Chapter 326: A Loving Father and a Filial Son, a Small Gift from the Mortal World
Chapter 326: A Loving Father and a Filial Son, a Small Gift from the Mortal World
"Follow the will of heaven to be a human being, go against the will of heaven to be an immortal. What are the immortals talking about destiny? Isn't destiny meant to be defied?"
Even when facing his adopted father, Wen Rui was not merciful: "I explained the strategy to pass the game clearly back then. First, kill Daji, then depose Emperor Xin, make Crown Prince Yin Jiao the king, and finally ask Master Tongtian to personally take the Zhuxian Sword and slaughter all the Xibohou clan."
"After using this set of moves, how can there be any more disputes between Shang and Zhou? The saints who plotted against Jiejiao have no reason to do so, and they no longer have an excuse to destroy our Jiejiao lineage."
"It is not the job of a minister to depose and enthrone a king. It is intolerable by heaven!" Wen Zhong also got angry and, following the lead of Wen Rui, he angrily refuted.
"Foolish loyalty! Your whips are said to be able to beat tyrants and corrupt officials, but are you just bragging to scare people? I haven't seen you beat Emperor Xin and Fei Zhong and You Hun."
Wen Rui did not tolerate him and responded sharply: "The dynasty was overthrown, the people suffered, the orthodoxy was cut off, and fellow disciples died tragically. How important is it compared to the loyalty between the monarch and his subjects? This is 'cherishing one's life when doing great things, and forgetting one's life when seeing small gains'. This is not a hero."
"You little bastard, did you come to heaven just to piss me off?"
Wen Zhong's eyes flashed with lightning, and he actually took out the Jiaolong Double Whips with a flick of his hand. He said angrily: "I will use this golden whip to beat you, the sharp-tongued and rebellious son first!"
Wen Rui couldn't help but feel a warm feeling rising in his heart. Thinking back to the way his father and son got along many years ago, it was still vivid in his mind.
Since he was a child, he has been chased by his cheap father with two whips.
It's okay to suffer small blows, but you have to walk away when you have big blows. Wen Rui turned around and ran. After running for a distance, he found that Wen Tianzun did not chase him, so he stopped.
"Old man, calm down. I am now an emperor. It is against the law to beat a colleague in public. Please don't break the law knowingly."
Carefully walking back to Wen Zhong's side, Wen Rui watched with trepidation as the old man suppressed his anger and put away his whips, then he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Although the golden body of merit has been achieved, it would not be pleasant to be whipped by the Heavenly Lord.
"Back then, you escaped from the Conferred God Ceremony and missed the chance to be conferred a God. You thought you would fall into reincarnation when your life span was over, and be trapped in the mystery of the womb and perish forever."
Wen Zhong had been an immortal for hundreds of years, and his Qi-cultivation skills had become more and more mature. His Qi dissipated very quickly, and his tone was quite sad: "I never expected that you, a beast, would use some kind of life-extending method to get back into the ranks of the gods, and that I could meet you again."
"You, child, are still as stubborn as you were five hundred years ago."
Slowly shaking his head, Wen Zhong said seriously: "Why didn't we immortals listen to your so-called 'unpleasant but honest advice' back then? It's not because you have no hope of cultivation and your realm is low."
Wen Rui was stunned and asked doubtfully, "Isn't it because I am insignificant and my words have little influence?"
"To gain people's trust, one must be sincere." Wen Zhong said solemnly, "As the saying goes, 'No one knows a son better than his father.' The main reason why I didn't listen to your advice was that I saw that you had bad intentions. The original intention of giving you advice was not to support the country, save people, and eliminate disasters."
"Hey, I, I have bad intentions?"
When Wen Ruiru was struck by lightning, this answer was far beyond his expectations.
"You are a child who has been smart and intelligent since childhood, but you have never been honest with others and always have secrets in your heart."
Wen Zhong stared at Wen Rui with scrutiny, and said slowly: "Back then, you assisted me in enriching the country and strengthening the army, but you were not sincere in serving the country and the people, and you clearly had other intentions in your heart. When you advised me on how to win, you were not sincere in eliminating the karma of heaven and earth and resolving the killing disaster. You only wanted Jiejiao to prosper for a while, regardless of the disaster that would come again..."
