I am a fairy in Journey to the West

Chapter 73: The Book of Life and Death is Cleared, and the Demon Monkey is Recruited (Two Chapters in One)

This day was very quiet and there was not much official business to do. Master Xu Ji Chong Ying sat at his desk, ordered a boy to make a pot of good tea, and then began to drink it leisurely.

After drinking a few cups of spiritual tea, Master Xu Ji Chong Ying suddenly felt relaxed. She put down the teacup and glanced at the jade book on the right side of the jade table.

That is the 'Jade Book of Destiny'. As the Siming of the Human World, she holds the authority of the 'Jade Book of Destiny'.

This jade book of destiny records the life and death, fortune and misfortune, and life span of the three realms. It is a twin book of yin and yang, just like the book of life and death in the underworld. The book of life and death is the 'yin book', while the one here is the 'yang book'.

Zhenren Xuji Chongying picked up the Jade Book of Destiny and casually turned to 'Soul Number 1,350', which had the name 'Sun Wukong', a stone monkey born from heaven.

Sun Wukong was supposed to live to be 342 years old, but she had previously shortened his life by 300 years, so he should have been detained in the underworld by the ghost catcher now.

As soon as he visits the eighteen levels of hell in the underworld, his life span will be increased and restored, and he will be brought back to life.

If he is afraid of things in the underworld, he will naturally turn from evil to good after returning to the world.

Now she is just waiting for the reply from the underworld. As soon as the reply comes, she will increase or decrease Sun Wukong's lifespan back.

Because it is interconnected with the Book of Life and Death, any changes made here can be seen in the Book of Life and Death, and the judge in charge of the Book of Life and Death will also add and change it back.

Xu Ji Chongying took a look and was about to close the jade book when suddenly her pupils shrank.

Suddenly, Sun Wukong's name disappeared from the list. Xu Ji Chong Ying Zhenren was startled and asked, "What happened?"

Then she saw that all the names of "monkeys and the like" after Sun Wukong disappeared. Master Xu Ji Chongying stood up suddenly, holding the Jade Book of Destiny with a look of panic on his face.

"Someone is erasing the Book of Life and Death." Master Xu Ji Chongying said as he flipped through the pages. Sure enough, the names of all monkeys were disappearing from the Jade Book of Life at a very fast speed.

When Master Xu Ji Chong Ying saw this, cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He jumped over the jade table without caring about his image and landed in the hall. Then he ran straight to the Dong Zhen Hall with the Siming Jade Book in his hands.

When they arrived at the Dongzhen Palace, Emperor Zifu Shaoyang was discussing matters with Master Wenshi. Seeing Master Xuji Chongying barge into the Dongzhen Palace, he could not help but ask in surprise, "Master Xuji Chongying, what happened?"

Master Xu Ji Chong Ying quickly bowed and said, "Please forgive me, Emperor, Master Wen Shi, something terrible has happened in the underworld."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Shaoyang and Master Wenshi immediately asked solemnly, "What's going on?"

Zhenren Xuji Chongying immediately walked to the steps of the palace holding the Jade Book of Destiny and came straight before Emperor Shaoyang.

Seeing this, the Dongzhen Palace attendant nearby was about to step forward, but was stopped by Emperor Shaoyang, who then watched as Master Xu Ji Chongying walked up to him.

"Your Majesty, please take a look." Master Xu Ji Chongying handed over the Jade Book of Destiny in his hand.

Emperor Shaoyang took the jade book and took a look at it, then asked in surprise: "Isn't this the Sima Ming Jade Book?"

"Yes." Zhenren Xuji Chongying opened the jade book, and Emperor Shaoyang immediately saw a large blank page inside.

This kind of thing is impossible to happen. Whether it is the Book of Life and Death or the Jade Book of Destiny, the pages on them have a fixed number.

There are as many pages in the book as there are living beings in the Three Realms, no more and no less, so there will never be a blank page.

As the head of the Human World Department, Emperor Shaoyang's expression darkened and he immediately asked, "What kind of creatures do these blank pages belong to?"

"A type of monkey." Master Xu Ji Chong Ying pointed to the first blank page and said, "This was originally the name of the stone monkey Sun Wukong, the demon monkey from the Flower-Fruit Mountain."

Speaking of this, Master Xu Ji Chong Ying looked somewhat frightened, as if she had foreseen something in her heart.

Hearing this, Emperor Shaoyang also raised his head and looked at Master Xu Ji Chongying, and then he quickly calmed down.

Emperor Shaoyang smiled faintly, pointed at the sandalwood chair in the hall below and said to Master Xu Ji Chongying: "Don't panic, go sit down and have some tea first."

Hearing the steady and calm voice of Emperor Shaoyang, Master Xu Ji Chongying also quickly calmed down.

