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

The Seventh Princess was in a state of utter confusion and was eager to leave.

Doing the wrong thing at the wrong time can also lead to the wrong result.

Hearing Yun Chonghua's pleading, the Seventh Princess said irritably, "You don't want to be eaten?"

"That's right! Please, Seventh Princess, save me!" Yun Chonghua pleaded hurriedly.

The Seven Fairy Maidens sneered, "Ha! Since you've cultivated for a hundred years, you must have eaten your fair share of fish, shrimp, and crabs during that time. When you ate them, did you ever consider whether they wanted to? You can eat them, so why can't others eat you?"

Upon hearing the Seventh Princess's words, the person in the Cloud Tower Palace couldn't help but laugh out loud.

The Seven Fairies' words directly burned out Yun Chonghua's CPU.

Although he still wanted to beg the Seven Fairies to save him, he couldn't refute their words.

Yes, the Great Sage once said that anything in the world with nine orifices can become an immortal.

In this mythical world, all things possess a spirit.

Over the past century, he has indeed caught and eaten a lot of small fish and shrimp in the Xiang River.

He didn't think too much when he ate them.

Whether as a fish or as a human being, he sees eating fish and meat as the most normal thing.

There are probably very few people in this world who have ever repented for eating meat.

But in the eyes of these immortals, killing him and eating his flesh might be as ordinary as killing a chicken and eating meat in their previous life.

Seeing that Yun Chonghua remained silent, the Seventh Princess coldly snorted, "Hmph! Speechless now! Alright! I have important matters to attend to and don't have time to waste with you two. You two, quickly take him to the kitchen!"

Upon seeing the Seventh Princess's gloomy face, the two celestial officials disregarded their "friendship" with Yun Chonghua.

For now, protecting ourselves is the priority.

It doesn't matter to others, but with just one word from the Seventh Princess, they could be stripped of their immortal status and banished to the mortal realm.

Although both of them were dissatisfied with the meager salary and low rank of the Heavenly Court.

But having finally become immortals and ascended to the Heavenly Court, they would absolutely not want to be sent back to the mortal realm as spirits or rogue cultivators.

The two then grabbed Yun Chonghua and said, "Seventh Princess, please calm down. This humble servant will take him to the kitchen immediately!"

Seeing that both celestial officials were in a panic, Yun Chonghua lost all hope. Even the kindest of the seven fairy maidens refused to save him. He cried out, "My life is over!"

After the two dragged him a few steps away, the light from the glazed tiles of the Pixiang Palace shone on Yun Chonghua's light golden dragon scales.

The seven fairies' eyes lit up when they saw the dragon scales.

The seven fairies then called out, "Wait!"

Upon hearing this, the two celestial officials quickly dragged Yun Chonghua back.

Now, hope rekindled in Yun Chonghua's heart, and he asked, "Seventh Princess, would you be willing to save me?"

However, the Seven Fairies ignored Yun Chonghua and simply stepped forward to look at the golden scales on his body.

The Seven Fairies thought to themselves, "The Fu family is malicious, and I can't use my magic to protect Dong Lang at all times. Although this little dragon is not a real dragon, it is still of dragon blood. Its dragon scales can be used. Later, I will ask Sister Weaver to help me weave a light dragon scale armor, and then I won't have to worry about the Fu family harming Dong Lang."

After a moment's thought, she made up her mind. She said, "He's about to become food, so his golden scales are useless. But these scales are good. Hold him down, and I'll pluck a few for myself!"

Upon hearing this, Yun Chonghua cried out, "Seventh Princess, it's one thing if you won't save me, but why do you have to kick me while I'm down and harm me like this!"

But the Seven Fairies ignored Yun Chonghua's shouts and instead reached out and plucked off the scales from his tail, one by one.

Dragon blood flowed out along with the scales that were removed.

Before long, Yun Chonghua's dragon tail was already a bloody mess.

Because of the intense pain of having his scales peeled off, Yun Chonghua's tail twitched back and forth. The Seven Fairies shouted impatiently, "You two are useless! Hold him down!"

Upon hearing this, the two celestial officials dared not delay and both desperately held Yun Chonghua down.

