Chapter 251 - 233: Implementing a Clever Plan to Achieve Great Success_2
This messenger told the Jing River Dragon King that it would rain tomorrow, at the exact hour and with the exact number of raindrops. Yuan Shoucheng calculated it precisely without any discrepancy.
The Jing River Dragon King couldn’t help but exclaim in alarm, "Is there really such an extraordinary person in this world? Could it be that I am going to lose?"
An adjacent strategist then said, "Great King, there’s no need to worry. You are the Dragon King; if the Jade Emperor orders you to bring rain, you can just delay it a bit, or reduce the amount of rainfall. Wouldn’t it be Yuan Shoucheng who loses then? Afterwards, just go right to his door, drive him out of Chang’an, and protect our aquatic tribes."
After hearing this, the Dragon King joyfully agreed, thinking, "That’s right, I am the one in charge of rainfall. By withholding a bit and delaying, wouldn’t Yuan Shoucheng lose? Then I can simply smash his signboard to pieces!"
Overjoyed, the Dragon King threw a feast, inviting guests for a drink, preparing to spread clouds again at the hour of the snake, thunder at noon, and bring rain at the wei hour, raining precisely three feet and forty drops.
Guanyin laughed and said, "Look, this Jing River Dragon King is truly just a bear of a man, and his strategist is just a straw bag at that, coming up with such an idea! The act of raining is under the management of the Jade Emperor, and right now the Jade Emperor is consolidating power. By withholding rainfall and delaying the time, this is like slapping the Jade Emperor’s face. Would the Jade Emperor let him off that easily?"
Mu Zha couldn’t help but laugh upon hearing this, thinking there seemed to be some interesting developments ahead, and it was very likely that they would achieve great success!
The next day, the Dragon King ascended to bring rain, just as he had discussed with his strategist the day before, withholding the rain and delaying the time.
After the rain, the Dragon King went straight into Yuan Shoucheng’s divination hall, smashed his signboard as soon as he entered, and berated, "You rash Taoist, so ignorant of what is right! Your calculations are incorrect, but you stubbornly claim your predictions are faultless! There were only three feet and forty drops of rain, and it was much later than predicted. What do you have to say for yourself?"