She bowed towards Emperor Shaoyang and said, "Yes." Then she stepped down from the steps and sat down on the sandalwood chair on the right side of the hall.

Emperor Shaoyang held the Jade Book of Life and Death and pondered for a moment, then said to the attendant beside him: "Quickly send a letter from the Human World to the Underworld to inquire about the matter of deleting the names in the Book of Life and Death."

"Yes." Cheng Wulang accepted the order and left Dongzhen Palace.

At this time, Master Wenshi asked, "Who dares to delete the names in the Book of Life and Death without permission?"

Emperor Shaoyang said: "It is most likely that demon monkey."

Master Wenshi said, "Monster monkey? Does he have such ability?"

Emperor Shaoyang said: "In the underworld, the ten kings of hell are all weak in fighting. Only the four judges and the ten ghost generals have some fighting power. Since the demon monkey can even defeat the Eight Immortals of the Upper Cave, I think the four judges and the ten ghost generals are not his opponents."

Wenshi Zhenren said: "Then there are Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and the Five Ghost Emperors."

Emperor Shaoyang said slowly: "It depends on whether Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and the Five Ghost Emperors can subdue the demon monkey."

"But the name in the Book of Life and Death has been crossed out. I'm afraid..." Master Wenshi stopped talking here.

But Emperor Shaoyang and Master Xuji Chongying had already understood what he meant. It was obvious that since all the names on the Book of Life and Death had been crossed out, no one could stop the demon monkey.

As he was speaking, the attendant who had left earlier suddenly returned to the Dongzhen Palace and bowed to Emperor Shaoyang, saying, "Your Majesty, the King of the Underworld, Qin Guang, has brought a petition from Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, the Lord of the Underworld, to the Taixuan Zhen Palace, intending to go to Daluo Heaven to present it to the Jade Emperor."

Hearing this, Emperor Shaoyang immediately said, "Please come in."

After a while, King Qin Guang, the head of the Ten Kings of Hell in the underworld, came into the Dongzhen Palace with a memorial in his hand. He first paid his respects to Emperor Shaoyang, and then reported everything that had happened in the underworld.

As expected, the demon monkey Sun Wukong, because his soul was detained, made a big fuss in the underworld. Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, the Five Ghost Emperors, the Ten Kings of Hell, the Four Judges, and the Ten Yin Marshals were all unable to subdue him. Then he crossed out the book of life and death and escaped from the underworld.

After hearing the report, everyone present was horrified. Even Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and the Five Ghost Kings could not subdue him. This kind of Taoism was no longer something that their human department could handle.

At this moment, Master Xu Ji Chong Ying's face turned pale. She stood up tremblingly and bowed to Emperor Shao Yang, saying, "Your Majesty, the blame for this matter lies entirely with me."

Emperor Shaoyang stopped her directly and said, "You were just giving advice, and I accepted your advice. This matter is not your fault. You can go back first. I will report to the Great Heavenly Venerable with King Qin Guang."

Hearing this, Master Xu Ji Chong Ying said, "How can you put all the blame on the Emperor? This was my advice and I personally carried it out, so I should be responsible for it."

Emperor Shaoyang smiled and said, "You can't take this responsibility, and neither can I. Now that things have come to this, I can only report the truth to the Great Heavenly Venerable and ask the Great Heavenly Venerable to make the decision."

At this point, Emperor Shaoyang said to the attendant beside him: "You should issue a document immediately, asking the Dragon King of the East Sea to come to Taixuan Zhenfu immediately."

"Yes." Cheng Wulang took the order and left again.

Not long after, Ao Guang, the Dragon King of the East China Sea, also came to the Dongzhen Palace of Taixuan Zhenfu. He first paid homage to Emperor Shaoyang, and then saw King Qin Guang standing in the palace.

The Dragon King of the East Sea was somewhat surprised and asked, "King Qin Guang? Why are you here too?"

King Qin Guang said, "Dragon King of the East Sea, please write a petition quickly and go with me to see the Jade Emperor."

"See the Jade Emperor?" The Dragon King of the East China Sea was startled and hurriedly asked Emperor Shaoyang, "Emperor, what happened?"

Emperor Shaoyang said with a smile: "Don't panic, Dragon King. Please immediately write a memorial about how the demon monkey caused chaos in the Dragon Palace in the East China Sea and robbed the treasures of the Dragon Palace. Then go with me and King Qin Guang to meet the Jade Emperor."

"Oh?" Hearing this, the Dragon King of the East China Sea suddenly reacted and looked at King Qin Guang and asked, "How come you are in the underworld too?"

King Qin Guang nodded and said, "That demon monkey just made a big fuss in the underworld and deleted all the names of monkeys in the Book of Life and Death." "What?" The Dragon King of the East Sea was shocked and said, "You have so many masters in the underworld, can't you subdue him?"

