Chapter 59 Pie
Qiong Xiao easily dissolved the Monkey King's cultivation and relieved the anger in his heart. Without staying any longer, he rode on a auspicious cloud and returned to the residence of the Three Fairies of the World.
Li Anran felt disappointed.
If the Monkey King had his cultivation level, he would most likely be imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison like the Ape King, to subdue his wildness and ferocity, and become a guardian of the gods in the future.
But now, all its magical powers have been wasted and it has no use at all. The Jade Emperor may very likely send it directly to the demon beheading platform!
"No! I have to take the Monkey King to the prison!"
"Even if I can't gain experience, I have to get the extra reward!"
Li Anran flashed and caught the Monkey King in his hand before Wude Star Lord.
Wude Xingjun was startled and asked sternly, "Prison God, what are you doing? Put the Monkey King down now!"
Li Anran said: "According to the rules of heaven, after the evildoers from the lower world are escorted to heaven, they must be imprisoned in the heavenly prison."
"Li Anran! Are you kidding me?" Wude Xingjun was furious.
He went to great lengths to trap the Monkey King with a net, and also used favors to ask Queen Qiongxiao for help, all in order to capture the Monkey King and gain merit!
Now is the perfect time for him to go to Lingxiao Palace and boast about his achievements!
It is ridiculous that Li Anran wants to imprison the Monkey King in the Heavenly Prison with just a few words!
"Is this Monkey King a prisoner being escorted to Heaven? He impersonated the Great God of the Three Altars and Sea Assembly and trespassed into Heaven. His crime is extremely heinous! I will personally escort him to the Lingxiao Palace. Your Majesty, please punish him!"
Wude Star Lord looked at Li Anran viciously, with a look that was enough to kill someone.
In his opinion, Li Anran did this just to compete with him for credit!
Madam Chedi was much calmer. She said, "Prison God, you tricked the Monkey King into the trap of the prison. My husband and I will report to His Majesty the truth and ask for credit for you. But now, please hand over the Monkey King. My husband is the God of Martial Virtue and has the responsibility to guard the Heavenly Palace. This monkey demon has caused such a big commotion in the Heavenly Palace. You must hand it over to Your Majesty for punishment!"
Li Anran naturally disagreed: "Merit is merit, rules are rules. You two can go to Lingxiao Palace first and report this matter to His Majesty. When His Majesty sends the order, I will immediately have the Monkey King escorted there."
Li Anran could capture the Monkey King, take a few steps into the Heavenly Prison, and then hand him over.
However, there is no way to explain this behavior.
He can only create a character for himself that is conservative and inflexible.
This is also consistent with his usual expressionless face.
Madam Chedi's face suddenly darkened: "Prison God! You've gone too far!"
"Ma'am, there's no need to bother with him!"
Wu De Xingjun was already getting impatient and shouted, "This little thief is deliberately trying to make things difficult for us! Someone, bring the Monkey King back to me !"
The heavenly generals behind Wude Star Lord surrounded Li Anran.
Li Anran was delighted and seized the opportunity to retreat back into the prison.
Suddenly, a new page appeared in the book of punishing evil.
[Prisoner: Ventilation Great Sage Monkey King]
【Sin: Four Stars】
[Cultivation: Golden Immortal Ninth Level]
[Status: Escorted]
[Capture participation: 25%]
[Benefit: 1900000 experience points/day]
25% capture participation!
1.9 million experience points gained!
Li Anran's breathing stagnated.
He had previously guessed that the capture of the Monkey King would bring him a huge amount of experience, but he didn't expect it to be so high!
1.9 million is almost twice his current daily experience income!
"How can we ensure that the Monkey King is locked up in the Heavenly Prison ?"
Countless thoughts flashed through Li Anran's mind in an instant.
But the conclusions reached in the end are the same -
He can't do anything!
After the Tianlao became a subordinate institution of the Temple of the God of Justice, the status of the God of Prison also plummeted.
He has never even attended a court meeting, let alone met the Jade Emperor. It is simply a joke for him to want to influence the Jade Emperor's decision!
Moreover, he didn't dare to act rashly!
The Jade Emperor is not the weak and incompetent ruler in TV dramas, but a ruthless person who destroyed the fortune of the ancient dragon clan with just one trick!
Trying to be smart in front of him will only lead to your own death!
Li Anran quickly calmed down, suppressed the heartache, and made a decision.
The Monkey King is a big pie, but if you try to eat it by force, you will most likely choke to death!
It’s better to let everything take its course!
The heavenly soldiers and generals under the command of Wude Xingjun kept approaching, but Li Anran's attention was more on the horizon, and he muttered to himself: "Logically speaking, it's time for them to come!"
