Chapter 55

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In the Heavenly Court, the Golden Pavilion of Clouds, the Lingxiao Hall.

The 9835th Supreme Lord of the High Heaven, the Great Benevolent and Kind One, the Jade Emperor of the High Heaven, also known as the Jade Emperor, was now sitting upright on the dragon throne, overlooking his ministers.

In the hall stood civil and military officials, with hundreds of celestial officers lined up on both sides.

The Jade Emperor sat properly on the dragon throne. She had a good figure, and the female dragon robe accentuated her well-proportioned body—neither fat nor thin, neither tall nor short. Her chest was not as astonishingly large as Zhu Bajie's, nor as flat as a lolita's... It was as if she were a model of the golden ratio, and just by standing there, she could become the standard for all women in the world.

Unfortunately... this perfect woman did not reveal her face, covered by a light veil, making it impossible to tell whether she was beautiful or ugly, leaving only endless imagination.

Li Jing, the Heavenly King with the Pagoda, knelt on one knee before the Jade Emperor, recounting the recent defeat.

"Bang!" The Jade Emperor threw a white jade wine cup in front of Li Jing, the drink spilling all over the floor. She raged, "He escaped again?"

Li Jing was greatly startled and lowered his head, saying, "Your Majesty... why is there Sprite in your wine cup? Shouldn't a wine cup be filled with wine?"

"Focus on the main point! Is this the time to discuss what's in the wine cup?" The Jade Emperor was furious, flipping over the imperial desk in front of her. "Are you also like Chang'e, bewitched by Tang Sen's handsome and charming appearance, and thus deliberately letting him off?"

"No, I never put water in the wine cup!" Li Jing said with a serious face. "I strictly adhere to the tradition that the wine cup must contain wine, and I dare not make any mistakes."

The Jade Emperor's body seemed to be paralyzed, stiffening instantly. After a long while, she said with difficulty, "Arguing with a guy like you just makes me look immature... Forget it, you may step down... Find a more reliable deity to deal with Tang Sen. Make sure to capture him before he marries Rula."

"Your Majesty! I have recovered from my injuries and am willing to go," a middle-aged man with three eyes said, standing in front of the imperial desk, his face full of viciousness. Behind him was a hideous pug. "I not only want to eliminate Tang Sen but also settle old scores with Sun Wukong."

The Jade Emperor glanced at the three-eyed man and said unhappily, "Erlang Shen, how many times have I told you not to use your transformation in front of me? Show your true form. Your transformation is too ugly, and your dog should also revert to its original form."

The three-eyed man quickly transformed, retracting his transformation spell, turning into a three-eyed lolita, no more than 1.3 meters tall, with rosy lips and white teeth, looking cute and plump. She was especially adorable in a shiny golden Ming dynasty armor. The pug also transformed, turning into a Schnauzer.

The three-eyed lolita pouted, "I don't like my true form. It doesn't scare the enemy, and people will look down on me. Five hundred years ago, I had a fierce battle with Sun Wukong, which was so intense that it should have been a magnificent battle worthy of being recorded in history. However, the onlookers unanimously rated it as 'two lolis and a Schnauzer playing house.' How can I bear this..."

All the celestial officers in the hall covered their faces, thinking: Who can blame them?

The Jade Emperor also covered her face and said, "Focus on the main point. We need to discuss capturing Tang Sen first. We can talk about your transformation later... Anyway, Tang Sen is becoming increasingly difficult to deal with, especially with his magical weapon, the Hug Bear. That thing can eliminate 8,000 celestial soldiers in one move, and we can't take it lightly."

All the celestial officers fell into deep thought. Tai Bai Jin Xing stepped forward, shaking his head and waving his face, saying, "This old man thinks the Hug Bear is not to be feared."

"Why?" the Jade Emperor asked.

Tai Bai Jin Xing smiled, "The Hug Bear absorbs the resentment of toys and converts it into demonic power. This can only be used in densely populated cities. In rural areas, remote regions, the Hug Bear is just an ordinary minor demon, not worth mentioning. In the future, when we capture Tang Sen, we should choose remote areas, not cities, to avoid causing a sensation."

