I am a fairy in Journey to the West

A few days later, Master Wangshu returned to Buzhou Mountain with Tiger Vanguard and Huayue Erlang. After reporting back to True Immortal Huoling, he returned to Yuhuan Tower.

Tiger Vanguard led Hua Yue Erlang to the Fire Spirit Palace for an audience. When Chi Ling heard that Tiger Vanguard had arrived, she also hurried to the Fire Spirit Palace.

Inside the Sancai Hall, looking at the dazed-looking Hua Yue Erlang, Huo Ling Zhenxian gently touched his forehead and then had a servant boy help Hua Yue Erlang to sit down on a chair.

Seeing this, Tiger Vanguard looked up at Fire Spirit Immortal, who in turn looked back at him.

The Fire Spirit Immortal's expression was very serious. She said, "After being the Lingtai Mountain God for so many years, it seems you haven't made any progress at all."

Upon hearing this, Tiger Vanguard immediately retorted, "I don't understand what you mean, Grand Master of Fate."

Fire Spirit True Immortal pointed at Hua Yue Erlang and said, "If you dare to do the first day of the month, others will dare to do the fifteenth. Don't you have a wife, children, and family?"

Tiger Vanguard said, "Yes, Sister Chiling is my family. Besides, I didn't do this. It was the Third Holy Mother who started it."

Hearing this, Chi Ling quickly stepped forward and said, "Great Master of Fate, that Third Holy Mother dared to openly abduct the criminal official we captured and even sent me back to Buzhou Mountain. I am the Grand Commandant appointed by His Majesty. Isn't the Third Holy Mother's behavior more serious than Brother Hu's?"

"This is none of your business." True Immortal Huo Ling said to Chi Ling, "From now on, you are not allowed to interfere in the matter of Hua Yue Erlang."

Chi Ling asked, "Why? Grand Master of Fate, aren't we on our side?"

Fire Spirit Immortal rebuked, "What do you mean by 'our own people'? Remember this, you are the Grand Commandant under the 'Spirit Platform and Enlightened Divine Firmament Emperor' of the Heavenly Court's Mortal Jade Palace. Are you trying to form cliques and establish your own faction by associating with this 'our own people' or that 'our own people'?"

Chi Ling's expression changed, and then she fell silent. Huo Ling Zhenxian waved his hand and said, "Stand aside and don't interrupt anymore."

"Yes." Chi Ling bowed her head and responded, then retreated to the left side of the main hall.

Upon hearing Huo Ling Zhenxian's words, Hu Xianfeng stopped arguing. "Da Siming, I've already done what I asked for. Why don't you just cut me off and send my head to the Great Emperor of the Western Mountain as an apology?"

Chi Ling suddenly raised her head. Although she didn't interrupt, she anxiously turned her gaze to Huo Ling Zhen Xian.

The Fire Spirit Immortal remained calm and said, "Killing you is just a matter of a word."

Upon hearing this, Chi Ling's expression changed drastically, and she couldn't help but speak, but immediately heard Huo Ling Zhenxian call out, "Zhechong Taiwei."

Chi Ling swallowed her pleading words and immediately cupped her hands, saying, "Yes."

Fire Spirit Immortal pointed at the foolish-looking Hua Yue Erlang and said, "Given that a thousand Western Mountain Gods have confessed that Hua Yue Erlang is suspected of rebellion, this matter needs to be thoroughly investigated. Until then, Hua Yue Erlang should be detained and imprisoned at Buzhou Mountain, pending the results of the investigation."

Chi Ling blinked upon hearing this, not understanding what it meant.

Fire Spirit Immortal looked at her and said, "You shall now escort Hua Yue Erlang to Zhechong Prefecture and imprison him. From now on, without my decree, no one shall approach Hua Yue Erlang for any reason."

Chi Ling was completely confused. From what Huo Ling Zhenxian had just said, it seemed that she had seen through Hu Xianfeng's deliberate framing of Hua Yue Erlang, and even wanted to punish Hu Xianfeng.

But now True Immortal Huoling is saying that Huayue Erlang is suspected of rebellion. What exactly is True Immortal Huoling thinking?
Seeing Chi Ling standing there in a daze, Fire Spirit Immortal said, "What? Didn't you hear me?"

Chi Ling suddenly came to her senses and quickly bowed, accepting the order: "Yes, sir." Then she personally led the men to take Hua Yue Erlang out.

After Chi Ling and Hua Yue Erlang left, Huo Ling Zhenxian looked at Hu Xianfeng and said, "Give up the position of Lingtai Mountain God and let someone else take it."

