Journey to the West: Sun Wukong's Advice System
Chapter 48 The Principles of Chan Teaching

Chapter 48: Chapter 48 The Principles of Chan Teaching

Sun Wukong checked the replies of Zhizihu netizens, sometimes scratching his ears and cheeks, sometimes frowning in thought.

These actions made Ne Zha both curious and vigilant. Having been sent by the Jade Emperor, he certainly knew how suspicious Sun Wukong was and feared that the handsome Monkey King might suddenly take off.

Ne Zha urged, "Great Saint, His Majesty is still waiting in the Lingxiao Treasure Hall, let’s set off quickly."

Sun Wukong withdrew his thoughts and smiled, "Alright, let’s go, let’s go."

Relieved, Ne Zha followed Sun Wukong and rode the clouds toward the Lingxiao Treasure Hall.

On the way, he couldn’t help but ask out of curiosity, "Great Saint, was it you who killed Deng Hua?"

Sun Wukong, with his hands behind his back, lectured, "Don’t talk nonsense, child; I have always been compassionate. How could I harm anyone’s life?"

Ne Zha didn’t believe him, but he didn’t press further. Instead, he leaned in closer and whispered, "Whether it was you who killed him or not, if you’re going to teach a lesson to those from the Jie Teaching again, you must take me with you."

"Next time for sure." Sun Wukong chuckled in amusement, realizing he was dealing with a fearless child, then curiously asked, "You seem to hate the Jie Teaching people so much, do you have a grudge against them?"

"What grudge could I have?" Ne Zha shook his head, "My master was one of the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Jie Teaching, a direct disciple of a Saint. By that account, I am also a disciple of the Jie Teaching.

But I just can’t stand those people from the Jie Teaching, each pretending to be righteous, when in fact they’re hypocrites. It’s a pity I don’t usually get the chance to deal with them."

Only then did Sun Wukong realize this child was defiant by nature.

In a short while, they arrived at the Lingxiao Treasure Hall and went straight in without waiting to be summoned.

As soon as Sun Wukong appeared, he saw Yang Chan arguing with Xiao Zhen; the Jade Emperor and the immortals were watching, and at the bottom of the great hall knelt an immortal officer who looked somewhat familiar.

His arrival also drew the gaze of everyone present.

"Wukong?" Yang Chan’s eyes lit up, as though she had found her mainstay, but then she spoke with worry and urgency, "Why didn’t you flee? This dog of the Jie Teaching is framing us for killing Deng Hua, and given the shameless tyranny of the Jie Teaching, if we have no evidence, we might be in trouble."

With these words, the faces of some Jie Teaching immortals in the Lingxiao Treasure Hall darkened.

"Humph!" Xiao Zhen snorted angrily, scolding, "You two are too vicious. Even now, you still want to argue your case.

Deng Hua was always amiable, having conflicts only with you two. It must have been your resentment that led to his cruel murder and the scattering of his soul!"

"Nonsense!" Yang Chan burst out angrily.

"Don’t worry." Sun Wukong, however, was quite calm, smiling and patting Yang Chan’s hand, signaling her to step aside for now.

Yang Chan was still worried, blaming herself even more, feeling that it was her fault that Sun Wukong was involved.

As a disciple of the Nu Wa Palace and the niece of the Jade Emperor, even if she could not clear herself of suspicion, she would not be in any serious trouble, at worst receiving some punishment.

But it was different for Sun Wukong, who had no backing. Even as a Daluo Golden Immortal, he was not someone the Jie Teaching would take seriously.

At that moment, however, Sun Wukong stood undaunted, his lean figure standing proudly within the Lingxiao Treasure Hall.

He first bowed to the Jade Emperor, then looked around at the gathered immortals, and finally turned his gaze to Xiao Zhen, "Before I clear my name, I’d like to ask the Wood Treasury Star Lord: have you told everyone why we had a conflict with the Wood Treasury Star Lord?"

From the arguments he had heard upon arriving, Sun Wukong realized that Yang Chan had not yet revealed this matter, and clearly, Xiao Zhen was not going to bring it up either.

As expected, Xiao Zhen’s momentum weakened slightly, but he still lamented, "It’s true that Teacher Deng Hua meddled with you by using the officials of the Royal Horse Supervisor and was at fault. But the crime did not warrant death.

