Lao Tzu is Ji Gong

Li Tianwang and Nezha's duty was to protect the peace of the Three Realms. They refused to attack the Western Paradise and wanted peace. However, they had no choice but to obey the Jade Emperor's order, so they led the immortals and 300,000 troops to march into the Western Paradise.

Sure enough, before the people of the Western Paradise could make any plans, Li Tianwang and Nezha stormed into the inner hall. At this time, those with some status in the hall were sitting there discussing how to deal with the oppression of the Heavenly Court.

When they saw Li Tianwang and Nezha, they were stunned and didn't react for a long time. None of them expected that the Jade Emperor's speed reading was so fast.

No sooner had Maitreya Buddha returned to the Western Paradise than Li Jing and Nezha were sent to attack it.

"Esteemed Buddhas, I apologize for my intrusion. Now, Li Tianwang first bowed politely to the Buddhas, then his expression returned to its icy state as he coldly issued his command."

Although the Western Paradise was unprepared, the strength of the Central Buddha was not to be underestimated. This battle lasted for seven days and seven nights without a clear winner. If the fighting continued, it would only result in mutual destruction.

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Chapter 983 Mutual Schemes

The Heavenly Court decided to make peace with the Buddhist sect. Since their strengths were evenly matched and neither side could gain any advantage, they chose the safest way to make peace, so as to prevent other people with ulterior motives from taking advantage of the situation.

After these days of recuperation, Wutian's injuries have gradually healed. Everything that happens in the Heavenly Court is under his control. From the very beginning, Wutian had planted spies in the Heavenly Court, so he knew everything that happened there, including the discord between the Heavenly Court and the Western Paradise.

Thus, Wutian had other ideas in his mind. Ever since he learned that the Heavenly Court and the Western Paradise were at odds, Wutian decided to cooperate with the Western Paradise or the Jade Emperor.

I believe that no matter who he cooperates with at this point, they will certainly not refuse. As long as their own interests are not harmed, they will definitely choose to eliminate the other party first and then firmly grasp the other party's power in their own hands.

Sometimes, those in high positions of power value these dispensable things more. Knowing these people's thoughts too well, Wutian decided to take another gamble and cooperate with either the Western Paradise or the Heavenly Court to eliminate one force and then merge with the other.

"Bu Jingyun." Wutian sat arrogantly on the stool, looking down at Bu Jingyun kneeling on the ground, arms crossed, and said, "What suggestions do you have?"

"In response to Buddha Wutian, I believe that the Jade Emperor is extremely cunning. I fear he might have some wicked intentions towards us, so we must be on guard." To be fair, Bu Jingyun has a very refined appearance, but sometimes a person's character is not determined by their appearance. Some seemingly gentle people are actually wicked at heart.

"Hmm, that makes sense." Wutian Buddha also understood that the Jade Emperor was not an easy person to get along with. The Buddha of the Western Paradise had declared himself a righteous gentleman, and compared to him, the Jade Emperor was a more accommodating person.

On the other hand, Maitreya Buddha of the Western Paradise has just been ambushed by the Jade Emperor, and he must be very angry. However, he is troubled by the fact that his strength is roughly equal to that of his enemy. What if there were an opportunity now for someone willing to help him bring down the Jade Emperor?

In the past, they might not have chosen to cooperate with him, but now, the Jade Emperor is too eager for quick success, which has caused great disagreements and conflicts with the Buddhas of the Western Paradise.

What would happen if he took advantage of the situation at this moment? It must be said that the Jade Emperor, who was wise all his life, made a foolish mistake for a moment.

Indeed, he was usually flattered by the immortals and could be said to have never suffered any grievances in tens of thousands of years. However, he was hit hard again and again during this period, which caused his mind to become confused and he became eager to achieve quick success.

Since the incident that happened last time, the Heavenly Court has been filled with fear and unease. The great calamity has not been eliminated, and wave after wave of guards patrol the area every day in order to prevent a recurrence of the incident that caught everyone off guard.

