I am a fairy in Journey to the West

Chapter 79: The hostages were taken away and the hostages were withdrawn. The minister recommended Zhuang Yan.

The two groups confronted each other in mid-air, and the atmosphere was both subtle and awkward.

After an unknown amount of time, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King suddenly spoke to Nezha and said, "My son, Nezha, quickly capture these evil monkeys and bring them back to heaven to be punished."

"Stop!" Sun Wukong shouted, and then called Nezha, "If you release my monkeys and their descendants, I will also release your father, the Heavenly King. How about that?"

Nezha sneered when he heard this and said, "Since ancient times, wars have been dangerous and fierce. How can there be no death in wars? Although the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King is my father, he is also a general in heaven. His death for justice is also a heroic act."

At this point, Nezha raised his hand and said, "All the generals, listen to my orders. Follow me and take these evil monkeys back to heaven to be punished."

Then Nezha bowed to the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King and said, "Father, since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety cannot be achieved at the same time. Please forgive me for being unfilial."

After saying that, Nezha led his generals and escorted the group of monkeys back to heaven. Sun Wukong immediately took out his golden cudgel, which grew longer in the wind and in the blink of an eye became thousands of feet long, blocking Nezha and the others.

When Nezha and the others saw the golden hoop, they immediately pointed their weapons and magic weapons at the monkeys and said, "Sun Wukong, if you dare to mess around, we will kill you and your descendants."

At this time, the two marshals Ma and Liu, and the two generals Beng and Ba all looked at Sun Wukong with tears in their eyes and said, "My lord, don't worry about us, just avenge us."

Then all the monkeys started crying, which made Sun Wukong anxious and angry. He said to Nezha, "Third Prince, if you don't let them go, I will kill the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King immediately."

Nezha became even more courageous after hearing this, "Sun Wukong, don't threaten me. No matter what you do, I will never let you go." As he said this, he clenched the demon-slaying sword in his hand.

Hearing this, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King quickly hid behind Sun Wukong and kept his eyes fixed on Nezha.

Sun Wukong was so angry that he turned to Nezha and said, "How about we release them at the same time and fight with real swords and guns to decide the winner?"

Nezha said, "Who wants to fight you? We have already captured the demon monkey and are going back to claim our reward. Please get out of the way."

Nezha threatened Sun Wukong with the lives of the monkeys and their descendants, saying, "Get out of the way immediately."

Sun Wukong was filled with hatred, but there was nothing he could do; for the sake of his own descendants, he took back his golden cudgel.

Nezha immediately took all the monkeys back with great pride, while Sun Wukong had no choice but to take the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King and others back to the Flower-Fruit Mountain.

Both sides ceased fighting. After returning to the camp, Nezha immediately rewarded everyone for their merits, and then reported today's events to the Jade Emperor.

Although the Jade Emperor had already seen everything clearly from the Haotian Mirror, he still couldn't hold back after hearing Nezha's report.

In his memorial, Nezha did not care about the life or death of the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King at all. He asked the Jade Emperor to appoint him as the commander-in-chief of the army and launch an attack on the Flower-Fruit Mountain again tomorrow, vowing to capture Sun Wukong alive in one fell swoop.

The Jade Emperor informed the immortals of the contents of Nezha's memorial. Almost everyone present couldn't help laughing. It was obvious that they were well aware of the mess in Li Tianwang's family.

If the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King had not been in Sun Wukong's hands just now, I'm afraid Nezha would have taken action directly.

“My fellow immortals, what should we do now that the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King, Marshal Tianpeng, the Five Directions Jie Di and the Twelve Yuanchen have been captured?” asked the Jade Emperor.

At this time, the Supreme Minister of the Human World, the Emperor of Shaoyang of Zifu, came out holding a jade tablet and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, I have a memorial to report."

The Jade Emperor looked at the Purple Palace Shaoyang Emperor and said with a smile, "Please speak, my dear."

Emperor Shaoyang immediately said, "I have two strategies to offer, and I hope Your Majesty will accept them."

The Jade Emperor quickly asked, "Which two strategies are they? Tell me quickly, my dear."

Emperor Shaoyang said: "This strategy is to issue an edict to Nezha the Third Prince, ordering him to exchange hostages with Sun Wukong. The main purpose of our Heavenly Court is to capture Sun Wukong. If Sun Wukong cannot be captured, then capturing more monkey spirits will be useless. So it is better to take those monkey spirits and exchange them with Sun Wukong for the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King."

