Journey to the West: I have become an immortal, why did you just join the chat group?

Chapter 102 He Was Actually a Treacherous Person (Please Subscribe)
Two flowers bloom, one branch each.

Meanwhile, Venus descended from the Eastern Heavenly Gate, riding on clouds and escaping the light, and in a short while arrived at the shore of the East Sea. He looked up and indeed saw a fairy island in the sea with strange and beautiful peaks.

The island peak is filled with spiritual energy and has excellent feng shui, making it a truly treasured place.

"Such a blessed land, no wonder it gave birth to an immortal child." Taibai Jinxing, dressed in an immortal robe and holding a silver whisk, rode a cloud and descended directly towards Flower Fruit Mountain.

On the Flower-Fruit Mountain.

Monkeys of all sizes and heights, dressed in human armor and wielding human weapons, were practicing a battle formation they had acquired from who-knows-where in the mountains. They shouted and made all sorts of movements, and their practice was surprisingly accurate.

Seeing this, Venus flashed to the ground, stroked his beard and laughed, "These monkeys are all pure and spiritual, and have never eaten human flesh. It seems that the demon immortal is not a wicked person."

They were laughing and talking.

A brown-furred monkey on guard duty in the mountains spotted Venus. It picked up a red-tasseled spear, leaped down from a tree, and placed the spear tip against Venus's neck: "What kind of beast are you? What are you doing on our mountain?"

Venus laughed and said, "I am a celestial being from heaven, and I have come here to invite your king to serve as an official in heaven."

The brown-furred monkey looked bewildered: "I know about gods, but what is being an official?"

"He's human!"

Another gray monkey ran over and called out, "The leader once told me that a hairless monkey wrapped in cloth is a human."

The brown-haired monkey said in surprise, "But he himself said he was a god from heaven."

The gray-haired monkey, brandishing a large knife, demanded, "You claim to be a deity, but what proof do you have?"

Taibai Jinxing's thoughts shifted, and he said with a smile, "You mortals cannot recognize true immortals, but your king has discerning eyes and will surely be able to recognize them. Why don't you take me to see your king? If he determines that I am not an immortal, then you can do whatever you want with me."

“What the old man said makes some sense,” the brown-furred monkey said in a low voice.

"Then take him to see the King!"

The gray-haired monkey rolled its eyes, raised its knife and held it to Taibai Jinxing's neck, shouting, "Don't you dare try anything funny, or my big knife won't discriminate between young and old!"

"Alright, alright." Taibai Jinxing smiled broadly, letting the blade rest against his neck as he was pushed and shoved by the two monkey demons towards the cliff where the Water Curtain Cave was located.

Soon.

The immortal and two monkeys arrived at the cliff.

"stop!"

A red-bottomed macaque clad in golden armor and wielding an iron club saw them approaching and immediately stopped them, demanding, "Why did you two bring an old man with you?"

Upon hearing this, the brown-haired monkey hurriedly reported, "Marshal Ma, this old man claims to be a celestial being from heaven, and he has come to invite Your Majesty to serve as an official in heaven!"

"Oh?"

Marshal Ma, a man of great experience, carefully examined Venus for a few moments and asked, "Old man, what official position are you in Heaven? Who sent you to invite my king?"

Venus, holding his whisk, calmly said, "I am Venus, the Star Lord of the Morning Star. I have been ordered by the Jade Emperor to invite Sun Wukong, the Monkey King of Flower Fruit Mountain, to Heaven to bestow an official title upon him. Why don't you hurry and report this to your king?"

Marshal Ma saw that Venus was speaking with great seriousness, and his face immediately lit up with joy. He turned around, leaped into the Water Curtain Cave, and shouted, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, great news!"

On the throne in the Water Curtain Cave.

Sun Wukong, the stone monkey born of nature, leaned back in his seat, wearing a phoenix-winged purple-gold crown and golden chainmail. He was handsome and dignified, holding a wine cup and drinking and making merry with the demons. But when he heard his old monkey subordinate shouting, he couldn't help but laugh and say, "What great news is it? Tell me quickly."

