Chapter 181

A glimmer of light flashed in Tianpeng's small eyes.

Although he was easily confused in matters of emotion, he was not a fool.

Su Chen's words sounded fine, but thinking carefully, they were full of loopholes.

His friendship with Su Chen could definitely not be considered very good.

Back then, Su Chen deliberately approached him, wanting to use him to enter the Taiyin Star; he understood that clearly in his heart.

It was just that seeing Su Chen help him come up with the idea to pursue Fairy Chang'e, he didn't point it out; to say that the two had any deep friendship was simply out of the question.

Tianpeng didn't believe at all that Su Chen would run thousands of miles from Flower Fruit Mountain to this Western Cattle Joy Continent to find a fallen criminal immortal like him for the sake of this little friendship.

Although Tianpeng was using his pig brain to think now, he also felt it was impossible.

Marshal Tianpeng was as clear as a mirror in his heart, but he didn't say it explicitly.

He snorted his pig nose and said to Su Chen: "So that's how it is! Brother Su Chen, what virtue or ability do I, Tianpeng, have to make you go to such trouble for me. Great kindness needs no thanks; I, your brother, will remember this favor!"

Su Chen followed Tianpeng's words and said: "Marshal, you speak too seriously. You and I have met once, and now that you have encountered such a great disaster, how can I sit idly by? A small matter, not worth mentioning."

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Tianpeng asked seemingly inadvertently: "By the way, Brother Su Chen, before I was demoted to the mortal world, I saw the Saint Qitian suppressed under Mount Wuzhi by the Buddha. Why do you have the leisure to come here to find me?"

Su Chen knew as soon as he heard this that Tianpeng didn't believe his words and was pointing at him.

He simply stopped beating around the bush and said directly: "Sigh, to tell you the truth, Marshal, little brother has encountered some trouble recently, and I came here this time to ask for your help."

Marshal Tianpeng revealed a look of regret upon hearing this and sighed: "Sigh, you and I, brothers, have both been out of luck recently. If I hadn't been demoted, I might still be able to help you a little, but now in this appearance, I'm afraid I can't help you, brother."

His words had reached this point, and the meaning was very clear: he was telling Su Chen that he couldn't even protect himself now, so don't ask him for help.

But Su Chen pretended not to understand his words and took over the conversation: "Marshal, don't be in a hurry to refuse; this matter of mine can be considered beneficial to you."

Tianpeng didn't expect that even after he had spoken to this point, Su Chen would still be able to speak.

He cursed Su Chen for being shameless in his heart, but on the surface, he asked with a smile: "Oh, I don't know what it is? It's actually beneficial to me."

"I want to invite you, Marshal, to join the Demon Alliance and resist the Heavenly Court with us!"

Su Chen didn't give Tianpeng a chance to be hypocritical and laid it out clearly.

"Want me to join the Demon Alliance and resist the Heavenly Court?"

Hearing Su Chen's words, Tianpeng couldn't help but raise his head and look at Su Chen again.

Was this kid crazy?

A Demon Alliance that had just been established not long ago, what right did it have to arm-wrestle with the Heavenly Court that had ruled the Three Realms for countless years?

How was this any different from an egg hitting a stone?

Tianpeng looked at Su Chen, unable to tell for a moment whether this young man in front of him was bold or ignorant of the height of the sky and the depth of the earth.

"Brother Su Chen, you're not joking, are you?"

Su Chen's expression was calm: "Does the Marshal think I look like I'm joking?"

Tianpeng naturally knew that Su Chen couldn't be joking about such a thing, so he asked back: "Brother Su Chen, why do you think I would agree to your request?"

"There are three reasons." Su Chen held up three fingers.

"First, the Marshal's current situation, I presume you know better than anyone. Stripped of immortal status, beaten down to the mortal world, all your cultivation turned into nothing. Do you think you still have a chance to return to the Heavenly Court and be restored to your official position? Do you think Li Jing will give you, his mortal enemy, a chance to turn things around?"

"You have lost all your cultivation, are alone, have no power or influence, and the best way to get through this period of weakness while you rebuild your cultivation is to find a force to protect you. And joining our Demon Alliance will give you the protection you need to settle down."

"Second." Su Chen continued, "Marshal, do you have no resentment at all toward the Heavenly Court and the Jade Emperor? You guarded the Heavenly River for the Heavenly Court, only to end up in such a state. Can you really swallow this unwillingness?"

"The enemy of an enemy is a friend. Our Demon Alliance and the Heavenly Court are destined to stand on opposite sides. Marshal, you and we have a common enemy."

"Third." Su Chen smiled slightly, looking at Tianpeng and saying: "I know that what you, Marshal, can't let go of most in your heart is still Fairy Chang'e. Do you think that with your own strength, even if you could return to the Heavenly Court in the future, you could break the constraints of the Heavenly Law and stay with her forever?"

"Impossible." Su Chen shook his head, his tone firm. "The Heavenly Court's Heavenly Law is the cornerstone of the order of the Three Realms, and even the Jade Emperor cannot easily change it. If you are still a Marshal of the Heavenly Court, you will always be bound by this Heavenly Law. It will never be possible between you and Fairy Chang'e."

"However, if you choose to join the Demon Alliance, I can give you a chance to be openly and honestly with Fairy Chang'e."

After Su Chen finished speaking, his eyes were fixed on Tianpeng.

After listening to Su Chen's words, Tianpeng was silent for a long time; Su Chen's words had indeed struck his heart. Especially the last point.

Su Chen looked at the light flickering in Tianpeng's small eyes, clearly engaged in an intense ideological struggle.

Su Chen didn't urge him either, just looked at him quietly, waiting for his answer.

After a long time, Tianpeng raised his head and looked at Su Chen: "Brother Su Chen, I understand everything you said. However, does the Demon Alliance have the strength to resist the Heavenly Court?"

"The foundation of the Heavenly Court is far from as simple as you imagine; I know the situation of the Heavenly Court better than you."

"I think the Demon Alliance wanting to resist the Heavenly Court is no different from hitting a stone with an egg, courting its own destruction."

Although he had hatred in his heart, he hadn't been blinded by it; he wouldn't do things that meant certain death.

Hearing this, Su Chen smiled slightly.

"Marshal, you are right. Resisting the Heavenly Court head-on with the strength of the Demon Alliance is indeed hopeless. But the purpose of the Demon Alliance has never been to confront the Heavenly Court head-on; we are just trying to protect ourselves."

Hearing this, Tianpeng looked at Su Chen with some confusion: "Protect yourselves? I really don't understand; now that Sun Wukong has been suppressed by the Buddha, the Heavenly Court shouldn't be taking action against you anymore, so what are you worried about?"

"Marshal, you may not know, but the one suppressed under Mount Wuzhi is not Brother Monkey, but someone else."

"Impossible." Tianpeng retorted: "When he was in the Heavenly Court, I met him more than once; if he were fake, how could I not recognize him?"

Seeing that he didn't believe him, Su Chen had to say: "I swear by my Dao heart that the one suppressed is indeed not my Brother Monkey Sun Wukong; the real Brother Monkey is still cultivating in Flower Fruit Mountain."

"Then who is the fake one in the Heavenly Court?" Tianpeng was a bit confused and asked: "Why would the Heavenly Court bother to make a fake monkey to cause chaos in the Heavenly Palace? Isn't this slapping their own face?"