Chapter 204: Empty
The Huashan Three Holy Mothers Temple is very popular.
In the side hall of the villa, the little white dragon Ao Lie had no appetite for tea. He kept looking towards the South Gate of Heaven, feeling uneasy.
"Cousin, don't worry! Erlang Zhenjun has always been upright and incorruptible. He will not tolerate any sand in his eyes. He will definitely seek justice for my uncle!" Long Si assured confidently.
Xiaobailong smiled bitterly and didn't respond.
Before he reported the matter to the Buddha and asked him to support justice, in his heart, the Buddha was also compassionate, bright and great, and would not tolerate any darkness or filth in the world.
But what is the result?
Just because this unjust case not only concerns the God of Martial Virtue and the God of Water Virtue, but also the prestige of the Jade Emperor in Heaven, the Buddha was unwilling to come forward to uphold justice, but kept delaying the matter without any intention of resolving it.
Even after he pleaded many times, he was sent directly to the mortal world to patrol and was not allowed to stay in the sacred mountain.
The name of Yang Jian, the God of Justice, is indeed well-known in the Three Realms, but most people talk about how powerful his supernatural powers are.
Only his silly sister would say and believe the words "upright and incorruptible".
"I hope Master Erlang will take on this matter for the sake of Third Holy Mother and Fourth Sister!" Little White Dragon kept praying in his heart.
He was well aware of the difficulty of redressing the injustice done to the Dragon King of Jinghe River.
That not only requires overthrowing the two supreme immortal star gods Wude and Shuide in Heaven, but also requires Heaven to admit that it was wrong. Even Tathagata is unwilling to intervene in this matter!
However, it was because of him that his uncle offended the God of Wude and was framed and killed by the God of Wude and the God of Shuide. He would do this even if it cost him his life!
This is also the reason why he was willing to turn into a white horse and carry Tang Monk to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures!
It’s a pity that the Buddha Tathagata is not as the legends say, which really disappointed him!
As for his master and three cheap senior brothers.
On the way to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures, Xiaobailong has seen clearly that, except for Tang Xuanzang, the other three are not in harmony with each other and have their own ulterior motives!
The end of the journey to the West also basically announced the end of their friendship!
And the fact is just as he saw!
When he reported the River Dragon King's injustice to Tathagata and asked Tathagata to clear his grievances to the Jade Emperor, only Tang Xuanzang stood up and asked Tathagata to investigate the matter with him.
The other three didn't move at all, and even advised him to put the overall situation first, which made him discouraged.
As Xiao Bailong was thinking, he suddenly noticed a auspicious cloud floating in the sky. He looked up quickly and saw the Third Holy Mother and Li Anran descending from the cloud together!
Xiao Bailong's heart trembled. He knew Li Anran and knew very well what Li Anran's appearance here meant.
Sure enough, the Third Holy Mother said, "My second brother already knows about the matter of the Jinghe River Dragon King, and he has also accepted your petition. However, he has something else to do recently and cannot get away for the time being, so he asked me to go to the Heavenly Prison to invite the prison god to investigate the matter and clear the name of the Jinghe River Dragon King."
The little white dragon knelt down before the Third Holy Mother, and burst into tears of gratitude: "Thank you, Third Holy Mother!"
The Third Holy Mother had seen this kind of scene many times over the years and had long been accustomed to it. She skillfully waved her sleeves and helped Little White Dragon up, saying sternly, "You don't have to do this. Maintaining the fairness and strictness of the Heavenly Laws and Regulations is the duty of my second brother as the God of Justice. I am only helping you tell him about this matter."
"The outcome of the matter will depend on the truth. If the Dragon King of Jinghe is truly wronged, my second brother and eldest brother Li will help you clear your name. If not, even if you are the cousin of the fourth sister, you cannot escape responsibility."
The little white dragon said, "Don't worry, madam. If Ao Lie tells any lies, please ask the God of Justice and the God of Prison to send me to the Dragon Slicing Platform, where I will be chopped into pieces and I will never be able to be reborn!"
Long Si also stepped forward and said, "Third sister, Brother Li, although my cousin has a violent personality, he always speaks and acts in an upright manner and would never do such a deceitful thing! I can vouch for him with my own life!"
When the Third Holy Mother heard this, her serious expression instantly collapsed, and she hurriedly said, "Fourth sister, you don't have to be like this. I just said this so that it would be convenient for Brother Li to use the Questioning Pearl to verify whether what Little White Dragon said was true or false."
Long Si and Xiao Bailong were both stunned. Then they remembered that Li Anran had a magic weapon, the Heart-Questioning Pearl, in his hand which could test whether someone was lying or not. They all looked at Li Anran.
Li Anran took out the Heart-Questioning Pearl from his arms, which was emitting a green light.
It was the Third Holy Mother who took the initiative to suggest using the Heart-Questioning Pearl to verify whether Xiao Bailong was lying or not, and she also said the words to test Xiao Bailong on purpose.
