Investiture of the Gods: I am Bigan, the Master of Conspiracy

Chapter 181 You made trouble in the Heavenly Palace, and you demolished the Hongjun Temple.
Inside the Hongjun Temple, a sense of profound mystery permeates the tranquility, with swirling smoke seemingly veiling the space in a thin mist.

The seven fairies gathered together, their expressions still showing the shock and confusion of being attacked earlier.

If it weren't for the golden hairpin protecting it, this Ren Water Peach might have been lost.

The leading red-clad fairy frowned slightly and spoke first, her voice full of suspicion: "I wonder who dared to ambush us in this Peach Garden? Could it be... the one guarding the peach garden?"

As the fairy in red spoke, she pondered, a hint of unease flashing in her eyes.

The fairy in green chimed in, "Elder sister is right. I've heard that someone claiming to be the Great Sage Equal to Heaven has recently come to guard the Peach Garden. Could it be this person? But why would he do such a thing? If it's not him, then who else could it be?"

In fact, although the Heavenly Court bestowed titles upon them, the immortals and gods of the Three Realms still looked down on them, and when they chatted in secret, they referred to themselves as such.

After all, the matter of Sun Wukong was not a secret to the gods and immortals of Heaven, and there was a gag order in place.

The fairy in orange raised her eyebrows and said angrily, "Hmph, we just picked the Renshui Peaches. Could this person be coveting them? How dare he! He's just a mere peach orchard keeper, yet he dares to covet the Renshui Peaches! Normally, it would be one thing if he ate a few ordinary peaches from this orchard, but now he's so audacious!"

The fairy in yellow gently advised, "Sister, don't get angry. It's just a guess. But speaking of which, sister, I've heard that he's the Great Sage Equal to Heaven."

The fairy in blue scoffed dismissively, saying, "Oh, what Great Sage Equal to Heaven? Even if he really were, so what? He's not qualified to eat these Renshui Peaches. How could he possibly covet such a divine object?"

The fairy in purple nodded and said, "Yes, the Renshui Peach can only bear nine fruits every 100,000 years. Now there are only two left, which are reserved for offerings on the birthday of the Dao Ancestor. We mustn't delay the important matter, so let's make the offerings quickly."

Sun Wukong, who was hiding in the shadows, overheard their conversation without missing a single word.

Instantly, Sun Wukong felt a surge of heat rush to his head, and he trembled with rage.

"What a bunch of little fairy maids! How dare they look down on me, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, like this! They're just a few peaches, but I, Old Sun, will definitely have a taste of them today!"

It's important to know that Sun Wukong's temperament is inherently arrogant, but this arrogance isn't just due to flattery; it's also an innate arrogance stemming from his divine and demonic origins.

They can't stand being looked down upon.

He dared to release the heavenly horse just because he was a minor official, dared to cause a scene at the Peach Banquet if he wasn't invited, and dared to overturn the fruit tree if he wasn't allowed to eat the ginseng fruit. That's his true nature.

In an instant, Sun Wukong could no longer restrain himself. He suddenly revealed his form, his golden cudgel radiating murderous intent, his face contorted in a ferocious expression, as if a fierce god had descended. The seven fairies cried out in alarm, their voices echoing throughout the temple.

With his hairy face and thunderous mouth, and his face full of anger, you could tell how terrifying he was.

As the eldest sister, Hong'er forced herself to remain calm, pointed the golden hairpin at Sun Wukong, and despite her slightly trembling voice, she still braced herself and asked, "Who are you?"

Sun Wukong's eyes widened, his anger almost spitting out, and he roared fiercely, "I, Old Sun, am the Great Sage Equal to Heaven! Tell me, why can't I, Old Sun, eat this damned Renshui Peaches?"

Sun Wukong's roar shook the temple walls.

Hong'er instinctively stepped in front of the offering table displaying the Ren Water Peaches, and said urgently, "These are the original Ren Water Peaches of the Five Innate Spiritual Roots. They bloom every 30,000 years, bear fruit every 30,000 years, and mature every 30,000 years. Only nine peaches are produced every 100,000 years. Those who enjoy them are all top-level experts in the Three Realms. How can they be given to others to eat casually?"

As Hong'er spoke, she kept a wary eye on Sun Wukong, gripping the golden hairpin tightly in her hand.

Sun Wukong sneered and retorted, "Am I, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, not considered a top power in the Three Realms?"

Hong'er wanted to refute, but suddenly remembered the recent prohibition that if they encountered the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, they must be extremely respectful, otherwise they would be punished for violating the Heavenly Rules.

The rules of Heaven are strict and must be obeyed, and Haotian Yaochi did not object to them.

However, for now, the Hongjun Temple is the bottom line and cannot be compromised. So he gritted his teeth and said, "Now there are only two peaches left in the Renshui Garden. I implore you to return to the Peach Garden, where you can enjoy the peaches. Please do not cause any trouble in this temple. These two peaches are offered to the Dao Ancestor and must not be destroyed."

