Chapter 227

Meanwhile, Chang'e, entrusted by Weining and Tianpeng, went up to the Heavenly Court to seek reinforcements. When the Jade Emperor and Queen Mother heard that Yang Jian and the others had temporarily failed to subdue Ruoshui, they were not alarmed, but instead rejoiced. Previously, in their attempts to destroy Yang Jian, the Heavenly Court had made a succession of foolish moves—parading ten suns across the sky and opening the Heavenly Sluice to unleash Ruoshui upon the Mortal Realm—which had severely tarnished the reputation of both the Heavenly Court and the Jade Emperor. Now, the single most important and widely watched issue in the Three Realms was the control of Ruoshui, and they all considered this a golden opportunity to showcase the Heavenly Court's benevolence and might in equal measure. While the Jade Emperor was still hesitating over whether to eliminate Yang Jian and Yang Chan first or tackle the flood first, the Queen Mother had already persuaded him to send a massive force to the mortal world to save all living creatures, thereby restoring the Heavenly Court's reputation.