I am a fairy in Journey to the West

Chapter 113: Imperial Order for Supervision, General Falls into the Quicksand

As the Divine Thunder Jade Palace began to deploy troops, the immortal officials from various departments of the Divine Thunder Jade Palace were also transferred over by Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun.

Soon, the Shenxiao Jade Palace and the Shenlei Jade Palace jointly began a thorough investigation in Hongming Garden. The thirty heavenly soldiers who had toasted earlier and the thirty thousand heavenly soldiers were investigated first.

Secondly, all the immortal officials below the fifth rank present will be questioned by the immortal officials and generals of the Divine Thunder Jade Palace and the Divine Sky Jade Palace.

In Hongming Garden, Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun and Jiutian Yingyuan Leisheng Puhua Tianzun were in charge, while Tianyou Zhenjun, Yishen Zhenjun and the four great heavenly masters were in charge of presiding over the interrogation.

The Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King and Nezha were responsible for commanding the heavenly soldiers and generals and controlling the situation in Hongming Garden.

Not long after, a golden decree from the Jade Emperor reached Hongming Garden. The content of this golden decree was very simple and only mentioned one person's name: Zhuang Yan.

The Jade Emperor's decree was to let Zhuang Yan "hold the talisman to supervise", that is, to supervise the Shenxiao Jade Palace and the Shenlei Jade Palace and examine the immortal soldiers and generals.

But what puzzled Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun and Leizu was that the Jade Emperor's decree said that Zhuang Yan should "hold the talisman to supervise", so where was the "talisman order"?

After Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun, Lei Zu, and Zhuang Yan received the order, Lei Zu asked, "Taibai Jinxing, where is the talisman?"

Taibai Jinxing smiled and said, "Your Majesty said that the talisman had already been given to Lingtai Shenjun."

"Has it been given to him already?" Lei Zu was stunned upon hearing this. Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun was also a little puzzled. Could it be that His Majesty had already predicted what would happen today?

Zhuang Yan reacted the fastest, and immediately took out the 'Xuanxiaotianqingyuruyi' and asked, "Could it be this thing?"

Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun and Lei Zu turned around and looked, their faces changed drastically, and they said in unison: "Xuanxiao Tianqing Yu Ruyi?"

Zhuang Yan replied, "Yes, this is the Ruyi that the Great Heavenly Venerable bestowed upon me earlier."

The two emperors looked at each other, and saw deep surprise in each other's eyes. After a moment, Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun smiled and said, "Although this thing is not a talisman, its effect is incomparable to that of a talisman."

After Taibai Jinxing delivered his order, he left. Afterwards, Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun immediately gave an order to set up a seat to the lower right of his and Leizu's seats.

Afterwards, Lei Zu said to Zhuang Yan, "Lord Lingtai, you are now His Majesty's special supervisory envoy. That position is yours. In this Hongming Garden, your authority is only second to me and Taoist Taiyi."

Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun said: "Even so, you must still fulfill your duties and do not let down His Majesty's trust in you."

Zhuang Yan bowed and said, "I obey your order."

Afterwards, Zhuang Yan sat down with the two emperors. It was different to have such great power. Zhuang Yan felt that he could overlook everyone in Hongming Garden by sitting here.

However, no matter how great his authority is, it is only for supervision, and he is not required to conduct detailed interrogations.

The first ones to be brought up were the thirty heavenly soldiers who had offered a toast. The interrogation in heaven was naturally different from that on earth. There were all kinds of magic weapons and divine objects that could make you confess everything clearly.

Soon the thirty toasting heavenly soldiers were examined and it was proven that there was nothing wrong with them. They drew their swords because they were nervous and hot-headed.

When Yisheng Zhenjun presented the interrogation results, Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun and Leizu looked at them and then handed them over to Zhuang Yan.

After reading it, Zhuang Yan said, "My Lords, it seems that these thirty heavenly soldiers are not suspicious at all. Their loyalty is evident, but they just got a little carried away at the time."

“Well.” Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun said: “Since it has been clarified, let him return to the team.” Having said that, he looked at Leizu (Jiutian Yingyuan Leisheng Puhua Tianzun).

Lei Zu nodded and said, "Let him return to the team."

Yisheng Zhenjun bowed and said, "I obey the law."

Then Lei Zu asked, "How is General Juanlian now?"

Yisheng Zhenjun said: "He was frightened and fainted, and is still unconscious."

