India Captures the Jade Rabbit (XVII)

Meanwhile, the Little White Dragon regained the Dragon Pearl, transformed into a White Dragon, and roamed beyond the Blood Sea.

He turned around and laughed, "Cousin, you went to so much trouble to retrieve the Dragon Pearl for me, and then you said such harsh words. If I really became your White Horse, let's see what you say then?"

Ao Tu's voice came from inside.

"Hurry, horse! I'm on my way to visit the Old Star Lords of the Moon!"

Upon hearing this, the Little White Dragon immediately flew away.

We traveled through clouds and mist all the way back to the Tianzhu Kingdom.

Previously, Wukong had gone to great lengths to find Tang Sanzang's location. Now, the Little White Dragon into the palace and found Tang Sanzang imprisoned in a pavilion.

The Little White Dragon hurriedly met with Tang Sanzang.

Tang Sanzang exclaimed happily, "You are my White Horse!"

The Little White Dragon said, "Master, it's me."

Tang Sanzang asked, "Why are you so late? Where is Wukong?"

The Little White Dragon said, "My Elder Brother and the others have divided their luggage and gone their separate ways."

Tang Sanzang was greatly alarmed.

The Little White Dragon then recounted the events to Tang Sanzang.

Tang Sanzang was filled with remorse upon hearing this and recounted in detail how he had dressed up Imperial Son-in-Law, how he had attended the banquet, and how he had composed the poem, explaining the whole story.

The Little White Dragon said, "So it's not Master's fault after all; he fell for a trap!"

Tang Sanzang said, "Only today do I realize how deceitful people are, even more so than the Demon Supernatural Ability demons. It is just as the saying goes: 'The evil master loves flowers and causes trouble with them, while a Zen mind, stirred by a single thought, gives rise to sorrow.'"

The Little White Dragon said, "Master, I will rescue you now."

The Little White Dragon grabbed Tang Sanzang and walked outside.

Upon exiting the pavilion, only the Little White Dragon emerged; Tang Sanzang remained inside.

It turned out that Ao Tu had used magic to prevent Tang Sanzang from leaving.

Tang Sanzang said, "Disciple, go find Wukong and tell him to come and save me."

The Little White Dragon agreed and returned to the Blood Sea to find Wukong.

Ao Tu, along with the Jade Rabbit, had already traveled to the Guanghan Palace and met the Taiyin Star Lord.

Ao Tu and the Taiyin Star Lord were on very good terms, so he didn't stand on ceremony.

He took out a bowl of Lotus Seeds, treasures produced when the Fifth-Grade Black Lotus and the Fifth-Grade Golden Lotus grew. Today, he would give the Lotus Seeds to the Taiyin Star Lord in exchange for the Jade Rabbit.

The Taiyin Star Lord accepted the Lotus Seeds and smiled, "She does have good fortune; she has caught the eye of the Celestial Worthy."

Ao Tu said, "It's a coincidence that I obtained an Primordial Sundial. When I set up Stars in the future, I can have her and Zhu Li tell me the time."

The Taiyin Star Lord said, "That was originally a sundial carved by the Demon Emperor in Ancient Times times to establish the twelve two-hour periods of the day. I've heard it has the power to change the world!"

Ao Tu nodded and said, "I see."

The Taiyin Star Lord summoned several Chang'e (moon goddesses) and instructed them to fetch several jars of the Mysterious Frost Treasure Medicine. She then said to Ao Tu, "This elixir was originally pounded by the Jade Rabbit. I am sending a few jars to the Celestial Worthy as a return gift."

Ao Tu expressed his gratitude.

The Taiyin Star Lord then said, "The Jade Rabbit has Immortal Register in the Heavenly Realm. I will inform His Majesty later, and then the Celestial Worthy will take her away."

Ao Tu laughed and said, "No rush! No rush! There's still a lawsuit to fight!"

The Taiyin Star Lord asked in surprise, "What lawsuit?"

Ao Tu laughed and said, "You'll know in a moment."

At that time, the Little White Dragon returned to the Blood Sea, found Wukong, and explained the whole story.

Upon hearing this, Wukong immediately went to find Bajie.

Bajie is changing his clothes. He's going to meet an Asura King soon, and if he's chosen by the Asura Princess, he can marry into her family.

Wukong said, "Fool, hurry! Go save Master!"

Bajie said, "Save Master? Save what Master? I still need to see my father-in-law!"

Wukong and the Little White Dragon recounted the whole story once again.

Hearing this, Bajie was extremely reluctant, but he had no choice but to follow the two away.

The three then went to the Emerald Cloud Palace to search for Sha Wujing.

It turns out that Sha Wujing, who claimed to be an envoy, was actually just Welcoming and Seeing Off outside the Emerald Cloud Palace; he had no other duties.

The three quickly found Sha Wujing, and the four brothers reunited, explaining the situation.

