Der Fall des Geisterboten – Die Geschichte einer Seele, die den Körper verlässt - Kapitel 37
"That guy is an official appointed by the imperial court, guarding the border. I'm going to deliberately disrupt the seas and see what he can do! Hehe..." the river shrimp chuckled wickedly. "Go and tell that general's son that I will dominate the four seas, and he can continue to watch the yellow sand outside the Yellow River!"
The wild goose looked puzzled. "Who?"
The river shrimp glared at him. "Aren't you going?!"
The geese took flight immediately, shouting, "Go! Go right now!"
The demons and humans watched the wild geese depart, and sighed at the same time.
"'Wild geese carrying letters'...that's what this situation is about, right?" the crab suddenly said.
All the demons and humans were looking at it at the same time.
“Crab…you’ve figured it out…” the carp sighed.
"I've realized it too..." Blackfish sighed.
The river shrimp ignored them and walked away with a smile.
A hundred years? Conquering the world won't even take three years! Hmph!
"So, that's the end of our matter. How should we judge the frog and the dragon?" the crab asked again.
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"Well...it's hard to say..."
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Chapter Forty-Four
At dawn, a rainbow appeared in the dimly lit sky.
The dragon watched as the seven-colored light fell into the bottom of the pool, illuminating the water.
"Good morning~" the dragon with seven-colored scales greeted.
The dragon nodded. "Good morning."
Hearing the sound, the dragon rubbed its eyes. "A rainbow?"
The rainbow immediately swam over, patted the dragon's head, and said, "Little idiot, long time no see."
The dragon was somewhat displeased. "Speak quickly if you have something to say, don't resort to violence!"
Hong withdrew her hand, "Oh, oh, oh~ What a tone~"
The dragon remained silent.
Hong sighed, swam to the water-suppressing sword, and shouted, "Release!"
The chains vanished with a snap, and the water-suppressing sword disappeared into the mud at the bottom of the pool.
The dragon stretched its limbs and asked, "Has the verdict been handed down?"
Hong took out a scroll and said, "Although it's not a major crime, escaping from your bonds still warrants being banished to the mortal realm. ...You've been to the Heavenly Palace before, so you should have been prepared, right?"
The dragon chuckled, "It doesn't matter."
Rainbow was somewhat puzzled. In its memory, a dragon, being a deity, always possessed an unyielding pride and dignity. But now, those things seemed unimportant...
"What about me? Can I also descend to the mortal realm?" Chi asked anxiously.
Hong couldn't help but laugh. "Being human is very hard; there's birth, aging, sickness, and death."
The dragon held its paws and said, "It's alright."
After hearing this, Hong shook her head and teased, "I only envy the mandarin ducks, not the immortals..."
The dragon was instantly enraged. It charged forward and roared, "Don't talk nonsense! I'm not tied to the Water-Suppressing Sword anymore! Don't blame me for being disrespectful!"
Hong pitifully hid behind Chi, "I'm so scared..."
Looking at the chaotic situation, Chi asked innocently, "Did I say something wrong?"
"No..." the dragon replied helplessly.
"You little idiot, do you really want to come down to the mortal realm with me?" Hong straightened her posture and asked.
The dragon nodded without hesitation.
Hong turned to look at the silent dragon, smiled, and shook her head.
"Alright. You have done a great job in controlling the floods, and Heaven originally intended to promote you to another position, but I think you wouldn't want that... The matter of descending to the mortal realm is set for tomorrow. If there's anything you can't let go of, go and say goodbye." Hong finished speaking easily and then leaped away.
The dragon raised its head, looking at the vanished seven-colored radiance, a deep smile in its eyes.
"I want to go back to my pond," the dragon said as it swam to its side.
"Okay. Let's go together."
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Winter had arrived, and a chill was in the quietly blowing wind. The dragon transformed into human form and walked slowly along the road, occasionally glancing at the dragon ahead of it.
I've heard that once you descend to earth and become a human, you lose your current memories...
It stopped, watching the dragon slowly walk away. A sudden pang of sadness welled up inside it. There were so many things it couldn't remember. But it didn't want to forget anything here. It wanted to remember every single word spoken…
Noticing the dragon's unusual behavior, the dragon stopped and asked, "What's wrong?"
The dragon chuckled and shook its head. It ran up and grabbed the dragon's hand.
"No matter what, I will find you! This time, I will be quick!" it shouted.
The dragon was stunned, its cheeks slightly flushed.
"Just like this... there's no need to shout it out, is there?" it whispered.
Chi laughed, "I'm like a fox; I always shout things out."
The dragon laughed, "It doesn't learn the good things, it only learns the bad things."
The dragon gripped its hand tightly and smiled innocently.
"..." The dragon looked at it for a long time, then smiled and said, "It doesn't matter if you're not fast. I'll come to find you..."
The dragon didn't know what it was feeling at that moment, but it finally understood clearly why the fox ultimately became human...
The dragon pulled it up and continued forward.
The dragon suddenly wished that this road would never end...
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As soon as I arrived at the pond, I heard a piercing scream.
"I don't want to—" the carp cried out in alarm.
"I don't want to either—" Blackfish cried out in surprise.
"The crab won't agree—" the crab cried out in surprise.
"Anyway, I'm leaving...it doesn't matter..." River Shrimp said casually as he packed his luggage.
A frog, a catfish, and a black snake stood on the bank of the pond, their expressions strange.
Before them stood the same seven-colored rainbow.
Ni was getting impatient. "Enough with the nonsense! The Heavenly Palace decrees do not allow you little demons to act so recklessly!"
"Support democracy, oppose tyranny!" shouted the carp and the blackfish.
Ni immediately flew into a rage, "Are you trying to force me to do it?!"
The little demons huddled in a corner of the pond, trembling with fear.
"What's wrong?" Chi ran over and asked.
Ni glanced at it and said, "By imperial decree, Le Xin was ordered to descend to the mortal realm to capture a wanted criminal, but his magic was used improperly, causing the town to be flooded. He has been demoted three ranks and sent to this pond as a water official."
“Oh…” Chi nodded.
"We don't want to!!! Our water official here is an idiot!!!" the little demons shouted.
Black Snake frowned. "Tch. If you don't like it, I didn't want to come!"
"Don't be like that~" the dragon laughed, "We're all good friends~"
"We are not its friends!" the little demons said in unison.
Ni grew increasingly impatient. "Quiet down, all of you! Anyone who talks nonsense will be arrested and locked in Leifeng Pagoda!"
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"Why Leifeng Pagoda?" the crab asked curiously.
“If you don’t like the black snake, the white snake will do!” Ni said matter-of-factly.
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The catfish sighed and said, "Young man, the decrees of Heaven cannot be changed. Just accept it. As the saying goes, whoever goes against Heaven will be punished tomorrow..."
"You have ulterior motives, and we can't listen to you!" the carp immediately retorted.
"Heaven and earth bear witness, I did nothing wrong!" the catfish protested.
“Exactly, everyone knows you and Black Snake are best buddies! Of course you’ll speak up for it, just like I always side with Carp!” Black Fish added.
"Hei Zi! Don't compare our sacred and pure relationship to theirs!" the carp said righteously.
“Yes! Carp, our bond is unmatched!” Blackfish chimed in.
"Heizi!"
"Carp!"
"Heizi!"
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The catfish stood frozen on the shore, unsure how to join the conversation...
"Uh... speaking of feelings... I once..." it finally spoke after a long pause.
"Old Catfish! Don't change the subject!!!" all the demons and immortals said in unison.