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

Nezha didn't waste any more words with them.

Having been in the Heavenly Realm for so long, he naturally knew the ins and outs of it.

Nezha took out five pearls the size of chicken eggs from his person and said, "Of course I won't shortchange you. Take these as a token of my gratitude, is that alright?"

Upon seeing the top-quality pearls handed over by Nezha, it wasn't just the pearls that shone, but also the eyes of the two celestial officials.

They couldn't care less about anything else at the moment. After the fox spirit accepted it, he said, "In that case, we'll give it to the Third Prince. However, this Dragon-Binding Treasure is the Dragon-Binding Rope of the East Sea Dragon King. Please return it to the East Sea Dragon King..."

Before the fox spirit could finish speaking, Nezha's sharp gaze cut her off.

Nezha blew a breath of immortal energy, which transformed into a colorful cloud and lifted the injured Yun Chonghua up.

As Nezha led Caiyun away, he said, "Let that old mudfish come and ask me for it himself!"

Upon hearing Nezha's words, the two celestial officials said nothing more.

Even if they told the Dragon King of the East Sea that the treasure had fallen into Nezha's hands, the Dragon King wouldn't dare to ask Nezha for the treasure back, no matter how bold he was.

However, now that they have the pearl, the rest is a game between the upper-level gods, something that they, as minor immortals, cannot interfere with.

With this pearl, the two of them could finally give themselves an explanation when they returned.

As for Yun Chonghua, the two of them could only tell him to pray for his own good fortune. Their official positions were lowly, and this was all they could do to help.

Nezha carried the injured Yun Chonghua back to the alchemy room in Yunlou Palace.

Upon arriving at the alchemy room, Nezha instructed Caiyun to gently place Yun Chonghua on the ground.

He grabbed the dragon-binding rope on Chonghua's body, and then pulled hard, forcibly tearing it off.

Perhaps Nezha himself possessed the strongest magical weapon against the East Sea. Even the East Sea's magical treasures immediately yielded to the divine power of the Third Prince Nezha.

The Dragon-Binding Rope, which had been coiled like a snake, was now as docile as an earthworm.

After untying him, Nezha took a medicine bottle from the cabinet in the alchemy room, took out a pill from it, and then pried open Chonghua's dragon mouth and threw it in.

Nezha applied some ointment to his wound to stop the bleeding.

This elixir melts instantly upon entering the mouth, and its effects are immediate.

As soon as he ate, Yun Chonghua felt a warm current spread throughout his body, and he regained his strength and energy, and also woke up from the pain.

When the elixir was applied to the wound, it healed immediately and stopped bleeding.

However, only the flesh and blood healed; the lost scales did not grow back.

Nezha turned to look at Yun Chonghua, who had regained consciousness, and said, "Your body is quite good; you woke up so quickly even after someone plucked your tail scales."

Although he didn't know what had happened, Yun Chonghua looked at the healed wound on the dragon's tail and realized that Nezha had saved him.

He immediately prostrated himself on the ground and said, "Little Dragon thanks the Third Prince for saving me."

But Nezha, seeing this, quickly stepped aside and refused to accept his bow. Nezha said, "A man's knees are worth gold; I don't stand on ceremony like that in front of me. I ask you, what grudge do you have with that old mudfish from the East Sea? Why did he betray you?"

Now that he was out of danger, Yun Chonghua was filled with immense bitterness and could only confide in Nezha before him.

Then Yun Chonghua told Nezha everything about his name, how he received his mother's spiritual power and cultivated in the Xiang River for a hundred years to transform into a dragon, how he was captured by the Heavenly Officials after transforming into a dragon and sought help from the Dragon King of the East Sea, but the old Dragon King went back on his word and betrayed him.

