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Chapter 139 The Dragon King of the Jing River! A Tragedy of Fifty Taels of Silver! (Please Subscribe!!!)
Just as Guanyin was guiding Sha Wujing, Zhu Bajie, and the White Dragon Horse, steadily advancing their pilgrimage to the Tang Dynasty in the East...

Inside Chang'an City.

Lin Xiao and Su Yan had already met under Chen Guoguo's arrangement.

Although as a princess, Lin Xiao was not supposed to leave the palace at will.

But is she an ordinary princess?

That's obviously impossible.

Moreover, while Mythology is realistic, it's not a real ancient world, but a game world. How could it possibly restrict players to staying in only one place?

As the fourth princess, Lin Xiao's status is somewhat special. She learned Taoism from a young age under a man named Wei Zheng, so she also has many privileges.

Lin Xiao felt that this was a deliberate arrangement by the game.

After a brief period of awkwardness, the two quickly became acquainted upon meeting Su Yan.

Lin Xiao has always been an outgoing person.

The two were in a restaurant and soon began to talk, mostly Lin Xiao asking questions and Su Yan answering.

"Su Yan, Su Yan, how did you meet Guo Guo?" Lin Xiao asked expectantly.

"I happened to watch Ms. Chen's live stream and thought she was amazing, so I mustered up the courage to talk to her. Ms. Chen replied, and that's how we got to know each other," Su Yan answered.

"Oh, I thought you were a streamer too, and that we met through a live streaming platform," Lin Xiao said.

Su Yan replied, "I have broadcast it before, but not as well as Miss Chen. I only broadcast it occasionally out of interest, not often."

"Hehe, Guoguo is really amazing, she works very hard." Lin Xiao said proudly, then asked, "By the way, how do you plan to hand the book over to the Tang King?"

“There are many ways, but I was worried that the King of Tang wouldn’t take it seriously. But now that you, Fourth Princess, are helping, it’s much better. I’ll think it over and choose the best time to contact you for help,” Su Yan said.

"Okay, no problem, leave it to me. But what about the origin of the book? How are you going to explain that?"

"Don't worry, Fourth Princess. I will say that when I was traveling around, I passed by a sacred mountain called Flower Fruit Mountain, and the book was given to me by the Monkey King of Flower Fruit Mountain. That will make a lot of sense. In this world, the book did indeed first appear on Flower Fruit Mountain."

"Oh dear, please don't call me Fourth Princess, just call me by my name. Guoguo's friends are my friends."

“That won’t do. I think that since we are in such a grand historical context, we should take it seriously…”

"..."

Lin Xiao remained calm upon hearing this, unsurprised.

Yes, there are such people.

They take everything very seriously and are fully immersed in the situation, especially among top students, there are many different kinds of people.

Nothing surprising.

To be honest, when I first saw Su Yan...

Lin Xiao was already a little surprised by Su Yan. She looked exactly like a lady from an ancient noble family, perfectly blending into the environment.

If Su Yan hadn't taken the initiative to talk to her, she probably wouldn't have recognized him. No wonder he studied history.

From Su Yan's mouth.

Lin Xiao also learned that Su Yansui's status was actually not low.

She is the eldest daughter of a certain family in Chang'an.

Even from a purely mortal perspective, it's already ridiculously high.

Furthermore, Su Yan's game level is at the maximum.

Lin Xiao asked her how she could reach the maximum level so quickly when the game had only been open for a short time.

Su Yan replied that she didn't know either.

She just liked drawing, and she reached the maximum level in the game while drawing.

Oh, by the way, she also has an art teacher named Wu Daozi.

Su Yan greatly admired Wu Daozi and kept praising him to Lin Xiao, saying how amazing Wu Daozi was in the field of painting. It was hard to imagine that this was a game.

Lin Xiao: "..."

How can someone who studied history be so talented in painting?

It might seem exaggerated to ordinary people.

But Lin Xiao was not surprised at all.

As a student at Imperial University, she was surrounded by too many geniuses.

