Chapter 183 Return to Guanjiangkou
"Zhe Xingsun? Zhe Xingsun?"
After the Jade Emperor settled the Bull Demon King, he turned his gaze towards the monkey, only to find that the monkey's expression was changing constantly, and it was unknown what he was thinking.
He shouted several times before the monkey suddenly came to its senses, raised its head and looked at him, gritting its teeth and revealing its ferocious look.
The Jade Emperor was stunned, while the immortals were furious and shouted, "How dare you, demon monkey! His Majesty called you, but you didn't know how to bow down and pay your respects. You even dared to show such a vicious face and offend His Majesty! You really deserve to die!"
When the monkey heard this, his rage grew even greater.
The scene before him was so similar to what he encountered when he first went to heaven!
He reached out his hand to his ear, wanting to take out the golden cudgel and show these hairy gods how powerful he was.
"Zhe Xingsun! What's wrong with you? This is heaven, not Cuiyun Mountain. There is no monster for you to kill!" Li Anran noticed that something was wrong with the monkey, so he used his magic power to give him a wake-up call with the Hehuan technique.
The monkey trembled all over and felt his head buzzing. He instantly calmed down from the brink of rage and loss of control.
I, Old Sun, came here to regain my freedom. I must not act on impulse and violate the laws of heaven and give them an opportunity to catch me!
Whether what happened before was just a coincidence or they deliberately arranged it, I, Old Sun, will investigate it later!
The monkey suppressed his anger and murderous intent, and followed the Heavenly Rules to step forward and pay respect to the Jade Emperor. He then followed Li Anran's words and said, "I was previously imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison, and after I was released, I went down to the mortal world to fight these evildoers for such a long time. I was a little dazed and mistakenly thought I was still in Cuiyun Mountain. I accidentally offended Your Majesty, and I beg Your Majesty to forgive me."
The Jade Emperor naturally did not believe what the monkey said, but he had no intention of entangled with the monkey. He waved his hand generously and said, "You came down to the mortal world to fight demons for the Heavenly Court. I will forgive you for your momentary loss of composure. I ask you, are you willing to stay in the Heavenly Court and be a general?"
The monkey shook his head and said, "I have always been free and undisciplined. I cannot bear the constraints of the Heavenly Court's rules. I just want to be a casual cultivator in the mortal world."
The Jade Emperor nodded and said, "It's as you wish."
Regardless of whether the monkey in front of him is the real Sun Wukong or the fake Sun Wukong, since he has already jumped out of the journey to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures, his importance has dropped sharply.
A mere Taiyi Golden Immortal, and a Taiyi Golden Immortal with a rebellious mind, is not worth it for him to lower his status to target and suppress him, nor is it worth it for him to spend a lot of effort to recruit him.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." The monkey was afraid of causing any more trouble, so every move he made strictly followed the rules of heaven and did not give others any reason to talk.
After dealing with these two, only the three monsters, the golden-winged Peng Eagle, were left.
The three men of Randeng took the initiative to step forward, put their hands together, and apologized, "Great Heavenly Venerable, this golden-winged Peng Eagle is my second disciple, and the yellow-fanged old elephant and Sai Taisui are the mounts of Manjusri Bodhisattva and Samantabhadra Bodhisattva."
"The three of us were careless and let them sneak down to the mortal world. I never thought that they would be so bold and reckless, and joined forces with the monsters in Xiniu Hezhou to cause chaos and bring disaster to the area. Please punish them, Great Celestial Lord."
Manjusri and Samantabhadra put their palms together and said, "Please punish me, Great Lord."
The Jade Emperor said, "The ancient Buddha and the two Bodhisattvas do not need to do this. There is a saying in the mortal world, 'You can only be a thief for a thousand days, but you cannot be on guard against thieves for a thousand days.' These evil beasts have not changed their thief natures and are determined to come to the mortal world to do evil. How can we prevent them?"