Sun Wukong looked at the peaches of immortality behind Hong'er, which were radiating the essence of Ren water, and his anger burned even more fiercely. He roared, "Why can this statue eat them, but I, Old Sun, can't? Am I, Old Sun, not even as good as this damned Hongjun?"

The seven fairies were shocked to hear that he dared to blaspheme the Dao Ancestor, and they all looked at Sun Wukong in disbelief.

But they dared not say anything; they dared not leak secrets.

Hong'er hurriedly said, "Great Sage, leave quickly! Let's pretend nothing happened and not cause any trouble here. These two Ren Water Peaches must not be touched!"

Sun Wukong snorted coldly, his face full of disdain: "Hmph, those peaches that ripen once every nine thousand years are not even as good as a single fuzz on this Renshui peach. You say that I, Old Sun, am not worthy to eat them? Well, I, Old Sun, will eat them today!"

Hong'er was extremely anxious and loudly stopped her, saying, "No, this is an offering to the Dao Ancestor, Great Sage, please don't act rashly!"

Sun Wukong's eyes turned bloodshot, and he immediately pressed on, "Tell me, is it I, Old Sun, who deserves to eat this, or this statue?"

The seven fairies were quite frightened by his crazy aura, but subconsciously said in unison, "Naturally, it is the Dao Ancestor."

At this point, even a saint would give the same answer, let alone them.

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong trembled with rage and roared, "What? You dare say that I, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, am inferior to this statue?"

Seeing this, Hong'er knew there was no way to turn the tide, and immediately said, "Sisters, let's work together to drive Sun Wukong out of the temple, and make sure he doesn't destroy it!"

Revealing the truth to Sun Wukong would violate the heavenly rules, but Sun Wukong also cannot be allowed to eat the peaches.

Sun Wukong was now completely enraged, his ferocity unleashed. With a roar, he swung his golden cudgel with immense force towards the seven fairies.

Although the seven fairies were all minor immortals in the celestial realm and their golden hairpins possessed some supernatural powers, they were unable to exert their full strength against the enraged Sun Wukong and quickly fell into a disadvantageous position.

Even so, they fought desperately, and with the Queen Mother's golden hairpin in hand, they managed to put Sun Wukong in a somewhat sorry state.

But this did not deter Sun Wukong; instead, it fueled his ferocity.

Sun Wukong's eyes were bloodshot, and he roared repeatedly, completely disregarding any rules, charging recklessly.

In an instant, the temple was in complete disarray, and all the offerings were overturned on the ground.

Immediately afterward, Sun Wukong leaped up, grabbed the statue of Hongjun with both hands, and with a loud shout, shoved the statue over. Then, Sun Wukong grabbed two peaches from the offering table and began to wolf them down, taking bites from the left and the right, all the while shouting, "Let's see if I, Old Sun, am even qualified to eat them!"

The seven fairies watched this scene with wide eyes, and were instantly stunned, as if the whole world had collapsed at that moment.

One of them pointed at Sun Wukong with trembling hands and stammered, "You...you have such audacity! You actually ate the Dao Ancestor's peaches of immortality and even overturned the statue."

With his mouth full of peach juice, Sun Wukong shouted, "So what if I eat peaches of immortality? From this moment on, I, Old Sun, will no longer put up with your wrath in Heaven. I'm rebelling against Heaven right now!"

After saying that, he casually packed up all the offerings, wiped his mouth, and in a flash, he disappeared like a black streak of light.

After all, the offerings to Hongjun were all rare treasures from the Three Realms. Sun Wukong naturally knew that these were all good things, so he took them all with him back to feed his children.

After a moment's thought, Sun Wukong returned to the Peach Garden and swept through like a whirlwind, looting a pile of peaches. Then, with a somersault, he flew towards Flower Fruit Mountain, leaving behind only a messy Hongjun Temple and the seven fairies who were still in shock.

After discussing matters at Mount Ling, Guanyin Bodhisattva hurried to the Heavenly Court, worried that something might happen to Sun Wukong.

But when Guanyin arrived, it was too late. She had just stepped into the Heavenly Court when she instantly sensed what had just happened.

I also saw the chaotic situation at Hongjun Temple, and a sense of foreboding instantly welled up in my heart.

When Guanyin arrived at Hongjun Temple, the scene before her eyes stunned Guanyin Mountain instantly. At this moment, even Guanyin Bodhisattva, a quasi-saint and powerful being, was in a panic.

Despite all the precautions, I never expected this to happen. That monkey is too audacious.

But how can we blame the monkey?

After all, the issue of monkeys is a dead end in Buddhism; telling them the truth is not an option, but not telling them could easily lead to lawlessness.

The Hongjun Temple was in a mess, and the statue of the Taoist Ancestor, which symbolized supreme majesty, collapsed to the ground.

The peaches originally offered on the altar were nowhere to be found.

Guanyin Bodhisattva couldn't help but mutter to herself, "Wukong is too arrogant. This humble monk is too late. He has actually done such a rebellious thing, overturning the statue of the Dao Ancestor. What should we do?"

