Primordial World: Big shots are all my friends

Tang Sanzang suddenly remembered that Emperor Gouchen seemed to have some connection with his senior disciple Sun Wukong. It was when Sun Wukong emerged from the Suppression Land that the ferocious god with three eyes read out Emperor Gouchen's decree, appointing Sun Wukong as the Judicial Celestial.

In the video, Emperor Li Shimin was also startled by the sudden appearance of the monkey's head, almost slipping into the pool with a whoosh as he lost stability underneath him.

The maids beside him exclaimed in unison, "Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty~"

"Your Majesty, are you alright!"

They hurried to support the Emperor, their small white hands pressing against Li Shimin's chest.

Li Shimin waved his hand, signaling for them to step back. As an Emperor, he was merely startled for a moment before regaining his composure. Having encountered monsters before, he scrutinized Sun Wukong and asked, "You...who are you?"

"I am the Great Sage Equalling Heaven, Sun Wukong. What did you just say about Buddhism pressuring Emperor Gouchen to go to the Heavenly Court?"

Li Shimin suddenly realized, ah, it's the Imperial Brother's senior disciple! He had only heard of him and was seeing him for the first time now. He nodded and said, "That's right, this matter has already spread throughout the Three Realms! It's also widely circulated on the Three Realms Mall; if you follow Buddhism's account, you would know."

A hand reached out from the side, pushing the monkey's head away, as Tang Sanzang appeared on the screen, anxiously saying, "Your Majesty, this is a misunderstanding! This Jinlan Kasaya was sold by me to the Three Realms Bank."

Li Shimin hesitated for a moment, then frowned and asked, "Is that so?!"

Tang Sanzang nodded repeatedly, saying, "Absolutely true, I didn't repay the loan on time, so I temporarily sold the Jinlan Kasaya."

Li Shimin stroked his chin, deep in thought, and said, "That's problematic. Buddhism couldn't be unaware that you sold the Jinlan Kasaya, but now Buddhism is challenging the Heavenly Court. What is Buddhism trying to do?"

Sun Wukong's head reappeared in the video, snorting coldly and laughing, "Buddhism is seeking its own doom. Emperor Gouchen is the foremost figure in the Three Realms. In my opinion, you should just call off the quest for the scriptures. Offending Emperor Gouchen, I'm afraid you won't make it to the Western Heaven before Buddhism is already gone."

Tang Sanzang pushed Sun Wukong away, appearing behind the camera again, worriedly saying, "Your Majesty, will Emperor Gouchen take out his anger on me? If Emperor Gouchen sends someone to lock me in the Heavenly Prison, what should I do? I still need to continue obtaining the scriptures!"

Li Shimin pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No, this is a matter between Buddhism and the Heavenly Court; it won't involve you. Otherwise, it would be overly petty, unbefitting of his status as the Heavenly Emperor."

Tang Sanzang felt a bit relieved and said with some gratitude, "That's good! That's very good!"

Li Shimin smiled and said, "Since the Imperial Brother is fine, let's hang up for now. I need to issue an imperial decree to clarify matters for Emperor Gouchen. Rumors cannot start in my Great Tang."

Tang Sanzang nodded repeatedly, saying, "That's appropriate, that's appropriate. Please clarify for me as well, Your Majesty! I genuinely didn't know about this matter."

"No problem, leave it to me!"

The chat screen suddenly went dark.

Sun Wukong, holding the Jingu Bang, bellowed angrily, "Pig head, you protect the Master first. I'm going up to the heavens to get some clarity on this, and this time I will go to the Western Heaven for answers."

Zhu Bajie nodded repeatedly, saying earnestly, "Senior Brother, leave the Master to me, don't worry!"

Sun Wukong leaped into the sky with a somersault.

Tang Sanzang quickly looked up and shouted loudly, "Wukong, don't fly too fast, be safe! And remember, don't be impulsive!" But there was no response to be heard.

Tang Sanzang sighed helplessly and got into the horse carriage. While the biting cold wind was piercing outside, the inside was warm like spring with a furnace lit.

Tang Sanzang took off his tiger-skin coat and crawled into the bed. He took out his Three Realms Mall and searched for Buddhism's account, clicked to follow, and was directed to Buddhism's account page.

Around the Buddhism account were lotus patterns, topped by an image of Buddha.

The first message below read, "Buddhism: Every effort has its reward, every act of robbery has its retribution. Such is the cause and effect of this world."

Below are all comments.

Universal Virtue Bodhisattva: How tragic that the Buddha Treasure bestowed upon the Eastern Land Scripture Seeker was snatched away!

Guanyin Bodhisattva: Even a kasaya is to be snatched. Has the Eastern Land become so impoverished?

Believer Zhang Aniu: Amitabha Buddha~ I once heard that Emperor Gouchen of the Heavenly Court seized the Western jinlan kasaya! It pains my heart~ I hope Emperor Gouchen can go to the Buddha Sect to confess his error, and not to make the same mistake again.

Heavenly Forge's Apprentice: Cut the crap, how could someone as honorable as Emperor Gouchen ever stoop to stealing your rags? If you placed that raggedy kasaya in front of Emperor Gouchen, he wouldn't even deign to give it a glance.

Fang Lin@Heavenly Forge's Apprentice: I'm from the Heavenly Court too, if something's wrong, it's wrong. We must bravely acknowledge our mistakes, and resolutely rectify them. Only by facing ourselves can we become stronger.

The comment section below is a cacophony of voices, most of which are praising Buddhism and urging Emperor Gouchen to go to the Western Heavenly Spirit Mountain to apologize, since the Dharma Decree has already been issued. How could it be a falsification?

Tang Sanzang also immediately posted his comment.

Xuanzhuang: Amitabha Buddha~ Poor monk is Tang Sanzang on a journey to the Western Heaven to obtain scriptures. The jinlan kasaya was a gift from Guanyin Bodhisattva to the poor monk, and I sold it to the Three Realms Mall, with absolutely no robbery involved. Please remain rational, do not believe rumors, nor spread them.

"Ding~"

"Ding~"

"Ding~"

A series of notification sounds for received replies followed.

Many replies appeared under Tang Sanzang's comment.

Your Uncle Huang: Are you really Tang Sanzang? Where are you now? Please let us know.

Heavenly Forge's Apprentice: Haha~ I knew Emperor wouldn't do such a thing. Tang Sanzang himself has spoken, what else can you say?

Devotee Li Zi: No way! Does someone actually believe he's Tang Sanzang? I'll claim I'm Tang Sanzang too! The kasaya was definitely seized by Emperor Gouchen.

Tongtian River River God: Also interested in Tang Sanzang's progress on his scripture quest, please share your location.

Little Thunder Sound Lord: Please Tang Sanzang, send your location.

Demon God Qingcang: Hehe~ Tang Sanzang, you haven't defected to the Heavenly Court, have you??

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"Ding~ Your comment has been deleted."

A crisp sound echoed inside the horse carriage.

Tang Sanzang was stunned. My comment was deleted? He immediately rewrote his previous message, clicked send, and continued to comment.

A line of red text appeared on the screen: You have been muted. Please try again later.

Tang Sanzang was slightly taken aback. I've been muted? Who muted me?

Tang Sanzang looked up and called out, "Bajie, do you have the Three Realms Mall app?"

The carriage curtain was flung open with a swoosh, and a gust of cold wind rolled in from outside, making Tang Sanzang subconsciously pull up the blanket.

Zhu Bajie crawled into the carriage, grinning foolishly and said: "Master, Old Pig isn't some uncouth mountain monster, of course I have the Three Realms Mall app. But Old Pig doesn't have much money."