infodatos Chapter 101 The Dragon Clan Apologizes, Shennong is Magnanimous
Chapter 101 The Dragon Clan Apologizes, Shennong is Magnanimous
Chapter 101: The Dragon Clan Apologizes, Shennong Shows Magnanimity
Ao Bing, the third prince of the East Sea Dragon King, wantonly killed the human princess Nüwa. In order to avoid a complete falling out with the human race, the East Sea Dragon King Ao Guang personally escorted Ao Bing to the human race's sacred temple.
Upon entering the human race's sacred temple, Ao Guang noticed that the expressions of the human race's high-ranking officials were extremely cold, completely unlike their previous friendliness. Ao Guang understood that the death of Nüwa had thoroughly enraged the human race, and if it was not handled properly today, a war between humans and dragons might be imminent.
"Ao Guang of the East Sea Dragon Palace greets Emperor Fuxi and all the ancestors of humanity!" Ao Guang said.
"Dragon King, there's no need for such formalities!" Fuxi said calmly. Ever since Fuxi attained the status of Human Emperor, the human race has gradually taken Fuxi as its leader. Even the three ancestors of the human race have always followed Fuxi's lead. After all, Fuxi is not only the Heavenly Emperor of the human race, but also the only Quasi-Saint peak expert of the human race. In the absence of Saints, Fuxi can be said to have the power to suppress the entire prehistoric world.
"Dragon King, my human princess died at the hands of your dragon clan. I wonder if the Dragon King can give us a satisfactory explanation?" At this moment, Suiren spoke up.
The reason everyone has gathered here today is to resolve the matter of the girl, so Suiren didn't bother with pleasantries with Ao Guang and went straight to the point.
Ao Guang sighed and said, "I have explained the whole story. This matter is indeed the fault of my dragon clan, and I accept it."
Then, Ao Guang ordered the Turtle Prime Minister to bring Ao Bing up. Ao Bing was ashen-faced. He didn't know what his fate would be, but he knew that he had killed the human princess and his end would definitely be bad.
"Emperor Fuxi, all the ancestors of mankind, and Shennong, this is my son Ao Bing. It was because of him that the noble princess died. Today, I have personally brought him here for the human race to deal with," Ao Guang said.
"This..." Now it was the humans' turn to be in a dilemma. They originally thought that the one who killed the girl was just an ordinary dragon who was blind to human nature. In that case, it wouldn't be a big deal if the humans killed him, since the dragons wouldn't make enemies with the humans for the sake of an ordinary member of their race.
But now it turns out that the one who killed the human race is the Dragon Prince, which is a bit troublesome. Of course, in order to avenge Nüwa, even if the human race directly kills Ao Bing, Ao Guang can only accept it. But Ao Bing is, after all, the Dragon Prince.
The human princess died at the hands of the dragon prince, and in order to avenge her, the human race killed the dragon prince. This clearly sets the human and dragon races on a path of endless conflict.
Although the Dragon Clan is no longer as powerful as it once was, it still controls the primordial waters and is responsible for controlling the clouds and rain. Even though the Dragon Clan has split into the Four Seas Dragon Clan, as the saying goes, even a starved camel is bigger than a horse. In terms of resources, the human race is still not as strong as the Dragon Clan for the time being. If things get too tense with the Dragon Clan, it will not be good for the human race.
But if we let Ao Bing go like this, what about the girl's revenge? After all, the human race is now the protagonist of the world, at the height of its power. If the human race can't even avenge the princess, how will the myriad races of the prehistoric world view the human race?
Therefore, everyone's attention turned to Fuxi, the Emperor of the Human Race. In the end, it was up to Fuxi to make the decision on this matter.
Fuxi, however, looked at Shennong with a serious expression and said, "Shennong, Nüwa is your daughter. You decide how to deal with Ao Bing."
Shennong was stunned for a moment, not expecting the ball to be passed back to him, but Nüwa was, after all, his daughter, and Shennong had no choice but to take responsibility.
Looking at Ao Bing kneeling on the ground, weeping and trembling, Shennong's eyes were filled with hatred. If Shennong were just an ordinary father, he would definitely kill Ao Bing without hesitation to avenge his daughter. But Shennong was the ruler of the human race, and he could not let personal grudges affect the development of the human race.