The Monkey King has been registered in the Book of Punishment. He now only needs a reasonable reason to hand the Monkey King over to Wude Xingjun and others.
This matter is over.
However, what Li Anran did not expect was that at the same time as those heavenly soldiers and generals were chasing after him, the heavenly soldiers and generals in the Heavenly Prison also came to their senses. After a brief hesitation, they actually rushed forward and stood in front of Li Anran.
"Protect the adults!"
"The prison is a restricted area, no outsiders are allowed to trespass!"
"Aren't you afraid of violating the rules of heaven?"
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Amid the scolding, the heavenly soldiers and generals under the command of Wude Star Lord were somewhat hesitant.
The Star Lord of Wude is in charge of the military forces guarding the Heavenly Palace, but the Heavenly Prison is under the jurisdiction of the Heavenly Palace of Justice and is relatively independent, so no one can control anyone else.
The two sides immediately formed a confrontation posture.
"How long has it been? These heavenly soldiers have actually been subdued by him..."
Wude Xingjun was shocked and found it hard to believe.
The Heavenly Prison has always been a place that the heavenly soldiers and generals avoid.
These heavenly soldiers and generals were forced to come to the Heavenly Prison to become jailers. It would have been good enough if they didn't give up on themselves and harbor resentment, but no one expected that they would take the initiative to protect Li Anran.
"Husband." Mrs. Chedi was a little worried when she saw that the situation was getting worse.
Wude Xingjun frowned, and was in a dilemma for a moment.
“What are you doing!?”
Just then, an angry roar came from the sky.
Boss Kang led a group of grass-headed gods and quickly descended from the clouds.
Li Anran and Wude Xingjun both breathed a sigh of relief.
They didn't want to make a big deal out of it.
"Lord Wude, Madam Chedi." Boss Kang bowed to the two of them and asked Li Anran, "Brother Li, what's going on?"
Li Anran recounted the incident and said, " Martial Virtue Star Lord wants to take the Monkey King directly to the Lingxiao Palace, but I think the Monkey King is just a demon from the lower realm. It is inappropriate to bring him into the Lingxiao Palace without your Majesty's order. It is better to lock him up in the Heavenly Prison first and wait for your Majesty's decision."
Hearing this, Boss Kang stood on Li Anran's side without hesitation: "Martial Virtue Star Lord, what the Prison God said is not without reason! This evildoer is so rude, if he offends Your Majesty, wouldn't it be our fault?"
Wu De Xingjun wanted to say something more, but he swallowed it back, gritted his teeth and said with a dark face: "General Kang is right! In this case, I will report this matter to His Majesty first!"
However, it was Madam Chedi who secretly sent a message to him, asking him not to offend the Temple of Justice for such a small matter.
This is almost a consensus among the gods in heaven.
After saying this, Wude Xingjun didn't want to stay here any longer. He waved to the divine officials and generals beside him, asking them to retreat with the heavenly soldiers and generals.
He flew towards the Lingxiao Palace on a auspicious cloud.
Mrs. Chedi hurriedly followed.
After watching the two men walk away, Boss Kang glanced at the ruined prison gate, his face filled with guilt, and said, "Brother Li, I'm really sorry, I..."
"Brother Kang, you don't have to do this. I understand."
Li Anran stopped Boss Kang and said, "Besides, you are not too late. You are here at the right time."
The Temple of the God of Justice hangs high above the nine heavens, and is much farther from the Heavenly Prison than the Palace of the God of Martial Virtue.
It is understandable that Boss Kang will take some time to play the role of the God of Justice again.
As the two were talking, another auspicious cloud floated over. It turned out to be the Heavenly General of the Thunder Department leading more than a dozen heavenly soldiers who had arrived late .
Unlike Boss Kang, the Thunder Department is not far from the Heavenly Prison.
They came so slowly and only sent an unknown heavenly general and a dozen heavenly soldiers. It was entirely because of Qiu Yin's incident and they were dissatisfied with Li Anran, so they did so on purpose.
This was also within Li Anran's expectations.
He had previously sent people to ask for help from the Ministry of Thunder, but it was just a formality to avoid giving people any chance to talk about it.
After asking a few simple questions and knowing that the Monkey King had been captured, the Heavenly General of Thunder turned around and left.
It took no more than three minutes.
It can also be seen from this that in the eyes of these gods, duties are far less important than their own likes and dislikes and interests!
This may also be the reason why the Jade Emperor delegated power to Yang Jian and asked him to rectify the heavenly rules and enforce the law!
