Chapter 89

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Sha Wujing was invited ashore and taken to the conference hall of the research institute. Some of the more timid students kept their distance from her, but the bolder ones sat beside her, chatting about all sorts of topics. For students who had grown up in modern big cities, Sha Wujing's existence itself was a fascinating thing. So, they surrounded her like stars around the moon, asking her all kinds of questions.

"Is there really a Heavenly Palace?"

"Yes... the White Jade Capital, the Twelve Lofts and Five Cities..." Sha Wujing said happily, "There are many palaces in the sky, and each palace is home to a deity. For example, Emperor Jade lives in the Golden Gate Cloud Palace, Fairy Chang'e lives in the Palace of Eternal Cold, and Laozi lives in the Palace of Purity... There are also the Cloud Dispatching Palace, the Vaisravana Palace, the Five Brightness Palace, the Sun Palace, the Flower and Medicine Palace... a total of thirty-six palaces. There are also seventy-two magnificent halls, such as the Assembly Hall, the Ethereal Hall, the Treasure Light Hall, the Heavenly King Hall, the Spirit Official Hall..."

The students were mesmerized and couldn't help but exclaim, "Can you take us up to heaven to see?"

"Well... that's not possible." Sha Wujing smiled bitterly, "The mighty spirit guarding the Southern Heavenly Gate is very fierce and will never let you in."

"But didn't he not know when you went in and out dozens of times?"

"I... I have no problem, but your presence isn't as faint as mine." Sha Wujing said pitifully, "I wish I could be like you, unable to enter wherever I go. That would be great."

Everyone broke out in a sweat.

Tang Sen walked over and sat down next to Sha Wujing, asking seriously, "Miss Sha, I want to ask you something."

"Oh, just ask away." Sha Wujing said happily, "I'll answer whatever I know."

"You were once Emperor Jade's personal guard, the Curtain-Rolling General. You should know a lot about the current Emperor Jade, right? I want to ask what kind of person she is." Tang Sen said seriously, "This will help me understand why she's always targeting me."

Sha Wujing was startled, "You want to target Emperor Jade? I won't allow it!"

"No, I didn't say I want to target her; she's the one targeting me." Tang Sen smiled bitterly, "I just want to understand her to figure out what I did to her that makes her constantly come after me."

Sha Wujing then said, "Emperor Jade is a very, very good girl. She's in her prime, young and beautiful... ahem, although she always wears a veil and I've never seen her true face, she's definitely tens of thousands of times more beautiful than me... and her figure is amazing, even loose dragon robes can't hide her perfect proportions, not a bit more, not a bit less."

Tang Sen said, "I'm not asking about her appearance, but about her character."

"Her character is also very good." Sha Wujing said earnestly, "Emperor Jade is a very strong, independent, and capable girl, loyal, benevolent, wise, frugal, and fair in rewards and punishments. She's been struggling to support the wobbly Heavenly Court, working hard to improve it, which is very touching."

Hearing this, Tang Sen couldn't help but want to comment, "What the heck, is Emperor Jade really as good as you say? She keeps sending people to kill me for no reason, and you say she's loyal and benevolent? Chang'e was put under house arrest for speaking up for me, and Li Jing was punished for putting a call on speaker. How is that fair?"

"Hold on, what did you just say?" Tang Sen suddenly caught the key point, "A wobbly Heavenly Court? What do you mean?"

Sha Wujing smiled bitterly, "As the words suggest, the Heavenly Court has been in a precarious state for a long time. Since the incident 500 years ago, the Heavenly Court's cohesion has been declining day by day, gradually falling into decline. By the time the previous Emperor Jade took power, the Heavenly Court had almost become a hollow shell... The current Emperor Jade took over the mess when the building was about to collapse, working hard to put the Heavenly Court back on track. She has read a lot of books..."

When she mentioned the incident 500 years ago, Sun Wukong's body visibly trembled.

Tang Sen was puzzled, "500 years ago... I've heard about 500 years ago more than once. What exactly happened then? Was it about the Monkey King Sun Wukong causing chaos in the Heavenly Palace?"

Sha Wujing sighed, "The Monkey King Sun Wukong causing chaos in the Heavenly Palace was just one of the many disastrous consequences of that incident... Besides the chaos in the Heavenly Palace, that incident also caused the gods to scatter, with a large number of bodhisattvas and true lords retreating into the mountains and no longer following orders. The Heavenly Court and the Great Thunderclap Temple almost simultaneously became hollow shells, gradually declining from prosperity to desolation."

Hearing this, Tang Sen couldn't hold back any longer and asked urgently, "What exactly was that incident?"

Sha Wujing said, "Jinchan..."

"Don't say it!" A sudden shout echoed in the air, and Sun Wukong suddenly went berserk, pulling out the Ruyi Jingu Bang from his ear and smashing it down on the table in front of Tang Sen and Sha Wujing. Sha Wujing's words were cut off, the table shattered into pieces, and Sun Wukong panted heavily, struggling to say, "I don't want to hear it!"

Sha Wujing shrugged, "Monkey King Sun Wukong, even if you don't want to hear it, the facts of 500 years ago are still objective. Even if you cover your ears, what can you do? He was ultimately sent into the cycle of rebirth!"

"Ah!" Sun Wukong let out a loud cry, his body shooting up into the sky, breaking through the roof and disappearing into the clouds.

The students and teachers around were stunned, not knowing what was going on.

Tang Sen looked up at the hole in the ceiling and smiled bitterly at Wang Shizi, "Mr. Wang, I'm sorry for breaking your roof."

Wang Shizi didn't mind, waving his hand and smiling, "To get the gossip of the immortals, losing a roof is worth it. Please, Miss Sha, continue your story."

Sha Wujing then continued, "500 years ago, the Monkey King Sun Wukong fell in love with a man."

"Ha!" Tang Sen spat out his tea.

"There's nothing to laugh about." Zhu Baie actually sat down and said calmly, "Even a lolita has the right to love."

"Come on, don't talk nonsense so seriously." Tang Sen rolled his eyes at her.

Sha Wujing loved the feeling of everyone staring at her while she told a story. It made her feel very important, the focus of everyone's attention, which was a great feeling for someone who usually had no presence. She continued, "The person the Monkey King fell in love with was named Jinchan, a young and promising Taoist. But he wasn't just a Taoist; he was also very interested in Buddhism. He went to the Western Paradise of Ling Mountain, the Great Thunderclap Temple, and became the second disciple of the Buddha, learning from the Buddha himself."

"Combining Buddhism and Taoism?" Tang Sen became interested, "This Jinchan seems pretty impressive."

"You're right, he was very impressive." Sha Wujing said earnestly, "His comprehension ability was unparalleled. He not only mastered all the Taoist classics but also read all the Buddhist scriptures in a very short time, combining the strengths of both Buddhism and Taoism. His understanding of the Heavenly Way, the Earthly Way, and the Human Way was unmatched by anyone."

Zhu Baie suddenly sneered, "But his mistake was being too impressive..."

"What do you mean?" everyone asked.

Sha Wujing said, "Hey, don't steal my thunder, let me tell the story... ahem... after he comprehended all the Buddhist scriptures and Taoist texts, he suddenly pointed to the sky and said, 'Fake,' pointed to the earth and said, 'Fake,' pointed to the Buddha and said, 'Fake,' pointed to the Three Pure Ones and said, 'Fake...' 'You are all liars.'"

When these words were spoken, all the students and teachers in the room felt a surge of excitement. Although they didn't fully understand, it felt very powerful.

Tang Sen's brows furrowed deeply.

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