Chapter 150: Two years of time, Tathagata makes another plan
Time passed quietly in the two's surveillance.
In the blink of an eye, two years had passed.
Outside the South Tianmen, Clairvoyant and All-Hearing had gone from being initially dutiful to somewhat numb.
"I say, Brother, that monkey won't be in seclusion for hundreds of years, will he? You and I have been staring at this Flower Fruit Mountain for two years, and that monkey hasn't shown his face."
All-Hearing yawned and said boredly.
"Shut your crow's mouth! Pull yourself together. Look at you, if His Majesty finds out, you'll have a hard time."
Clairvoyant glared at him, but his eyes were also full of helplessness.
For these two years, he had stared at Flower Fruit Mountain every day. Now he was almost able to count how many trees Flower Fruit Mountain had, but that Sun Wukong had never shown his face.
Their reports had also changed from the initial daily report, saying "the demon monkey is in seclusion and not coming out."
To a monthly routine: "The demon monkey is still in seclusion, everything is as usual."
The Jade Emperor used to ask often at the beginning, but now he was too lazy to ask anymore.
Thus, the first step of the plan between the Jade Emperor and Tathagata Buddha was stuck here, unable to move.
And Flower Fruit Mountain, in these two years, had become more and more prosperous.
Sun Wukong was in seclusion, and Su Chen basically took over the daily affairs of the Demon Alliance.
Under his planning, the power of the Demon Alliance continued to expand, and everything was in good order.
However, the several deputy leaders of the Demon Alliance were not very well-behaved.
Especially the Great Sage Saint Qitian, the Bull Niu Mowang.
In these two years, he ran to Cuiyun Mountain in the Western Ox Continent more diligently than he returned to Flower Fruit Mountain.
Everyone knew that he had taken a fancy to the owner of the Banana Cave on Cuiyun Mountain, Princess Iron Fan, Rakshasa Girl.
In order to pursue the beauty, the Bull Niu Mowang had spent a lot of money, sending rare treasures there every three days, and spent most of his time in the gentle village, only occasionally asking about the affairs of the Demon Alliance.
Regarding this, Su Chen could only sigh helplessly.
This old bull's lustful personality was indeed well-deserved, and he didn't know when the two of them would give birth to Red Boy.
Just when the Jade Emperor on the Heavenly Court side had an indifferent attitude.
Western Heaven, Lingshan, Great Lei Yinsi, someone couldn't wait anymore.
Tathagata Buddha sat high on the lotus throne, his expression calm, but his heart was not as calm as it appeared on the surface.
The Great Tribulation of the Journey to the West was the key to the prosperity of the Buddhist Sect, and he had made a military order to the two saints to solve Sun Wukong's matter as soon as possible.
But now, this matter had been stagnant for two whole years.
How could he not be anxious?
"Kashyapa." Tathagata spoke slowly.
"Disciple is here." Tathagata Buddha's disciple, Kashyapa, stood up.
"Is there any news from the Heavenly Court?"
Kashyapa shook his head slightly, his face also carrying a trace of helplessness: "Reporting to my Buddha, the disciple just asked, and news came from the Heavenly Court. That stone monkey has not shown his face since he went into seclusion two years ago."
"Two years..." Tathagata Buddha muttered to himself.
He decided not to wait any longer!
He originally thought that with that monkey's personality, the so-called seclusion would only be sitting quietly for a day or two.
Who knew that this monkey seemed to have changed his personality this time, and there had been no movement for two years in this seclusion.
Who knew how long he would be in seclusion?
Moreover, he knew Sun Wukong's aptitude very well.
Sun Wukong was a natural stone monkey with extraordinary roots, and since he started cultivating, he had been advancing like a broken bamboo.
Now he was actually in seclusion for cultivation, and Tathagata suspected that he was trying to break through to the Great Luo Jinxian realm.
If he really broke through to the Great Luo realm, then things would be even more troublesome.
For a Sun Wukong at the peak of the Taiyi Jin Xian, he and the Jade Emperor could still suppress him silently.
