The Heavenly Court's Lingxiao Treasure Hall.
Emperor Yu watched as the Curtain-Rolling General, who had just been retrieved by Queen Mother and was under strict surveillance to prevent theft by outsiders, was almost abducted by Nezha.
With his quasi-saint cultivation, he didn't need much time. He silently deduced, and although he didn't discover the cooperation between Primordial Lord of Heaven and Sun Kong, he immediately realized that Nezha wasn't meeting the Curtain-Rolling General for old times' sake, but clearly intended to hand him over to outsiders.
He was furious on the spot.
After enduring for many years, he finally exploded, unleashing a torrent of roaring curses that shook the Three Realms of the Great Desolation.
It also marked an open break with the Chan Sect!
"Damn you, you little brat Nezha, I showed respect to your Grandmaster and your Master, making you the Great God of the Three Seas and the third-ranking general among the Heavenly Court's many martial generals."
"You actually don't cherish this high office and generous salary, which is second only to your father, Erlang Shen Yang Jian, but instead, you want to rebel against me?"
"You ungrateful dog, who taught you such a thing?"
"If you don't explain the cause and effect and reveal the mastermind behind this, do you believe I will cripple you today? Even if the Primordial Sage of Jade Purity comes, he won't be able to save you!"
These roars, like thunder, not only astonished the immortals and gods in the Lingxiao Treasure Hall but also shook other scattered immortals near the Heavenly Court.
Naturally, it also reached Sun Kong and the Chan Sect disciples.
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"Huh? It seems the Jade Emperor is scolding Little Zha Zha. He says that if he wanted to steal someone, he should have done it discreetly, not openly abducting General Juanlian, who was serving wine to the Jade Emperor."
"Oh dear, this is bad. It's not that I, Sun, like to mock you Chan Sect disciples, but this time, Little Zha Zha's actions are truly unreliable."
"We didn't force him to complete this task immediately. If he found there were too many people and General Juanlian was still serving the Jade Emperor, he could have come back and found another opportunity."
"Why the rush to be so reckless?"
"Oh, damn, this brute force is unmatched. Even Zhang Fei, who is currently campaigning with Lord Liu in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, is inferior to him."
"Cough, cough, sorry, sorry, I spoke too bluntly. Please don't take offense, both of you. This matter... I won't rush you."
"You are his Master and Senior Uncle. You can deal with it yourselves. However, I'll say this upfront: if you can't even bring back a future Sha Wujing, our cooperation won't be officially established."
Sun Kong originally wanted to take the opportunity to mock them a few times, but seeing that the two Chan Sect Golden Immortals beside him, Guangchengzi and Taiyi Zhenren, had already turned pale and were even angrier than him.
He quickly pretended to have made a mistake, not intentionally targeting them.
After falling silent, he turned and spoke to his second brother Wuzhiqi, who had recovered his cultivation.
He clearly intended to have Wuzhiqi complete this task in Nezha's place.
But this was an even heavier blow to Guangchengzi and Taiyi Zhenren!
If it were just Nezha losing face, that would be one thing.
This was, after all, losing face in front of outsiders.
It was a complete waste of the teachings they had imparted to Nezha over the years.
Moreover, the two of them could already see that although Sun Kong apologized, he had no confidence in Nezha and was preparing to send his second brother. If he actually did that, what was the point of them coming today?
"Senior Brother, we cannot let Senior Brother Sun's second brother take action. Let's ask Senior Brother Sun to plead for Nezha and give him another chance."
"Otherwise, we will have come for nothing, and our Master's Three Treasures Jade Ruyi will have been lent to him in vain. We will have no way to make him compensate for this loss."
"This time, it's really unlucky. I never expected that such a trivial matter would be handled by that Nezha..."
Taiyi Zhenren's face was filled with more sorrow and distress. He wished he could immediately grab Nezha and beat him soundly to make him more sensible in the future.
"Junior Brother, there's no need to worry. Look, Senior Brother Sun is still giving us some face. He didn't let Wuzhiqi replace Nezha, he's just concerned about him and told him to go back and rest."
"It seems we still have a chance. Let's quickly find a way to save Nezha from the Jade Emperor and educate him for a few days."
"When the Jade Emperor and his people are not on guard next time, we should have a high chance of success. As for Senior Brother Sun, let's see how I negotiate with him."
Guangchengzi's heart was sinking like never before, no better than Taiyi Zhenren. However, seeing that Sun Kong really didn't let Wuzhiqi take action, but just let him go home and rest for a few days.
His heart suddenly stirred.
He decisively came forward and spoke cordially with Sun Kong.
"Give Little Zha Zha another chance?"
"No problem, that's what I was thinking. But you have to be quick."
"Be careful the Jade Emperor eats Little Zha Zha!"
Sun Kong said with a smile.
Seeing this, Taiyi Zhenren dared not delay. While cupping his hands in a salute and using the excuse of returning to Yuxu Palace, he immediately went to find Primordial Lord of Heaven.
In the current situation, if he took action, he would not receive the Jade Emperor's understanding and might even cause greater turmoil, from which he himself could not escape.
He had to find his Master, the Saint Primordial Lord of Heaven, instead!
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At the same time.
In Yuxu Palace.
Primordial Lord of Heaven and the others, who were watching the show, thought that after Nezha easily completed the task and Sun Kong confirmed the effect of the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi, the two sides would continue to have peace.
Who would have thought.
Just then, a roar and curse from the Jade Emperor ended their illusions!
"Master, something's wrong."
"I just deduced that Nezha's trip was not low-key enough, not hidden enough. As a result, he was discovered by the Jade Emperor's subordinates and is about to be captured alive and killed!"
Except for Guangchengzi and Taiyi Zhenren, who were not present, among the six Golden Immortals who remained, the second disciple Chi Jingzi naturally had the highest status.
His words not only shocked his fellow disciples and third-generation disciples but also made Primordial Lord of Heaven, the leader of the Chan Sect, feel even more disgraced.
At this moment, he wished he could find a hole to crawl into.
Damn it, he couldn't even complete such a small task given to Nezha.
What kind of Grandmaster was he?
This wasn't asking him to assassinate the Jade Emperor or disrupt the Jade Emperor's collusion with the demon race. It was purely asking him to steal a Curtain-Rolling General with the strength of an ordinary Golden Immortal.
Even this could go wrong?
"This is truly enraging."
"Just now, that Sun Monkey dared to be sarcastic and taunt me. I was planning to retaliate and let him know how powerful our Chan Sect disciples are."
"But who would have thought that in just a few breaths, he would be betrayed by this Little Zha Zha, one of the most promising third-generation disciples during the Investiture of the Gods tribulation?"
"What kind of idiocy is this guy doing? He can even mess this up. Does he not want to live anymore?"
"If I had known this would happen, I shouldn't have let Taiyi Zhenren take him in back then..."
Because he was in front of many disciples and grandchildren, Primordial Lord of Heaven did not dare to show a side different from his usual dignified and serious demeanor.
He could only be angry in secret.
He was almost furious!