Chapter XVII: Judgment (Part II)
I looked around with sincere fear, the twenty-eight constellations were shining with stars, and under each constellation there was a person floating, and it seemed that some of them were not humanoid at all, some had the tail of a python, some were full of fire, some had fins, some had no limbs and just a hurricane under them, some were even a giant butterfly, and the tentacles on their heads were numb, these looked like ugly demons and monsters, which were very different from what I imagined, and it would be more appropriate to say that it was a feast of demons.
Only the man standing under the Big Dipper looked a little similar to me and Aolong. The man stood naked in the center of the Lingxiao Palace, naked, with only long hair hanging down to the ground, his body was painted with all kinds of totems, his muscle lines were as sharp as sculptures, and his male signs were undoubtedly exposed.
"The two of you, the human shape is just a creation of the Huaxia clan, there is no need to be formalized because of me in the Lingxiao Palace, just show the original form." The naked man was motionless, like a stone, but his voice was very deep.
"Yes." Ao Long took a deep breath and turned into a dragon, leaving only the upper half of his body still in human form, exactly like the day the rain fell.
Everyone is looking at me at this time, but what else can I become?
"Heavenly Emperor, this is my friend, he is just a mortal."
As soon as these words came out, the Lingxiao Hall was in an uproar.
"Mortal! How did mortals go to heaven? ”
"How can Lingxiao Hall enter mortals."
"Should I blow him out?"
Doubts came one after another, and my palms were covered with cold sweat.
At this time, a big toad jumped out of the Pleiades of Xuanwu Seven Houses, and he opened his mouth wide, his body was full of red and swollen sores, and he shouted. "Xuan Ming believes that mortals who break into the heavenly court by violating the rules of heaven should be escorted to the underworld and be a little ghost."
It turns out that this ugly toad is the original form of Xuan Ming, and it is really very commensurate with his conduct, I have no grievances with him, but he wants to harm me, and this kind of style realm does not look like a god.
"Wait, this friend of mine is because it will help the next trial, so I specially invited him to the Heavenly Court, and I also asked the Emperor of Heaven to open up." Ao Long said calmly, and gently supported my back with his tail, I knew what was to comfort me not to be afraid.
Before the trial began, Ao Long had already started a confrontation with Xuan Ming, and he couldn't imagine what a tragic trial would be. I seem to be thinking about this now, and I'm afraid that I will die if I can't protect myself.
The Heavenly Emperor didn't react, but the monster with the head of the snake god behind him was the first to speak. "Since he is an assistant to the Dragon King's trial, Fu Xi feels that there is no need to investigate his responsibilities, besides, there is no law that stipulates that mortals cannot come to Heavenly Court, and there are a bunch of demons and monsters who have been smuggled over hidden in the downtown area north of Heavenly Court, should they all be arrested and sent to the Underworld?"
It turns out that this monster with the snake body is the legendary Fu Xi, who made a man, and I can hear that he is prevaricating for me and Ao Long, who is worthy of being an ancestor, and still has some protection for his own people.
Xuan Ming also became a little uneasy when he heard this, his mouth opened and closed, stretched out his long tongue, and retorted. "Heavenly Court is the place where the immortals in the immortal class work and live, and a mortal who has no Taoism can stand in this Lingxiao Palace, and when this matter reaches the mortal world, I am afraid it will cause a riot. We can set an example by punishing this person severely, just in time to give a warning to those goblins in the downtown area, wouldn't it kill two birds with one stone. If they still don't repent, Heaven can send troops to wipe them out. ”
As soon as Xuan Ming said this, there were gods around him. "yes. That makes sense. ”
I thought to myself, this toad is really uglier on the inside than on the outside, kill me to make an example? It's as if killing a minion like me will really be known to the world, I'm afraid that even if I die, there won't be a trace of turmoil in this world. And he usually hooks up with those goblins by himself, but now he doesn't have a trembling heart and wants to kill them together.
Heavenly Court fell into a brief silence until the Heavenly Emperor began to speak.
"Mortals are one of the foundations of our Heavenly Court, and their creativity over the years has also brought great innovation to our Heavenly Court, so it is not impossible for him to stay in the Lingxiao Hall for a short time."
