Journey to the West: Sun Wukong's Advice System
Chapter 50 Settlement and Toxicity

Chapter 50: Chapter 50 Settlement and Toxicity

Just when all the immortals and Sun Wukong were puzzled by the turn of events in the case.

Seated high on the throne in the grand hall, the Jade Emperor said, "Sun Wukong, you have trespassed into someone’s residence without permission, and you have ridden recklessly in the Milky Way, which violates the heavenly laws and decrees. Are you aware of your crimes now?"

With a twinkle in his eyes, Sun Wukong sensed an underlying message in the Jade Emperor’s words, so he clasped his hands together and bowed respectfully, "Your Majesty, Wukong is guilty, please punish Wukong."

The Jade Emperor, with his majestic voice, decreed, "If so, you are hereby ordered to quickly solve this case as a way to atone for your sins. Otherwise, your multiple offenses will be punished together, and I will have you subjected to the punishment of axe, yue, and thunder!"

Upon hearing these words, Xiao Zhen’s expression turned extremely ugly, as if he had suffered a great insult.

Yet, at this moment, Sun Wukong spoke again, "Your Majesty, I can investigate the case, but I require another decree from you granting me the authority to question all gods and immortals in Heaven."

The faces of the immortals all changed, thinking this monkey was being far too presumptuous!

The Jade Emperor tapped lightly on his Nine Heavens throne before speaking softly, "As long as it relates to the case, you may question anyone. No immortals may refuse, but Ne Zha must supervise you."

"Your servants obey the decree," the immortal officers and divine generals could only respond.

"I obey the decree!" Only Ne Zha, brimming with excitement, bowed loudly.

"Hehe, then thank you, thank you very much!" Sun Wukong kept bowing his thanks.

Those who seek high positions must be prepared to accept the mid-level ones; the teachings of the netizen seniors could also be applied here.

At the same time, a prompt sounded in his mind.

[Congratulations, you have completed a suggestion — Quickly clear your suspicion and obtain a level-four treasure chest]

After the court adjourned, the Jade Emperor returned to Tongming Hall, accompanied by Tai Bai Jin Xing.

Once the Jade Emperor had taken off his heavenly regalia, he seemed like a completely different person and asked with a smile, "What do you think? Can that impudent monkey figure out who the murderer is?"

Tai Bai Jin Xing cheerfully answered, "Reporting to Your Majesty, your servant does not know."

The Jade Emperor gave him a glance, "I am asking you to know."

Tai Bai Jin Xing, pretending to be terrified, said, "Your servant believes that the Great Sage Equalling Heaven will surely find a murderer, providing an explanation to Your Majesty and to all the immortals, restoring clarity to Heaven."

With a light chuckle, the Jade Emperor’s eyes, however, were filled with coldness, "You mean to give an explanation to the explanation teaching, but whether they would like this explanation remains to be seen."

Tai Bai Jin Xing broke out in a cold sweat.

The Jade Emperor continued, "He has been more and more disrespectful towards me as the Celestial Emperor. Just now, he even dared to let his voice reach Lingxiao Treasure Hall to remind that useless one.

For such a trivial matter, he dares to act so recklessly!

Is the face of the elucidation teaching really more important than my authority as the Celestial Emperor?"

Tai Bai Jin Xing did not dare to listen any further, "Your Majesty, please allow your servant to take leave."

The Jade Emperor waved his hand, "Go on, get out."

...

Elsewhere, the immortals also went their separate ways.

Xiao Zhen, full of simmering anger, wanted to return to his Immortal Mansion, but was stopped by Sun Wukong.

"What do you intend to do?" Xiao Zhen asked angrily.

"Please, Star Lord, do not leave Heaven for the time being and be ready to answer my inquiries at any time," Sun Wukong said with a smile.

"Haha, what if I decide to leave?" Xiao Zhen laughed in anger.

"Hehe, then you would be the murderer!" Sun Wukong sneered, "Wukong will then petition for the Jade Emperor to send a hundred thousand heavenly soldiers to capture you!"

"Ha..." Xiao Zhen’s laughter came to an abrupt halt, staring at Sun Wukong in disbelief before snorting coldly and leaving on a cloud.

Some remaining Immortal Officers and Divine Generals who witnessed this scene all thought the Great Sage Equalling Heaven truly had a gutsy audacity; everyone knew that within the disciples of the Chan Sect Saints, Xiao Zhen and Deng Hua were as close as brothers, yet he dared to speak such words to their face.