More than that, she was curious about this Wu Daozi. He must be no ordinary person, right? He must be a very powerful figure; even his name sounds extraordinary.

Furthermore, in "The Myth", none of the masters are simple.

For example, Bodhi Patriarch, Taiyi Zhenren, Zhenyuan Daxian...

Never mind, it's none of her business anyway.

"By the way, Su Yan, I heard that Guoguo said you played this game because your junior recommended it to you. Who is your junior?" Lin Xiao couldn't help but gossip.

"Huh?" Su Yan looked a little confused upon hearing this. After thinking for a moment, she said sincerely, "I'm not really sure either. I've been reading and learning to draw every day. I haven't paid attention to anything else. I wonder when my junior left? But I'm still very grateful to him for recommending this game to me."

Lin Xiao: "..."

OK OK.

Even though it was just a short time together.

But Lin Xiao already had a basic understanding of what kind of person Su Yan was.

She felt at ease knowing that Guoguo was friends with her.

That's right. The reason Lin Xiao met with Su Yan was not only to agree to help, but also to investigate Guo Guo.

After all, it goes without saying how unreliable friends in games can be; it wouldn't be good if Guoguo got scammed.

And just as the two were talking.

A loud laugh outside the window interrupted them and caught their attention.

"Haha, you said it would rain tomorrow, with clouds at Chen time, thunder at Si time, rain at Wu time, and the rain stopping at Wei time, totaling three feet, three inches, and forty-eight points of water. You calculated it so clearly, but I just don't believe it."

A white-robed scholar, wearing a simple headscarf, a jade-colored silk robe, and holding a folding fan, stood in front of a fortune-telling stall on the street and spoke arrogantly to the fortune teller.

Lin Xiao: "!!!"

Su Yan: "!!!"

Lin Xiao and Su Yan were both shocked when they saw this.

Having already read Journey to the West, they naturally understood what might be happening below.

The two exchanged a glance and couldn't help but start paying attention.

The fortune teller remained calm, calculated with his fingers, and smiled as he replied to the scholar in white, "Sir, whether you believe it or not, you'll know tomorrow."

The scholar in white chuckled inwardly upon hearing this, finding it utterly absurd. He thought to himself, "The matter of rainfall is entirely up to me, yet he's spouting such nonsense."

He said to the fortune teller, "If you are right, I will give you fifty taels of silver tomorrow; if you are wrong, I will smash your fortune-telling stall and kick you out of Chang'an."

The fortune teller, Yuan Shoucheng, calmly replied, "Alright, then we'll see after the rain tomorrow."

The scholar in white nodded upon hearing this and left, satisfied.

The onlookers gradually dispersed.

Lin Xiao and Su Yan also came to their senses and looked at each other.

"Is this the one? The one from Journey to the West! The Dragon King of the Jing River?" Lin Xiao asked excitedly.

"It should be. I heard that the Great Sage has agreed to the journey to the West, and the eighty-one tribulations may indeed be about to begin. However, this is the first time I've encountered a game plot. It's truly unbelievable." Su Yan was also somewhat shocked and said slowly.

"Okay, Su Yan, I have something to do, so I'll be going now. Just contact me whenever you need my help." After receiving confirmation, Lin Xiao didn't hesitate and started running towards the door, her face full of excitement.

"Huh? Fourth Princess, where are you going?" Su Yan asked, surprised.

"Let's do something big!" Lin Xiao replied.

Then it disappeared from Su Yan's sight, leaving Su Yan with a bewildered expression.

And Lin Xiao is just as she said.

She's going to do something big.

The story of the Jinghe Dragon King is quite simple.

It was probably in the Jinghe River Water Palace outside Chang'an City that one day, the Jinghe Dragon King was furious to find that the aquatic creatures of the Jinghe River had suddenly decreased.

The cause was later discovered to be a fortune teller named Yuan Shoucheng in Chang'an City who instructed fisherman Zhang Shao on how to catch fish every day, resulting in Zhang Shao returning home with a full catch each day.

