Arc 7Chapters 151–175

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Ch. 151I am no one's accomplice!

At the Morning Court Assembly, Martial Virtue Star Lord tried to undermine Chen Wei’s appointment as Chief of the Discipline Inspection Court, but Chen Wei turned the accusations back on him by declaring his loyalty to the Great Heavenly Venerable. Just as the confrontation seemed over, Big Dipper Star Lord launched a new insinuation against Chen Wei.

  • Martial Virtue Star Lord questioned Chen Wei’s shallow roots and fitness to lead the Discipline Inspection Court, while Great Emperor Ziwei asked whether Chen Wei objected.
  • Chen Wei calmly admitted that his roots were shallow, then insisted he could oversee the Heavenly Court’s officials and the Three Realms.
  • Martial Virtue Star Lord accused Chen Wei of relying on a mentor, backer, or accomplice, hoping to implicate Taibai Jinxing or Yang Chan.
  • Chen Wei named the Great Heavenly Venerable as his mentor and backer, denied having accomplices, and invited an investigation into his background.
  • Martial Virtue Star Lord backed down, but Big Dipper Star Lord immediately insinuated that Chen Wei was skilled at wading into muddy waters.

Ch. 152We Are Guilty

Taibai Jinxing defended Chen Wei’s record of risking his life to quell the Tongtian River rebellion, turning the criticism of his fishing into an accusation against the Heavenly Court’s military officers. The Great Heavenly Venerable charged Chen Wei with diligently serving the newly established Discipline Inspection Court, and Chen pledged his loyalty.

  • The Big Dipper Star Lord criticized Chen Wei for wading into the water to catch fish, and Chen stayed silent while resolving to investigate how the Star Lord had learned about it.
  • Taibai Jinxing challenged the Big Dipper Star Lord and praised Chen Wei for entering the Tongtian River rebellion and capturing demons, while mocking the Martial Virtue Star Lord for criticizing him from the sidelines.
  • The Big Dipper Star Lord withdrew, but the Martial Virtue Star Lord tried to object until Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li Jing admitted the military officers had failed to suppress demonic calamities and declared their guilt.
  • Nezha openly insulted the Martial Virtue Star Lord, who glared at him, while Chen Wei watched and felt reassured by Taibai Jinxing’s support.
  • The Great Heavenly Venerable instructed Chen Wei to attend diligently to his duties in the Discipline Inspection Court, and Chen pledged not to fail him.

Ch. 153When It Came to Ruthlessness, Court Director Chen Took the Crown

After Taibai Jinxing warned Chen Wei to settle the Golden-Winged Great Peng case without compromising the Heavenly Court’s laws, Chen Wei and his subordinates debated how to act. Chen decided the Great Peng had to die and ordered them to find Yellow Brows.

  • After the court assembly, Taibai Jinxing told Chen Wei that Spirit Mountain was pressuring the Heavenly Court over the Golden-Winged Great Peng and urged him to resolve the case with dignity while upholding the law.
  • Chen Wei gathered Ma Muzhi, Pang Long, Xiao Yan, and Chu Feng at the Discipline Inspection Court to ask for a proposal.
  • Ma Muzhi and Pang Long suggested using Spirit Mountain’s internal divisions to release the Great Peng under strict restrictions.
  • Chen Wei interpreted Taibai Jinxing’s order as a demand to kill the Great Peng, and Ma Muzhi and Pang Long reluctantly agreed.
  • Chen Wei ordered Ma Muzhi and Pang Long to find Yellow Brows to handle the matter.

Ch. 154You're in for a Treat!

Chen Wei visited Sun Wukong on Flower-Fruit Mountain to explain the Golden-Winged Great Peng’s crimes, while Yang Chan accompanied him as the newly appointed deputy director of the Discipline Inspection Court. Sun Wukong tacitly approved the Heavenly Court’s action, and Chen Wei inferred a way to make the Great Peng’s death look accidental.

