"Heavenly Emperor, Vaisravana has sent someone."
Just then, Lu Chuan's personal secretary, Youyi Spirit Official, came forward. "He says Ao Guang has arrived. He is kneeling outside South Heaven Gate right now, carrying thorny switches on his back to beg forgiveness."
"Carrying thorny switches to beg forgiveness? This old Dragon King is playing that trick with me now."
Lu Chuan gave a soft laugh. "Only one dragon came?"
"His daughter came with him as well, the Dragon Clan's Seventh Princess, Ao Bing."
"Ao Bing?"
Heavenly Emperor Lu's expression turned somewhat strange.
The memory of nearly having his husband snatched away by this Seventh Princess of the Dragon Clan surged into his mind.
"What, you know her?"
Taishang Laojun glanced at Lu Chuan.
"Ahem. We've met a few times."
"I'm afraid it isn't that simple, is it?"
"Old matters from years past. Best not to mention them, best not to mention them!"
As Lu Chuan spoke, he changed the subject. "But back when they rebelled against the Heavenly Court, all four Dragon Kings had a part in it. Now that they've come to beg forgiveness, only one has arrived. Is this their attitude toward asking for pardon?"
Youyi Spirit Official said, "What does Your Majesty mean...?"
Lu Chuan said, "Go. If they want to play at carrying thorny switches to beg forgiveness, then tell all four of them to kneel outside South Heaven Gate for Us."
Youyi Spirit Official withdrew. "By Your Majesty's decree!"
Taishang said, "It seems you do not wish to wipe out the Dragon Clan."
"What makes you say that?"
"If you wanted to wipe out the Dragon Clan, the Dragon Clan would never have had the chance to come and beg forgiveness."
Taishang said, "Once this Ancestral Dragon died, the Dragon Clan's sky collapsed with him. That