Chapter 97

There was no need to summon the imperial physician. The celestial officials, being a group of immortals, instantly produced dozens of elixirs and divine medicines. If Zhang Musnow were to consume all of them, she could even be revived from the dead. Thus, she soon regained consciousness.

Looking at the photo of Sha Wujing on her phone, she couldn't help but burst into tears, thinking to herself: I am in the same school and the same grade as him. We see each other every day, and we have known each other for two years. I have been flattering and pleasing him, but he doesn't even look at me. But Sha Wujing, who has only known him for less than a month, has already developed a relationship that allows for such photos to be taken...

Am I really that unappealing to men?

No, that's not the point. The point is how despicable this man is. He knows I like him, yet he deliberately sent a photo of another woman waking up to humiliate me. And Sha Wujing, that scoundrel, was supposed to go undercover to sabotage Tang Sen's journey to the West, but she has developed such a relationship with her target. This is clearly a betrayal!

Zhang Musnow slammed the imperial desk, causing the jade brush and inkstone to jump. She shouted in anger, "Where is the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li Jing?"

No one responded...

In a corner, Nezha poked Li Jing's waist and whispered, "The emperor is calling you."

Li Jing, who was watching a Hong Kong crime drama on his 7-inch phone, was startled. He quickly paused it, raised his head, and loudly said, "Your subject is here. What does Your Majesty command?"

Zhang Musnow, still furious, didn't bother to criticize Li Jing for his slow response. She shouted, "I order you to set out immediately with ten thousand celestial soldiers and generals to the Five Acre Temple on the Ten Thousand Longevity Mountain in the Western Ox-Cart Continent to capture Tang Sen and Sha Wujing..."

"Ten thousand?" All the celestial officials were shocked. "Your Majesty, isn't ten thousand too much? Apart from the battle to capture the Monkey King Sun Wukong five hundred years ago, the Heavenly Court has never dispatched such a large force... Isn't this overkill?"

"Not at all. For such a deranged villain, ten thousand is not enough. Additionally, the focus of this operation must be clear. If we can't capture Tang Sen this time, we can try again next time, but we must bring back Sha Wujing. That scoundrel is simply deranged... I was just enraged by her."

"Your Majesty, what crime has Sha Wujing committed?" Li Jing asked. "Your subject needs to read out the charges before capturing her."

Zhang Musnow was taken aback. It was hard to state the charges! Could she tell all the officials that Sha Wujing was flirting with the man she liked? She had to say, "Sha Wujing broke my favorite glass vase and fled. I suddenly remembered this matter and was enraged."

"I see." Li Jing said, "Such a deranged villain. Your subject will definitely bring her back."

"Juling, Erlang, the Nine Stars, the Six Ding and Six Jia, the Five Elders, the Twelve Celestial Spirits, the Twenty-Eight Constellations, the Four Duty Officers, the River and Han Celestial Deities... all of you are going this time." Zhang Musnow was truly angry and mercilessly dispatched a large force.

The generals were drenched in sweat. Was she going to empty the Heavenly Court? They quickly stepped forward and said, "Your subject obeys the imperial command!"

Just as the generals were about to leave the hall to gather the celestial soldiers and generals to descend to the mortal world, Zhang Musnow's phone rang with a pleasant text message tone. She picked it up and saw that it was from Tang Sen again. A surge of anger rose in her heart. Was he going to send another photo of Sha Wujing waking up to humiliate her? Or a photo of another woman?

She really didn't want to open it, didn't want to open it, didn't want to open it... Important things must be said three times!

Although she didn't want to open it, she couldn't resist the urge to see what Tang Sen had to say. Her fingers moved involuntarily and opened the message. This time there was no photo, but a serious and sincere apology letter: "Zhang Musnow, I'm sorry. The photo I sent you earlier was a misunderstanding. It was taken in a nonsensical situation and was sent by Sha Wujing who was playing with my phone. I swear on my honor that there is no improper relationship between us. Please delete the photo and forget about this... As an apology, I will treat you to a meal next time. Just tell me what you want to eat..."

After reading the message, Zhang Musnow's face turned red with joy, and she almost floated away. Fortunately, she was wearing a veil, or the celestial officials would have mocked her. She cleared her throat and said, "Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King... come back!"

The generals, who were about to leave the hall, stopped and turned to look at her curiously.

Zhang Musnow said, "I suddenly feel that mobilizing such a large force is not good and is overkill. Besides... the matter of Sha Wujing breaking the glass vase doesn't seem worth getting angry about. Cough, in short... the operation is canceled."

All the celestial officials were stunned...

Although the emperor was young, she was a wise and good ruler who had never changed her mind so suddenly. What was going on today?

Zhang Musnow slammed the imperial desk again, exuding a queenly aura, "What are you all staring at? Do you have any objections?"

The generals, drenched in sweat, bowed their heads and said, "Dare not!"

Zhang Musnow cleared her throat and said, "Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King, although the large force is not needed, you and Nezha should go secretly. Meet with Sha Wujing, establish contact, and gather information from her. She is my spy planted next to Tang Sen. Get as much detailed information as possible, such as what kind of restaurants Tang Sen likes, what kind of food he prefers, whether he likes girls who eat slowly or quickly, what topics he likes to discuss during meals... This information is very important for capturing him. After gathering the information... beat up Sha Wujing."

"Your subject obeys the imperial command!" Li Jing said, then whispered, "Your Majesty, are you sure you won't change your mind again?"

"No, I won't! Go quickly!"

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At the same time that Zhang Musnow was conflicted, Tang Sen and his companions had just bid farewell to the two attendants, Qingfeng and Mingyue, and left the Five Acre Temple. After crossing the mountain peak, they continued westward. The surroundings were filled with birdsong and the fragrance of flowers, like a fairyland. Tang Sen walked slowly, enjoying the scenery, feeling very happy.

Suddenly, he heard the low laughter of Sun Wukong and Zhu Baie behind him. The laughter was very strange, like a child who had put a chili in a dumpling and watched the adult bite into it, then shouted, "So spicy, so spicy!"—the kind of wicked laugh after a prank succeeded.

Tang Sen couldn't help but ask, "What are you laughing about? Did you do something bad?"

"No!" Sun Wukong immediately said, "We did nothing."

"That's right, we didn't do anything bad," Zhu Baie quickly added.

"Damn, don't think you can fool my sharp eyes. What did you do? Confess everything, or you won't have dinner tonight," Tang Sen said.

"Is it that harsh not to give us food?" Zhu Baie couldn't hold it in and quickly said, "I confess! We just played a prank. We didn't like the two attendants in the Five Acre Temple, so we sneaked into the back garden when they weren't paying attention and played a prank on their children."

"Their children?" Tang Sen was very surprised. "Those two girls are still little girls. How could they have children?"

"Uh, they are fruits on a tree, like human children, able to speak and recite poems," Sun Wukong explained. "They are called ginseng fruits, very rare. The people in the Five Acre Temple treat the fruits on that tree like children, teaching them to read and write... all kinds of children's stuff. So, I and Baie taught them some adult knowledge."

"Adult knowledge?" Tang Sen had a bad feeling. "What exactly did you teach the children?"

Zhu Baie laughed, "The 'Heavenly Invincible Record.'"

Tang Sen: "..."