Lei Zu nodded and said, "Then we will investigate the others first. No matter who they are, even if they have been cleared of suspicion after a thorough investigation, they cannot leave Hongming Garden for the time being. We can only leave after we have interrogated General Juanlian and confirmed that there is no suspicion."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Yishen Zhenjun bowed and accepted the order and left.

The next step was the extremely complicated process of examining all the immortal officials and heavenly soldiers. However, during this process, Zhuang Yan noticed that Tianpeng Marshal Zhu Lie seemed to be walking towards the pavilion where the fairy Chang'e was.

A total of thirty-six Chang'e fairies came to Hongming Garden to dance tonight, including the fairy in colorful clothes.

The scene just now frightened the fairies Chang'e so much that they are now gathered together, leaning on each other to rest.

At this time, seeing a majestic celestial general wearing golden armor and helmet walking towards them, the fairies immediately sat up straight, looking a little nervous.

When Zhu Lie came in front of them, except for Fairy Nishang, the other fairies all looked tense.

Zhu Lie set his gaze on Fairy Nishang, but seeing so many charming and beautiful Chang'e fairies in front of him, he didn't know how to start talking for a moment.

"Uh" Zhu Lie was also very nervous. He opened his mouth to speak, but when he saw all eyes were on him, he didn't know what to say for a moment.

Fortunately, Fairy Nishang knew why he came, so she stood up first and bowed, then asked, "Marshal Tianpeng, what do you want to do?"

"Oh oh." Zhu Lie quickly came back to his senses and said, "Nothing, nothing. I just have something I want to talk to Fairy Nishang about."

Fairy Nishang said: "Marshal Tianpeng, please speak."

Zhu Lie smiled and said, "Fairy, can we move over and talk for a while?"

"Marshal Tianpeng, if you have anything to say, just say it here." Fairy Nishang's tone was firm.

Zhu Lie laughed awkwardly upon hearing this, and then said with a smile: "Actually, there is nothing much to say, I just want to ask how the fairy is doing recently?"

Fairy Nishang said calmly: "Thank you for asking, Marshal. I am doing well recently." "That's good, that's good." Zhu Lie said quickly: "Then you guys take a rest first, I will go over there to inspect."

Having said that, Zhu Lie looked at Fairy Nishang seriously, then turned and left.

As Zhu Lie left, the surrounding female fairies Chang'e looked at Zhu Lie's back, then turned around and looked at Fairy Nishang.

Although these fairies were inexperienced, it was hard not to think too much about Zhu Lie's reaction and performance.

Especially the Fairy Su'e and Fairy Heng'e, who had the best relationship with Fairy Nishang, they sat next to Fairy Nishang.

I only heard Fairy Su'e say: "This Marshal Tianpeng has a handsome appearance, extraordinary power, and is a man of outstanding talent."

Fairy Nishang said: "Sister Su'e, you know who we are, so it's meaningless to say this."

Fairy Su'e smiled and said, "Sister Nishang, it turns out you know it clearly. That's good."

Fairy Chang'e also said, "Sister Nishang, we must not be emotional."

Fairy Nishang sighed and said, "I know what you sisters are worried about, but this is just Marshal Tianpeng's wishful thinking. I am helpless too."

"Isn't this exactly the frustration of people like us?" Fairy Qing'e said, "When passing through a sea of ​​flowers, it is inevitable that one will be attracted by their fragrance. Even if we don't have such a desire, how many of the gods in heaven are completely free of worldly desires?"

Hearing Fairy Qing'e's words, all the fairies sighed quietly.

"But then again, if our status was not limiting, wouldn't this Marshal Tianpeng really be a perfect match for us?"

Speaking of this, the fairies immediately became interested and expressed their opinions one after another.

In short, if we put aside the identity of the fairy Chang'e and if we were to choose a son-in-law, Marshal Tianpeng would indeed be a good match.

He has good looks, ability, and official rank.

Especially since he is the confidant of the Jade Emperor and the Marshal of the Tianhe Navy, he has a bright future. Who wouldn't like him?
As they were talking, time passed little by little, and soon a celestial general from the Thunder Department came over and summoned all the Chang'e fairies to be checked.

But it was just a routine investigation for them, after all, they didn't have the ability to do such a thing.

After all the immortal officials in Hongming Garden were investigated, everyone was cleared of suspicion.

At this time, the general who rolled up the curtain also woke up, so the Thunder Department began to focus on examining the general.

