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Chapter 242: Chapter 242 Leader of Tongtian Invitation (First Update)

“Primordial Heavenly Venerable Junior Brother? He shouldn’t know!”

The Grand Supreme Elderly Lord shook his head. Besides Master Xuandu, who had sealed the Heaven-Defying Demon Emperor Mu Chenxuan, although Guang Chengzi was also there, he had actually secretly sided with the Grand Supreme Elderly Lord long ago. It’s unlikely that he would have told Primordial Heavenly Venerable about the Nine Dragons Gathering Stars Formation at Flower-Fruit Mountain. Even though the Heavenly Dao Saint could deduce the mysteries of all beings under the Heaven, one needs a medium to deduce, so how could Primordial Heavenly Venerable suddenly think of deducing and probing into the situation at Flower-Fruit Mountain?

As for deducing from Sun Wukong, that’s even more impossible. Sun Wukong’s destiny is no longer within the tracks of the Heavenly Dao. Even the Grand Supreme Elderly Lord could not calculate it, let alone Primordial Heavenly Venerable, who is slightly inferior to the Grand Supreme Elderly Lord.

“Then that’s good.”

Sun Wukong breathed a slight sigh of relief. As long as Primordial Heavenly Venerable didn’t know about Flower-Fruit Mountain, that was fine. Yet, thinking about it, with the temperament of Primordial Heavenly Venerable, if he really knew about the Nine Dragons Gathering formation at Flower-Fruit Mountain, he would probably have taken action long ago, wouldn’t it have remained so calm?

“Master, there is a visitor at the door. He says he is a disciple of the Leader of Tongtian, called Luo Bai, coming to invite the Great Sage Sun to the Greenwave Palace of Supreme Pure Heaven as a guest.”

Sun Wukong was conversing with the Grand Supreme Elderly Lord when the two Taoist boys, Golden Horn and Silver Horn, suddenly knocked and entered, reporting to the Grand Supreme Elderly Lord.

“Luo Bai? How does he know I am here? Why would the Leader of Tongtian suddenly think to invite me as a guest?”

Sun Wukong was baffled. His whereabouts should be impossible to deduce, so how could the Leader of Tongtian know he was in Doushui Palace and specifically send Luo Bai to invite him?

“It seems the Tongtian Junior Brother is quite concerned about you, monkey!”

A hint of puzzlement flashed in the eyes of the Grand Supreme Elderly Lord. He also harbored doubts similar to Sun Wukong’s. After a thorough check on Sun Wukong once again, his gaze suddenly focused on a subtle Dharma Seal on Sun Wukong’s back, his lips curling into a playful smile.

“Concerned? What do you mean?”

Sun Wukong was startled. What was this out-of-the-blue statement by the Grand Supreme Elderly Lord? Why would the Leader of Tongtian be concerned about him?

“Nothing much, you’ll understand in time!”

The Grand Supreme Elderly Lord gently patted Sun Wukong on the shoulder. A Dharma Seal imperceptibly entered Sun Wukong’s shoulder, settling next to the mark left by the Leader of Tongtian, yet Sun Wukong was completely unaware. “Since the Tongtian Junior Brother has invited you, you might as well make the trip, Wukong. There might be something good in it for you!”

“Alright!”

Sun Wukong nodded. Even without the Grand Supreme Elderly Lord’s words, he would have gone to the Greenwave Palace, especially since Luo Bai personally came to invite him and the Leader of Tongtian had been kind to him. Since he was invited, he definitely should go and visit. “Then, Grand Supreme Elderly Lord, I’ll take my leave for now. I’ll visit again when I have some leisure time!”

Standing up, Sun Wukong glanced at the still stunned Taotie, nudged his mouth, “Let’s go, follow me to the Greenwave Palace!”

“Me too?”

Taotie pointed at himself, somewhat surprised. The Leader of Tongtian had invited Sun Wukong, not him!

“What, you want to stay longer with the Elderly Lord?”

Sun Wukong raised an eyebrow. Taotie glanced at the Grand Supreme Elderly Lord and shook his head like a rattle. He definitely didn’t want to stay any longer in front of this unfathomable old man. A single glance from the other could see right through him, a feeling like needles on his back—too uncomfortable!

Taotie hurriedly got up and, after bowing with Sun Wukong to the Grand Supreme Elderly Lord, followed the two Taoist boys, Golden Horn and Silver Horn, towards the outside. Luo Bai was waiting just outside the gates of Doushui Palace. Seeing Sun Wukong come out, a trace of joy appeared on his face as he approached Sun Wukong: “Brother Monkey, you really are here! Master said so! Come with me quickly, Master is waiting for you at the Greenwave Palace!”

“Luo Bai, weren’t you at Flower-Fruit Mountain? How come you’ve returned to Heavenly Court? Moreover, why would the Leader of Tongtian suddenly want to see me?”

Sun Wukong slightly frowned, confused.@@novelbin@@

“I don’t know.”

Luo Bai spread his hands, “I suddenly received the Thousand-Mile Sound Transmission from Master, then rushed back to the Greenwave Palace, and was immediately sent here by Master to fetch you.”

“Is that so? It’s a bit strange. How does your master know I’m here?”

Sun Wukong believed his presence should not have been leaked; otherwise, the Heavenly Court’s forces would have surrounded the Greenwave Palace long ago. The Grand Supreme Elderly Lord should not have leaked his information either. So, how exactly did the Leader of Tongtian know?

Forget it, he couldn’t figure it out one way or another. Asking Luo Bai was pointless. He might as well go to the Greenwave Palace and ask the Leader of Tongtian directly.

