Lingqing and others rushed to Chaozhou first. As soon as they arrived, they saw the atmosphere of injustice and violence above Chaozhou.
Han Zhongli shook his head and sighed: "It's a sin, it's a sin.
No matter what, it was finally over to stir up such resentment. "
Zhang Guolao said: "Don't talk about this now, let's calm down these grievances before Brother Li and the others come."
He Xiangu waved her hand, and an illusory lotus blossomed, bringing with it an aura of keeping uprightness and warding off evil spirits, auspiciousness and blessings to clear away the evil spirits all around.
Everyone entered Chaozhou City, and under the organization of Han Yu, they began to prepare for a ritual ceremony to wash away their grievances and save the souls of the dead.
In the Crocodile God's Palace, a little demon reported the actions of Ling Qing and others to the Crocodile God.
Lu Dongbin looked at the Crocodile God and said, "Did you see it? They are going to fight you to the death!"
Crocodile God asked: "They have gone to save the souls of the dead, so why do they insist on fighting with me?"
Lu Dongbin smiled and said: "When you have a problem, would you like to solve it again and again, or solve it from the root all at once?
As long as your descendants continue to eat people, the ghosts of Chaozhou will continue to appear.
They can't stay here to save the souls again and again, so all they can do is drive you away. "
Crocodile God nodded and said: "That's indeed the truth. If that's the case, let them come and go.
I'm going to deal with them right away. "
After that, he picked up his tail scissor and went to kill Lingqing and others.
"Wait a minute!" Lu Dongbin stopped him and said, "God Crocodile, don't be so impulsive.
You now have the Jade Emperor's golden coupon as a talisman, so there is no need to actively provoke them.
When they save the souls of the dead, they will definitely come to cause trouble for you.
When the time comes, even if you sue the Jade Emperor, they will be at fault.
Wouldn't it be better if you could kill them naturally? "
Crocodile God thought about this and nodded: "Okay!"
After Lingqing and others saved the souls of the dead, Tieguai Li and Han Xiangzi also returned.
Lan Caihe asked, "How's it going?"
"Alas!" Tieguai Li sighed and said, "The Crocodile God's golden coupon was indeed given by the Jade Emperor."
He Xiangu asked: "Then did you report the matter to the Jade Emperor and ask him to take it back?"
Tieguai Li said: "I said it, but things are not that simple.
It was not only the Crocodile God who betrayed the Tongtian Cult Leader, but also some other old demons.
These old devils also contributed to that catastrophe, and it was hard for Heaven to go back on their word afterwards.
So the crocodile god who took the lead was rewarded, and the other old demons stayed in their lairs and were not allowed to go out at will to cause trouble.
Now is the time of the demonic calamity. If the Jade Emperor takes back the gold certificate, I am afraid those old demons will feel that heaven is going to take action against them.
If they turn against the Tongtian Cult Leader, they will probably cause more tragedies. "
What Tieguai Li didn't say was that it wasn't just the old demons' problem.
At that time, Zanglingzi swept through the three realms and controlled many gods in heaven with the help of blood curses.
The retaliation of these gods caused chaos in the heaven at that time.
Even if those gods finally recovered through the tribulation, it would still be a black history.
It cannot be spread out.
Since it was decided that the Eight Immortals would come to kill demons this time, Heavenly Court could not act at will.
Especially figures such as Taishang Laojun, Jade Emperor, and Queen Mother.
We cannot violate the agreement made ten thousand years ago at will, so as not to cause a greater disaster.
Han Zhongli looked at Han Xiangzi and asked, "Xiangzi, where are you?
Although the Jade Emperor cannot take back the gold certificate at will, he can still ask the Jade Emperor to take back his life as long as he violates the rules of heaven. "
Han Xiangzi frowned and shook his head: "Those killed by crocodiles are indeed the ones who deserve to die in the book of life and death.
Although not everyone deserves to die from the mouth of a crocodile, nor should they suffer such a cruel death.
But the Crocodile God has a golden ticket, so he still has this authority, and it does not violate the laws of heaven and hell.
The most important thing is that Chaozhou is the territory given to the Crocodile God by the Jade Emperor, and humans are intruders who have occupied the crocodile habitat. "
"Hiss!" Han Zhongli clicked his tongue, shook his precious fan and said, "This is going to be difficult.
In every aspect, the crocodile god has taken advantage of the situation, and we should not use force unreasonably. "
Han Xiangzi said: "For the current plan, we can only discuss it with the Crocodile God again.
I hope he can restrain his descendants and not kill people at will. "
"It's difficult!" Han Zhongli shook his head and said: "He doesn't regard himself as a god at all, he still behaves like a demon.
It was just a chance to give myself a legal cloak.
This is still an evil thing. "
Lan Caihe said: "We might as well drive him and his descendants out of Chaozhou."
Bang!
Zhang Guolao knocked Lan Caihe's head hard and said, "You, don't keep saying such nonsense."
He Xiangu sighed: "He is a demon, he can exploit loopholes in the laws of heaven and even do things to bully others.
But as gods, we cannot act so wantonly and ignore the overall situation.
No matter how evil the Crocodile God has done, at least he is still acting within the rules.
On the contrary, if we forcefully drive him away, it may seem like we have done a good deed.
But the responsibility for disrupting the laws of heaven cannot be escaped.
I'm afraid that this kind of behavior will have a bad impact on future generations.
If everyone has to imitate our behavior out of a moment of righteous indignation, will there be any rules in the future? "
"What the fairy said is right." Lingqing nodded in approval. After a pause, he added: "But what Caihe said is also a solution."
