Chapter 374: Temporary Detective Team
Chapter 374: Temporary Detective Team
A group of three immortals flew straight to the South Gate of Heaven.
The South Gate of Heaven is the main gate of the Heavenly Palace, leading directly to the Lingxiao Palace.
It is most convenient for the three immortals to come out of the Lingxiao Palace and go down to the mortal world through the Nantian Gate.
Princess Longji took the lead and flew in the front, Taibai Jinxing had a sad face and fell at the end of the team, and Wen Rui was between the two.
In terms of official rank, Emperor Wenrui has the highest title, while Taibai Jinxing and Princess Longji are both star gods and are of the same level.
However, Princess Longji was the daughter of the Queen Mother and the Princess of Heaven. Even if her official position was equal to that of Taibai Jinxing, her status and position was much higher than his.
He even relied on his status to not give way to Wen Rui at all and always flew one step ahead of him in formation.
There was no conversation along the way. The three immortals crossed the sea of clouds and arrived at the South Gate of Heaven.
Wen Rui greeted Mo Liqing, the Heavenly King of Growth who was guarding the Heavenly Gate, and Taibai Jinxing came forward like a servant and presented the golden scroll of the Jade Emperor's handwritten edict.
You can't just enter or exit the South Heaven Gate whenever you want.
It is not easy for the gods in heaven to pass through this portal if they have no business, as they will definitely be stopped by the gate-guarding heavenly king and immortal officials.
After reading the imperial edict, Mo Liqing did not dare to delay and immediately ordered the heavenly soldiers to open the seal of the Heavenly Gate and let the three people leave the heaven.
"Wait... wait a minute!"
Taibai Jinxing bravely blocked Wen Rui's way and said tremblingly, "Emperor Wen, if only the three of us go down to the mortal world to search, how long will it take to find it? Don't you first gather all the soldiers and generals in heaven and then lead the army to the lower world?"
Princess Longji also stopped walking on the cloud, cast her eyes on Wen Rui, and said coldly: "My mother can't wait too long. If you deliberately delay and procrastinate, my sisters will be hurt and I will not forgive them."
Wen Rui was very unhappy. This was exactly the case: money was hard to earn, but shit was hard to eat.
If you covet the top-level immortal materials and resources in Heaven, you will be subject to such restrictions.
After some psychological preparation, Wen Rui patiently said, "Old man, bring out 100,000 heavenly soldiers and generals to look for people. Who will mine for this emperor?"
Before Taibai Jinxing opened her mouth, Princess Longji frowned and said, "Well, you really don't take the official duties assigned by your father and mother seriously!"
"You can't say that." Wen Rui quickly tried to make up for it: "Your Highness, as a strong person who knows military skills and practices martial arts, don't you know what the quality of the heavenly soldiers and generals is? Are 100,000 heavenly soldiers and generals enough for you to fight alone?"
Wen Rui was not exaggerating when he said this, he was just speaking the truth.
Otherwise, why do they say there are hidden dragons and crouching tigers in heaven?
With Princess Longji's outstanding combat power and the magic weapons bestowed by the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother, it is not difficult for her to take on 100,000 heavenly soldiers and generals alone, just like Yang Jian and Sun Wukong.
This female god of war in heaven has three top-level immortal weapons, namely the Erlong Sword, the Luan Fei Sword, and the Yao Chi Bai Guang Sword.
There are five top-level fairy treasures: Mist and Dew Qiankun Net, Four Seas Bottle, Qiankun Needle, Dragon Binding Rope, and White Banner.
There are actually two mounts: Qingluan and Shen.
This is the background of the Great Princess of Heaven, the second generation of top immortal.
"Those useless guys can't fight, but they can still be used to find people, right?"
Princess Longji also "understands everything" and accepted Wen Rui's words that belittled the heavenly soldiers and generals without thinking, but she stubbornly refuted: "Now there are no clues at all, so we can only use the stupid method and deploy soldiers to search every inch of the land. The more people there are, the faster we can find it, right?"