After reporting to Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva instructed Sha Wujing to Journey to the West the scriptures. The four of them then left the Netherworld Realm together and returned to the Tianzhu Kingdom.

They stormed into the Imperial Palace, but found neither the emperor Princess; only Tang Sanzang was imprisoned in a pavilion.

Wukong stormed into the pavilion, crashing into it with a loud bang, seeing stars, and was unable to budge it.

Wukong said, "Very well, I wonder who did this magic!" He slammed his Golden Cudgel into the ground, summoning the local earth deity for questioning.

The Earthly Way, "That Princess is a fake. The real Princess ascended to the Heavenly Realm long ago; I've heard she's a fairy from the Moon Palace. That fake Princess is an old acquaintance of hers, so she must have come down from the Moon Palace as well."

Wukong retorted angrily, "You damned god, why didn't you say so earlier! You've made me, Old Sun, work so hard for nothing!"

The Earthly Way, "Great Sage, please forgive me. My magical power is weak. When the Yaoguai was around, I was afraid of her viciousness and dared not tell Great Sage."

Wukong said, "Since they are Demon from Heaven, Bajie, Sha Wujing, Little White Dragon, come with Old Sun to Heaven to file a complaint!"

The four of them went up to the Heavenly Realm, where the Heavenly King Heaven-Protecting Heavenly King led four Four Great Marshal, Pang, Liu, Gou, and Bi, each commanding Troops, and were about to descend to the Lower Realm.

The two sides met face to face.

The Heaven-Protecting Heavenly King took a few steps back and exclaimed in surprise, "Great Sage!"

Wukong said, "Heavenly King, it's been a few days since I last saw you. Why don't you recognize any familiar faces? Why are you hiding from me, Old Sun? Are you going to descend to the Lower Realm?"

The Heaven-Protecting Heavenly King said somewhat nervously, "Yes... I have some official business. Please wait a moment while Heavenly King Li Third Prince Nezha Lower Realm together."

Wukong laughed and said, "What a grand display! What official business is this?"

The Heaven-Protecting Heavenly King said, "This... if I tell you, Great Sage, please don't be angry."

Wukong waved his hand and said, "Why am I angry? It's not like they're trying to capture Old Sun."

The Heaven-Protecting Heavenly King said, "Although it's not about capturing the Great Sage, it is related to Great Sage. The Jade Rabbit of the Toad Palace has accused Eastern Land Tang Sanzang of violating the Precepts and behaving improperly. Therefore, the Jade Emperor has summoned us to capture Tang Sanzang for questioning."

Upon hearing this, Wukong was furious and exclaimed, "What a Yaoguai! How dare she slander an innocent man! Let's go, Bajie, and go find the Jade Emperor to settle this matter!"

Bajie quickly followed.

Sha Wujing and the Little White Dragon followed behind.

Upon arriving at the Lingxiao Hall, they indeed saw the Yaoguai feigning grievance, weeping with tears streaming down her face.

The Celestial Worthy Jade Emperor was stroking his beard with one hand and picking Jade Grapes to eat with the other.

The Immortal Household gathered in twos and threes to watch.

Wukong disregarded the need to inform anyone and shouted outside the hall, "Yaoguai, how dare you deceive Heaven and Earth!"

The Jade Rabbit Spirit twitched its ears, then lowered its head and ignored them, simply shedding tears.

Upon seeing this, the Immortal Household straightened their expressions and stood in their respective positions.

Wukong and his friends barged in.

The Celestial Worthy Jade Emperor laughed and said, "Wukong, how dare you trespass into the main hall?"

Wukong said, "This Yaoguai is slandering my master! I, Sun Wukong, cannot tolerate her lying here!"

The Jade Rabbit Spirit wept and said, "Your Majesty, every word I have spoken is true, and I would never dare to deceive Heaven. That Tang Sanzang trespassed into my boudoir and later wrote lewd poems; there is clear evidence of this."

Wukong could not tolerate her twisting the truth, so he explained everything he knew, word by word, to the Jade Emperor and all the immortals.

The Celestial Worthy Jade Emperor laughed and said, "You two have conflicting accounts, and it's unclear who is telling the truth. Let's bring Tang Sanzang here for questioning."

Upon hearing this, Wukong was so angry that he wanted to kill the Jade Rabbit with his staff, but since he was in the Lingxiao Hall, he dared not act rashly and had to endure it.

The Heavenly Official had already summoned Heavenly King Li and Third Prince Nezha, to the Lower Realm, so there was no need to issue another summons.

After waiting for a while, Heavenly King Li and Third Prince Nezha, came to carry out their orders and Lower Realm to the mortal Heaven-Protecting Heavenly King. They arrived in the Tianzhu Kingdom and, without breaking a sweat, captured Tang Sanzang.

Little did they know how many days it would take to clear Tang Sanzang in this lawsuit.