  • Yang Chan declared herself deputy director of the Discipline Inspection Court and insisted on joining Chen Wei’s mission.
  • Chen Wei and Yang Chan traveled to Flower-Fruit Mountain, where Yang Chan urged Chen Wei to target Wu Ji in future investigations against the Martial Virtue Star Lord.
  • A mischievous six-eared monkey threw a peach at Chen Wei, and Sun Wukong caught the monkey and teased the visitors about being lovers.
  • Sun Wukong agreed to Chen Wei’s request before hearing the details, then listened as Chen Wei described the Golden-Winged Great Peng’s crimes at the Tongtian River.
  • Sun Wukong mentioned the Great Peng’s extraordinary speed, and Chen Wei concluded that he could arrange an accidental death by having the demon collide with something immovable.

Ch. 155Born Without a Mother

Chen Wei reassured Yang Chan about their future before they returned to the Heavenly Court, while Sun Wukong reflected on his lonely origins with Little Macaque. Meanwhile, Yellow Brows arrived to free the trapped Golden-Winged Great Peng, Azure Lion, and White Elephant Spirit, warning them to fly north; the Great Peng accepted despite his unease.

  • Chen Wei found Yang Chan staring at the sea, reassured her about their future, and stayed close as she leaned against him.
  • Sun Wukong carried Little Macaque into the Water Curtain Cave and lamented that they were both born from rocks without mothers.
  • Yellow Brows and another Immortal General arrived at the mountain where the Golden-Winged Great Peng, Azure Lion, and White Elephant Spirit were trapped.
  • Yellow Brows told the demons that the Heavenly Court would free them, but ordered them to fly straight north and not west.
  • The Golden-Winged Great Peng and his companions agreed to the condition, and Yellow Brows began breaking the Imperial Decree's seal.

Ch. 156Let Them Go

After Yellow Brows freed the Golden-Winged Great Peng, Azure Lion, and White Elephant Spirit, the three demons ignored his instructions and fled south, where they were caught causing trouble. Spirit Mountain learned that the Heavenly Court expected the demons to face punishment, and Manjushri and Samantabhadra set out for Lingxiao Palace to answer for them.

  • Yellow Brows warned the three freed demons to fly north, but they turned south instead.
  • The Golden-Winged Great Peng cut off contact with Yellow Brows and led Azure Lion and White Elephant Spirit toward Southern Jambudvipa to seek food.
  • The southern Growth Heavenly King caught the demons and filed a complaint with Lingxiao Palace, angering the Great Heavenly Venerable.
  • Manjushri told Tathagata Buddha that the demons had defied the ruling and fled, while Tathagata declined to intervene directly.
  • Ancient Buddha Randeng urged Manjushri to go to Lingxiao Palace, and Manjushri made Samantabhadra accompany him because White Elephant Spirit was his mount.

Ch. 157Where Is Chen Wei? Step Forward and Tell Us What You Think

Manjushri and Samantabhadra brought Guanyin and the Sandalwood Merit Buddha to Lingxiao Palace as the Heavenly Court prepared to punish the Three Demons. The Great Heavenly Venerable ordered Chen Wei to propose a plan, and Chen Wei suggested sparing the demons only if they survived the overwhelming force sent to capture them.

  • Manjushri and Samantabhadra persuaded Guanyin and the Sandalwood Merit Buddha to join their delegation to the Heavenly Court.
  • The Great Heavenly Venerable ordered Li Jing, Nezha, and a hundred thousand Heavenly Soldiers and Generals to capture the Golden-Winged Great Peng, Azure Lion, and White Elephant Spirit, and sent a decree summoning Yang Jian.
  • The Big Dipper Star Lord scolded Spirit Mountain, while Samantabhadra declared that the Buddhist Sect would accept whatever punishment heavenly laws imposed.
  • Guanyin asked the Sandalwood Merit Buddha, Xuanzang, for his judgment, and he said the Three Demons deserved death for their crimes.
  • The Great Heavenly Venerable called on Chen Wei to propose a plan, and Chen Wei said the demons could be spared if they survived the Heavenly Court's encirclement.

