Others follow advice and imitate celebrities, but you start by pretending to be a god?

"Master, please forgive the gods for being late in welcoming us!"

Lin Nan smiled and said, "It's okay, it's okay. You don't have to be so polite. In the Dao Court, we are all one family. Thank you for being polite, City God."

Lin Nan's friendly attitude made the City God feel both terrified and flattered. He quickly welcomed Lin Nan into his City God Temple.

For local gods and spirits like these, the areas under the jurisdiction of their temples often have a piece of space which is where the gods live. It is like the opposite of the world of the living and can be called the small underworld.

At this time, Lin Nan was welcomed into the City God's Palace, and a group of gods had not yet dispersed and were accompanying him.

Lin Nan summoned the little white dragon Ao Yu and said, "Don't you have an aunt in the Jing River outside Chang'an, the wife of the Jing River Dragon King? Since you are here, go and visit your aunt. I will call you to serve when there is a need."

Little White Dragon Ao Yu took the order and went to Jinghe River happily to find his aunt. His aunt was the sister of the Dragon King of the West Sea, who married the Dragon King of Jinghe River and was now the head of the harem of the Dragon Palace of Jinghe River.

After Xiaobailong left, Lin Nan started chatting with the City God and asked about the Buddhist and Taoist situation in Chang'an City.

The City God sighed and said, "In Chang'an, Emperor Li Shimin loves Buddhism, so there are thousands of Buddhist temples around Chang'an, but only a few Taoist temples. The Emperor worships Buddha and often summons Buddhist masters to the palace to give lectures. Therefore, the custom among the people is to worship and believe in Buddha."

The City God sighed again, "Even the incense offerings to our gods are not as strong as those in the Buddhist temples."

All the gods and spirits of the land, such as the city god, the land god, and the river god, are all part of the Taoist system. When the first ancestor, Tianshi, suppressed the ghosts and gods of the world, he established and gradually improved a whole system. Therefore, many Taoist disciples in later generations have mastered the magic spells and can use the power of the gods in the system.

Therefore, these earthly gods and spirits are closely related to the Daoist sect. Now that Buddhism is flourishing, their lives are not so easy, too many incense offerings are taken away by the Buddhist sect, but they can do nothing about it.

As the two were talking, a ghost soldier suddenly came in a hurry and reported in a panic: "Two monks have come to the land god temple and they want to see the land god."

The City God shouted, "Why are you so panicked? Tell me slowly."

The ghost soldier relaxed his expression and said, "With the God of Land not here, the two monks revealed their identities. They turned out to be the Great Compassionate Guanyin Bodhisattva of Putuo in the South China Sea and his disciple Mu Zha Xingzhe."

"What?" Hearing this, the City God could no longer sit still. "Those Bodhisattvas actually came to Chang'an City?"

The Chang'an City God subconsciously thought about going to greet him. He thought to himself that since Guanyin Bodhisattva came in person, he must have something important to discuss, so he must not lose his manners.

So he quickly ordered his men to prepare for the reception, while he himself dressed neatly, ready to go to the land god temple in person to welcome Guanyin Bodhisattva and Mu Zha Xingzhe.

At that moment, his eyes turned to Lin Nan, with a hesitant look on his face: "Master, this..."

Lin Nan said softly, "It's just that I need to stay in the City God Temple for a few days. Is it feasible?"

Upon hearing this, the City God of Chang'an nodded quickly, like a chick pecking at rice: "It's feasible, it's feasible, of course it's feasible. Even if the mage wants to stay for a few years, my City God Temple will welcome you."

"It's okay, you don't have to worry, just go and greet him." Lin Nan said calmly.

The City God of Chang'an did not dare to hesitate at all and hurried to meet the Bodhisattva Guanyin.

Lin Nan did not stop them, he knew very well that if he tried to stop them, Guanyin might not do anything to him, but if Guanyin became prejudiced and bore a grudge against the City God or other gods in Chang'an, then their future would not be easy.

So, Lin Nan temporarily settled down in the City God Temple, intending to find out the situation in Chang'an City before making further plans.

Let’s talk about the little white dragon Ao Yu. He left Chang’an City and went straight towards the Jing River.

The Jing River is a fairly large inland river near Chang'an, so the power of the Dragon King of the Jing River is naturally considerable.

Little White Dragon Ao Yu's aunt married into the Jing River, so he went to the Jing River to visit his relatives. Soon, he arrived at the bank of the Jing River.

"Ao Yu, the third prince of the Dragon King of the West Sea, is here. Are there any soldiers from the Jinghe Water Palace?" The little white dragon called out loudly in the Jinghe River.

Soon, a patrolling yaksha surfaced and saluted the little white dragon: "It turns out to be the Third Prince of the West Sea. Li Li, the yaksha from the Jinghe Dragon King's Palace, pays homage to the Third Prince."