King Qin Guang smiled bitterly and said, "If I could subdue him, why would I come here?"

The Dragon King of the East Sea was shocked. He immediately wrote a petition and then went to Daluo Heaven together with King Qin Guang and Emperor Shaoyang of Zifu.

The three of them came to the Lingxiao Palace, and after they each presented their memorials, the Jade Emperor let the Dragon King of the East China Sea and King Qin Guang go back.

Moreover, the Jade Emperor did not punish the Human World for educating the demon monkey. The Human World had good intentions, but used the wrong method, and it was an unintentional mistake. The Jade Emperor only issued an edict to reprimand Emperor Shaoyang of Zifu, and then let it go.

Afterwards, the Jade Emperor was about to send heavenly soldiers and generals to the lower world to capture the demon monkey, but Taibai Jinxing suggested to "recruit" the demon monkey.

The Jade Emperor accepted the petition and immediately issued an edict ordering Taibai Jinxing to come down to the mortal world, pacify the evil monkey, and announce that he would be given a title in heaven.

One day, Zhuang Yan was checking the secrets of heaven when suddenly a familiar name came into his sight.

'Sun Wukong caused a great disturbance in the underworld, erased the Book of Life and Death, and was given the title of Horse Keeper.'

Zhuang Yan smiled faintly, then eliminated this secret and continued to check other secrets.

About half a month later, Zhuang Yan checked the secret again and discovered Sun Wukong's secret again:
'Sun Wukong rebelled against the Heavenly Palace and proclaimed himself the Great Sage Equaling Heaven. The Jade Emperor has ordered the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King and Nezha the Third Prince to lead troops to the lower world to capture him.'

'The heavenly soldiers and generals were defeated by Sun Wukong and returned to heaven. Taibai Jinxing again advised them to surrender.'

'The Jade Emperor accepted the advice of Taibai Jinxing and recruited Sun Wukong again, naming him the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, with an official title but no salary.'

'The Jade Emperor accepted Xu Jingyang's advice and ordered the Monkey King to look after the Peach Garden.'

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Seeing these secrets, Zhuang Yan's face once again showed a big smile.

After a while, he called Fire Spirit Immortal, Tiger Vanguard, and Chi Ling to his front and said to them, "You should practice well these few days and conserve your energy, especially to cultivate your magic weapons."

Hearing this, the Fire Spirit Immortal bowed and asked, "Lord, which demon are you going to destroy?"

Zhuang Yan smiled and said, "It's not a demon. You just need to know that the day of reward for meritorious service is coming. This time, as long as you can make a small contribution, you will be rewarded by the Heavenly Court. Don't miss this opportunity."

Upon hearing this, the three of them immediately bowed and said, "Yes, Lord."

Two days later, Chi Ling suddenly came to report that a fairy from the Jade Palace of Yao Chi came to ask for a meeting.

Zhuang Yan met the purple-robed fairy, one of the seven fairies in the Jade Palace of Yao Chi in Daluo Heaven, in the reception room.

The Seventh Fairy is also the adopted daughter of the Queen Mother of the West and a seventh-rank female official in the Heavenly Palace. This time, the Purple-robed Fairy was ordered to come and inform Zhuang Yan that she was preparing to attend the Peach Festival in the near future.

Zhuang Yan ordered Chi Ling to serve the spiritual tea, and then asked the purple-robed fairy, "The Peach Festival is held in Daluo Heaven?"

"That's right." The purple-robed fairy nodded and said, "The Queen Mother will hold the Peach Festival in the Jade Palace of Yaochi in Daluo Heaven in seven days. I hope you can go there as soon as possible."

Zhuang Yan nodded. For any immortal official who reached a certain level, the Heavenly Court would build a mansion for him in Daluo Heaven.

Although the Queen Mother of the West's temple is in the Yaochi treasure land of West Kunlun, her residence is in Daluo Heaven. She also built a Peach Garden in Daluo Heaven, so that she doesn't have to transport peaches from West Kunlun all the time.

Zhuang Yan smiled and said, "Okay, thank you for informing me, Fairy. I will definitely go to the banquet in seven days."

The purple-robed fairy nodded and was about to leave. Zhuang Yan stood up to see her off. As they walked out of the divine palace, they saw the Fire Spirit Immortal pulling Chi Ling towards them.

Chi Ling had an unhappy look on his face, while Fire Spirit Immortal had a smile on his face.

Zhuang Yan saw Chi Ling and asked, "You look so unhappy, what happened?"