After listening, Nezha said, "So that's how it is. I didn't expect that after so many years, this old mudfish still hasn't changed his bad habit of bullying the weak and fearing the strong, and going back on his word. Back then, I subdued him with the Hun Tian Ling and Qian Kun Quan, and he promised not to bother me anymore. But he turned around and joined forces with the Three Dragon Kings of the Seas to flood Chen Tang Pass, forcing me to 'return my bones to my father and my flesh to my mother,' ultimately dying with resentment. If I hadn't been the reincarnation of Ling Zhu Zi, with my primordial spirit not yet scattered, and hadn't been resurrected by my master Taiyi Zhenren in the form of a lotus, I would have almost been killed by him."

Nezha looked at Yun Chonghua and asked, "By the way, your name is Chonghua, right? What are your plans for the future?"

Yun Chonghua pondered for a moment. Although he had only been a dragon for less than a day, the things he had experienced were more exciting and thrilling than his entire previous life.

After going through all these twists and turns, he also understood a principle: no matter what world you are in, it's always good to "take shelter under a big tree".

To survive in this world and avoid being "eaten up," you need a strong backer.

The demons in Journey to the West, who eat people and harm the masses, do not die because they all have powerful backers.

Yun Chonghua looked at Nezha in front of him.

The Great God of the Three Altars and the Third Prince of the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King—his backing is quite powerful in the Three Realms.

So Yun Chonghua prostrated himself on the ground and replied, "To be honest, Third Prince, I have also thought it through. If I have no one to protect me now, I will inevitably become food for others in the future. I need to find someone to rely on. If the Third Prince does not abandon me, I am willing to serve the Third Prince from now on to repay the Third Prince's life-saving grace."

After hearing Yun Chonghua's answer, Nezha snorted disdainfully.

Nezha said, "Saving you was nothing more than a small favor, no need for thanks. A true man should stand tall and upright between heaven and earth, how can he easily kneel before others? How can he be content to be subservient to anyone? Besides, that old mudfish betrayed you, and that fairy from the imperial family tried to eat you by plucking your dragon scales, yet you don't want revenge, you only want to live a peaceful life, you are truly spineless! If I had known you were so spineless, I really shouldn't have meddled in your affairs and saved you!"

Hearing Nezha's tirade, Yun Chonghua felt deeply ashamed. Recalling the events of the day, he was filled with resentment.

But he harbored resentment, yet lacked the power to act.

Yun Chonghua said, "The Third Prince is right. It's just a pity that I have only recently transformed into a dragon and my magical power is weak. How could I possibly be a match for these immortals? Even if I wanted to take revenge, I am powerless to do so."

Upon hearing this, Nezha replied, "Having ability and having the will are two different things. If your magical power is weak, then practice diligently; if you don't know magic, then seek out a renowned master. As long as you bide your time, you will eventually be able to avenge yourself. Alright, nothing else matters. I'll just ask you one question! Do you want revenge?!"

Yun Chonghua looked at Nezha and answered firmly, "Yes! Of course I want to!"

Nezha said, "Good! It's good that you have this intention! My master often said, 'Everything in this world has its own destiny.' Since we have met, it must be fate. Since you have the heart to avenge your humiliation, then I will help you!"

After saying this, Nezha threw the Dragon-Binding Rope in his hand, which then transformed into a pair of Wind and Fire Wheels under his feet.

The Samadhi True Fire on the Wind and Fire Wheels shot towards the Dragon Binding Rope in the air like two fiery snakes.

The Dragon-Binding Rope, scorched by the Samadhi True Fire, struggled incessantly like a living thing, only to be met with even greater flames from the Wind and Fire Wheels.

Finally, under the scorching heat of the flames, the Dragon-Binding Rope calmed down. The line of hidden golden runes on the rope was completely burned away by the Samadhi True Fire, turning into light dust that gradually dissipated.

Nezha then said, "Chonghua, inject your blood."

Although Yun Chonghua didn't know Nezha's intentions, his years of reading various novels made him realize that the situation before him seemed to be about refining a magical artifact.

So he stabbed the tip of his tail with his dragon claw, then flicked his tail, sending three drops of dragon blood flying into the flames. They were then slowly absorbed by the Dragon-Binding Rope.

At that moment, the Dragon-Binding Rope seemed to be infused with new life and began to move again.

Then it flew out of the flames and circled around Yun Chonghua.