"Buddha, what should we do?"

Guanyin panicked completely and immediately asked Tathagata how to handle the situation.

The Buddha was also stunned and speechless. He immediately ordered, "Great Bodhisattva Guanyin, the best course of action now is to quickly cover up this matter and prevent it from spreading throughout the Three Realms. Immediately seek out the Great Heavenly Venerable to discuss this matter!"

"But Buddha, can the Great Celestial Venerable cover this up?"

The Buddha sighed, "Such a momentous matter is beyond the control of the Great Heavenly Venerable. Immediately find all members of the Chan Sect and work together to cover up this news. It must not be allowed to spread to the Three Realms! As for handling this matter, leave it to the Sages!"

"But the Jie Sect already knows about this. How can we stop them from spreading it?"

After listening, Buddha pondered for a moment and said, "It's alright. This is a matter of losing face for the Dao Ancestor. We can do our best to protect him. Wukong is at least ignorant and fearless, but if the Jie Sect and Bigan spread it, it would be intentional. If the Dao Ancestor loses face, the consequences will naturally fall on them."

"good"

Guanyin immediately sealed off the area, preventing anyone from entering, and then went to find Haotian.

And immediately inform the Chan Sect members in the Heavenly Court.

This incident left Taiyi Zhenren utterly stunned and speechless. This was... insane!
Overturning the statue of the Taoist patriarch and stealing the two Ren-water peaches offered as sacrifices—this is simply deceiving Heaven.
There was no other way, so Taiyi Zhenren immediately gave an order and reported it to Taishang Laojun, who naturally became aware of the matter.

Now we are in a time of great calamity, and even Laozi (the Supreme Lord Lao) cannot predict anyone's future. He only became aware of this anomaly after it occurred.

Instantly, the entire Heavenly Court sprang into action to cover up the matter.

There's no way to solve it, but knowing about it can prevent the matter from spreading.

The impact of this event was enormous. It was as if the person destined to face the tribulation in Journey to the West had blasphemed the Dao Ancestor Hongjun. The instigator of this event was the collaboration between Buddhism and Chan Sect to cover up everything, leaving Sun Wukong ignorant and fearless.

This is tantamount to having a reason to directly abolish Journey to the West. If Hongjun were to take this too seriously, Journey to the West would cease to exist, and the consequences would also be attributed to them.

At least Sun Wukong was ignorant and fearless, so who made Sun Wukong ignorant and fearless?
If this matter is investigated seriously, Sun Wukong might be able to escape punishment, but these people really cannot escape punishment!

You caused a ruckus in the Heavenly Palace, you overturned the statue of Hongjun. This matter can be big or small. If you don't weigh it, it's not even four ounces. But if you do weigh it, it's worth tens of millions of pounds.

And this standard of being considered or not is based on other people.

The seven fairies were even more panicked and hurriedly reported to Haotian and Yaochi.

"Reporting to the Great Heavenly Venerable and the Queen Mother of the West, something terrible has happened! That Great Sage Equaling Heaven has dared to overturn the statue of the Dao Ancestor and even stole two Ren Water Peaches!"

Upon hearing this, Haotian and Yaochi exclaimed in unison, "What!"

The two stood up in shock, their expressions instantly turning extremely solemn, their eyes filled with shock and anger.

Just then, Guanyin Bodhisattva rushed over, her expression solemn as she hurriedly bowed and said, "This humble monk pays respects to the Great Heavenly Venerable and the Golden Mother of Yaochi."

Haotian's expression was solemn, his gaze sharp as lightning, as he looked directly at Guanyin Bodhisattva and said in a deep voice, "This audacious monkey dares to commit such a rebellious act, overturning the statue of the Dao Ancestor and taking away the Ren Water Peaches. Bodhisattva, what do you think should be done about this?"

Guanyin Bodhisattva's expression was solemn. Without hesitation, she hurriedly said, "Reporting to the Great Heavenly Venerable, the impact of this matter is too far-reaching and beyond our ability to handle. Only a sage can decide this matter. Now that it has happened, the most urgent task is to immediately block the news and ensure that the news of the overthrow of the Dao Ancestor's statue is not leaked. Otherwise, the Three Realms will surely fall into chaos."

Haotian nodded slightly, knowing that this matter was of utmost importance, and immediately gave the order: "Indeed, the reputation of the Dao Ancestor is paramount, and it must not be revealed. Issue my decree that all heavenly soldiers, generals, local deities, and other gods who know of Sun Wukong's actions must immediately erase all memories related to this matter and must not reveal a single detail! Anyone who disobeys will be executed without mercy!"

Soon, the matter was kept under wraps in a small circle, with Haotian personally overseeing it. Meanwhile, the Zixiao Palace was still discussing who should be appointed as the deity. Suddenly, the entire Zixiao Palace became eerily quiet, with only Zhunti sweating profusely.

(End of this chapter)