Tiger Vanguard's face darkened upon hearing this, which made him very uncomfortable.

It should be noted that the position of the Lingtai Mountain God was the position Zhuang Yan rose to power in. It can be said that whoever takes over this position is Zhuang Yan's absolute confidant.

If it were a normal transfer, that would be fine, but he has clearly been stripped of his position, so how could Tiger Vanguard not feel upset?

"I won't be the mountain god anymore. Let me continue to be a vanguard general in the Lingtai Mountain God's Palace," Tiger Vanguard said.

Fire Spirit Immortal said, "This is not something you can decide. You may leave now; your accommodations have already been arranged."

After saying this, True Immortal Fire Spirit summoned a boy and asked him to lead Tiger Vanguard to his residence to settle down.

Tiger Vanguard bowed deeply to the True Immortal Fire Spirit, then left the Fire Spirit Palace with a heavy heart, following the boy.

Meanwhile, at the Western Mountain Divine Palace.

The Emperor and Empress of the Western Mountain looked at the Third Holy Mother, who was recuperating on the jade couch, and listened to her describe the terrible state of Hua Yue Erlang after being tortured. The Emperor and Empress remained silent for a moment.

After a moment, the Emperor and Empress walked out of the small pavilion, and Empress Suming immediately looked at the Great Emperor of the Western Mountain.

The Great Emperor of the Western Peak felt immense pressure on his body and couldn't help but sigh softly.

Hearing this sigh, Empress Suming could no longer suppress her anger. "Your Majesty can tolerate being ridden on? If Your Majesty can tolerate it, I cannot. I will go and seek justice for my children."

After saying this, Empress Suming walked straight out of the palace. Emperor Xiyue hurriedly chased after her and asked, "Empress, where are you going?"

Empress Suming said, "Go to Buzhou Mountain and confront the Fire Spirit Immortal."

Upon hearing this, the Great Emperor of the Western Mountain breathed a sigh of relief. He had thought that Empress Suming was going to go find her family, which would have really caused trouble.

Upon hearing that they were going to Buzhou Mountain, the Great Emperor of the Western Peak said, "I will go with the Empress."

After saying this, the Great Emperor of the Western Peak immediately ordered Minister Zhi Du to prepare the imperial carriage, and then, accompanied by his attendants and celestial officials, rode in the golden carriage, amidst auspicious clouds, straight towards Mount Buzhou.

This time, the Great Emperor of the Western Mountain and his wife did not bring any divine generals, only their close attendant celestial officials, and they did not even bring Minister Zhi.

Therefore, after seeing off the emperor and empress, Minister Zhi Du hurriedly returned to the Divine Palace and sent a report to the Dust and Jade Palace of Buzhou Mountain.

Upon receiving the report from the Western Mountain Divine Palace, Lu Hanzhi of Tongcheng Hall at Mount Buzhou immediately notified the True Immortal Huoling.

Upon receiving the report, Huo Ling Zhenxian immediately led his men to the gate of Buzhou Mountain to greet him.

An emperor is an emperor, and an official is an official. Although she was acting as the Grand Master of Fate, managing the Jade Palace of the Mortal Realm on behalf of Zhuang Yan, she was not Zhuang Yan after all.

Soon after, as a colorful auspicious cloud spread across the sky, the imperial carriage of the Great Emperor of the Western Peak appeared before the eyes of the True Immortal Fire Spirit.

When the auspicious clouds spread out and landed directly outside the gate of Buzhou Mountain, the carriage of the Great Emperor of the Western Peak slowly drove down.

Huo Ling Zhenxian immediately cupped his hands and said, "Huo Ling, the Grand Master of Fate of the Mortal Realm Jade Palace, respectfully welcomes the Great Emperor of the Western Mountain and Empress Su Ming."

The Great Emperor of the Western Peak, accompanied by Empress Suming, stepped down from the golden carriage and jade palanquin, and slowly approached the True Immortal of Fire Spirit, surrounded by a group of celestial attendants and fairies.

Empress Suming asked the Fire Spirit Immortal, "Fire Spirit Grand Master of Fate, what heinous crime has my second son committed that has led to such treatment from your Jade Palace of the Mortal Realm?" The Fire Spirit Immortal was about to speak, but Empress Suming continued, "Fire Spirit Grand Master of Fate, I am not an unreasonable person. If my second son has committed a capital crime, as long as the evidence is conclusive, please tell me the date of his execution after you have convicted him, and I will personally come to collect his body."

"If someone has committed a serious crime, please tell us how long they will be detained and where they will be detained once the evidence is conclusive."