Ch. 158Wukong handled things reliably, let him take a look

Chen Wei secured the Heavenly Court's approval to send Sun Wukong alongside its forces against the Three Demons. At Spirit Mountain, Tathagata Buddha refused to save the Golden-Winged Great Peng and tried to stop the Peacock Buddha Mother from intervening, but she pleaded to rescue her brother.

  • Chen Wei repeated Taibai Jinxing's proposal, and the Great Heavenly Venerable agreed to spare the Three Demons if they survived the encirclement.
  • The Sandalwood Merit Buddha proposed sending Wukong to Southern Jambudvipa, and the Great Heavenly Venerable authorized him to arrange it.
  • Ancient Buddha Randeng left the Great Hero Hall to bring the Three Demons back, while Tathagata Buddha refused to take responsibility for his mission.
  • Tathagata Buddha visited the Peacock Buddha Mother and warned her that the Golden-Winged Great Peng's crimes left him beyond saving.
  • The Peacock Buddha Mother offered to confess and accept punishment in her brother's place, but Tathagata Buddha told her not to leave Spirit Mountain.

Ch. 159Three-Remarks Holy Mother

Chen Wei closed the case against the Three Demons and endured Yang Chan’s jealous interrogation, which revealed that Lu'er and Zi'er had also visited him. After learning that the Nine-Headed Lion had slipped away from the Palace of Sublime Grandeur, Chen Wei decided to use the report as a reason to visit Great Emperor Qinghua.

  • Sun Wukong returned three Sariras after the Three Demons perished in the astral winds, and Nezha and Yang Jian supported his account.
  • Chen Wei signed the case-closing document, and Yang Chan mocked him over the fairies visiting the Censorate.
  • Chen Wei let slip that Lu'er and Zi'er had visited him, and Yang Chan struck him with her elbow before flying away.
  • Ma Muzhi reported that the Palace of Sublime Grandeur had documented the Nine-Headed Lion’s absence.
  • Chen Wei learned that the Nine-Headed Lion had gone to the Mortal Realm and planned to visit Great Emperor Qinghua under the pretext of official business.

Ch. 160Second Brother Has Plenty of Treasures-I'll Borrow Some!

Chen Wei met with Heavenly Lord Taiyi about the Nine-Headed Lion and agreed to resolve the old injustice involving the Yellow Lion Spirit through the Censorate. Yang Chan planned to borrow treasures from Yang Jian to help Chen Wei deal with the powerful Nine-Headed Lion.

  • Chen Wei and Yang Chan visited the Palace of Sublime Grandeur and were ushered in ahead of ordinary procedure.
  • Heavenly Lord Taiyi welcomed Yang Chan warmly, then praised Chen Wei for his work and conduct.
  • Yang Chan explained that Chen Wei had treated the Nine-Headed Lion's descent as an important matter and had come to seek guidance.
  • Heavenly Lord Taiyi hinted that the Yellow Lion Spirit's death remained a source of grief for the Nine-Headed Lion, and Chen Wei proposed restoring justice through the Censorate.
  • Heavenly Lord Taiyi approved Chen Wei's plan and ordered him to handle the matter according to the rules.
  • Yang Chan decided to borrow treasures from Yang Jian so Chen Wei could face the Nine-Headed Lion.

Ch. 161Since I'm Here, I Might as Well Take Everything

Yang Chan raided Yang Jian’s treasure vault to arm Chen Wei, taking nearly all his treasures and leaving her brother a Sauce-Glazed Duck. She flew toward Chen Wei, while he felt an ominous shiver in the Heavenly Court.

  • Yang Jian enjoyed his merit from quelling an uprising and secretly imagined Chen Wei being repelled by the seal he had placed on Yang Chan.
  • Yang Chan arrived at Guanjiangkou in a hurry and rushed into Yang Jian’s treasure vault to borrow the Demon-Binding Rope and other weapons.
  • Yang Chan emptied the vault, then took Yang Jian’s Yin-Yang Demon-Slaying Sword from his Storage Bag while hugging him.
  • Yang Chan gave Yang Jian a Sauce-Glazed Duck and flew away with the treasures, leaving him stunned with Howling Celestial Dog.
  • Yang Chan decided the treasures would better protect Chen Wei, while Chen Wei shivered in the Heavenly Court and sensed something ominous.

