Chapter 207: A Great Uproar in Golden Rhino Cave (XVIII)
The gods had lost the battle and resolved to invite more divine generals.
Ao Tu, Nezha, and Wukong went to Guanjiangkou to ask Erlang Shen to lend his aid.
The three rode clouds to Erlang Shen’s Temple Residence in Guanjiangkou.
Nezha knew his way around the place well.
Though Wukong had been there once, he had not come by the proper way.
It was Ao Tu's first visit.
The three entered the temple residence and asked to see True Lord Erlang.
On hearing the news, Erlang straightened his robes and came to welcome them.
There stood a magnificent man, exceedingly handsome and imposing, with fine, distinguished features, dressed in a white robe adorned with gold.
Ao Tu had met Erlang once at the Yaochi Flower Festival. True Lord Qingyuan Miaodao had worn divine robes then and had not looked as casually elegant as he did today.
Looking at him now, his looks fell only slightly short of Ao Tu's own.
"Second Brother!" Nezha greeted him.
"Nezha! And the Great Sage is here too. Who might this immortal lord be?" Erlang asked with a smile.
Ao Tu gave a Daoist salute. "This humble Daoist is Taixi. My greetings!"
Erlang hastily returned the salute. "I have long admired your name. You must be the newly appointed Perfected Lord Taixi of the Heaven of Parting Hatred!"
"You flatter me," Ao Tu said. "I am new to the Divine Realm and have yet to pay a visit to the True Lord."
Unable to stand their courtesies, Nezha curled his lips and walked straight inside. "Second Brother, never mind him. He's one of our own."
"Please come in, True Lord! Great Sage, please!" Erlang said with a smile.
They walked inside.
Nezha tasted a cup