Marshal Ma approached and happily reported, "Your Majesty, an old deity has come from heaven to invite you to serve as an official there!"

"What?" Sun Wukong's golden eyes lit up, and he sat up, asking, "Are you inviting me, Old Sun, to become an official in Heaven?"

Marshal Ma nodded.

"Alas!"

Sun Wukong scratched his ear and said happily, "I was just about to go to Heaven these past two days to find Brother Lu Jun at that damned Sanqin Camp, but I never expected that I would get a pillow just when I was sleepy. Please come in quickly!"

Upon receiving the order, Marshal Ma hurriedly went outside the cave and invited Venus to the Water Curtain Cave.

Taibai Jinxing arrived at the Water Curtain Cave on a cloud. Upon seeing the handsome Monkey King with his golden crown and armor, he felt an immediate sense of closeness. He flicked his whisk, raised his hand in a salute, and said, "Great King Sun, I am Taibai Jinxing. I have come here today on the orders of the Jade Emperor to invite you to serve as an official in the Heavenly Court. I wonder if Your Majesty is willing?"

Sun Wukong, quick-witted as ever, blinked his golden eyes and said, "Thank you for making this trip, Star Lord. I'll have my servants prepare a feast to entertain you before we go to Heaven."

"Hey!"

Seeing this, Venus hurriedly stopped Sun Wukong, saying, "I have a decree on my person and cannot stay any longer. King Sun, please come with me to the Heavenly Court first. We can have a banquet after you have been granted your official position."

"Then I will listen to the Star Lord."

Sun Wukong waved to dismiss the banquet, gave a few instructions to Marshals Ma and Liu and Generals Beng and Ba, and then rode a cloud with Venus to the Heavenly Realm.

call out!
The monkey somersaulted a few times and arrived outside the Heavenly Gate in the blink of an eye.

East Heavenly Gate.

clang!
clang!
The deep sound of a bronze chime rang out, signaling the time for the shift to be on duty at the hour of Wei (1-3 PM).

Lu Jun and Marshal Deng of the Fire Camp led the golden-armored heavenly soldiers to change shifts. Marshals Xin and Zhang were on duty now. The group exchanged talismans and changed sentries.

Just as Marshals Xin and Zhang were about to lead the golden-armored heavenly soldiers back to their camp, a streak of light rushed towards them and crashed into the Heavenly Gate.

Boom!
The Heavenly Gate shook violently from the impact, and the red-bearded dragon coiled on the gatepost was forced to cling tightly to the post, nearly falling off.

"Who dares to trespass into the Heavenly Court?" Marshals Deng, Xin, and Zhang were shocked. They immediately led a group of golden-armored heavenly soldiers, armed with weapons, to surround the culprit who had recklessly entered the Heavenly Gate.

"Could it be Sun Wukong?" A thought flashed through Lu Jun's mind. He drew his sword and stepped forward, only to see three marshals surrounding a handsome monkey demon gleaming in golden armor.

"Ho!"

The monkey bared its teeth and said angrily, "So that Taibai Jinxian is a treacherous person. He tricked me, saying he would invite me to heaven to become an official. Now it seems that becoming an official was a pretense, and his real intention was to capture me!"

"Who are you?"

Marshal Deng, holding a bronze hammer, asked sternly, "How dare you trespass into the Heavenly Court?"

Sun Wukong reached out and grabbed his right ear, brandishing his golden cudgel. Just as he was about to unleash his fury, he suddenly heard a shout.

"Spiritual enlightenment?"

Lu Jun sheathed his magic sword and asked with feigned surprise, "Why have you come to the Heavenly Court?"

Sun Wukong's eyes widened slightly upon hearing the title 'Lingming', but he quickly recovered and fixed his gaze on Lu Jun, exclaiming with delight, "Hey, Brother Lu! It really is you! Wearing this exquisite gold armor, I almost didn't recognize you!"

The three marshals relaxed their guard a little when they saw that the two knew each other, but they still did not put down their weapons.

Seeing this, Lu Jun asked again, "Why did you come to the Heavenly Court?"

(End of this chapter)