In the Dew Gathering Hall of the Heavenly Court, the Jade Emperor and Bai Jin were seated around a table.
The Jade Emperor looked spirited and chuckled, "Thank you, my nephew, for your help. If not for your suggestion, the Heavenly Court would have been utterly disgraced.
But now, both Buddhism and the West Sea are thoroughly discredited. Nephew, thank you."
Bai Jin quickly responded modestly, "Master Uncle, I really did nothing. It was all Marshal Tianpeng's doing himself."
"Haha–I didn't expect Tianpeng to be so capable. Putting him in the Heavenly River Navy is indeed a waste of his talents."
"I heard that Master Uncle has already released Ao Lie."
"Guanyin came personally to explain that Ao Lie was chosen by the Saints for the Westward Journey. If Ao Lie dies, he cannot embark on the journey, and a calamity will fully unravel.