"Oh?" The immortals looked at him and asked, "What good idea do you have?"
Lingqing glanced at the immortals and said, "Didn't Mudan say it before? Third brother has now come to Chaozhou to sow discord between the Crocodile God and us, and wants to catch us all.
So it is better to be still than to move, so we will wait quietly, waiting for the crocodile god to make the first move.
In this way, even if he has a golden ticket to protect himself, he will be the first to be at fault. "
Han Xiangzi said: "But if this happens, won't the people of Chaozhou still be harmed by crocodiles?
If the Crocodile God doesn't come, will we have to watch the people of Chaozhou die? "
Lingqing smiled and said: "Xiangzi, you made a mistake. Although we are restricted by heaven's rules, we cannot take action against the Crocodile God and his descendants.
But the people of Chaozhou do not have this restriction.
Your uncle is the governor of Chaozhou and a minister of the border areas appointed by the emperor.
As the saying goes, everything in the world is the land of the king, and the shores of the land are the ministers of the king.
This land of Chaozhou belongs to Yangzhou, which was originally the territory of Jiuzhou granted by Emperor Yu.
Now your uncle is the ruler of this land appointed by the emperor.
You can ask him to tell the crocodiles that this is the place under the jurisdiction of the emperor, and ask them to move away.
Otherwise, don't say it was unforeseen. "
"Alas!" Han Zhongli's eyes lit up and he said, "This is a good idea.
Crocodiles want to live, and mortals also want to live. Since ancient times, humans have fought for this place from this world through slash-and-burn farming, and now they naturally have to fight for it back on their own. "
Han Xiangzi's character has indeed changed drastically now, and he couldn't bear to say: "In this way, I don't know how many living beings will die miserably.
Is it really right for me to provoke a fight between humans and crocodiles? "
Lingqing said: "It's good that you have such a kind heart. If you can't bear it, why not use your own thoughts to influence the crocodiles, make them migrate voluntarily, and find a suitable place for them to live?"
If you can accomplish this, it will be a great merit. "
When Han Xiangzi heard this, his eyes lit up and he said, "Okay, I'll go right away!"
Killing, it is undeniable, is the most direct and effective way to solve the problem at hand.
But it is also the worst method.
If Han Xiangzi could influence the group of crocodiles with his kindness and compassion, then he would have completely passed his fate.
And with this merit, it is enough to return to the throne and become an immortal.
After Han Xiangzi went to see Han Yu, Han Zhongli looked at everyone and said: "Since Xiangzi has already taken action, let's not be idle.
Ordinary crocodiles are cannibals, which we can't control and can't control easily.
But if those crocodiles who have successfully cultivated and become demons dare to eat people wantonly, then we cannot just sit idly by and watch.
Subdue demons when they should be subdued, and subdue demons when they should be subdued. "
Ordinary crocodiles eat people, which is a law of nature, but demons harm people, which is evil.
As a god, he naturally has the responsibility to eliminate evil and protect good.
Later, Han Yu wrote a crocodile sacrifice article, warning the crocodiles to leave Chaozhou, otherwise he would lead the crowd to kill them all.
Ordinary crocodiles are ignorant and naturally cannot understand it, while the crocodile god is even more dismissive.
So Han Yu stopped the Chaozhou people and began to hunt the crocodiles that came ashore.
This suddenly aroused the anger of the group of crocodiles, and some accomplished crocodiles began to want to devour all the people of Chaozhou.
Ling Qing and others immediately took action to stop them.
He warned them that there were people among them who did not deserve to die, and told them not to act recklessly.
However, the crocodiles in Chaozhou are used to doing whatever they want, and they take the initiative to take action even if they are not willing to listen.
Ling Qing and others naturally stopped holding back. Of course, the immortals would not kill them, but just suppressed them one by one.
Moreover, it does not participate in the fight between ordinary people and crocodiles.
Human beings are the leader of all spirits, and this is not just a matter of words.
So what if an ordinary crocodile is three or four feet long?
They all lost their lives under the poisonous arrows of powerful crossbows.
The descendants who did not develop spiritual wisdom were killed by mortals, and the descendants who developed spiritual wisdom were stopped by the Eight Immortals. The Crocodile God immediately couldn't sit still.
Not caring about what Lu Dongbin said, he immediately rushed out of the Crocodile God Palace, flew in the air and shouted: "Tieguai Li, Han Zhongli!
You've gone too far! "
Seeing the Crocodile God coming out, everyone gathered together, Tieguai Li stepped forward and said: "What did the Crocodile God say?
I was only waiting to stop your descendants from committing murder in vain. I was saving them. How can you say that we bullied you? "
Crocodile God said: "You instigated those mortals to kill my descendants, and you are still here confusing right and wrong?
I have a golden coupon given by the Jade Emperor, who appointed me the Lord of Chaozhou.
This Chaozhou land is my territory, why do you dare to come and run wild on my territory? "
At this time, Han Yu looked at the frightened Chaozhou people and stood up and said: "You said that you are the Lord of Chaozhou appointed by the Jade Emperor, and I am also the governor of Chaozhou appointed by the Emperor.
You take care of your descendants, and I take care of my mortal people. Do you still want to use heaven to control people? "
Crocodile God laughed loudly when he heard this and said: "You are just a mortal, how can you tell me what to say about taking charge of Chaozhou?
After I kill you, I will go to the palace in the mortal world and ask him, the emperor, who is in charge of Chaozhou! "
After that, he raised the tail-scissor in his hand and slashed at Han Yu!
