Chapter 4 The Golden Robed Angel

  As soon as he heard the rustling sound, Cui Yun knew that the great Sun Wukong had arrived, so he immediately stood up from behind the desk, adjusted his clothes and hat, and hurriedly but calmly went to greet this guy who was feared by everyone and couldn't be provoked. But just as he walked out of the hall, his two legs stopped listening to commands, like a Chinese wooden puppet, his entire body as light as paper fluttered back and forth at one point.

  Disgusted by Cui Yun's wretched appearance, he couldn't express how delighted he was. Yang Wanyin immediately ran to plead with Sun Wukong, the Fighting Saint Buddha and Golden Armor Heavenly General of the Heavenly Realm, not to use Cui as a puppet anymore.

  "Great Sage, you might as well spare its life."

  Yang Wanyin was born on September 21, 1954. When the crow's nest in front of Qingfeng Temple on Mount Wutai was set on fire, he had once received help from Sun Wukong through the Buddhist master Tang Sanzang and believed that the Golden Guardian would give him face.

  Although he has been promoted to a high official position for many years, the Golden Angel still finds the title of "Great Sage" pleasant to hear. Yang Wanyin, who is good at reading minds, found its weakness and was effective with just one move.

  Chui Yun recovered normally, but Yang Wanyin was like before, constantly twitching. Yang Wanyin could save himself but couldn't save Yang Wanyin, so Chui Yun silently buried his head and patiently waited for the golden-robed angel to finish playing with the Yang family's Great Protector of the Chui Mansion.

  After playing for a while, the golden-robed angel got bored and put down Yang Wanshi to ask Cui Yun: "Judge Sir, how have you been?"

  Choi Yun immediately nodded and bowed: "Thanks to the hard work of Master Tian Shi, I can eat and sleep well."

  The golden-robed angel stretched out his hand and tapped the other's head, then patted its bulging belly, saying: "You can still eat and sleep well, but even your clothes are causing trouble."

  Choi Yun was taken aback, thinking to himself: Could this golden-robed angel have come to deliver an imperial decree from the Jade Emperor, dismissing him from his position as the Chief Judge of the Underworld? He quickly racked his brain, reviewing his years of service, and thought that he had always upheld justice and made no mistakes. Could it be, could it be that there was trouble with Yang Wanjin?

  At this point, Cui Yun's originally dark face turned even darker, his body wrapped in a green robe constantly trembling, his lips stuttering, wanting to speak but unable to get the words out.

  Yang Wanyin has recovered, and with a grateful heart, he said to his master: "The Great Sage is tired from traveling, why not go to Judge Bao's mansion for a rest? I will prepare wine and food to welcome the Great Sage and wash away his dust."

  The Golden Robe Angel, after all, had been an official for many years. The previous fearless and unbridled personality that stirred up the underworld, disturbed the dragon palace, and caused chaos in the sky had subdued a lot. It thought to itself repeatedly, having already become a Buddha, and was even appointed by the Tathagata Buddha as the Fighting Saint Buddha, so it should have a dignified appearance. Moreover, the Jade Emperor didn't hold past grudges and officially appointed it as the Golden Robe Angel. And this Golden Robe Angel wasn't like the previous Bi Ma Wen, who was both the Jade Emperor's eyes and ears, and held the great power of supervising the civil and military officials of the three realms of heaven, earth, and humanity. It should be content with its own status.

  In Chui Yin and Yang Wanyin's respectful gaze, the Golden Angel stepped into the living room, its habit of looking around also appeared.

  The golden-robed angel looked around the living room again and again, finally stopping in front of Nüwa's painting and making a comment: "Isn't Judge Crui biased against women? Why is there a picture of Nüwa in the living room, which doesn't match your taste at all?"

  Cui Yun couldn't understand what the other person was saying, and stood stupidly beside the golden-robed angel, his two hands neither putting them in nor taking them out, only awkwardly smiling.

  Yang Wanyin is cleverer than others, this golden-robed angel who comes and goes with a flash of golden light, today unexpectedly quietly visits the Cui family's mansion, must be that there is something improper to handle. When the golden-robed angel starts toying with Cui Yun, it guessed that the other party came to take revenge for the nun. Now, the golden-robed angel uses Nüwa Niangniang as a pretext, proving that its guess was correct. However, it does not dare to steal the show, only waiting for Cui Yun to slowly realize.

  The work of this Cui Da Judge is to tick off the life and death book, day after day, without any change. Perhaps it was this position that didn't need to use brain power at all, which made him form a habit of not thinking, and also lost his original advantage of being good at thinking.

  Choi Yun smiled awkwardly for a moment, still unable to respond. Just as she was getting anxious and breaking out in sweat, the servant brought up the next dish of food.

  "Chancellor Cui's residence is humble, and I'm afraid we can't bring out anything decent to entertain Your Excellency. I hope the Golden Robed Heavenly Envoy will excuse us." Cui Yin shifted the topic to food, trying to quickly extricate himself from Sun Wukong's annoyance.

  The golden-robed angel glanced at the table full of delicacies and waved his hand, saying: "Vegetarian food, vegetarian food, all vegetarian. Today is a special day, I, old Sun, will keep a fast for an elderly nun."

  Choi Yun glanced at the Golden Angel with a hint of fear, hastily instructing to take down the wine and dishes and serve vegetarian food instead. In his heart, he cursed: "You damned monkey, don't be too presumptuous. Be careful or one day I'll skin you, eat your flesh, and gnaw on your monkey bones."

  The golden-robed angel's ears grew hot as he knew the other was scolding him, but he didn't want to argue with it and continued to look at Nüwa.