Afterward, Teacher Deng Hua pursued Fairy Yang Chan, which was a matter of the heart. There’s inherently no right or wrong in that. It was you who made an unreasonable scene, determined to drive Teacher Deng Hua to his death."

"Heh heh!" Sun Wukong, glaring sharply at him, retorted, "Smooth-tongued and utterly shameless, setting aside your scheming against me,"

"With the despicable schemes you used to plot against Fairy Yang Chan, you still talk about capturing the fairy’s heart? Such treachery, how can it attributed to sentiment?"

Upon hearing these words, the immortals immediately showed various expressions.

Many of them were aware of the relationship between Deng Hua and the Imperial Horse Supervisor, and it was not surprising that there were conflicts with Sun Wukong,

but they were not clear about the origin of the conflict between Deng Hua and Yang Chan, now it was clear.

Xiao Zhen’s face did not look good, but he still insisted, "Even so, Brother Deng Hua did not deserve to die."

"Indeed, he should not have died, dying so unclearly like that, too easy for him!" Sun Wukong sneered, then looked around at the immortals: "My immortal friends, please judge for yourself,

it was this scoundrel who devised the plan and took action, causing the Wood Treasury Star Lord to be gravely injured, all to gain Yang Chan’s sympathy,

while from beginning to end, I and Yang Chan never laid a hand on the Wood Treasury Star Lord, this point can be attested by someone.

Everyone, say it, who really killed Deng Hua?"

The Immortal Officers and Divine Generals on both sides of the great hall looked at each other, not expecting there to be these details.

They did not doubt Sun Wukong’s words, and were even more surprised by what Sun Wukong had said, it was clear from Xiao Zhen’s reaction.

Xiao Zhen’s complexion changed drastically, and he shouted, "You demon monkey, stop spouting nonsense! Brother Deng Hua and I were as close as brothers, how could I harm him!"

Sun Wukong smiled and asked further, "Then what evidence do you have to prove that you didn’t harm him?"

"I don’t have..." Xiao Zhen was furious, but the next moment he quickly calmed down and sneered, "Demon monkey, you are cunning and eloquent, I almost fell into your trap!"

"Oh?" Sun Wukong’s expressive eyes blinked, sensing something odd about this scoundrel’s change.

Xiao Zhen suddenly started to exude confidence, pointing to a kneeling immortal official beside him, he said righteously: "This is Brother Deng Hua’s immortal official from his residence, he can testify for me,

while it’s true that it was my hand that left Brother Deng Hua gravely wounded, it was also me who brought him back to his residence and personally healed his injuries."

"I implore His Majesty to discern the truth and punish the real killer severely, to avenge Brother Deng Hua!" Xiao Zhen then loudly addressed the higher place with a salute.

The Jade Emperor tapped the armrest of the Nine Heavens throne and said softly, "That immortal official, is what the Golden Treasury Star Lord says true?"

All the immortals’ gazes fell on the immortal official, making him panic beyond measure, he had never experienced such a grand scene in his life, and for a moment, he forgot what to answer.

Finally, after Xiao Zhen kicked him, he hurriedly kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, it was Golden Treasury Star Lord who healed my lord’s wounds."

Xiao Zhen became even more confident, raising his head and puffing out his chest as he looked at Sun Wukong and asked, "And what evidence do you have to prove that you and Yang Chan did not harbor resentment in your hearts, and kill Brother Deng Hua?"

"Old Sun indeed has no evidence," Sun Wukong said with a smile.

"Then you both deserve to die!" Xiao Zhen sneered.

The immortals fell silent, they were all clear on one principle, in the Teachings there is no doubt that one is innocent until proven guilty, so lacking evidence of one’s innocence is enough.

Moreover, now that a disciple of the Teachings’ Saint had died, they had to execute these two prime suspects to deter the immortals of all three realms, as a demonstration of the Teachings’ majesty!

It was then that Sun Wukong laughed again and said, "But Old Sun can find evidence."

Xiao Zhen frowned, "What evidence can you still find? I think you just want to take this chance to escape!"

The other immortals were also curious, judging from the last cases concerning the Dragon Palace and the underworld, Sun Wukong indeed had the ability to investigate, but the Teachings would not allow Sun Wukong to leave.