The Jade Emperor Was Cuckolded

Seeing this, Tang Yu chuckled to himself.

Wukeng, well done. Your master approves.

Suddenly, Tang Yu rubbed his eyes. There seemed to be a woman on the river's surface, held in San Lengzi's arms and crying for help.

What was going on?

After going to Heaven, had San Lengzi conveniently brought his family down with him?

Sun Wukong took a look with his Fiery Eyes Golden Gaze and immediately cried out, "That seems to be the Queen Mother."

Uh, the Queen Mother!

San Lengzi had dragged the Queen Mother down to the mortal realm.

"Wukeng, quick, quick, fish her out, fish her out—no, no, save her." Tang Yu realized something was off about his wording and hurriedly corrected himself, telling Sun Wukong to save her.

The Golden Cudgel instantly lengthened and thrust toward the Queen Mother.

"Your Majesty, hold tight to Old Sun's Iron Staff."

Why did that sound a little wrong? Tang Yu glanced at Sun Wukong.

After hauling the Queen Mother up, Tang Yu could not help muttering when he saw what she was wearing. Could she have been doing the deed with the Jade Emperor?

Sensing Tang Yu's gaze, the Queen Mother blushed.

"Tian Peng pays his respects to Your Majesty." Zhu Bajie bowed.

Though she felt somewhat awkward, the Queen Mother was no ordinary person. Neither overbearing nor humble, she said, "Tian Peng, rise."

Tang Yu tactfully handed his cassock to the Queen Mother. "Your Majesty, the weather is a little chilly. Please drape yourself in this poor monk's cassock."

The Queen Mother gave him an approving look. This Tang Sanzang was quite tactful and knew how to speak.

Western Heaven.

Everyone who saw this was stunned.

Sha Wujing was dead. Sun Wukong had cracked his skull open with a single blow. He could not have been any deader.

They had watched helplessly as Sha Wujing rode Sun Wukong's Golden Cudgel into the sky before they could even react.

Sha Wujing had already descended to the mortal realm with the Queen Mother in his arms.

All the Buddhas looked toward Tathagata. Tathagata's expression was calm, as if he had grown accustomed to this.

"Samantabhadra, you still have a Nine-Turn Golden Elixir. Go revive Sha Wujing."

Tathagata Buddha lit a cigarette and began giving orders.

The scripture-seeking party had just been about to complete its lineup, and one of them had died.

Sha Wujing was an indispensable member of the scripture-seeking party.

Who could have expected Sun Wukong to beat him to death with one strike?

"By the Buddha's decree."

Having received the Buddha's decree, Samantabhadra Bodhisattva hurried down to the mortal realm.

Guanyin Bodhisattva, who was just about to reach the Flowing Sand River, suddenly changed expression and sped up.

When she arrived, Sha Wujing's corpse was drifting farther and farther away along the Flowing Sand River.

Her head spun, and she nearly fell straight from the sky.

Meanwhile, Tang Sanzang and the others seemed utterly unconcerned, gathered around and eating wild rabbit.

"Tang Sanzang."

Guanyin Bodhisattva gave a low shout and waved her hand. Sha Wujing's corpse flew onto the shore.

It was already beyond recognition. His head had been smashed into a complete mess.

Tang Yu picked at his ear and ignored her outright, continuing to eat the rabbit leg in his hand.

"Tang Sanzang, how did he die?"

Guanyin Bodhisattva was furious. Sha Wujing was dead—what were they supposed to do now?

"Bodhisattva, this is what happened. This poor monk happened to discover this demon, so in order to prevent him from continuing his evil deeds, this poor monk had Wukong beat him to death."

Tang Yu spoke unhurriedly.

"Tang Sanzang, all living beings are equal. As one devoted to Buddhism, you should all the more hold compassion in your heart," Guanyin Bodhisattva said in a low voice.

Tang Yu found those words rather amusing.

All living beings were equal? Give him a break.