The powerful beings from the three realms joined forces to deal with the catastrophe, and the Jade Emperor was naturally one of them.
He was well aware of the inside story of the journey to the West, and knew that the golden-winged Roc, the yellow-tusked old elephant, and Sai Taisui were all deliberately sent down to the mortal world by Lingshan to complete the eighty-one tribulations required for Jin Chanzi to achieve enlightenment.
However, something went wrong, which led to the Bull Demon King joining forces with other demons to cause chaos.
This incident brought some trouble to the Heavenly Court, but it also helped to complete most of the task of dealing with the catastrophe.
Overall, the pros outweigh the cons!
The Jade Emperor was ready to do a favor for the three men, and said, "Now that we have captured them today, the matter is over. The Ancient Buddha and the two Bodhisattvas should take these three evil beasts back and punish them severely. Don't let them cause trouble again."
Before he finished speaking, Yang Jian appeared from the squad and said, "No! Your Majesty, these three evildoers have violated the laws of heaven and the public law of the three realms. How can we let the ancient Buddha and the two Bodhisattvas punish them privately? We should throw them into the prison and punish them severely according to the laws of heaven. Only in this way can we restore the majesty of the laws of heaven and set an example for others!"
The Lingxiao Palace was suddenly silent, and one could hear a pin drop.
The Jade Emperor told Ran Deng and the other two to take the Golden-Winged Peng Eagle and his men back for severe punishment. It was obvious that he wanted to be gentle with them and make the matter a small one.
However, Yang Jian wanted to punish severely according to the rules of heaven.
This not only offended the Jade Emperor, but also completely offended the three people including Ran Deng.
All the immortals did not dare to get involved in this matter. They just stood there like wooden men, not saying a word.
Only Taishang Laojun had a smile on his face.
He had experienced such an embarrassing situation in the past, and now he was happy to watch the jokes of Ran Deng and the other two.
A bunch of cowardly people who only care about their own business!
Nezha snorted coldly, full of disdain, and ignored Li Jing who was glaring at him. He stepped forward and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the God of Justice is right! These evildoers have committed many evil deeds, and they must be severely punished according to the rules of heaven!"
Li Jing suddenly became anxious. He didn't care that he was in the Lingxiao Palace. He shouted at Nezha: "You evil boy, what do you know? You are just talking nonsense here. Why don't you leave now?"
Nezha glanced at him and sneered, "Father, didn't you teach me loyalty, filial piety, courtesy, righteousness, and trustworthiness? I am loyal to Your Majesty and speak out my advice. Is there anything wrong with that? The laws of heaven are the majesty of heaven. How can it be nonsense to deal with the evildoers according to the laws of heaven?"
Nezha's words were sarcastic and his eyes were full of contempt, which made Li Jing so angry that he wanted to use the Linglong Pagoda to give Nezha a beating.
"Li Tianwang, I think what Nezha the Third Prince said makes sense."
Li Anran stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the law cannot stand without credibility. If we cannot punish these three evildoers according to the Heavenly Law today, I am afraid that more people will not take the Heavenly Law seriously in the future and follow their example to become evil spirits and rebel. The Three Realms may never have peace again!"
After what happened at Cuiyun Mountain before, all the gods who were not blind or stupid could see that he, Nezha and Yang Jian did not fall out as rumored.
There was no need for him to pretend anymore and he could stand up clearly to support Yang Jian and Nezha.
"The prison god is exaggerating a bit!"
Li Jing said, "They are just three evildoers. They are not even ants in terms of the Heavenly Court's Heavenly Law! How can they shake the prestige of the Heavenly Court's Heavenly Law? And affect the entire Three Realms?"
Li Anran said, "Did Heavenly King Li forget about Sun Wukong? Although he was pressed into the Five Elements Mountain by the Buddha Tathagata and has not moved for five hundred years, the impact of his rampage in the Heavenly Palace caused turmoil in the Three Realms for more than a hundred years. How does Heavenly King know that these three evildoers will not be another Sun Wukong?"
