Chapter 84 A good thief dares to steal peaches
The four heavenly kings were not to be outdone. They held weapons and used their own unique skills to defeat the monsters.
Li Jing brought the monsters back to the camp. The monsters roared and made noisy noises.
His eyes widened angrily and he shouted sternly: "You are so bold and evil, how dare you harm the people!"
This voice used the power of awakening the spirit.
The monsters were trembling with fear from Li Jing's momentum. One of the monsters stammered:
"Sir...Sir, we were originally ordinary farmers living in a village near Taoshan.
One day, we found a strange-looking peach tree on the mountain, and the fruits on it looked very tempting.
We couldn't help but eat a few and ended up looking like this. ”
When Li Jing heard this, he had a rough guess in his mind.
He felt that the changes in these monsters might be related to the peach tree.
He decided to take the Four Heavenly Kings to Peach Mountain, which the monsters called Peach Mountain, and find the strange peach tree.
When they came to Peach Mountain, they saw that the mountain was covered with peach trees, but one peach tree was particularly eye-catching.
This peach tree is tall and straight, and its branches are covered with fruits. The fruits are black and red and exude a strange fragrance.
Li Jing observed it carefully and found that the bark of this peach tree had strange texture, which was completely different from ordinary peach trees.
Walking forward, I wanted to pick a fruit and study it.
But when his hand just touched the fruit, the fruit suddenly released a powerful force and bounced his hand away.
Li Jing was shocked and realized that this peach tree was extraordinary.
He said to the four heavenly kings: "There is something strange about this peach tree."
The four heavenly kings nodded, gathered closely around Li Jing, and looked around cautiously.
Li Jing tried to pick the fruit again. This time he used his magic power and successfully picked one.
He held the fruit in his hand and was about to observe it carefully.
At this moment, the peach tree suddenly shook violently.
The branches were pulled out of the soil, resembling human shapes, and they danced wildly, attacking Li Jing and the Four Heavenly Kings.
Li Jing quickly used his magical power to resist the peach tree's attack with the exquisite pagoda.
"This demon tree has very tough branches. Why does it give me a familiar aura?"
Similar to those monsters, this peach tree seems to have just given birth to intelligence. It is crazy and has branches twitching randomly without any order.
Therefore, without much effort, Li Jing put the demon peach into the pagoda.
He used his magical power to shrink the peach tree and put it into his sleeve: "Let's take this monster with us to see the Jade Emperor."
Lingxiao Palace.
Taibai Jinxing hurried to the Jade Emperor:
"Your Majesty, something big happened over there in Pantaoyuan!"
"Oh? It would be great if something happened. Is that monkey addicted to flat peaches and out of control?"
The Jade Emperor lowered his head and snorted coldly when he saw the dragon clan saying that the lack of Dinghai Shenzhen caused floods in Luzhou, Beiju.
Taibai Jinxing smiled bitterly:
"I don't know what method Sun Wukong used to let all the guards and soldiers in heaven know that flat peaches can be collected at will!"
"Haha, does this monkey really want to take advantage of others by not eating it?"
"Now everyone is flocking to Pantaoyuan, and the situation is out of control!"
The Jade Emperor flicked his sleeves, and the Kunlun Mirror reflected the scene of the Peach Garden.
I saw a banner hanging on the peach garden:
I am sending you peaches by order, one per month for those of no rank, come quickly!
Seeing helplessly the most ordinary of heavenly servants holding a nine-thousand-year-old flat peach and chewing on it, the corners of the Jade Emperor's mouth twitched.
This monkey is doing evil!
What a waste of resources!
All the ordinary guards and soldiers in Heaven know that Pan Taoyuan can receive one flat peach a month.
Everyone swarmed in and the scene was extremely chaotic.
The Jade Emperor was about to say something when suddenly an urgent message came from outside the heaven:
"Weak minister Li Jing, I have something to report!"
"Pass!" The Jade Emperor temporarily put down the memorial and sat upright.
Then he saw Li Jing, the Four Heavenly Kings and others coming quickly.