It can be seen that the Third Holy Mother has indeed grown a lot over the years!
Even though Long Si and Xiao Bailong knew they were not lying, they were relieved when they saw the green light.
Li Anran said: "I have read Ao Lie's petition. It is well-organized and logical. Now, it is confirmed that he did not lie. However, if we want to overturn the case of Jinghe Dragon King, this is far from enough. What is more important is the evidence."
Xiaobailong and Long Si were not like the Three Holy Mothers, who foolishly asked why Li Anran didn't just use the Heart-Questioning Pearl to ask the God of Martial Arts and the God of Water Deity to find out the truth directly.
Not to mention, Wude Star Lord and Shuide Star Lord have high status in Heaven. Li Anran has no evidence and is not qualified to interrogate them. Even if he interrogated them, the two would remain silent.
Even if the Star Lords of Wude and Shuide really answered, and the Heart-Questioning Pearl really lit up red, it would be of no use!
This Heart-Questioning Pearl is Li Anran's magic weapon. The Star Lords of Martial Virtue and Water Virtue can completely question the effectiveness of the magic weapon and sue Li Anran for deliberate slander for personal revenge.
Xiao Bailong said, "I have evidence! The person who made the bet with my uncle was Yuan Shoucheng, a Taoist priest from the mortal world. He knew the time and number of times my uncle would make it rain. I found him after I came back from my quest for scriptures."
Worried that Li Anran would be confused, Little White Dragon immediately explained, "Martial Virtue Star Lord and Water Virtue Star Lord are used to being rampant, and they don't take my uncle, the little Dragon King, seriously. They don't worry about the truth being exposed, so they kill people to silence them."
"It was Yuan Shoucheng himself who was in a state of panic because of what happened back then. He has been hiding all these years . I was able to find him with the help of the Longquan sword that Wei Zheng used to kill my uncle."
As Xiao Bailong spoke, he turned his right hand and a three-foot long sword appeared in his palm.
Because the Dragon King of Jinghe was killed, there is an obvious dragon pattern on the sword of Longquan Sword, and the sound of dragon roar can be heard when it is unsheathed.
"This Longquan sword is stained with my uncle's resentment, and part of it has always been attached to Yuan Shoucheng. It was with the help of it that I was able to find Yuan Shoucheng."
Xiao Bailong obviously regarded Li Anran and Yang Jian as the last straw, and told the whole story in detail, not refusing to leave out anything.
"However, Yuan Shoucheng was afraid of the power of Wude Xingjun and Shuide Xingjun, and he refused to admit it. Now that we have the Heart-Searching Pearl, we can find out the truth of that year."
"Besides him, Prime Minister Turtle who followed my uncle is also still alive. He witnessed the entire process of my uncle's bet with Yuan Shoucheng, and he can testify for my uncle."
Xiao Bailong added, "I have appealed to the Lords of Martial Virtue and Water Virtue. They should have known about it by now. I was worried that they would send someone to kill me, so I hid Yuan Shoucheng and Prime Minister Turtle in a safe place. You can bring them to trial at any time."
Li Anran looked at Xiao Bailong with appreciation. He thought that he was very thorough and said, "Since you have done everything well, it will save me the trouble. Just take me there now."
In the previous life, two witnesses alone would obviously not be enough, but this is the world of Journey to the West, with all kinds of magical powers, spells and treasures, so everything is naturally completely different!
Not to mention the two witnesses who were directly involved, even if there was only a remnant soul, or even nothing at all, there are ways to get to the bottom of an incident!
The key is your method, or to put it more bluntly, whether the person who uses this method is important enough, whether the Heavenly Court recognizes him, and whether the Three Realms recognize him!
Although there are laws and regulations in heaven, fundamentally speaking, it is always ruled by man!
This is why Xiaobailong wanted to ask Tathagata to come forward to vindicate the Jinghe Dragon King.
This is why Yang Jian must find conclusive and irrefutable evidence of Guanyin.
However, there is no need to go through so much trouble to deal with just one Martial Virtue Star Lord and one Water Virtue Star Lord. Yang Jian’s power is enough!
"Please follow me, sir."
Xiaobailong understood this principle very well, and immediately led Li Anran to fly to the West Sea.
The Third Holy Mother and Long Si also followed.
The four of them flew all the way to the West Sea and did not stop at the Dragon Palace in the West Sea. Instead, they directly crossed most of the West Sea and arrived above a remote island where the West Sea and the North Sea meet.
Little White Dragon pointed to a whirlpool two kilometers east of the isolated island, which was only a few hundred meters in radius, and said, "There is an undercurrent under this whirlpool, which leads to a sea cave. I hid them inside."
"Cousin, how did you find this place?" Long Si was a little surprised.
This deserted island is isolated in the sea. Not only is its location remote, but the land is barren and the spiritual energy is thin. There are only scattered shrubs and weeds on it. It is the kind of island that no one would even give a second glance at.