  After the vegetarian dishes were served, Cui Yin nodded and bowed to invite the Golden Angel to take a seat, then asked in a low voice: "He Niangniang, actually letting the Angel Lord bring her food, it's truly a blessing of three lifetimes."

  The Golden Armor Angel ignored the other party, speaking to himself with emotion: "I, old Sun, have been a Buddha in the Heavenly Realm for many years and served as a minister under the Jade Emperor. Although I am honored and wealthy, I still often miss the Mountain of Flowers and Fruits and worry about those monkeys. I took advantage of my trips to the mortal world to inspect and supervise, and many times lingered above the Mountain of Flowers and Fruits. And this old nun has been living a simple life on Mount Wutai for over 70 years. Doesn't she miss home? She does. However, for the sake of our great Chinese Buddhist cause, she buried her family in her heart. Such a person is worthy of my respect."

  At this point, Cui Yin suddenly understood and hastily explained: "Sir, she is Japanese."

  "The golden-robed angel frowned and said: 'What's wrong with Japanese people? Are they not human beings too?'"

  Chui Yin said: "You don't know, sir, the Japanese killed many, many of our Chinese compatriots. Just in Nanjing, they raped and murdered over 300,000 people. At that time, 'Liu Dao' was crowded with thousands of people waiting to be reincarnated as Chinese, but even if we were to boil Meng Po's soup for them, it wouldn't be enough!"

  The golden-robed angel asked, "How many of these Chinese people are world-weary killers?"

  Choi Yun was at a loss for words and could only exchange glances with Yang Wanyin, who also tacitly helped his master out.

  "Report to the superior, this worldly nun's secular name is Sakura, a native of Shizuoka Prefecture in Japan. In 1937, she joined the Japanese military service group stationed in China. Although she hasn't killed any Chinese people herself, her father has killed many of our compatriots. This depraved Japanese lieutenant, Kawachi, survived the Pingxingguan Battle and led three escaped soldiers to hide in my hometown of Degou, where they slaughtered and beheaded our compatriots, piling their heads into a wall as an offering, and consuming all the human flesh. Throughout history, both in China and abroad, only her father Kawachi could commit such atrocities that completely destroy humanity."

  The face of the golden-robed angel gradually darkened as he listened to Yang Wanyin's words, and two teardrops hung from his eyes. When Yang Wanyin finished speaking, the angel's own tears began to flow.

  "Injustice has its source, debt has its owner, but a father's debt cannot be repaid by his son." The golden-robed angel still disagreed with Cui Yun's judgment on the misanthrope and inexplicably said: "Then my old master Sun and my teacher also killed Chinese people in Pingxing Village, should they also go to the Livestock Way and Hell?"

  Chui Yun and Yang Wanyin were confused by this remark, so they could only smile awkwardly.

  The dinner table suddenly fell silent, and Cui Yin had to find a topic to change the atmosphere. As soon as he opened his mouth, he found an excuse for his decision and brought out the Jade Emperor.

  "Although the angel is high-minded, if he enters the heavenly realm with such a disgusted attitude, I'm afraid the Jade Emperor will blame me for it. I, as an official, cannot bear the responsibility!" Cui Yun said in a soft yet firm tone.

  Seeing Cui Yun take out the Jade Emperor to suppress himself, the Golden Armor Angel felt a little unhappy in his heart, but still pretended that nothing was wrong and asked the other party to express their thoughts.

  "Sir thinks that a filthy woman like her shouldn't appear in the sacred heavenly realm."

  The golden-robed angel tapped the table and said discontentedly, "Alas, alas, alas! Such words actually came from Judge's mouth, it's not proper, not proper!"

  Choi Yun thought, Sun Wukong asked me to do things for him, but he was arrogant and domineering. Is there a reason in the world where those who eat shit are high and mighty, while those who take shit are humble and lowly? So he coldly ridiculed: "The great one is high and mighty, of course, he doesn't know anything about the miserable life."

  He said, Cui Yun glanced at him again and said: "She is not only Japanese but also a comfort woman."

  "Yo yo yo," said the golden-robed angel, waving his hand. "Judge Daoren spoke so seriously that Old Sun thought Yan Shi was a social flower of Japan, but it turns out she's actually a victim from World War II."

  Choi Yun-jae didn't care what Sun Wukong said, and her heart remained unwavering. She expressed her resistance to this mischievous monkey with silence.

  The golden-robed angel knew what the other was thinking, and struck the snake to take seven inches of road: "Yan Shi is a victim of World War II. She hates Hinata Kaito and Itagaki Seishiro, Japanese Class-A war criminals who pushed her into the fire pit. Your Honor, you treated her like this, probably not just because she used to be a comfort woman?"

  Choi Yun didn't know what he was referring to, but she countered with a rather confident tone: "Then please, sir, enlighten me, what is the reason?"

  The golden-robed angel thought to himself, "You little brat dare to challenge me, Old Sun? Ha! You think you can handle it?" And with that, his two eyes shone brightly with golden light as he stared at the other person and said, "You, Cui Yun, were relatives with Yang Wanxin over 1,400 years ago. Perhaps if we go back a bit further, you also have some connection with Pingzhuan Qi Lang and Ittetsu Banzan?"

  Cui Yun was startled, not expecting this reckless monkey to strike at his own weakness. He lost all composure and stuttered: "T-then, sir, what do you think would be a suitable sentence for her?"

  The Golden Robe Angel saw the good and collected, and gave Cui Yin a bit of face, saying: "Judge Sun considers it inappropriate for her to go to the Heavenly Realm, not entirely unreasonable. I'll compromise and let her enter the Human Realm."

  "Angel, she was originally tired of the world, and letting her reincarnate as a human again would be meaningless." Cui Yun said.

  The golden-robed angel whispered mysteriously: "It's going to be big, just you wait and see, 25 years later."