As the pagoda opened, the peach demon and monsters were released, but they were only tied with five-flowered fairy ropes.
When Taibai Jinxing saw the peach tree brought by Li Jing and heard what happened, her face changed slightly and she looked thoughtful.
"Those farmers turned into half-human, half-bird monsters after eating the fruits by mistake. If not dealt with in time, the consequences will be disastrous."
While talking, Li Jing took out a cloth bag from his arms and handed it to the Jade Emperor:
"Your Majesty, these are some strange seeds that Wei Chen found near Peach Mountain. They are different from ordinary peach stones and seem to contain some mysterious power."
The Jade Emperor took the bag and opened it, only to see the seeds inside emitting a faint light.
He frowned and asked: "Taibai Jinxing, do you know the origin of these seeds?"
Taibai Jinxing observed it carefully and muttered:
"Your Majesty, I think we should first find out the function of these fruits, and then find ways to neutralize their power."
The Jade Emperor nodded: "Li Jing, you have made a great contribution this time and discovered these hidden dangers in time. You have done a good job."
Li Jing cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, for the safety of the people, this is my duty."
At this moment, the Growth King among the Four Heavenly Kings who had been silent suddenly spoke:
"Your Majesty, I also discovered some strange signs near Peach Mountain. The spiritual energy there seems to have become extremely disordered, and there are also some unknown power fluctuations. I am worried that this may be related to the appearance of the peach tree."
Hearing this, the Jade Emperor's expression became more solemn: "This matter is no small matter, Taibai Jinxing, you should immediately organize manpower to conduct a comprehensive investigation of Taoshan, and be sure to find out the cause of the spiritual energy disorder."
Later, the Jade Emperor said to Li Jing and the Four Heavenly Kings: "You guys, go down and rest first. You have worked hard."
Li Jing and the Four Heavenly Kings resigned and left.
After hearing this, the Jade Emperor frowned even more tightly.
He asked: "Taibai Jinxing, do you know the origin of this demon peach?"
"Perhaps you can ask Taishang Laojun for advice. He has a lot of research on alchemy and may be able to find a solution."
The Jade Emperor nodded and said, "Okay, then go quickly."
After receiving the order, Taibai Jinxing traveled to the foggy heaven.
Soon, Taishang Laojun came to the Jade Emperor.
He observed the peach trees and fruits and said: "Your Majesty, these fruits originally contained fairy energy, but they were contaminated with the earth, disrupted the power, and made people lose their minds and turn into monsters.
"Do you know the origin?"
The Jade Emperor asked with a smile.
Taishang Laojun glanced sideways and cursed in his heart.
Damn it, it's like you haven't seen it before.
Isn't this just the peach core in heaven that has gone down to earth and turned into a monster? What are you pretending to be like with me?
But in front of the Jade Emperor, Laojun took a deep breath and said with a smile: "This is obviously a demonic disaster caused by someone throwing the peach core from heaven into the lower realm."
What the Jade Emperor was waiting for was his words: "Okay, then I would like to ask you to accompany me to the Peach Garden. I want to see who is so bold as to steal the peach and throw it into the lower world."
Pantaoyuan is still noisy.
The Buddhist disciples who sneaked into Pantaoyuan were a little at a loss when they saw this chaotic scene.
His original plan was to arouse Sun Wukong's anger and make him cause havoc in Pantaoyuan.
Now it's better, I didn't start it, the monkey's status in the peach garden is now almost the same as the biological father of these fairies and grooms.
How to do this?
Also, with so many people taking peaches casually, how can eating a peach increase your lifespan by nine thousand years and just let others take it?
Seeing Sun Wukong watching the fun, he had no intention of taking action.
In desperation, he sighed, took matters into his own hands, and secretly picked a few flat peaches.
I was really unprepared, so I took more than ten peaches back to Guanyin. If I didn't get it done, at least I could have someone to help me.
Who knows, just when he stretched out his hand to get the second peach.
A hairy arm grabbed his wrist
"What a thief, how dare you steal peaches!"
(End of chapter)