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

After paying his respects, Wei Zheng returned to the underworld city of Chang'an.

Inside the palace, Wei Zheng, who was sleeping on the chessboard, suddenly woke up.

The Emperor of Tang asked with concern, "Are you awake, my dear? But you have been too tired recently, so you fell asleep during the game?"

Wei Zheng shook his head and said, "I was not asleep, but obeyed the will of heaven and went to heaven to kill the dragon in my dream at 15:30."

"In the dream, you killed a dragon in the sky?" Upon hearing this, the Emperor of Tang reacted immediately and asked in surprise, "Could it be that the one you killed was the Dragon King of Jinghe River?"

The Tang Emperor was shocked. He originally wanted to stop Wei Zheng from going to heaven to slay the dragon, but he didn't expect that Wei Zheng actually went to heaven in his dream.

In this case, wouldn't his efforts be in vain?

Wei Zheng replied, "It is the Dragon King of the Jing River that is to be beheaded. He has violated the law of heaven and should be beheaded on the Dragon Slaying Platform." Then he asked in confusion, "How does Your Majesty know that it is the Dragon King of the Jing River?"

The Emperor of Tang sighed and said, "I met the Dragon King of Jinghe River in my dream before. He begged me for mercy, hoping that I could stop you, Wei Zheng, from killing him. That's why I kept you to play chess with me. Who would have thought that you would actually kill the dragon in the dream."

The Tang Emperor sighed heavily: "I was a little hasty. I promised the Dragon King of Jinghe River, but I didn't do it."

Wei Zheng nodded in realization and continued, "Your Majesty, don't blame yourself, because I didn't really kill the Dragon King of the Jing River when I went to heaven this time."

"Oh?" The Emperor of Tang was surprised and couldn't help asking, "Could it be that the Dragon King of Jinghe mentioned me, so you showed mercy?"

"No." Wei Zheng shook his head and said honestly, "Someone interceded for the Jinghe Dragon King, so the Jade Emperor did not punish the Jinghe Dragon King, but rewarded him instead."

"Someone is begging for mercy?" Emperor Tang couldn't help but ask, "Since it has violated the Heavenly Law, will it be of any use if someone begs for mercy?"

"Of course the person who begs for mercy is extraordinary. He is treated with courtesy by all three realms and respected by immortals and gods." Wei Zheng replied.

Hearing this, the Tang Emperor exclaimed: "What kind of person is so prestigious?"

"He is a Taoist priest in the human world named Lin Nan, and he serves as the Grand Master of Chechi Kingdom in the human world." Wei Zheng explained.

"Grand Master of Chechi Kingdom? Where is Chechi Kingdom?" Emperor Tang shook his head. Although he remembered Lin Nan's name, he didn't take it to heart. Because he didn't even know where Chechi Kingdom was, and he didn't think he would have any intersection with Lin Nan.

……

In Chang'an City, Guanyin Bodhisattva frowned and retracted his gaze towards the sky. Just now, he saw with his own eyes that the Dragon King of Jinghe River fell from the sky, but he was not hurt at all. At the same time, Lin Nan and the little white dragon Ao Yu also appeared.

"What's going on? The Jinghe Dragon King was not killed?" Guanyin frowned. This way, his plan went off track and could not continue.

So, Guanyin told his disciple Mu Zha: "Mu Zha, go to the Heavenly Palace and find out why the Heavenly Palace didn't kill the Jinghe Dragon King."

"Yes, Bodhisattva." After receiving the order, Mu Zha immediately went to the Heavenly Palace to inquire.

After a long time, Mu Zha returned from heaven. Guanyin couldn't wait to ask, "Do you know why the Jinghe Dragon King was not executed?"

Mu Zha looked a little strange, as if he was a little hesitant. Finally, he said, "It was because Taoist Lin Nan pleaded for the Jinghe Dragon King. Not only that, the Jade Emperor even rewarded the Jinghe Dragon King."

"You didn't behead him, but you gave him a reward?" Guanyin frowned and asked, "Why? Explain it to me clearly."

Mu Zha had no choice but to tell Guanyin all the information he had heard, including Lin Nan's public projection of the shooting in Lingxiao Palace and some of his words to Guanyin.

After listening to Mu Zha's narration, Guanshiyin's expression had returned to calm, but in his heart, his hatred for Lin Nan reached its peak.

"This Lin Nan actually has such magic?" He thought to himself, "What a great Lin Nan, he actually said this about me in the Heavenly Palace!"

As night fell, before the Emperor of Tang fell asleep, he could not help but recall what he had experienced. He actually saw the Dragon King of Jinghe River in his dream, and also learned that his ministers could "slay dragons in dreams." While he was sighing at the miraculous things, he gradually fell asleep.