Once he broke through to the Great Luo Jinxian, it would be very difficult to take him down silently.
No! The plan needs to be changed.
Tathagata Buddha decided not to wait any longer.
A new strategy gradually took shape in his mind.
Tathagata Buddha dismissed the disciples, and he decided to go to the Heavenly Court again to discuss this matter with the Jade Emperor.
After the disciples left, his figure slowly disappeared from the lotus throne.
When he appeared again, he had already arrived outside the South Tianmen of the Heavenly Court.
The Jade Emperor was still drinking tea in the Yaochi, and hearing that Tathagata Buddha was visiting, he hurriedly asked people to welcome him.
He also stood up and went to the Lingxiao Precious Hall.
The Jade Emperor sat on the imperial chair, saw Tathagata walk into the Lingxiao Precious Hall, stood up to welcome him, dismissed those on the left and right, and asked: "World-Honored One, what is the reason for your visit?"
"Great Heavenly Sovereign, this humble monk thinks that we cannot wait any longer." Tathagata said straight to the point.
"Oh?" The Jade Emperor asked after hearing this, "What high opinion does the World-Honored One have?"
Tathagata looked at the Jade Emperor and slowly stated his new plan:
"Since that Sun Wukong is hiding and not coming out, why don't we let that fake Wukong come out first? We want to rectify his name in the name of the Heavenly Court and seal him as the Great Sage Saint Qitian again!"
"We want everyone in the Three Realms to know that the Great Sage Saint Qitian who once left the Heavenly Court has returned to the Heavenly Court again."
Hearing this, the Jade Emperor frowned: "World-Honored One, how should we explain that there are two Sun Wukongs after that Sun Wukong shows his face in the future?"
"No need to explain." Tathagata Buddha smiled and explained: "We just need to take advantage of the time when that demon monkey is not showing his face to make the living beings of the Three Realms believe that this Great Sage Saint Qitian of the Heavenly Court is real, and that is enough."
"With the Heavenly Court's reputation in the Three Realms, once the Heavenly Court admits that the Heavenly Court's Sun Wukong is real, the living beings of the Three Realms will certainly not doubt it."
The Jade Emperor sat on the imperial chair, listening to Tathagata Buddha's words, and his eyes gradually brightened.
He gradually understood Tathagata Buddha's meaning.
Now, Sun Wukong's greatest reliance is not his own strength, but the influence of his title "Great Sage Saint Qitian."
If the Heavenly Court announces that the Great Sage Saint Qitian has returned to the Heavenly Court to be an official, then the reputation accumulated by resisting the Heavenly Court will become a joke.
This will inevitably shake his foundation in the Demon Alliance.
What are those demon clans who rely on him looking for?
Isn't it because he is famous and can lead everyone to resist the Heavenly Court?
Once his reputation stinks and his identity is questioned, the interior of the Demon Alliance will inevitably be panicked and even fall apart.
Secondly, this move changes the Heavenly Court from a passive waiter to an active attacker.
Before, they were waiting for Sun Wukong to make a mistake, waiting for him to be alone.
Now, they are taking the initiative to define who is "real" and who is "fake."
The right to speak is firmly grasped in their own hands.
In the future, even if that real Sun Wukong comes out of seclusion, what can he do?
As soon as he comes out, he will find that he has become a "fake" known to the Three Realms.
And that Six-Eared Macaque wearing his name is the "Great Sage Saint Qitian" sealed by the Heavenly Court and is justified.
By then, he will have no way to defend himself.
"This plan is truly a good plan!" The Jade Emperor thought the more he thought about it, the more clever it was, and he couldn't help but applaud.
"In this way, my Heavenly Court occupies the great righteousness. In the future, even if that real Sun Wukong comes out, he will only become a demon who stole the title of 'Great Sage Saint Qitian.' By then, even if I send troops to punish him, it will be justified, and no one in the Three Realms will be able to say a word of 'no'!" ===== CHAPTER 151 =====
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