Shennong Dao Master-Chapter 1287 - 6: After the Chickens Peck the Grain, the Dogs Lick the Flour, and the Lamp Burns Through the Lock

"The Yuanfeng Skill, Your Excellency, I have set with a time limit, and it will naturally be undone."

"Oh?" Ji Che asked, "What conditions have you set?"

"When the chickens have pecked the rice, the dogs have licked the noodles, and the lamp has burned through the lock, the spell will naturally be lifted."

"How long will that take?" Ji Che asked.

Zhao Xing smiled and said, "Rice Mountain, Noodle Mountain, circulate endlessly through thirty-six tunnels. No matter what method is used to blow them away, as long as within the range of the Yuanfeng Skill, they will automatically return."

"If within the range of the Yuanfeng Skill, not a grain of rice or a pinch of noodles remains, that's a forced break, and those two will die."

"The lamp is formed by moonlight and cannot be extinguished at all, while the lock is condensed by sunlight."

"As long as the sun and moon continue in the world, and yin and yang cycle endlessly, it will permanently remain the same. A forced break means those two will die."

Ji Che pondered for a moment, then with a particularly brilliant expression said, "Does this mean it will never be unsealed?"

Zhao Xing humbly said, "It's not that exaggerated. If the Beichen Country continues to exist, the spell can last for tens of thousands of years."

"Tens of thousands of years, hahaha!" Ji Che suddenly burst out laughing, "You've really left yourself quite a leeway, haha."

Zhao Xing: "This is how it's done, but one should not speak in absolutes. I don't want to learn from the ancient Prince Zhuang and build a Netherworld Palace."

Ji Che gave a knowing smile.

He certainly knew the story Zhao Xing referred to. In ancient times, Prince Zhuang was a king whose mother, Madam Jiang, bore him and his younger brother, Lord Shu Duan.

The result was that Madam Jiang always favored the younger son, to the extent that even after the elder son ascended to the throne, she wanted the younger son to take over.

So Prince Zhuang sent Madam Jiang away and made a public vow by the Luo River: "Until the Yellow Spring, we shall not meet!"

In his later years, Prince Zhuang regretted it. After all, she was still his mother. Madam Jiang, too, felt she had been overly partial and missed her eldest son every day.

But in a moment of anger, words had been spoken irrevocably, so what could be done?

Then, a wise minister built a Netherworld Palace, allowing Prince Zhuang and Madam Jiang to meet there.

One can do things thoroughly, but words should not be spoken thoroughly.

Zhao Xing's this move left room for the Beichen King to admit his mistakes.

"The Beichen King has somewhat lost sight of himself and my abilities."

"This time, let him see it clearly!"

"Your Majesty, take a good look too, at who exactly will be willing to get involved in this matter and help the Beichen King."

Ji Che nodded, as this matter was similar to the previous bride-snatching incident, akin to looking at the inclinations of many ministers.

...

The investigation into Beichen Country officials quickly caused a stir.

Zhao Xing's declaration that he would make the Beichen King come to the capital to beg forgiveness soon spread.

The confrontation between the Grand Minister of Agriculture and the Super Rank King was big news.

As the court session dispersed, discussions erupted.

"Wasn't the Grand Minister of Agriculture too impulsive, running to their royal palace and even taking the Beichen King's queen and minister uncle, giving no face to the Beichen King?"

"What nonsense, you only think of the Beichen King's face? Doesn't our Grand Minister of Agriculture deserve face? Doesn't His Majesty deserve face?"

"Exactly, the Grand Minister of Agriculture descended upon their kingdom, banged the drum twice with no one to welcome. Just how rotten have Beichen Country's officials become?"

"Who is the Grand Minister of Agriculture? Years ago, even at just the Third Grade Realm, he dared to pit against a group of Outer World Life Palace Realm cultivators in the Dragon Court! Moreover, he schemed against the White Bone Sect, Great Snake Country, and four royal courts, bankrupting the White Bone Sect and losing eighteen treasures!"

"In the days of the previous emperor, the Grand Minister of Agriculture dared to lead His Majesty in a bride-snatching! And it succeeded!"

"He is the youngest in history and the most prestigious among the Ministers of Agriculture, going to Beichen Country for tax inspection. Two drums weren't enough, how could they treat him like that! How dare they!"

"Isn't it because the Beichen King is not in the country..."

"Scoundrel, did you take Beichen King's money, to speak for him repeatedly as a corrupt official!"

"Hey, Brother Kun, let it go, let it go, don't get physical..."

Ji Youtang and Xiao Zhe pulled Meng Kun and a Ritual Repairer apart, with an extra kick or two in the process.

Seeing that person's face bruised and swollen, Meng Kun finally gave up, snorted, and left.

...

Seven days later, in the Beichen Country, inside the royal palace.

At this time, the Beichen King had already returned to the Royal City.

Looking at the mess inside the royal palace, he was left speechless. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

Cai Jin's expression, however, was somewhat solemn because he discovered that the spell enveloping the palace seemed not so simple.

"This spell is quite exquisite. A slight mistake might lead to the queen and the Prime Minister perishing," Cai Jin said.

"For this reason, I asked Brother Cai to come." The Beichen King sighed, "They have erred, but their lives should not be lost. Afterward, I can plead with His Majesty for clemency, but for now, please lend your aid, brother."

"I will try, but I'm not sure it will succeed." At this moment, having seen the spell personally, Cai Jin couldn't maintain his previous confidence.

He stepped into the palace and immediately saw the Rice Mountain, Noodle Mountain, and the Lamp Lock.

Because the Shen Tu siblings had turned into ordinary chickens and dogs, they became hungry quickly.

For these few days, they lived by pecking rice and licking noodles.

The Shen Tu siblings were used to eating delicacies of the mountains and seas.

Now, to survive, they had to eat rough noodles and rice; the taste was indescribably difficult.

In the end, Shen Tuming ate with tears in his eyes, sneezing occasionally.

Seeing the Beichen King and Cai Jin enter, Shen Tuming and Shen Tulan, the Shen Tu siblings, immediately ran over.

"Cluck, cluck, cluck!"

"Woof, woof, woof~"

The brocade chicken flapped its wings, and the yellow dog wagged its tail, whimpering incessantly.

Cai Jin didn't need to think to know they were complaining.