However, he slept very deeply. The next morning, the imperial physician came to treat the emperor and concluded that he was seriously ill and might not live for more than seven days. Suddenly, the entire palace was filled with grief, and many ministers came to visit him. Even the emperor himself made a will.

During this time, Wei Zheng also did something. He handed a letter to the Tang emperor and said, "I have a letter for your majesty. I will also take it to the underworld and give it to Cui Jue, the judge of Fengdu."

Emperor Tang was confused and asked, "Who is Cui Jue?"

Wei Zheng explained, "Cui Jue was a minister in the presence of the late Emperor. He was first appointed Magistrate of Zizhou and later promoted to Minister of Rites. We were close friends and knew each other well. He is now dead and is now the Judge of Fengdu in the underworld, in charge of the records of life and death. I often meet him in my dreams. If I give him this book, he will let Your Majesty go back, considering my humble position. He will take care of his soul and return it to the world of the living, and bring His Majesty to the capital."

The Emperor of Tang was overjoyed when he heard this. He had seen Wei Zheng's extraordinary talent before, and now he believed it even more. So he took the letter and put it in his sleeve. Not long after, he died with his eyes closed.

After his death, the Tang Emperor experienced a unique adventure in the underworld...

After expressing his gratitude profusely to the Dragon King of Jinghe River, Lin Nan set out on the journey back to the City God Temple.

As soon as he returned to the City God Temple, Lin Nan's eyes involuntarily turned to the direction of the Imperial Palace. His heart moved slightly, and after a little calculation, he realized that Emperor Taizong's soul might have already traveled to the underworld.

"Well, this time I might as well go to the underworld and see if I can have any influence on Emperor Tang." Lin Nan thought to himself.

He did not come to the Tang Dynasty without a purpose. Promoting Taoism has always been his obsession. Therefore, he stopped in Chang'an City.

At this moment, he calculated the Tang Emperor's trip to the underworld, and he made up his mind and prepared to go to the underworld to find out what was going on.

"I haven't set foot in the underworld for a long time since we last met. I wonder how the Ten Kings of Hell are doing now." Lin Nan had a lot of thoughts in his mind. Then he said a few words, and his spirit left his body and went straight to the underworld.

He did not go there in person, because if he went there in person, it would be inconvenient, and more importantly, it would probably cause a big shock to the netherworld. After all, the netherworld is where the dead souls live, and he, Lin Nan, is a pure Yang, upper-grade celestial being of the ninth level.

After his soul left his body, Lin Nan still looked like a Taoist priest, with a Yama Order hanging around his waist. Apart from that, he looked like an ordinary person. This was because he had reached the state of returning to nature, and could restrain his own aura and magic power at will.

Even so, as soon as Lin Nan stepped into the underworld, a sharp-eyed ghost recognized him at a glance and quickly knelt down to pay his respects.

"Greetings, Immortal." The ghost said respectfully.

Lin Nan was not surprised by this. The King of Hell's Order hanging around his waist was not a treasure that an ordinary Taoist could possess.

"Go and inform the Ten Kings of Hell and tell them that Grand Master Che Chi and your old friend Lin Nan are here to visit." Lin Nan said calmly.

"Yes!" The ghost answered and hurried in to report. In the Yama Palace, the Ten Yama Kings were warmly entertaining the Tang King who had traveled here from the human world. Suddenly, a ghost rushed in, breaking the original tranquility.

King Chujiang frowned and said unhappily, "Don't you know we are entertaining distinguished guests? And yet you are so reckless!"

The ghost was so frightened that he kowtowed repeatedly and said hurriedly: "My lords, there are more distinguished guests outside!"

"What do you mean a more distinguished guest?" King Chujiang became even angrier when he heard this. This was clearly disrespectful to the Emperor of Tang.

The other kings of hell also looked sullen, dissatisfied with the fact that this ghost messenger couldn't speak.

The ghost messenger didn't care about much and said quickly: "He brought the King of Hell's Order, called himself Che Chi Grand Master, and is Lin Nan, an old friend of several Kings of Hell!"

"Grand Master Chechi?"

"Lin Nan?"

Hearing this, the Ten Kings of Hell were all shocked and stood up from their seats almost at the same time.

Seeing this, Emperor Tang, who was sitting in the guest seat, was confused for a moment and had to stand up from his seat as well.

"My lords, is there such an important guest here? Do I need to step aside?" Emperor Tang couldn't help but ask.

At the same time, he couldn't help muttering in his heart that the name that the ghost had just reported seemed familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had heard it.

This was really because he had just left his body, causing his recent memory to be a little unstable, and he was unable to remember it for a while.

The Ten Kings of Hell were also somewhat embarrassed at the moment, not knowing what to do. However, King Yama made a prompt decision and said, "It's too late. Since Fellow Daoist Lin Nan is here, let's go see him together."

"Emperor Tang can wait here for a while, or he can come with us." King Yama added.