"Wukong, is Xiao Zhen the murderer?" Yang Chan noted that Sun Wukong kept his gaze on Xiao Zhen’s departing figure, looking somewhat perturbed.

"Who knows, but judging from the clues at hand, he has quite a significant suspicion," Sun Wukong chuckled.

"Then what are we waiting for, investigate him!" Yang Chan swung her fist.

"No rush, no rush," Sun Wukong laughed and then turned to the still-present Zhu Bajie (Pigsy), "Tianpeng, want to join?"

"Forget it, I can’t afford to offend either of you ancestors," Tianpeng waved his hand, leaving on a cloud as if fleeing.

"Is the Chan Sect really that formidable?" Sun Wukong scratched his face.

"I’m not entirely sure," Yang Chan said. "I’ve only heard from my second brother that when dealing with Chan Sect disciples, it’s best to endure if one can."

"The influence of the Chan Sect in the Heavenly Court is indeed not small," Ne Zha said with a smile, "Take the Four Great Heavenly Kings, Changsheng Great Emperor and Hook Chen Great Emperor are both Chan Sect disciples, and even Ziwei Great Emperor is affiliated with the Chan Sect, that’s three out of four.

But saying that one should bear and endure like Yang Jian suggested is an overstatement. You, Yang Chan, are a disciple of the Goddess Nu Wa. It should be others who are afraid of you," he said.

"I’m not one to bully others arbitrarily," Yang Chan quickly shook her head.

"Interesting, very interesting," Sun Wukong mused after listening, his lively eyes twinkling with a divine light. He didn’t feel pressured; on the contrary, he was eager to try.

Intuition told him that perhaps through the case of Deng Hua’s murder, he could clear up the issue with the Heavenly Weapons being leaked and even find the immortal who was embezzling and smuggling standard Heavenly weaponry.

Strong and backed by powerful connections—these were the identifying features of the corrupt individual, and there were certainly many in the Heavenly Court that fit the profile of Chan Sect disciples.

Afterward, the trio headed to the Wood Treasury Star Lord Mansion together.

Seeing that the crime scene hadn’t been disturbed, Deng Hua’s body and the food and wine he had consumed before his death were all still there, which pleased Sun Wukong immensely. He then proceeded to examine the crime scene meticulously according to the forensic experience of his senior, 9527.

Yang Chan watched curiously from the side, feeling that Sun Wukong knew everything, even more capable than her own second brother.

Ne Zha found it even more fascinating, watching without blinking an eye.

"This wine is poisoned!" Sun Wukong suddenly declared, holding the pot of wine Deng Hua had left unfinished.

"Poisoned?"Ne Zha was surprised. "Xiao Zhen drank it too, didn’t he? How come he’s fine? And what kind of poison can kill a fairly powerful immortal?"

"Who knows what poison it is, but it’s certain that the poison needs demonic energy to activate. It’s usually imperceptible, watch closely," Sun Wukong poured a cup of wine and released a wisp of demonic energy into it.

The cup of wine quickly transformed, turning from clear to pitch black, emanating an eerie aura.

"Oh, I see," Yang Chan said, realizing, "Back at Magpie Bridge Mountain, I saw that Deng Hua was seriously injured, with demonic energy rampaging through his body."

"That’s right, and although he later recovered from the injuries, he must have still had remnants of demonic energy inside him," Sun Wukong conjectured. "When he drank this wine, because the remaining demonic energy in his body was minimal, the poison took effect slowly, and he didn’t die on the spot."

"The question now is, whose wine is this?" Ne Zha might not be good at investigating, but he knew what to ask next.

All three of them turned their gaze to a nearby celestial official.

"It... It seems to be wine brought by the Golden Mansion Star Lord," the celestial official said in a low voice, nearly in tears.

"Let’s go find him!" Sun Wukong said with a cold sneer. Starting with the provocation at the Royal Horse Supervisor, it had always been Xiao Zhen making plans and scheming on behalf of Deng Hua from behind the scenes.

He had wanted to teach this scoundrel a lesson for a long time!

Seeing the determination, Ne Zha immediately got excited, forgetting that he was supposed to oversee the investigation. He led the way for Sun Wukong and Yang Chan as they hastened to the Residence of the Golden Mansion Star Lord.

At this moment, Xiao Zhen, his rage having nowhere to vent, was drinking sullenly in his mansion.

Seeing Sun Wukong and Yang Chan approach, his anger surged anew. They really dared to investigate him, as if they thought Chan Sect disciples were easy to bully!

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