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Chapter 123 The test is over, experience the heart of heaven (joint)
In the first ten years of the Jiazi test, the Dragon King of Jiahu gave all the dragon sons and dragon girls except Ao Lin and Ao Xia the punishment of whipping, ranging from ten to thirty lashes.

This is not an ordinary whip in the mortal world, but the Dragon Clan's whip against the tyranny of sinful dragons. If a dragon is lost, it will be thoroughly investigated.

A whip will not cause death or serious injury, but it will last three days and three nights. It is the kind of pain that will always be remembered and penetrates deep into the bone marrow.

Because it was the dereliction of duty of the young dragons that caused disasters in the mortal world, and a large part of the reason for the decline in Jiahu Dragon Palace's luck came from this.

Of course, the Dragon King also understands that to give the young dragons time, it's not that there are two dragons, Ao Lin and Ao Xia, who are barely qualified.

……

In the second ten years, Zhou Bai had already read all the books in the Dragon Palace Library, and he was only short of reciting them fluently.

And in the past ten years, the young dragon has grown up a lot, maybe it can be called a small dragon.

The number of times they came to visit Zhou Bai was much reduced, and instead they devoted more energy to staring at the mortal jurisdiction, for fear that they would not notice when the water vapor increased or decreased drastically.

And for the rainfall task stipulated by the Dragon Palace, it also strives for perfection and excellence.

No one really wants to try the taste of hitting the dragon whip.

The luck of Jiahu Dragon Palace slowly recovered, and new incense was added to the dragon temples in Fang County, and the people began to regain their confidence in the dragon god who was in charge of rainfall.

At the conclusion of the last ten years, the Dragon King of Jiahu did not appear in person, but just asked a maid to pass the decree with shrimp soldiers and crab generals.

"No merit, no fault, no reward, no punishment, hope to make persistent efforts."

The other little dragons breathed a sigh of relief, but Ao Lin and Ao Xia were somewhat dissatisfied. Logically, their performance was a level higher than that of their peers, so why were they not rewarded.

So Ao Lin took Ao Xia to find Zhou Bai and complained: "Master, is it unfair for the father to do this?"

"You didn't get into trouble, how could the Dragon Palace alarm the Dragon King like in the first ten years, and Prime Minister Turtle and even some water gods who are in charge of reporting the results, would think how well you two little dragons have done?"

"Compared to the previous young masters, you were barely qualified in the previous ten years, and you can only be regarded as mediocre in this ten years."

"If you want to be recognized by Dragon Palace, you need to do better!"

……

In the third decade, Zhou Bai left Fang County for a trip, he wanted to see what the farther regions looked like.

Could it be that Fang Jun and Jiahu Dragon Palace were also the ones who descended from other scholars?
However, unlike what he imagined, the border of Fang County is not an invisible barrier. He easily left Fang County with a escort team heading for the capital of Shenglong Kingdom.

The ten thousand li territory of the thirteen prefectures is about the size of an ordinary dynasty on Blue Star, a very normal country.

Thus, Zhou Bai started his journey of traveling in Thang Long Kingdom.

Read thousands of books, travel thousands of miles, get rid of the dust in your chest, and naturally camp in the hills and valleys.

It is meaningless for him to study hard behind closed doors. He should come back to digest after more experience.

For the dragon students, Zhou Bai didn't have much to teach. In the second ten years, he acted more as a teacher who solved puzzles.

With this walk, I also hope that the little dragons can get rid of their dependence on him, mature faster, and be independent.

The passage of time and the change of seasons are independent of people's will. This decade still passes quickly.

Zhou Bai returned to Fang County again, only to feel that things are different, the private school in the countryside has been taken over by another master, and the boy who once taught him has become an adult and it is difficult to distinguish his appearance.

In the third decade, the little dragons who left Zhou Bai were very uncomfortable, but they still did better.

Basically, there is no drought or flood disaster in Fang County due to rainfall errors.

Prime Minister Turtle of the Dragon Palace expressed his approval and truthfully reported the results.

