Chapter 265: The Confused Laozi!

Chapter 265: The Confused Laozi!

From the moment Laozi heard this question, he was filled with confidence. After all, among the Saints, aside from Ancestor Hongjun, he was the best at divination.

However, when he actually began to calculate, he was completely taken aback. He could not discern anything about the Jing River Dragon King, as if this person didn't exist in the entire world.

When Laozi realized this situation, he was shocked and hurriedly tried to figure out why it was happening. Yet, he couldn't find any reason, as the Jing River Dragon King shouldn't possess any abilities, secret techniques, or treasures capable of obscuring divination.

Even if the Heavenly Dao were assisting in concealing him, it shouldn't be so perfect that Laozi, a Saint, couldn't detect anything at all. Normally, even with the Heavenly Dao's interference, Laozi should still have been able to uncover traces. But now, it was as though the Jing River Dragon King didn't exist.

The current situation was as if the Jing River Dragon King had completely disappeared from the entire world's past, present, and future. This was obviously abnormal, and the result left Laozi somewhat panicked. His initial confidence vanished, and he found the situation rather tricky.

Despite this, Laozi didn't give up. He continued trying every possible divination method, hoping to find some clue and expand upon it. However, all his efforts were in vain, and the time he spent only increased.

Meanwhile, the onlookers watching from outside hadn't received any response from Laozi. Even the Jing River Dragon King, the one involved, was anxiously waiting, wondering if he was too difficult to calculate.

After all, he was just a minor Dragon King of a small river. How could someone like Laozi, a Saint, fail to foresee his future?

Thus, the Dragon King began to suspect that some major disaster might occur in his future, and Laozi had seen it but didn't dare speak of it, fearing it would frighten him.

With this thought, the Dragon King became increasingly worried and scared. As time passed and Laozi still hadn't spoken, the Dragon King's anxiety grew.

Originally, the Dragon King only wanted to know if there was any disaster awaiting him, but he never imagined that there could be something so terrible that even a Saint wouldn't dare speak of it.

Time had already dragged on, and not only were the onlookers growing impatient, but even the Dragon King could no longer bear the suspense.

He decided to directly ask Laozi.

[Jing River Dragon King: "Saint, if you've seen something, please just tell me. There's no need to worry about sparing my feelings if danger awaits. After all, I asked to see the future to avoid any potential threats in advance!"]

Laozi felt quite helpless. He had to respond, but as a Saint, how could he admit that he couldn't divine such a trivial matter?

If the Dragon King were a Grand Supreme Golden Immortal or a Quasi-Saint, Laozi's failure to divine would make sense, as their powers would warrant it. But the Dragon King had no such strength.

Logically, Laozi should have easily foreseen the future, yet he had no idea why his divination was failing completely.

What Laozi didn't know was that the Jing River Dragon King was enveloped by the power of the Golden List, which also concealed his future. Under such circumstances, not even Laozi's Saint-level abilities could perform a proper divination. Thus, in Laozi's view of the future, the Dragon King's existence was a complete blank.

Unable to divine the answer, Laozi didn't want to respond. But this time, he had no choice. The Double Question Card required him to answer, and he couldn't ignore it. If the Dragon King had approached him under normal circumstances, Laozi would have simply sent him away.

With time running out and the Double Question Card having a time limit for responses, Laozi couldn't waste any more time on meaningless efforts. He realized that no matter how much more time he had, it wouldn't change the result.

At this point, Laozi could only rely on guesses. Since the Dragon King was a weak individual, Laozi assumed that he must be timid and unlikely to cause trouble. If no calamities were to descend upon him, he would probably live out his life peacefully.

Conversely, if something major were to happen to the Dragon King, Laozi's inability to foresee it meant he couldn't provide a precise answer. So, Laozi decided to tell the Dragon King that his future would be uneventful.

[Laozi: "There's nothing significant in your future. You will live out your life peacefully."]

The Jing River Dragon King, who had been bracing himself for terrible news, was overjoyed to hear this. He never hoped for great opportunities and certainly didn't want any misfortune, so this outcome was perfect for him.

[Jing River Dragon King: "That's good! This is a great result!"]

The Dragon King, believing that as a Saint, Laozi couldn't possibly make an error in his divination, patiently waited for the Golden List's results.

[Laozi's answer is incorrect.]

[The first question has been answered incorrectly!]

But it wasn't over yet. The livestream screen then displayed a scene.

A dragon, bound by a thousand chains, was roaring madly, while countless heavenly soldiers and generals stood by, watching. A massive blade descended from the sky and decapitated the dragon, its blood spilling everywhere.

The heavenly soldiers and generals remained expressionless, clearly accustomed to this scene.

The dragon in the scene was none other than the Jing River Dragon King.

The Dragon King, who had just been elated moments ago, never expected such a result. He was stunned that a Saint like Laozi could make such a gross error. Instead of being safe, he was in grave danger.

He was decapitated by the heavenly soldiers and generals of the Heavenly Palace.

The Dragon King's emotions were complicated, as he watched his future self being beheaded, his dragon blood staining everything around him. His severed head glared with wide eyes, filled with endless regret, and he had no idea what had led to this.

But one thing was certain: he had violated the Heavenly Laws, which is why the heavenly soldiers had executed him. If he had remained peaceful, they would never have captured and executed him.

The Dragon King believed he had always served the Heavenly Palace diligently, never committing any errors, let alone breaking the Heavenly Laws.

However, after the scene ended, another message appeared, explaining the situation to the Dragon King.

[Jing River Dragon King will be beheaded for violating the Heavenly Laws due to a mistake in rainfall.]

Upon seeing the reason, the Dragon King felt a bit relieved. Now that he knew the cause, he had a chance to avoid this fate in the future. His greatest fear had been dying without knowing how.

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