Ch. 162What Did the Great Sage Equal to Heaven's Messy Accounts Have to Do with the Victorious Fighting Buddha?

Chen Wei told Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie that the Nine-Headed Lion had returned to Bamboo Joint Mountain, seeking justice for the slain Yellow Lion Spirit. Sun Wukong agreed to retrieve the spirit’s soul from the Netherworld, leaving Chen Wei confident that the matter could be resolved.

  • Chen Wei visited Pure Heart Temple with news of a Heavenly Court merit reward, but Sun Wukong suspected he had another purpose.
  • Chen Wei reminded Zhu Bajie and Sun Wukong of their killing and skinning of the Yellow Lion Spirit, and told them the Nine-Headed Lion had returned to Bamboo Joint Mountain.
  • Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie refused to confront the Nine-Headed Lion because they felt guilty about the old case.
  • Chen Wei said he would face the Nine-Headed Lion himself but asked Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie to retrieve the Yellow Lion Spirit’s soul from the Netherworld.
  • Sun Wukong agreed to go to the Netherworld, dismissing his old misdeeds as the Great Sage Equal to Heaven’s business rather than the Victorious Fighting Buddha’s.

Ch. 163Senior, there's no need to get so heated

Chen Wei went to Bamboo Joint Mountain with Yang Chan’s Magical Treasures to negotiate with the Nine-Headed Lion, while Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie set off to retrieve the Yellow Lion Spirit’s soul. The Nine-Headed Lion attacked Chen Wei on sight, but Yang Chan protected him with the Treasure Lotus Lamp, leaving Chen Wei to begin speaking with the unharmed demon.

  • Yang Chan displayed a hoard of Yang Jian’s Magical Treasures, and Sun Wukong agreed to go to the Netherworld with Zhu Bajie to retrieve the Yellow Lion Spirit’s soul.
  • At the Yellow Lion Spirit’s grave, the Nine-Headed Lion mourned his godson and vowed to avenge him, while the Mountain God and Earth God watched from a distance.
  • Chen Wei arrived at the Nine-Bend Winding Cave and tried to introduce himself, but the Nine-Headed Lion immediately attacked with his innate Divine Ability.
  • Chen Wei used the Mountain-Splitting Axe, and Yang Chan shielded the Nine-Headed Lion and the grave with the Treasure Lotus Lamp.
  • After the axe strike carved a deep ravine but left the Nine-Headed Lion unharmed, Chen Wei descended and asked the demon to calm down.

Ch. 164I have always admired the Great Sage and the Marshal

Chen Wei and Yang Chan met the Nine-Headed Lion at Bamboo Joint Mountain and offered a way to bring the Yellow Lion Spirit back from the Netherworld as a Heavenly Court official. The Nine-Headed Lion accepted the arrangement and denied having any grudges against the Great Sage or Marshal Tianpeng.

  • The Nine-Headed Lion recognized Yang Chan and quickly apologized for attacking her and Chen Wei.
  • Chen Wei and Yang Chan pretended the attack had been nothing, and the Nine-Headed Lion asked why they had come.
  • Chen Wei told the Nine-Headed Lion that the Yellow Lion Spirit had placed third in a Netherworld ghost-catching competition.
  • Chen Wei described a new Tongming Hall position with requirements tailored to the Yellow Lion Spirit and promised the lion could return to life and become an Immortal Official.
  • The Nine-Headed Lion thanked Chen Wei and Yang Chan, then claimed he had always admired the Great Sage and Marshal Tianpeng.

Ch. 165Third Place in the Ghost-Catching Competition

Chen Wei secured the Nine-Headed Lion’s support for the Yellow Lion Spirit’s return to life, while Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie persuaded King Yama to approve it in the Netherworld. The chapter left Judge Lu arranging a forged award certificate to justify the Yellow Lion Spirit’s resurrection.