Wen Rui shook his head and said, "Princess, if you send soldiers to search and inspect in such a high-profile manner, I'm afraid that rumors will spread in the mortal world in a few days. Those crude soldiers may not be able to keep their mouths shut. If the word gets out that Yao Chi lost a fairy and that's why they are making such trouble in the mortal world, wouldn't the Heavenly Court really lose its people?"
Princess Longji seemed to be thinking about something, but was persuaded by Wen Rui. In order to prevent the coolies from delaying their work, Wen Rui quickly struck while the iron was hot: "The situation is unclear now. If the seven fairies were kidnapped by the demon king of the lower world, wouldn't it be more of a fuss to lead a large army to search for them?"
"The Demon King will definitely hide them more secretly, or he may kill them to silence them for fear of exposing his crimes..."
Having said this, Princess Longji nodded slowly, and her eyes towards Wen Rui softened a little, no longer as vigilant and hostile as at the beginning.
"Back then, the generals of the Zhou army regarded you as the biggest threat, and Jiang Ziya was worried about you day and night. Now it seems that you do have some extraordinary qualities."
Princess Longji said: "Since you are the commander of this trip, you should come up with a plan. How can you search without summoning the heavenly soldiers and generals?"
"Don't worry, Princess. There is no need to mobilize troops. This emperor has his own way."
Wen Rui kept the secret in suspense. Although he didn't say it explicitly, his confident expression, stroking his beard and smiling, was still very deceptive, and he looked like a master.
"Humph, you military advisors just like to act like you're profound. I'll trust you for once!"
Princess Longji no longer insisted, turned her head away and remained silent again.
After Long Ji was convinced, Taibai Jinxing's attitude didn't matter anymore. If he didn't obey, he could just beat him up. Just leave him with a breath of fresh air so that he could crawl back and report to the Jade Emperor.
Just as he was about to step out of the Nantianmen, Wen Rui paused, looked at the dashing princess in military uniform in front of him, then glanced at the timid and humming old man with a white beard behind him, as if something was missing.
It always feels unreliable to bring only these two guys to the underworld to do business.
Although the mission seems to be just to go down to the earth to find someone, it seems simple, but the Jade Emperor and Queen Mother can't find any clues to the missing people no matter how hard they try, so things become a bit complicated.
The Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother are both very accomplished in Taoism and are definitely not the stereotypical celestial mascots.
If it was just a few fairies who got lost due to playing around, they would definitely not be without any clues. The supernatural powers of clairvoyance and super hearing are extraordinary, and the divination skills of the heavenly masters are comparable to remote sensing positioning.
It is very likely that they have really encountered some accident. Even if we find their trace, it will be too late to call back the troops, and they will have to rely on the people present to rescue them.
When it comes to martial arts, Taibai Jinxing is just a piece of trash.
Princess Longji is a good fighter, but she is impulsive and reckless. She doesn't seem like a teammate who can follow orders and cooperate with others. Otherwise, she would not have disobeyed orders and charged into the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation with her husband, thus sacrificing her life in vain.
If we get into a fierce battle, wouldn't we become the main force and have to take care of two stupid teammates? That would be a thankless task.
Being prepared for a rainy day is a good habit that Wen Rui has developed over the years. After thinking for a moment, he turned around and went back to Tianmen.
"Emperor, why don't you leave again?" Taibai Jinxing asked bravely.
"No hurry. When I think about it carefully, there are only three of us descending to the mortal world. We are indeed too short of manpower, especially we are short of cannon fodder. Ahem, the vanguard will be in the front to absorb the damage."
As Wen Rui spoke, he took out the Ruyi Immortal Soldier Gold Medal, dialed the number on it, and made the call.
"Hello, are you there? You ask who I am? I'm your uncle!"
"Stop talking nonsense and get to the gate of Nantian right now!"
"What? You're too busy playing games to come? Are you itching for trouble again? This is the Marshal's order! You have three days to arrive."
Except for the first batch of heavenly soldiers and generals who got it, the gods in heaven were still unaware of the Ruyi Immortal Soldier's telephone function.
Taibai Jinxing and Princess Longji roughly guessed that Wen Rui used some secret method of sound transmission with a magic weapon, but they didn't know who he was talking to.
(End of this chapter)