Chapter 212: Su Chen's Plan

Inside the Water Curtain Cave, the Bull Niu Mowang and the others looked at Sun Wukong, their hearts filled with both admiration and worry.

They all knew clearly that making this monkey who feared nothing more uncomfortable than killing him.

Forcibly persuading him would only break his Dao heart and destroy the roots of the Great Sage Saint Qitian.

Su Chen looked at the determination in Sun Wukong's eyes, and the thought of persuading him in his heart also vanished.

He slowly exhaled a breath, and a flash of light appeared in his originally solemn eyes.

"Since Monkey Brother is unwilling to temporarily avoid the edge..." Su Chen said, "Then we shall do the opposite!"

He paused and said: "Monkey Brother will directly break into the Heavenly Court and demand an explanation from the Heavenly Court!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the gazes of the Bull Niu Mowang and the others toward Su Chen were even more astonishing than when they faced the Buddhist Semi-Sages just now.

The Bull Niu Mowang stood up abruptly from the stone stool, staring at Su Chen with eyes as big as copper bells: "Brother Su Chen, you haven't had too much to drink, have you? Now the Buddhist sect and the Heavenly Court are wishing for Seventh Brother to show his face so they can completely erase him! If we take the initiative to deliver ourselves to their door now, isn't that throwing ourselves into the net?"

"Yes, Brother Su Chen!" The Flood Dragon Niu Mowang also said urgently, "I think this proposal of yours won't work; how is this any different from seeking death?"

Facing everyone's questioning, Su Chen's expression was calm. He looked up at the Bull Niu Mowang and analyzed calmly: "Big Brother Bull, you are right. But you have all overlooked the most critical point—what is the Heavenly Court?"

"The Heavenly Court is the nominal co-master of the Three Realms; what it cares about most is not our Demon Alliance, nor Monkey Brother's life or death, but its face, its legitimacy!"

"If Monkey Brother breaks into the Heavenly Court for no reason, then the Heavenly Court killing him is legitimate. But if..." A sneer appeared on Su Chen's face, "But now Monkey Brother is going as the 'True Great Sage' to question the Heavenly Court why they conferred the title on a 'Fake Great Sage' to ruin his reputation and the reputation of the Demon Alliance, then that is going to demand justice!"

"At that time, Monkey Brother is the victim. If the Heavenly Court acts directly against him, then that is being guilty of a guilty conscience; under the gaze of all the cultivators in the Three Realms, the Heavenly Court will certainly not dare to act against Monkey Brother!"

At these words, the Bull Niu Mowang and the others were stunned; they had never thought about the problem from this angle.

Su Chen did not stop and continued to explain his plan: "Of course, it's useless for us to just say it ourselves. Before we set off, we must let the information networks of Yan Que and Luan Erjie operate at full capacity to spread the news that 'Great Sage Saint Qitian Sun Wukong will ascend to heaven to prove his innocence and confront the Heavenly Court' throughout the Four Great Continents."

"When the immortals, gods, demons, and monsters of the Three Realms are all waiting to watch this good show, the Heavenly Court will be afraid of breaking the vase while catching the rat. At that time, not only will the Heavenly Court not dare to act against Monkey Brother, but they will also have to protect Monkey Brother from any accidents."

"Little Brother's idea is good; it sounds satisfying!" Sun Wukong scratched his ears and cheeks, excited: "Let's do it!"

"But..." Although the Bull Niu Mowang was persuaded, his years of experience kept him cautious, "This idea is good, but the Heavenly Court is the Jade Emperor's territory after all. If Seventh Brother rashly enters the Heavenly Court and the Jade Emperor uses some underhanded tricks, what can we do?"

"Big Brother's words are not unreasonable." The Lion Shi Tuo Wang nodded slightly: "The Heavenly Court is ruled by the Jade Emperor after all; although Seventh Brother is in the right, he might not necessarily be able to take advantage."

Su Chen smiled slightly upon hearing this and said to everyone: "Everyone, rest assured, I have also made arrangements for this matter."

Saying this, he asked toward the outside of the cave: "Has Marshal Tianpeng arrived?"

