from joining Longhu Mountain?"

Ao Sheng was stunned when he heard this.

Yes, why did Ao Zhang betray the dragon clan?

This reason does not exist!
When the gods and Buddhas do not show up, whether it is the Dahua Dynasty or Longhu Mountain, who can truly compare to the Dragon Clan? The Dragon Clan is rich in the world, and they also occupy rivers and lakes on land. They are powerful and have a vast territory. Why doesn't Ao Zhang give up being the Dragon King of the Dragon Clan and become a running dog of Longhu Mountain?

Ao Qi looked at Ao Sheng and said, "Do you have anything else to say?"

Ao Sheng was so anxious that he was spinning around. Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind and he said, "He is definitely not Ao Zhang. He has been possessed by someone else! If he hadn't been possessed by someone else, how could he have defeated me? He used a very strange technique. His power is obviously not as good as mine, but he was able to restrain me. He must have been possessed by someone else. Ao Zhang would not have such a technique!"

Ao Qi looked at Xiao Feng, and Xiao Feng looked at Ao Sheng with disdain, sneering: "The dragon race's spirit is stable, which is rare in the world. In thousands of years, who has ever heard of a dragon race being possessed by another body? How dare you say such a thing?"

There was murderous intent in Ao Qi's eyes when he looked at Ao Sheng. Ao Sheng felt a chill in his heart, but he was still unwilling to give in. He shouted, "Then how do you explain your set of skills?" Xiao Feng laughed but did not answer.

Ao Sheng saw the dawn of victory and said quickly: "General Qi, you see, he has no way to explain it!"

Ao Qi looked at Ao Sheng pitifully and said, "That is a set of dragon skills created by Ao Zhang himself after a hundred years of meditation in West Lake. It is called Qiantang Dragon Claw Hand. Ao Zhang has presented it to Your Majesty. Ao Sheng, do you have anything else to say?"

Ao Sheng was dumbfounded, his head was in a mess, he didn't know how things turned out like this, he didn't provoke anyone, he was just sleeping quietly in Taihu Lake, he didn't even do anything to harm the people living along the coast. He was just sleeping, and someone kicked the door open and beat him up. Now he was considered guilty?
Ao Qi said: "Stealing the water essence is a serious crime, but it is not a capital crime. Ao Sheng, you have to control yourself. Don't make a mistake and do something that is unforgivable. No one will be able to save you when the time comes."

Ao Sheng became furious and said, "But I did nothing wrong, I didn't do anything, what did I do wrong, I didn't do anything!"

Ao Qi was furious and said, "Ao Sheng, don't be stubborn! Confess your crime and come back with me. You will be imprisoned for a hundred years. After a hundred years, you may be sent out to enjoy life on the road! Don't make the same mistake again!"

Ao Sheng's eyes were bloodshot and his hair stood on end with rage. He said, "But I didn't do anything! I didn't do anything!"

Ao Qi was about to scold Ao Sheng, but Ao Sheng shouted, "Are you deaf? I said, I didn't do anything! It was that bastard Ao Zhang who framed me! He is the one who framed me. He is the traitor! Traitor!"

Ao Qi looked at the somewhat crazy Ao Sheng, his eyes gradually turned cold, and said: "Ao Sheng, I'll say it one last time, don't make the same mistake again!"

Ao Sheng laughed wildly and said, "Wrong? I'm not wrong! I'm not wrong!"

As he said that, he turned and ran. Ao Qi snorted and suddenly appeared behind Ao Sheng. He grabbed Ao Sheng's neck with his dragon claws. Xiao Feng shouted, "General Qi, please show mercy!"

Upon hearing this, Ao Qi eased up a little, but he still heard a cracking sound in Ao Sheng's neck. It seemed that the cervical vertebrae were broken. Although this degree of injury was not fatal to the dragon clan, it had already crippled him. From now on, let alone controlling the clouds and rain, even riding on the mist would be impossible.

Ao Qi grabbed Ao Sheng, who was like a dying earthworm, and looked at Xiao Feng and asked, "Why are you begging for him?"

Xiao Feng sighed and said, "The world is about to be in chaos. Although Ao Sheng is unruly and has bad behavior, he is still a great force of the Dragon Clan. It is better to let him continue to contribute to the Dragon Clan than to kill him."

Ao Qi snorted and said, "It's too late for you to say that. He has already been disabled."