The Jade Emperor asked again: "What about the second strategy?"

Emperor Shaoyang said: "We should send capable people to sneak into the Flower-Fruit Mountain to rescue the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King and others."

Upon hearing the second plan, Tian Peng Zhenjun immediately said, "If there is such a capable person, how can he not capture Sun Wukong?" Shen Wei Dang Mo Pi Li Zhenjun said, "The first plan, exchanging hostages is the most appropriate."

Emperor Zifu Shaoyang said, "Your Majesty, please make the decision."

The Jade Emperor pondered for a moment and said, "Your first plan is very much to my liking. I will immediately issue an edict to order Nezha the Third Prince to exchange the captured monkey spirit for the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King and others."

Master Xu bowed and accepted the order, then immediately drafted a decree.

At this time, Emperor Shaoyang of Zifu said again: "Your Majesty, I have something else to say."

The Jade Emperor smiled and said, "My dear minister, if you have something to say, you can speak at will."

Emperor Zifu Shaoyang said: "Exchanging hostages is extremely risky and requires a reliable person to monitor to prevent any accidents. I recommend someone who can take on this task."

"Oh?" The Jade Emperor was slightly surprised when he heard this and asked, "Who is the person you recommended?"

Emperor Zifu Shaoyang bowed and said, "It is Lingtai Dongming Lord, Zhuang Yan."

"Lingtai Dongming Jun Zhuang Yan? Is he here?" The Jade Emperor said in surprise. With Zhuang Yan's rank, he was not qualified to be here.

The Taishang Laojun said, "Your Majesty, Lingtai Dongmingjun was also invited to attend the Peach Festival. When Sun Wukong stole the elixir, it was he and Nezha the Third Prince who witnessed it."

Hearing this, the Jade Emperor asked the Queen Mother of the West for confirmation, "Did you also invite Lingtai Dongmingjun?"

Queen Mother of the West nodded and said, "That's right. Lingtai Dongming Jun once helped me a lot, so he is also among the invited guests to this Peach Festival."

The Jade Emperor laughed when he heard this and said, "He is really lucky. He encountered such a 'good thing' when he was invited to the Peach Festival for the first time."

At this point, the Jade Emperor said to the Queen Mother of the West: "Please don't be stingy, fellow Taoist. I will invite Lingtai Dongmingjun again at the next Peach Festival to make up for today's regret."

The Queen Mother of the West said solemnly, "I will obey the order of the Great Celestial Lord."

The Jade Emperor nodded, then called out, "Where is Lingtai Dongming Jun?"

Zhuang Yan immediately straightened his appearance, walked out with a straight figure, bowed and said, "Your servant, Lingtai Dongming Jun and Lingtai Mountain God, pays homage to the Jade Emperor, the Great Heavenly Venerable, the Mysterious Sky High God, and wishes the Great Heavenly Venerable endless blessings."

The Jade Emperor spoke up and said, "Please rise, Immortal."

"Thank you, Great Lord." Zhuang Yan bowed and thanked him, then stood up straight.

Zhuang Yan was originally a congenital creature transformed by the golden finger. Needless to say, he had an innate sacred temperament. Just standing there made people feel that he was extraordinary, heroic and noble.

Not only the Jade Emperor, but even the Four Emperors and the Queen Mother of the West could not help but look at Zhuang Yan differently when they saw him.

It was the first time that the Jade Emperor saw Zhuang Yan. The more he looked at him, the more he liked him. He immediately asked, "What are your backgrounds, my dear?"

Zhuang Yan reported, "Your Majesty, I am a living being that has transformed from the innate nature."

"Good, good, good." The Jade Emperor said three "good" words in a row, his satisfaction beyond words. He then pointed at the imperial edict in Xu Tianshi's hand and said, "Then you, my dear, will personally go down to the mortal world to convey my order and serve as a supervisor to ensure that both sides properly exchange hostages. Do you dare to accept my order?"

Zhuang Yan bowed and said, "Since I have received the order from the Great Heavenly Lord, I will ensure that this matter will be foolproof."

The Jade Emperor was very satisfied, and immediately ordered Xu Tianshi to deliver the Jade Edict to Zhuang Yan. Zhuang Yan took the Jade Edict, took his leave, and left.

The Jade Emperor looked at Zhuang Yan's departing back, his eyes shining brightly, and thought to himself, "I didn't expect there would be such a talented person in the Three Realms. It's just like what Laojun said, this is a gift from heaven to assist me. I should make good use of him."

(End of this chapter)