"This Tianpeng was named Zhu Ganglie. He was the Heavenly Court's Marshal Tianpeng, commanding a hundred thousand Heavenly River Navy troops. How glorious he was."
"One day, he got drunk and harassed someone."
"Who?"
"You!"
"Hmph! And then?"
"Then Haotian sentenced him to reincarnation. Who would have thought he'd be reborn as a pig..."
"Ho ho ho..."
After Chi Yu's recounting, Chang'e covered her mouth and laughed, listening with great interest.
"In truth, all of this had been planned in advance."
"Ah? No way?"
"Hehe, the spread of Buddhism eastward—the plan for Journey to the West."
"I know that. A while ago, South Sea Guanyin even borrowed my rabbit, saying something about the Eighty-One Tribulations of Journey to the West."
"She also said that merit would descend upon me afterward."
Chi Yu nodded with a smile.
"Then what about Tianpeng?"
Chang'e suddenly understood.
"Hiss... Tianpeng really was unlucky."
"Not necessarily. Tianpeng was reborn as a pig and accompanied them on the pilgrimage. In the end, he attained fruition and was named the Altar Cleansing Envoy."
"What kind of official was the Altar Cleansing Envoy? Was it greater than Marshal Tianpeng?"
"Not at all. But for a pig, it was quite a good post—he got to feast on offerings and incense."
"Ho ho ho, then Tianpeng did pretty well. That counted as turning misfortune into fortune."
Chi Yu told stories of Journey to the West in the Cold Palace.
Meanwhile, his clone followed the advice of several demon kings and raised the banner of the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, displaying his dissatisfaction.
The Jade Emperor flew into a rage.
"Who is willing to descend to the Lower Realm and subdue this demon?"
Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li Jing stepped forward. "This subject is willing!"
Thus, Li Jing led the Giant