"Th-the story goes like this. That night, I heard a huge commotion in the back garden. Curious, I went to take a look.
"And I saw... I saw..."
"Saw what?" Great Immortal Zhenyuan barked.
"I saw Great Immortal's eldest disciple, Huang Tian, sitting in the Ginseng Fruit Tree, gasping for breath.
"When he saw me, he tossed me a Ginseng Fruit and motioned for me to keep quiet.
"Then he told me not to tell anyone about it, saying he could handle everything here by himself. If I helped keep it under wraps, he'd reward me with five Ginseng Fruits."
"Great Immortal, you know that at my age and with my level of cultivation, it's already very hard to improve any further. So... so I let greed get the better of me for a moment, and..."
"So you helped that little villain Huang Tian pin the blame on Tang Sanzang and his disciples?" Though he had been mentally prepared, hearing this still sent Great Immortal Zhenyuan into a fit of rage. He never thought his carefully nurtured eldest disciple would dare scheme against even him. Luckily, Yao Yun had appeared this time and opened his eyes; otherwise, he really would have wronged Tang Sanzang and his disciples.
"Spare me, Great Immortal! Please spare me! I was only greedy for a moment. Now that I think about it, I deeply regret it. Oh, right, I haven't even touched this Ginseng Fruit. I'll return it to you right away."
Trembling, he took a glowing fruit from his robe.
He held it out to Great Immortal Zhenyuan.
Great Immortal Zhenyuan gave the Earth God a cold look.
Then he said, "I am the Ancestor of Earth Immortals, yet you dared conspire with my treacherous disciple in such despicable deeds. What punishment do you