In the end, the Great Sage broke the rules.

Chapter 175 It’s raining

Granny Feng arrived at the main hall and apologized to the Jade Emperor.

"Your Majesty, the Great Sage Sun Wukong stole my wind-pocket! Please forgive him!"

The Jade Emperor knew that Sun Wukong was the culprit, so he waved his hand and said, "Go down!"

After Granny Feng withdrew, Sun Wukong and his two companions were escorted to the main hall by four celestial masters.

The Jade Emperor felt a headache coming on as soon as he saw Sun Wukong. He frowned and said, "Wukong, how dare you cause trouble in my Hall of Fragrant Breeze? You have no manners at all!"

Sun Wukong snorted coldly and said, "Rules? Hmph! You old Jade Emperor, this Great Sage should ask you!"

"You are the Jade Emperor, aren't the people of Fengxian County your subjects?"

The Jade Emperor replied, "That is indeed the case."

Sun Wukong questioned, "Fengxian County has not received rain for three years, and the fields have yielded no harvest. Aren't you going to let the people starve to death?"

Upon hearing this, the Jade Emperor immediately shifted the blame to the Marquis, saying, "That Marquis is ignorant of etiquette and disrespectful to Heaven, so I will naturally punish him severely!"

Pigsy, who was hiding behind Sun Wukong, couldn't help but interject, "If the officials are guilty, then you should punish them. Why make the common people suffer as well!"

Upon hearing Pigsy's accusation, the Jade Emperor said in a deep voice, "Marshal Tianpeng, you were banished to the mortal realm for harassing Chang'e and escorting Tang Sanzang on his journey to the West to retrieve the scriptures. How dare you cause trouble in my Heavenly Palace again? Aren't you afraid of compounding your crime? Hmm!"

If he can't control a monkey, surely he can control a pig!

Upon hearing the Jade Emperor's rebuke, Pigsy shrank back in fear, pushed Chen Yi forward, and hid behind Sun Wukong and Chen Yi like an ostrich.

Chen Yi: ...Goodness! The Jade Emperor is so fierce! He's a little scared too!

Chen Yi moved silently, tiptoeing behind Sun Wukong.

Pigsy was afraid of the Jade Emperor, but Monkey King was not. Seeing Pigsy being reprimanded by the Jade Emperor, he shouted indignantly, "Old man, don't bring up old grudges!"

"We were guided by Guanyin Bodhisattva to go to the Western Paradise to obtain scriptures. What's it to you?"

The Jade Emperor was speechless after being rebuked, and coldly snorted, "You can go on your own pilgrimage to the West. What does it have to do with Fengxian County?"

Sun Wukong: "This Great Sage loves to meddle in injustices!"

"The Marquis of Fengxian County loves his people like his own children and is a good official. Yet you say he is disrespectful to Heaven? He has committed a crime, but he can correct it. Why are you holding onto this grudge?"

What exactly are you up to?

The Jade Emperor said, "You should leave it alone!"

Pigsy poked his head out and yelled, "Do we really need three years without rain? People are starving to death!"

After saying that, he immediately shrank back.

Sun Wukong: "In my opinion, you are just abusing your official power and looking for trouble!"

The Jade Emperor was furious upon hearing Sun Wukong's words: "You! How dare you say I'm making trouble for no reason?!"

Sun Wukong: "Why don't you tell me why he was punished?"

Pigsy chimed in, "Exactly!"

Chen Yi dared not say a word, since he was not familiar with the Jade Emperor, so he just watched the show secretly.

The Jade Emperor sighed, glanced at the defiant Sun Wukong, and said helplessly, "Fine! Then I will tell you."

Sun Wukong pulled Chen Yi to a seat and said calmly, "Alright, tell me what you think, and I, the Great Sage, will give you my opinion."

Pigsy: "Exactly!"

The Jade Emperor said, “Three years ago, I was traveling in Wantian when I saw a lavish feast of tribute fruits and vegetarian food laid out in the county government office. Just as I was about to enjoy it, the county magistrate kicked it over, and the tribute fell to the ground and was even eaten by several dogs!”

"Don't you think this is a great disrespect to me?"

Seeing the Jade Emperor's angry expression, Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie burst into laughter, while Chen Yi also suppressed a laugh.

The Jade Emperor's face darkened: "What are you laughing at?"

Sun Wukong: "Do you know why that magistrate overturned the offering table?"

The Jade Emperor shook his head and said, "I do not know that."

Sun Wukong: "The magistrate's son did something illegal and was severely punished by the magistrate. However, his wife was not satisfied, so he became furious and committed a crime, which was not a big deal."

"You haven't given them rain for three years. The people there have either starved to death or fled from famine. Do you know how miserable they are? Do you know?!"

Pigsy: "That's right! The common people are suffering so much!"

The Jade Emperor squinted at Pigsy: "Hmm?"

Pigsy immediately shrank back.

Sun Wukong stood up, grabbed the Jade Emperor, and said, "Come on, come with me!"

The Jade Emperor looked puzzled: "Where are we going?"

Sun Wukong: "Go to Fengxian County and see the people!"

Upon hearing this, the Jade Emperor panicked: "No, no, no! I will not go!"

Sun Wukong: "Let's go, let's go!"

The four celestial masters rushed to plead for mercy, but were driven away by Sun Wukong.

Jade Emperor: "No! I cannot go!"

Sun Wukong released him and said irritably, "You say that the magistrate is in big trouble? I, the Great Sage, would like to ask you, whose fault is it really?"

Jade Emperor: "It is my fault, it is my fault!"

"Master Zhang!"

Zhang Tianshi: "Present!"

Jade Emperor: "Quickly summon the Dragon King to me!"

"Yes!"

Upon receiving the decree, the Dragon King immediately created clouds and rain over Fengxian County.

When the magistrate saw that it was really raining, he immediately bowed and thanked Sun Wukong for his great kindness.

Looking at the torrential rain outside, Chen Yi was still a little dazed. Was that all?

He went to the Heavenly Court with Sun Wukong, but it was like he hadn't gone at all. He gained nothing and even got sprayed with rice flour.

Oh wait, that's not right! I did find something!

He hasn't returned the dog and chicken that belonged to the Jade Emperor yet!

Forget it, I won't return it. I'll just give it to Eleven as a playmate. Anyway, the Jade Emperor didn't ask for it back.