Chapter 23: The Choice

Only then did Ao Long notice the two guards behind me who had already been in a relationship.

"How did you two get here?"

"Lord Dragon King, we admire your courage and are willing to go with you to save the Heavenly Court." The two guards saluted respectfully.

"This is a life-threatening matter, are you two really willing?"

"The two of us have been cultivating for many years, and they have a little Taoism, but they have been doing humble guard work, and they have no chance to show their skills, and this time I am willing to fight side by side with Lord Dragon King, which can be regarded as realizing my self-worth." The two of them also stood on the disc together, and the ladder began to rise, and the noise of the air filled their ears, but it could not hide the angry oath of the two guards.

"It seems that Heavenly Court is really not good at using people, but the two of you are just a guard with such courage, which is indeed overkill." Ao Long sighed, "But what about Nantianmen?" The two of you are gone, who will guard the South Heavenly Gate. ”

The two guards looked at each other, looked at me, and did not dare to speak again.

"Brother Ao, the rain falls on her......" As soon as I met Ao Long, I talked about Xuan Ming, and it made me forget the most important thing.

Ao Long was stunned, with a very worried look on his face. "She's not going to do anything stupid because I'm being imprisoned."

"It's my fault that I couldn't stop her. She led the army of the Dragon Palace to attack the Heavenly Court, and the South Heavenly Gate had been demolished by her. At this moment, he is fighting against Zhu Rong's army. ”

"Nantianmen has been demolished!!" Ao Long was already very anxious, but at this moment, it was even worse, and his tone was a little trembling. "It's not your fault, Yuluo has been undisciplined since she was a child, and she has always done whatever she wants. But her attack on Heavenly Court this time was too much, and she didn't think about the consequences at all! ”

"Although her actions are a bit extreme, she is also saving you for you. In fact, there is nothing wrong with the rain falling, it is the fault of the heavenly court. "I also resent the practice of falling rain, but when I think of the incident in Lingxiao Palace, and then think of the faces of those gods, I can't help but excuse her.

Ao Long smiled bitterly. "Haha...... Is Brother Xian protecting his wife in his previous life? My sister's approach can't save me, but will make the life of the Dragon Palace hang by a thread. ”

The ladder was still so fast, the disc rose into the air in an instant, and in the blink of an eye, we were back in the square in front of the Lingxiao Palace.

Looking south, a faint glow of fire and smoke could be seen in the distance, and because of these imperfections, the purest of holy places also dimmed their brilliance.

"Where do we go from here?" Looking at the starry sky covered by gunsmoke, I can no longer see the previous prosperity, and I feel a little lonely.

Ao Long stood motionless, his hair tossed by the night wind, and his thin robe swayed in the wind.

"Hey. Let's go to Tianhe. Ao Long gritted his teeth and explained bitterly. If the Tianhe River is released again, the Heavenly Court will be seriously damaged, not to mention, if all the water of the Tianhe River flows into the world, then the world may really be doomed. ”

Ao Long's face has aged a lot in the past two days, and there are already shallow wrinkles appearing in the corners of his eyes, and that heroic spirit seems to be no match for the destruction of fate. "I can't let the tragedy happen again."

"Hold it up." Ao Long grabbed my waist, then transformed into a half-human, half-dragon form, and climbed into the sky through the clouds. Two guards followed closely behind and ran wildly below. Ao Long's speed was too fast, and the glimpses of the Heavenly Court Palace below were all flashing, galloping, and in the blink of an eye, it was thousands of miles away. Ao Long took me to fly up to the sky, looking at the heavenly court in the high sky, there is a different feeling, the heavenly court is already supreme, but at this moment it seems so small, we are looking down on it, looking down at a place that only existed in dreams before.

"Brother Ao, where is Tianhe?"

"The source of the Tianhe River is in the north of the downtown area, it is a huge dam, which is usually guarded by heavy soldiers, and now because of the rain, those soldiers should have been deployed to Nantianmen." Ao Long had a sad face, and he could see that his thoughts were already confused.

"Wouldn't that be very dangerous now?"