Upon hearing this, the Dragon King of the Jing River was furious, fearing that if things continued this way, the fishermen would catch all the aquatic creatures in the Jing River. So he transformed into a scholar in white robes and went ashore to settle accounts with Yuan Shoucheng.

After landing, the Dragon King of the Jing River, in order to drive away Yuan Shoucheng, had the gambling match that just took place below the hotel.

He is the Great Dragon God who controls rain.

The Dragon King of the Jing River not only governs the aquatic creatures of the Jing River, but is also responsible for rainfall in Chang'an City. He is granted a title by the Heavenly Court and wields considerable power.

It could be said that he controlled all the rainfall in Chang'an, so he was naturally extremely confident.

Who admits it.

Today, the golden-clad warriors of Heaven descended with the Jade Emperor's decree.

The imperial edict stated exactly the exact time and amount of rainfall as Yuan Shoucheng had described.

The Dragon King of the Jing River turned pale.

But for the sake of the bet, and also for the sake of saving face.

He secretly changed the time and amount of rain.

The next day, he changed the time of the rain to 9:00 AM (巳时) for clouds to appear, 11:00 AM (午时) for thunder, 1:00 PM (未时) for rain, and 3:00 PM (申时) for the rain to stop; he also changed the rainfall amount to 3 feet and 40 points.

Openly defying the imperial edict.

This enraged the Jade Emperor, who then issued an edict ordering Wei Zheng, the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, to oversee the execution of the Dragon King at noon.

The Jing River Dragon King was indeed beheaded by Wei Zheng at noon.

He struggled during that time.

He begged Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, for help, but to no avail.

The Tang emperor managed to restrain Wei Zheng's physical body, but not his spirit, and was killed by Wei Zheng in his dream.

without any exaggeration.

This is a tragedy involving fifty taels of silver.

What Dragon King?

Killing someone for fifty taels of silver is far too cheap.

And then, upon closer examination...

Aside from disobeying the heavenly rules because of his pride, the Dragon King of the Jing River did not do anything wrong.

As the Dragon King of the Jing River, isn't it only natural for him to worry about the extinction of his Jing River aquatic species?

This is no exaggeration.

Fisherman Zhang Shao returned home laden with his catch every day, causing a sudden drop in the number of aquatic creatures in the Jing River.

Furthermore, Zhang Shao didn't even hide it, and spread the word about how he managed to catch so many fish.

The Dragon King of the Jing River knew about the fortune teller Yuan Shoucheng.

Zhang Shao and his friend, woodcutter Li Ding, were chatting on the banks of the Jing River when they mentioned that Yuan Shoucheng's fortune-telling was always accurate.

The yaksha, who was patrolling the Jinghe River Palace, overheard this and reported it to the Jinghe Dragon King, who then learned of it. Once this matter spread...

What will happen if more fishermen are attracted to fish in the Jing River through Yuan Shoucheng?

The Dragon King of the Jing River wouldn't even dare to dream of it.

From a modern perspective

Isn't this blatant overfishing, disrupting the ecological balance and causing the entire marine ecosystem to degrade?

Don't even mention that the Jinghe Dragon King couldn't tolerate it.

No modern person could tolerate that.

And how did the Dragon King of the Jing River manage to do it when he knew it was Yuan Shoucheng who caused the trouble?

He did not call for war or killing.

He simply wanted to drive Yuan Shoucheng out of Chang'an through a bet.

For a dragon king to act to this extent when facing a fortune teller.

That's incredibly generous.

Against the backdrop of the entire dark story of Journey to the West, he can be considered a good dragon and a good deity.

Chang'an has enjoyed favorable weather and abundant harvests for so many years.

The Jinghe Dragon King has made significant contributions.

At least in Lin Xiao's view, the crime was absolutely not punishable by death.

"Stop, stop!!!" Lin Xiao desperately chased after the white-robed scholar, who was also the Jinghe Dragon King, but found that he could not catch up with him no matter what he did.

He could only chase after her, panting as he shouted loudly at the scholar in white.

