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

Standing in the misty sky, several heavenly soldiers and generals had a cordial conversation with Lin Nan. They seemed to have completely ignored the existence of the Jinghe Dragon King, as if he was not a criminal who had violated the heavenly rules, but just an insignificant follower beside them. There was no worry in their expressions, and they seemed quite relaxed.

Soon, the group arrived at the majestic gate of Nantianmen.

The heavenly soldiers and generals said, "Since Master Lin Nan wants to report this matter to the Jade Emperor in person, we don't need to escort the Jinghe Dragon King to the Dragon Slaying Platform anymore."

"Let's wait here for the Jade Emperor's order." another heavenly soldier added.

"Thank you all for your understanding." Lin Nan smiled and nodded in thanks.

The heavenly soldiers and generals quickly waved their hands and said repeatedly: "Master Lin, you are too polite. This is what we should do." After that, they turned and left.

The Dragon King of Jinghe River was originally the lord of a river in the lower world. He was majestic and domineering.

However, at this moment, he followed behind Lin Nan obediently, like a little follower who obeyed orders only. He did not dare to look around, but just followed Lin Nan's steps closely.

Lin Nan headed straight for the Lingxiao Palace with a clear goal.

When they arrived outside the Lingxiao Palace, they saw that Master Yin had been waiting there for a long time. When he saw Lin Nan coming, he bowed respectfully and said, "The Jade Emperor has already known that Master Lin Nan is coming, and he has specially ordered me to greet him here. Please come in and see Master Lin Nan."

Lin Nan nodded and walked into the Lingxiao Palace.

As soon as he entered the hall, he saw the Jade Emperor sitting high on the throne and the immortals from heaven standing solemnly on both sides.

When the Dragon King of Jinghe saw the Jade Emperor, he immediately knelt down and kowtowed to him without saying a word. However, Lin Nan only bowed slightly. As a magician, he had the right not to bow.

"Greetings to the Jade Emperor." Lin Nan bowed.

The Jade Emperor looked at Lin Nan calmly and asked, "My dear Lin Nan, why did you come to the Heavenly Palace with this sinful dragon?"

The Jade Emperor did not pay much attention to the Jinghe Dragon King in his words, but instead focused directly on Lin Nan.

Upon hearing this, Lin Nan said, "Your Highness, the Dragon King of Jinghe River violated the Heavenly Law, but there is actually another hidden reason."

"Oh? What's the secret?" The Jade Emperor asked knowingly, and it was obvious that he had heard about this matter.

Lin Nan said in a deep voice: "He was framed by someone and lost his mind for a moment, so he violated the Heavenly Law."

"That person used his magical powers to disrupt the ecology of the Jing River, putting the Jing River Dragon King in trouble." Lin Nan continued, "Moreover, that person knew the secret in advance and deliberately leaked it, which caused the Jing River Dragon King to violate the Heavenly Law. But in fact, the Jing River Dragon King was not at fault. Instead, he was protecting the face of the Heavenly Court."

When Lin Nan said this, a smile appeared on his face. "Just imagine, if the Jade Emperor's edict had not yet been issued, but it had already been known and leaked, wouldn't it be a shame for the Heavenly Court?"

These words were Lin Nan's defense prepared in advance for the Jinghe Dragon King. He said that the Jinghe Dragon King's violation of the Heavenly Law was for the sake of maintaining the face of the Heavenly Court. In this way, the reason became justified and the starting point seemed much more noble.

However, just saying this was not convincing enough. Lin Nan knew this very well, so he continued, "Your Majesty, please allow me to perform a spell in this Lingxiao Palace so that Your Majesty can see what was happening at that time."

"Hmm?" The Jade Emperor was a little surprised when he heard this. Even the other immortals in the palace showed surprise and astonishment.

"Could it be that, my dear, you can use magic to recreate the scene at that time?" the Jade Emperor asked in surprise.

Lin Nan nodded slightly, "This is a small magic trick I have learned through practice. I am willing to show it to the Jade Emperor."

"Yes." The Jade Emperor became curious and responded.

Lin Nan no longer hesitated. He waved the magic weapon in his hand, and a ray of light condensed and turned into a white curtain.

Then, he waved the magic weapon in his hand again, and a strange "projector" appeared next to the white screen.

This "projector" is not an ordinary object, but was refined by Lin Nan with his magic power, and now it can be easily driven. This is also one of the uses of magic that Lin Nan has studied a long time ago.

The next moment, the projector projected images onto the white screen.

Suddenly, the sound and the picture appeared together, as if bringing everyone back to that distant moment.

In the Lingxiao Palace, including the Jade Emperor and a group of immortal gods, all stared at the white projection screen intently.