Although the Dragon King of Jiahu still hasn't left the customs, he also let a dragon concubine appear on his behalf, and held a banquet to reward the dragon son and daughter who have made great achievements in flying clouds and rain.

Knowing Zhou Bai's return, just after the Dragon Palace banquet was over, fifteen little dragons came to visit by coincidence.

"Master, where have you been, we are so worried..."

"Bah bah, master has great powers, what can happen when you walk in the mortal world."

"Master, don't you miss us?"

Looking at the group of immature and fading little dragons, Zhou Bai was both emotional and relieved.

"There are half a year left, I will look at you guys, and I won't go."

……

Fourth decade.

After 30 years of hard work, the [-]-year rainfall task has made the little dragons seem very handy.

Zhou Bai quietly followed and observed, and found that Ao Lin and Ao Xia's two proud students could already accurately grasp the rainfall to a certain point.

On this day, Dragon Palace issued a rain order according to regulations as usual.

"Ao Lin listened to the order. Tomorrow, the clouds will move at the same time, and the rain will be distributed at noon until sunset. The rainfall will be four feet two inches and thirty-six points."

"This rain is related to human sacrifices to pray for rain, and nothing can be lost!"

Ao Lin, who had already shown a bit of might and was gradually emerging, did not show any disrespect to the envoys of the Dragon Palace, on the contrary, he was still respectful and polite: "Ao Lin leads the order."

The same scene happened in all parts of Fang County. The envoys of the Dragon Palace rushed back and forth regardless of their fatigue, trying to convey the rain decree to every dragon son and dragon daughter.

They also remember the last lesson.

You work hard all day long, and you are vigilant at night, without blame.

Halfway through Jiazi, the Dragon King has paid more and more attention to their performance, and a word from the messenger may reduce their points.

There has been no rain in the world for many days, resulting in drought in Fang County, and the water in the Pitang canal is close to drying up, which will affect the harvest.

So the government organized people from all counties to go to the local Dragon King Temple to hold a big sacrifice, praying that the Dragon King would show mercy.

The Dragon King of Jiahu naturally knew about such a major event in advance, so he issued a decree to inform the dragon son and daughter who were still in the Jiazi assessment.

In the cloud, all the sons and daughters of dragons listened to the mourning of mortals, and felt compassionate.

"There is a severe drought for thousands of miles, Lord Dragon, please open your eyes and look at the world. If it doesn't rain, how will you spend this year's cold winter?"

"Whoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooac

"I beg all the dragon gods to send down the rain, the grain in my field is only one month away from ripening..."

Even if they couldn't bear it anymore, they had to arrange the clouds and rain according to the time of the rain decree.

Ao Lin was restless, staring at the direction of the sun to estimate the time, and finally, when the ceremony was at its climax, it was time.

A dragon chant resounded through the sky, responding to the praying people in the world.

The strong wind picked up suddenly, the sky gradually darkened, and the white clouds were also stained with a layer of ink.

"I knew that there were real dragons hidden in Kings Lake, and they are righteous gods who care about us and other mortals!"

"It is going to rain……"

As soon as noon arrived, bean-sized raindrops began to fall. It was a heavy rain, and it was a veritable rain for the arid Fang County.

At sunset, the rainfall in the Jin County area had just reached 36 feet [-] inches [-] points, and Ao Lin turned his hands to disperse the water vapor in the clouds to prevent excessive rainfall.

Looking at the land full of vitality, and those mortals who are grateful to the dragon shadows in the clouds, Ao Lin felt a surge of excitement in his heart. Is this to benefit the world?
At the end of the ten years, thanks to the concerted efforts of the fifteen little dragons, the incense in the dragon temples in various places rose sharply, and the luck of the Dragon Palace returned to its full glory.

Moreover, the entire Fang County is safe and sound, without any drought or flood, and it is gradually showing prosperity.

The Dragon King finally issued an order to praise them, thinking that they could already protect a county.

Among them, the dragon son and dragon girl who performed the best were specially selected, and Ao Lin and Ao Xia were naturally among them.

……

The fifth decade, the sixth decade.

