Journey to the West: Man in heaven, working nine to five

#1904 - The Stubborn Antarctic Immortal

Although Zhu Bajie had his little schemes, what he said wasn't wrong.

After all, even Sun Wukong couldn't enter the palace now. Even if he forced his way in, he wouldn't be able to accomplish anything, which meant something unknown had changed.

This change came suddenly. Who knew if it was a demon's plot?

Therefore, waiting for Chu Hao to return was the best option.

But Tang Sanzang didn't think so. He said with a worried expression, "The matter of the travel permit isn't urgent, but what about those children? If they can't be rescued, it will be too late."

Hearing Tang Sanzang's words, Sun Wukong suddenly thought of something and immediately said, "Master, how about this? How about Bajie and I go and release those children first?"

"And then what? After we leave, they will still be caught and brought back," Tang Sanzang said, shaking his head.

This method only treated the symptoms, not the root cause.

If the king's thinking couldn't be changed, this kind of thing would still happen. It was inevitable.

"But Master, if it's really the work of a demon, you'll be in danger," Sun Wukong still wanted to persuade him.

But Tang Sanzang said with a serious face, "Don't worry, Wukong. Even if there really is a demon, whether it can defeat me is another matter."

Thinking about it, Tang Sanzang was no longer the unarmed monk he once was. He also had some abilities.

Especially when Sun Wukong thought of the scene when Tang Sanzang became demonized when facing the Golden-haired Hou.

Even if he couldn't defeat the demon, he should be able to protect himself.

Thinking of this, Sun Wukong didn't continue to speak.

"Bajie, call the post station chief over. Let's discuss how to enter the royal palace," Tang Sanzang said to Zhu Bajie.

Zhu Bajie reluctantly put down the food in his hand and walked out.

Before long, the post station chief was brought over.

"Chief, could you please inform the king that this humble monk must see him today," Tang Sanzang said with utmost determination.

The post station chief's eyes flickered. "This, Elder Tang, you also know that if the palace is sealed off, irrelevant personnel cannot enter."

"Just tell the king that this humble monk comes from the Great Tang. I think the king will be accommodating," Tang Sanzang said.

The post station chief showed a troubled expression.

Tang Sanzang then continued, "Don't worry, I won't let the three disciples beside me follow. Just this humble monk alone, I think there won't be a problem."

Hearing that it was only Tang Sanzang alone, the post station chief's expression relaxed a lot.

After all, he had heard the news that the palace was under martial law because a demon had been discovered.

If the eminent monk from the Great Tang really brought these three demons, then let alone entering the palace, they might be surrounded as soon as they appeared.

If it was just Tang Sanzang, an ordinary person, the king might be willing to meet him.

So, the post station chief nodded. "Alright, Elder Tang, I'll go try."

On the other side, after Chu Hao left the Jade Emperor, he returned to the Law Enforcement Hall.

He pushed open the door to the room where he was interrogating the Antarctic Immortal, and seeing that this guy was still calmly meditating and resting, he casually sat down. "Do you know what I went to do?"

"I'm not interested," the Antarctic Immortal said, still with his eyes closed, seemingly genuinely uninterested.

But Chu Hao knew that this guy was actually very concerned, because no one wanted to be locked up in this ghost place for hundreds or thousands of years.

So he smiled faintly and said, "I reported this matter to the Jade Emperor."

As soon as he said this, the Antarctic Immortal suddenly opened his eyes, glared at Chu Hao, and said in a deep voice, "What did the Jade Emperor say?"

"What do you hope he said?" Chu Hao asked rhetorically.

"He certainly doesn't want to cause a Taoist dispute and will definitely let you release me," the Antarctic Immortal said confidently.

But Chu Hao shook his head and said, "No, His Majesty thinks that you are actually despising the Heavenly Court and wants me to interrogate you properly."

"Impossible, His Majesty couldn't have said this," the Antarctic Immortal obviously didn't believe it and stood up excitedly.

But Chu Hao said, "That's just what you think is impossible, but this is the reality. You should know that I'm not lying."

The Antarctic Immortal was silent, because he knew that what Chu Hao said was the truth.

He stared into Chu Hao's eyes and said, "I have never despised the Heavenly Court."

"Attacking me, isn't that despising?" Chu Hao said with a smile.

"That's because you were going to attack my mount," the Antarctic Immortal retorted.

"But you know that that's not a reason. The crime committed by your mount needs to be enforced by me," Chu Hao said indifferently.

"It's all nonsense. You should know that this is part of the tribulation, but you've used it as a reason," the Antarctic Immortal said.

Speaking of this, he thought of the demons he had seen in the Law Enforcement Hall.

He suddenly realized that this guy's participation in the Western Heaven tribulation was for no simple purpose.

Thinking of this, the Antarctic Immortal said in a deep voice, "What exactly do you want to do?"

"Nothing. Do you know what the Jade Emperor asked me to do?" Chu Hao asked.

"Do what?" the Antarctic Immortal asked nervously.

Because he knew that as long as the Jade Emperor agreed to release him, even if this Chu Hao had the greatest courage, he couldn't possibly continue to imprison him.

Seeing this, Chu Hao casually raised his right leg, put it on the table, and leaned back with his legs crossed. He didn't fall down, but the bent chair made him look a little frivolous.

"He asked me to purify the Heavenly Court."

The faint voice echoed in the room, but it shocked the Antarctic Immortal.

The fact that such a major matter was said so casually precisely illustrated the seriousness of the matter.

Coupled with what Chu Hao had said before that he must make himself say whether the Eastern Flower Emperor was involved with the Western Heaven, it made the Antarctic Immortal even more alarmed.

"Why are you telling me this?" the Antarctic Immortal asked in confusion.

"Because I want to tell you that unless I release you, you can't possibly get out. You might as well confess honestly," Chu Hao said fearlessly.

"Hmph, as long as I don't confess, you can't do anything to me," the Antarctic Immortal also refused to back down.

"Alright, as long as you don't regret it," Chu Hao said, and then took out something and handed it to him.

It was a piece of white paper.

"You can choose not to speak, but next, you will know what it means to be in a dark, endless, and never-ending day," Chu Hao's words slowly came out.

At the moment he spoke, a burst of white light suddenly appeared on the white paper. The white light shone brightly, instantly enveloping the Antarctic Immortal's body.

At this moment, the Antarctic Immortal's figure suddenly twisted and disappeared, and he was teleported to a certain region.

That region was specially prepared for him by Chu Hao.