The Tang Emperor hesitated for a moment, but his curiosity finally prevailed: "I'd better go with the kings to take a look."

As they spoke, they left the Yama Palace together and went to greet Lin Nan.

Not long after, they saw Lin Nan, who was dressed in a Taoist robe and returned to his original simplicity. When Lin Nan saw them, a smile immediately appeared on his face: "My lords, I haven't seen you for a long time. I came to bother you today."

"Welcome, welcome." The Ten Kings of Hell responded enthusiastically without a trace of impatience.

After all, Lin Nan's current status is no longer the same as it was before. In the past, they looked at him differently because of his "background". Now, Lin Nan is already a "famous" figure in the Three Realms, but he is so approachable to them, which makes the Ten Kings of Hell feel both relieved and happy.

The ten kings of hell greeted Lin Nan one after another, and King Yama did not forget to introduce Emperor Tang to Lin Nan: "This is the contemporary emperor of the human world, Emperor Tang. Today, by chance, I happened to visit this underworld."

Lin Nan nodded slightly towards Emperor Tang and said politely, "The Emperor Tang's name is well-known."

"Greetings, Master Lin Nan." Emperor Tang also returned the greeting politely, while looking at Lin Nan curiously.

Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind, and he finally remembered why he was familiar with the name "Grand Master Chechi".

"You are Grand Master Chechi?" Emperor Tang couldn't help but exclaimed, and then asked, "Did Grand Master save the Dragon King of Jinghe River in the Heavenly Palace two days ago?"

"Yes, how did Emperor Tang know about it?" Lin Nan nodded and asked curiously.

"Save the Dragon King of Jinghe? What's going on?" The Ten Kings of Hell also asked curiously. They had not received any news from the Heavenly Court. Although the Heavenly Court and the Underworld belonged to the same system, their daily contact and communication were not so timely.

"I'll tell you all about it after I go in," said Lin Nan.

As they entered the Yama Palace, the Ten Yama Kings gave up their seats and insisted that Lin Nan sit on the main seat. Emperor Tang watched from the side and couldn't help but think of what happened to him just now. Just now, the Ten Yama Kings also asked him to sit on the main seat, but he refused a little, so the Ten Yama Kings were no longer polite and directly asked him to sit on the guest seat. And now...

Emperor Tang looked at the resolute expressions of the Ten Kings of Hell, as if it would be a great sin if Lin Nan did not sit on the main throne.

"Okay." Seeing this, Lin Nan stopped refusing and sat on the main seat. However, he did not completely occupy the main seat, as Yan Wang was still there with him.

After everyone took their seats, Lin Nan began to talk about his experiences in heaven.

"I previously accepted Ao Yu, the third prince of the West Sea Dragon King, as my disciple to serve as a helper." Lin Nan said slowly, "And the Jinghe Dragon King is Ao Yu's uncle. This time when I traveled east, Ao Yu happened to go to Jinghe to visit his relatives, but unexpectedly, the Jinghe Dragon King fell into the trap of a 'fortune teller'..."

Lin Nan's storytelling ability is outstanding, and he tells the whole story clearly and fascinatingly. In addition, the story itself is full of twists and turns and suspense, so both the Ten Kings of Hell and the Emperor of Tang listened with great interest and immersed themselves in it.

When the Ten Kings of Hell heard about the story about Emperor Tang, they couldn't help but sigh, "So there is such a secret, and Emperor Tang is also involved!"

Lin Nan continued to narrate how he took the Jinghe Dragon King to the Heavenly Palace. During this process, he never mentioned the identity of Guanyin. Then, he talked about his various actions in the Lingxiao Palace of the Heavenly Palace.

After hearing this, the Ten Kings of Hell and the Emperor of Tang all nodded and praised: "What the Master has done is incomparably brilliant!"

"Daoyou really has a unique angle and wins by surprise!"

"Big thumbs up!"

At this moment, the Ten Kings of Hell and Emperor Tang seemed to be brought into the story, and they subconsciously stood on Lin Nan's side. Therefore, they also praised Lin Nan's wit. Similarly, the "fortune teller" in the story naturally became the "villain" in their hearts.

The Emperor of Tang was even more indignant and said: "As far as I know, the Minister Yuan Tiangang of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau does not have an uncle named Yuan Tiancheng. There must be something wrong with that fortune teller!"

"Yes, fellow Taoist, have you found out the identity of that fortune teller?" The Ten Kings of Hell also asked with concern.

Lin Nan showed an ambiguous smile on his face and said slowly: "I actually know a thing or two about the identity of that fortune teller. I have dealt with him many times."

"Who is it?" Emperor Tang and the Ten Kings of Hell asked curiously.

"It's the Guanyin Bodhisattva of the South China Sea." Lin Nan replied calmly.

As soon as these words came out, it was like a thunderclap ringing in everyone's ears. (End of this chapter)