Traveling Through Journey to the West: I Am the Dragon King

A moment later, the Turtle Prime Minister had prepared all the gifts presented by the Dragon King of the East Sea.

The chosen palace maids and servants have all been prepared.

Seeing that the Dragon King of the East Sea was about to leave, the little yellow dragon did not linger and went back to the Dragon Palace of the Huai River.

The old Dragon King did some research before setting off.

The Turtle Prime Minister retrieved thirty top-quality pearls from the Dragon Palace's treasury, ten catties each of ten kinds of gemstones including jade, agate, and coral, one hundred catties each of gold and silver, and twenty bolts of brocade woven from dragon silk.

Considering that the Sishui River God's Palace did not possess any water-repelling treasures, and fearing that the newly arrived deity might not be comfortable there, a water-repelling pearl that originally belonged to the Sishui River God's Palace was specially added as a favor.

After reading it, the Dragon King of the East Sea nodded in satisfaction.

Finally, twenty clam spirits and fish women were appointed as palace servants and singers, and they were all lined up to the side for the Dragon King to inspect.

After reading it, the Dragon King of the East Sea said, "Very well! Let it be so. This generous gift is not considered disrespectful."

At this moment, the old woman also emerged from behind the screen. After looking at each other for a moment, she said, "Your Majesty, isn't this gift a bit too expensive for our first meeting? I'm afraid the newly appointed immortal will avoid suspicion and refuse to accept it."

Upon hearing this, the Dragon King of the East Sea said, "Alas! Why are you women making such a fuss? This is called 'it's never wrong to be polite.' This is how we should treat our superiors; otherwise, how can we show our sincerity? Besides, he may refuse to accept it, but we cannot refuse to give it. If we leave an impression of being impolite and inconsiderate on our first meeting, it will be difficult to have any dealings with him in the future."

After the Dragon King finished speaking, he ordered, "Come, bring all the gifts for the immortal, set out for the Sishui River God's Palace, and pay our respects to the immortal."

After speaking, the Dragon King turned and left the East Sea Dragon Palace, where a chariot pulled by six seahorses was already waiting. A procession of shrimp and crabs was also lined up in front and behind.

After the crab warriors loaded all the gifts onto the carriage, the Dragon King of the East Sea's entourage left the Dragon Palace and headed towards the Sishui River God's Palace.

After two days of getting acquainted, Yun Chonghua has thoroughly understood the local customs and culture.

The Sishui River was larger, longer, and wider than he had imagined.

However, with his current magical power, if he were to transform into the true form of a celestial dragon, he could inspect the entire river in less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

With no rain in the past few days, he has been living a much more comfortable life.

Even if you patrol the river twice a day, it will only take the time it takes to burn two incense sticks.

The rest of the time he could only sit in the water palace in a daze, or simply lie down to rest.

Alternatively, one could leave the water palace and sit in the mountains to enjoy the scenery.

No need to worry about food and clothing, nor to fear being harmed by demons or gods.

Their lives were truly "tranquil" and "elegant".

However, when people have free time, they tend to think about all sorts of things, such as what path they should take in the future, and when they have time in the future, they might go to other places to see, such as the "Western Liang Women's Kingdom".

After inspecting the river that day, Yun Chonghua was resting in his water palace when he heard a commotion outside the River God's palace.

The visitors were the Dragon King of the East Sea and the Turtle Prime Minister, who had been standing in front of Yun Chonghua's divine palace for quite some time.

According to the customs of that era, if the relationship was not very close, a visiting card had to be presented beforehand. One could not simply walk in without permission.

Yun Chonghua was all alone in his water mansion, and there was no gatekeeper to announce his arrival, so even though Ao Guang and the others had been there for a while, no one came to greet them.

Just as Ao Guang was thinking that this immortal was "too arrogant," he suddenly remembered that Yun Chonghua had dismissed everyone in the mansion, so of course no one had informed him.

