Hearing these words, the marquis was stunned.
Then he came to his senses and exclaimed, "So it is true, indeed such a thing happened. At that time, my brother-in-law was embezzling and perverting the law, so I beheaded him to show the public, and my wife, who did not understand propriety, came to make a scene with me.
In my frustration and confusion, I knocked over the offering table...
But the fault lies with me, not with the common people.
Please, if the heavens must punish someone, let it be me, and end this drought."
Hearing this, Sun Wukong looked up and said, "Everyone, you all heard him.
Ask yourselves, is such a man a bad person?
He may have done wrong, but is he truly unforgivable?"
The gods were silent...
Just then, Taibai Jinxing hurried over, shouting, "An imperial edict has arrived!"
All gods knelt down!
The marquis and the common people also knelt down in worship.