Chapter 186

A big banquet, eaten until the moon was in the middle of the sky, and the crowd of demons dispersed one after another, returning to their own cave dwellings.

The Bull Niu Mowang, who was not drunk, went to replace the Flood Dragon Niu Mowang to guard the place where Sun Wukong was in seclusion.

The other several Great Sages went to rest separately.

The noisy Water Curtain Cave finally returned to quiet.

Su Chen came to Tianpeng and Luan Erjie Luan, who were still there hugging the fruit plate.

"The wine has been drunk, next, it's time to talk about business, you come with me."

Inside Water Curtain Cave, in a stone room specially opened up.

Su Chen, Tianpeng, and Luan Erjie Luan sat opposite each other.

Su Chen first looked at Luan Erjie Luan, who still had a bit of post-drinking flush, her ruby-like eyes bright, with less vigilance than when they first met, and a bit more peace and reliance.

"Luan Erjie Luan, I plan to arrange for you to enter the intelligence department of the Demon Alliance." Su Chen said straight to the point.

"Intelligence department?" Luan Erjie Luan was stunned for a moment, clearly not expecting Su Chen to arrange such a position for her.

She had thought that at most, she would find a cave dwelling in Flower Fruit Mountain to live in and become a nominal member.

"Yes." Su Chen nodded, "Although the Demon Alliance already has a demon general in charge of intelligence, he alone has to bear the operation of the entire Demon Alliance intelligence department, which is really too strenuous."

He looked at Luan Erjie Luan and explained: "You are meticulous and cautious, very suitable for this job. I will let the demon general Yan Que, who is currently in charge of intelligence, take you for a while, and you will be his deputy. You must establish a perfect intelligence network as soon as possible."

Su Chen's words made Luan Erjie Luan trance for a moment; she was just a rabbit spirit with no background.

An opportunity allowed her to step onto the path of cultivation, but it also made her live in fear of the death tribulation all day long, not even daring to leave Mount Fuling easily.

Now, Su Chen handed such an important task to her.

"Senior... I... I'm afraid I won't do well." Luan Erjie Luan said with no confidence.

"No matter, no one is born knowing." Su Chen encouraged, "If you don't understand, you can learn; Yan Que will teach you. I need you to help me collect the intelligence I need; some things you can only report to me, I need you to keep your mouth shut."

Su Chen paused, his tone becoming more solemn: "In addition, I need you to focus on two people."

"Senior, please speak."

"The first one is the Curtain-Lifting General beside the Jade Emperor of the Heavenly Court."

"The second one is the second disciple under the seat of Tathagata Buddha of the Western Buddhist Sect, Jin Chanzi."

"Curtain-Lifting General. Jin Chanzi."

Luan Erjie Luan recited these two names in her heart; although she didn't understand why Su Chen wanted to focus on these two people, she still nodded heavily: "Senior, rest assured, I will definitely handle this matter well and will never let down your trust!"

Having arranged for Luan Erjie Luan, Su Chen's gaze turned to Tianpeng.

This guy had eaten and drunk enough, was lying on the ground, half-squinting his eyes, looking lazy.

"Marshal." Su Chen said.

Tianpeng opened his small eyes and oinked, which counted as a response.

"Before you go into seclusion, I have a question I want to ask you." Su Chen said, "How much do you know about that Curtain-Lifting General I mentioned just now?"

"Curtain-Lifting General?" Hearing this, Tianpeng looked at Su Chen strangely; he didn't know why Su Chen would care about this person who was unremarkable in the Heavenly Court. "Why would you suddenly ask about him?"

"Just a bit curious." Su Chen said casually.

"This guy has no presence in the Heavenly Court." Tianpeng recalled his impression of the Curtain-Lifting General, "I haven't dealt with him many times in the Heavenly Court. I don't know much about him, but as the Jade Emperor's close attendant, I think his cultivation shouldn't be bad."

"He stays in the Lingxiao Precious Hall all year round, holding the Demon-Subduing Precious Staff, accompanying the Jade Emperor, never leaving his side. He doesn't belong to any faction in the Heavenly Court, neither close to those former Jie Sect disciples nor close to the Chan Sect."

"He is silent, with only the Jade Emperor in his eyes, and absolutely obeys the Jade Emperor's orders. It can be said that he is the Jade Emperor's most loyal and most trusted guard."

Tianpeng warned Su Chen with a serious tone: "I don't know what you are trying to do by asking about him. But I must remind you that this person is the Jade Emperor's true confidant. It is absolutely impossible for you to win him over, and you had better not have any ideas about him, otherwise, you will only burn yourself."

After listening, Su Chen understood.

Tianpeng's description was basically consistent with the image of Sha Seng he knew in his previous life; this was a loyal, inarticulate, and honest person.

But it was such a person who was demoted to the mortal world just because he knocked over a glazed lamp, which seemed so suspicious and unreasonable.

Behind this, there must be the Jade Emperor's calculation.

Tianpeng's warning made Su Chen more determined in his judgment.

"I understand." Su Chen nodded and didn't continue this topic, "Thank you for the reminder, Marshal."

He took out a storage magic treasure in the shape of a bracelet and handed it to Tianpeng: "Inside are some elixirs to help you cultivate and restore your cultivation. Although they can't compare to the Golden Elixirs of Taishang Laojun in the Heavenly Court, they should be of some help to your current situation."

Tianpeng's eyes lit up; what he lacked most now was cultivation resources.

"Thank you, brother!" He wasn't polite either, putting the bracelet on his pig hoof.

"I have already arranged a place for you to cultivate, on the main peak of Flower Fruit Mountain, the mountain peak that gave birth to Brother Monkey back then; that is the place with the richest spiritual energy in the entire Flower Fruit Mountain." Su Chen said, "Cultivate with peace of mind, I hope you can restore your cultivation early. Of course, it would be even better if you could go a step further."

"Good!" Tianpeng nodded, "Even for Chang'e, I will restore my cultivation as soon as possible."

He said to Su Chen: "Brother Su Chen, as long as you can let me and Fairy Chang'e stay together forever, then your business is my business. Whoever dares to move you must first ask if the Precious Gold Rake in my hand agrees!"

"Then I will wait for the day when the Marshal reappears with divine power." Su Chen smiled.

Having arranged everything, Su Chen first sent Tianpeng to the main peak of Flower Fruit Mountain, arranged his place of cultivation, and then returned to Water Curtain Cave, calling Yan Que to let him take Luan Erjie Luan to familiarize herself with intelligence matters.

After Yan Que took Luan Erjie Luan away, Su Chen looked toward the depths of Water Curtain Cave, the direction of Sun Wukong's seclusion, and thought to himself: "Brother Monkey, Brother Monkey, now that the curtain of the Journey to the West is slowly opening, when will you come out of seclusion?"