Journey to the West, this Sun Wukong is too persuasive

Chapter 212 Patrol
Sun Wukong came to the underworld alone without any followers.

He first paid homage to Po Meng, the incarnation of empress Houtu Pingxin, at the Naihe Bridge. He saluted seriously and said, "Mother-in-law, this is very polite of me."

Po Meng coughed a few times and then said: "You are now among the four emperors in heaven. You are no worse than me. There is no need to pay such a big courtesy."

Sun Wukong laughed and said: "As for my mother-in-law, we are equal in heaven, but in this hell, I still have to be honest."

The four emperors of heaven are the North Pole Ziwei Emperor, the Antarctic Changsheng Emperor, the Gouchen Shanggong Emperor, and the Empress Earth Emperor Chengtian.

Judging from the heavenly status, they are indeed on the same level now.

But it was different in the tunnel. The ancestral witch Houtu transformed into reincarnation and opened up the underworld, giving countless dead souls and resentful spirits a home in the ancient world. This was a great merit and he was the only saint in the tunnel.

And his status in the underworld is that of Yin Tianzi, Fengdu Emperor, which is far worse than Hou Tu.

What's more, he and Meng Po met in Fangcun Mountain. In his heart, Master Bodhi, Meng Po, and the woodcutter Dayi were all in the same camp.

Once the situation in the Three Realms changes, this is his most reliable reliance.

So even without these differences in strength and status, he would still be respectful to Po Meng, the incarnation of Hou Tu.

At this time, Po Meng said again: "You never come to my place for nothing. Tell me, what are you going to do this time?"

Sun Wukong came closer, smiled and scratched his hands and said: "My mother-in-law understands me, grandson. I am here to exercise the power of the Yin Emperor. I patrol the underworld and may cause some trouble."

Po Meng leaned on a cane and shook her head gently: "With your current strength, you don't need me to hold the battle for you, right?"

Sun Wukong smiled and said: "No, no, just in case the noise gets louder, my mother-in-law just don't blame me."

Po Meng scooped up a bowl of soup and poured it down for the undead by the bridge. She said casually: "As long as it doesn't disturb the order of reincarnation, you can make trouble as you please, but you must restore the damaged place to its original state afterwards, lest you, the sinister emperor, will not destroy the underworld." Take it seriously."

Sun Wukong patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, mother-in-law, this hell is our own place, and I will definitely take good care of it. Hey, when things get done here, I will give my mother-in-law a surprise."

Po Meng glanced at the Monkey King with squinted eyes and said, "Surprise? Just don't be frightened."

Sun Wukong smiled and said, "Mother-in-law will know when the time comes."

Afterwards they talked for a while and then left for Fengdu.

Po Meng watched the golden light disappear and wondered what the monkey was trying to do. She also lamented that Sun Wukong had changed so much. Over the past 200 years, every time they met, he was very different.

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Fengdu is Fengduluo Mountain, located to the north of the Netherworld.

The mountain is [-] miles high and has a circumference of [-] miles. There are caves and palaces in the mountains, which are the capitals of ghosts and gods.

There are twelve palaces inside and outside the mountain, which are combined into the 24 Yin Palaces. They are the places where sinful souls are punished. There are three officials, nine palaces, and 24 prisons.

In addition, there are ten great yin commanders who control millions of yin soldiers.

The above are all under the control of Yin Tianzi, the great emperor of Fengdu in Beiyin.

The last time Sun Wukong came to the underworld to inspect the Sansheng Stone, Boyikao, the then Yin Emperor, led his troops to stop and delay the move, and set up large formations of Yin soldiers, but he forced his way into the formation and broke them open.

So at this moment, when he appeared in Fengdu as the new Emperor Yin, the four great judges, the top ten underworld officials, the top ten underworld commanders and other officials were all trembling with fear.

How could they have imagined that in less than a hundred years, the Great Sage Qitian, the Supreme Saint of the North Pole who fought with them back then, would actually become the new Emperor Ziwei and the Fengdu Emperor of the underworld.

