Yang Jian led his men to the Heavenly Court.
They did not enter the Heavenly Court itself, stopping only outside the South Heaven Gate.
Yang Jian handed Goku over to the people of the Heavenly Court.
The Heavenly Court soldiers stepped forward and locked Goku's pipa bones. Only then did Taishang Laojun retrieve his Diamond Snare. Goku's power had now been sealed, leaving him no more than an ordinary monkey.
Taishang Laojun looked at Goku and smiled faintly. "Great Sage Equaling Heaven, rebellion never ends well."
Goku snorted coldly and ignored Taishang Laojun.
The Jade Emperor looked at the captured Goku, his heart filled with excitement as he circled Goku several times.
"What are you looking at? Keep staring, and Old Sun will eat you!" Goku bared his teeth and shouted at the Jade Emperor.
The Jade Emperor was genuinely startled and took two steps back. "You demon monkey, you dared to defy the Heavenly Court! Just wait for death!"
Yang Jian walked over to Taishang Laojun and said, "Laojun, you promised me before that once Goku was captured, you would not kill him or endanger his life."
Taishang Laojun said, "Of course I remember. Go back. The Heavenly Court's reward will reach Guanjiangkou before long."
Yang Jian looked at Laojun, then at Goku, feeling deeply conflicted.
Capturing his good friend and bringing him to the Heavenly Court was truly no good thing.
Yet Goku smiled at Yang Jian, then nodded to signal for him to leave.
Yang Jian then departed with his men. From beginning to end, he neither paid respects to the Jade Emperor nor even gave him a proper glance.
After all, the Jade Emperor was his enemy.
Seeing Yang Jian act as though nothing had happened naturally displeased the Jade Emperor, but when he saw Goku