  • Chen Wei concluded that Sun Wukong would retrieve the Yellow Lion Spirit’s soul and convinced the Nine-Headed Lion that the spirit could receive an official post in the Heavenly Court.
  • The Nine-Headed Lion praised Chen Wei, promised to recommend him to Great Emperor Qinghua, and returned to the Palace of Sublime Grandeur.
  • Sun Wukong asked King Yama to return the Yellow Lion Spirit to life, and Zhu Bajie threatened to take their complaint to Lingxiao Palace.
  • King Yama agreed to arrange the resurrection after Sun Wukong offered to take responsibility, then claimed the Yellow Lion Spirit had excelled in the Netherworld’s Ghost-Catching Competition.
  • Judge Lu ordered ghost bailiffs to create an aged, sealed document naming the Yellow Lion Spirit third-place winner of the competition.

Ch. 166Sir, I Took Part?

The Yellow Lion Spirit was given a Heavenly Court post after being pushed through a ghost-catching competition scheme, while Chen Wei returned home and was trapped into eating Yang Chan’s unusual tangyuan. Yang Jian arrived to summon Yang Chan to Yaochi and assigned Chen Wei an unspecified task, leaving Chen Wei ready to comply and Yang Chan worried about whether he could handle it.

  • The Ox-Head Ghost Official sent the confused Yellow Lion Spirit through a magic array after claiming he had earned a distinction in the Netherworld’s ghost-catching competition.
  • The Yellow Lion Spirit arrived in the Heavenly Court as an immortal official, and the Nine-Headed Lion instructed him to hide his demonic past and follow court etiquette.
  • Chen Wei assigned Xiao Yan to teach Yellow Lion the Heavenly Court’s rules, then left for his residence.
  • Yang Chan served Chen Wei her homemade tangyuan, and Chen Wei praised them while struggling to eat them.
  • Yang Jian appeared, stopped Chen Wei from rising, and told Yang Chan to accompany him to Yaochi at the Queen Mother of the West’s summons.
  • Yang Jian gave Chen Wei an unspecified personal task, and Chen Wei eagerly accepted while Yang Chan worried about his chances.

Ch. 167Were Lord Chen and the Third Holy Mother Playing Hard to Get?

Chen Wei traveled to the West Sea on Yang Jian’s orders, where Ao Cunxin’s resentment and Ao Run’s conspicuous eagerness suggested that the supposedly minor assignment concealed serious trouble. He entered the Dragon Palace wary of what awaited him.

  • Yang Jian sent Chen Wei to the West Sea on an assignment, while Ma Muzhi and Xiao Yan accompanied him instead of Yang Chan.
  • Ao Cunxin emerged from the sea, complained that Yang Jian had not come himself, and led Chen Wei and his subordinates toward the Dragon Palace.
  • Ma Muzhi hinted that Ao Cunxin and Yang Jian had a relationship like Chen Wei and the Third Holy Mother, but Chen Wei insisted his own relationship was only a pure friendship between colleagues.
  • Ma Muzhi and Xiao Yan speculated that Chen Wei and the Third Holy Mother were playing hard to get and decided to play along.
  • Ao Run hurried out to welcome Chen Wei and ushered him into the Crystal Palace, making Chen Wei suspect the West Sea’s problem was far more dangerous than Yang Jian had suggested.

Ch. 168If He Can't Be Found, Then He's Dead

Chen Wei met with Ao Run to discuss the Heavenly Court’s inquiry into the West Sea’s control of Jade Wave Pool and promised the Discipline Inspection Court would scrutinize the case. He then asked about Nine-Headed Bug, and suggested that if he could not be found, they should treat him as dead.

