Journey to the West: Man in heaven, working nine to five

#2003 - The conspiracy of the West Heaven is exposed

It took the Tathagata half a day to react, and he angrily chanted a Buddhist invocation, saying in great rage.

"Amitabha, what nonsense! A mere marquis dares to be so rude."

The Tathagata Buddha, in his anger, wanted to strike out and kill the marquis with a single palm.

"Spouting nonsense, slandering the Buddha."

"How unreasonable! How can the Western Paradise allow you to slander us?"

"Such slander deserves to be delivered to rebirth."

Guanyin and the others also threatened the marquis, defending the reputation of the Western Paradise.

"Buddha, do not be enraged. This matter requires careful consideration."

The Jade Emperor immediately stopped the Tathagata Buddha's actions, saying with a smile.

The Jade Emperor and the Heavenly Court's reputations, after the marquis's explanation, had been cleared. Now the target had shifted to the Western Paradise.

The Tathagata's earlier pretense of being a good person with sarcastic remarks was now something the Jade Emperor naturally wanted to retaliate against.

"Fengxian Prefecture has no grievances with your Western Paradise. Why would they wrongly accuse you? There must be a reason.

Your Western Paradise controls the Western Continent of Jambu. Our Heavenly Court controls the Three Realms. The Three Realms are so vast that it's sometimes difficult to attend to everything. Doesn't your Western Paradise know about the disaster in Fengxian Prefecture?"

The Jade Emperor almost completely returned the words that the Tathagata Buddha had used to slander the Heavenly Court.

"This marquis's heart is not right, slandering our Western Paradise. Do you have any evidence?"

The Tathagata questioned the marquis, but he still felt confident.

The Western Paradise had done this matter under the Tathagata's personal arrangement, and he felt it was very thorough, leaving no evidence.

As long as there was no direct evidence pointing to the Western Paradise, he could completely deny the marquis's words, and even say that the marquis had entered the demonic path.

As he spoke, the Tathagata glanced at Guanyin and Jingguang beside him. The only two who could directly testify against the Western Paradise were them.

Guanyin was the Tathagata's confidant and would naturally not betray him, and Jingguang was currently by his side, so there was no problem.

"There's no evidence, right? I think this marquis must be a spy sent by the demon race, and he's wantonly destroying the Dharma in Fengxian Prefecture, committing heinous crimes. He should be诛灭 right here."

Seeing the marquis lower his head, the Tathagata Buddha immediately opened his mouth to accuse him.

The plan was about to succeed, but at the last moment, it fell short due to the marquis's betrayal. The Tathagata vented all his anger on the marquis, wishing he could tear him to pieces and throw him into the eighteenth level of hell.

"Buddha, why are you so irritable? This goes against the tenets of Buddhism."

The Jade Emperor spoke up for the marquis at this time, as he couldn't let the Tathagata kill him.

"Is the Jade Emperor favoring this marquis by saying this?"

The Tathagata looked at the Jade Emperor with some anger.

"Not at all. This matter not only concerns your Western Paradise but also our Heavenly Court. This marquis is key."

The Jade Emperor didn't give way either, essentially telling the Tathagata Buddha that he, the Jade Emperor, and the Heavenly Court would protect the marquis's life.

"Whoever touches our marquis, we'll fight them to the death."

The marquis held extremely high prestige in the hearts of the people of Fengxian Prefecture. Hearing that the Tathagata wanted to诛灭 the marquis, the people shouted in unison.

"Buddha, in such a situation, we must act cautiously."

Guanyin looked at the situation and reminded the Buddha.

Listening to Guanyin's reminder, and with the people and the Jade Emperor protecting the marquis, the Tathagata couldn't do anything to the marquis at this time.

"Since there is no evidence, then this matter will be put on hold for now, and we'll discuss it later."

The Tathagata proposed, knowing that his plan had failed and naturally unwilling to stay here.

He wanted to lead the monks of the Western Paradise away first. As long as this matter was put on hold, there would be no future or outcome.

"I have evidence!"

But at this moment, the marquis, who had been lowering his head, suddenly spoke.

"What evidence? What evidence do you have?"

The marquis's words startled the Tathagata.

"If you have evidence, quickly present it. Don't worry, We will uphold justice."

The Jade Emperor said to the marquis, urging him to quickly produce evidence to testify against the Western Paradise.

"Bring the evidence."

The marquis didn't speak but shouted towards the stage to Chu Hao.

Following Chu Hao's shout, Pigsy led a person onto the altar.

Seeing this person, the Tathagata and Guanyin were immediately stunned, while the Jade Emperor was very happy and pleased.

This witness was naturally Jingguang Buddha. Jingguang Buddha was bound tightly, and his cultivation had long been sealed.

Guanyin and the Tathagata's gazes immediately fell on the Jingguang Buddha beside them.

"Who are you?"

The Tathagata asked the Jingguang beside him.

"Hehe, of course, it's Old Sun."

Jingguang Buddha transformed, returning to Sun Wukong's appearance.

Actually, the Tathagata could have seen through Sun Wukong's transformation, but Chu Hao had given him a Heavenly Secret Talisman, which prevented the Tathagata from detecting it.

"Tathagata, Guanyin, Old Sun was just feeling playful for a moment, transforming into a Buddha to play with you. You shouldn't mind, right?"

Sun Wukong said, already retreating to Chu Hao's side.

Sun Wukong also knew that this act was likely to have touched the Tathagata and Guanyin's anger, so he had to be prepared.

"Wukong, how could the Buddha and Guanyin hold it against you for being playful for a moment?"

The Jade Emperor also said to the Tathagata and Guanyin, actually protecting Sun Wukong.

The Tathagata and Guanyin were so angry that their lungs were about to explode, but they couldn't lash out now and could only suppress their anger.

Everyone's attention returned to Jingguang.

"Jingguang, confess the truth."

Chu Hao said to Jingguang.

Jingguang had been completely subdued by Chu Hao, and even facing the Tathagata, he didn't dare to make any moves.

He explained the Western Paradise's plan in detail from beginning to end in front of everyone, how the Western Paradise plotted, how they slandered the Heavenly Court, and how they deceived the marquis, all clearly and understandably.

"Not good!"

Seeing Jingguang confess, the Tathagata knew that the Western Paradise's conspiracy had been completely exposed.

With this conspiracy exposed, not only would the people of Fengxian Prefecture know the truth, but the Heavenly Court would also demand an explanation from the Western Paradise.

"Buddha, we can only execute our backup plan."

Guanyin suggested to the Tathagata.

"Go and arrange it."

The Tathagata nodded.

The Western Paradise's plan had repeatedly failed, making the Tathagata a little wiser. He had arranged a backup plan in Fengxian Prefecture.

"The Western Paradise is so vicious, wanting to put us to death."

"The Buddha disregards human life, doesn't care about the life or death of mortals, and is not worthy to be a Buddha."

"The Western Paradise is truly harboring evil intentions, return my family's lives."

With the truth revealed, there were tens of thousands of people in Fengxian Prefecture below the stage. In the past three years, the people had suffered countless deaths and injuries due to the drought, displaced and without food or clothing, living in misery.

The people vented this resentment, which was a sky-high level of popular discontent. Even the Tathagata and the big shots of the Western Paradise couldn't withstand such a situation.