Jiang Lin was stunned when he heard the word "Taotie", and then he suddenly realized:
"So you are a Taotie! No wonder your bloodline is so powerful, but you haven't reached adulthood in such a long time!"
He looked at Zong Yu disapprovingly: "It is said that Taotie can devour everything, but you are so picky about food. No wonder you were still a child when I met you, more than 2,000 years old."
Zong Yu: “…”
He really wanted to explain himself, but found that he couldn't seem to explain it - according to the inherited memories in his mind, he was indeed a unique picky glutton.
Jiang Lin had many thoughts flashing through his mind. He asked curiously, "Of course I've heard of Taotie, but as you know, there are countless versions of myths. So are you the Taotie who gave birth to nine sons of the dragon, or the Taotie, the son of the Jinyun clan, or the Taotie who eats people in the Classic of Mountains and Seas... Well, the last one is definitely not you."
Zong Yu looked at him strangely: "Where on earth did you hear so many strange legends?"
Jiang Lin then realized that Zong Yu was not from the same world as him.
He coughed and said, "People in my hometown like to write... storybooks, um, storybooks."
Huaiyin had a look of admiration on her face: "Sir, there are so many talented people in your hometown that they dare to make up stories about ancient mythical beasts. Little monsters like us dare not even call out the names of these adults easily."
Ever since she heard that Zong Yu was a Taotie, the whole demon seemed to be stunned, and her thoughts are still a little confused.
Huaiyin signed a soul contract with Jiang Lin at that time and became a driven spiritual plant. It was a helpless act to save her life. It is impossible to say that she did not feel dissatisfied in her heart.
However, after following Jiang Lin through several worlds, she had witnessed Jiang Lin's various magical abilities and had already been convinced.
Now, when he heard that Lord Xiaozong, who had been following the master, was actually the legendary mythical beast Taotie, he was not only convinced, but even felt fortunate that the master had accepted him.
What an honor it is to be able to work with Lord Taotie!
Listening to Huaiyin's words, Jiang Lin:...
He thought: It’s not that there are many talented people, but because there are no such gods and monsters in my world, so naturally no one is afraid of them.
Zong Yu looked at Jiang Lin strangely, shook his head and said, "Neither."
There was a hint of pride in his tone: "We Taotie are the Chaos Gods and Demons born from the chaos. There can only be one of us between heaven and earth. If nothing unexpected happens, we can live as long as heaven and earth."
Jiang Lin asked casually: "What if something unexpected happens?"
Zong Yu: “…”
He said bitterly: "If I die, a new Taotie will be born one day."
He knew all this from inherited memories.
Of course, because he doesn't like to eat and grows extra slowly, this inherited memory requires a certain level of strength to obtain, so he has dragged it on for so many years.
Jiang Lin found it very strange. He asked, "Then why did you appear in Journey to the West... the world of White Tiger Ridge? This place and that place are not the same place. Did you find out?"
There is no Journey to the West here, no group of people seeking Buddhist scriptures, and no Monkey King.
Moreover, Jiang Lin discovered from the memory of Liu Xianjun that this world is ruled by the Five Heavenly Courts, and there is no Western Heaven Buddhist Group.
Zong Yucai replied: "I was originally the Taotie from that world. The chaotic gods and demons of this world have long since perished, and the Taotie has also fallen and has not yet been resurrected."
Of course, now that Zong Yu is here, no matter what, no new Taotie will appear before he leaves this world.
Under normal circumstances, if any Chaos Gods and Demons were resurrected, it would be impossible for the Emperor of Heaven not to know about it in advance.
Zong Yu's strange behavior caught the other party off guard.
Tianquan Star Lord acted very quickly. They had just chatted for a few words when Tianquan Star Lord, who had gone to file a complaint, came back.
He was seen standing behind a god with a respectful look on his face, without any of the arrogance he had when facing Jiang Lin.
Jiang Lin looked at the god in front of him. He was wearing a dark khaki robe, with long hair loose, an ordinary face, and a calm and heavy temperament. In his hand, he held a long rope of the same color as his robe.
Even though he was a very solitary god, it was impossible for Immortal Lord Liu not to know this great god Hou Tu, who assisted the Central Heavenly Emperor in ruling the heaven and earth.
In short, the second in command of the Central Heavenly Court.
Tianquan Star Lord obviously did not expect that the great god Houtu would come in person.
He had thought a lot along the way. He knew that Zong Yu's identity was extremely important, but he was a god after the chaos after all, and he was not very clear how much the other gods and demons of chaos valued Zong Yu.
—Of course, he already knew it when he met the great goddess Hou Tu.
He no longer had the mind to cause trouble. He even regretted that he had been too arrogant before.
Hou Tu walked up to Zong Yu and smiled in surprise: "I thought it was an old friend. It turned out to be you, Taotie."
There was no attacking aura around him, but the moment he approached, Zong Yu and Jiang Lin almost couldn't control themselves and had to use their spiritual power to defend themselves.
Zong Yu frowned and said, "I don't know you."
Hou Tu smiled gently: "Of course you don't know me. The Taotie who knew me has already died. I'm just curious, you are so old, why did you only show up today?"
After he finished speaking, he looked at Jiang Lin again and said, "And you, Immortal Lord Liu of the Central Heavenly Court, why do you have the aura of the Red Emperor?"
Chidi is the Southern Heavenly Emperor among the Five Heavenly Emperors.
Jiang Lin was really stunned this time.
There is absolutely no information outside of the Central Heavenly Palace in Liu Xianjun's memory.
After all, this world is extremely large, and the Five Heavenly Courts govern the five directions. It is not an exaggeration to say that the areas under their jurisdiction are five separate worlds, and they rarely interact with each other in normal times.