"But if it's a minor offense, please let us see him so that we, as his parents, can have some idea of ​​what's going on."

“But if they are innocent, then the Jade Palace is disregarding the Heavenly Laws established by the Jade Emperor. Although we are just an old couple with little influence, we will never let our children get away with this if they are wronged!”

Listening to Empress Suming's words, which were both gentle and firm yet quite logical, not to mention Huo Ling Zhenxian, Chi Ling, who was standing to the side, already felt the pressure.

As Empress Suming said, the Heavenly Rules were established by the Jade Emperor, but the Great Emperor of the Western Peak was also appointed by the Jade Emperor.

Unless the Jade Emperor gives the order, the Five Sacred Mountains Emperors will always remain the Five Sacred Mountains Emperors. Zhuang Yan can govern the Five Sacred Mountains, but he has no power to dispose of the Five Sacred Mountains Emperors.

Of course, Zhuang Yan was powerful enough to deal with the Five Great Emperors at will, but that would obviously lead to a conflict with the Heavenly Court.

Without the Jade Emperor's decree, if Zhuang Yan were to attack the Five Sacred Mountains Emperors without authorization, he would be in a difficult position to face the Jade Emperor, as this would be tantamount to overturning the Jade Emperor's table.

Zhuang Yan was not afraid of the Heavenly Court or the Jade Emperor, but to be fair, the Jade Emperor couldn't have been better to Zhuang Yan.

From the God of Lingtai Mountain to the Great Emperor of Lingtai Dongming Shenxiao, has Zhuang Yan ever suffered the slightest grievance in the Heavenly Court?
This time, the Jade Emperor directly promoted him from a fourth-rank celestial official to the Heavenly Emperor, which was also his intention. He even held closed-door discussions with the Four Emperors for about three days. It's hard to say that the Jade Emperor didn't make some promises to the Four Emperors during this time.

Therefore, Zhuang Yan can undermine anyone, but he cannot undermine the Jade Emperor.

Fire Spirit Immortal also deeply understands this point, and coupled with her own personality, she would never do anything to violate the Heavenly Laws and Rules.

Originally, it was unreasonable for the Western Mountain to attack the Third Holy Mother on Chi Ling, but Tiger Vanguard's actions put pressure on the Dust World Jade Palace.

However, facing Empress Suming's extremely oppressive questioning, True Immortal Huoling did not lose his composure. Instead, he said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty the Empress, this is not the place to talk. Please come to the Qunguang Hall of Huoling Palace to discuss this matter in detail."

The Great Emperor of the Western Peak nodded and said, "Alright."

Empress Suming didn't say anything, so the Fire Spirit Immortal invited the Emperor and Empress to take their seats in the Hall of Radiant Light, and then ordered people to serve them immortal fruits and spiritual tea.

But the Emperor and Empress did not drink tea or eat the immortal fruit. As soon as they sat down, they asked again, "Fire Spirit Grand Master of Fate, what exactly happened to my son?"

Fire Spirit Immortal immediately took out the confessions from the previous divine generals and presented them to the Great Emperor of the Western Mountain. After reading the contents, the Great Emperor of the Western Mountain and Empress Suming both found it utterly absurd.

"A son rebelling against his father? Is there such a thing as a son rebelling against his father?" Empress Suming was so angry that she laughed and asked directly.

Fire Spirit Immortal replied unhurriedly, "Yes, Your Majesty."

"Who?" Empress Suming asked.

The Great Emperor of the Western Mountain rubbed his forehead and quickly stopped Empress Suming, saying, "That's not the point."

Empress Suming looked at the Great Emperor of the Western Peak, who was holding the confession and asking the True Immortal Fire Spirit, "Great Master of Fate Fire Spirit, all these thousand generals only believe that Erlang has treasonous intentions. So I want to ask, how was this obtained through interrogation? Was there any torture or forced confession?"

"Hmm," said True Immortal Fire Spirit, "This is still under investigation."

The Great Emperor of the Western Mountain asked, "Is there a result?"

Huo Ling Zhenxian said, "We are still investigating. Those thousand divine generals were just escorted to Buzhou Mountain a few days ago and are currently being held in Zhechong Prefecture."

The Great Emperor of the Western Peak then asked, "Is Erlang also on Mount Buzhou?"

"Yes, he is still imprisoned in the Zhechong Prefecture. Please rest assured, Your Majesty and Empress, I will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly," said True Immortal Huoling.

The Great Emperor of the Western Peak then asked, "I heard from the Third Holy Mother that Erlang was tortured to the point of being delirious and even somewhat mentally impaired in the Divine Palace of Lingtai Mountain. Is this true?"

