Chapter 96

Amidst the scene of fruit-laden branches reciting poetry, it was truly a beautiful sight, and Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie couldn't help but be startled. △ After a while, Zhu Bajie whispered, "These fruits are really interesting and adorable."

Sun Wukong also laughed, "Each one is plump and white, looking very playful."

Zhu Bajie pouted, "Strange, by all rights, the owner should show off such a fun thing. Look at how he arranged the white cranes to welcome guests and the black apes to offer fruits, all for show. With such powerful immortal fruits here, he should invite guests to listen to them recite poetry, wouldn't that be the ultimate show of grandeur?"

Just as they were talking, they heard a young girl named Qingfeng say, "Mingyue, did you hear what Master said? Among the evil guests this time, one is the demon king Sun Wukong who caused chaos in Heaven 500 years ago. That guy is a demon king, and demons are all very scary. If she finds out about our ginseng fruits, she will definitely come to steal and eat them... It would be so pitiful if these cute children were eaten."

Sun Wukong was furious: "How could I, Old Sun, eat such adorable children? Do you really think I'm a demon?"

The little girl named Mingyue also said, "I also heard Master say that among the evil guests, there is one called Zhu Bajie, who is a wanted criminal in Heaven. A wanted criminal is obviously a very bad person. If she sees these children, she will definitely eat them too."

Zhu Bajie was also furious: "I am a heavenly general, not a demon. How could I eat children?"

Qingfeng continued, "There's also the Curtain General, who seems to have escaped to the mortal world after breaking a jade lamp in Heaven... Master's divination can see through past and present. Even if this person has been hiding, they can't escape Master's calculations. If she sees these children, she might break them like she broke the jade lamp."

Sha Wujing was also furious: "I only broke the jade lamp to find a sense of existence. I've never done any real bad things, and I've never hurt a researcher in the Flowing Sand River Institute."

Qingfeng and Mingyue were completely unaware that someone was eavesdropping. They played with the ginseng fruits for a while, taught them a few new poems, and then had them hide back in the leaves before slowly returning to the front yard.

After they were far away, Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie walked to the tree with dark faces. Actually, Sha Wujing also came out, but her presence was so weak that even the author, Gong San Shi, didn't notice her, so only the first two were written about.

"Wukong, what do you think we should do?"

"What else? Those two children have insulted us too much; we must take revenge!"

"The key is how to take revenge and to what extent."

"Of course, we do what they least want us to do."

"Really? Then we have to eat two children?"

"Um..."

Sun Wukong hesitated, "Eating children is absolutely out of the question, but I can't let this go... I'll just cause some trouble, hahaha, to show them the power of Demon King Sun Wukong."

Zhu Bajie chuckled, "Causing trouble? That's my specialty."

The two looked at each other, then walked towards the ginseng fruit tree with evil grins, ready to play a prank on the children...

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The next morning, Tang Sen got up early. The mountain air was cool, and although he had gone to bed late last night, he felt very refreshed this morning. Breathing in the almost pollution-free air, it felt like he had washed his lungs, making him feel very comfortable.

He knocked on Sun Wukong's door, "Hey, Wukong, it's time to get up and continue the journey."

A lazy voice came from inside, "Let me sleep a bit more. I was up all night with the kids, and I'm very tired."

Tang Sen was puzzled: Where did these kids come from in the mountains? He must be dreaming. Whatever, let her have her dream.

He knocked on Zhu Bajie's door, "Hey, Bajie, get up."

The response from inside was a mumbled dream talk, "Long Aotian, with clear eyes and a broad chest, invincible in the world... swinging a big stick... thump thump thump..."

Tang Sen covered his face and backed away, "What the hell, this guy is even reciting 'Aotian Invincible Record' in his sleep. How crazy is that?"

Walking to Sha Wujing's door, he was about to knock when he suddenly remembered that even if she responded, he wouldn't hear her. So, he took out his phone, turned on the camera, and pushed the door open, pointing the camera at the middle of the room...

On the screen, a ridiculous scene appeared. Sha Wujing had just gotten up and was breathing the fresh morning air by the window. Perhaps not worrying about being seen, she was only wearing her undergarments. As Tang Sen's phone camera captured her, it showed her delicate and beautiful morning posture.