Just when Shennong was in a dilemma, he suddenly remembered that Kong Xuan had already taken Nüwa back to Jin'ao Island. With the supreme supernatural powers of his grandmaster, Tongtian Jiaozhu, there must be a way to save Nüwa. In this way, Shennong's hatred for Ao Bing was greatly reduced. However, Nüwa was, after all, a human princess. Ao Bing's open attack on a human princess was a provocation against the human race, and it was impossible to let it go so easily.
Shennong thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, since Ao Bing has admitted his mistake, there is no need for our human race to be unforgiving. However, Nüwa is my daughter after all. If I were to just let it go like this, I would be absolutely unwilling. In that case, let Ao Bing bring rain to our human race for a whole epoch to atone for his sins."
Hearing Shennong's words, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. At first, they were furious when they heard that Nüwa had been killed by the dragons and vowed to make the dragons pay the price. However, when they learned that the murderer was the third prince of the Dragon King, they hesitated. It was not that the human race was incapable of waging war against the dragons, but that the price would be too high. Shennong's choice was the best one.
Although Fuxi was the Heavenly Emperor, and Suiren, Ziyi, Youchao, and Cangjie were all ancestors of humanity, Shennong was the nominal supreme leader and sovereign of the human race. If Shennong was unwilling to forgive Ao Bing, then even Fuxi and the others would have to respect him, since if this matter were to spread, the entire human race would support Shennong.
Fuxi said to Ao Guang, "Dragon King, Shennong is magnanimous and did not hold a grudge against Ao Bing. Are you satisfied with this outcome, Dragon King?"
"Satisfied, satisfied!" How could Ao Guang not be satisfied? Before coming here, he had already prepared for Ao Bing's death. Now that he had been given a second chance at life, what more could he ask for? Besides, it was just a matter of bringing rain to the human race for one eon. The dragon race does this anyway, so it's not a big deal.
"In that case, we will entrust the task of controlling clouds and rain to the Dragon King from now on," Fuxi said with a smile.
"Of course, of course!" Ao Guang nodded repeatedly.
After Ao Guang and the others left, Suiren said to Shennong, "Shennong, you have been wronged this time. For the sake of my human race, you have put aside such a great hatred."
Everyone felt somewhat guilty, after all, Shennong had sacrificed too much for the sake of humanity, and they could not even imagine the pain of losing his daughter.
Shennong shook his head and said, "It's alright. If Nüwa knew that her ordeal could bring a golden age of good weather and abundant harvests for humanity, I believe she would agree."
On the other side, Kong Xuan returned to Jin'ao Island with the Jingwei bird that the girl had transformed into, and asked Tongtian for help. However, the result left Kong Xuan dumbfounded, because Tongtian said that he could not save the girl either.
"Teacher, is there really no way?" Kong Xuan asked Tongtian anxiously. He had boasted to Shennong that Tongtian would definitely have a way to save Nüwa, but now Tongtian said that he couldn't save her either. How could Kong Xuan explain this to Shennong?
Tongtian shook his head and said, "I really can't do it, but that doesn't mean no one in the prehistoric world can." At this moment, Tongtian gave Kong Xuan another hope.
"Who? Please tell me, teacher." Hearing that someone could save the girl, Kong Xuan saw hope again and hurriedly asked Tongtian.
Tongtian said, "Nuwa's physical body has been destroyed, and her primordial spirit is shrouded in resentment. If you want to save Nuwa, the first step is to eliminate the resentment in her primordial spirit. Then, you need to use innate materials to reshape Nuwa's physical body and eliminate the resentment. I can barely do that, but to reshape Nuwa's physical body with innate materials, you must have the power of creation. I cannot do that. In the entire prehistoric world, there are four people who can do this. The first is your grandmaster, the second is the Xuanmen Dao Ancestor Hongjun, the third is the Heavenly Dao Saint, the Holy Mother of Humanity Nuwa, and the last one is your uncle, the Fengdu Emperor, the Houtu Goddess."
Actually, there was one more person Tongtian didn't mention: Styx also had this ability. After all, Styx was able to create the Asura race, so he did have a certain power of creation. However, Tongtian didn't trust Styx, since the Asura race was too bizarre.
"Thank you for your guidance, Master. I will go to the Netherworld to see my Uncle Houtu." Kong Xuan immediately decided to go to Houtu. The reason he chose Houtu was that he could not see Hongjun and Nuwa, and they might not help him. As for Xuan Chu, he, as a second-generation disciple of the Jie Sect, dared not go directly to him. So after thinking it over, Houtu was the most suitable.