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"Oh? Since you are a true immortal with such a lofty aura, please come up here for a chat. Venus, a few days ago you were the one who recruited that monkey to be the Keeper of the Heavenly Horses. I'll trouble you to do it again this time."

The Jade Emperor pondered for a moment, then spoke to Venus beside him.

"Your Majesty means..."

Venus hesitated slightly; the soaring incense smoke didn't seem like something that monkey could easily fool.

"Haha, treat me with courtesy, treat me with courtesy."

The Jade Emperor burst into laughter, and Venus immediately understood. Sure enough, His Majesty was a man of high moral character, and such a person, revered by all, should not be given a position like Bi Ma Wen (弼马温) to insult him.

Venus immediately accepted the decree and hurriedly headed towards the Southern Heavenly Gate.

"Old angel, where are you going?"

Just as Venus was about to reach the South Heavenly Gate, a voice interrupted his journey.

Venus's heart skipped a beat. How could he not recognize that voice? Wasn't it the monkey he had summoned two days ago?

"Uh... Brother Wukong, I am here on His Majesty's orders to invite the virtuous immortals from the mortal realm to come up and take up their posts."

Venus gave a somewhat perfunctory reply.

"Oh? The old angel has gone to invite someone again. I suppose the person invited must be a hero like me. But I wonder if the Jade Emperor will bestow a higher official position upon this hero than I do?"

Sun Wukong asked a question with great curiosity.

"That depends on Your Majesty's decision. Brother Wukong, please don't stop me. I'm in a hurry to descend to the mortal realm."

Venus didn't want to waste time arguing with this monkey. If the monkey found out anything, given its volatile temper, it would probably cause a scene.

He didn't want to be the scapegoat.

"Hey, don't rush, old angel. We're quite free right now, why don't we go with you to pick up the new hero and hand him over to a friend?"

The monkey clearly didn't want to give Venus the chance to escape, and kept pestering him.

"Alright, alright, but Brother Wukong, when you come with me to greet the people, don't say too much. Leave the rest to me."

Venus was really annoyed by this monkey, but he didn't know what to say.

After all, this monkey had only been recruited by him a couple of days ago, and they were now serving as officials in the same court. His going to welcome people together was out of good intentions, so he couldn't say much.

All we can do is give him lots of advice, hoping that he can tone it down a bit and not reveal his old, monstrous nature.

"It's easy to talk about."

Upon hearing Venus's words, the monkey laughed. He had been tending horses in Heaven for the past few days and was getting so bored he was nearly dying.

If he wanted to travel around, as soon as he approached the South Heavenly Gate, the heavenly soldiers and generals would ask him for a pass, otherwise he was strictly forbidden from descending to the mortal realm without permission.

However, he saw many people who, despite having no proof whatsoever, were still able to leave.

Although he didn't know what was going on, he thought that maybe if he went out with those people, he wouldn't be questioned.

As expected, as they walked out with Venus, the heavenly soldiers and generals guarding the entrance acted as if they couldn't see them and let them pass without any resistance.

"Brother Wukong, mind your image. We are going down to the mortal realm to meet a virtuous immortal who is revered by all. You must restrain yourself."

In the sky, Venus flew by while tidying up Sun Wukong's bright red official robes.

This is on behalf of the Heavenly Court to recruit virtuous people, so one must be careful about one's image.

"I know, I know."

The monkey waved its hand impatiently and took a greedy deep breath.

Although the environment in Heaven was very good, he felt even better after coming out. This feeling of freedom was something he could never experience as an official in Heaven.

Seeing Sun Wukong's appearance, Taibai Jinxing shook his head helplessly and could only pray that when he met people later, they wouldn't misunderstand that everyone in the Heavenly Court was so rude.

"It should be just ahead, Brother Wukong. Restrain yourself, restrain yourself. Behave like the Heavenly Court."

Just as Venus was about to offer a reminder, he noticed that Sun Wukong, who hadn't yet taken human form, suddenly became serious.

"Has this monkey changed its nature?"