So this dignified Dragon King of the East Sea could only stand outside the door like a servant and shout, "Little Dragon, I am Ao Guang, the Dragon King of the East Sea, here to pay my respects to the Immortal. I humbly request that the Immortal grace me with his presence."

Upon hearing this, Yun Chonghua sat up abruptly from the bed.

He thought to himself, "Heh, it really is true that 'enemies are destined to meet.' Why is this old mudfish here? I'm not looking for him, but he's come looking for me. Oh well, let's see what he wants."

Thinking of this, Yun Chonghua stood up and subconsciously touched the Dragon Binding Rope at his waist.

Yun Chonghua stretched and stepped out of the room, arriving at the gate of the mansion.

Upon seeing someone emerge from inside, the old Dragon King was extremely respectful and immediately bowed to them.

Yun Chonghua stepped out of the mansion and looked around. Then he said, "Oh my! It really is the Dragon King of the East Sea. I wonder what brings the dignified Dragon King of the East Sea to my humble temple? What brings you here, Dragon King?"

Having spent many years navigating the treacherous waters of officialdom, the Dragon King of the East Sea naturally discerned the sarcasm and ill intent in Yun Chonghua's words.

But when the Dragon King looked up, he saw that Yun Chonghua was a complete stranger.

He dared not say that he had interacted with all the gods of some renown in the heavens over the past thousand years, but he had at least met them all.

But Yun Chonghua in front of him was a complete stranger.

Moreover, just as the tortoise clerk had said, he had no dragon form whatsoever; no matter how closely one looked at him, he was clearly a human.

The Dragon King of the East Sea rolled his eyes. He was also certain that he had never seen him before, let alone offended him.

Ever since he was beaten by Nezha more than 800 years ago, the Dragon King of the East Sea has become much more obedient. He basically doesn't cause trouble or bring disaster. Whenever he sees someone bigger than himself, he speaks kindly to them and flatters them.

Because of this extreme caution, he has never made any enemies over the centuries.

But the other person recognized me and made sarcastic remarks. They must be someone I know well.

But the Dragon King of the East Sea thought and thought, and still couldn't remember who the person in front of him was or when he had offended him.

However, the Dragon King of the East Sea has lived for tens of thousands of years, so his shamelessness is no joke.

As the saying goes, "You can't hit a smiling face," and "It's never wrong to be overly polite."

Even though the other party's words were rude, the Dragon King still managed a fawning smile and said, "This humble dragon heard that the Immortal has received an imperial decree from His Majesty the Jade Emperor to take up his post in this Sishui Divine Palace. However, this humble dragon did not receive the official letter from Heaven, so I was unaware of it and thus failed to greet you properly. Today, after learning the news, this humble dragon immediately came to pay my respects to the Immortal."

Then the old Dragon King waved his hand, and the crab warrior pulled over a carriage that was behind the dragon chariot.

The old Dragon King continued, "I have come to pay my respects to the immortal today with a small gift, which is of little value."

At this moment, the clam spirits and fish women also came over. They lined up and stood beside the carriage loaded with generous gifts.

The Dragon King of the East Sea continued, "Previously, the Immortal sent back all the people I had left in the Water Palace. I suppose the Immortal felt they had behaved improperly. These few are the young ladies from my palace, skilled in all kinds of music, singing, and dancing. Today, I offer them to the Immortal to serve as servants in the palace. I hope the Immortal will not reject them."

Yun Chonghua glanced at the obsequious Dragon King of the East Sea, then at the treasures piled high on the Crab Warrior's cart.

Finally, his gaze settled on the clam-spirited fish-women.

These women, although they still retain some of their original forms, make it easy to tell at a glance what kind of spirits they are.

However, their appearances were largely no different from those of ordinary women.

Moreover, the demon in disguise was far more beautiful and alluring than any mortal woman.

Several of them, seeing how handsome Chonghua was, even deliberately flirted with him.