My brother is so cunning

Chapter 995 With so many things to investigate, where to begin?
After bidding farewell to Yang Ren, Yun Zhongzi lowered his head in thought and flew out of the South Heavenly Gate on a cloud. When he passed by the South Heavenly Gate, he deliberately stopped in front of Mo Liqing and glared at him with a dark face.

Mo Liqing forced an awkward smile, but Yun Zhongzi lingered for a while, making his face stiffen from smiling.

It was so embarrassing. Even with Mo Liqing's honed tongue, honed by guarding the South Heavenly Gate and speaking human language to everyone and calling monkeys "Great Sage," he didn't know how to explain or make amends for the other party's act of pretending not to know him.

Seeing a group of fierce-looking puppets escorting Yun Zhongzi to the Heavenly Court, Mo Liqing really thought that the all-powerful Little Celestial Venerable Wen was settling scores with his enemies, had captured his father's killer, and was going to drag him to the Creation Immortal Palace to be torn to pieces.

They thought they would never see this great immortal of the Chan Sect again, but unexpectedly, Yun Zhongzi was released in the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

What happened to the saying that Wen Xiaotianzun was vengeful and had a heart smaller than the eye of a needle?
What happened to the saying that the hatred for the murderer of one's father is irreconcilable?

Mo Liqing was intimidated by Wen Rui for hesitating slightly when he chose sides last time. He also witnessed the anti-corruption storm that the Wen family father and son jointly stirred up in the court. He was like a frightened bird.

He was a divine general from the old ministers of the Yin Shang dynasty with a tainted reputation for rebellion. After being enshrined as a god, he joined the Chan sect without hesitation, even though he felt it was not safe, and his four brothers were also entangled with the Western sect.

As Wen Rui's popularity continues to rise, and now that he has distinguished the major and minor kings of the three realms, how could he dare to speak to Wen Rui's enemies? Of course, he would avoid them like the plague. The fact that he didn't kick Yun Zhongzi just now to show that he was drawing a line was a testament to his restraint.

As a result, Yun Zhongzi walked out of the Creation Immortal Palace unharmed. What could Mo Liqing say? He could only grin awkwardly and respond.

"You despicable scoundrel, you turn your back on me! Only today have I seen your true colors!"

Yun Zhongzi angrily rebuked, not bothering to argue with such a person, and flew out of the South Heavenly Gate on a cloud, heading towards the mortal realm.

Passing through the clouds and gradually moving away from the heavens, the vast land below was a picturesque landscape.

As the auspicious clouds continued to descend, the texture of the mortal world gradually became clear—it was no longer the crisscrossing paths and scattered smoke he remembered.

As far as the eye could see, countless towns were scattered across the land like a chessboard, far surpassing the number of towns in the past.

Those clusters of buildings are no longer the low silhouettes of wooden houses and thatched huts, but are supported by countless steel and concrete skeletons, stretching layer upon layer towards the sky.

The most eye-catching feature is the rows of brick-red roofs, which gleam neatly in the sunlight. Interspersed among them are square, five- or six-story brick and stone buildings with rust-proof iron sheets on their roofs, creating a sense of order and regularity from a distance.

The wide roads, like silver ribbons, connect the towns, with countless iron-shelled creatures moving swiftly along them, raising fine dust.

The town's edge continues to expand outwards, with newly built brick walls and unfinished steel frames indicating that the land is still growing. From a distance, it looks as if the earth has donned a new garment woven from bricks and metal.

On his journey from Zhongnan Mountain to the town where he encountered the cat demon, perhaps due to insufficient altitude and short distance, he did not get a full view of the mortal world and missed many sights.

Descending from the heavens, he saw even more cities, larger in scale and far more prosperous. The changes on earth were happening faster than the clouds in the sky. Suppressing his curiosity about descending to explore, Yun Zhongzi first sorted out his chaotic thoughts.

From Yang Ren, Yun Zhongzi had a general understanding of what major events had occurred in the Three Realms during his two hundred years of seclusion.

They also learned how Wen Rui rose from a mortal with a criminal record to a position of great power and prestige.

This fellow is a treacherous villain who appears loyal. I don't know how he accumulated such immense merit. If that merit were not concealed, the beam of light would be so bright that it could reach the Jade Emperor's face in the mortal realm.

Such a virtuous and wise man could not be left unrewarded by the Jade Emperor, so he had no choice but to accept the suggestion of Venus, summon him to heaven to receive his title, and bestow upon him the title of Heavenly Interceptor Emperor.

As for how he later conferred the position of Heavenly Venerable, Yang Ren also told Yun Zhongzi in detail about the immeasurable demonic calamity caused by the invasion of the Blood Sea Demon Clan into the mortal realm.

It was during this calamity, at the critical moment when the Heavenly Court and the Western Religion's allied forces were almost completely annihilated, that the Heavenly Emperor turned the tide. He not only safely withdrew the main force of the Heavenly Army, but also commanded the puppet army to hold off the Blood Sea Demon Clan's army outside the Gates of Hell for three months.

After a fierce battle against the demon, Yang Ren simply took out the tablet computer he had secretly bought from the black market and played a documentary for Yun Zhongzi, allowing Yun Zhongzi to understand the ins and outs more intuitively.

Judging from a series of appearances alone, Wen Xiaotianzun has made great contributions, and his title of Tianzun is well-deserved. If the Three Realms were without him, they would have long become a den of demons and insects, and all gods, Buddhas and sentient beings would have perished in the insects' mouths.

The hundreds of puppets in the Immortal Palace of Creation, as well as the tens of thousands of martial arts puppets he had hidden somewhere, were all created to completely quell the demonic calamity and eradicate the elite demonic insects hidden deep in the earth.

Wen Rui's resume after being deified was not only spotless, but also extremely brilliant, but Yun Zhongzi always felt that something was wrong.

Is this still the same ruthless strategist who killed tens of thousands of Zhou soldiers and could stop the children of Xiqi from crying at night?
Why would the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother force their daughter to divorce and remarry when they were getting along so well?
The Wen family father and son joined forces to fight corruption, investigated the Heavenly Court's ancient accounts, and exposed countless corrupt officials. Why were there so many officials with backgrounds in the Chan Sect and the Great Zhou Dynasty?
From Yang Ren, Yun Zhongzi also learned that the falling out between the Heavenly Court and the Western Religion was also due to his interference, which prevented the Jade Emperor from asking the Buddha for help.

In short, ever since he was deified, none of those who had grudges or conflicts with him have come to a good end.

There's definitely something fishy about this!

He harbored endless suspicions about Wen Rui, but unfortunately, that guy had too strong a background and too great a contribution to quelling the demonic calamity. Even the Jade Emperor could not issue an edict to demote him on trumped-up charges.

Even if Yang Ren wanted Yun Zhongzi to go to Kunlun to complain to Yuanshi Tianzun, Yun Zhongzi would have to think twice about the potential trouble that might arise if it caused a conflict between the saints of the Chan and Jie sects.

Unless he obtains conclusive evidence of Wen Rui's crimes, he can explain the consequences to Yuanshi Tianzun and give the old man a legitimate reason to act. Even if the matter goes to Hongjun Daozu, as long as he upholds the principles of Heaven, Hongjun Daozu will act in accordance with Heaven's will, and Tongtian Jiaozhu will not be able to protect him no matter how much he tries to protect him.

However, the mortal realm is so vast, and Yang Ren has not provided any valuable clues. With so many things to investigate, where should one even begin?
Yun Zhongzi was at a loss for what to do. This was much more difficult than when he discovered that King Zhou's favorite concubine was a thousand-year-old fox demon.

(End of this chapter)