Xiao Feng looked at Ao Sheng, sighed and said: "General Qi, let him stay in Taihu Lake. The fish in Taihu Lake are fat. Although he won't be able to make the clouds rain or fly in the mist in the future, he can still make a living in Taihu Lake."

Ao Qi loosened his claws, and Ao Sheng fell into Taihu Lake, causing huge waves hundreds of feet high.

Ao Qi said: "This matter is over, I will go back."

Xiao Feng quickly bowed to bid farewell. Before leaving, Ao Qi looked at Xiao Feng, smiled slightly and said, "Your dragon claw hand is quite good. It took a lot of effort to capture Ao Sheng originally, but now it is very easy. You are also a genius of the dragon clan. I underestimated you before."

After saying this, he flicked his tail and disappeared into the clouds.

Xiao Feng heaved a sigh of relief and thought to himself, my brother Xin is still the wise and resourceful brother Xin. With one move of diverting trouble to another, he not only resolved the hostility of the dragon clan towards the Huashan Sect, but also eliminated Ao Sheng.

After a while, Xin Zhen came over on his sword and said with a smile, "Brother Xiao, what's going on?"

Xiao Feng smiled and said, "Everything is as you wish."

Xin Zhen burst into laughter.

Xiao Feng was somewhat curious and asked, "Why are the dragons so easy to deceive?"

Xin Zhen shook his head and said, "It's not easy to deceive, I'm just taking advantage of the situation.

Firstly, Mount Longhu has already fallen apart, and I'm just a small fry. No one will pay too much attention to me. Moreover, you said in the letter that I cooperated with you to find the Dragon Locking Well, and I will be under your command in the future. Naturally, the Dragon Palace will not care about it anymore.

Secondly, the dragon soul is stable and the dragon clan is powerful. These are all obvious things. No one would doubt that Ao Zhang would be possessed by another's body, let alone doubt that he would defect to Mount Longhu, because this is simply not in line with common sense. How could they not rely on the rich and powerful dragon clan, but instead defect to Mount Longhu? Isn't this a joke?

Finally, there is the Dragon Claw Hand, which is also very attractive to the dragon clan. Ao Qi seems to be unable to let it go, and he has also played a significant role. If he continues to delve deeper, there will always be unreasonable flaws, but with the Dragon Claw Hand technique, those are not important. "

Xiao Feng heaved a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Fortunately you are my brother. If you were my enemy, I would not be able to sleep."

Xin Zhen laughed and said, "That's right. You are my brother, so you can sleep peacefully. However, there is still one thing I need to do."

The two men dived to the bottom of the lake and found the heartbroken Ao Sheng in the mud. Ao Sheng's neck was broken and he was lying in the mud, dying, not wanting to move.

Xin Zhen stretched out his hand and condensed several life and death talismans, which were immediately injected into Ao Sheng's dragon body. Then a clear light hit Ao Sheng's head. In just a moment, Ao Sheng died.

Xiao Feng stared at Xin Zhen and asked, "Is this also how I took over someone else's body?"

Xin Zhen nodded and said, "Yes, Yingying came here in the same way. If this can be successful, it means that my judgment is correct."

As they were talking, Ao Sheng's body suddenly made a creaking sound and rolled over. The nearby mud was swept up and the water area suddenly became dark. Xin Zhen and Xiao Feng immediately left the water and went to the sky to observe.

In just a moment, the water level of Taihu Lake rose. Xin Zhen hurriedly said, "Brother Xiao, please control the flooding quickly to avoid flooding the surrounding counties."

Xiao Feng hurriedly controlled the rising water and confined it within Taihu Lake.

After a while, Ao Sheng rushed out from Taihu Lake, looking around with a confused look in his eyes. When he saw Xin Zhen, he rushed over with a swung tail. Xin Zhen hurriedly said, "Who are you? I am Xin Zhen!"

Ao Sheng was stunned when he heard this and said, "Xin Zhen, how come you have the same name as my husband?"

Xin Zhen tried: "Zhiruo?"

Ao Sheng looked at Xin Zhen hesitantly and asked, "What's your other name?"

Xin Zhen smiled and said, "Zhou Yan, my late father was Zhou Ziwang, and your name was Zhou Zhiruo. Zhiruo, do you still remember the Han River, do you still remember Zhang Wuji, do you still remember Master Zhang?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhiruo's eyes welled with tears and she flew towards Xin Zhen.

(End of this chapter)