Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 475: Four Three Nine - The Jade Emperor’s Strategy_3

Chapter 475: Four Three Nine - The Jade Emperor’s Strategy_3

Even the Keeper of the Pan Peach Garden, a position that had been occupied by many immortals in the Heavenly Court for countless years, had never heard of this post. It was clearly an arrangement made specifically for Sun Wukong.

All the immortals were smart. After guessing the Jade Emperor’s intention, no matter what they felt, they all closed their mouths and remained silent.

Only Jiang Chen burst out laughing upon hearing the words of the Martial Virtue Star Lord: "Hehe, Keeper of the Pan Peach Garden. To make Sun Wukong the garden keeper, Martial Virtue Star Lord, you really have talent. I’m almost laughing to death..."

As soon as the Jade Emperor heard Jiang Chen’s voice, he knew something was wrong. However, he could not say anything and could only continue to pretend to be calm.

On the other hand, Martial Virtue Star Lord looked at Jiang Chen discontentedly and said, "Why does Emperor Lord laugh? Is there something you are not satisfied with?"

Jiang Chen suppressed his laugh, glanced at the immortal gods, and then said, "What am I laughing at? Of course, I’m mocking the lack of strategy in the Heavenly Court and the intellect of the immortals. That’s why a fool like you could stand in the Heavenly Court and hold high positions and great power."

Upon hearing Jiang Chen’s words, everyone present, including the Jade Emperor, looked embarrassed. Because Jiang Chen’s words seemed to mock the Martial Virtue Star Lord, but in fact, he included everyone present.

He accused them of being unintelligent and lacking strategy!

Humiliated by Jiang Chen, the Martial Virtue Star Lord barely kept himself from attacking on the spot. Thankfully, he held back. Otherwise, the Heavenly Court would have had to find a new Martial Virtue Star Lord, which disappointed Jiang Chen.

Forcefully suppressing his anger, the Martial Virtue Star Lord glared at Jiang Chen, his face flush red, and said, "Why does Emperor Lord insult me so!"

Standing up from his seat, Jiang Chen walked to the Martial Virtue Star Lord. Instead of answering his question, he turned to the immortals and said, "If I remember correctly, the initial suggestion to have Sun Wukong take care of the horses when he first came to the Heavenly Court was made by the Martial Virtue Star Lord."

Upon saying this, Jiang Chen’s tone suddenly turned cold. He pointed at the Martial Virtue Star Lord and questioned him loudly: "A naturally divine being, a divine fetus nurtured by the essence of Heaven and Earth, and an ascetic who reached the Golden Immortal realm, you dared to assign him to care for horses."

"Martial Virtue Star Lord, tell me, were you kicked in the head by a horse? Is that why you made such an absurd suggestion?"

"Or is it that you are jealous of talent and feared another war god emerging in the Heavenly Court, taking away your power. Is that why you tried to bring Sun Wukong down, ostracize him, humiliate him into being a stable manager, and forced him to leave in shame?"

Frankly speaking, it was already too much to ask a Golden Immortal to take care of horses. Moreover, the Golden Immortal in question was a divine fetus nurtured by Heaven and Earth, which made it even more outrageous.

Why didn’t the Heavenly Court hold it against Sun Wukong when he left his position? Obviously, because they were in the wrong. If this matter were made public, the ascetics of the world wouldn’t blame Sun Wukong, but would accuse the Heavenly Court of being excessive.

You humiliate someone on purpose, and then blame them for retaliating?

There has never been such a logic in the world. Those who kill will inevitably be killed, and those who humiliate will inevitably be humiliated. This is the principle, the law of the Prehistoric World.

With Jiang Chen’s questioning, the Martial Virtue Star Lord could not even maintain his anger and hurriedly defended himself: "This is pure slander, pure slander!"

"I have been in charge of the Heavenly Court’s military affairs for many years, striving conscientiously to promote countless talents. I am not the kind of petty person who is jealous of talent!"

Before the Martial Virtue Star Lord could finish speaking, Jiang Chen impatiently interrupted him: "Since you’re not a petty person jealous of talent, then you are undoubtedly a thorough fool. Only a fool would say such things."

"Having a monkey watch over the peaches in the Pan Peach Garden, Martial Virtue Star Lord, what were you thinking? Why don’t you let a weasel guard the chicks, or a wolf take care of the rabbits?"

"Pfft!"

As soon as Jiang Chen finished speaking, many of the immortal gods present couldn’t help but laugh. It was indeed hilarious to let a monkey watch over peaches.

No normal person would do such a thing.

After speaking, Jiang Chen didn’t even glance at Martial Virtue Star Lord, whose face had turned blue. Instead, he turned to the Jade Emperor and said, "Your Majesty, the words of the Martial Virtue Star Lord are completely nonsensical."

"If we let a monkey watch over the peaches in the Pan Peach Garden and this news gets out, I’m afraid the Heavenly Court will become a laughingstock of the Three Realms. What will the immortals of the Three Realms think of the Heavenly Court and the immortals therein?"

"They would say that the immortals of the Heavenly Court are a bunch of fools. If not, how could they come up with such a ’brilliant’ idea of letting a monkey watch over peaches?"

When Jiang Chen said the words "brilliant", he emphasized them particularly.

On the side, the immortal gods who were spectating laughed no more. They were now on the receiving end of the mockery after all.

Envisioning the scene described by Jiang Chen, the immortal gods shivered. Reputation is everything to people. If they were ridiculed as fools, how would they face their old friends and acquaintances? They’d probably be laughed at for some time.

Earlier, they were laughing at the Martial Virtue Star Lord, but now that it implicated them, they lost their humor. Instead, they glared at the Martial Virtue Star Lord with gloomy faces.

As per Jiang Chen’s words, it was clear that the Martial Virtue Star Lord considered them fools. If this matter really went through and was publicized, their reputations would be destroyed.

In this era, ruining someone’s reputation is equivalent to killing them. Hence, their looks towards the Martial Virtue Star Lord were naturally hostile.

The Jade Emperor on the higher platform smiled when he saw this. Even if the Martial Virtue Star Lord was ostracized by the immortals, it was a good thing because it would make him more devoted.

Having offended everyone, what other choice did the Martial Virtue Star Lord have to stay safe other than clinging onto the Jade Emperor?

Shaking his head, the Jade Emperor said: "Jiuxiao, calm down first. I feel that you are misunderstanding Martial Virtue Star Lord. I believe he does not have such thoughts."

P.S.: The ninth day of 10,000 words

Eating melon distracted my writing.