I am a ghost messenger, why do I need a long life?

As soon as these words were spoken, Mody's face changed immediately.

The pair of dragon horns on his head, which looked like coral branches and were round and smooth, were shaking.

Staring at Yuan Shicheng, Mo Di spoke in a slightly cold voice, emphasizing each word:

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

Seeing that he was still trying to argue, Yuan Shicheng couldn't help but sarcastically asked:

"What's wrong with what I said?"

Modi snorted coldly, and replied with a mocking tone:

"I know you and I have always been at odds, and I don't like your ways. This Qinhe Lake Dragon Palace is my fiefdom, and the aquatic creatures here are under my command."

"Here, no matter what I want to do, let alone you, a mere Heavenly Degree Priest, even if the Heavenly Gate God comes, I have no right to interfere!"

"I'm letting you in because of the kindness of the fellow cultivators in Yin Court, the Zen sect, and the Dao sect."

As he spoke, Mody waved his beautiful Dragon King brocade robe, raised his head with dragon horns slightly, clapped his hands twice in the air and said:

"Serve the guests!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a dozen beautiful ornamental fish figures suddenly walked out from behind the pearl curtain on one side. They were graceful and elegant, with lotus steps slowly and gracefully. They held trays in their hands, and on the trays were bowls made of scallop shells, which were full of pearly and smooth things.

Not only that, Xu An also saw a huge clam shell filled with wine, and next to it were cups made of small screw shells...

"This really is the Dragon Palace..."

There were so many things to complain about that he didn't know where to start. Xu An turned around and saw Zhang Xian was stunned.

To be honest, he is the only mortal among this group of people, so it is normal for him to be curious about these things at this moment.

"Come, several distinguished guests have come from afar. We will not be angry with this person. Please take a seat."

As he spoke, Modi ignored Yuan Shicheng, placed snacks on the coral seat next to him, and then asked the ornamental fish to bring the drinks to Xu An and the others.

Looking at the slightly rippling wine, Xu An narrowed his eyes slightly, reached out to take it but did not drink it.

Seeing that he was polite to everyone but ignored himself, Yuan Shicheng couldn't help but feel unhappy and said:

"Everyone, we are here for serious business."

Jiang Hanye was a straightforward person. Looking at this strange scene that was full of tension but still trying to maintain itself, he took the initiative to clasp his hands and said politely to Modi:

"Dragon King, you hold a high position and govern the aquatic race. Logically, we shouldn't be disturbing you here. However, we have a reason, so we have no choice but to resort to this desperate measure."

"Right now, there's a thief in Yangzhou City who, taking advantage of our lack of defense, has poisoned the Qin River and You Lake with a deadly poison. We traced the source and discovered it's a magical weapon."

"This magical weapon possesses special powers. It can gather the scattered forces between heaven and earth and absorb the essence, blood, and spirit of the living. Countless people in Yangzhou have been affected by it."

"If this thing is allowed to continue to accumulate power, it will inevitably lead to disaster. Whether it is the people in the city or the Dragon King's aquatic creatures, they will all be affected by the disaster."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone else couldn't help but look at Modi.

They certainly didn't come here to chat, laugh, drink and have fun.

Even Yuan Shicheng's expression softened after hearing what he said. He stared at Modi, as if to say, if it wasn't for this, who would come to you?

"Is there such a thing?"

Modi's expression changed slightly, and then he said:

"If my water is truly poisonous, then when you arrived, shouldn't you have seen the corpses of my aquatic creatures floating everywhere?"

"Did you see the corpses of my aquatic creatures along the way?"

Xu An and the others looked at each other in confusion. If that was the case, then the poisoning would seem like nonsense.

"It seems that you are just making groundless speculations without any evidence."

Mody chuckled and didn't take it to heart at all.

Master Le Duan looked at him, who still refused to look him in the face, and could not help but say:

"A monk does not lie, Dragon King. I saw it with my own eyes. The people in Yangzhou were poisoned. The water source has been polluted. Your aquatic tribe is fine. There must be another reason."

Modi looked at the bald head and muscular body of Master Leduan and could not help but say:

"Then tell me, why is this poison so strange? It only targets the people of Yangzhou, but not my aquatic tribe?"

"this…"

Leduan couldn't answer. He was not a doctor, so how could he know these things?

The other cultivators also looked at each other in confusion. Zhang Xian was even more confused. He looked at Xu An as if asking for help.

Yangzhou is under his jurisdiction, so he should bear the main responsibility!

Xu An narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at Mo Di and said:

"Dragon King, have you ever heard that there are some diseases in this world that only birds and beasts can get, while there are some diseases that can affect both birds and beasts and humans?"

"For example, centipedes are extremely poisonous. If a mortal is bitten, their body will turn black and purple, and they will have a high fever that won't go away. In severe cases, it can be life-threatening. But for birds, even a chick can be eaten by it."

"All things follow the laws of nature. Since this poison is refined from the blood, flesh, and spirit of a cultivator, its toxicity is likely only effective against humans, not aquatic creatures."

After Xu An finished explaining, Jiang Hanye, Yuan Shicheng, Zhang Xian, Qi Kai, Le Duan and others all nodded.

That's the truth.

Not all poisons are effective against all living things.

Even among the same human beings, some may have special physical conditions, so poisons that are fatal to others will not cause any harm to them.

Upon hearing this, Mo Di snorted coldly:

"Since it's harmless to my water tribe, then what does it have to do with me? Why should I care about it?"

"The human race has been fishing for my aquatic people all day long. It's time to pay the price!"

Yuan Shicheng, Qi Kai and the others looked at each other in confusion, feeling a little embarrassed, because after all, the vast majority of people here were indeed of human origin.

For a moment, they really didn't know how to persuade him.

"Dragon King."

Just as Xu An narrowed his eyes and thought about how to persuade him, Leduan spoke first:

"When will this cycle of revenge end? Although the aquatic race hasn't been in danger during this Yangzhou catastrophe, the human race has indeed suffered heavy losses."

"If the Dragon King can help us in this matter, then the people of the human race will certainly remember the favor and be kind to the water tribes. They will then build a temple and erect a monument for the Dragon King and pay tribute to him during the annual festivals. Isn't that a good thing?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone around nodded.

Xu An narrowed his eyes and looked at Modi. Although the words of ending the relationship were very attractive and convincing, he always felt that things were not that simple.

"interesting."

After a brief thought, Modi raised his head and said:

"Indeed, what you said is true, but I am a king of noble status, and I do not care about your humble offerings from the human world."

"Since you want to plead for the people and ask me to help, you have to pay a price."

"come."

As he spoke, Mody clapped his hands.

A pot of fresh meat was quickly brought up by an ornamental fish.

Pointing at the fresh meat in the clam shell, Mody said:

"Master, you are a monk. If you eat this meat today, I promise to help you find what you want!"