"Hmm?" The scholar in white frowned upon hearing the voice and subconsciously turned around to look.

Upon seeing Lin Xiao and noticing her noble air, his brow immediately relaxed, and he stopped to ask, "Did you call for me, young lady? What brings you here?"

"You must be the Dragon King of the Jing River!" Lin Xiao looked at the white-robed scholar with shining eyes and immediately recognized his identity.

"..." Upon hearing this, the Dragon King of the Jing River frowned again, not understanding how this woman with very shallow cultivation could see through her identity.

Lin Xiao didn't give him a chance to speak and hurriedly continued, "Listen to me, what that fortune teller said earlier is true. Tomorrow you must make clouds appear at Chen Shi (7-9 AM), thunder at Si Shi (9-11 AM), rain at Wu Shi (11 AM-1 PM), and enough rain at Wei Shi (1-3 PM), for a total of 3 feet 3 inches and 48 points of water."

A decree from Heaven will soon reach your Dragon Palace. You mustn't disobey it out of pride! There will be very serious consequences, yes, extremely serious ones!

That's right, this is the big thing Lin Xiao was talking about.

Since the Jing River Dragon King's crime does not warrant death.

Then she would try to change the fate of the Jinghe Dragon King!

Although she hadn't played "Myth" in a long time, she frequently browsed trending topics on Toutiao, and knew that in this game, players could change the fate of their characters.

Even Sun Wukong's fate of being imprisoned under the Five Fingers Mountain was changed, wasn't it?
If Chen Guoguo can show "Journey to the West" to Sun Wukong, why can't she try to change the fate of the Jinghe Dragon King?

Of course, the story of the Jinghe Dragon King is quite crucial in "Journey to the West".

It was the true beginning and catalyst of Journey to the West.

Lin Xiao didn't know if it was possible to change anything.

My heart was filled with excitement, but also with trepidation.

"Hmph? Nonsense." Upon hearing Lin Xiao's words, the Jinghe Dragon King snorted coldly and vanished from the spot.

He thought Lin Xiao was someone important, but she actually said such things to him.

It goes without saying that he was in cahoots with Yuan Shoucheng.

"Wait……"

Lin Xiao saw the Jinghe Dragon King disappear from the spot, opened his mouth, and looked somewhat annoyed.

Recall.

She felt it was probably because of her tone, but the suddenness of the situation and the feeling of being involved in the story made her too excited; it was truly unintentional.

"Ah~"

Lin Xiao sighed.

Now that things had come to this, all she could do was pray that the Dragon King of the Jing River would heed her words.

……

at the same time.

After returning to his palace, the Dragon King of the Jing River told his subordinates about the bet.

Upon hearing this, everyone burst into laughter, saying, "Your Majesty is the Great Dragon God who controls the rain. The rainfall in Chang'an City is under your control. Yuan Shoucheng is definitely going to lose."

Upon hearing this, the Dragon King of the Jing River laughed triumphantly; this was exactly what he wanted to hear.

If Chang'an were to receive rain as promised, how could he, as the Dragon King of the Jing River, not know this? How could an outsider have prior knowledge?

However, it didn't take long.

The events unfolded just as they did in the original story.

Not only did the Heavenly Court issue an imperial edict, but the timing and amount of rainfall described in the edict were also exactly as Yuan Shoucheng had predicted.

"How...how is this possible?!"

The Dragon King of the Jing River received the imperial edict with an expression of disbelief.

But he not only thought of Yuan Shoucheng, but also of the noblewoman who had inexplicably stopped him before.

The rest of the Dragon Palace were equally astonished by this scene.

Doesn't this mean that the Dragon King is going to lose his bet with that person?
The Dragon King of the Jing River was at a loss for what to do.

Seeing this, the strategist had an idea and stepped forward to offer a suggestion: "Your Majesty need not worry. According to our usual practice of bringing rain, if the rain is slightly delayed or the amount is slightly less, no deity will care."

"Your Majesty will then make a slight change and defeat Yuan Shoucheng. Given Your Majesty's status as a dragon, the Heavenly Court surely won't hold this against you!"