"May this poor monk ask, Bodhisattva, what is wrong with my slaying demons and eliminating evil?"

"This..."

Guanyin Bodhisattva did not know how to answer. After pondering briefly, she said, "Tang Sanzang, you must understand that those who have left the secular world should be compassionate..."

"Oh..." Tang Yu directly cut her off, drawing out the sound meaningfully. "So the Bodhisattva means that all living beings are equal, demons are also among living beings, and unless absolutely necessary, they must not be killed?"

There did not seem to be anything wrong with that statement.

Guanyin Bodhisattva nodded. "That is indeed how it should be."

Tang Yu smiled strangely. "Understood." He then said to Sun Wukong, "Wukeng, dig a pit and bury this big brother."

"Also, this poor monk feels deeply apologetic. This poor monk will recite the Rebirth Sutra one thousand times and pray that his soul may find peace."

Guanyin Bodhisattva was a little dazed. What had she said that made them want to bury Sha Wujing?

That would not do.

"Stop."

"Stop."

Two low shouts rang out. One came from Guanyin Bodhisattva, and the other from Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, who had rushed over from afar.

"Amitabha." Samantabhadra Bodhisattva uttered a Buddhist invocation. "Tang Sanzang, this man is your third disciple."

Samantabhadra Bodhisattva told him the truth directly.

As if I didn't know he was my third disciple—and that all of this had been arranged by you people.

Sure enough, there was no avoiding it.

Tang Yu had thought that killing Sha Wujing and preventing the scripture-seeking party from being formed would count as taking some of the Buddhist Sect's fortune.

But now it seemed he had been overthinking it.

Before he could say anything, Samantabhadra Bodhisattva had already revived Sha Wujing.

Sha Wujing opened his eyes blankly, still somewhat bewildered.

It took him quite a while to recall what had happened.

When he saw the monkey standing nearby, he could not help shuddering in fear.

"Juan Lian pays his respects to the Queen Mother and the two Bodhisattvas."

Cold sweat streamed down Sha Wujing's forehead.

What had he done?

Not only had he seen the Queen Mother changing clothes, he had even held her and brought her down to the mortal realm.

"Wujing, why don't you go pay respects to your master?" Guanyin Bodhisattva said.

After glancing at Tang Yu, Sha Wujing said, "I'm not going. That monkey is too formidable. I won't acknowledge this master."

"How dare you!"

Guanyin Bodhisattva roared.

Helplessly, Sha Wujing knelt at Tang Yu's feet, though his gaze toward Sun Wukong remained full of wariness.

Sun Wukong's strike had scared him badly.

Seeing that Sha Wujing had been accepted, Guanyin Bodhisattva and Samantabhadra Bodhisattva both secretly breathed sighs of relief. The scripture-seeking party had finally been fully assembled.

Just as they were about to send the master and disciples across the river, war drums suddenly thundered through the sky.

Dense ranks of heavenly soldiers filled every corner of the heavens in the blink of an eye.

The Jade Emperor appeared, his face ashen. With a wave of his hand, the Queen Mother flew to his side. He then pointed at Sha Wujing. "Seize him."

"Stop." Guanyin Bodhisattva naturally already knew everything that had happened.

Sha Wujing really had brought this upon himself. Going to Heaven was one thing, but why had he reached out and grabbed things? He had even grabbed the Queen Mother and pulled her down.

Even worse, the Queen Mother was still wearing those clothes and had been held in his arms. No man could accept that, much less the Jade Emperor, ruler of the Three Realms.

"Jade Emperor, please hear this poor monk out," Guanyin Bodhisattva said.

"Whatever you have to say can wait until I kill Juan Lian. Seize him." The Jade Emperor was truly enraged. Calling it being cuckolded might have been a slight exaggeration, but not by much.

This sudden turn of events left even Tang Yu bewildered. Watching the heavenly soldiers charge down, he called to Wukeng and Er Daizi, "To avoid harming innocents, retreat with your master."