"I hope we're still in time, if it's really destroyed by the Xuanming, we'll all be finished." Aolong's scaly face still looked worried. "Brother Xian, Xuan Ming's mana is profound, you don't know how to spell just hide and watch, I believe that although Xuan Ming is shameless, but it is not enough to use you as a mortal shield, if there is danger for a while, you and the two guards must escape in time."

Soon we flew over the North Heavenly Gate, and the downtown area was still bustling as before, and the gorgeous neon was like a tragic defeat at the moment.

In the midst of the bright lights, many gods still indulge in singing and singing backyard flowers; They are supported by fairies, and they tell romantic stories in their temples; They are drunk and dreaming of death, and they don't know that they are guests in their dreams, and they don't know that a great calamity is coming.

After two days of continuous travel, the body has been exhausted, from the Dragon Palace to the South Heavenly Gate, and then from the South Heavenly Gate to the North Heavenly Gate, the cycle repeats, but in the end, it was to save these muddy people, it's really ironic to think about it. I wonder how mortals, who are still laughing and laughing in the world at this time, know that Ao Long has given everything for them.

Perhaps ignorance is really the most terrible poison.

Ao Long soon swept over here, flying all the way north, the starlight getting dimmer and the sound of turbulence becoming clearer and clearer.

Through the clouds, I saw a huge pool of water on a relatively high ground, shrouded in a faint mist, and the water in the pool was clear and fresh, and the moonlight was crumpled into a ball, and it was in harmony with the Milky Way in the sky. Above the water, there is a glass embankment carved of jade bracelet ice, and there are three huge sluices on the embankment, which seem to control the flow to different areas. The water slowly flows down the embankment, creating a cascading waterfall that flows into a river that leads to the south and beyond.

This is the true source of life, and it is not unremarkable that a pool of water can support all living beings in the world.

Sure enough, there was a craggy figure by the pool, it was the heinous Xuanming. The pale face, the old thief, he wandered in place, like a frightened bird.

Xuan Ming was really taken aback when he saw Ao Long flying in the sky, and hurriedly shouted. "Little Dragon King, why do you have to hold on to me! Your father was not killed by me, but beheaded by the mediocre Emperor himself, even if I did something derelict in my duty, even if I was shameless and lowly, but where did I hinder you? Why are you not going to kill the Emperor of Heaven but come to deal with me? ”

Ao Long fell lightly to the ground, looking at him coldly. "I never thought about revenge, it's just that your dereliction of duty has cost many people their lives, and you shouldn't go unpunished."

Xuan Ming suddenly laughed hysterically. "Hahaha! Today, at the Lingxiao Palace, you mentioned the suffering of mortals, and I want to laugh. My Dragon King? What is a mortal? Mortals are the heirs of his Heavenly Emperor, have they suffered less than so many years? Wars, famines, and earthquakes were not caused by the dereliction of duty of the Heavenly Court? Do you think the Emperor of Heaven cared about this kind of thing? Xuan Ming added. Do you think it's all really accidental? ”

Xuan Ming's words sounded strange, and I don't know what kind of heart he has. I can't help but be suspicious.

"What the hell are you trying to say?"

"I just want you to think about it for yourself, is Heavenly Court really unaware, or is it intentional, the Dragon Palace was so prosperous a few years ago, do you think the Heavenly Emperor will not be able to see it?" Xuan Ming gushed endlessly, and his tone was full of a demagogic feeling. "Your father died on the surface because of the private release of Tianhe water, in my opinion, he actually died from the selfish dictatorship of the Emperor of Heaven, Little Dragon King, your father and I are colleagues, people on the same boat, today you and I fight I am afraid that your father is the last thing you want to see."

Ao Long stopped talking, although Xuan Ming was sinful, but the last words of the dying man still had some truth.

"Today's Heavenly Court trial, since you have found all the evidence, why didn't the Heavenly Emperor declare the old dragon king innocent in court? And why do you have to die to apologize? I admit that it is a felony to release Tianhe, but the harm it causes is actually a small amount compared to some of the more serious disasters. Heavenly Court can't make mistakes, even Heavenly Court's own mistakes will be pushed onto your Dragon Palace? Got it? For the Most High cannot be wrong. ”

A hint of hesitation flashed in Ao Long's eyes.