I am submissive in Journey to the West, I strike hard at the gods

An uproar erupted in the hall. Yang Chan, standing beside Yang Jian, was so angry that her face turned pale. She pointed at Jiang Wang and said, "Jiang Wang, how dare you be so arrogant!"
Today, the Jade Emperor will surely condemn you!

Jiang Wang laughed heartily, his gaze sweeping over the immortals in the hall, his tone arrogant: "Convict?"
Just you?

"Come on, anyone want to try my fist, Jiang Wang? Come on!"

Jiang Wang stepped into the South Heavenly Gate, where clouds and mist churned beneath his feet, and the jade steps, shrouded in celestial energy, trembled slightly, as if even the foundation of this celestial realm sensed his untamed and fierce aura.

He held a luminous inner core tightly in his hand, its surface shimmering with a starlight-like blue light. It was Kui Mulang's inner core, which he had just intercepted from the Pleiades Star Official.

At this moment, a cold smile played on his lips, but his eyes burned with anger. He hurried towards the Palace of the Old Man Under the Moon.

One of the guardians of the South Heavenly Gate, the Heavenly King of Growth, held a green-edged sword, glared at the enemy, and shouted: "Jiang Wang!"
You trespassed into the Heavenly Court and stole the inner core of the Kui Mulang. What is your intention?

"Hand over your inner core at once and come with me to see the Jade Emperor!"

Jiang Wang glanced at him sideways and sneered, "King of Growth, your sword is indeed bright, but it can't scare me."

"I'll keep this inner elixir safe for you, lest some foolish star official send it to that old bald monk Bodhi for some mischief!"

Before he finished speaking, his figure blurred, transforming into a streak of light, easily bypassing the Four Heavenly Kings and heading straight into the depths of the Southern Heavenly Gate.

The Heavenly King Dhritarashtra was so angry that his beard trembled, and he roared, "This Jiang Wang is extremely arrogant!"

"Bodhi Patriarch was a disciple of a sage, how dare he be so disrespectful!"

The Heavenly King Guangmu squinted, the strings of his pipa resonating in his hand, and said in a low voice, "This kid has a strange background. Even the Bodhi Patriarch couldn't do anything about him. I'm afraid he's going to cause some trouble again."

"Quickly report to the Jade Emperor!"

At the same time, Bodhi Patriarch stood outside the South Heavenly Gate, his face ashen, the Six Roots of Purity in his hand trembling slightly, emitting rings of pale golden Buddhist light.

He had just tried to trap Jiang Wang with the Six Roots of Purity Bamboo, but the boy escaped with strange movements, which made his chest heave with anger.

He snorted coldly and flicked his sleeve, saying, "Jiang Wang, you brat, you dare to be so presumptuous just because you have a few strokes of luck!"
"I will inform the Jade Emperor and make sure you know the rules of Heaven!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than a deep and majestic voice suddenly rang in Bodhi's ears. It was the voice transmission of the true deity, the Sage Zhunti: "Bodhi, there will be a great change in the Three Realms, and all the saints will soon return to their positions."

This boy, Jiang Wang, has an unusual destiny; there may be unpredictable changes in his fate.

You must lure him to the Heavenly Realm and trap him within the immeasurable Sumeru Formation. Do not let him ruin the grand Journey to the West!

Upon hearing this, Bodhi frowned slightly and said in a deep voice, "Don't worry, although Jiang Wang is as slippery as an eel, once he enters the Heavenly Realm, he will walk right into the trap."

I have my own ways of getting him to obediently enter the battle!

He looked up toward the direction of the South Heavenly Gate, a cold glint flashing in his eyes, and then his figure flashed, heading toward the depths of the Heavenly Court.

Inside the South Heavenly Gate, Jiang Wang had arrived before a palace shrouded in celestial mist. Looking up, he saw the plaque above the entrance reading "Hall of Fragrant Clothes."

The three large characters are written in a vigorous, golden style.

Venus rushed over, stroking his long beard and greeting him with a broad smile: "Fellow Immortal Jiang Wang, the Jade Emperor and Erlang Shen have been waiting for a long time in the Hall of Fragrant Breeze. Please follow this old man!"

Jiang Wang waved his hand and said lazily, "Old man Taibai, don't rush to take me to see the Jade Emperor."

I have something important to take care of first!