"Lead the way quickly, take this prince to the water palace of the Jinghe Dragon King to meet my aunt and uncle!" The little white dragon stood proudly, which was completely different from his humility when facing Lin Nan. In front of this group of Yakshas, ​​he was the high and mighty Third Prince of the West Sea.

"Yes!" The patrolling Yaksha responded, and then took the little white dragon to the Dragon King's Palace in Jinghe River.

Soon, they arrived in front of the Jinghe Dragon King's Mansion. The Jinghe Dragon King had already received the news and came out to greet them with a smile: "It turns out to be my nephew, Little White Dragon from the West Sea."

As he spoke, the Dragon King of Jinghe River led the little white dragon into the Dragon King's Palace.

"My dear nephew, you just got married in the West Sea. How come you have time to come to Chang'an and to your uncle's water palace?" asked the Dragon King of Jing River with some confusion.

Xiao Bailong sighed softly. What happened to him had not yet spread.

"To be honest, uncle, on my wedding day, I accidentally set fire to the pearl given by the Jade Emperor. I offended the Heavenly Court and nearly lost my life on the Dragon-Slaying Platform." The little white dragon sighed.

The Dragon King of Jinghe River was shocked when he heard this: "How could this happen? How did my nephew escape death?"

Xiao Bailong sighed again, and then recounted what happened on his wedding night.

The Dragon King of Jinghe River was furious after hearing this, and he vowed that if he learned of the Nine-headed Insect, he would grind its bones to dust. When he heard that Little White Dragon was sentenced to death, he became very nervous.

It was not until Little White Dragon mentioned that he later met Lin Nan, became Lin Nan's disciple, and was pardoned by the Jade Emperor that the Dragon King of Jinghe could not help but sigh, "Fortunately, my nephew has met a noble person."

As he spoke, the Dragon King of Jinghe River also instructed: "Since you have won the favor of Master Lin Nan, you must treat him well."

The Dragon King of Jinghe River continued, "I have also heard your father Ao Gui mention the name of the Great Master. He said that the Great Master is approachable and has an orthodox heritage. He is a rare existence in the world."

"Now, he has been personally designated as the 'Son of Dao' by the Supreme Dao Ancestor. His future achievements will certainly go beyond this and he is destined to be extraordinary."

"You are lucky to be able to stay with him!" said the Dragon King of Jinghe River with emotion.

"Yes." Little White Dragon nodded, and he felt the same way. As he was talking, Yu Qing and Xie Shi came to report: "My king, my king, it is almost time for the Jade Emperor to order rain. It is time to make clouds and rain."

When Xiao Bailong heard this, he quickly said, "So, uncle is also responsible for making clouds and rain. Then, uncle, go make clouds and rain. When uncle comes back, we will talk about the past."

"Okay, my dear nephew, please wait in the palace for a while..." said the Dragon King of Jinghe River, striding out of his water palace.

Leaving the water palace, the Dragon King of Jinghe River rose into the sky, surrounded by clouds and mist. He thought to himself: "The fortune teller in Chang'an City made a bet with me. Although his words and deeds are consistent with the time of the Jade Emperor's decree, if I deviate a little, it should not be a big deal, and I will definitely win the bet."

It turned out that the Dragon King of the Jing River had previously made a bet with a fortune teller in Chang'an City.

The bet was about how much rain would fall. The fortune teller gave a detailed time and amount of rain. The Dragon King of Jinghe River naturally didn't believe it, so he made a bet.

Unexpectedly, after returning, the Dragon King of Jinghe River received an imperial edict from the Jade Emperor, and the content was exactly the same as what the fortune teller had said.

Although the Dragon King of Jinghe River was shocked, he was unwilling to give in. So he prepared to slightly change the time and amount of rainfall.

The Dragon King of the Jing River delayed the rain by one hour. Moreover, the Jade Emperor originally ordered that the rain should be three feet and forty inches deep, but the Dragon King of the Jing River actually dropped three inches less depth.

After doing all this, the Dragon King of Jinghe River wanted to go directly to Chang'an City to find the fortune teller and ask him to admit defeat immediately. But he changed his mind and thought that his nephew, Little White Dragon Ao Yu, was still in the mansion, so he returned to the Jinghe River first.

"My dear nephew, I'm back." The Dragon King of Jinghe River met the little white dragon Ao Yu again.

Ao Yu asked in confusion, "Uncle, why is it taking so long to rain?" As the Third Prince of the West Sea, Ao Yu was no stranger to making clouds and rain. So he was a little confused as to why the Dragon King of the Jing River had been gone out to make rain for so long.

"My dear nephew, you don't know this." The Dragon King of Jinghe River said with a smile, "I deliberately delayed the rain by one hour, and reduced the amount of rain by three inches."

"Because I did before..." As he said that, the Dragon King of Jinghe River told the little white dragon everything about his experience and actions.

