Chen Wei lay flat on a cloud, poking half his head over the edge as he stealthily surveyed Guanjiangkou below.
He had just boasted to Sun Wukong until his tall tales pierced the heavens, but this was something he really could accomplish.
Well, damn. He never would have imagined it.
The captured Seventy-Two Cave Demon Kings and the One-Horned Ghost King really were imprisoned in Guanjiangkou!
Whatever he wished for seemed to fall right into his lap.
According to the case records, Yang Jian had personally captured the serious offenders. After they were escorted back to the Heavenly Court, it had not been the True Lord who volunteered to imprison them. That decision had come from a court deliberation in Lingxiao Palace, after which the Great Heavenly Venerable issued an Imperial Decree placing them in the Holy Manifestation True Lord's custody.
A little thought was enough for Chen Wei to see through the reasoning behind it.
Naturally, releasing the lords of the Seventy-Two Caves now required both the Holy Manifestation True Lord's approval and an Imperial Decree of pardon from the Great Heavenly Venerable. The decree would be easy enough for him to obtain. The fatal sticking point was the Holy Manifestation True Lord's consent.
In principle, once the Heavenly Court issued a pardon, those below simply had to obey.
But with Chen Wei carrying it out, things became difficult.
Yang Chan was caught between them, with babies in her belly, while Yang Jian was itching for a chance to strike. Could he really go down there?
Chen Wei lay on the cloud for over an hour, turning it over in his mind, unable to advance or retreat.
"To hell with it!"
"What am I afraid of?
"It's a blade either way, and there's no dodging it! I'll go down