He paused, then gave a meaningful smile. "That old bald monk Bodhi tricked me at the Matchmaker's Palace. I have to go and teach him a lesson!"

Upon hearing this, Venus's expression changed slightly, and he hurriedly said, "Fellow Immortal Jiang Wang, the Moon God's Palace is an important place in the Heavenly Court, in charge of marriage in the Three Realms. You must not act recklessly!"
The Jade Emperor is waiting for you in the palace to discuss important matters; how can you delay because of personal grudges?

Jiang Wang ignored him, shook off Taibai Jinxing's hand, and headed straight for the direction of the Yue Lao Palace, muttering to himself, "Something big?"
Hmph, what do I care about the Jade Emperor's important matters!
"That old bald monk Bodhi dared to scheme against me! I'll teach him a lesson he shouldn't be trifled with!"

Taibai Jinxing was so anxious that he stamped his feet and hurriedly sent a telepathic message to Pixiang Palace: "Your Majesty, Erlang Zhenjun, that brat Jiang Wang is ignoring all advice and insists on causing trouble at the Yue Lao Palace. I'm afraid he's going to ruin everything!"

Inside the Hall of Fragrant Breeze, the Jade Emperor sat on his nine-dragon throne. Upon hearing this, he frowned and said in a low voice, "This Jiang Wang is truly a troublemaker."

Yang Jian, didn't you and Yang Chan say before that this boy had a grudge against Bodhi?
Now that he's intercepted the inner core of the Kui Mulang, he's probably going to cause some trouble again!

Yang Jian stood below the throne, his three-pointed double-edged sword gleaming coldly. He snorted and said, "Your Majesty, this Jiang Wang acts recklessly and even dares to defy the Bodhi Patriarch. I have long said that this boy should not be allowed to live!"
"Why don't I go and capture him?"

Yang Chan, standing to the side, said softly, "Second Brother, although Jiang Wang is arrogant, he is not a bad person."

His feud with Bodhi likely stemmed from the incident at the Yue Lao Palace.

Let's go check it out first, lest he really turn Heaven upside down!

The Jade Emperor waved his hand and said in a deep voice, "Enough. Yang Jian and Yang Chan, you two go to the Palace of the Old Man of the Moon immediately. If Jiang Wangzhen dares to act recklessly, bring him to me!"

At the same time, Jiang Wang had already arrived in front of the Yue Lao Palace.

Two heavenly soldiers in front of the palace gate, seeing his menacing demeanor, quickly blocked him with their spears: "Who goes there?"
The Palace of the Old Man of the Moon is a sacred place; unauthorized personnel are not permitted to enter!

Jiang Wang rolled his eyes and said with a smile, "Brothers, I am a special envoy of the Jade Emperor, ordered to come to the Moon God Palace to check the Book of Marriage."

"Get out of the way! Can you afford to delay the Jade Emperor's important business?"

The two heavenly soldiers looked at each other, hesitated for a moment, and seeing that Jiang Wang had an extraordinary demeanor and mentioned the Jade Emperor, they did not dare to ask any more questions and quickly stepped aside.

Jiang Wang swaggered into the Yue Lao Palace, the palace gates behind him slowly closing, cutting off outside prying eyes.

Inside the Yue Lao Palace, thousands of red threads hang in mid-air, resembling a giant net of marriage. Each red thread is tied with countless life tablets, shimmering with a faint light.

Jiang Wang looked around and saw that the palace was empty and the Old Man of the Moon was nowhere to be found. He chuckled and muttered to himself, "Bodhi, you schemed against me in the Old Man of the Moon's Palace and almost got me trapped by the Six Roots Purity Bamboo. Today I'll show you Jiang Wang's methods!"

He flashed to the front of the marriage net, and with a light tap of his finger, red strings danced at his fingertips, and the fate tablets jingled.

As he moved, he muttered to himself, "Sun Wukong?"

Hmph, this monkey is destined to be a loner, but I'll find him a good match!
What about the White Bone Demon?
Hehe, a fairy and a monkey, a perfect match!

Jiang Wang worked tirelessly, tying Sun Wukong's life tablet and the White Bone Demon's life tablet together with a red string. He then casually picked out Zhu Bajie's life tablet and chuckled, "Old Pig is lustful, let's pair him with... um, a spider demon!"
Those seven spider demon sisters are enough to give him a hard time!