As soon as he finished speaking, the little white dragon Ao Yu shouted, "Uncle, you are confused!"

The Dragon King of Jinghe was stunned for a moment. Before he could react, he heard the little white dragon Ao Yu continue to say: "Your behavior this time, isn't it a violation of the Heavenly Law?"

"No matter how you bet with that Taoist priest, you have violated the Heavenly Law. If the Jade Emperor blames you, you will probably be sentenced to death!" Little White Dragon Ao Yu saw through all this and shouted, "That fortune teller must be an expert. He can actually know the Jade Emperor's decree."

"He must be planning to harm you this time, uncle!"

The Dragon King of Jinghe River stood there, and was suddenly struck by lightning. It took him a while to react and realize what he had done.

After the Jinghe Dragon King came to his senses, he slapped his thigh and said, "It was really that fortune teller who harmed me!"

As he spoke, the Dragon King of Jinghe River was terrified: "What should I do if this happens? Will the Jade Emperor blame me?"

Compared to his uncle's panic, Little White Dragon Ao Yu was much calmer: "There must be something wrong with that fortune teller, there is no doubt about that."

"But it may not be useful to go to the fortune teller now." After a moment of silence, Little White Dragon Ao Yu gritted his teeth and said, "Uncle, come with me to pay a visit to Master Lin Nan and ask him for help. Maybe there will be a glimmer of hope!"

When Little White Dragon Ao Yu said this, Jinghe Dragon King also woke up from his dream and suddenly realized, as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw: "That's right, Master Lin Nan's ability can definitely save me!"

As they spoke, the two dragons went out together, rushed to Chang'an, and went directly to the City God Temple, intending to ask Lin Nan for help.

However, as soon as they entered Chang'an City and before they could reach the City God Temple, they saw a Taoist priest with a strange appearance and beautiful manner blocking their way.

When the Dragon King of Jinghe saw this, he was furious: "It was you, the fortune teller, who plotted to harm me!"

The fortune teller sneered upon hearing this, "Who harmed you? You old dragon, you privately changed the Jade Emperor's decree, which violated the heavenly law. I'm afraid you will be taken to the Dragon Slicing Platform and beheaded soon. How dare you come to blame me?"

Upon hearing this, the Jinghe Dragon King was furious, but the little white dragon Ao Yu beside him was very calm and asked, "Who are you?"

"I will never change my name or surname. I am the uncle of Yuan Tiangang, the current director of the Imperial Observatory, Yuan Shoucheng!" said the fortune teller proudly.

"Okay, no matter who you are, since you are a Taoist, have you ever heard of my master? How dare you plot to harm my uncle." The little white dragon Ao Yu looked at the fortune teller in front of him who called himself Yuan Shoucheng, and slowly said Lin Nan's name.

He stared at the fortune teller in front of him, trying to see something from him.

Yuan Shoucheng sneered and looked at the Dragon King of Jinghe River: "You are about to die, but you still don't know it. I'm afraid that the Heavenly Court will take you to the Dragon Slicing Platform soon."

"If you know what's good for you, just kneel down and beg me. I can show you a way out and let you be reborn." Yuan Shoucheng continued.

When the Dragon King of Jinghe heard this, he was horrified and struggled in his heart. However, the fortune teller who called himself Yuan Shoucheng remained calm: "Grand Master Che Chi? Daozi Lin Nan? I haven't heard of it."

He longed for a chance to survive, but the fortune teller in front of him seemed to be the one who led him into the trap. Little White Dragon Ao Yu frowned, hesitating in his heart, not knowing whether to stop his uncle from continuing to sink.

"He has indeed violated the heavenly rules, but what crime have you committed?" At this time, a cold voice came from the side, interrupting Ao Yu's thoughts.

Ao Yu turned his head and saw a young Taoist walking slowly towards him. He said as he walked, "He disobeyed the imperial decree and violated the heavenly law. However, whether his fate should be to be put on the Dragon Slaying Platform is not for you to decide."

"How come you, the fortune teller, could know the will of the Heavenly Court in advance?" The young Taoist asked with a hint of doubt, "You knew everything before the Jade Emperor officially issued the will."

This young Taoist priest was none other than Lin Nan.

When Ao Yu saw Lin Nan, he was so excited that he almost shouted "Master", but he held back. When the Dragon King of Jinghe heard this, he immediately recognized that the person in front of him was Lin Nan.

He knelt down immediately and said, "The Dragon King of Jinghe greets Master Lin Nan!"

Lin Nan nodded slightly, walked closer, and looked sharply at the fortune teller who called himself Yuan Shoucheng: "How did you know the Jade Emperor's will?"

"If we talk about fortune-telling, we also need to wait for the Jade Emperor's order to be issued, because we can only sense it when his will moves. (End of this chapter)