"Reasonable! Approved!" The Jade Emperor waved her hand. "But just solving the Hug Bear problem is not enough. Tang Sen's own strength is growing rapidly, and he has the demon king Sun Wukong and the Heavenly Marshal Zhu Bajie as accomplices... He is really difficult to deal with. Erlang Shen alone will not be enough; pick a few capable ones to go with you."

"Understood!" The celestial officers bowed and left the hall in a wave.

"Managing these clueless deities is exhausting." The Jade Emperor sighed, lifting her wrist to check her watch. "Not good, I'm going to be late for my afternoon class. If I don't hurry, I'll lose credits." She quickly changed into a light green dress, her divine light retracted, transforming into an ordinary female college student, and flew down to the mortal world.

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Tang Sen and his companions continued their journey westward.

After leaving Gao Lao Village, Tang Sen checked the bank card given to him by Gao Tai Gong and found a large sum of money, equivalent to about 200,000 Tang coins. This was a great help to Tang Sen, and he wouldn't have to worry about travel expenses for a long time, allowing him to focus more on important matters.

During the day, he rode his bicycle slowly westward, recording the mountains and rivers he saw, learning about the local customs and traditions, and broadening his knowledge. When he saw crops he had never seen before, he would approach the farmers to learn about their growth patterns, transportation, and storage methods. If he found unique goods, he would stop to talk to merchants to understand the origins and profits of these goods, and figure out their supply chains...

As the ancients said, reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles, and indeed, Tang Sen's journey was very fruitful. Now, if he were to return to the capital to do business, he was confident he could find the most profitable project, one that would be more profitable than his mother's online store.

In the evening, after setting up camp, Tang Sen no longer studied general knowledge. The evening was for cultivation. He had to work hard to fulfill the wishes of the otaku girls and increase his followers. He also had to learn the "Dragon Play Sea Sword Technique" from Bai Long Ma, practicing two to three moves every night.

In Tang Sen's understanding, divine power was similar to the internal skills in martial arts novels. Having internal skills was not enough; one also needed high-level techniques to become an expert. Both were essential.

That night, the group had already reached the border, and they were about to leave the small country of Wusang. The border management of such a small country was very poor, unlike the Tang Empire, which had checkpoints at the border. The border was marked by a mountain range stretching for hundreds of miles, with no guards at all.

Tang Sen looked at his phone map and smiled, "This is called Yellow Wind Ridge, a huge mountain range running north to south, separating several small countries. It's a no-man's land."

"A no-man's land mountain range?" Sun Wukong laughed. "My Flower Fruit Mountain is also in a no-man's land, where no one comes to bother, perfect for demons to rule the mountain."

Tang Sen gave her a disdainful look, "Don't jinx it. If a demon really appears to block our way, it would be troublesome. My mother said the real world is a shit game. Even if you defeat a boss, you don't get money or equipment. It's better not to cause trouble in the real world."

By then, it was already evening. Tang Sen spoke while opening his travel backpack and setting up a tent.

The group set up camp in a small forest at the foot of Yellow Wind Ridge. Tang Sen took out canned luncheon meat, sausages, and other items from his backpack, and cooked a pot of fragrant noodles with instant noodles. Sun Wukong and Bai Long Ma, smelling the aroma, quickly gathered around the pot. Zhu Bajie, however, remained in the tent, unwilling to come out.

"Hey, Bajie, it's dinner time. Aren't you coming?" Tang Sen called out to her tent.

"Master, don't worry. I'm at a critical point. I'll be there in a few minutes..." Zhu Bajie's muffled voice came from the tent.

"What are you reading?"

"Of course, 'The Invincible Record of Dragon Overlord.' I'm reading about how Dragon Overlord took the head of a general in a million-strong army and captured the female deputy general. He's about to educate her with a big stick... Hahaha..."

"I'm dizzy!" Tang Sen covered his face and stepped back. Why did this woman exude a middle-aged man's aura from head to toe? A few days ago, he bought her a cheap tablet for reading novels, and she dove into the world of 'The Invincible Record of Dragon Overlord.'

Back at the pot, Tang Sen said with a dark face, "Let's eat. We don't need to wait for Zhu Bajie. She deserves to be hungry."

At that moment, two small trees beside the campsite suddenly parted, and a dirty and disheveled nun emerged from the grass, waving a palm leaf fan. "It smells so good. Gentlemen, can you share some luncheon meat with this poor nun?"