The Jade Emperor feared retaliation from the people of the Western Paradise, but he never imagined that one day two forces would join forces to deal with him.

Sun Wukong and Tang Sanzang are getting closer and closer to Zhu Bajie. They have gone through so many hardships to get out of the Demon Beast Forest. Just when they reached the edge, they accidentally entered an illusion array.

Fortunately, the illusion array wasn't very powerful, and they quickly emerged from it. However, Ouyang Lan remained unconscious throughout the journey.

In fact, the moment Ouyang Lan was injured, Long Xiangtian seemed to have a premonition. He was restless and inexplicably irritable all day, and at night he even dreamed that something had happened to Ouyang Lan.

The next morning, he went out to look for Ouyang Lan. When he dragged Zhu Bajie out of bed, he still looked unwilling and reluctant.

"Oh dear! Why are you in such a hurry? Ouyang Lan isn't a child anymore, and besides, she's already at the level of a Grand Luo Golden Immortal! Do you even know what a Grand Luo Golden Immortal is?"

"This means that no one in the mortal world can rival her. Don't worry! She'll be fine. It's probably because she's jealous of you and doesn't want to see you now." Disturbing his peaceful sleep so early in the morning, Pigsy was thoroughly annoyed and rolled over to continue sleeping.

He's very busy right now! Bai Ting is also busy trying to please that Miss Duan. He just doesn't understand why Miss Duan has developed feelings for my dull-witted third junior brother. It's infuriating.

“That’s right, Brother Long. My second senior brother is right. I think with Miss Ouyang’s abilities, she certainly won’t encounter such danger.” Sha Wujing chimed in, though he knew nothing about matters between men and women, and had never wanted to.

Long Xiangtian was still extremely annoyed. He decided to go find Ouyang Lan himself. This was his own business, and he really couldn't trouble others. He definitely couldn't just stay at home and wait without doing anything.

At the very least, we need to know where he is and whether he is safe.

More importantly, Ouyang Lan had misunderstood him. He needed to explain things to her clearly so that he wouldn't regret whatever choice she made.

Thinking of this, Long Xiangtian secretly went out to find Ouyang Lan alone.

"Brother Long, wait for my second senior brother to wake up so we can go together!" Sha Wujing called out anxiously when he saw Long Xiangtian determined to go find Ouyang Lan, but Long Xiangtian did not respond.

"Second Brother, Second Brother, Long Xiangtian is gone!" Sha Wujing patted Zhu Bajie lying on the bed, but there was no response.

"Second Brother, wake up, Miss Duan is here to see you." As soon as he finished speaking, Pigsy sat up abruptly. Over the years, Pigsy had developed a habit of his eyes lighting up whenever he heard the name of a beautiful woman, especially one who came looking for him.

The eldest brother had tricked him countless times with this tactic, but even so, every time he heard about a beautiful woman, Pigsy would instinctively sit up, and it never failed him.

"Where? Where? Where is Miss Duan?" Pigsy sat up, looking left and right, trying to find that beautiful figure.

"Second Brother, Long Xiangtian went to find Ouyang Lan himself." Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Sha Wujing directly revealed his ultimate objective.

"What? Long Xiangtian went to find Ouyang Lan? When did he go? How long has he been gone? Which direction did he go?" Pigsy jumped up in a flash.

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Chapter 984 Encounter in a Small Town

He grabbed Sha Wujing's clothes and asked urgently.

"Second Brother, let go first. Brother Long just left not long ago. He went in that direction." Sha Wujing said helplessly. Pigsy was too strong and he was lifted up.

"Hmm, at least you have some sense. Let's go find him." Pigsy said, turning to leave, but seeing Sandy standing there dumbfounded, he grabbed him and pulled him out: "What are you doing? Why aren't you leaving?"

"Oh!" Sha Wujing replied blankly, as if the words hadn't come out of his mouth, his eyes filled with doubt.