The whirlpool next to it was even more inconspicuous. She was very surprised. How did Xiaobailong find such a secret place?
"I was naughty since I was little and liked to wander around. This sea cave was found accidentally during that time." The little white dragon could only blush with a hint of bitterness.
If he hadn't been wandering around, he wouldn't have run into Wu Ji bullying men and women, and the subsequent events wouldn't have happened, leading to the tragic death of his uncle, leaving only a remnant soul that entered the reincarnation tunnel.
Moreover, it is the lowest of the six realms, the animal realm!
"My Lord, my Lady, let's go down."
Little White Dragon didn't want to say more. Just as he was about to lead the way, he heard Li Anran frown and say, "No need to go down. We're already late."
The little white dragon was stunned for a moment, but soon realized what Li Anran meant. His face changed drastically, and he hurriedly jumped into the whirlpool. He turned directly into a dragon and swam towards the sea cave along the undercurrent.
"Cousin!" Long Si was worried that something might happen to Xiaobailong, so he quickly jumped into the whirlpool.
"Brother Li, let me go in and take a look too." The Third Holy Mother was worried about Long Si, so she chased after him.
Li Anran did not stop him.
Although he didn't go in, he already knew the situation inside.
When he reached the top of the whirlpool, he faintly smelled a scent of blood. With a quick scan of his spiritual sense, he knew what was going on in the sea cave.
Yuan Shoucheng is dead, and Prime Minister Turtle is also dead!
Moreover, it was Prime Minister Turtle who killed Yuan Shoucheng!
On the surface, that's the case!
Also on the table, there was a suicide note from Prime Minister Turtle, who killed Yuan Shoucheng in order to avenge the Dragon King of Jinghe River and then committed suicide to sacrifice his life for his master!
The only problem is that both of them died in a horrific way!
It is understandable that Yuan Shoucheng was like this, but it is hard to explain why Prime Minister Turtle also did this!
However, both of them have already lost their souls, so this problem is not a big deal!
Li Anran glanced at the vortex below, then looked around, and his mind was slightly moved: "It really is a spirit gathering formation! This sea cave is actually part of a cave dwelling left over from ancient times!"
This vortex may seem ordinary, but in fact it is the core of a spirit gathering formation!
However, this formation has been extremely damaged after the passage of time and various disasters, and the spiritual energy gathered can only form this small vortex!
However, the center of the formation is usually the most core and essential part of the cave. Little White Dragon should have gained a lot of benefits from it back then!
"No wonder Xiaobailong was able to defeat Wu Ji and was sent to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures." Li Anran thought thoughtfully.
He had been wondering why the little white dragon was sent by the Dragon King of the West Sea to be the guardian of the journey to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures even though the little white dragon was not loved by the Dragon King of the West Sea.
Although transforming a dragon into a horse to serve as a mount sounds a bit disgraceful, it is a disgrace to the dragon clan, but the merit gained is yours!
The key is that there is no danger yet!
Logically speaking, the Dragon King of the West Sea should not have given this good job to the Little White Dragon, but he did it anyway!
Now it seems that this is most likely related to the incomplete ancient ruins before us.
However, judging from the way Xiaobailong spoke just now, it seemed that he had no idea what benefit he had gained from this.
Soon, the Third Holy Mother, Little White Dragon, and Long Si flew out of the whirlpool.
" Sir, in addition to these two witnesses, I have another witness who can prove that the Martial Virtue Star Lord and the Water Virtue Star Lord framed my uncle."
Little White Dragon's eyes were red, and he gritted his teeth and said, "I also captured Wu Ji and locked him up in another place. Do you dare to go with me, sir?"
Wu Ji is the son of Wude Star Lord, and is also a heavenly general appointed by the Heavenly Court. His identity is completely different from Yuan Shoucheng and Prime Minister Gui!
Xiao Bailong tied up Wu Ji because he thought that if no one helped him to seek justice, he would first use Wu Ji's soul to sacrifice to his uncle, and then find a way to kill Wude Star Lord and Shuide Star Lord to take revenge.
When he learned that Yang Jian and Li Anran were willing to help him, he concealed the matter.
But now, Yuan Shoucheng and Prime Minister Gui are both dead, so he can only bring Wu Ji out and use the question "How dare you" to provoke Li Anran.
Li Anran saw through Xiao Bailong's thoughts, but did not expose them. He just said calmly, "Lead the way."
Li Anran is not optimistic about Xiaobailong.
The vortex in front of us is part of the ruins of an ancient cave. It is so hidden and covered by a formation, but it has still been discovered, let alone another place!
Sure enough, when they flew all the way to the other hidden cave that Xiaobailong mentioned, it was empty.
Not only was Wu Ji missing, but the entire cave was burned down to the ground.
"How could this happen? How did they find it?" Xiaobailong knelt on the ground, feeling somewhat collapsed and desperate.
Li Anran had a suspect in his mind.