What was playing on the screen was the conversation between the fortune teller who called himself Yuan Shoucheng, the Dragon King of Jinghe River, and Lin Nan.

All the immortals and gods looked at the big screen where Lin Nan cast the spell. The projection on the screen clearly showed what Lin Nan had recorded before.

Long before, when Lin Nan came to this world, he brought video and playback equipment with him.

Later, he refined the devices based on their principles and derived magic spells similar to those of video recording.

Therefore, the means Lin Nan used now were both technological and magical. He was recording everything around him at all times.

On the screen, along with the switching of images, sounds were clearly heard.

"If you know what's good for you, just kneel down and beg me. I can then show you a way out and help you be reborn." This was the voice of the fortune teller.

"He violated the heavenly law, what crime have you committed?" This was Lin Nan's voice.

All the immortals and gods, including the Jade Emperor, could clearly see the conversation between Lin Nan and the fortune teller, and understood the whole story more clearly.

The scene continued to play, and Lin Nan and the fortune teller had a fierce confrontation. Suddenly, Lin Nan revealed his identity: "Hey, a Buddhist Bodhisattva, why is he so pretentious and calculating others?" Seeing this, the immortals in the Lingxiao Palace were all shocked. They discussed one after another: "That fortune teller is actually a Buddhist Bodhisattva?"

"Which Bodhisattva would have planned to harm people in this way?"

"Sure enough, the secret was leaked in advance, before the Jade Emperor issued the decree."

In the Lingxiao Palace, some immortals knew the truth but pretended not to know; some immortals really did not know about it and were stunned. However, no matter what they thought, no one was willing to point it out, after all, it was related to the face of the Heavenly Court.

Lin Nan looked at the Jade Emperor and said, "Your Majesty, this proves that the Jinghe Dragon King did not violate the Heavenly Rules on purpose, but was framed and blinded, which is why he violated the Heavenly Rules. However, his behavior of violating the Heavenly Rules is actually to maintain the face of the Heavenly Court. Otherwise, wouldn't it be a disgrace to the Heavenly Court to leak out the Heavenly Court's decree so casually?"

Lin Nan said this, using his eyes to ask the Jade Emperor if this was the truth. Upon hearing this, the Jade Emperor nodded, acknowledging that what Lin Nan said made sense.

"If this is the case, how can the behavior of the Jinghe Dragon King be considered a violation of the Heavenly Law?" Lin Nan continued, "Not only is he not at fault, he has actually done something meritorious!"

Lin Nan's tone was full of affirmation, which made the Jade Emperor silent for a moment. He knew that this matter was of great importance and needed to be handled with caution.

At this moment, the immortal gods in heaven beside him suddenly exclaimed: "It's Guanyin Bodhisattva!"

Everyone followed his gaze and saw that on the projection screen, the fortune teller had revealed his true identity, and it was none other than Guanyin Bodhisattva. Therefore, some immortals could not help but exclaim in surprise.

Some of the immortals in the Lingxiao Palace knew about this in their hearts, while others did not know about it, so they were stunned at this moment. The other immortals did not want to show that they knew about this in the past, so they could only exclaim in a formal manner to express their surprise.

In the projection, Guanyin Bodhisattva exchanged a few words with Lin Nan, and after being mocked by Lin Nan, she left angrily. Lin Nan also put away the projection magic weapon at this time.

He said calmly, "This record is enough to prove that he has ulterior motives and is willing to reveal the secrets of heaven just to plot against the Dragon King of Jing River. Leaking such a big secret is just a bet, which is simply a contempt for the Heavenly Court! However, the Dragon King of Jing River cleverly maintained the face of the Heavenly Court and did not intend to leak the secrets."

Lin Nan's words were directed at Guanyin Bodhisattva. Although he did not point it out explicitly, the gods and immortals saw the projection clearly.

On the other hand, Lin Nan threw the question to the Jade Emperor. His implication was to let the Jade Emperor weigh whether it was more serious to reveal the secrets of heaven or to violate the rules of heaven for the sake of maintaining heaven.

The Jade Emperor was in a dilemma. He knew that if he punished the Dragon King of Jinghe River at this moment, he would have a bad reputation. After all, it was said that the Dragon King of Jinghe River violated the heavenly rules in order to maintain the face of the Heavenly Court. If he punished the Dragon King of Jinghe River, wouldn't it mean that the secrets of heaven could be leaked to the Buddhist sect at will? How could the face of the Heavenly Court be preserved?
After a moment of hesitation, the Jade Emperor had to speak up: "Although the Dragon King of Jinghe River violated the Heavenly Law, he did not do it with malicious intent, so he will not be punished. As for the matter of my imperial edict being leaked, I will investigate it thoroughly to ensure that such a thing will not happen again in the future!"

