From Joy of Life, the Tian Gang is reversed

Chapter 327 Bah, scumbag
"It really was just an ordinary monster!"

About half an hour after Tuo Jie and Tang Seng left, Ao Qian appeared in the valley. He was somewhat surprised to see the blood and grime on the ground, which had attracted many wild beasts.

General Yin was the first monster Tang Sanzang encountered on his journey to the West in the original novel.

The original work doesn't describe this monster much, just a single sentence, but he did something that seemed insignificant but was of great significance.

They killed two of Tang Sanzang's companions.

It appears to be a monster who killed two mortals, but after coming to this world and learning about it, Ao Qian understood the meaning behind this act.

He severed Tang Sanzang's connection with the Tang Dynasty. In other words, he eliminated two mortals who should have represented the Tang Dynasty in Journey to the West. From then on, one of the investors in the Journey to the West project lost his representative in the project.

The Dragon Clan eventually filled this position. The Dragon Clan was not an investor in the Journey to the West project. They were able to join the project purely because of Guanyin. Therefore, he suspected that Guanyin used her position for personal gain and sent General Yin to kill the representative of the Tang Dynasty in order to complete a shady deal with the Dragon Clan.

But the truth seems to be different. These three are just ordinary wild beasts that have become demons. They look fierce, but in fact they are not very capable. Even Tuojie could easily defeat them with a dimensional reduction attack.

From the outside, it seems normal, but that may not be the case.

They're just a few ordinary demons; it's normal to use them and then ignore their lives.

Having thought this through, he said no more and vanished as a gentle breeze.

Meanwhile, Tuojie, protecting Tang Sanzang, circled through the valley, bypassed several hills, and found a main road winding through the mountains. After traveling for half a day, the main road ended, and they entered another mountain ridge. However, they did not encounter the fierce tiger they had encountered in the original story. Instead, they met Liu Boqin, the Mountain Guardian, who was hunting.

When Liu Boqin saw Tuo Jie, he was startled and the two almost got into a fight. It wasn't until Tang Seng spoke up that they relaxed.

Liu Boqin was considered one of the supernatural beings. He told me that he was hunting in the mountains when he suddenly heard wild animals scattering and fleeing, as if something terrifying had appeared. He then followed the sound and came to find that Tuo Jie exuded an extremely ferocious aura, and the wild beasts in the mountains felt terrified even from a distance...

Tuo Jie laughed loudly, "I am a dragon prince. Although I have restrained my dragon might, I have just killed three monsters. My fierce aura cannot be contained for the time being. It is normal for those wild beasts to sense that something is wrong and scatter and flee."

After the misunderstanding was cleared up, Liu Boqin learned of Tang Sanzang's identity and, just like in the original story, invited Tang Sanzang and his disciples to his manor for a meal. At his mother's request, he held a Buddhist ceremony the next day, which lasted all day. That night, all of Liu Boqin's family members, young and old, received a dream from Boqin's father, who said that the monk had recited scriptures that had absolved his sins and that Yama, the King of Hell, had sent someone to send him to be reborn into a wealthy family in a prosperous land in China. The family was extremely grateful.

What was said in jest was taken seriously. Upon hearing this, Tuo Jie remembered his father's words and immediately had an idea. He knelt down and said that his mother had recently violated the heavenly rules and was beheaded by Wei Zheng. She was still suffering in the underworld. He begged his master to have mercy and recite a Buddhist scripture for his mother to help her escape from suffering.

The monk was a kind-hearted person. After listening to what the alligator dragon said, he thought of the dragon's filial piety and did not find it troublesome. He then performed another Buddhist ceremony.

Heavenly Court, Lingxiao Palace
The Jade Emperor raised his hand and smashed the glass cup in his hand to pieces.

"This Jin Chanzi, is he never going to stop? Does he really think he's so profoundly Buddhist that a single scripture can solve all his problems?"

“Your Majesty, Jin Chanzi has reincarnated ten times and possesses profound Buddhist nature. Although the Sutra of Salvation is a Buddhist classic, it was transformed from the voice of the Great Dao back then. Eliminating calamities and resolving karma is a part of the operation of the Heavenly Dao. Although Ao Yan has committed many sins, after his thought, even if he has committed many sins, the Heavenly Dao has recognized it. The Underworld will probably have to take action!”

Venus instinctively shrank back, but he still had to say what needed to be said: this was his job. The meaning was quite clear.

Ao Yan smashed your gold medal and humiliated you; that's a crime… This crime might be unforgivable to you, but in the eyes of Heaven, it's probably nothing at all. With a single recitation of the Sanzang Sutra of Salvation, the sin is almost completely absolved by Heaven. If you insist on pursuing this further, I'm afraid…

The Jade Emperor's face darkened, and he glared fiercely at Taibai Jinxing. "Tell me, was this something Ao Qian had foreseen?"

"Whether it is true or not, the matter of Ao Yan can no longer be left unresolved."

"What do you mean?"

"Let her reincarnate," Venus said with a wry smile.

"No!" The Jade Emperor shook his head and sneered, "How can we let him off so easily? He wants to get promoted, make a fortune, and lose his wife, right? He'll be free once Ao Yan is reincarnated? He's dreaming. Issue a decree: Jinghe Dragon Lady Ao Yan, although she has violated the Heavenly Laws, considering it is her first offense and the Holy Monk's intercession, she is pardoned and her sins are absolved. Her spirit body is appointed to the Underworld to oversee the Mirror of Retribution Hell."

"The Hell of Retribution?" Venus was taken aback.

"What, is there a problem?"

"No, no, Your Majesty is wise." Venus smiled bitterly and immediately issued an edict to the underworld. However, not long after, the underworld reported that the spirit of Ao Yan, the Dragon Woman of the Jing River, was in a daze, as if she had been cursed and had lost all normal consciousness.

Upon hearing this, the Jade Emperor was furious. "Why wasn't such an important matter reported in time?"

King Yama, who was brought up by Venus, looked distressed. “Your Majesty, Ao Yan is extremely rebellious. After entering the Underworld, she has been crying incessantly, disturbing everyone’s peace. Without Your Majesty’s decree, we did not know what to do next, so we locked her up in the Underworld Prison and left her alone. If Venus had not come today, we would not have known that she was in such a state.”

"She's been in the underworld the whole time and hasn't come out?"

"Your Majesty, I dare not deceive you. She caused too much trouble in the underworld, and everyone could not stand it, so we threw her into the underworld prison to let her go mad. But we did not expect..." At this point, King Yama paused, "At first we thought she had accidentally drunk Meng Po soup, but after a careful inspection, we found that it did not seem so."

The Jade Emperor stared at Yama, and beneath his wide sleeves, his left hand swiftly began to calculate. After a moment, he sighed and said, "So be it. Since that's the case, let her be reincarnated. Don't give her the Meng Po soup."

"Your Majesty, I obey your decree." Watching Yama depart, Venus couldn't help but step forward and ask, "Your Majesty, what's the deal with Ao Yan? Could it be such a coincidence?"

"There are no coincidences in this world," the Jade Emperor shook his head and said. "The secrets of heaven are obscure now, and we can't calculate anything, but I can guess a thing or two. Her connection with Ao Qian is too deep. Even in the Underworld, she was able to use this connection to project her consciousness into Ao Qian's dream. I just didn't expect it!"

"Does Your Majesty mean that she was traumatized in a dream?"

"So, this Ao Qian is probably an expert in the art of dream marriage!" The Jade Emperor shook his head in disgust. "Pah, what a scumbag."

(End of this chapter)