No matter in the previous life or in this life, Zhou Bai has never been so immersed in himself, immersed in the state of thinking and learning.

In the third decade, Zhou Bai traveled abroad to broaden his knowledge, while in the fourth decade he digested and penetrated.

Zhou Bai felt that it was not enough to describe himself with a wealth of knowledge. It can be said that he has read and understood all the classic knowledge of ordinary people.

In the world of picture scrolls, everything that should be seen is almost seen.

Unless those Confucian sages are used to suppress him now, his knowledge of the past and the present is probably nothing more than that.

So in the remaining 20 years, Zhou Bai began to specialize in Taoism, which is the most important thing in Chunwei.

After all, the ultimate purpose of the imperial examination is to send talents to the heaven, and the imperial court only picks up the leftovers.

With the experiences and tests of the previous 40 years, the little dragons have formed a certain bond with the land of Fang County. The more they see, the stronger their sense of responsibility for this land.

It seems to be a matter of course to protect the people in this land.

They earnestly completed the rainfall task and worked hard to maintain the water vapor balance in Fang County.

Over time.

After the Jiazi test was carried out for a few years, Fang County has become a well-known land of fish and rice.

With good weather and abundant crops, Fang County's population of one million began to grow rapidly.

There are migrants who come here for fame, and there are also native populations who start to multiply because they don't have to worry about food and clothing.

150, 200, 300 million...

For Fang County, which has few plains, there are simply no more places to accommodate the excess population, so people began to focus on the mountainous area with the most Fang County.

At the beginning, it was a hill, and the whole mountain was opened up to build houses and dig terraced fields.

A large amount of firewood, precious herbs, and prey poured into the market in a steady stream, and business travelers from other counties kept coming and going, and they were greatly welcomed.

For a time, the people who moved to the hills not only did not suffer from poverty, but instead reaped a fortune.

There are not enough small hills that are suitable for living and easy to develop, so we can only move on to the big mountains.

There are ferocious beasts and poisonous insects in the deep mountains and old forests. People who have no place to live in Fangjun decided to use fire.

The Fang County government could not stop the burning of the mountains and forests to obtain livable land, nor did they want to stop it.

We must provide a way to survive, otherwise weeds will become bandits, harming the local area, and it will be even more difficult for the government to deal with it.

In this way, a large number of mountains and forests have been cleared out, and there are bare areas everywhere, which is very suitable for the human race to outline them.

The extra population has a place to settle down, and those people from other counties who are prohibited from entering the country can be let in again.

The more people there are, the stronger the productivity will be, and the development will be more prosperous. How can Fang County's parents and officials not understand this truth.

They even thought that Fang County might be able to hope to become the most powerful county in the country, what an achievement this is.

Of course, some highly intelligent people reminded that without forests, Fang County would not be able to bear the consequences in the event of floods and droughts.

But the people of Fang County, who have long been accustomed to the protection of the Dragon God, can't hear such words. The new generation doesn't even know what hunger is.

Floods and droughts follow people, don't know famine, and there is no shortage of food, it is called Fangjun Tianfu!
This is the pride of Fang County people, and good weather is a matter of course for them.

however……

In the last year of Jiazi's trial, the forest was exploited excessively, and the consequences of soil erosion finally broke out.

Dazzling white lightning tore apart the night sky of Fang County, and then, deafening thunder rolled from the sky.

The hearts of countless Fangjun people jumped, Qiqi woke up from the dream, is there a catastrophe imminent? !

When they opened the door, they saw the howling wind and the torrential rain, crazily hitting the hill full of houses.

This is a torrential rain naturally formed by heaven and earth, which is completely different from the mild rainfall before.

The sudden surge of rain washed away the last few forest trees. These lonely big trees wanted to use their roots to fix the water and soil, but they were unable to support them alone.

The heavy night rain directly washed away countless hilltops, forming mudslides and even floods.

"Help, Dragon God save us!"

"Stop this rain, we will worship you..."

Seeing that a large number of "innocent" people were calling out to the dragon god again, praying for the clouds to harvest and the rain to rest, Zhu Xiaolong immediately wanted to cast spells to disperse the torrential dark clouds.