“By the way, this is Taotie. Can he come with me to the Greenwave Palace too?”

Sun Wukong introduced the Demonic Beast Taotie to Luo Bai.

“Of course, he can. Master already said that you would bring a friend with you.”

“Your master knows even this?”

Sun Wukong grew even more puzzled. His curiosity about the Leader of Tongtian suddenly surged; he was very eager to know how the Leader of Tongtian had come to know these things.

Rising on a cloud, Sun Wukong and Taotie followed Luo Bai toward the Heavenly Ladder, flying toward the Supreme Pure Heaven’s Greenwave Palace above the Thirty-Three Layer of Heaven.

Above the Lingxia Palace.

“Still no news?”

The Jade Emperor’s somber voice contained an invisible anger. Everyone in the grand hall kept their eyes down, not daring to say a word. Their expressions were uniformly tense.

“Rep, reply to Your Majesty, there is still no news…”

Others might remain silent, but the Four Great Heavenly Kings, as the Garrison Generals of the four heavenly gates, had to speak! Marshal Mo Liqing, bracing himself, stepped out of line and bowed to report to the Jade Emperor.

“More than half a month now! It’s been more than half a month! No news, no news, still no news! Always no news! Are you all just eating for free? Huh? What use do I have for you useless ones?”

The Jade Emperor was furious; he grabbed a jade cup from the desk and violently threw it at Marshal Mo Liqing, who didn’t dare to dodge. He took the blow hard. Fortunately, although the Jade Emperor was furious, he did not use Immortal Force, and being only a physical strength, the jade cup shattered, splashing Marshal Mo Liqing’s face and head with liquid, which he didn’t dare to wipe off.

“Your Majesty, calm your anger! Your Majesty, please calm down!”

Marshal Mo Liqing knelt on the floor of the grand hall, apologizing repeatedly to the Jade Emperor, “We have already intensified our patrols, but we still haven’t found any trace of the Demonic Beast Taotie. Perhaps it is no longer within the Ninth Layer of Heaven…”

“Are you saying that Taotie has escaped the Heavenly Court? From which Heavenly Gate did he escape?”

The Jade Emperor’s eyes widened.

“No, I am sure that the Demonic Beast Taotie has not escaped through any Heavenly Gate! But he must no longer be in the Ninth Layer of Heaven; otherwise, with our extensive search, we would have found some trace. I suspect he might have fled to other heavenly realms along the Heavenly Ladder?”

The words of Marshal Mo Liqing brightened the Jade Emperor’s eyes. Yes, for the past half month, the search had been within and below the Ninth Layer of Heaven; it had not occurred to anyone that there were other heavenly realms above the Ninth Layer of Heaven where one could hide. Since Taotie had not left the Heavenly Court through the four gates, he must still be within the Heavenly Court. Perhaps he really had fled to other realms along the Heavenly Ladder!

“Someone, summon the Guardian General of the Heavenly Ladder to come for questioning!”

Soon, the Guardian General of the Heavenly Ladder was summoned to the Lingxia Palace. The inquiry yielded nothing useful; the Guardian General hadn’t seen anyone unusual pass through.

“Are you sure no one passed through the Heavenly Ladder? Could there have been something you overlooked?”

“Something overlooked… Now that Your Majesty mentions it, I recall that the soldiers guarding the Heavenly Ladder seemed to have fallen asleep for a while on the day the Demonic Beast Taotie escaped. I hadn’t thought of it until now; there seems to be something amiss!”

“Asleep at the same time? It must be that Demonic Beast Taotie’s doing; perhaps others involved in rescuing him!”

The Jade Emperor’s gaze hardened as he declared decisively, “That Taotie must have escaped to the heavenly realms above the Ninth Layer of Heaven through the Heavenly Ladder! Issue the order, search through the heavens layer by layer along the range of the Heavenly Ladder. Even if it means turning Heaven upside down, find that Demonic Beast Taotie and the person who rescued him!”

“By your command!”

At the Jade Emperor’s command, a new wave was set off throughout the Heavenly Court. The Heavenly Court’s garrison forces began searching upwards, layer by layer along the Heavenly Ladder, not sparing even the slightest detail.

“Wukong, where exactly are you and that Demonic Beast Taotie hiding? You must hide well and not be found!”

As the Guardian Marshal of the Heavenly Court, Nezha could not shirk this responsibility, nor did he intend to. If someone else were to discover the traces of Taotie and Sun Wukong, Sun Wukong’s involvement in aiding Taotie would definitely be exposed, which could lead to a pursuit throughout the entire Heavenly Court. This might spark another violent conflict at Flower-Fruit Mountain. But if Nezha himself were leading the team, even if he found traces of Sun Wukong and Taotie, he could warn Sun Wukong ahead of anyone else recognizing him, allowing him to swiftly hide and prevent his identity from being exposed.

Within the Jade Pool.

The Jade Emperor sat in the pavilion of the Hundred Flowers Garden, admiring the flowers, yet he could not cheer up, as the normally vibrant and dazzling flowers seemed colorless and tasteless.

“Tianpeng, do you think it was that Demon Monkey Sun Wukong who rescued the Demonic Beast Taotie?”

Suddenly, the Jade Emperor turned to Marshal Tianpeng Zhu Tianpeng, who was standing nearby, and abruptly asked a question.

“Ah? What? Your Majesty, why did you suddenly think to ask this?”

Marshal Tianpeng Zhu Tianpeng was startled; he had been wondering why the Jade Emperor had specifically summoned him to the Jade Pool’s Hundred Flowers Garden, but with this sudden question, he seemed to understand a bit. It appeared the Jade Emperor also suspected Sun Wukong.

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