"I have been waiting here for a long time." As the voice fell, a figure walked in from outside the water curtain; the person had a human body and a pig's head, and it was indeed Marshal Tianpeng.

As soon as he entered the cave, he cupped his hands toward Su Chen and said in a muffled voice: "Brother Su Chen, I heard everything you just said. Your strategy is truly bold, but it is indeed missing a link."

Tianpeng's appearance made the Bull Niu Mowang and the others stunned.

They only then remembered that Flower Fruit Mountain was still hiding such an "old oily stick" from the Heavenly Court.

"Then can the Marshal find a way to make up for this link for me?" Su Chen asked with a smile.

Marshal Tianpeng touched his big ears and chuckled: "As for a way, there is one. If you want to ascend to heaven and save your life, you cannot break in hard; you must find someone to recommend you. And you must find a top expert who is sufficiently weighty and is 'in harmony on the surface but at odds in the heart' with the Jade Emperor."

"Who?" Sun Wukong asked eagerly from the side.

"Doumu Yuanjun of the Kan Palace." Tianpeng spat out a name.

"Who is Doumu Yuanjun of the Kan Palace?" Except for Su Chen and Zhu Bajie, the others did not know the origin of this Heavenly Court deity.

Su Chen knew this person; this Doumu Yuanjun was originally the inner sect eldest senior sister of the Jie Sect. After the Investiture of the Gods, she became the Mother of Stars, governing the stars of the entire sky; in terms of status, she was incomparably respected, not inferior to the Four Imperial Great Emperors.

During the Investiture of the Gods catastrophe, the ten thousand immortals of the Jie Sect suffered, and how many of her junior brothers and sisters were on the Investiture of the Gods list, named as righteous gods but actually slaves of the Heavenly Court, controlled by the Jade Emperor. That breath in her heart had been held for countless years.

Su Chen felt that Doumu Yuanjun was indeed a good candidate, so he asked: "Does the Marshal have a friendship with this Doumu Yuanjun?"

Tianpeng admitted: "I am not familiar with the Yuanjun, but her disciple, Wen Zhong, the head of the Thunder Department and the Nine Heavens Responding Thunder Universal Transformation Heavenly Sovereign, and I had some acquaintance in my early years. I can try to contact Wen Zhong and explain the pros and cons of this matter to him. However, I cannot guarantee whether it will succeed or not."

Su Chen immediately stood up and bowed solemnly to Tianpeng: "I entrust this matter to you, Marshal!"

Tianpeng waved his hand and turned to leave, leaving only one sentence: "Old Pig is also doing this so I can shed this pig skin sooner. If you succeed, just remember Old Pig's credit."

Before the words had faded, he had already turned into a clear breeze and disappeared outside the Water Curtain Cave.

Looking at Su Chen's interlocking and leak-proof arrangements, the five Great Sages, including the Bull Niu Mowang, had no more doubts, only admiration in their hearts.

"Good! Since Brother Su Chen has already made arrangements, our staying here will only become a drag on Seventh Brother." The Bull Niu Mowang stood up, his voice loud, "Brothers, let's do as Brother Su Chen says and break into parts. Everyone go prepare and evacuate Flower Fruit Mountain with your respective people as soon as possible."

"Good!" The Flood Dragon Niu Mowang and the others responded one after another, said goodbye to Su Chen and Sun Wukong, and went to arrange for the subordinates they were taking with them.

Su Chen then discussed the details of his plan with Monkey Brother.

The next day, the Bull Niu Mowang took Lady Tie Shan, and the Flood Dragon Niu Mowang, the Lion Shi Tuo Wang, and other Great Sages took their respective demon generals to bid farewell to Su Chen and Sun Wukong on Flower Fruit Mountain and left Flower Fruit Mountain.

As the headquarters of the Demon Alliance, only the monkeys of Flower Fruit Mountain and a portion of the demon clan from the information department remained on Flower Fruit Mountain.

Su Chen and Sun Wukong stood side by side on the peak of Flower Fruit Mountain, the sea breeze blowing their robes, looking in the direction their brothers had gone. ===== CHAPTER 213 =====