"By the way, this Long Xiangtian is really something. What could possibly happen in the mortal realm? Besides, Miss Ouyang's martial arts are so high. If you ask me, he's just looking for trouble." Pigsy walked along the road, still complaining all the way, saying it every now and then.

"Stop talking, Second Brother, you're right about everything." Sha Wujing's ears were calloused from hearing it all the way here. He wished he could stuff a wad of cotton in his ears so he wouldn't have to hear that constant beeping.

It's absolutely insane and utterly boring; it's a kind of invisible torture. Even the most good-natured Pigsy and Sandy couldn't stand it at this moment.

"Second Brother, look ahead, isn't that Eldest Brother?" Sha Wujing seemed to see Sun Wukong's figure flash by, but when he looked again, there was nothing there, and he couldn't help but wonder if he was seeing things.

"Where is he? Where is my senior brother? I can't see him." Pigsy hurriedly looked up when he heard Sandy's words, but all he could see were winding streets and merchants and pedestrians coming and going, with no sign of Sun Wukong.

"Brother Sha, I think you miss your senior brother too much! You're even hallucinating now." Pigsy sighed and shook his head, looking at Brother Sha. He was good in every way, except that he was too stupid. He never thought before doing anything.

"Second Brother, I think I really saw Eldest Brother just now." Sha Wujing was also puzzled. How could he have disappeared so suddenly? That was clearly Eldest Brother just now!

"Alright, alright, you say you saw him, then you saw him. But where is Senior Brother?" Pigsy was exasperated by Sandy's stubbornness. He didn't dare to argue with him, knowing that if he didn't go along with him, Sandy would keep buzzing in his ear like a mosquito.

"Eldest Brother? I think you're right this time, I think I see Eldest Brother too." Pigsy was impatiently thinking that Monkey King definitely wouldn't be here!

As soon as he looked up, a familiar figure appeared before him. However, Sun Wukong and his master didn't seem to see them! Otherwise, why would they have walked right past them?

"Master? Eldest Brother? We're here! Brother Monkey! Here!" Pigsy shouted on the street, attracting the attention of a crowd of people. He was oblivious to his own narcissism, thinking that he was the kind of person who was born to shine and attracted the attention of everyone on the street as soon as he appeared.

"See! I told you the eldest brother is here!" Sha Wujing looked at Zhu Bajie with a smug expression and laughed loudly, but this laugh made Zhu Bajie's face turn black.

"You idiot, what are you doing here?" Sun Wukong heard Zhu Bajie's shout, hopped over, and punched him.

Although it was a light punch, it still made Pigsy stagger back a few steps. Pigsy cried out exaggeratedly, "Ouch! That hurts! Brother Monkey, why are you still so violent and incorrigible?"

"Master, look at Brother Monkey! He's bullying me again! Master, you must stand up for me!" When Pigsy saw Tang Sanzang approaching, he immediately put on a pitiful act and hid behind Tang Sanzang, giving everyone goosebumps.

"Alright, you two have been causing trouble for tens of thousands of years, haven't you had enough yet?" As soon as Tang Sanzang spoke, Zhu Bajie became obedient.

"By the way, Brother Monkey, how did you know we were here?" Pigsy asked Monkey in confusion.

"Look who this is!" With that, he made the shrunken Ouyang Lan bigger and appeared in front of Zhu Bajie.

"Isn't this Ouyang Lan and Long Xiangtian's bodyguard? How did she end up with you? What did you do to her? Why is she still unconscious?"

Pigsy looked at Ouyang Lan lying unconscious on the ground, his heart filled with doubt. Her clothes were tattered and torn, indicating that she must have suffered some serious injury. It seemed that someone had treated her, but why was she still unconscious?

"By the way, Junior Brother Pig, weren't you with Long Xiangtian the whole time? Where is he? Why haven't I seen him?" Sun Wukong looked around and, after confirming that Long Xiangtian wasn't there, asked Pigsy repeatedly.

"Long Xiangtian went to look for her early this morning and hasn't come back yet. We're looking for him too!" Pigsy said somewhat guiltily.