Chi Ling immediately said, "Master, the peaches in Sister Huo Ling's peach orchard have just ripened. Last night, a group of thieves from the mountains came to steal the peaches and robbed the entire peach orchard in the northeast corner. I was going to go to their house today to ask for an explanation, but Sister Huo Ling wouldn't let me go."

The Fire Spirit Immortal laughed and said, "Those who stole the peaches are all little goblins in the mountains. They have just awakened their intelligence and don't know etiquette. Why bother with them? Besides, these are just ordinary peaches. It's no big deal if they are stolen."

Chi Ling said, "We worked so hard to grow peaches. If they had told us, no one would have stopped them from picking them. So what's the point of doing it secretly?"

Zhuang Yan laughed and said, "Okay, okay, it's just a few peaches, so I'll just steal them."

At this point, Zhuang Yan smiled at the purple-robed fairy beside him and said, "No one should have stolen the Queen Mother's peaches, right?"

Hearing this, the purple-robed fairy looked at Zhuang Yan in surprise, and then said, "What are you talking about, Lord? The Queen Mother's peaches are guarded by a special landowner, and recently the Monkey King is also in charge of the Peach Garden. Who dares to steal them?"

"The Great Sage Equaling Heaven?" The Fire Spirit Immortal asked in surprise, "Who is this saint? Why have I never heard of him?"

The purple-robed fairy smiled and briefly told everyone the story of the Monkey King.

"Sun Wukong? The Great Sage Equaling Heaven?" The three immortals, Huo Ling Zhenxian, were all surprised to hear that Sun Wukong had become the Great Sage Equaling Heaven.

The purple-robed fairy looked at the three people and couldn't help asking, "Why? Do you know this Monkey King?"

Fire Spirit Immortal was about to respond, but was suppressed by a look from Zhuang Yan.

Afterwards, Zhuang Yan said, "So, this Great Sage Equaling Heaven is a monkey immortal? And he has great abilities?"

"Yes." The purple-robed fairy nodded and said, "Before that, he rebelled against the world, and the Jade Emperor ordered the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King and Nezha the Third Prince to lead the heavenly soldiers and generals to capture him, but they were unable to do anything to him, so they conferred him the title of Great Sage Equaling Heaven."

Zhuang Yan nodded and smiled, saying, "If that's the case, it means that the Monkey King is very powerful, and he doesn't obey discipline. He often acts on impulse, and he is a monkey. Excuse me for being blunt, but is it inappropriate to send a monkey to manage the Peach Garden?"

The purple fairy's expression changed slightly, and then she smiled and said, "There shouldn't be anything wrong with this, right?"

Zhuang Yan stopped talking, and the purple-robed fairy said goodbye and went back to heaven.

But after the purple-robed fairy returned to the Jade Palace of Yao Chi, she reported to the Minister of Yao Palace, 'Immortal Lord Yao Hua'.

After receiving the report, Yao Hua Xianjun issued an order to the Purple-robed Fairy: "Five days later, you will lead the other fairies to the Peach Garden to pick peaches and send them to Yaotai for a banquet. There must be no delay."

The purple-robed fairy took the order and bowed, "As you command."

Five days later, Zhuang Yan received a document from Taixuan Zhenfu, which was from Emperor Shaoyang of Zifu, asking him when he could attend the Peach Festival and travel with the other gods of Taixuan Zhenfu.

After receiving the document, Zhuang Yan immediately went to the Taixuan Mansion in the First Heaven. When he arrived, he found that Li Tieguai, Zhongli Quan, Lu Dongbin, He Xiangu and others had all returned to heaven from the mortal world and were also preparing to attend the Peach Festival.

After the greetings, everyone went to the Dongzhen Palace together to meet the emperor, only to see that Emperor Shaoyang of Zifu, Emperor Xuandu, Zhenren Wenshi, Luwu, Bai Ze, Bifang, Shangyang, Zhenren Xuji Chongying and the sixty Jiazi Taisui gods were all ready, all dressed in their best and with happy faces.

Master Xu Ji Chongying was not punished this time, and now he is smiling, but his temperament is more cautious and calm.

Seeing Zhuang Yan and his party arrive, Zifu Shaoyang Emperor hurriedly greeted them with a smile: "Since you are all here, let us, the gods of the human world, go to Daluo Heaven together to attend the Peach Festival."

Upon hearing this, Zhuang Yan and the others bowed and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

Afterwards, under the leadership of the three highest leaders of the human world, Emperor Shaoyang of Zifu, True Lord Xuandu and True Man Wenshi, the crowd flew across the sky in a mighty manner, went straight to Daluo Heaven, and arrived outside the South Gate of Heaven.

　I had a migraine today and it wasn't until after eight o'clock that I felt a little better, so the update was late. Fortunately, the word count was not reduced. This chapter is a two-in-one chapter, and I apologize to everyone.

　　
　
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