Sha Wujing: "..."

Tang Sen: "..."

"Ah! Ah ah ah ah!" Sha Wujing reacted, quickly covering her chest and crouching on the ground.

Tang Sen, sweating, "Don't scream so loud. I didn't mean to. If others hear, they might think I'm molesting you. Besides, your undergarments are not much different from a swimsuit, so there's no need to overreact." As he said this, he suddenly realized that no matter how much Sha Wujing screamed, no one would hear her unless they were using a phone camera and microphone like him. So, go ahead, scream all you want.

Sha Wujing, wiping her tears, "That's too much... Who would run into a girl's room with a camera early in the morning? It's insane."

Tang Sen, with a bitter face, "But without this, we can't communicate at all."

"You should have warned me first and gotten my permission before coming in."

"Even if you allowed it, I wouldn't hear you."

Sha Wujing, sweating, "Anyway... delete it quickly." She spread her hands like she was using the Nine Yin White Bone Claw and pounced at Tang Sen.

Tang Sen smiled bitterly, "Don't worry, I'll delete it." He reached out to touch the delete button on the screen, but Sha Wujing pounced at the same time, and her fingers randomly tapped the screen. The touch screen was very sensitive, and several commands were input in an instant.

Screenshot... Save... Forward to email... A series of operations ran automatically.

Tang Sen was alarmed, "Not good, you misoperated and sent the photo to one of my classmates' email... in my phone's contact list..."

Sha Wujing was shocked, her face turning pale, "Is it a boy or a girl?"

Tang Sen patted his chest, "Fortunately, it was sent to a girl, Zhang Muxue, the school beauty. She is a sensible girl and won't spread the photo. Don't worry."

"Zhang... Zhang Muxue?" Sha Wujing felt terrible, her body went limp, and she fell to the ground in a face-plant: "It's over... completely over... the emperor might go crazy."

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In Heaven, the Golden Pavilion, the Lingxiao Hall.

The 9835th Supreme Heavenly Saint, the Great Benevolent and Kind Emperor of the Jade Emperor, also known as Zhang Muxue, was sitting on the dragon throne with a veil over her face. It was early in the morning, and she had already held the morning court, met with officials, and handled state affairs. After the morning court, she had to rush to the Imperial University, her diligence and studiousness far surpassing that of her peers.

At this moment, a civil official was standing in the hall, droning on, "Since we haven't collected taxes from humans or offerings from believers for a long time, we rely on some newly established enterprises for income. This month, the total income of Heaven is 2.35 million, but the expenditure is as high as 44.3 million. The main expenditure is the salaries of the heavenly officials, which account for 60% of the total expenditure, public dining expenses account for 30%, and only 10% is used for proper matters..."

Zhang Muxue was furious, but this issue couldn't be solved immediately. She was diligently studying subjects like "Business Management" and "Economics" to find solutions. Before finding the best solution, she had to tolerate the deficit. She waved her hand, "Sell a few sets of jade artifacts from the palace to get some money. These are immortal artifacts and are very valuable in the mortal world. They should fetch a few billion Tang coins, enough to cover the deficit for a year or so. I will find a way to solve the financial problem before bankruptcy..."

The civil official nodded and obediently retreated.

Just then, the pleasant sound of a new email notification rang out. Zhang Muxue was curious, who would send her an email so early in the morning?

She picked up her phone and was delighted to see that the email was from Tang Sen, and it even had an attachment... They had been classmates for two years at the Imperial University, and Tang Sen had never sent her an email before. Now, he finally sent one.

Could it be that he finally remembered my good points?

Could it be that he is finally willing to communicate with me deeply?

No, no, don't get too excited, it's probably just a good morning message!

Even just a good morning message is enough to make me overjoyed.

Zhang Muxue, with a heart ready to fly, opened the email with trembling hands...

What appeared on the phone screen was a meaningless photo...

A few seconds later, the Lingxiao Hall echoed with the惨叫声 of Tai Bai Jin Xing: "Help! Quickly call the doctor! The emperor has fainted from anger..."