Dreaming for 10,000 years

Chapter 404 Meeting
Three days later, the morning mist had not yet dissipated.

Yu Tian and Xiao Lingdang hid in the canopy of a thousand-year-old pine tree by the riverbank, the dense pine needles perfectly concealing their figures. From this angle, the confluence of the three rivers was fully visible.

The turbulent river forms a huge whirlpool here, and the shimmering phosphorescence underwater can be faintly seen amidst the surging white waves.

Those are the aquatic guards deployed by the River God!
They hid there to see what the three gods were talking about, especially since their topic of conversation was about their own life and death.

The feeling of having one's life and death discussed by others, of being at their mercy, is truly awful!

Time passed second by second, and suddenly a rosy glow appeared on the horizon, and the clouds parted to both sides like a curtain.

Twelve mountain demons with blue faces and fangs rode in on the clouds, wielding bronze spears and draped with crimson ribbons around their waists. Each step they took left burning tiger claw marks in the air.

Then came a deafening roar of tigers, and six crimson-striped tigers pulled a gilded cloud chariot that soared through the air. The chariot was entirely black, with vines that looked as if they were alive wrapped around its shafts, and a hundred leopards embroidered on a thin veil hanging from its roof.

A gentle breeze rustled through the gauze curtains, revealing a graceful figure seated within. The Lord of Chu Mountain wore a dark green robe, nine tiger-bone hairpins adorning his hair, and his pale fingers were toying with a bronze tiger tally.

Then, the river surface suddenly became still, and then boiled.

Ten golden carp leaped out of the water and formed a dragon gate formation in the air. Yu Tian recognized General Li, the leader of the team.

The crab general, clad in bronze armor, held aloft a command flag with its pincers. With a series of clear, clinking sounds, a ceremonial carriage made of thousand-year-old giant clam shells rose from the riverbed, its body adorned with luminous pearls that shone brightly even in the daytime.

The River God held his head high, his long neck covered in cyan-gold scales, and his human body was dressed in a black crown robe, with a jade belt adorned with the River Chart and Luo River Book at his waist. When he opened his amber vertical pupils, the entire river's flow froze.

Finally, a deafening roar echoed through the mountains and forests on the south bank of the Yellow River.

Three black bears, each as large as an elephant, crashed through ancient trees and charged forward, their necks yoked with bronze, pulling a chariot carved from a single piece of obsidian. Frost bloomed where the wheels rolled.

Lord Mi was as tall and imposing as a mountain, with dark skin covered in old scars and a shiny, round nose, making him look like a giant bear standing upright.

He wore a rough bearskin cloak and had a bone wine flask at his waist. As the chariot came to a stop, the eagle owl perched on his shoulder suddenly let out a piercing laugh, breaking the somber atmosphere.

Who would have thought that the Mi Mountain Lord, who seemed to have a tacit understanding and cunning with Yu Tian, ​​was actually a big bear?
The three rulers faced off in mid-air, their invisible pressure causing birds to vanish and fish to sink to the bottom within a ten-mile radius. The turbulent river became eerily calm at that moment, its surface as smooth as a mirror, reflecting the three faces with their distinct expressions.

Yu Tian noticed that although Lord Mi of Mi Mountain appeared rough and unruly, he precisely positioned himself at the crucial points upstream and downstream. The River God's chariot remained suspended three inches above the water's surface. And within the shadow of Lord Chu of Chu's cloud chariot, more mountain spirits seemed to be stirring restlessly.

Silence weighed heavily on everyone's hearts like a hammer blow.

Finally, the River God's dragon whiskers moved without wind, and his gilded vertical pupils narrowed slightly: "Lord Mi, harboring followers of the Cat God is a crime punishable by the whole world."

His voice was like an undercurrent in a deep pool, each word carrying a heavy, oppressive force that caused ripples to spread across the surface.

"Heh—" Lord Mi picked at his ear, flicking away non-existent earwax with his thick fingers. "Old blind dragon, which of your dragon eyes saw me hoarding it?"

He deliberately emphasized the word "dragon," his bear face filled with sarcasm. He knew that although the River God had a dragon's head and a human body, he wasn't a true dragon. The real dragon had vanished into the past along with the Cat God.

Suddenly, the Chu Mountain Lord in the cloud chariot lifted the gauze curtain. In the sunlight, her indifferent face and icy voice proclaimed, "Mi Heizi, my mountain spirits witnessed it with their own eyes—that scoundrel is hiding on your southern slope!"

With a flick of her slender finger, an illusion of Yu Tian burning down the mountains and forests appeared in the air. "He comes to harass my territory every few days. How do you plan to settle this score?"

"Heh!" Lord Mi sneered, his black nose wrinkling up. "The cat god's followers harassed you, but didn't they harass me too?"

He started listing the problems, pointing to his thick, calloused hands: "Last month he burned down three of my forests, and the other day he killed several wild boars. If this continues, he'll eat my whole mountain! Mi Mountain is small and weak. If you can't do anything about him, then naturally I can't either!"

As he spoke, he suddenly pointed at the River God: "If we're talking about it, Old Blind Dragon, you bear the most responsibility! That brat was the first to steal your offerings!"

The bronze armor chains on the River God's body rattled: "Absurd! I, at that time..."

"What happened back then?" Lord Mi suddenly stood up, his three-meter-tall figure casting a large shadow: "The mighty River God couldn't even stop a mere brat, letting him sneak into my territory?"

He turned to Chu Shanzhu and grinned, "Chu woman, if you ask me, maybe Old Blind Dragon deliberately let us win!"

Chu Shanjun raised an eyebrow. She naturally didn't believe the River God was letting the river flow. She could clearly see that Mi Heizi was stirring up trouble and shifting blame. She was almost certain that the boy was the knife in Mi Heizi's hand.

Especially in the last few days, the fact that the kid suddenly went silent further indicates that Mi Heizi has influence over him.

Mi Heizi's current stubborn and unyielding attitude is really irritating to her!
Yu Tian, ​​hiding in the ancient pine tree, almost burst out laughing. Watching the three high and mighty gods passing the buck to each other like shrewish women in the marketplace, he suddenly felt that these so-called gods were nothing more than monsters with slightly stronger powers.

Hearing Mi Shanzhu's unreasonable arguments, the River God's dragon scales gleamed with a blue light, clearly enraged: "Mi Heizi! You..."

"What do you mean, 'what do you mean, 'what do you mean'?" Lord Mi sat back down on his chariot, causing the three black bears to bare their teeth in shock. "Want to fight? Come on!"

He deliberately shook the wine pot: "Perfect for the White Deer Lord in the west to watch the show."

These words were like a bucket of cold water, instantly extinguishing the tense atmosphere. Yu Tian keenly noticed that upon hearing this, Lord Chu immediately glanced westward, while the scales on the River God's dragon claws slightly tightened.

They were all wary of the fourth force, or the hidden fifth or sixth force! Who knew how many demons were watching their location from within these mountains?
The wind swept across the river, dispelling the last trace of awe in Yu Tian's heart.

So this is what the battles between gods are all about!

He chuckled inwardly, his fingertips unconsciously tracing the bone knife at his waist. Amidst the dappled shadows of the trees, the boy's eyes gleamed with ambition.

"Speak! What do you want?" Finally, the River God spoke, "What do you want? Hand over that brat?"

Yu Tian perked up, realizing they had reached a crucial point in their discussion.

(End of this chapter)