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

Chapter 69: The Soul-Guiding Talisman and the Truth of That Year
After investigating the Jinghe Dragon King case to this point, Sun Wukong could certainly tell who the murderer was, or who the participants were.

On one side are the Queen Mother and the Emperor Donghua, who want to control the Yellow River waterway and subdue the dragon clans of the world. The direct participants should be the Water Deity Star Lord and the Yellow River Water Lord.

On one side is the yet-to-be-determined Great Emperor of the South Pole, and the direct participants are his disciple Baihe Tongzi, and the Star Lord Siming who changed the fate of the Southern Dipper Star's Death Book for the Dragon King of Jinghe.

There are still other people and things that have not been confirmed, such as the Jade Emperor who cooperated in sending down the imperial decree to make clouds and rain, and how Buddhism was involved in the calculations.

Apart from that, the only one left is Lan Cai, who is the most direct participant.

Therefore, even if he took Lan Cai to the Heavenly Court to be punished, and even presented the evidence that the God of Destiny had altered the death record of the Southern Dipper in front of the immortals, what would be the use?

Just as Lan Cai said, the real murderer cannot be punished at all!
Should he let the Jade Emperor judge himself, the Great Emperor Changsheng of the South Pole, the Queen Mother, and the Emperor Donghua?
And this is the reason why he is irritated.

After investigating for so long, I finally found out that I could only punish a few minions. How can I not be annoyed?
"No! I was wrong!" Sun Wukong suddenly stopped scratching his face.

The death of the Dragon King of the Jing River is only one of the issues. The most important issue is the truth behind the journey to the West!
Lan Cai seemed to understand what the Great Sage was thinking and smiled again, "Master said that if he finds you digging into these old things, he'll tell you that revealing the truth is sometimes more important than questioning the guilt."

These words touched Sun Wukong's heart, but he showed no joy. He asked in a deep voice, "Master, what exactly are you going to do?"

Lan Cai shook his head: "I have asked this question to my master before, but he told me not to tell others, because if I tell them, others will know."

Sun Wukong scratched his hands thoughtfully.

Who are others?

Lan Cai continued, "However, since Master asked me to go down the mountain to make amends for my mistakes, I think if you can find the spirit of the Jinghe Dragon King, you might be able to see some clues and even gain insight into Master's plans."

Sun Wukong's eyes narrowed. "So, the spirit of the Jinghe Dragon King is still somewhere?"

The last time he went to the underworld to check the Book of Life and Death, he checked the record of the Jinghe Dragon King in the Book of Life and Death. It mentioned that this old dragon did not reincarnate after being beheaded!
Hearing the Great Sage's question, Lan Cai seemed to have been prepared. He flipped his hand and took out a black talisman with blood-colored patterns.

He explained, "This is a soul-calling talisman. When the Dragon King of Jinghe River asked me for a way to stay alive, I took a drop of his soul blood and wrote this talisman, keeping it for future use. Now it's really coming in handy."

As he spoke, he waved the talisman in front of Sun Wukong.

"After the Dragon King of the Jing River was beheaded, the Tang Emperor became restless. Finally, Guanyin Bodhisattva intervened, sent him away, and told him to go to the underworld to file a complaint.

As for what he experienced in the underworld later, I am not quite sure.

But if his soul is still in the underworld, you will definitely be able to find it with this talisman as a guide."

Sun Wukong did not take the talisman immediately, but asked in a deep voice: "Was Guanyin Bodhisattva also in Chang'an at that time?"

Lan Cai truthfully replied, "She was following the instructions of the Tathagata Buddha and was in Chang'an looking for the pilgrim."

Sun Wukong's smart eyes turned, now it matches!
Since Guanyin is present, she is most likely the one involved in the conspiracy on the Buddhist side.

It's just that her methods are still unclear.

Thinking of this, Sun Wukong took the soul-calling talisman and sneered, "Lan Cai, this talisman alone is not enough.

