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Zheng Yingci had only just thought of this when Liu Zhan suddenly stepped forward. Everyone was kneeling, and a Daoist suddenly coming forward naturally drew everyone's attention.

The Daoist clasped his hands in salute. "Your Majesty speaks rightly. Under all Heaven, nothing is not the king's land; to the shores within its bounds, none are not the king's subjects. Though the Dragon Lord is noble, it is merely a subject who commands the waters. Refusing the edict is a crime."

"Oh?" King Yu swept him with an icy gaze. Seeing that he was around fifty and dressed in the robes of an Eighth Rank Daoist official, he asked coldly, "Who are you, and what gives you the nerve to speak on such an occasion?"

"If you disrupt the rain-prayer ceremony, I will immediately invoke the Royal Command Token and have you beheaded beneath this high platform."

Liu Zhan was unafraid. Without even looking at the stunned Daoists, he gave a slight bow and said calmly, "This poor Daoist is Chi Mo, here to resolve Your Majesty's doubts."

King Yu snorted with laughter. "You are merely from an Eighth Rank Daoist temple. How dare you boast so extravagantly?"

Liu Zhan watched King Yu. "Your Majesty, this poor Daoist was born with unusual gifts and later studied under an enlightened master. I have cultivated thirty-six Daoist arts and can help Your Majesty with this matter."

"I have an array that can force the Dragon Lord to heed commands. I ask Your Majesty's permission to summon the Daoists present and set the array. If it does not submit, Your Majesty may behead this poor Daoist, Chi Mo."

His words were as decisive as cutting gold and severing iron. Everyone changed color, and even King Yu was startled, uncertainty flashing across his face. Then