The Jade Emperor made such a decision. Upon hearing this, the Dragon King of Jinghe River was overjoyed and immediately knelt on the ground, kowtowed repeatedly and thanked him: "Thank you, Jade Emperor, for your great grace!"

He thanked the Jade Emperor, but his eyes were full of gratitude towards Lin Nan. He knew that without Lin Nan's help, he would not be able to escape.

The Jade Emperor personally helped the Jinghe Dragon King up and said, "This time, the Jinghe Dragon King did nothing wrong."

In this way, a case of violating the heavenly rules that was originally supposed to be brought to the Dragon Slashing Platform was passed over lightly. However, the actions of Guanyin Bodhisattva were deeply remembered by the immortals and gods. Some of them secretly thought that Guanyin Bodhisattva did not do things in a proper way, while others felt contempt for him.

Among all the gods, the figure of Li Jing, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King, was among them. He pondered for a moment and asked a question: "Since it is a magic, it is not impossible to make it up, right?"

At the side, his son Mu Zha, as a disciple of Guanyin Bodhisattva, couldn't help but interrupt and said, "How can we be sure of the authenticity of the projection technique used by Master Lin Nan?"

Li Jing's questioning also implied a hint of protection for Guanyin Bodhisattva.

Hearing this, Lin Nan smiled softly, "This matter is actually very simple. All we need to do is ask Guanyin Bodhisattva to come to the Lingxiao Palace and confront me face to face, and everything will come to light." His words revealed an unquestionable firmness, "If the Bodhisattva admits it, then it can still save some face; if she denies it outright, then the title of Bodhisattva is probably unworthy of its name."

Li Jing still had doubts: "But what if the Bodhisattva didn't do this?"

Lin Nan's tone was firm: "He did it. Why do you have to excuse him?" As he spoke, he looked directly at Li Jing with a sharp gaze, "If you don't believe it, you can ask the Bodhisattva to come here and make a vow to the Heavenly Dao with me in the Lingxiao Palace!"

After Lin Nan said this, Li Jing was speechless. The immortals and gods around him no longer had any doubts.

In this world, swearing an oath to the heaven is no joke, especially for the immortals with profound cultivation. Once they swear an oath, the power of their oath cannot be underestimated. Therefore, Lin Nan's words completely dispelled the doubts of the immortals.

"Since the Jade Emperor has made his decision, there is nothing left for me to do in Heaven." Lin Nan said, and prepared to leave. The Jade Emperor did not try to stop him, and let him go.

On the other hand, Emperor Tang was troubled by a dream.

After leaving the court, he deliberately kept Wei Zheng, hoping to stop him from ascending to heaven and slaying the dragon. The two played chess until 15:30, when Wei Zheng suddenly fell asleep on the chessboard.

When the Tang Emperor saw this, he thought that he had made Wei Zheng too tired. Little did he know that at this moment Wei Zheng's soul was protected by a golden imperial edict, floating up to the Dragon-Slaying Platform in Heaven.

However, when Wei Zheng stood in front of the Dragon-Slaying Platform with a big knife in his hand, he was stunned.

The dragon-slaying platform was empty, and there was no evil dragon to be killed. He looked at the heavenly soldier beside him in confusion, and the heavenly soldier smiled and said, "You have come here in vain. Although the Dragon King violated the heavenly rules, the Jade Emperor has forgiven him and praised him. Now he has returned to the lower world."

"Can violating the laws of heaven be forgiven?" Wei Zheng was surprised.

The heavenly soldier explained, "The Dragon King of the Lower Realm was also lucky to have climbed up the high branch of Master Lin Nan. With Master Lin Nan defending and pleading for him, the Jade Emperor naturally stopped pursuing the matter."

Wei Zheng was shocked when he heard this, and subconsciously asked, "What's going on?" He noticed that the key to the matter seemed to be focused on Master Lin Nan. However, he had never heard of this name, so he asked again, "Which immortal in the heaven is this Master Lin Nan?"

The heavenly soldier replied, "Master Lin Nan is the great master of Chechi State in the lower world. When his golden elixir was first completed, most of the immortals and gods in the heavenly court went to congratulate him. Even the Supreme Lord Laojun gave him an elixir to congratulate him and gave him the title of 'Taozi'. Therefore, although Master Lin Nan is still in the lower world, the immortals and gods in the heavenly court have a lot of friendship for him."

"The Grand Master of Chechi State? The disciple personally appointed by the Supreme Taoist Ancestor?" Wei Zheng muttered to himself, deeply shocked. He had never thought that there would be such an all-knowing person in the world.

The soldier smiled and said, "Okay, you are fine today, go back now." (End of this chapter)