Wen Rui was sweating profusely after hearing what he said. Many of the problems that he couldn't figure out before now suddenly became clear to him.
He had no good intentions back then. He just wanted to complete the system tasks quickly, collect some magic weapons and supernatural powers, and then escape from the prehistoric universe.
After he leaves, who cares about the flood?
The immortals of Jiejiao may not have the ability to read minds, but they can definitely recognize cause and effect and distinguish between loyalty and treachery.
The best among them is Wen Zhong Wen Tianzun, who has a third eye between his eyebrows.
No wonder none of the Jiejiao immortals took his advice seriously back then.
They may not be able to judge whether Wen Rui's suggestion is good or bad, but they can judge whether Wen Rui is loyal or treacherous. Even if an idea proposed by a person with ulterior motives is feasible, it will inevitably arouse suspicion, and people will worry that this seemingly wonderful idea actually hides huge hidden dangers and crises.
Even though Wen Rui was thick-skinned, he couldn't help but blush and was speechless.
"You little brat, no matter how you got to the Heavenly Palace, or what your purpose is in ascending to Heaven, don't do anything wrong in the future, or I will clean up your family before you cause any disaster."
Wen Zhong's third eye flashed with a sharp light, which made Wen Rui's scalp numb. He thought that not only did he fail to hold this big thigh, but he also found himself a nosy father for nothing.
It would be a huge loss, it would be better not to come!
"I will follow my father's instructions."
His secretive intentions were seen through. Wen Rui knew he was in the wrong, so he immediately straightened his attitude and said obediently.
"Hmph, just do it for yourself!"
Wen Zhong didn't give him a good look either. He turned around and it was obvious that he was trying to drive him away.
Wen Rui clenched his back teeth, feeling suffocated, and thought to himself, did God come to me to pretend to be his grandson?
"Well, this time I came to see my father, in addition to renewing our father-son relationship, I also brought you letters and gifts from the lower world."
Wen Zhong turned around, frowned and asked, "But the Holy Mother of Mount Li ordered you to deliver a message?"
"The letter did come from Lishan, but it was not written by the Holy Mother of Lishan."
Wen Rui held back his laughter, took out a jade slip from his bosom and handed it over: "Aunt Huo Lin asked me to bring it to the heaven before I left, and asked me to make sure I deliver it to you."
"This……"
Wen Zhong's serious old face could hardly hold back, and he hesitated for a moment, wondering whether he should accept the earthly bond from the mortal world.
He subconsciously stretched out his hand, which was suspended in mid-air. He then retracted it as if he had received an electric shock, and said with a serious expression, "Five hundred years ago, I was already dead on Juelong Ridge. This letter is sent too late!"
Wen Rui shrugged, took back the jade slip, gave Wen Zhong a thumbs up, and praised: "You are noble and amazing! I have been waiting for you for five hundred years..."
Seeing that Wen Zhong was about to strike with the golden whip again, Wen Rui quickly stepped back and said, "If you don't want to accept it, then don't accept it. Don't be so angry. It doesn't matter if you don't accept the letter. I brought some souvenirs from the lower world to honor you. You can accept them, right?"
"No!" Wen Zhong said with a stern face, "You rebellious son, stop coming to my Divine Heaven Jade Mansion to irritate me, that is the greatest filial piety!"
"That's what you did wrong. It's a human relationship that a father should be kind to his son and a son should be filial to his parents. What's wrong with me showing a little filial piety?"
Wen Rui refused to give up: "Don't say that becoming a god means you can ignore human ethics. Li Jing and Nezha, father and son, are trying their best to pretend to be kind, filial and harmonious. If it gets out that there is discord between our family and father and son, it will also damage your reputation..."
"Alright, alright, stop making noise, put your things down and go!"
"Okay, keep it for now."
Wen Rui patted his chest, and the portable space channel opened, and a distorted space vortex flashed by.
Where the vortex dissipated, a valiant woman in a red dress stood there, blinking her beautiful eyes and looking at the handsome old man in front of her in disbelief.
"Is that you? Brother Wen... Lin'er is not dreaming, right?"
(End of this chapter)