  • Ao Run welcomed Chen Wei into the West Sea Dragon Palace and spent an hour probing his intentions through polite conversation.
  • Chen Wei revealed that Yang Jian had instructed him to act as circumstances required, prompting Ao Run to explain the West Sea’s involvement at Jade Wave Pool.
  • Chen Wei recognized that the inquiry into Jade Wave Pool was likely a pretext for a hidden political conflict between the Heavenly Court’s Inspection Court and the Discipline Inspection Court.
  • Chen Wei reassured Ao Run that he would investigate whether the relevant offices enforced the law impartially.
  • Chen Wei asked where Nine-Headed Bug was, and Ao Run said he had fled to the North Sea and could not be found.
  • Chen Wei told Ao Run that if Nine-Headed Bug could not be found, they should consider him dead.

Ch. 169If You Want the West Sea Dragon Palace to Win, There's a Way to Win

Chen Wei and Ao Run devised a plan to use official records declaring the Nine-Headed Bug dead to turn the Jade Wave Pool dispute into a broader investigation. After Chen Wei escaped the Dragon King's attempt to entertain him with Clam Maidens, Yang Chan set out for the West Sea to protect him.

  • Ao Run understood Chen Wei's plan to record the Nine-Headed Bug as dead, making any later appearance evidence of deceiving the Heavenly Court and prompting a deeper investigation.
  • Chen Wei signaled Ma Muzhi to prepare the official documents, and Ma Muzhi credited Chen Wei for his guidance as Ao Run toasted them.
  • Ao Run called for music and dancing, but Chen Wei's jade pendant lit up with Yang Chan's will, so he refused the Clam Maidens' attention and left for his room.
  • Yang Chan watched Chen Wei through the pendant and decided that he, Ma Muzhi, and Xiao Yan might be unable to handle the West Sea affair alone.
  • Yang Chan climbed onto Kun's back with a large yellow-haired dog and urged Kun to fly to the West Sea to surprise and protect Chen Wei.

Ch. 170The real Dragon King or a fake?

Chen Wei and Ma Muzhi suspected that the West Sea Dragon King was an impostor and set a trap to expose whoever was behind him. Ao Cunxin then confronted Chen Wei about Yang Jian and hinted at the Dragon King’s birthday and tea, leaving Chen Wei to realize the apparent clue might connect to Yang Chan.

  • Chen Wei and Ma Muzhi concluded that Ao Run’s excessive friendliness and fondness for tea suggested someone was impersonating the West Sea Dragon King.
  • Chen Wei told Ma Muzhi to discreetly alert Pang Long and watch for the hidden schemer, while reasoning that Yang Jian knew about the impostor but could not expose him openly.
  • Ao Cunxin barged into Chen Wei’s room and demanded to know why Yang Jian had not come to the West Sea.
  • Ao Cunxin complained that Yang Jian had failed to provide tea for her father’s birthday, and Chen Wei recognized that she was hinting at something and thought of Yang Chan.

Ch. 171How can you catch a tiger cub without entering the tiger's den?

Chen Wei uncovered Ao Cunxin’s coded warning that the real West Sea Dragon King was imprisoned in the Sea Eye and sent Ma Muzhi to summon reinforcements. He confronted the impostor in the great hall and threatened to expose him with Sun Wukong’s Fiery Golden Eyes.

  • Ao Cunxin complained about Yang Jian in code and hinted that the real Dragon King was imprisoned in the depths of the Sea Eye.
  • Chen Wei ordered Ma Muzhi to return to the Heavenly Court by the South Heaven Gate and bring reinforcements.
  • Chen Wei returned to the great hall, where Ao Run offered him ancient paintings as a bribe.
  • Chen Wei called Ao Run an impostor, and Xiao Yan revealed that he had only pretended to be drunk to guard Chen Wei.
  • Chen Wei said impersonation was outside the Censorate’s jurisdiction but revealed that he had summoned the Victorious Fighting Buddha to expose Ao Run.

Ch. 172He really came?

Chen Wei tried to expose Ao Run as an impostor, but the Demon-Revealing Mirror showed him as a genuine dragon. Sun Wukong arrived unexpectedly and claimed Chen Wei had told him about the suspected fraud, leaving Chen Wei alarmed by the Great Sage’s strange behavior.