His fingers flew, the red ropes danced wildly, and in an instant, Pigsy's life tablet was tightly bound by seven red ropes.

Even Sha Wujing's life tablet didn't escape Jiang Wang's clutches. He casually ripped it off, connecting Sha Wujing's life tablet to that of a carp spirit, humming, "Old Sha is honest, let's pair him with a gentle one. The carp spirit is not bad, I heard she can even blow bubbles, quite a good match!"

After Jiang Wang found Tang Sanzang's life tablet, he stroked his chin and said with a wicked smile, "Tang Sanzang, you monk are so boring, chanting scriptures all day long. I'll match you with... the Queen of the Women's Kingdom!"

"Tsk tsk, a Buddhist disciple has fallen for worldly desires! Old Master Bodhi would be furious enough to vomit blood if he saw this!"

Jiang Wang became more and more enthusiastic as he worked, causing red threads to fly wildly and fate tablets to jingle in the Moon Palace, turning the entire marriage network into chaos. He haphazardly paired up almost every named character on the Journey to the West, whether demons, monsters, gods, or Buddhas.

He laughed heartily as he connected with the phone: "Bodhi, don't you love to scheme?"
"I'm playing matchmaker for you, let's see how your Journey to the West goes smoothly then!"

Just then, the palace gates burst open, and the Jade Emperor, along with Yang Jian, Yang Chan, and a host of heavenly soldiers and generals, rushed in.

As soon as the Jade Emperor stepped into the Palace of the Old Man Under the Moon, his gaze swept over the tangled web of marriage predestined relationships, and his face immediately turned ashen. He pointed at Jiang Wang and shouted, "Jiang Wang!"
How dare you trespass into the Palace of the Old Man of the Moon and disrupt the predestined relationships of the Three Realms!

Jiang Wang turned around and saw the Jade Emperor looking fierce, but he remained calm and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, please calm down. I'm not acting recklessly."

I'm sending a big gift to Bodhi Elder!

Doesn't he like to use underhanded tricks at the Matchmaker's Palace?

I'll show him what real chaos is!

"Look, I've arranged all the marriages for the four of them, ensuring their journey to the West will be anything but ordinary!"

Yang Jian snorted coldly, stepped forward, and his three-pointed double-edged sword flashed with a cold light. He said in a deep voice, "Jiang Wang, don't try to be clever with your words!"

"You have arbitrarily altered marriage arrangements and violated the laws of Heaven. If I do not bring you to justice today, I will not be able to quell the hatred in my heart!"

Yang Chan pulled Yang Jian back and whispered, "Second Brother, although Jiang Wang is being mischievous, he did not hurt anyone."

Let's first find out why he's targeting Patriarch Bodhi in this way.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Wang sneered, tossed the inner core of the Kui Mulang into his hand, and said slowly, "Yang Jian, what's your hurry?"
That old bald monk Bodhi plotted against me in the Palace of the Matchmaker, almost causing me to be trapped by the Bamboo of Six Roots Purity. I must settle this score with him properly!
As for this inner core, hmph, that scoundrel Pleiades gave it to Bodhi, clearly intending for Kui Mulang to regain his cultivation and continue to wreak havoc on the Three Realms.

I intercepted it, thus ridding Heaven of a scourge!

Upon hearing this, the Jade Emperor frowned and said in a deep voice, "Jiang Wang, since you know that the inner core of the Kui Mulang is of great importance, why did you not hand it over to me, but instead acted recklessly on your own?"
The Palace of the Old Man Under the Moon is the place where marriages are arranged in the Three Realms. Your reckless matchmaking may ruin the grand plan of the Journey to the West!

Jiang Wang, however, did not take it to heart and spread his hands, saying, "Your Majesty, the Journey to the West is Bodhi's business, what does it have to do with me?"
Since he dared to scheme against me, I'll make his journey to the West a chaotic mess!

Look, how well is the red string tied?

Sun Wukong and the White Bone Demon, Pigsy and the Spider Demon, tsk tsk, isn't that lively?

The Jade Emperor looked down and saw that the red ropes on the life tablets of the four masters and disciples were tangled up in a mess. He was so angry that he flung his dragon robe and roared, "Absurd!"
"Jiang Wang, you are trampling on the dignity of the Heavenly Court!"

Yang Chan couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle, whispering, "Your Majesty, Jiang Wang's antics are... rather amusing."