In Beiyin Palace, Sun Wukong sat high in the main hall. "Greetings to Emperor Fengdu." All the officials and Commander Yin saluted cautiously and respectfully, fearing that they would be punished.

Sun Wukong did not laugh with them in a pleasant manner, but asked them majestically to report what had happened in Fengdu in recent years, as if he was patrolling seriously.

Then he found some problems, punished some officials and ghost generals who were partial to the law, and rewarded those officials and ghost generals who worked conscientiously and made meritorious deeds.

This method of clearly distinguishing rewards and punishments was simple and effective, allowing him to quickly control Fengdu.

Finally, Sun Wukong selected several judges, officials of the underworld and commanders of the underworld to inspect the ten palaces of the underworld.

In addition to King Qin Guang, who is still reincarnating for hundreds of generations, the Nine Halls Pluto headed by King Yama have already learned about the arrival of the new Emperor Yin Tianzi in Fengdu, so they have long been prepared to welcome him.

Several of the Hades were also trembling with fear, because they were previously led by King Qin Guang, and they all obeyed the orders of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, the leader of the Netherworld.

Who would have thought that in order to deal with King Yama, King Qin Guang issued a seduction document to lure a demon monkey from the realm of Daluo Jinxian to the underworld, and this demon monkey has now become their immediate boss.

Although there are many factions in the underworld, there are not only Empress Houtu Pingxin, Taiyi the Suffering Heavenly Lord Qinghua Emperor, but also the leader of the Netherworld Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, and the Dongyue Emperor Taishanfu Lord.

But nominally speaking, Emperor Yin Tianzi of Beiyin Fengdu is the ruler of this Netherworld!

In the fifth hall, the Hall of Yama, Sun Wukong sat in the seat of King Yama, the king of the underworld, and accepted the visit of the king of Hades in the ninth hall.

They also listen carefully to the reports of the Hades on the affairs of each palace, and then reward and punish them.

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On the bank of hell, Cuiyun Palace.

The sound of Sanskrit came out from this palace and flowed to the eighteen levels of hell, constantly saving the evil ghosts and resentful spirits.

At this time, Ksitigarbha was sitting cross-legged on the Qianye Qinglian platform.

There are two monks nearby who are guests here. One of them is thin and the other has a majestic face. They are Manjushri and Samantabhadra, both of whom are the four great bodhisattvas of Buddhism.

Suddenly, a ghost messenger came in to report that Emperor Fengdu had arrived in the underworld and was inspecting the Ten Nether Palaces.

There was some doubt on Ksitigarbha's compassionate face. After thinking for a moment, he didn't find any problem here. After all, Sun Wukong also has a god status in the underworld, so it is only natural for him to come to the underworld to inspect.

"I really don't know what the Emperor of Heaven thinks of letting a monster monkey hold such power." Manjushri Bodhisattva spoke his mind without any hesitation.

He has said on many occasions that Emperor Ziwei rules all the stars, controls all laws in the middle, and governs Fengdu below. His words and deeds can affect the situation of the three realms of heaven, earth, and human beings. Such an important divine position has actually fallen into the hands of a monster monkey. With your own hands, it will cause disaster sooner or later.

"Amitabha, this is the misfortune of the three realms." Samantabhadra Bodhisattva sighed.

Ksitigarbha didn't say anything, because the matter was a foregone conclusion and it was useless to say more.

In order to preserve the power of Buddhism in the underworld, he had to stand up and defend King Qin Guang. Therefore, he violated the Five Precepts and his Buddha's heart was shaken. However, in the end, King Qin Guang was too smart and his efforts were in vain.

From then on, he no longer paid attention to these things and devoted himself to guarding hell and saving the evil ghosts and spirits in it.

After a while, another ghost messenger came to report that Emperor Fengdu had left the Wheel Hall and was heading to hell.

Ksitigarbha's eyes narrowed, and Manjusri and Samantabhadra also looked at each other. The three Bodhisattvas were all confused.

　For those of you who were quick to read yesterday, just pretend you didn’t see the last three lines (＾_－)
　　
　
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