Journey to the West: Sun Wukong's Advice System
Chapter 102 Related to the Demon King

Chapter 102: Chapter 102 Related to the Demon King

Tongming Hall.

The Jade Emperor, dressed in a moon-white robe, was lounging comfortably on a soft couch.

The fairies who had been dancing and playing music in the hall had withdrawn, leaving only Taibai Jinxing and the Martial Emperor who had just returned to the Heavenly Court.

"Is there definite news? Is there certainty?" the Jade Emperor sat up and asked.

"Your Majesty, it can only be confirmed that the Demonic Cult has been scheming recently, and acting rashly would involve significant risk," the Martial Emperor said. "If we had one more general to assist, our chances would greatly increase."

"Whom do we need?" the Jade Emperor asked.

"The Earthly Fiends Marshal, Great Sage Equalling Heaven, Sun Wukong," the Martial Emperor said.

"I had already planned to call him to lead the Earthly Fiends below to aid you in exterminating the Demonic Cult," the Jade Emperor said. "Speaking of which, the Earthly Fiends under his command have already been thoroughly revitalized. You might find them unrecognizable."

"He is capable indeed. Even from afar in the lower realm, I often hear of his great renown," the Martial Emperor smiled. "I must also congratulate Your Majesty for having such a capable marshal and a fine leader for the Earthly Fiends."

"Then I will now order him to organize his troops and descend to the lower realm with you immediately," the Jade Emperor added.

"Your Majesty, please wait," the Martial Emperor hastily said. "For now, the presence of the Great Sage Equalling Heaven alone will suffice."

"Oh?" the Jade Emperor’s gaze shifted subtly.

...

Sun Wukong arrived at Tongming Hall and found that, besides the Jade Emperor and Taibai Jinxing, there was also a disheveled man in black armor.

"Old Sun pays his respects to Your Majesty," he first offered his respects to the Jade Emperor and then, smiling, cupped his hands toward the man in black armor and directly asked, "Has the Martial Emperor returned to the Heavenly Court to move against the Demonic Cult?"

"I told you, this monkey is impatient and cannot restrain his nature," the Jade Emperor said to the Martial Emperor, "The first thing he does upon seeing you is to ask when we will exterminate the Demonic Cult."

"Your Majesty, this is the Great Sage Equalling Heaven’s eagerness to vanquish demons," the Martial Emperor said.

Sun Wukong just scratched his face, smiling. He was anxious about when he could deal with the Six-Eared Macaque; exterminating the Demonic Cult was merely incidental.

"Then you should explain further to him," the Jade Emperor said to the Martial Emperor.

With a serious expression, the Martial Emperor said, "Indeed, we are to move against the Demonic Cult, but before we act, we need to investigate further to learn more of the Demonic Cult’s schemes."

Sun Wukong understood and asked, "Do you want me, Old Sun, to do the investigating?"

The Martial Emperor nodded, "One of my deputies has found that the Demon King has been frequently"

"associating with the people of the Demonic Cult, seeming to be involved in their recent plans. Since you and the Demon King are sworn brothers, you could use that connection to gather some information."

The Demon King?

Sun Wukong’s gaze sharpened, and he said, "What if I discover that the Demon King is colluding with the Demonic Cult?"

The Martial Emperor smiled faintly but uttered a word chilling to the bone: "Kill!"

Sun Wukong scratched his face thoughtfully, his mischievous eyes also turning.

A moment later, he left Tongming Hall, first returning to the Earthly Fiends to temporarily entrust the military affairs to Yuan Hong and Deng Jiugong, instructing them to be ready to descend to the lower realm at any moment for battle.

Then, he descended to the lower realm.

"Hmm, could this Old Ox truly have thrown in his lot with the Demonic Cult?" Sun Wukong pondered while on his way, considering in his heart.

Given his understanding of the Demon King, this seemed unlikely.

This sworn older brother of his was no ordinary Demon King; his strength and influence were among the very top within the Demon Clan.

What is even more remarkable is that the Demon King was not the kind of creature who knew only brutal slaughter; instead, he was a refined and world-wise Demon King who had friends in all three realms.