He was already bound by the Dragon-Binding Rope, and with the added pressure from the two enlightened celestial officials, he was instantly rendered completely immobile.

The fairy, however, smiled as she carefully removed Yun Chonghua's tail scales one by one. Even though he screamed and begged for mercy in excruciating pain, it was to no avail.

His tail was covered in blood and gore, but the Seven Fairies completely ignored it.

The seven fairies turned a blind eye and a deaf ear to the cries for help.

But the onlooker on the Cloud Tower Palace frowned and clenched his fists tightly at the sight.

Although he had done the same thing of peeling dragon scales before, and even went further, directly pulling out dragon tendons and peeling off dragon skin.

But that evil dragon brought this upon itself, so it's not his fault.

What he could least stand in his life was these people who were born into wealth and privilege, who relied on the protection of their parents to bully the weak and oppress others.

However, he had been an official in Heaven for hundreds of years, and his character had been tempered considerably.

I'm no longer as impulsive as I was in my youth, and I don't act without considering the consequences.

Although he was angry and disapproving, he knew he couldn't confront this celestial princess directly. He could only silently watch everything unfold before him.

She slowly stood up only after the Seventh Princess had picked enough dragon scales.

She tucked the still-wet scales into her sleeve. Then she said, "Alright! Take him away." With that, the Seven Fairies left quickly without delay.

By this time, Yun Chonghua had been tortured to the point of near death.

The dragon's tail, now devoid of scales, left a long trail of blood on the ground.

Upon seeing this, the two celestial officials sighed and said, "Alas! This little dragon is truly unlucky. The tribulation clouds he attracted during his dragon transformation were discovered by the spirit officials, who sent us to capture him. We intended to spare his life and go to the East Sea Dragon King to beg for his protection, but the old dragon betrayed us. Now, even after begging the kindest Seventh Princess, she still plucked his scales. Now he's going to become food for her; he's truly unlucky."

Seeing that the Seventh Princess had left, and having heard that the little dragon had a grudge against the Dragon King of the East Sea, the man in the Cloud Tower Palace didn't linger. He mounted two fiery wheels and instantly arrived at the corner, standing before the two celestial officials.

Upon seeing the person before them, the two celestial officials quickly set Yun Chonghua down and bowed, saying, "This humble immortal greets the Third Prince!"

Upon hearing the sound, Yun Chonghua looked up at the person in front of him.

The figure blocking their path appeared to be a young man with the beauty of a woman, wearing a gold ring around her neck and two high buns on her head. A crimson ribbon flowed around her. A refreshing fragrance of lotus blossoms filled the air.

Even without hearing the name "Third Prince," Yun Chonghua knew who the person in front of him was.

Within the Three Realms and Four Continents, besides the Great God of the Three Altars and the Third Prince Nezha, there would be no one else.

Yun Chonghua felt a chill in his heart, thinking, "It's over! I can't even die cleanly. One dragon scale peeler just left, and now another one is pulling out dragon tendons and skinning dragons." He could only close his eyes and await his death, no longer pleading for anything.

Nezha glanced at Yun Chonghua's injuries, then at the long trail of blood on the ground. He sighed inwardly.

Nezha said, "I just heard you were going to send him to the imperial kitchen?"

The fox spirit replied, "Information to the Third Prince is correct."

Nezha then said, "I don't think we need to go to so much trouble. I'd like to try something different these days, and I really want to eat dragon meat. You don't need to go to the trouble of taking him to the imperial kitchen. Just leave him to me."

Upon hearing this, the two exchanged a glance. Having lived in the Immortal Realm for many years, they were aware of Nezha's outrageous behavior in his youth. The Peach Banquet was still some time away; taking Yun Chonghua to the Imperial Kitchen would prolong his life a little longer, but if he were handed over to this "little devil," he probably wouldn't survive until today.

Seeing that Yun Chonghua was in such bad luck, the fox spirit felt pity for him.

He then made an excuse, saying, "Third Prince, this little dragon is an incarnation of the Dragon Gate. We were ordered by the Spirit Official to capture it and present it to the kitchen as an ingredient to be offered to the Empress and His Majesty at the Peach Banquet. You are now keeping it for yourself..."