Monkey: ...I was eating the melon and ended up eating myself.
Li Jing looked a little ugly.
The monkey's rampage in Heaven could be said to be his greatest shame, but it was because of this shame that he gained the position of the Great Marshal of Demon Subduing.
Li Jing was often criticized behind his back because of this, which was also the reason why he had tried his best to go down to earth and eliminate demons in recent years.
Although, he only has one trick to exorcise demons and monsters——
Go, Nezha!
Li Jing didn't know how to refute, so he simply asked: "How can the prison god be sure that they will be another Sun Wukong?"
Li Anran said frankly: "I'm not sure. But it's always right to nip problems in the bud."
Li Jing: “…” I’ve fallen into this evil creature’s trap!
Li Jing's face turned dark and he almost couldn't breathe, his face flushed red from holding it in.
The expressions of the surrounding immortals became subtle.
Especially those gods who had attained immortality in the past ten thousand years and were unaware of the old story of the Conferred God Celebration became more curious and secretly glanced at the Jade Emperor's expression.
In their view, although the one over there is the Buddha and Bodhisattva, the other side also has the three great war gods of heaven, and they are not necessarily weaker than the other side.
Although they would offend Dipamkara, Manjusri and Samantabhadra if they stood up at this time, they could also do a favor for Yang Jian!
No matter how powerful Dipamkara, Manjusri, and Samantabhadra are, they are from Lingshan and have no control over the affairs of Heaven. But Yang Jian is different, he is a judicial god who holds the power of investigation and law enforcement!
If Yang Jian raised his hand to them, they might be able to move to the next level!
But they soon gave up the idea.
On the throne of the Emperor of Heaven, the Jade Emperor's face had already darkened.
"That's enough! The matter of Sun Wukong was just an introduction. How capable is he? Can he stir up unrest in the three realms?"
The Jade Emperor intervened, but considering that Yang Jian and the other two were also doing it for the sake of the Heavenly Law, he gave them a way out: "These three monsters are monks after all, so let the Ancient Buddha take them back to Lingshan to punish them."
Yang Jian refused to accept this offer and stepped forward to stop them. “The Heavenly Laws and Heavenly Regulations govern all living beings in the three realms, from gods, humans and ghosts to insects, reptiles and crickets. The monks are no exception. I beg Your Majesty to withdraw your order and deal with the three monsters according to the Heavenly Laws and Heavenly Regulations.”
The Lingxiao Palace became even quieter.
Everyone held their breath and dared not make any sound.
The air seemed to freeze and the atmosphere was extremely oppressive.
What Yang Jian said just now could be regarded as frank advice, but now he is questioning and contradicting the Jade Emperor in person. The two are completely different concepts.
Nezha wanted to step forward and agree, but was secretly stopped by Li Anran.
When Yang Jian spoke alone, he was upright and impartial in enforcing the law, but when the three of them spoke together, it sounded like they were forcing the emperor to abdicate!
It will only make things worse!
The Jade Emperor's expression darkened, his face filled with displeasure.
Yang Jian seemed to be completely unaware of this, and bowed again and said, "Your Majesty, please revoke your order and deal with the three demons according to the laws of heaven."
The Jade Emperor spoke word by word: "Yang Jian, I have made up my mind. This matter is settled."
Yang Jian bowed his body a little more and said the same thing: "I beg Your Majesty to revoke your order and deal with the three monsters according to the laws of heaven."
The Jade Emperor was furious and asked sternly, "Yang Jian, did you not hear what I said? Or is it that what I said is no longer effective?"
All the gods shuddered, feeling the Jade Emperor's thunderbolt exposed, and they were so frightened that their hearts trembled and they hung their heads even lower.
Yang Jian still spoke in a leisurely tone, but his voice was full of determination: "The Heavenly Laws and Regulations are the foundation of the Heavenly Court. I beg Your Majesty to revoke your order and deal with the three monsters according to the Heavenly Laws and Regulations."