Huo Ling Zhenxian said, "Speaking of the Third Holy Mother, Your Majesty, when Grand Commandant Chi Ling was ordered by the Jade Palace of the Mortal Realm to go to Xiniu Hezhou to arrest criminal officials, the Third Holy Mother, carrying a magic weapon bestowed by Your Majesty, not only injured Grand Commandant Chi Ling but also abducted all the criminal officials captured by the generals of the Grand Commandant's Palace. I want to ask why? What was the Third Holy Mother's purpose in doing this? And whose orders did she follow? I won't say much more, but even with a clear edict from the Jade Palace of the Mortal Realm, Grand Commandant Chi Ling still dared to harm people, which has violated the Heavenly Laws."

At this point, True Immortal Huo Ling continued, "Regarding the matter of the Third Holy Mother attacking Grand Commandant Zhechong and the others, as well as the kidnapping of the criminal official, my Chenhuan Jade Palace has obtained extremely sufficient evidence and is about to issue an arrest warrant."

The expressions of the Great Emperor of the Western Mountain and Empress Suming changed slightly. This matter was indeed true, and it was Hua Yue Erlang's idea.

Whether Hua Yue Erlang is guilty or not is still under 'investigation', but there is clear evidence of what the Third Holy Mother did.

Empress Suming said, "We are talking about the arrest of Hua Yue Erlang. Your Chenhuan Jade Mansion has no evidence that he rebelled."

“But we have this confession,” said True Immortal Fire Spirit. “A confession is a suspect, and we must investigate it thoroughly.”

"But I don't trust you," Empress Suming said. "What if you torture me into confessing?"

Fire Spirit Immortal laughed and said, "That's easy. Please ask His Majesty to send a few immortal officials from the Western Mountain Divine Palace to interrogate those thousand divine generals together with our Mortal Jade Palace."

Upon hearing this, the Great Emperor of the Western Mountain immediately said, "Very well, I will send someone over as soon as I get back."

Empress Suming had no objection to this, but she requested to see Hua Yue Erlang.

Huo Ling Zhenxian said, "Your Majesty, the truth about Hua Yue Erlang's crimes has not yet been revealed, so no one can see him now. However, please rest assured, Your Majesty and Your Majesty, your humble servant guarantees that Hua Yue Erlang will not be harmed here. Once this case is investigated, Your Majesty and Your Majesty will be able to see Hua Yue Erlang as soon as possible."

Empress Suming said, "But Nühua said that Erlang was tortured beyond recognition."

Fire Spirit Immortal narrowed her eyes. "You're mentioning the Third Holy Mother, aren't you?" She immediately replied, "The Third Holy Mother injured the Grand Commandant and the generals, and robbed the criminal official. This is a heinous crime, and it would not be an exaggeration to send her to the execution platform to be beheaded."

The Great Emperor of the Western Peak quickly stopped Empress Suming, and then said to the True Immortal Huoling, "Great Master Huoling, you must ensure Erlang's life and physical and mental well-being. After I return, I will send celestial officials to participate in the investigation. As for the matter of the Third Holy Mother, after this case is closed, my Western Peak Divine Palace will definitely give the Jade Palace of the Mortal Realm an explanation."

Fire Spirit Immortal laughed and said, "Your Majesty is merciful, this is the best possible outcome."

The two sides reached a temporary consensus. Then, the Great Emperor of the Western Mountain and Empress Suming, without drinking water or eating, took their leave and returned to the Western Mountain in their golden carriage.

Watching the ceremonial carriage of the Great Emperor of the Western Peak disappear into the horizon, True Immortal Huo Ling let out a deep breath, finally managing to arrange the matter properly and preventing any further trouble.

Meanwhile, Chi Ling was filled with admiration for True Immortal Huo Ling, having truly witnessed his abilities. Having observed the entire event, she honestly admitted that if it were her, she would have been flustered and sweating profusely upon first meeting Emperor Xiyue and Empress Suming, let alone remaining so composed.

Upon returning to the Three Talents Hall of the Fire Spirit Palace, the Fire Spirit Immortal immediately issued an edict: "Remove Tiger from his post as the Mountain God of the Great Spirit Platform and appoint him as the Director of the 'Merit Assessment Department' of the Jade Palace of the Mortal Realm. His official rank will remain unchanged. He shall take up his post immediately upon receiving the order."

And so, Tiger Vanguard went from being a mountain god who governed a region to the head of the Performance Evaluation Department of the Jade Palace of the Mortal Realm, a civil service position. (End of Chapter)