Journey to the West: I really want to improve!

This is exactly the effect Mu Xin wanted, but Sun Wukong's reaction was a bit too much; it's still a bit too early to cause trouble now.

To maximize benefits from causing havoc in Heaven, it's better to act now when no one is prepared and no one will appreciate it; in fact, it won't be a good thing.

"Senior brother, wait a minute. We need to calculate this carefully, otherwise we'll end up losing more than we gain." Mu Xin hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Sun Wukong, afraid that he would somersault into the Peach Garden and start smashing everything.

"Settle accounts? I'll go settle accounts with that old Jade Emperor right now and show him what it means to be the Great Sage Equal to Heaven!" Sun Wukong shrugged, almost sending Mu Xin flying.

Mu Xin chuckled inwardly, thinking, "I'll settle accounts with the Jade Emperor. He's lived for countless years and controls the Heavenly Court through his power. You, a mere stable boy, are just asking for trouble..."

If it weren't for the Bodhi Patriarch's sake, even a hundred Sun Wukongs wouldn't be enough for him to play with.

"Hey! Senior brother, we went to make trouble in Heaven to help Master, not for you to vent your anger."

"We need to explain the deficits of the Peach Garden, the Tushita Palace, and all the other departments to them, otherwise all our efforts will have been in vain."

"Their accounts are in complete disarray!" Mu Xin patiently explained to Sun Wukong.

Sun Wukong's eyes lit up, and he immediately understood what Mu Xin meant.

"I acted impulsively. So tell me, where should we start settling scores?" Sun Wukong asked.

"Then it should be from that peach orchard!"

"Then Xu Jingyang reported to His Majesty that you were assigned to oversee the Peach Orchard. There's something fishy going on here!"

"Senior brother, to put it bluntly, isn't letting a monkey guard the peach orchard the same as putting a rat in a rice jar?"

"With so many people in Heaven, why is there a shortage of someone to guard the Peach Orchard?"

"The only explanation is that the affairs of this Peach Garden have long been in disarray, and you have to take the blame."

"Since Master arranged for us to come to Heaven, we can take the blame, but we must do so clearly and thoroughly so that they will remember our kindness."

Mu Xin was well aware of the intricacies involved. Although the peaches from the Peach Garden had extraordinary properties, they were still agricultural products after all.

The Heavenly Court allows for a certain amount of loss of peaches, but no one knows the extent of that loss over the years, leaving a lot of room for manipulation.

Xu Jingyang alone has caused countless troubles here, after all, Huang Renlan ascended to heaven with his entire family.

This is outrageous. So many geniuses in the lower realms can't withstand the heavenly tribulation, so how come their whole family ascended so easily?

Mu Xin couldn't even imagine how much Xu Jingyang's faction had amassed from the Peach Garden, so it's no wonder he was in a hurry to arrange for Sun Wukong to take the blame.

After all, how do we report such a large amount of "losses"? Who reports them? To whom do we report them?

Go report this to the Jade Emperor, and even death will be too good for you!

They could only keep making excuses to keep it a secret, but eventually a solution was needed, and luckily, Sun Wukong appeared and solved the problem perfectly.

If you send people connected to the Peach Garden to burn down the Dragon Warehouse, they won't have the ability. Once the Dragon Warehouse is burned down, the nature of the matter will be completely different.

……

Mu Xin and Sun Wukong arrived at the Peach Garden, where the seven fairies, the local earth god, and various powerful figures were making final preparations for the Peach Banquet.

Upon seeing the two arrive, they all bowed and greeted them.

Sun Wu slammed his golden cudgel into the ground, causing the peach branches in the garden to tremble violently and several peaches to fall off.

He swept his gaze across the assembled local deities, celestial officials, and strongmen bowing before him, along with the seven fairy maidens beside him holding peach baskets, and sternly rebuked them:

"Stand up straight! I'm here today to settle old scores!"

Upon hearing this, the Earth God trembled with fear, his head almost touching the ground. He replied in a trembling voice, "Great Sage, please calm your anger. We, the lesser immortals, are preparing for the Peach Banquet. We were unaware of your arrival today and have failed to greet you properly..."

"Stop with the nonsense! The Jade Emperor and that old codger Xu Jingyang decided to put me, Old Sun, in charge of this Peach Orchard. You all know exactly what they're up to! Throwing a monkey into a pile of peaches—do you think I can't see through it?!"

"I'm putting my words on this right now! Bring me every single account book of this Peach Orchard!"

"I want to see exactly how many peaches grew in this garden, how many were lost, and how many rotted. And which scoundrels managed to pin the blame for the deficit on me, Old Sun!"

Upon hearing this, the celestial officials on the ground instantly turned ashen-faced, exchanging terrified glances, none daring to utter a sound.

"Great Sage, Great Sage, you are wise! The accounts of the Peach Garden are a secret of the Heavenly Court. They must be reported to the Queen Mother of the West and the Ministry of Revenue before they can be..."

"Report it?" Sun Wukong scoffed.

"I think you're tired of living! Believe me or not, I'll smash your peach orchard and you, you old codger, to pieces with this one blow!"

Just as Sun Wukong was about to make a move, Mu Xin gently pressed down on Sun Wukong's arm and whispered:

"Great Sage, calm down. Why get angry with those people working below? They're just following the rules; we won't make things difficult for them."

"Lord, I ask you, who is the Great Sage Equaling Heaven? He can come and go from this Peach Garden whenever he wants. Let alone a few account books, even if he overturned this garden, who would dare utter a single word of dissent?"

"He's patiently reasoning with you today to give you a way out, not to give you face and let you shirk your responsibilities with bureaucratic jargon."

"I know that the accounts of the Peach Garden are not something you little fairies can decide."

"You know in your hearts who approved the note, who signed it, and who took the bribes to cover up the shortfall. We know it too."

"We're not here today to cause you any trouble, but to settle this messy account. We're here to protect you."

"Now bring out all the account books, without missing a single one, and we'll check them right here."

"As long as you truthfully confess the problems we uncover, we will hold whoever is responsible and will never implicate you."

"But if you dare to hide anything and try to fool us with false accounts, you can decide for yourselves what the consequences will be."

No one is stupid enough to have survived in the Peach Garden for so many years. Mu Xin is absolutely right; he is protecting them.

Moreover, with Sun Wukong present, it's perfectly reasonable to pin the blame on him, since everyone there can't beat him and can only cooperate.

"I am speaking to you now as the adopted son of the Queen Mother of the West. If you do not understand, I can change my identity."

As Mu Xin spoke, he took out the recording stone from the Thunder Department and then hung the identity token given to him by Wen Zhong around his neck.

"I forgot to tell you, I was recently seconded to the Thunder Department."

At this moment, Mu Xin's smile was incredibly bright, but to others it looked like they had seen a ghost!