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Zhong Kui's Diary
In the midst of my busy schedule, I instinctively grabbed something and seemed to catch hold of a chain. With a sudden pull, the chain broke, and in my hand was the necklace I had seen earlier on the Turtle Chancellor's neck, the bronze plate swaying gently in the water.
Damn, what use is it to pull a necklace? I casually tossed it to the ground. When the necklace hit the gravel, the bronze plate suddenly emitted a wisp of golden mist that spread out. Just as this golden mist was about to dissipate, it abruptly condensed into a bagua symbol, flickered a few times, and then gradually disappeared.
What is this? I was somewhat surprised and thought that perhaps this was the Turtle Chancellor's talisman. I decided not to think too much about it, took out the golden ball, took a breath before putting it back, and then pulled out a dagger. I thought to myself that if this guy showed his head again, I would stab him twice right on his turtle head.
After waiting for a while without seeing the Turtle Chancellor reveal himself, I took out the golden ball again to take a breath. This time, I didn’t put it back into the Mustard Seed Pendant; I just held it in my hand, thinking that when it came time to fight, I could put it in then. After all, I just needed to ensure that the Turtle Chancellor didn’t touch the golden ball.
Looking at the turtle shell floating motionless in the water, I felt a bit puzzled. Could he be planning to hibernate inside?
Just as I was getting a bit impatient waiting, the Turtle Chancellor's tail slowly emerged. Seeing this, I tightened my grip on the dagger, ready to attack at any moment.
The Turtle Chancellor didn’t show his head but instead wrote a few words in the gravel with his tail.
Brother, let’s chat!
Oh? This turtle can write with its tail? Moreover, he wrote in Pang Zhonghua Cursive Script! Cough cough, what does he mean? Does he want to talk to me?
To prevent him from playing tricks, I stepped back several paces and wrote a few words in the gravel.
What do you want?
The Turtle Chancellor seemed to be wary of me as well; his entire shell slowly flipped over, revealing just a bit of his head as he looked at what I had written. Then he blew out a huge bubble from his mouth. Why such a big bubble? Because this bubble was nearly as large as a classroom. After blowing up the bubble, the Turtle Chancellor slowly extended his head and limbs and entered inside.
Clearly, this kind of bubble is a spell that all members of the Dragon Palace can use for communication underwater.
I hesitated for a moment before silently reciting the spell and stepping inside; if things went awry, I'd start with Wildfire.
"Thank you! Thank you!" As soon as I entered, I heard the Turtle Chancellor's heartfelt voice.
As soon as I heard this, I felt a bit confused. What does "Turtle Chancellor" mean? I quickly thought, "Have you been awakened?"
"I wasn't awakened; I was completely liberated." The Turtle Chancellor clasped his hands together, which must have taken all his strength to do.
"What do you mean?"
"The necklace you just pulled off contained the formation that controlled me. For over twenty years, I have been under its control." The Turtle Chancellor pointed to the necklace outside the bubble.
Wow, what kind of necklace is so powerful? Should I pick it up and hang it around Ji Wuyuan's or Jiang Ziyu's neck? However, the golden mist that disappeared in the water might be the formation controlling me, so this necklace may no longer be useful.
I frowned. "Since you know that this necklace is the problem, why didn't you just pull it off? Even if you couldn't do it yourself, why didn't you ask the Dragon King for help when you were awake?"
"If it were that simple! Before it was removed, I had no awareness of it; I felt like the necklace was part of my body. Anyone who touched me would provoke my wrath. It was only after you pulled it off that I fully awakened." The Turtle Chancellor sighed. "Twenty-three years! Just like that, I've been controlled for twenty-three years! Fortunately, I have a long lifespan; compared to my thousand-year life, this isn't much."
Just as the Turtle Chancellor lamented, figures flashed outside the bubble. Wen Jianru and Zhuo Wei walked in, likely because the barrier outside had automatically lifted after the Turtle Chancellor awoke.
Seeing the Turtle Chancellor in this state made Wen Jianru and Zhuo Wei very happy. Especially upon hearing that it was all due to that necklace and that the Turtle Chancellor would not relapse, they were even more excited.
When people get excited, they can become incoherent. Wen Jianru, Zhuo Wei, and the Turtle Chancellor hugged each other and cried before bursting into laughter. After a while, Wen Jianru remembered me and put an arm around my shoulder, repeatedly saying we should go back and celebrate properly.
After leaving the bubble, while Zhuo Wei drew a formation, I picked up the necklace from the ground and examined it closely. This bronze medal was ten centimeters long, five centimeters wide, and about half a centimeter thick. The front depicted a Bagua symbol, while the back had an oddly shaped character that looked like either a seal script or oracle bone script; I could vaguely make out a character resembling 'gold.'
Moreover, this Bagua Plate had a peculiar texture; it looked metallic on the surface but was definitely not ordinary metal because I could feel warmth emanating from its interior. It felt warm in my hand. After pondering for a moment, I casually stuffed it into my Mustard Seed Pendant.
Once Zhuo Wei finished drawing the formation, we returned to the Dragon Palace.
A feast was laid out again; this time it was an all-seafood banquet. However, the Turtle Chancellor seemed somewhat downcast. At first, I thought it was because he was too large and could only squat alone beside a big vat to eat. Later, I noticed that whenever we poured wine, he would shake his head and sigh. Confused, I glanced at the wine bottle and realized we were drinking Deer Tortoise Wine.
