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Journey to the West: Break the entire Western Heaven!-Chapter 275 - 175: The Fragrant Robe Hall
Sun Wukong thought about it, and indeed, his current identity was quite awkward.
Previously, he had wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace. Even though he couldn’t break into the Lingxiao Hall, he had smashed the Southern Gate to bits. Later, with Guanyin Bodhisattva vouching for him, he had been tasked with escorting Tang Sanzang to retrieve scriptures from India, thus exempting him from the grudges on either side. However, he had now gone astray, escorting a fake Tang Sanzang.
Therefore, his relationship with the Heavenly Palace was now very delicate.
Thinking of this, Sun Wukong somewhat regretted taking on this task, but he had already boasted enough, and Tang Sanzang had already taken the gold of Fengxian County as his own, and had even planned to buy a brothel. If he were to back out now, the first to object would be the monk.
After much consideration, Sun Wukong decided to go through with the plan, figuring the worst that could happen was causing another ruckus in the Heavenly Palace!
Anyway, this time, he was going to reason, not to fight.
With that thought, Sun Wukong said, "Master, I’m okay with going up there, but you must listen to me."
Tang Sanzang squinted his eyes, "What, you really want to ascend to Heaven?"
Sun Wukong hurriedly soothed, "Master, Heaven is not like here. There are not only Sub-Saints in the Heavenly Palace but even avatars of Saints. Once you start causing trouble and a Saint arrives, it will be troublesome."
Tang Sanzang nonchalantly said, "Although I’m just a monk who can’t even fight, if I find the Saint displeasing, I will still give him a beating."
Sun Wukong immediately said with a bitter smile, "Master, I know you’re powerful. But think about it, weren’t you thrown into the River of Time, now unable to return? I suspect the one who threw you there, the one who severed your past memories, was a Saint.
If that’s really the case, and they throw you into the River of Actual Combat or sever a part of your memory again..."
Tang Sanzang, who normally wouldn’t care about such matters, was different now.
He may have been a carefree man in the past, self-sufficient and untroubled by family.
But now, he had disciples, and with people to worry about in his heart, should he be cast out or lose his memories...
Tang Sanzang started to have some misgivings, so he said, "Then... I’ll try not to resort to violence."
Sun Wukong replied, "Exactly, we should try not to resort to violence, and it’s best if you also keep quiet."
Tang Sanzang indifferently agreed, "Sure!"
Once Sun Wukong was certain that Tang Sanzang would behave, he still wasn’t at ease. Glancing at the white dragon horse’s tail, he went over, yanked out some tail hairs to make a wig for Tang Sanzang, and borrowed the clothes of a servant from the Fengxian County lord for Tang Sanzang to wear, "Master, like this ordinary people won’t recognize you. If anyone asks who you are, just say you are the Six-Eared Macaque."
Tang Sanzang, who never cared about his identity, said innocently, "Okay, can we go now?"
Seeing that everything was ready, Sun Wukong took Tang Sanzang, leaped into the air, and headed straight for the Celestial Gate.
The county lord, seeing this little monk capable of flying and claiming to go to the Lingxiao Hall to see the Jade Emperor, was filled with awe.
He immediately spread the word, ordering throughout the city streets and alleys, regardless of officials or commoners, soldiers or civilians, for every family to worship the dragon king’s tablet, place a tank of clean water at their doors, stick willow branches in the tanks, and maintain incense offerings to Heaven without fail.
Seeing this, the dragon king on high wore an expression of embarrassment...
But then, looking at the black pot beside Sha Wujing, he suddenly felt that the water tank seemed much more comfortable to look at than the black pot.
Meanwhile, Sun Wukong had taken Tang Sanzang on a somersault cloud to the outskirts of the Western Celestial Gate.
At the Western Gate, the Protector of the Nation Heavenly King had already assembled the Tianding and warriors to confront them, glaring angrily, "Monkey, what are you here for this time?"
Sun Wukong rolled his eyes and retorted, "Don’t you shout at your grandpa like that. Believe it or not, grandpa will swing his stick and make his way in?"
The Tianding were suddenly at a loss for words.
Having experienced Sun Wukong battling his way into the Southern Gate before, the Four Heavenly Kings were still frequently inconvenienced because of it.
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Remembering that miserable outcome, the Tianding cleared his throat, shed his stern demeanor, put on a smile, and said, "Great Saint, don’t be agitated, was just joking with you. But please understand, I have my duties, questions that need asking, and protocols that must be followed.
By the way, I heard you went to retrieve scriptures from India?"
"Where have you reached?"
The guiding Tianding was a clever man, he knew there were some matters that you couldn’t just blurt out because once the cat’s out of the bag, it’d be tough to manage.
So, he only mentioned the pilgrimage to the West, without letting on that the monkey had followed the wrong person.
Sun Wukong snorted, "We’re now at the edge of a county near India, named Fengxian County.
There hasn’t been rain for three years; the fields have yielded no grain, and the common people are suffering beyond words.
I asked the Dragon King to make it rain, but he said he couldn’t dare to without an imperial decree, so I’ve come to see the Jade Emperor to request one."
Upon hearing this, the guiding Tianding wore an odd expression, as if to say, "How much face do you think you’ve got, monkey? You just fought your way up here five hundred years ago, and now you have the gall to ask for an imperial decree?"
Nevertheless, he diplomatically replied, "This is indeed a matter for the Jade Emperor. Why don’t you wait here while I go and ask?"
"No need to ask!"
Just then, a voice rang out.
Everyone turned to look and saw Taibai Jinxing accompanied by the Four Heavenly Kings, as well as some deities with nothing better to do, including the dragging-heels Tianding and the curious Ne Zha.
The guiding Tianding hurriedly greeted them, "Your humble servant pays his respects to all of you."
The deities returned the greeting...
Taibai Jinxing smiled and said, "Great Saint, I’ve already heard about your plight. However, none of your party are true monks, so why bother with such trivial matters?"
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Sun Wukong shot back with disdain, "What do you mean trivial matters? This is a life or death situation for the people! Old man, I won’t waste words with you, take me to the Jade Emperor, I need to reason with him myself."
Taibai Jinxing shook his head, "The Jade Emperor just happens to be out today, not in the Lingxiao Hall."
Sun Wukong frowned, "He’s not here? Then where did he go? I’ll chase after him."
Taibai Jinxing said, "That, I truly do not know."
Sun Wukong was taken aback. Without seeing the Jade Emperor, he couldn’t secure the imperial decree, and then how could he ask for rain?
Whether or not he could actually obtain rain, in truth, didn’t concern him. What he was worried about was that if he couldn’t get rain, Tang Sanzang would have no money, and without money, there’d be no way to visit the brothels.
If the monk’s dreams were shattered, Sun Wukong guessed he would be the first one to get pounded!
After all, he was the one who had made that bold claim.
With this in mind, Sun Wukong broke out in a sweat and a fierce light flashed in his eyes, he was getting desperate!
Just as Sun Wukong looked like he was about to lose his cool...
Li Jing sent a telepathic message to Taibai Jinxing, "My lord, perhaps we should let him see for himself."
Taibai Jinxing said, "Let him see? And then what?"
Li Jing smiled, "You and I both know the nature of this monkey. Once he gets worked up, he doesn’t recognize even his own kin and starts causing chaos.
He’s already caused a ruckus once before. If we let him do it again, our Heavenly Palace would lose face.
Isn’t he all fired up and anxious right now?
Let’s just take him to the Fragrant Pavilion, and when the time comes, if he has no means to help the people of Fengxian County, we can’t be blamed for not assisting him.
That way, even if he’s still angry, he at least won’t make a scene here, right?"