C712 Heavenly Court Invitation Card (1/2)

Taibai Jinxing was an important subject under the Jade Emperor, the master of the Heavenly Court. He could be said to be a favorite subject, and many of the resolutions in the Heavenly Court were only made by the Jade Emperor after receiving Taibai Jinxing's opinion. It could be seen how much the Jade Emperor doted on Taibai Jinxing.

Taibai Jinxing could be considered an astute figure among the 365 deities in the Heavenly Court. Even though the Jade Emperor was so fond of Taibai Jinxing, he didn't attract the jealousy of any other deities. Taibai Jinxing had a good relationship with every single god in the Heavenly Court, which meant that Taibai Jinxing was someone that other people couldn't even compare to.

Not only did Taibai Jinxing have quite a bit of reputation amongst the various deities in the Heavenly Court, he was also the main diplomat of the Heavenly Court. Every time the Heavenly Court had a matter to announce to the lower realms, Taibai Jinxing would act as the 'minister in charge', and Taibai Jinxing would do things beautifully and have a very good relationship with the various powers in the lower realms.

From these aspects, it could be seen that Taibai Jinxing was very successful. Although Taibai Jinxing didn't have much power, he did it to the extent that his friends were everywhere in the world.

Although Taibai Jinxing was pampered by the Jade Emperor, no one could guarantee that Taibai Jinxing would forever be pampered by the Jade Emperor. Therefore, Taibai Jinxing's meticulous actions had left behind so many paths for him to retreat to.

Naturally, the Sun Wukong was very surprised that Taibai Jinxing suddenly came to the Flowerfruit Mountain, so he quickly went up to greet him. If you were to ask who was the only one in the Heavenly Court that Sun Wukong respected?! Then it would undoubtedly be Taibai Jinxing. The Jade Emperor was naturally the biggest in the Heavenly Court, but when the Sun Wukong saw him, he only said ”Old Man Jade Emperor”.

This was because Taibai Jinxing's outstanding diplomatic skills and charisma caused Sun Wukong to feel great respect towards him. Furthermore, the Sun Wukong's respect for Taibai Jinxing was not without reason as Taibai Jinxing had indeed helped him a lot in many areas.

Back then, when Sun Wukong caused a ruckus in the Dragon Palace and Underworld, Dragon King of the Four Seas and Ten Yama Kings went to the Heavenly Court to complain. At that time, the Jade Emperor had wanted to send troops to subdue Sun Wukong, but Taibai Jinxing suggested that they do as they please and recruit Sun Wukong as an official in the Heavenly Court.

On this matter, Taibai Jinxing first captured the Jade Emperor and didn't want to make a big move to subdue the Sun Wukong. Then, he wanted to persuade the Jade Emperor to give up on subjugating the Sun Wukong in front of the two 'little brothers', the Dragon King and the King of Hell.

Afterwards, the Jade Emperor sent Taibai Jinxing to the Sun Wukong to receive his greetings, but Taibai Jinxing didn't act like a minister at all and shouted ”King” at the Sun Wukong, making him extremely happy. He wanted to treat Taibai Jinxing to a banquet, so naturally, he succeeded in recruiting the Sun Wukong.

It could be said that he had a huge grudge with the Heavenly Court. However, in the process of the Sun Wukong escorting Tang Xian to the Western Sky, the figures of Taibai Jinxing would often appear when the various gods of the Heavenly Court helped the Sun Wukong to suppress the Demon Subduing Demons.

Sun Wukong was very clear on why he was able to cause chaos in the Heavenly Palace with his current cultivation, and why there were so many mounts belonging to the Heavenly Court's God of Heaven when he was travelling westward later on. He would go down to the mortal world to stop him from escorting Tang Xian westward and help him complete the 81st step of the tribulation.

That was why when Sun Wukong was travelling westward, he didn't look too happy when the gods of the Heavenly Court came down to help him subdue demons. This was because the people who the deities descended were their own mounts and kids, and it was precisely because of this reason that Sun Wukong would often need the help of the gods of the Heavenly Court to behave like a newbie while traveling westward.

The reason was that even if Sun Wukong did not help out, Tang Xuanzang could still safely pass through his tribulations. Those tribulations were already arranged beforehand, and the reason why Sun Wukong escorted Tang Xuanzang westward was because he was only passing through a formality. Under such circumstances, the Sun Wukong would naturally not show any mercy to the Empyrean Gods who had helped him in the Heavenly Court.

There was even one time when the's goddaughter, the mouse spirit, obstructed the Sun Wukong from escorting Tang Xuanzi to the west, the Sun Wukong still had to report to the Jade Emperor about the Pagoda Heavenly King Jing Li. In the end, the Heavenly King could only seek help from Taibai Jinxing and ask him to plead for mercy from the Sun Wukong.

The Sun Wukong, who did not give anyone face, gave Taibai Jinxing a lot of face. However, the Sun Wukong, who did not give anyone face, gave Taibai Jinxing a lot of face, and only let the Pagoda Heavenly King Jing Li go after Taibai Jinxing's pleas. From this, it could be seen that Taibai Jinxing held a very high position in the Sun Wukong's heart and was very respectful towards Taibai Jinxing.