  • Chen Wei accused Ao Run of impersonating the West Sea Dragon King and threatened him with punishment, but Ao Run denied the charge and accused Chen Wei of being an impostor.
  • Chen Wei used the Demon-Revealing Mirror on Ao Run, but it revealed a pure-blooded true dragon, and Ao Run mocked Chen Wei’s failed test.
  • A Shrimp Soldier reported that Sun Wukong had arrived, prompting Ao Run to invite him into the Dragon Palace.
  • Ao Run urged Chen Wei to overlook his identity and focus on the West Sea’s annual merit tribute, while Chen Wei began to respond.
  • Sun Wukong entered the hall and said Chen Wei had told him about a loach impersonating a Four Seas True God, making Chen Wei realize something was wrong.

Ch. 173Yang Jian, If You Weren't the Jade Emperor's Own Nephew, What Would You Amount To!

Chen Wei’s plan exposed the impostor ruling the West Sea, and the Nine-Headed Bug was revealed as the false Ao Run. Surrounded by Heavenly forces, the demon faced Yang Jian’s Howling Celestial Dog.

  • Ao Run fled the Dragon Palace after Sun Wukong threatened to expose him, and Ao Cunxin thanked Chen Wei for saving the West Sea.
  • Chen Wei recognized that Sun Wukong was an impostor but played along and said a Heavenly Net awaited the fleeing foe.
  • Ao Run realized the Great Sage was fake, but continued escaping to protect his own identity.
  • Yang Jian and Nezha led Heavenly forces into a trap for Ao Run, while Ma Muzhi used Chen Wei’s Command Token to legitimize their deployment.
  • Yang Jian’s Heavenly Eye exposed Ao Run as the Nine-Headed Bug, who taunted Yang Jian before the Howling Celestial Dog attacked.

Ch. 174Even the Magical Treasures of the Three Realms Were Snobs

Chen Wei and Yang Chan, disguised as Sun Wukong, freed Ao Run from the Sea Eye by shrinking the Sea-Calming Jade Pillar. Meanwhile, Wu Ji confronted Pang Long at the Censorate over forged documents, and Pang Long refused to hand over the case files without an Imperial Decree.

  • Chen Wei and Yang Chan descended to the Sea Eye while Ao Cunxin stayed behind to calm the West Sea Aquatic Tribe.
  • Yang Chan shrank the Sea-Calming Jade Pillar, releasing Ao Run from the abyss beneath it.
  • Ao Run thanked Yang Chan as the Third Holy Mother, but Chen Wei and Yang Chan prompted him to pretend he had mistaken her for Sun Wukong.
  • Wu Ji led Inspection Immortal Officials into the Censorate and demanded the case files concerning forged Tongming Hall documents.
  • Pang Long told Wu Ji he could examine the files only if he brought an Imperial Decree.

Ch. 175Brother Qingquan, for the sake of our fellow immortal officials, lend a brother a hand

Wu Ji tried to force the Censorate to hand over Chen Wei’s case files, but Chen Wei exposed the danger of Wu Ji’s false accusation and detained him for investigation. Wu Ji agreed to cooperate, leaving Chen Wei ready to question him about his backers and accomplices.

  • Wu Ji presented a recording of Chen Wei speaking with the West Sea Dragon King and demanded the case files, but Pang Long refused without an Imperial Decree.
  • Wu Ji threatened Pang Long with his golden immortal aura and prepared to strike, but Pang Long showed a recording of Nezha and the Howling Celestial Dog defeating the Nine-Headed Bug.
  • Chen Wei arrived, extinguished Wu Ji’s chain with Six Ding Divine Fire, and hinted that he had recordings implicating Star Lords’ offspring.
  • Wu Ji dismissed his subordinates and tried to apologize and offer compensation, but Chen Wei had Pang Long record the exchange.
  • Chen Wei formally detained Wu Ji as a suspect in the West Sea Dragon King impersonation case, and Wu Ji agreed to cooperate rather than contact the Martial Virtue Star Lord.
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