Sun Wukong and the White Bone Demon are likely to fight a devastating battle.

Yang Jian coldly replied, "Third Sister, don't talk nonsense!"

Jiang Wang's actions are clearly a provocation against the Heavenly Court and a disruption of the order of the Three Realms!

"Your Majesty, I request permission to arrest him!"

Jiang Wang laughed heartily, his figure flickered, and he leaped to the top of the marriage net. With a flick of his finger, he pulled out another red rope and said with a smile, "Yang Jian, don't be in such a hurry to make a move."

I haven't touched your destiny card yet. Do you want me to find you a good marriage partner?

Hmm, how's that kid Chenxiang doing?
You two, uncle and nephew, are now even closer than family!

Yang Jian was so angry that the veins on his forehead throbbed, and he roared, "Jiang Wang!"
You dare!

The Jade Emperor waved his hand to stop Yang Jian and said in a deep voice, "Jiang Wang, since you have a grudge against Bodhi, I can mediate between you two."

But what you did today was really too much!
"Stop immediately! Come with me to the Pixiang Palace, hand over the inner core of the Kui Mulang, and I may punish you leniently!"

Jiang Wang shook his head and said with a grin, "Your Majesty, I don't believe your mediation."

Bodhi is narrow-minded; if I go back with you, I'm afraid I'll be tricked by him again!

I'll keep this inner core for now. As for this little mess at the Matchmaker's Palace, hehe, consider it a reminder to Bodhi so he won't mess with me again!

After saying that, he flashed and picked up several red ropes again, connecting the life tablet of Venus to the life tablet of a nine-tailed fox, muttering, "Old man Venus, you're always smiling, pairing you with a fox spirit will keep you busy!"

Venus was so angry that his beard trembled and he stamped his foot, saying, "Jiang Wang!"
"You brat! I have no grudge against you, how dare you mock me like this!"

Jiang Wang laughed loudly and was about to make another move when he suddenly heard a clear shout from outside the palace: "Jiang Wang, stop your insolence!"

But then Bodhi Patriarch arrived, his Six Roots Pure Bamboo gleaming brightly, pointing directly at Jiang Wang.

Seeing this, Jiang Wang snorted coldly, threw his inner core into the air, which transformed into a beam of green light to protect his body, and laughed, "Old Bodhi, you've come at the right time!"

We'll settle the score with Lao Gong this month slowly!

You want to trap me with your broken bamboo?
no way! "

Bodhi coldly said, "Jiang Wang, you have violated the Heavenly Law by trespassing into the Palace of the Old Man Under the Moon and randomly arranging marriages!"

"Surrender immediately and come with me to see the Jade Emperor!"

Jiang Wang ignored him, flicked his finger, and pulled out another red string, connecting Bodhi's life tablet with that of an old locust tree. He grinned mischievously and said, "Bodhi, since you like to scheme so much, why don't you form a bond with an old locust tree so it won't keep an eye on me all day!"

Bodhi was so angry that his face turned blue. With a wave of the Six Roots Purification Bamboo, the Buddha's light transformed into thousands of golden threads, enveloping Jiang Wang.

Jiang Wang swayed and dodged the golden silk with his strange movement technique, then laughed loudly: "Old bald donkey, your bamboo is as slow as a tortoise, and you still want to trap me?"

Keep dreaming!

Upon seeing this, the Jade Emperor had a terrible headache and waved his hand, saying, "Alright, Bodhi, you may leave now."

"Jiang Wang, if you don't stop, I will personally take action to suppress you!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Wang's eyes flashed, and he suddenly withdrew his hand, jumped off the marriage net, and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, if you had said this earlier, I wouldn't have made a fuss!"
I've had my fill of the red string from the Matchmaker's Palace; you can take your time cleaning up the rest!

I have something to attend to, so I'll be going now!

After saying that, he flashed away and escaped directly from the Moon God Palace, leaving behind a palace full of red ropes dancing wildly and a group of dumbfounded gods.

Bodhi snorted coldly and chased after him, with Yang Jian close behind. Yang Chan, however, stood still, covering her mouth and chuckling, whispering, "This Jiang Wang is truly a remarkable person..."

Looking at the chaos in the palace, the Jade Emperor sighed and murmured, "Just who is this Jiang Wang?"
"How could they possibly cause such chaos and turmoil throughout the Three Realms..." (End of Chapter)