"Given his knowledge, he couldn’t possibly be unaware of the consequences of aligning with the cult of demons," Sun Wukong thought.

Furthermore, the Demon King had his own region in the lower realm, spanning across the Western Cattle-gift Continent, Southern Continent, and Northern Moist Continent, so he really didn’t need to sell himself out to the cult of demons.

"Could he have been deceived by the Six-Eared Macaque?" Wukong flashed this thought, but then he shook his head immediately.

It was not possible; having been deceived once, the Demon King would surely be cautious.

Even if he was misled again, upon finding out he was serving the cult, the Demon King would not have willingly joined.

"Or perhaps he was coerced?" Sun Wukong’s mind was filled with numerous speculations.

He knew that to ascertain the specifics, he would need to meet the Demon King in person.

However, before that, he could first seek advice from senior netizens on Zhihu.

He opened the advice system and connected his consciousness to Zhihu, immediately posting a query.

"I am Sun Wukong. The Martial Emperor just told me that the Demon King has been closely associated with people from the demon cult. I ask you seniors, is it possible that the Demon King would join the demon cult?"

At the same time, he mentioned what the Martial Emperor had said about the Demon King being closely associated with a monster named the Nine-Headed Bug from the demon cult.

In addition, he included his own speculations in the post.

Responses from the netizens came quickly.

Wildcat: "That’s impossible, the Demon King’s family is quite powerful. They not only occupy the Eight Hundred Mile Flame Mountain but also have the Emerald Cloud Mountain, Banana Leaf Cave.

Besides, he has taken a younger wife, Princess Jade Face, and through her acquired the Accumulated Thunder Mountain, Cloud-Piercing Cave and the vast fortune left by the Eternal Fox King,

and his brother occupies the Solace Mountain next to the Daughter Kingdom, acquiring wealth in gold and silver from anyone in the kingdom wanting a drink of water from the Birth Control Spring.

Beyond that, his son, Great King Holy Infant, is in charge of the Six Hundred Li Withered Pine Streamlet, where all the local deities and spirits must serve him.

Spread out as they are, once united, this family controls a vast region equivalent to a feudal lordship. With the extent of the Demon King’s connections, aside from Heavenly Court and the Buddha Sect, there should be no force daring to provoke him.

And the demon cult is just a group of terrorists, an entity that both the Heavenly Court and the Buddha Sect are sworn to eliminate.

Think about it—why would a lord risk aligning with a day-to-day doomed group of terrorists?"

After reading this reply thoroughly, Sun Wukong greatly appreciated Wildcat senior’s conjectures, but what puzzled him was when did the Demon King take a concubine? And when did he have a son?

And what is this Flame Mountain? Wasn’t the Demon King ruling over the Eight Hundred Li Cangyun Ridge?

But then he thought, he had been in the heavens for more than seventy days, which equated to more than seventy years in the lower realm.

In such a long time, he himself had risen step by step to become the Marshal of Earthly Fiends, commanding heavy troops, so these changes in the Demon King’s life were not surprising.

He continued to read the replies.

Strongest Whiner in China: "No, isn’t it too early for Flame Mountain at this point? I remember Flame Mountain was formed when Sun Wukong created havoc in the Heavenly Palace, knocking over Supreme Old Lord’s Eight Trigrams Furnace, and a few fiery stones fell to the lower world, creating Flame Mountain."

"Flame Mountain was formed like that?" Sun Wukong scratched his head, thinking he would need to be more careful in the future.

Red Dust of Rainy Mist: "Princess Jade Face is not a concubine, she actually sought out the Demon King to marry into her family as her husband. Also, at this time point, it’s wrong, she only used a million yuan from her private funds to take in the Demon King as her husband two years before the journeying party passed through Flame Mountain."

Wall Collapsed: "The timing of Holy Infant’s entrance is also incorrect. It’s too early now; he should have been born while Sun Wukong was under the Five Elements Mountain."

"Marry into her family, son-in-law?" After finishing this portion, Sun Wukong was quite astonished, then he covered his belly and burst into laughter: "Hahaha, that old ox really has thick skin; with his bulky frame, isn’t he afraid of crushing the princess?"

As for being under the Five Elements Mountain, he had long been aware of it and was not surprised.