Chapter 521: Despising Heavenly Law is a Crime of Great Disrespect

So it was not the Heavenly Court. The Jinghe Dragon King could not think of anyone who could give the Turtle Prime Minister beside him such great benefits that he could betray him.

"Then do you know who the person behind the Turtle Prime Minister is?" The Jinghe Dragon King could not think of it for a while, and then asked.

Yuan Shoucheng was already proficient in the Dao of Calculation, so his understanding of this matter, while not crystal clear, was roughly understood!

So even if he did not calculate the person behind the Turtle Prime Minister, based on other information, Yuan Shoucheng had already calculated a rough idea.

"This person cannot be spoken of; to speak of him is to know him. He is an existence far superior to a Da Luo Immortal!" Yuan Shoucheng shook his head slightly and said to the Jinghe Dragon King.

The Jinghe Dragon King heard this, and cold sweat streamed down his forehead, and a very terrifying emotion arose in his heart.

"Yuan Shoucheng, ah no, Daoist Yuan, please tell this..." The Jinghe Dragon King's mind was no longer on his daughter Ao Ling at this moment.

Because the Jinghe Dragon King already understood that his daughter Ao Ling being caught was just a part of the scheme against him.

"Daoist Yuan, please tell this King, do I still have a glimmer of life now?"

Thinking that he had beheaded the traitor Turtle Prime Minister, and that it would cost him his life.

The Jinghe Dragon King was full of regret at this moment.

"This time, we are both people who have encountered the calamity. If you want to avoid the killing calamity, you can only do less and make fewer mistakes. Once you are like this, it will inevitably lead to the killing calamity!"

Yuan Shoucheng said this and even used himself as an example: "For example, if I hadn't seen through your daughter's true form and killed her, I'm afraid that today you wouldn't be coming to me for clarification, but to take my life."

The Jinghe Dragon King did not oppose Yuan Shoucheng's words; after all, Ao Ling was his favorite daughter, and if she died at the hands of a mortal, it would inevitably make him be buried with Ao Ling.

"Jinghe Dragon King, I presume you know very well that although the Turtle Prime Minister was only a Prime Minister in the Jinghe, he was also conferred by the Heavenly Court and possessed an immortal register. Do you think that if you behead a Heavenly Court official without reporting it, what will the Heavenly Court do?"

Thinking of what Yuan Shoucheng said, the Jinghe Dragon King was terrified. It was indeed as Yuan Shoucheng said; even if the Turtle Prime Minister committed a huge mistake,

he, the Jinghe Dragon King, could not behead him. All he could do was capture him and hand him over to the Heavenly Court along with the evidence of his crimes, letting the Heavenly Court deal with this person.

Otherwise, it would be despising the Heavenly Law, a crime of great disrespect.

"Please, Daoist Yuan, save me!"

The Jinghe Dragon King had already figured out the key to this matter, and naturally, he knew very well that his life was hanging by a thread.

"Since Daoist Yuan can see the above..."

Although the Jinghe Dragon King did not explain, he pointed in a direction with his finger.

"Daoist Yuan has already understood this layout. Please, Daoist Yuan, give me some guidance. If this King can survive, there will definitely be a generous reward!"

Yuan Shoucheng was not moved by the Jinghe Dragon King's words, but instead sighed leisurely:

"This Great Calamity, I cannot avoid it. I have already avoided the calamity of fighting with you, but now, unexpectedly, under the interweaving of fate, I still have to give you guidance!"

However, what Yuan Shoucheng did not know was that what he calculated was all that the great powers above allowed him to calculate.

It can be said that ever since Yuan Shoucheng was chosen as the one to face the calamity, he had already become like prey fallen into a spider's web.

No matter how he struggled, he could not escape such a maze.

Originally, the Western Sect's plan was to set a trap, letting the Jinghe Dragon King and Yuan Shoucheng clash, thereby forcing the Heavenly Court to step in and execute the Jinghe Dragon King.

However, the Heavenly Court has now fallen out with the Western Sect and has launched its own Eastward Journey plan.

Therefore, the Heavenly Court naturally would not choose to cooperate with the Western Sect; in fact, it is highly vigilant against them, to the point that there has been an imperial decree for a year without rain in Changancheng.

Thus, having no other choice, the Western Sect could only alter this plan, which is why the Jinghe Dragon King ended up executing a Heavenly Court official without authorization.

Under these circumstances, even if the Heavenly Court does not want to enter into the Western Sect's plan, it must execute the Jinghe Dragon King to maintain its own dignity.

"Now, the fact that you executed the Turtle Chancellor must already be known to the Heavenly Court; perhaps the Heavenly soldiers and generals are already on their way to arrest you."

"Once you are taken to the Heavenly Court, the Jinghe Dragon King's life will be hanging by a thread; the only way to survive lies with our Great Tang's His Majesty."

Yuan Shoucheng mentioned the Tang Emperor Li Shimin at this moment.

"Oh, I do not understand how my life could be in the hands of a mortal emperor?"

The Jinghe Dragon King did not understand the significance of Yuan Shoucheng's move at this moment.

After all, in his view, having committed such a grave error, to avoid this killing calamity, he would surely need to seek out some high immortal or great deity in the Heavenly Court.

He would need to persuade them to plead before the Jade Emperor, thereby preserving his own life.

"Since you are also a Heavenly Court official, how can you not know that killing a Heavenly Court official without authorization is a capital crime?"

"If this matter had not come to light, it would be easy to resolve—merely sending some gifts and handling it discreetly would suffice. But once it is known, it is a heaven-sized crime. Never mind a lowly Jinghe Dragon King like you, even the Erlang Manifestation True Lord or Taibai Jinxing would have to drink the cup of regret here."

Yuan Shoucheng was not ignorant of the Heavenly Court; on the contrary, he was very clear about it.

However, this was clearly not the time to show off, so Yuan Shoucheng brushed it aside with one sentence and then explained:

"Do you know that once you are captured and taken to the Heavenly Court, tomorrow at the hour of the Horse (noon), will be the day you are executed?"

"Daoist Yuan, it couldn't be that fast, could it? Even for killing a Heavenly Court envoy, one wouldn't be executed so quickly, let alone for a mere Jinghe Turtle Chancellor?!"

For a moment, the Jinghe Dragon King could not believe what Yuan Shoucheng said.

"Jinghe Dragon King, it seems you still haven't recognized the situation. You and I are both people facing the calamity, and it is a death calamity at that; how could they possibly give you so much time?"

"Ah~"

The Jinghe Dragon King was still harmed by his habitual thinking, to the point that he forgot he was currently in the midst of a Great Calamity.

"I ask Daoist Yuan to explain in detail; I will have no more doubts now."

"You must understand that tomorrow at the hour of the Horse, the person responsible for the beheading is our Great Tang Chancellor Wei Zheng. If you can obtain a favor from the Great Tang's His Majesty, making Wei Zheng unable to leave to go to the Heavenly Court to oversee the execution tomorrow, your killing calamity will have passed."

Yuan Shoucheng explained in detail why the Tang Emperor Li Shimin held the life of a Jinghe Dragon King in his hands.

"But if it fails, this time next year will be your death anniversary, and as for your daughter..."