Chapter 119: King Huang Mei
One night, atop the pitch-black mountain ridges, someone saw a pig demon squatting on the peak, howling miserably. Its cries were so terrifying that the jackals, wolves, tigers, and leopards in the forest went dashing about in panic...
The next day, some minor demons went up the mountain to check and found that a large stone there had been poked full of holes by some weapon, looking like a beehive...
Afterward, rumors spread throughout Jing Thorn Ridge about a crazed pig demon wielding a diamond club. Whenever night fell and the moon reached mid-sky, it would come out to jab at stones, scaring many minor demons so much they hardly dared to venture out at night anymore.
From then on, Tang Sanzang started to get bored with the journey.
He discovered that no matter how tall the mountains, how deep the rivers, how miasmic the swamps, he just couldn't encounter any aged demons.
At most, he would run into some minor demons that had just achieved shape-shifting, and some that hadn't even fully transformed yet...
As for taste, it was a direct discount, causing the bald one no small amount of frustration...
"Wukong, what mountain was that just now? It was so tall it nearly reached the sky. The mountain brimmed with spiritual energy, clearly a blessed land, so why isn't there even a single large demon?" Tang Sanzang looked back at the towering mountain discontentedly and said.
Sun Wukong shook his head, "I don't know. There wasn't even a land god or mountain spirit to be seen on the mountain."
At that moment, a six-eared macaque came over holding a sign, calling out, "Master, I saw this sign while I was peeing just now, can you take a look?"
Tang Sanzang glanced at it and saw four big characters—Xiao Lei Yin Temple.
"Xiao Lei Yin Temple? This couldn't be Mount Meru, could it?" Tang Sanzang looked back again.
This mountain was indeed huge, taller than many others they had encountered before, reaching straight into the clouds with its peak unseen. Wild beasts abounded and spiritual herbs were everywhere, certainly a celestial blessed place... but alas, there were no demons, which puzzled Tang Sanzang greatly.
Zhu Ganglie said, "Master, this is the Lesser Thunderclap Monastery, not the Great Thunderclap Monastery. We are not far from Mount Meru, but we're not close either..."
Sun Wukong said, "Master, I've been to the Great Thunderclap Monastery a few times, and it didn't look like this. It must be a place established by someone in Buddhism, calling it a monastery before it went to ruin..."
Tang Sanzang nodded slightly, feeling that it made sense.
So, the group continued their westward journey, meandering along.
Far away, on the mountain top, a demon with a pair of yellow eyebrows peeked out from behind a stone.
Seeing that Tang Sanzang and the others had walked far away, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, "Phew... They're gone at last, almost scared the wits out of me."
"Didn't you say, my king, that we were here for the sole purpose of eating Monk Tang's flesh? Now that he's here, why have you hidden? With your Divine Skills and boundless Mana, could you possibly be afraid of a few monks?" a minor demon said.
Yellow Eyebrows coughed dryly, "What do you know? Afraid of them? With monks like that, I could take on ten of them alone!"
A voice rang out, "So bloody impressive?"
Yellow Eyebrows casually replied, "Naturally, didn't you see who I—eh? Who's talking to me?"
Yellow Eyebrows remembered clearly that he'd only brought one minor demon with him, so why were there two voices speaking to him?
Looking up, he saw a baldy squatting on a large stone with glaring eyes that, combined with his shiny bald head reflecting the sunlight, appeared excruciatingly blinding.
Yellow Eyebrows' face suddenly changed, and he exclaimed, "Tang Sanzang?!"
Tang Sanzang grinned, "Good eyesight. What kind of demon are you? Ah well, it doesn't matter, as long as you've been around for years!"
Having said that, Tang Sanzang turned and shouted, "Disciples, I've found a demon! Wujing!"
"Master, I'll start the fire right away!"
"Wufan!"
"Master, I'm here!"
"Wukong!"
"Master, I'll go get the water!"
"Little Six!"
"Master, just tell me, whose blood should I draw!"
"Xiao Bai!"
"Xixilulu..."
...
The next moment, King Huang Mei saw that the group that had been walking down below had already set up several tables!
Especially that big pot, steaming hot...
When King Huang Mei looked at the baldy wiping his drool with excitement, he quickly shouted, "Misunderstanding, misunderstanding! I'm not a demon, I'm from the East..."
Before he could finish, Zhu Ganglie had already swung his rake and charged over, descending from the sky with eyes shining and ferocious energy, shouting, "I don't care who you are, today you're my lunch!"
King Huang Mei cursed, "You damn pig, you've gone too far!"
As he spoke, King Huang Mei pulled out a Wolf Fang Club and with one swing, sent Zhu Ganglie flying.
Alas, Zhu Ganglie, as if mad, stomped his foot, swung his nine-toothed rake, and charged again.
King Huang Mei yelled furiously, "Zhu Ganglie, did I desecrate your ancestors' graves or what? Why are you fighting so desperately?"
But Zhu Ganglie didn't care at all and just kept striking wildly.
Sun Wukong and the Six-Eared Macaque, who had initially planned to catch the demon, were suddenly left with nothing to do.
The two monkeys squatted down on a rock and, seeing this scene, couldn't help but burst into laughter. Continue your journey on My Virtual Library Empire
The Six-Eared Macaque said, "Big brother, has Second Brother gone mad?"
Sun Wukong replied, "You know the answer, so don't ask me, okay? Our master hasn't eaten good meat for a long time on this journey, and lately, he's been staring blankly at the idiot every night... That guy is almost scared to death. Now that we've finally caught a demon that can satisfy our master's craving, of course, he's going all out. If the demon doesn't die, he might be the one ending up in the pot."
The Six-Eared Macaque giggled to himself...
However, the desperate Zhu Ganglie was still no match for King Huang Mei, and after a few rounds, he was panting and retreating continuously.
Meanwhile, Sha Wujing shouted, "Master, the water is boiling!"
Tang Sanzang immediately stood up!
King Huang Mei's heart trembled, knowing he had to fight back hard now or he'd truly be finished, so without another word, he pulled out a pair of cymbals and threw them at Tang Sanzang.
In an instant, the cymbals grew upon contact with the wind and with a clang, trapped Tang Sanzang inside.
Then King Huang Mei turned and ran.
Seeing this, Sun Wukong snorted, "Little demon, where do you think you're running to? Just obediently get in the pot!"
King Huang Mei angrily retorted, "Sun Wukong, don't you bully me too much. Do you really think I'm afraid of you?!"
As he spoke, King Huang Mei tore off a bag from his waist, opened it towards Sun Wukong, and in the next moment, a terrifying suction force was unleashed.
Sun Wukong's expression drastically changed, but it was already too late; along with Zhu Ganglie, Sha Wujing, and the White Dragon Horse, all were sucked in.
Only the Six-Eared Macaque, who had sensed the crisis, used a somersault cloud to jump high into the sky in time, avoiding the bag's pull.
Seeing this, King Huang Mei coldly huffed, "Six-Eared Macaque, if you're capable, come down and fight me!"
But the Six-Eared Macaque just perched on a cloud, grinning, and said, "Huang Mei, you've got treasures in hand; I won't fight you. But have you considered the consequences of taking action against us?"
King Huang Mei sneered, "They say that baldy is powerful, but now, isn't he trapped by my cymbals and powerless to escape? As long as he can't get out, and I have the Man Planting Bag in my hand, you alone can't stir up any trouble. What consequences could there be?"
The Six-Eared Macaque burst out laughing, "You really are clueless about life and death."
Then, with a loud shout, the Six-Eared Macaque exclaimed, "Master, he called you a baldy!"