The Journey to the West is over, and the Perfect Life System is here

Chapter 44 Marshal Tianpeng, who should have been powerful

After Sun Wukong made up his mind, he did not return to heaven immediately, but came to Jingtan Temple in Chang'an City.

After returning from the journey to the west, the King of Tang was grateful to them for bringing the Mahayana Sutra to the Tang Dynasty, so he specially built a temple for them in Chang'an.

Although the Jingtan Temple was built not long ago, thanks to the publicity of the Tang Dynasty court, the temple is still quite popular at this time, with many pilgrims burning incense and worshiping Buddha.

"This idiot has finally made it big." Sun Wukong hid in the crowd and looked at the mighty statue in the hall with a smile.

This statue is of course beautified and does not have a long nose, big ears and a round belly.

After looking at it for a while, he said, "Bajie, come see me quickly!"

As he spoke, he raised his hand and pinched out a ray of divine light, which, along with the sound, sank into the statue.

I thought I would have to wait for a while, after all, I didn't know where Bajie's true body was.

Suddenly, he noticed slight movement in the backyard of Jingtan Temple.

"Ok?"

A divine light flashed in the Monkey King's eyes, and his figure immediately disappeared from the spot.

……

The backyard of Jingtan Temple.

A large figure with a long nose and big ears was quietly making hand gestures by the small river outside the backyard, preparing to cast a spell and leave.

He was still muttering quietly, "This damned monkey never thinks of me when good things happen, but now he's actively looking for me. It must be something bad...!"

After saying that, he turned into a catfish and jumped into the water, trying to go downstream.

"Hehe! Idiot, where are you going?" Suddenly, a sneer sounded.

"Oh no!" The catfish flicked its tail and was about to dive into the water.

but……

Wow!

A fishing net fell accurately and caught him directly in it.

Sun Wukong stood on the shore, lifted up the fishing net, looked at the fish in the net, and sneered: "Brother, you are in Chang'an, but you are hiding from me. You are really good!"

Zhu Bajie's transformed catfish spoke in human language and begged for mercy, "Brother, it's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding. I was just thinking that there was no wine in the temple, so I was going to the city to buy a pot of wine. Otherwise, how could I entertain my eldest brother?"

Sun Wukong snorted, without pointing it out, and threw the fishing net into the water again.

The catfish jumped out of the water, and with a flash of divine light, it turned back into Bajie's appearance. Then, stroking its belly, it came closer and said with a silly smile, "Brother, it's been a long time since we last met. I, the old pig, miss you so much.

Look, I'll have someone prepare a banquet right now so you and I can have a good drink together, brother?"

Sun Wukong waved his hand and said, "Go away, why are you drinking? I have something important to discuss with you."

Zhu Bajie's heart skipped a beat, and he asked cautiously, "What's the matter? Master has been arrested again?"

Sun Wukong smiled and said, "If it was really Master who ordered his men to capture him, that would be easy. I have to go to the Heavenly River to investigate something soon. Please come with me to the Heavenly Palace and show me the way."

When Zhu Bajie heard this, he immediately said cheerfully, "That's easy too. I'm familiar with Tianhe. But I wonder what you're looking for, brother?"

Sun Wukong did not hide anything and said with a smile: "The case of the Dragon King of Jing River."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie's face changed drastically, and he quickly said, "Brother, I haven't been to Tianhe for a long time, and I've forgotten the way. Please ask for help from someone else!"

With that said, he turned around and left.

"Hey! Come back!" Sun Wukong was prepared. He grabbed his ear and looked at him fiercely: "So you knew it all along!"

Zhu Bajie was stunned for a moment, then smiled innocently and said, "Brother, what do I know? I know nothing!"

Seeing him pretending to be stupid, Sun Wukong suddenly increased the strength in his hands: "If you don't explain it clearly today, you'll be in trouble!"

Zhu Bajie cried out, "It hurts, it hurts, brother, let go, I'll tell you right away!"

Sun Wukong snorted coldly and then let go of his ear.

Zhu Bajie sighed and said with a wry smile, "What I know is not a secret. Anyone who is willing can find out in the Heavenly Palace.

"Brother, do you know that when I was Marshal Tianpeng, I was in charge of the Tianhe River and had 80,000 naval forces under my command, but why was my status in the Heavenly Court far inferior to that of Li Jing and others?"

Sun Wukong asked in confusion, "Oh? Why is that?"

He knew it was definitely not a matter of personal strength, Li Jing was far inferior to Bajie.

Zhu Bajie explained, “Because the water of the Tianhe River flows into the sea through the Yellow River, and then spreads to all the rivers and lakes in the lower world.

Originally, I, Marshal Tianpeng, the leader of the Four Saints of the North Pole, could use the power of 80,000 Tianhe navy to control all the water systems in the world and gain tremendous power.

But that damned Jinghe Dragon King has taken over the Yellow River's waterway, leaving me with only the power to control the waters of the Celestial River, becoming the true governor of the Celestial River."

After hearing this, Sun Wukong understood that this was probably the reason why the Dragon King of Jinghe River was plotted to death.

But he was even more puzzled: "The Jinghe Dragon King is just a small dragon from the True Fairyland. How could he have such great power?"

Zhu Bajie sighed, "Because he is the governor of the Eight Rivers, appointed by the Human King himself. The Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors of ancient humanity are still alive.

Unless the human race abandons him, or he seeks death himself, he will be an immortal who enjoys the incense of the human race throughout the world, and it will be difficult to deal with him! "

Sun Wukong nodded thoughtfully. So that's how it is.

It seems that the water in the three realms is deeper than he imagined!
Zhu Bajie continued, "As for the Jinghe Dragon King case that my brother just mentioned, since it's related to the Tianhe River, I naturally heard about it later. But I knew there were many hidden issues involved, so even though I was curious, I never dared to delve into it."

At this point, his expression turned serious: "I advise my brother to stop! Those sacred beings in heaven have evil hearts!
We have gone through so much hardship and now we have finally achieved Buddhahood. How wonderful it would be to live freely and comfortably in this world."

Sun Wukong shook his head: "I can't stop."

Zhu Bajie was anxious: "Why? Is someone forcing you to do this?"

Sun Wukong's eyes shone brightly as he said in a deep voice, "It's me who doesn't want to stop. I don't know if you've noticed, but ever since I became a Buddha, I've always felt a little uneasy, as if the tight band around my head has never left."

Zhu Bajie was silent.

He was thinking of the rules and regulations.

On the journey to obtain the scriptures, one can occasionally be lazy and break the rules without fear of being punished.

But now that he has attained the status of a Buddhist, he dares not commit such a sin openly anymore.

Sun Wukong said seriously again, "So, I must find out the whole story and uncover the truth. Perhaps then I can achieve true freedom and ease!"

Zhu Bajie was originally in awe, but he suddenly laughed out loud. "Brother, enough of the jokes, why don't we go have a drink? I've been in this damn place all day, so I can only drink secretly, for fear of being discovered."

Today, my brother, the Buddha, has arrived, and I can finally drink wine openly and honestly!

"Hehe! I must teach you a lesson today, you lazy guy!" Sun Wukong sneered, grabbed his ear again, and at the same time, he started to fly into the sky with his somersault cloud.

"It hurts, it hurts, brother, let go, let go!" Zhu Bajie shouted, but he also quickly rode the cloud.

The two figures quarreled and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

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