"Yes, Senior Brother, Long Xiangtian angered this girl and drove her away, so he went to find her," Sha Wujing said, revealing the truth.

"Bajie, what's going on? Tell me?" Sun Wukong asked Zhu Bajie, completely confused.

"It's nothing, Brother Monkey, really nothing. It's just that the two of them had a fight over a woman, and then Ouyang Lan got jealous and ran away, so Long Xiangtian went to find her." Pigsy's eyes flickered, intentionally hiding something, afraid that Brother Monkey would scold him for it.

However, Sha Wujing couldn't keep a secret and immediately exposed Zhu Bajie's lie: "Actually, it's like this, eldest brother. When we passed through this town, a young lady was holding a martial arts contest to find a husband. Second brother went to participate, but unexpectedly, these mortals were too weak. They were knocked unconscious by my second brother with just a light tap. Long Xiangtian and I tried to tell second brother to stop, but he couldn't hear us. So Long Xiangtian went up on stage to tell him. After he told him, Miss Duan took a liking to Long Xiangtian and not my second brother. Ouyang Lan was also angered and left. I just don't know how she ended up with you guys now."

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Chapter 985 The Title Girl Was Eaten

And she's still unconscious?

"Hey! Don't even mention it. I don't know how this girl accidentally wandered into the Monster Forest. If my master and I hadn't been nearby and heard the commotion to rescue her, she would probably have been torn to pieces by now."

"I just don't know what's going on. I've already healed her external injuries, so she should be awake by now! There's no reason why she's still not awake." Sun Wukong scratched his head in frustration. He had never encountered such a situation before. Usually, as long as he took action, he could save someone who was barely clinging to life.

"Hey! How did she end up in there! Luckily she ran into you, Brother Monkey." Pigsy felt a chill run down his spine just thinking about it. Even he wouldn't dare to venture into the Demon Beast Forest so easily. This girl really had a death wish, being so daring.

"You still have something to say! Pigsy, how come you never change your ways! Look at you, huh? You pounce on every girl you see, and the worst part is that they don't even acknowledge you. Aren't you ashamed? Huh? Luckily, nothing bad happened to Ouyang Lan."

"If anything really happens to them, I'd like to see how you explain it to Long Xiangtian." Sun Wukong gritted his teeth in anger as he looked at Zhu Bajie's nonchalant attitude. This Zhu Bajie, greedy for food and lustful, would ruin everything sooner or later.

"I was wrong, Senior Brother, I, Old Pig, really know I was wrong." Pigsy, who was not too guilty before, suddenly felt guilty when he heard Sun Wukong speak.

Thinking about it carefully, what they said really makes sense. Long Xiangtian cared so much about Ouyang Lan that he knelt outside Li Xiuyuan's door for more than a month before he finally got to see her.

If I were to ruin a relationship between two people now, not only would the other person feel uncomfortable, but I would also feel uncomfortable, let alone the fact that I almost lost my life because of it.

Knowing he felt guilty, Pigsy stopped talking. He just wanted to find Long Xiangtian as soon as possible and tell him that Ouyang Lan had been found so that he wouldn't worry so much.

If he knew that Ouyang Lan had mistakenly entered the Monster Forest, I wonder what the situation would be like. He would definitely be in great pain and wouldn't feel good.

At this moment, Wutian found the eavesdropper he had planted in the Heavenly Court, obtained the Heavenly Soldiers' location list, concealed his appearance, transformed into Laozi's appearance, and headed to the Western Paradise.

Because they had made preparations beforehand, they successfully evaded everyone's sight at the moment the two groups of guards changed shifts and successfully reached the Western Paradise to see Maitreya Buddha.

"Now, Buddha, how have you been?" Wutian entered the inner hall and transformed into his true form. The Arhats returned to their positions, ready to fight at any moment.

"Now, Buddha, I have a cooperation opportunity that will only benefit you and have no drawbacks. I wonder if you are interested?" Wutian went straight to the point and stated his purpose.