“Good, very good!”
The Jade Emperor felt humiliated and laughed in anger: "Yang Jian, I think you don't want to continue your work as the God of Justice!"
Yang Jian didn't say anything and kept bowing for about seven or eight seconds.
Li Anran noticed that Yang Jian's tense body suddenly relaxed, as if he had made some decision.
At the same time, he also vaguely sensed that something was wrong.
Whether it is the monkey or the Jade Emperor, or Nezha, Li Jing and those gods!
Their emotions seem to be amplified, becoming more volatile and irritable.
The Jiejiao caused a commotion in the southern continent, and Lingshan caused a commotion in the western continent. Logically speaking, shouldn't the karma between heaven and earth be weakened a lot?
Why do I feel stronger and more secretive than before?
The karma of catastrophes is vague and illusory, especially when it comes to the great catastrophe of heaven and earth, only saints can perceive it more clearly.
Li Anran couldn't see the changes in the karma of the calamity, but he practiced the Hehuan technique and could sense that the emotional fluctuations of the gods were much greater than before.
Large mood swings and difficulty in controlling emotions are among the negative effects of karma.
At this moment, Yang Jian raised his head, looked at the Jade Emperor without flinching, and said calmly: "As the God of Justice, even if Your Majesty dismisses me from my position, I will still say and do what I should say and do."
"Okay! Then you can go back to your Guanjiangkou!" The Jade Emperor never expected Yang Jian to be so stubborn. He said to Taibai Jinxing beside him, "Draft an edict for me to remove Yang Jian from his position as the God of Justice and demote him to Guanjiangkou as a terrestrial immortal."
"His Majesty!"
Taibai Jinxing was shocked and did not dare to do so easily. He wanted to dissuade him, but was frightened by the Jade Emperor's look, "What? You want to disobey my order too?"
"I dare not." Taibai Jinxing shuddered and quickly drafted an edict according to the Jade Emperor's instructions.
Before he could finish, Yang Jian had already taken off the black crown and robe that represented his position as the God of Justice, placed them on the ground without any reluctance, and turned to walk out of the hall.
"Second brother, wait for me!"
Nezha could no longer stand and chased after .
Li Anran's golden fingers are all on the Heavenly Prison, but he can't just leave like Yang Jian and Nezha. He can only suppress his anxiety and wait for the end of the court.
"Stop right there, you rebellious son!" Li Jing was shocked and angry behind him, but Nezha pretended not to hear him and quickly disappeared at the door of the hall.
“That’s enough!”
The Jade Emperor did not want to continue, and said to Randeng and the others, "Ancient Buddha, take these three monsters back to Lingshan! I believe that you are not partial to others!"
Then he left in anger.
Randeng and the other two did not stay long and hurried away with the three monsters.
They are not unaware that this will affect their own image and will inevitably make people feel that they are being partial and protecting their own people.
But, they had no choice!
Although Yellow-fang Old Elephant and Sai Taisui also violated the Heavenly Law, they did not commit too much murder. Even if they were severely punished according to the Heavenly Law, they would only suffer some pain.
But the golden-winged Roc is different.
He devoured millions of civil and military civilians from the Lion Country in one gulp. This crime of killing was truly heinous !
Even when Randeng first heard about this, he was shocked. He felt that the Golden-winged Roc's reckless behavior would sooner or later cause a disaster, and he wanted to expel him from the sect as soon as possible.
According to the Heavenly Laws and Regulations, the Golden-Winged Roc will not be simply sent to the Demon-Slaying Platform, but its soul will be extracted and thrown into the Netherworld, where it will be subjected to all kinds of punishments and will never be able to reincarnate!
But the Golden-winged Roc has a special identity and a powerful background!
There was no way they would let the golden-winged Roc end up like this.
This is also the reason why the Jade Emperor insisted on not severely punishing the three demons according to the Heavenly Laws!
It’s not that I’m afraid, but it’s unnecessary and not worth it!
