Above the Heavenly Court stood thirty-three Heavenly Palaces: Qianyun Palace, Pisha Palace, Wuming Palace, Sun Palace, Huale Palace... each palace ridge adorned with golden beast statues.
There were also seventy-two precious halls: Chao Hui Hall, Ling Xu Hall, Bao Guang Hall, Heavenly King Hall, Spirit Official Hall... each hall lined with jade qilin pillars.
Other than the Thirty-Three Heavens and the Dou Shuai Palace in Li Hen Heaven where Lord Lao lived, Xiao Xie had investigated every other place.
However, Xiao Xie was only scouting the locations for now and was in no hurry to steal any treasures. He intended to wait until Son Goku ascended to the Heavenly Court for the second time, then pin all the thefts on Son Goku.
In any case, Son Goku would cause havoc in the Heavenly Palace by then. Compared to that crime, stealing a few treasures would be nothing at all.
As long as Xiao Xie seized the right opportunity, the Jade Emperor and the others would certainly believe that Son Goku had stolen the treasures.
And with Son Goku's temperament, he would surely be too lazy to explain himself. When the time came, he could only take the blame for Xiao Xie.
After investigating the Heavenly Court, Xiao Xie did not hurry down to the Mortal Realm. Instead, he headed for the Moon Palace.
A day in Heaven was a year on earth. After Son Goku became the Keeper of Horses, he would remain in the Imperial Horse Stables for another half month before realizing that he had been deceived.
Xiao Xie was not foolish enough to wait more than ten years in the Mortal Realm, so he simply decided to stay in the Heavenly Court for the time being.
There were many Heavenly Soldiers and Generals elsewhere in the Heavenly