“Since you know there’s something wrong with the River God, why are you letting him bark like that?
If you’re worried about the Heavenly Court, Tian Shou can take care of him.
Even if Heavenly Court immortals come to accuse us, Tian Shou can hold them off!”
While Zhang Tian Shou was intelligent, her status as a Heavenly Court princess meant she had never seen much darkness.
So, in Zhang Tian Shou’s eyes, the River God deserved to die.
As the merit descended, Chen Fan’s eyes were blinded by it, unable to see the pitiful souls and their sins.
But Zhang Tian Shou saw it all clearly.
And, the River God was able to act with such impunity because he was being suppressed by a Heavenly Court Divine Talisman.
But in the end, these sins would still be reflected back on the Heavenly Court.
It was because there were so many immortals who were doing evil that made her father so tired.
A glint of killing intent flashed in Zhang Tian Shou’s eyes.
Chen Fan gently patted Zhang Tian Shou’s shoulder and comforted her.
“Don’t worry, that River God’s end won’t be good!”
Chen Fan continued to speak in riddles, which immediately annoyed Zhang Tian Shou.
Chen Fan’s eyes flickered slightly. He could tell from Zhang Tian Shou’s tone.
A cultivator from the Qing He Zhang clan was able to show such contempt for the Heavenly Court.
It seemed that the Heavenly Court in this world wasn’t so powerful, after all!
No matter how much Zhang Tian Shou pressed him, Chen Fan wouldn’t explain.
“Don’t worry, you’ll know why soon enough!”
Chen Fan smiled mysteriously. He couldn’t very well say that he didn’t know what would happen to the River God, could he?
After all, who knew what kind of background the River God had?
If his background was strong enough, he might be able to escape punishment.
But he definitely wouldn’t be able to stay here. The forces that coveted this land would never give up such a clear opportunity.
It all depended on whether his backing would protect him or not.
“You can’t say that, but can you tell me about your village elder?”
Zhang Tian Shou asked curiously.
The Zhao family village elder felt strange to Zhang Tian Shou.
He was clearly a mortal, but he had a divine aura.
This was the kind of aura that mortals who held a divine office would have.
But besides those immortals who had ascended to the Immortal Realm and been granted a divine office by the Heavenly Emperor, mortals could only obtain divine office based on their past deeds.
After being recorded by the Underworld, the information would be submitted to the Heavenly Court by Yama.
Then, the Heavenly Court would jointly approve and grant the divine office.
These immortals mostly returned to their hometowns and became local deities or city gods.
Of course, if the current emperor spoke the Heavenly Mandate and granted a divine office, the Heavenly Emperor wouldn’t reject the emperor’s request for a minor local deity or city god.
But the Zhao family village elder clearly didn’t fit any of these situations.
He clearly still had life force in his body and possessed a divine talisman, yet he was still a mortal.
“The elder? I’m not entirely sure, I only know that he’s lived for nearly two hundred years.
He lived from the previous dynasty to the present, even the county magistrate would regularly send his regards.”
At that moment, in a large courtyard to the east of the village, the elder stared at his palm.
“My treasure, you didn’t lie to me after all!”
The two village elders watched the elder, who was lost in thought, and looked at his empty palm.
One of the village elders, who was tall and strong, gritted his teeth and turned to leave.
A gleam of light flashed in the elder’s eyes, and he coldly asked.
“Stop, where are you going?”
Hearing the elder’s question, the tall and strong village elder turned around and said with some frustration.
“You’ve been staring at your palm since you came back, what can you see in there, anyway?
That’s the River God, I have to go and take a look…”
“Stone, enough!”
The other village elder, who was skinny, immediately shouted and interrupted the tall and strong elder’s complaint.
The elder was the pillar of Zhao family village, he had a lot of prestige.
As long as the elder was around, even the county magistrate would give him some respect.
So, whether the elder was senile or not, they could only fawn over him.
“Third Uncle Zeng, it’s not that I, your grandson, am picking on Chen Fan, that little fellow.
It’s just, why does he have to go and mess with the River God of all things!”
“Ha! As if you agreed when A Fan was messing with fertilizer back then!”
The elder glared at the tall and strong elder, his words choking him.
A gleam of light flashed in the elder’s cloudy eyes.
The two village elders couldn’t see the talisman in his hand, but the elder could.
He was able to live so long because of the broken talisman in his hand.
But just now, he heard Chen Fan’s voice in his ear.
The next moment, a golden light flew towards him, and the runes on the talisman were instantly repaired.
At that moment, the elder understood all the uses of the talisman.
From that moment on, the elder understood that Chen Fan was no ordinary person.
“Land Deity, City God!”
The elder closed his hand, and the talisman instantly merged with his palm.
The next moment, the elder looked coldly at the two village elders and said sharply.
“From today onwards, Chen Fan is my, Zhao Da Gou’s, grandson.
I want to see who in this Zhao family village dares to bully my grandson!”
Hearing the elder’s words, the two village elders turned green.
If Chen Fan is your grandson, then what are they? They’re both in their seventies and eighties, they’ve finally gotten rid of most of the old fellows who were above them.
You just had to go and say something, and create a new uncle for them?
“What, you have an objection?”
“No, no!”
The two village elders lowered their heads in humiliation. They didn’t dare to argue with the elder.
Otherwise, if the elder raised Chen Fan’s generation, wouldn’t they have gained another grandfather!
…
The Fish Head River God took the treasures from his palace treasury, regardless of the ruins that his River God Mansion had become.
He transformed into his black catfish true form and flicked his tail, heading upstream towards the Qing Shui River.
Soon, a luxurious underwater dragon palace appeared before the black catfish.
“Dragon King, your humble servant, Hei Nian, pays his respects!”