Long River Eternity

Seeing Zhurong being so aggressive, Gonggong finally couldn't bear it anymore. He spread his own aura to suppress Zhurong's aura, and everyone instantly felt that the hall became cooler again.

Gong Gong said in an unhappy tone: "Father, why are you here? Are you just here to show off your disciples?"

After hearing this, Zhuque shouted angrily without waiting for Zhurong to speak, "Gonggong, do you think that just because you're the ruler of a region you can speak to your father so rudely?"

"How dare you, Suzaku! You also know that Lord Gonggong is now the lord of a region. How can you have the right to speak now?" Xuanwu scolded Suzaku angrily.

"You bastard, say that again?" Zhuque had a hot temper and wouldn't tolerate being scolded. He glared at Xuanwu and cursed.

"I'm telling you to shut up, you stinky bird." Xuanwu was not willing to be outdone and retorted.

"We haven't seen each other for hundreds of years. You must have become more capable, right? Do you dare to fight?" Zhuque has always been the type of person who would rather fight than argue, so he directly challenged Xuanwu.

"Just go, why should I be afraid of you?" Xuanwu said, and then he and Suzaku flew out of the Water God Palace together, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Gonggong knew very well that Suzaku and Xuanwu had always been incompatible and would start fighting after just three sentences when they met. This was not the first time, so he just smiled bitterly and shook his head, and did not stop them.

At this time, Zhu Rong spoke up: "I just want you to know that only real war can cultivate true talents. People like you who hold banquets and make friends every day in the Water God Palace, or your apprentice Xiangliu who spends all his time practicing and going to the city to challenge the leaderboards, will not cultivate talents at all."

After hearing Zhurong's words, Gonggong shook his head and said, "Now, under the leadership of Taoist Master Fuxi, the world is peaceful and everyone lives and works in peace. I don't understand why you always want to provoke wars and cause so much suffering to the people."

"Peace in the world? You stay in your Beiming every day, collecting taxes and treating guests, so of course you think the world is peaceful. But do you know that the sea monsters in the South China Sea have not surrendered yet, the sand monsters in the Western Desert are eyeing you covetously, and the monster tribe in the Eastern Wasteland often has internal conflicts. Is this what you call peace in the world?" Zhu Rong said excitedly, and flames burst out of his body, and the temperature in the hall soared again.

Gonggong noticed everyone's discomfort, strengthened his own aura, and suppressed Zhurong's aura again.

"Xiangliu, take Yang An and the others to the guest room to rest first. Your master and I have something to discuss." Gonggong realized that instead of letting the injured Yang An and Xiangliu suffer from the alternating hot and cold temperatures here, it would be better to let them go downstairs to recuperate.

Xiangliu then led Yang An and the others towards Dachi's room. Along the way, Yang An could still vaguely hear Gonggong and Zhurong arguing, "Since the sea monsters and sand monsters agreed with Taoist Master Fuxi not to invade each other, they've basically done nothing evil. It's you who thinks they're a hidden danger and always finds excuses to attack them..."

At this time, Yang An and others had already walked away and their voices could no longer be heard.

Soon, Xiang Liu led everyone to the guest room. Xiang Liu bowed to Yang An and said, "I am convinced by this battle. If you had used that move of destruction on me, I would have been powerless to resist. I apologize for my previous rudeness."

Yang An hurriedly stopped him and said, "Brother Xiangliu, you are too serious. You are of your true nature. Of course, I will not blame you."

"Then everyone take a rest first. I'll be leaving first." After Xiangliu said goodbye to everyone, he returned to his room to heal his wounds.

Although Yang An wanted to learn more information from Xiangliu, he also knew that Xiangliu was injured, so he did not try to keep him and planned to visit him again when he had the chance.

Everyone entered the house, and Yang An first found a room to recuperate and recover.

In the living room, Ye Tingxue said angrily, "This Zhu Rong is so annoying. He acts like he's so powerful and comes to ask for money, yet he's still acting so arrogant."

Yang Nian smiled and said, "He is Gonggong's father. If he is strict with his son, it is not our business."

Shi Gang nodded in agreement, "Yes, and I think he's right. It's necessary to be prepared for danger in times of peace. Gonggong can't reduce the army's pay no matter what. But I'm just confused. Master is so powerful, and under his leadership, there are still enemies on Pangu Continent?"

Ye Tingxue looked at Shi Gang with disdain and said, "Can you play less games with Hao Fei and read more books in the future? These days, the world is just the ocean, except for Pangu Continent. The monsters in the ocean are several times more numerous than those on land. How can Master defeat them all by himself? The Western Desert is a vast desert unsuitable for human habitation. The sand monsters Zhu Rong mentioned are actually insect monsters in the desert. It's not suitable for human habitation in the first place, and the insects have a strong reproductive capacity, so they're simply impossible to kill. Why bother wasting time and effort attacking them?"

"So that's it!" Shi Gang suddenly realized after hearing it.

At this time, Yang An finished regulating his breathing and walked out of the room. Yang Nian hurriedly pulled Yang An to sit next to him and asked with concern: "How are you? Are you still feeling uncomfortable?"

"It's okay. You weren't injured in the first place. You just exhausted your spiritual power. You can use the spiritual stones you brought to replenish it. Now the spiritual power in your body has almost recovered." Yang An comforted Yang Nian.

"What should we do now? Do we still need to check Gonggong's accounts? Actually, I feel that Gonggong is a good person and he would not do anything to embezzle taxes." Ye Tingxue said.

"We still have to investigate, why don't we go for a walk outside first, maybe we can find some clues." Yang An said after thinking for a moment.

"Okay, let's appreciate the Water God Palace by the way." Ye Tingxue agreed immediately.

So the four of them walked out of the room and wandered around the Water God Palace.

After a tour, Yang An became even more suspicious of Gonggong's corruption. Although the Water God Palace looked magnificent and gorgeous on the outside, the interior decoration was not very stunning. All the decorations were based on practicality and there was nothing flashy. There were not many maids and servants in the palace, and even fewer guards.

Back in the guest room, Yang An asked everyone: "What do you think?"

Everyone pondered for a moment, and Yang Nian spoke first: "Although I haven't seen the residences of other Territory Lords, compared to the Dao Court, this place is definitely not even a little bit worse."

"Did Master make a mistake in the calculation?" Shi Gang asked in confusion.

"Master just asked us to check the accounts, which only means that there is a problem with the accounts, not Gonggong." Ye Tingxue analyzed.

"If it's not Gonggong's problem, then whose is it? It seems we have to find the bill to find out where the real problem lies." Yang An said.

Shi Gang said, "I don't even know where the bill is, how can I check it?"

At this time, Yang An formed a seal with one hand, and then turned into a water man. Finally, the water man dispersed and turned into a pool of water.

Yang An's voice came from the water stains: "I'll go out and investigate again. You stay here and be careful."