No wonder he looked so gloomy.
After eating and drinking to our fill, I brought up the matter of Ruyi Jingu Bang with Wen Jianru. She casually reached behind her and with a swish pulled out a stick about one foot long—neither gold nor silver—with a faint glow shimmering on its surface—and tossed it onto the table: "Take it!"
"Is this really the Ruyi Jingu Bang?" I pointed at the stick on the table, somewhat in disbelief.
"Yes, what do you think?" Wen Jianru smiled.
"Don't fool me. I've seen this thing on your Fishman Guard; it's clearly their weapon! Besides, this stick doesn't have seven grooves!" I frowned and shook my head. "Don't try to trick me with this."
Zhuo Wei picked up the stick from the table, gave it a few taps in his palm, and the glow on the stick instantly disappeared. At one end of the stick, seven large Yin-Yang Ancient Coin grooves appeared. "I don't know why, but these grooves react with seawater, and then they fill up with this glow."
"This stick looks exactly like your Ruyi Jingu Bang. Don't be polite; this thing isn't worth much anyway. Almost everyone in our Dragon Palace has one. If we run out, we can just pick more from the Dragon Pool," Wen Jianru said, taking a big gulp of wine and laughing.
"What? Everyone has one of these, and they can be picked anytime?" I felt extremely frustrated. A sense of being deceived washed over me. If it was so worthless, why did I have to wake up the Turtle Chancellor? Damn, I had been used by them.
"Yeah, in the Dragon Pool, there's a Tree of Life that is full of these things. Pick one, and another grows back; it's inexhaustible," Zhuo Wei chuckled as he raised his glass to me. "Zheng Nan, we haven't been fair in this matter. Since I already owe you a favor, I don't mind owing you another."
I forced a smile and was about to take the Ruyi Jingu Bang when I frowned again and asked, "Where exactly did you hide this? How did you just pull it out from behind?"
"Hahaha, do you think I hid it in my...?" Wen Jianru laughed heartily and pulled out a palm-sized pouch from behind him. "This is our Dragon Palace's standard Spatial Bag. Although the space is only as big as a suitcase, it's fine for holding some small items."
I see. I put the Ruyi Jingu Bang back into my Mustard Seed Pendant and then asked, "When is Zhuo Wei going back to Star City? Is that Dragon Palace Championship still going to be held?"
Zhuo Wei replied with a smile, "Of course I'm going back; we haven't found the Dragon Palace Descendant yet. However, I'll wait a bit longer before going."
"Are you waiting for your salary?" I asked curiously.
"Haha, not really. It's just that I've just returned, and my magical power has been depleted too much; I can only go after my strength recovers," Zhuo Wei laughed heartily.
"You people from the Dragon Palace still need to use spells to come down to the seabed? Can't you just sink down by holding onto a rock? You actually expend magical power?" I was even more surprised.
"Do you think everyone is like you, swaggering down here? I came here using invisibility magic all the way. Using invisibility requires magical power to counteract deep-sea pressure; otherwise, water pressure would break the invisibility. Without invisibility, those Deep-Sea Creatures could tear me apart at any moment," Zhuo Wei looked at me and said. "To be honest, even other Grandmaster Level experts can't come down like you did. At most, they would use invisibility magic to sink to the bottom like me. By the way, let me flatter you a bit: your magical power is currently far ahead of those Grandmaster Level experts. Given time, you'll definitely be the strongest among them."
Well, this guy is quite straightforward.
"By the way!" The Turtle Chancellor, who had been silent, suddenly spoke up. "While you were talking about the Ruyi Jingu Bang, I remembered something."
"What is it?" Wen Jianru asked in surprise.
"When I was controlled by that necklace, I vaguely felt that it was searching for something. Every six months, I would sense a new golden Bagua Talisman entering my body in my dreams, seemingly strengthening the mark. However, to avoid raising my suspicion, this Bagua Talisman didn't explicitly reveal that it was looking for the Ruyi Jingu Bang. But every time I saw those Shrimp Soldiers and Crab Generals holding the Ruyi Jingu Bang, I felt an impulse. Now that you are all here, I suddenly realized that the person controlling me must also be searching for the Ruyi Jingu Bang!" The Turtle Chancellor stated confidently.
"Of course! If he was looking for the Ruyi Jingu Bang, he could just grab any Shrimp Soldier or Crab General and find one in their Spatial Bag," I scoffed.
"Zheng Nan, it's not that simple," Zhuo Wei frowned and said. "At first, when I didn't tell you before, did you know that it was called the Ruyi Jingu Bang?"
I scratched my head. "That's true."
Zhuo Wei continued, "Moreover, if you hadn't described what the Ruyi Jingu Bang looked like to us, we wouldn't have known it was called that. We all referred to it as a water stick! Even if the person controlling the Turtle Chancellor randomly captured a shrimp soldier or crab general to interrogate them, they wouldn't get much information."
Nodding in agreement, my mind wandered to another thought. If that's the case, then the person who cast the spell on the Turtle Chancellor must be incredibly skilled. They had been planning this for twenty-three years, indicating that this person had long been premeditated.
Who could this person be?
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