Uncle Nine: I became Master Qianhe, and my fame resounded throughout the Daoist sect.

Chapter 605 Haotian Speaks

Randeng frowned and said in a deep voice, "Sun Wukong, the Five Directions Protectors are the guardian deities of Buddhism. You have committed wanton killing. What is your punishment?"

Sun Wukong slammed his golden cudgel on the ground and shouted, "They angered my elder brother, and I was just doing what was right."

"And you broke your promise! You said if I lost the bet I could go back to Flower Fruit Mountain, but now look what's happened! You've imprisoned me for almost three hundred years, and now that I'm out, you're unhappy about killing a few of your underlings. What kind of logic is that?"

"Arrogant!" Maitreya Buddha rebuked angrily!

"Hmph, if you want to fight, then let's fight to the death!" Sun Wukong sneered!

Then, Ran Deng thought of something and said, "Qian He, you are the God of Justice, in charge of the Three Realms. Sun Wukong killed the Five Directions Protectors, and you're not going to do anything about it?"

Qianhe smiled meaningfully, glanced at everyone, and said, "The Five Directions Protectors acted improperly and angered me. I had Sun Wukong deal with them. This matter cannot be entirely blamed on him."

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Randeng and the others' expressions changed drastically, never expecting that Qianhe would openly protect Sun Wukong.

Emperor Haotian sat in his imperial carriage and did not speak out to stop her, seemingly acquiescing to Qianhe's statement.

If he can make Buddhism unhappy, then Haotian is happy!

Maitreya angrily said, "Qianhe, you are abusing your power for personal gain! Where do you place the laws of the Three Realms?"

Qianhe's eyes narrowed: "I will weigh the matter myself. The Five Directions Protectors were at fault first. Sun Wukong was merely following my orders. If we are to assign blame, your Buddhist sect is also to blame."

"Moreover, Sun Wukong is the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, an official of the Heavenly Court. Even if something is to be done, it should be the Heavenly Court that has the authority. What right do you Westerners have to interfere?"

Upon hearing this, the Buddhas, including Dipankara, trembled with anger, and Qianhe's words seemed to make a lot of sense!

They dared not openly oppose Emperor Haotian and Qianhe, so they could only grit their teeth in secret, and the conflict came to a temporary end.

Haotian, on the other hand, was waiting to see a good show.

Anyway, if the West is unhappy, he's happy!

If a fight really breaks out, hehe, Haotian is a peak Quasi-Saint level expert. When he uses magic weapons like the Haotian Sword, he's incredibly powerful!

"Wait a minute, what you just said is that Sun Wukong is from the West, and the Five Directions Protectors are from our Buddhist sect. If they kill someone from our Buddhist sect, shouldn't we be responsible?" Ran Deng said, as if he had just thought of something.

"You're talking to me about Buddhism in this place? Don't you want to look at where you are talking to me?" Qianhe glanced at him and said indifferently.

"Damn it!"

The lamp was enraged.

Chizuru then said, "If you keep barking like a dog, I will use my authority to arrest you! Everything you say can be used as evidence in court! Do you understand?"

As Qianhe said this, Yunxiao covered her mouth and laughed.

Even Haotian was amused.

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"you!"

"What do you mean, 'you'? Am I wrong?"

Randeng's face turned red from Qianhe's retort, his hands clenched tightly, his body trembling slightly with anger, yet he dared not actually retaliate.

Maitreya Buddha quickly stepped forward, suppressing his anger, and said, "God of Justice, let's put this matter aside for now, but there should be an explanation for killing the Five Directions Protectors."

Qianhe crossed her arms and sneered, "There are naturally explanations. Sun Wukong is now my subordinate. Back then, Sun Wukong lost a bet with the Buddhist sect. They agreed to let him return to Flower Fruit Mountain, but instead, he was imprisoned under Five Finger Mountain for nearly three hundred years. How should this debt be settled?"

Now, considering that we are all working for the peace of the Three Realms, I will not hold it against you.

"Alright then, your Buddhist sect will offer three top-tier magical treasures as compensation. Consider it as venting Sun Wukong's anger and settling this matter once and for all."

Chizuru said with a smile.

Sun Wukong's eyes lit up.

I thought to myself, "This guy is great!"

His current identity is the Great Sage Equaling Heaven of the Heavenly Court.

It's not from your Buddhist sect.

Upon hearing this, both Dipankara Buddha and Maitreya Buddha's expressions instantly turned extremely ugly. Three top-tier magic treasures—that was no small sum.

However, they were wary of the Heavenly Court behind Qianhe and the attitude of the Jade Emperor. For a moment, the two were caught in a dilemma and did not know how to respond.

But Tathagata Duobao said, "That won't do. Besides, Sun Wukong is a demon monkey. Back then, the Jade Emperor ordered me to capture him. How come you're blaming me now?"

As soon as Buddha finished speaking, Haotian interjected, "Hey, that's not quite right. I never agreed to any bet with you. Besides, I said I was summoning Buddha to subdue demons, not inviting him!"

Seeing that Haotian was being so disrespectful, Buddha said coldly, "Jade Emperor, have you forgotten how prosperous Buddhism has become!"

Because Haotian reincarnated as Zhang Bairen in the mortal realm, it's perfectly fine to call him the Jade Emperor!

Calling him Emperor Haotian is fine too.

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