After everyone's doubts were eliminated, the only thing left to be confirmed was whether General Juanlian was a hidden chess piece of those old immortals.

So, after rigorous interrogation, the Thunder Department was finally able to confirm that what happened tonight was a complete coincidence, or in other words, it was simply that General Juanlian was too unlucky.

He was not a spy of those old immortals, nor did he intend to murder the Jade Emperor. He really just caused such a disaster because the hook of his belt caught on the table.

After Yisheng Zhenjun reported the matter, Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun and Leizu were also speechless.

Zhuang Yan knew about this a long time ago, so he was not surprised. Later, Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun and Leizu announced that the blockade of Hongming Garden was lifted, and all the immortal officials, heavenly soldiers and generals could go back.

Afterwards, all the immortal officials above the fifth rank who were present stood up and followed Jiutian Yingyuan Leisheng Puhua Tianzun and Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun to the Tongming Palace to meet the Jade Emperor.

Of course, he was escorted there with the General Juanlian.

In the Tongming Palace, after the Jade Emperor heard the two emperors' reports on the entire investigation conclusion, as well as Zhuang Yan's report, he asked, "So, everything that happened tonight was just a coincidence?"

"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhuang Yan replied, "I was ordered to supervise the trial. What happened tonight was indeed just a coincidence."

At this time, the general who was kneeling on the ground also kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I have no intention of killing you. I just made a mistake."

But just as the Curtain-Pulling General finished his words, Wang Lingguan, who was standing by, stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I am the 'Great Spiritual Officer of the Capital Heaven', responsible for monitoring the Heavenly Court and the Ten Directions Immortal Gods. I want to impeach the Curtain-Pulling General for being disrespectful in front of the Emperor at the Immortal Banquet today and accidentally breaking the colored glass cup, which almost caused a catastrophic disaster. Your Majesty, I ask that you severely punish him."

At this time, even the Jiutian Yingyuan Leisheng Puhua Tianzun, Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun, Zhenwu Emperor, Shenwei Dangmo Pili Zhenjun, Wufang Leidi, Tianpeng Zhenjun and all the immortals and gods present bowed down and asked the Jade Emperor to severely punish the general.

At this time, General Juanlian was pale and sat on the ground with a look of despair. He knew that if he didn't die today, he would be skinned alive.

The Jade Emperor pondered for a moment, then said: "General Juanlian was disrespectful in front of the emperor, frightened the immortals, and disrupted the heavenly banquet. His crime is unforgivable. All official ranks of General Juanlian are stripped, and he is demoted to the lower world and imprisoned. He will be tortured once every seven days, and each time a flying sword will pierce his heart three hundred times. From now on, unless there is a great opportunity, his crime will never be forgiven."

"Your Majesty, please forgive me, Your Majesty. I made a mistake for a moment. Please forgive me." The general's face was pale and he kowtowed repeatedly and begged.

But no one in the hall dared to plead for him at this moment. He was guilty of misbehaving in front of the emperor and deserved death. The Jade Emperor had shown mercy by not sending him to the beheading platform but only stripping him of his official rank and demoting him to the lower world to be punished.

The Jade Emperor simply waved his hand, and immediately two spirit officials in front of the palace dragged the curtain-pulling general away.

As the Curtain-Pulling General was led away, the Jade Emperor spoke again, "The Heavenly Soldiers have done nothing wrong and have a sincere and loyal heart. They were also greatly frightened by what happened tonight, so they should be praised and comforted."

At this point, the Jade Emperor said to Emperor Wenchang, the chief envoy of Taixuan Province, "Pass on my decree. Tonight, all the immortal officials, heavenly soldiers and generals who are being examined will be rewarded with three pots of Qionghua immortal wine, five baskets of immortal fruits, and ten thousand purple coins."

Emperor Wenchang immediately bowed and said, "I obey your order."

The Jade Emperor nodded, then smiled and said, "Okay, this matter is over. You have worked hard, and you can go back and rest."

Upon hearing this, all the immortals and gods immediately walked out of the immortal class and came to the center of the hall. They lined up in order of rank, then bowed and said, "We will take our leave."

Afterwards, all the immortals and gods left the Tongming Palace one after another and boarded their chariots to return home.

After exiting the Tongming Palace, Zhuang Yan went straight out of the West Heaven Gate and returned to the Lingtai Divine Palace.

(End of this chapter)