His doubts were extremely natural and genuine: "What is the great god Hou Tu saying? I don't understand?"
Hou Tu looked at him, and her brown eyes reflected the shadows of the sun, moon, stars, mountains, rivers and lakes. But in a moment, he retracted his gaze: "You are not lying, but I definitely won't be wrong."
Jiang Lin remained silent, thinking quickly in his mind.
It is absolutely true that Lord Liu is the incarnation of a willow tree beside the Milky Way in the sky. There can be no mistake in his original form.
Furthermore, he was a homebody god who had hardly ever been to the mortal world, let alone the distant southern heaven.
How could he have any relationship with the Southern Heavenly Emperor
But if it wasn't Immortal Lord Liu... could it be me
Wait... yourself!
A light bulb suddenly lit up in Jiang Lin’s mind: Yes, the Southern Heavenly Emperor is known as the Red Emperor, also known as the Yan Emperor.
In his previous life, he was the son of the ancient god Yan Emperor.
Could there be a connection between them
But this world is not that world, and this Yan Emperor is not that Yan Emperor.
How could it be related
But if it doesn't matter, how do you explain that I have the aura of the Southern Heavenly Emperor
Jiang Lin's heart was filled with waves, and he thought that if he waited until this matter was over, he might be able to go to the Southern Heaven to take a look.
The great god Hou Tu only mentioned it briefly, and he paid much less attention to Jiang Lin than to Zong Yu.
He said to Zong Yu: "His Majesty the Emperor of Heaven wants to see you."
Seeing Zong Yu frown, he added: "Don't worry, His Majesty just wants to see an old friend, and he has no ill intentions."
He sighed, "Nowadays, there are fewer and fewer old friends who came from the Chaos together."
Zong Yu pointed at Jiang Lin and said, "I want to go with him."
Hou Tu glanced at Jiang Lin.
The Emperor of Heaven did not say that he wanted to meet Immortal Lord Liu. In the eyes of the almighty Emperor of Heaven, Immortal Lord Liu was just an ordinary immortal and not worthy of his special visit.
But seeing Zong Yu's attitude, Hou Tu nodded and said, "Then let's go together."
He personally led the two to the palace where the Emperor of Heaven lived. It was obvious that he valued the two... or to be more precise, he valued Zong Yu.
Tianquan Star Lord's face looked very grim already - he was frightened.
But neither Jiang Lin nor Zong Yu noticed him.
Jiang Lin met the almighty Emperor of Heaven in the plot.
In fact, Immortal Liu had also seen it. It was at a banquet in the Heavenly Palace. The Emperor of Heaven was wearing a crown and sitting high up in the first seat with a solemn and dignified appearance.
He was completely different from the man in front of him, who was wearing ordinary clothes and had a warm smile on his face.
"So it's Taotie." The Emperor of Heaven laughed loudly, walked over and looked Zong Yu up and down, not very satisfied and said: "You are not even an adult yet, and your bone age is not small. Is it because you eat too little?"
He didn't even glance at Jiang Lin who was standing beside him the whole time.
Jiang Lin didn't mind the cold reception. He stood aside and looked at the Emperor in amazement as he asked Zong Yu many questions like an elder. Now the situation had progressed to the point where he was ready to open the treasury to give Zong Yu some delicious food.
He looked generous and magnanimous, and his affection for Zong Yu was genuine.
—He seems to be a different god from the cold-blooded Emperor of Heaven who casually married his daughter to the cowherd in the plot.
Jiang Lin was very confused.
But he soon guessed the reason.
Because Zong Yu was not used to such enthusiasm, he was not really stupid after all, he just said that he had been sleeping for many years and just woke up.
He looked at Jiang Lin from time to time, causing the Emperor of Heaven to look at him.
"Who are you?" asked the Emperor of Heaven, frowning.
Jiang Lin introduced himself.
The Emperor waved his hand and said, "It's Immortal Lord Liu. What can I do for you? If not, please go down."
Very indifferent.
His enthusiasm is real, and his indifference is also real.
The object of his passion is Zong Yu, because he is a chaotic god and demon like himself.
The indifferent other party is Jiang Lin, because Liu Xianjun is just a weeping willow by the Milky Way.
In fact, Lord Liu’s status and strength are not low in the Central Heaven Court, but he still cannot catch the eye of His Majesty the Emperor of Heaven.
Then, he finally understood why the Emperor of Heaven would so casually marry his daughter to the cowherd.
—He doesn’t care.
He had many concubines and even more children.
The Weaver Girl, who was neither the most beautiful nor the most powerful and who could only weave cloth, was not at all in his eyes.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have forgotten about his daughter for hundreds of years.
He probably saw the Weaver Girl and the Cowherd by chance, and on a whim he paired the two gods together.
Jiang Lin lowered his eyes and thought: Obviously, in the eyes of this noble and powerful Emperor of Heaven, there may be no difference between the Weaver Girl and the Cowherd.
In the heart of the Emperor of Heaven, it is just a matter of words.
But he ruined the long life of the Weaver Girl.
Jiang Lin had no intention of criticizing the character of the Emperor of Heaven: he was the Emperor of Heaven, the number one person in heaven and on earth, and at most there were four other Emperors of Heaven who were on equal footing with him.
No one can influence what he wants.
Jiang Lin didn't have any mission of revenge, nor did he think he could get involved in this mess.
As for the biggest victim, Weaver Girl
At most, she would just lament her miserable life, and perhaps resent herself for not knowing how to enjoy life, or blame the cowherd for herding sheep at that time.
Resentment culprit
She would never dare to do that.