Venus paused for a moment, but didn't dwell on it, and sped forward.

But to his surprise, Sun Wukong, who had been following him all along, charged forward even faster than him.

Venus: ?

Fortunately, the distance wasn't long, and with a bit more effort, he arrived at the destination the instant after Sun Wukong landed.

Then he heard the monkey shout, "Little White, is that really you?"

Bai Zhi turned around with some surprise, looking at Sun Wukong, who was dressed in a rather incongruous bright red official robe.

"Monkey, long time no see. You seem to be doing well now, but this official robe doesn't quite suit your style anymore."

"That's right, I'm now the Heavenly Horse Keeper, a very high-ranking official."

The monkey patted its chest proudly, looking very smug.

Bai Zhi understood. It seemed that the current timeline was when the Monkey King had just been appointed as the Keeper of the Heavenly Horses by the Jade Emperor, which was almost ten years after he graduated from the Cave of the Slanting Moon and Three Stars.

"Brother Wukong, do you know this person?"

Venus was somewhat surprised. How could such a boorish monkey know such a virtuous person who was revered by all people?

"Hehe, old sir, I once studied in the same place as the monkey, but judging from the monkey's current attire and your otherworldly demeanor, I guess you must have come from the Heavenly Court as well."

"That's right, that's right. This old man is here to invite you to heaven, Little White. Come with me to heaven and become an official."

"Is he a stable boy like you?"

A smile appeared in Bai Zhi's eyes.

"No way, I'm very capable. If you were to be given an official position by that old Jade Emperor, it would definitely be lower than mine."

Without hesitation, the monkey said that although Bai Zhi was called "little friend" by his master, he felt that he was still the most capable.

After all, Bai Zhi is small and looks very weak.

"Cough cough."

Hearing this conversation, Venus couldn't help himself and quickly coughed to interrupt the monkey, "This..."

"Just call me Bai Zhi."

“Miss Baizhi, if His Majesty is to reward someone as virtuous as you, he will surely have many other considerations.”

With the monkey nearby, Taibai Jinxing, fearing trouble, didn't dare to directly say that the official position would definitely be higher, but he believed that this hint would definitely be understood by Miss Baizhi.

After all, judging from the dragon horns on its head, it should be a dragon.

Although the dragon race has declined, their ancestors were once wealthy, and they know a great deal about all sorts of things.

Chapter 636 Miss Bai Zhi is at least qualified to be an emperor.

Bai Zhi smiled but didn't say anything, but to be honest, the position of Bi Ma Wen was quite delicate.

In the human world, this would be a high-ranking official position, responsible for royal horses and various travel-related matters, making one a frequent guest of the emperor.

Unfortunately, although there are indeed so-called imperial horses in the heavens, the immortals either fly on their own or have their own special mounts.

Those who ride horses are usually heavenly soldiers and generals, who have little power, so the position of Bi Ma Wen is just a minor, insignificant official.

Seeing Bai Zhi's smile, Taibai Jinxing knew that the other party must know just how prestigious the position of Bi Ma Wen was.

To prevent Bai Zhi from telling the monkey these things, he could only chuckle awkwardly and quickly said, "Miss Bai Zhi, why don't we go to the Heavenly Court now to pay our respects to the Great Heavenly Venerable?"

"That's fine, then I'll trouble you, sir."

Bai Zhi glanced at Taibai Jinxing with a half-smile and nodded.

She knew what Venus was thinking, but she didn't intend to remind the monkey about it, figuring he would figure it out himself eventually.

If I ever have the chance in the future, after the monkey is imprisoned under the Five Finger Mountain, I might go and see this guy and feed him something.

"Good good."

Venus breathed a sigh of relief. As expected, compared to the monkey's unruly demon king habits, this one was much more cultured. With so much incense on him, he was indeed a virtuous person.

"Hey, old angel, is Little White going to get an official position from that Jade Emperor soon?"

"This... I cannot speak presumptuously, but according to His Majesty's nature, someone of such great virtue as Miss Baizhi will surely be granted an official position as a sign of His Majesty's favor."

