Crisis in the Primordial World, Restarting the Journey to the West Team
Sun Wukong scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed, and said, "I don't know either. Let's wait for Master to return before making a decision."
Having said that, Sun Wukong didn't wait for their reply and transformed into Golden-Winged Peng Bird, flying away.
"Oh dear! Master, you're so biased! Your disciple is your own flesh and blood! You didn't even ask what we thought."
The Heavenly Hound pouted, complaining with some resentment.
The Jade Emperor glanced at him and said, "What right do you, little brat, have to accuse me of favoritism? I only entrusted the Journey to the Keeper of the Heavenly Horses to the Keeper of the Heavenly Horses because I was going into seclusion. Otherwise, why would I have entrusted it to him? Moreover, I am not sure if the Spiritual Qi upheaval in West Ox Hezhou is closely related to Tieguai Li, so it is not advisable for you to take any risks for the time being."
Upon hearing the Jade Emperor's words, the Heavenly Hound immediately deflated, muttering somewhat dejectedly, "That Tieguai Li is really lucky; he actually managed to arrive at the crucial moment of the Spiritual Qi surge to lend a hand."
"You don't need to concern yourselves with this matter."
The Jade Emperor shook his head. "You two don't need to go on the journey to the West anymore. Just stay here and cultivate."
Having said that, he ignored Heavenly Hound and Yujiang, closed his eyes, and entered a state of seclusion.
Seeing that the Jade Emperor ignored his advice and the two of them, returning directly to the Jade Capital City, the Heavenly Hound became enraged and roared at the Jade Emperor's retreating figure, "You stinking old Daoist, you old codger, just you wait, when you come back I'll show you how I beat you up!"
"Master Uncle! What do we do now?"
Yujiang looked at the fuming Heavenly Hound and said.
"I think you're asking for trouble!"
Upon hearing Yujiang's words, Heavenly Hound turned and glared at Yujiang.
"Master, I was wrong."
Yujiang was startled and quickly lowered his head to admit his mistake.
"Snort."
Seeing Yujiang bowing his head in remorse, Heavenly Hound snorted coldly, but he was still very happy. At least in Jade Capital City, besides the Jade Emperor, he had a master who cared about him.
"Alright, stop fooling around, let's head to West Ox Hezhou now!"
Seeing that the Heavenly Hound had calmed down, Yujiang quickly changed the subject to avoid being beaten up by the irritable monkey.
"Um!"
The Heavenly Hound nodded; he also wanted to see what had happened in West Ox Hezhou and why it had triggered a surge of Spiritual Qi.
West Ox Hezhou.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The Heavenly Court Army was stationed in a large mountain in West Ox Hezhou, a mountain called Spirit Peak Mountain Spirit Peak Mountain. Within Lingyue Mountain grew a towering tree, and at the top of this towering tree stood a figure, his body shrouded in thick black mist. From within the black mist, a figure dressed in a golden kasaya slowly walked out, none other than the Jade Emperor.
"Amitabha Buddha, this humble monk Bodhisattva Guanyin of the Western Sect, paying respects to Your Majesty."
Looking at the Jade Emperor, Guanyin smiled faintly and said.
"No need for formalities, Bodhisattva Guanyin. Does your Western Sect have any major plans?"
Upon hearing Guanyin's words, the Jade Emperor waved his hand and said...
"This humble monk has come here on orders to investigate this matter. I have already dispatched my disciples to investigate," Guanyin said with a slight bow.
"Oh! Did your messenger come back with anything?" the Jade Emperor asked.
"No!" Guanyin shook her head and said, "This humble monk sent people to investigate several times, but they found no clues. This humble monk thought that the people who went to the Western Heaven Paradise to retrieve the scriptures might have already left, so I was not in a hurry to investigate."
"In that case, Guanyin, you may remain in West Ox Hezhou! With my protection here, Tieguai Li will not dare to act recklessly. However, you must be wary of the Western Sect. If they make any unusual moves, be sure to inform me as soon as possible," the Jade Emperor instructed.
"This humble monk obeys the decree."
Guanyin nodded and then said respectfully.
"Then you may leave now! I will inform you if anything happens."
The Jade Emperor waved his hand and said.
"This humble monk takes his leave."
Guanyin bowed once more, and then vanished from the sight of the Jade Emperor and the others.
"Brother, how's things going with the Western Sect?"
Seeing that Guanyin had disappeared, Heavenly Hound breathed a sigh of relief and then asked.
"I don't know yet, but judging from Guanyin's appearance, she probably didn't find anything either. But don't worry, I will go and investigate when I come out of seclusion," the Jade Emperor said after a moment of contemplation.
"Then I'll have to trouble you, brother. By the way, brother, you should stay here in seclusion for the time being! By the time you emerge from seclusion, West Ox Hezhou will be mostly calmed down, and then we can leave."
The Heavenly Hound Way.
"Alright! Then you can stay in West Ox Hezhou! I'll go ahead and prepare for my seclusion."
The Jade Emperor nodded, then vanished in a flash.
"Alas! Master, when will you emerge from seclusion?" Looking at the vanished Jade Emperor, the Heavenly Hound sighed, then murmured to the sky, "Brother, brother, we two brothers are almost leaving Jade Capital City, but why are you still unwilling to emerge? Are you worried about Tieguai Li's strength?"
At this point, a look of resentment appeared on his face.
"Forget it! Let's not talk about it anymore. I'd better go and see how to proceed on this journey to the West!"
After saying that, he turned and left.
West Ox Hezhou.
On the shores of the West Sea, Tieguai Li and his companions were stationed, while a group of deities from the West Sea Western Sect were also present.
"Senior Brother, do you really think this was the work of the Western Sect? Why did we suddenly ignite the Journey to the Journey to the West World? Was it because of the instigation of those mortals?"
Sha Wujing, standing to the side, asked Sun Wukong with some confusion.
Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong showed a hint of disdain on his face and said, "I think this was deliberately done by Tieguai Li. His target is clearly West Ox Hezhou. Over the years, he has been in control of the Journey to the West. If he hadn't deliberately spread the news, how could West Ox Hezhou have suddenly rioted?"
"That... that's possible. We haven't noticed any Spiritual Qi surge in West Ox Hezhou these past few days, but now it seems it must be Tieguai Li's doing."
Sha Wujing nodded.
"That Tieguai Li is indeed cunning. This time, he actually used the surge of Spiritual Qi to attack our West Ox Hezhou. It seems he planned this all along!"
Monk Sha frowned and pondered for a moment before speaking.
"Hmph! It's just a mere Tieguai Li; he can't do anything to our Journey to the West team," Sun Wukong sneered.
"Second brother, third brother, what do you think? Should we unite with the other feudal lords and head to Spirit Mountain to kill Tieguai Li here?"
Sun Wukong suddenly turned to look at Sha Wujing and Monk Sha and asked.
"This... this matter is probably not appropriate," Sha Wujing said after a moment's hesitation.
"Oh? Why?"