Upon hearing this, the Dragon King of the Jing River pondered for a moment and deeply agreed, finding it quite reasonable.

The next day, the Wind God, the Thunder God, the Lightning Goddess, the Cloud Boy, and soared into the sky above Chang'an City.

He waited until the hour of Si (9-11 AM) when the clouds gathered, the hour of Wu (11 AM-1 PM) when thunder rumbled, the hour of Mo (1 PM-1 PM) when rain fell, and the rain stopped at the hour of Shen (3-5 PM), but he only got three feet and forty points.

They changed his time by an hour, thus harming his vital points.

……

Inside Chang'an City.

Lin Xiao was almost furious when she found out that the rain had been changed.

I couldn't help but complain to Chen Guoguo.

[Lin Xiao: Ahhh, Guo, I understand now. Changing a character's fate in this game is really not easy.]

[Chen Guoguo: Huh?]

Chen Guoguo was somewhat confused.

Lin Xiao quickly told Chen Guoguo about his encounter with the Jinghe Dragon King.

Chen Guoguo was a little surprised, but she understood.

[Lin Xiao: I admit I also had problems, but I did try to kindly remind him, didn't he realize there was something wrong with it?]

[Chen Guoguo: Uh, changing your fate isn't that simple. Xiaoxiao, even if you do well, I guess it'll still be the same. Don't worry about it.]

[Lin Xiao: Sigh~ Never mind, respect other people's fate, put aside the urge to help others, whatever!]

After chatting with Chen Guoguo for a while, Lin Xiao quickly figured it out.

It's a bit of a shame that we couldn't change the character's fate.

But what could she do if the Jinghe Dragon King insisted on courting death?
She tried to stop them, but she couldn't.

It's just a game character.

It's not enough to put her in a dilemma.

……

at the same time.

Chen Guoguo's side.

【Fuck! 】

【Fuck! 】

【Fuck! 】

Chen Guoguo at this moment.

Naturally, a live stream was also started.

Although the limited-time event dungeon drew away a significant portion of the livestream's audience from Qiao Liang, Liu Ruyan, and others.

But there are still quite a few people.

Upon seeing the two's chat history, they couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, and everyone started discussing it.

[The Dragon King of the Jing River? Is the story of Wei Zheng dreaming of beheading the Dragon King about to begin?]

[It wasn't just Wei Zheng's dream of beheading the Dragon King; after this incident, the entire Journey to the West storyline was about to begin!]

Before we knew it, it was already this late.

[As expected of Boss Chen's friend, he actually managed to pull off such a stunt as telling the Jing River Dragon King the truth.]

Just as Steve Jobs predicted, the 81 tribulations will run concurrently with the limited-time event dungeon.

[Ahhh, is there no live stream? I want to watch! Chen, what's your friend's live stream number?]

[Tang Sanzang will be out soon, right?]

[No, most players on the Tang Dynasty side are casual gamers. Although a few stream, they don't have much contact with characters like the Jinghe Dragon King.]

I was born in the Tang Dynasty, but... I had to run away overnight. There wasn't a single quest in that place, not a single monster to fight. What kind of peace and prosperity is that?! Damn it! You'll find there are so many more monsters after leaving the Tang Dynasty!

Same here, like brothers, haha.

I suspect that map was specifically designed for casual players; it's the area with the most casual players.

【Huh? That place already exists, doesn't it? It was mentioned in Journey to the West.】

[You're mistaken! The game came out first, then the Journey to the West story.]

Chen Guoguo was somewhat surprised to see a large number of people in the live chat urging Lin Xiao to start a live stream.

Even though Chen Guoguo repeatedly explained that Lin Xiao was not a streamer, but just a player.

The enthusiasm in the comments section remained undiminished.

Chen Guoguo's heart raced; she understood what this meant.

But will Lin Xiao hold a meeting?
Chen Guoguo blinked, but still sent the message, asking for Lin Xiao's opinion.

……

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