"Can I go inside the Lingxiao Palace and take a look? I won't agree if the Jade Emperor gives Xiaobai a low official rank."

"This……"

Venus was speechless for a moment. "You, a lowly stable boy, how could you possibly enter the Lingxiao Palace to listen to government affairs?"

They wouldn't even agree to a low-ranking official position; even the Buddha in the Western Paradise wouldn't be this arrogant.

However, he also knew that Sun Wukong's fighting skills were still quite impressive; at least those useless heavenly generals were no match for him.

So we can only try to appease them.

The old man's eyes darted around, and he immediately came up with an excuse:

“Brother Wukong, as you know, the Imperial Horse Stable is a very important place. It houses His Majesty’s imperial horses, as well as the horses of the various generals of the Heavenly Court. You can’t leave there casually.”

"I took a considerable risk in agreeing to let you come this time, so after you return to heaven, you should go and take care of those horses. The soldiers of the three armies all rely on your merits."

"Am I really that important?"

Sun Wukong was somewhat suspicious. "But those guys didn't seem to treat me very well. Old man, you're not lying to me, are you?"

“Hey, Brother Wukong, you’re mistaken. Those heavenly soldiers and generals are all rough men who don’t understand those subtleties, so their speech is inevitably a bit crude. You see, we people are not like that.”

Taibai Jinxing patted his chest and said, "When I get back, I will immediately tell those heavenly generals to know that they should respect Brother Wukong."

Sun Wukong nodded in agreement. "That's true. You speak nicely, unlike those burly fellows who only know how to boss people around."

Seeing that he had finally fooled them, Venus relaxed and decided to go back and give those blind fools a good talking-to.

Although this monkey is just a low-ranking official, his strength is truly formidable; he's practically a demon king. How could he be so clueless as to bully and humiliate us right away?

"Miss Baizhi, please come with this old Taoist priest."

Venus waved his whisk and said to Bai Zhi with a smile.

"Please lead the way, sir."

Bai Zhi also made a gesture of invitation.

Then, Venus summoned the floating clouds, preparing to take the two back to the Southern Heavenly Gate.

"Old man, you're too slow. Little White, let's just use the Somersault Cloud to get there."

The monkey said somewhat anxiously.

"There's no rush. It would be a great experience to visit these famous mountains and rivers while flying."

Bai Zhi politely declined the monkey's idea. She hadn't been to many places since she came here, and there was still some reason to appreciate the ancient scenery.

"Miss Baizhi has quite the refined taste."

Venus felt quite comfortable with Bai Zhi; she wasn't as impatient as the monkey, always wanting to finish everything quickly.

These mountains and rivers are so beautiful. Although the Heavenly Court is beautiful, he's tired of seeing it all. He's quite willing to spend more time slacking off on this official business trip.

It seems that I can still spend more time with Bai Zhi in the future and maintain our relationship.

Although Venus's floating clouds couldn't compare to the Somersault Cloud, the old man was still a martial arts immortal, so his speed wasn't slow either. Before long, he brought Bai Zhi and the monkey directly to the South Heavenly Gate.

"Brother Wukong, hurry to the Imperial Stables, they can't do without you there."

Upon arriving at the South Heavenly Gate, Venus immediately urged the monkey to leave quickly.

"Alright, alright, really, it's just a few broken horses."

Sun Wukong shook his head speechlessly, but Taibai Jinxing's flattery struck a chord with him, so he couldn't refute the old man and could only leave silently.

However, the monkey that had just left sight immediately chuckled, plucked out one of its own hairs, blew on it, and instantly another identical monkey appeared in the same spot.

"Now, I am the Keeper of the Heavenly Horses."

The clone that appeared exchanged a smile with the original body and slowly walked towards the Imperial Stables.

Meanwhile, Sun Wukong's true form transformed into a tiny mosquito in a burst of light and flew back along the route he had just come from.

"Ms. Baizhi, thank you for your understanding before."