The Emperor didn't say much, but he was generous and powerful.
The sigh below immediately disappeared and became extremely silent.
Xuan Ming hurriedly jumped back to his place and replied pretending to be respectful. "The Emperor of Heaven is really kind-hearted, unlike some gods, I admire Xuanming."
has an ugly face, and the ability to make the rudder with the wind is really perfect.
"Okay, that's it, Ao Long, why do you want to hold a Heavenly Court trial?" The Heavenly Emperor slowly floated down from the starry sky and walked towards us step by step. "Do you know that only things that are supreme enough to decide the fate of the world are worthy of heavenly judgment?"
The thirty-six gods of different forms in the Lingxiao Hall were also staring at us deadly, and under this scorching gaze, my chest was filled with a feeling of suffocation.
"Ao Long thinks that this matter is enough to decide the future of Heavenly Court." Ao Long was not flustered at all.
"Let's get started. Every god in the work can ask you questions. "The Emperor of Heaven waved his hand, and suddenly there was a white light under the vast starry sky, and the white light was projected on me and Ao Long, and the light in the night sky was particularly dazzling.
"The first thing I would say is to admit a mistake I made years ago." Ao Long gritted his teeth, and I could feel the scales on his body trembling slightly. "About the big flood in Tianhe a few years ago."
"Aolong, that incident is long gone. For your father, the whole Heavenly Court is very sad. The Heavenly Emperor's tone was much lowered.
At this time, it was also the position of the Xuanwu Seven Nights, and a god with a fish's tail, a person's upper body, and a back full of pointed fins couldn't help but stand up. "Gonggong has something to say, the old dragon king is my most powerful subordinate, and I also regret his death, but I can open the floodgates of Tianhe without authorization, this matter really cannot be forgiven no matter what."
It seems that this god of heaven is the water god in charge of the heavenly river in Ao Long's mouth.
Ao Long didn't answer immediately, his tail was wagging uneasily, and he was silent for a long time before speaking slowly. "I was the one who opened the floodgates."
There was silence in the hall, but in a moment it exploded again.
"It's you! How dare you, the prince of the Dragon Palace, do such a thing! "Oh my God, what a son of sin, let my father die for him."
Even that Xuan Ming couldn't help but shout. "I'm really sad for the old dragon king."
The Emperor was not as impatient as the other gods, he remained calm. "Why admit this mistake now?"
"This matter has plagued me for many years, it was because of my cowardice that my father died for me, and today I admit this mistake in the heavenly court just to give him a clean slate." Ao Long looked at the Emperor bravely, and there was no hesitation in his eyes. "I came to Heaven today, and I was ready to be punished."
The Heavenly Emperor let out a long sigh. "Your father is dead, even if he is God we cannot raise him again, he has died for you, why should you do this."
"My father was beheaded by the heavenly court, and he still has no place to live, he has been diligent all his life, and he should not have ended up like this." Ao Long's tone was unusually firm. "Today I want to exchange my death for my father's reputation."
I think the entire Lingxiao Hall was shocked by Ao Long's generosity to death, and the previous boos could no longer be heard.
"Have you thought about it? Your father is dead, if you make such a decision, what will happen to the Dragon Palace? The Heavenly Emperor asked.
These words seemed to ask the crux of Ao Long's problem, and the previous fearless aura was instantly dissipated, and he became hesitant and slurched. "I believe...... I'm sure my sister Ao Yuluo can handle all this. ”
Ao Long did talk to me about this matter when he had a long talk with me on the third floor of the Dragon Pavilion before, and he deeply blamed himself, but I only thought that the purpose of coming to the Heavenly Court for the trial this time was to expose Xuan Ming's ugly crimes, even if Ao Long did not admit the mistake of secretly releasing the water of the Heavenly River at that time, it did not prevent us from accusing Xuan Ming at all. But I never thought that he would confess so much at the Heavenly Court Trial, since he came with the determination to die.
There were sighs in the main hall, but there were no other gods who spoke out about this matter, and perhaps none of these gods had ever encountered something that took the initiative to ask for death.