Chapter 2529 - 2527: Heavenly Court Grilled Fish
On both sides of the South Heavenly Gate, there were dozens of Town Heavenly Marshals lined up.
Each one leaned against the pillars, holding maces and wrapped in banners. Behind them followed more than ten Golden Armored Divine Beings, each holding halberds and hanging whips, wielding swords, truly an imposing scene.
The elite cultivators from the Three Realms were all recruited by the Heavenly Court.
These Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals all had True Immortal Cultivation Level.
In the Netherworld, they would definitely be Grandmasters of a region.
But up here in heaven, they were just small gatekeepers.
Their leader was a burly man with sturdy limbs, holding an Azure Cloud Treasured Sword, and with a Red Fire Serpent coiled around his arm.
The five little Kylins followed the Dragon King, and the gatekeeping general recognized the Dragon King, exchanging respectful salutes.
"Old Dragon, you have something to report to the Jade Emperor; I humbly ask the Heavenly King to let you through!"
Every time the Dragon King came up, he would bring gifts for these gatekeeping generals.
Politely, he stuffed a Storage Ring into the Heavenly King’s hand, whispering, "Let the brothers have some drinks!"
"The Dragon King is too kind!"
The Heavenly King laughed heartily, waving the Dragon King inside.
The little Kylin followed behind, smiling and introducing, "Together, together!"
The Heavenly King laughed, saluted, didn’t ask more, and let the Dragon King and the little Kylins pass.
Under normal circumstances, unfamiliar faces entering the Heavenly Court needed to register and carry a Token to pass.
The little Kylin accompanied the old Dragon King, purposely expressing indignation for him, "Dragon King, you’re too polite. Why do you still have to give things to the Heavenly King at the door? Doesn’t this make every trip to heaven costly? Should we report this to the Jade Emperor for you?"
The Dragon King hurriedly waved his hand, "No, no. It’s just a matter of mutual convenience, nothing wrong with that. Although I spend a little, as you saw, we saved the tedious procedures, making it very convenient to come and go. Besides, I rarely come to the Heavenly Court, costing me little."
"That is true!"
The little Kylin accompanied him to the front of a great hall.
Behind them, Little Xuan winked, "Big Brother, should we give this old dragon a beating?"
The little Kylin shook his head, along with the old Dragon King, leading the way with salutes, "Dragon King, we need to report back to our duty room, so we’ll part ways here. Next time we ascend, we shall definitely invite you for drinks."
The Dragon King joyfully laughed, "Good, good, certainly. Farewell, you young gentlemen, carry on with your business."
The little Kylins laughed, exchanged salutes, and left.
From a distance, Little Bai glanced at the Dragon King, then asked the little Kylin, "Big Brother, that old guy came to complain about us. How can we let him leave so comfortably?"
The little Kylin laughed heartily, "No rush, we’re here to borrow some Spiritual Wood and Flowers. Clashing with the Dragon King would only draw attention. Earlier, the Dragon King brought us in, so why not make a bigger scene? When the Heavenly Court investigates, the Dragon King will definitely be implicated."
"Brilliant, truly brilliant, Big Brother!"
The four siblings all smirked mischievously, wandering around the Heavenly Court, exploring and searching for their target.
They didn’t know the way, so they wandered to many places.
This Thirty-Two Layers of Heaven is vast, with palaces contiguous, completely unable to discern their purposes.
Like headless flies, the five of them wandered in circles, encountering scattered grasses and woods in the great halls; elsewhere was a vast mainland of gathered Spiritual Energy, without even the shadow of a tree.
Little Qing stopped the little Kylin, suggesting, "We can’t keep wandering haphazardly, or even after a year we won’t find anything. I’ve heard that one day in heaven is a year underground!"
Little Xuan agreed, "Second Sister is right; all this wandering has made me hungry."
"You glutton!"
Everyone chuckled and looked around a bit more.
Little Qing spotted a lake below shrouded in white mist and exclaimed, "Look, there’s actually a lake here!"
They all looked and saw a lake shrouded in white mist, seemingly floating on the clouds.
Around the lake, various flowers and plants were planted, with large halls and estates covering them.
The Vermilion Bird analyzed, "This looks like our backyard!"
Little Bai said, "Who cares, let’s see what’s good to eat in the lake and find something to pair with our drinks before looking more."
Heavenly lakes are naturally not ordinary.
Everyone nodded in agreement and jumped down toward the lake’s surface.
In the lake, golden carps swam back and forth, indeed with something good below.
Little Qing, with sharp eyes, remarked, "Could these be the Dragon Brocade Carps our father used to raise?"
"Indeed, they are!"
Even Little Xuan’s mouth watered, "Father used to consider these rare; look how many are in this lake, and their bloodline is pure!"
These Dragon Brocade Carps, each growing dragon horns and two white dragon whiskers, were about a meter or two long.
The little Kylin chuckled, "No matter, let’s catch one for our drink first."
He reached out and grabbed forcibly inside.
Under the Kylin’s claw, a Dragon Brocade Carp was swiftly caught, spewing a flame at him as it opened its mouth.
"Whoa!"
The little Kylin was surprised; he didn’t expect the Dragon Brocade Carp to have attained spirit.
Being Earthfire Essence, he wasn’t afraid of such flames, swallowing it and inflicting a deadly energy into the carp, severing its meridians instantly.
"Good stuff; catching one or catching a thousand, catching is catching!"
The five laughed, deciding to catch all the Dragon Brocade Carps cleanly and packed them into the Storage Ring, planning to release them back on Liangshan Island later.
Over a thousand Dragon Brocade Carps, within moments, were taken by them.
The five went to an empty space by the lake, where the little Kylin set a fire, quickly roasting five carps, seasoning them before starting to eat.
This creature, having absorbed the Spiritual Energy of the Thirty-Two Layers of Heaven, was indeed extraordinarily made, with a substantial content of Essential Qi inside, its meat incredibly tender, making it a delight with every swallow, superbly satisfying.
Little Xuan asked the little Kylin to catch another one, eating it raw directly, swallowing and exclaiming, "Delicious, this is the first time in my life I’ve had such delectable fish."
Little Bai grinned at Little Qing, "It has the same smell as dragon meat, yet it’s more delicate."
Little Qing rolled her eyes at him, "Indeed, it’s much better than the sour taste of tiger meat."
The little Kylin and Vermilion Bird, along with Little Xuan, chuckled, telling them to keep it down.
These two were natural adversaries.
Dragon against tiger, they bickered all day long.
At this moment, footsteps approached from afar, accompanied by women’s voices, "What a smell, seems like the scent of roast meat!"
"Second sister, fess up, when did you sneak some roast meat? Where in the Heavenly Court is roasted food allowed?"
"Second sister, have you been eating roast meat lately? Eating nothing but honeydew, Immortal Pills and Spiritual Medicine, my mouth’s been craving. Why don’t you secretly make some for us to satiate our cravings?"
The leading lady chuckled, scolding them, "Heaven’s rules are not to be breached, don’t ever say such things again. If word gets out, reported to the Heavenly Empress Mother, we’ll be gravely punished."