Immediately, more than a dozen little dragons crawled into the clouds, their expressions were impatient and full of worry.

Immediately end the Jiazi test, and it turned out to be such a big mess, who can be in a good mood.

A flash of lightning pierced the night sky again, and the people who looked at the sky and prayed were delighted because they saw the shadow of the dragon.

"The dragon gods will take action immediately, they won't watch us suffer!" Most of the people in Fang County thought so at this time.

Hearing this, the little dragons didn't know why, but felt tightness in their chests.

But they still followed the habit and decided to help, and the whistling storm rolled up.

At this moment, a yellow dragon and a white dragon stopped them, it was Ao Lin and Ao Xia.

Ao Lin shouted loudly: "Have you forgotten that when the human race excavated the mountains and forests, the master said that this is the greedy and unrestrained way of the people of Fang County to bring disaster?"

"The old man gave suggestions to the county government back then, but they were shelved. This is his own fault!" Ao Xia continued.

"The people of Kefang County have waited for me for many years, so don't they just ignore it?"

"Is our 60 years of hard work going to be destroyed by a heavy rain?!"

"Master is also a human race, we are saving people like Master."

Ao Xia and Aolin couldn't stop the other little dragons. For a whole sixty years, they had already regarded themselves as the patron saint of Fang County.

Facing his classmates who were staring at him angrily, Ao Lin sighed and said, "Master is a human race, but he also comprehends the principles of heaven and earth."

"He also said that heaven and earth have their own laws of operation, and there are unpredictable catastrophes."

"As dragons, we are born to be in charge of rain, but sometimes we have to learn to obey God's will!"

Jiazi time is enough for the little dragons to grow up.

They have great power, and gradually feel that the master who was worshiped as a god at the beginning seems to be the same, and some words cannot be fully believed.

In the end, Ao Lin and Ao Xia got out of the way and let the little dragon who didn't listen to persuasion cast a spell to drive away the clouds.

The thirteen little dragons all decided to follow the "sense of responsibility" in their hearts, and in less than a moment, all the dark clouds were dispersed.

The clouds gather and the rain rests, and the bright moon and stars appear in the night sky. The people of Fang County are saved because of this, and they are grateful to the dragons.

Everything seems to be going well.

Then, in the next moment, the wind blew up, and the dispelled dark clouds suddenly gathered, and the amount of water accumulated in the thick clouds was three times more than before!
The people of Fang County were shocked, and the thirteen little dragons were also shocked. Why?

Boom!

There was a burst of thunder, and the boundless torrential rain poured down again.

This time, no dragon dared to disperse the clouds again. What if the amount of water was several times more, I am afraid that no one in Fang County could survive.

When the thirteen little dragons were confused and struggling, and Ao Lin and Ao Xia looked at the stricken people and lamented, the Jiahu Dragon King, who had never been out of customs for a period of sixty years, appeared, followed by a large number of water god soldiers from the Dragon Palace.

But he didn't come to rescue the disaster, but in front of Fangjun, which was gradually turning into Zeguo, he took the decree to announce the end of Jiazi's trial.

"Heaven and earth are tribulations, and the power of heaven is unpredictable. The gods control the rules, but they need to observe the heart of heaven and obey the will of heaven."

"Ao Lin and Ao Xia, from the heart of heaven, to the world, specially appointed Ao Lin as the Young Lord of the Dragon Palace, and Ao Xia as the Princess of the Dragon Palace."

"The rest of the dragon sons and daughters, who didn't know what to do and intended to violate the natural principles of heaven and earth, should have been punished. But since they were born in Jiazi, they have been conscientious, and their merits and demerits have been offset.

After speaking, the decree of heaven came into effect immediately, and the [-] little dragons shone with divine light, each of them manifested their vocation according to their meritorious service.

　Amidst the sound of the Spring Festival Gala program and the sound of fireworks and firecrackers, code words are too difficult...

　　I wish you all a happy New Year's Eve and all the best!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)