You are the most direct participant in this calculation, and you must know more than what I just said. You should tell me what you know truthfully, otherwise don't blame me, Old Sun, for not showing consideration for our fellow disciples!"

Lan Cai said helplessly: "I knew that you, a monkey, were not easy to deal with. Well, I will tell you sooner or later.

At that time, I transformed myself into Yuan Shoucheng and became a famous divine teacher in Chang'an. One day, Guanyin Bodhisattva found me and asked me to find the Water God of the Yellow River so that he could use a knife to kill someone.

"As expected, the Yellow River Water Lord and his superior, the Water Virtue Star Lord, are a formidable force. They collaborated with me and ultimately plotted the death of the Jing River Dragon King." Sun Wukong understood, but the true collaborators with Lan Cai were likely the Queen Mother, the Emperor Donghua, and the Southern Emperor of Immortality, who oversaw the Water Virtue Star Lord.

And all this was just to kill the Dragon King of Jinghe River.

How ridiculous!

Thinking of this, the Great Sage asked again, "Why did Guanyin Bodhisattva borrow a knife to kill the Dragon King of the Jing River?"

Lan Cai sarcastically said, "Buddhism still has to talk about this bit of compassion. Of course, this is not the key point. The main reason is that the Dragon King of Jing River is the governor of the eight rivers of Chang'an, appointed by the Human King himself. He is in charge of the weather and harvest in the Southern Continent and enjoys the incense of the human race.

So even if he becomes a wronged ghost after his death, he can still approach Tang Wang Li Shimin, who is protected by the luck of the human race! "

Now, Sun Wukong understood everything.

The ultimate goal is to make Li Shimin go to the underworld!
What a good plan!
If Lan Cai had not revealed the truth, he would probably never have found out how Buddhism was involved.

At this time, Lan Cai sighed again: "That's all I know. As for the rest, there are things that happened in heaven, as well as other calculations of the Buddhist sect in the case of the Jinghe Dragon King. You need to investigate it yourself.

In short, no matter what, I must find the spirit of the Dragon King of the Jing River. Only then can I alleviate some of my guilt."

Sun Wukong sneered: "Hypocritical, wait a minute, I don't have time to question you for the time being. When this matter is over, I will return to Fangcun Mountain and ask Master to punish you!"

Lan Cai shook his head and said, "Why bother me, Master? My sins were already determined when the destiny came."

Sun Wukong snorted coldly and asked him to change back into Yuan Shoucheng before dispersing the small world.

It’s not that I want to cover up for my fellow disciples, but the truth is still unclear and it’s not appropriate to reveal too much.

At the same time, Bajie, Ao Lie, and the four red-bearded brothers were originally surprised that Yuan Shoucheng suddenly called out Wukong's name and mentioned "Master", and then they found that they could no longer see the two of them.

Just as they were searching around, the two men reappeared.

Zhu Bajie said, "Brother Monkey, I thought you were partial and took your fellow disciple away!"

Sun Wukong scolded, "Go away! Aren't you from the same sect as me?"

Zhu Bajie smiled innocently and said, "Brother, you are very righteous and would certainly not do such a thing."

Sun Wukong ignored him and said to the four red-bearded brothers, "I have already made inquiries and found out that your father has not been reincarnated. His soul is somewhere in the underworld. Let me go and look for him."

Hearing this, the four brothers were overjoyed and quickly knelt down to express their gratitude.

Ao Lie said, "Big Brother, I will go to the underworld with you!"

Sun Wukong said: "You are all too weak. If you go, you will only cause more trouble than help."

Zhu Bajie didn't want to go in the first place, so he was happy, but he still grumbled, "Brother Monkey, you look down on me too much."

Sun Wukong chuckled, "When you become a Daluo Jinxian one day, I will look up to you. This time, you can be a messenger and go to the Heavenly Palace to deliver a message to the Purple Star Emperor for me."

What are you standing there for? Come closer and listen!"

This time Zhu Bajie said nothing and hurried forward to listen.

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