Chapter 184: Mission Accomplished
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"Master, I will never forget your great kindness and benevolence to me as long as I live!" Zhu Bajie knelt down solemnly in front of Jiang Liu, staring at him earnestly as he spoke.
Ever since he had learned those sweet nothings from him, he had successfully convinced Zhenzhen, Lianlian, and Ai'ai to agree to marry him, which made Zhu Bajie extremely grateful to Jiang Liu.
Indeed, his decision to follow the Master on the Journey to the West was correct; even the casual remarks he overheard were infinitely useful.
"This, this blockhead really lacks interest; is lovey-dovey stuff really that exciting?" Sun Wukong sat to one side, watching Zhu Bajie's tearfully grateful appearance and felt it incomprehensible.
"Wukong, your life is incomplete!" Hearing Sun Wukong's words, Jiang Liu turned his head to look at him and said, shaking his head.
"If it's incomplete, then so be it..."
Sun Wukong appeared indifferent and said, "I think because you've all been touched by so-called love, you've become somewhat foolish, and I haven't seen where you've improved. If it means being like that, I, Old Sun, would rather live without love for the rest of my life!"
"You monkey, if you don't understand, then don't talk!" Zhu Bajie naturally scoffed at Sun Wukong's comments.
In the meantime, Zhu Bajie set his eyes on Jiang Liu and said, "Master, now that all three of them have agreed to marry me, can I go and propose to Sister Jia?"
Thinking about Zhu Bajie's words, Jiang Liu did not respond but murmured inwardly.
Sure enough, this task was not that easy to complete.
"No, no hurry!" With a swift thought, Jiang Liu shook his head.
"Ah? Not proposing marriage yet? When should I wait until?" Upon hearing Jiang Liu's words, Zhu Bajie was stunned and seemed impatient.
The ladies had already agreed to him; if he didn't propose now, when should he wait until?
"Bajie, let me tell you, with matters of the heart, one must not act too hastily, otherwise, it will only backfire! Just like it once was with you and Fairy Chang'e!"
With a mysteriously profound demeanor, Jiang Liu said, "Let me ask you, regarding matters of love, with the so-called parental command and the matchmaker's words, although the three have agreed, if Sister Jia does not agree to three women marrying one man, what will you do then?"
"This, this..." Jiang Liu's words indeed made sense, and Zhu Bajie calmed down a bit.
Indeed, Sister Jia was a big obstacle; if she did not agree, then the whole thing might fall through.
"So, Master, do you have any other tricks? Please teach them to me quickly, Old Zhu. As your disciple, if I stay here in Jia Mansion, I will surely pray for your blessings every day, congratulating you on reaching Western Heaven and obtaining the True Scriptures sooner!" Zhu Bajie's eyes rolled, still pinning his hopes on Jiang Liu.
"It's simple, I do have a trick to teach you," Jiang Liu said to Zhu Bajie with a sly laugh.
"Oh? Really have a way!? Master, you speak quickly!" Seeing that Jiang Liu truly had a method, Zhu Bajie's eyes lit up.
"Now that you have established a certain emotional foundation with the three ladies, what you need to do is to cultivate your relationship with them well. When the emotions heat up, if the three of them have turned the raw rice into cooked rice, then the family's disgrace cannot be spread abroad, and Sister Jia will have to agree even if she doesn't!" Jiang Liu said to Zhu Bajie with a sly chuckle.
"Ah!? Turn the raw rice into cooked rice!?" Zhu Bajie was dumbfounded, never expecting the Master to suggest such a method.
"Correct, do you know of the day of Qixi? How did the love of the Cowherd and the Weaving Maiden come about? Wasn't it because the Cowherd secretly hid her clothes while she was bathing, and thus, their union was achieved?"
"In the pursuit of a girl, one cannot always travel the straight path; it's essential to know that without a bit of badness, women will not love you. You must pursue her honestly while also employing some clever tricks; only by combining the conventional with the unconventional can you succeed!"
Jiang Liu nodded, imparting his teachings firmly!
"I see! I have understood, disciple thanks you for your teachings! Your words today have opened my eyes!" Zhu Bajie's eyes sparkled, feeling that every word spoken by Jiang Liu contained endless wisdom!
Indeed, his judgment was not wrong! When it comes to pursuing women, the Master is undoubtedly the most outstanding in all realms!
Having received the method taught by Jiang Liu, Zhu Bajie stood up, impatient to find Zhenzhen, Lianlian, and Ai'ai to cultivate relationships and create opportunities for turning raw rice into cooked rice.
However, just as he reached the main entrance, Zhu Bajie seemed to remember something, turned around and said, "Master, did you just say that it was the same between me and Fairy Chang'e? If I hadn't been hasty back then, might I have succeeded?"
"This..."
He had just used Chang'e as a metaphor to bolster the credibility of his words, but he hadn't expected Zhu Bajie to latch onto that point. Explore hidden tales at empire
It seemed that although Zhu Bajie almost always wanted to make a move when he saw a woman, Chang'e seemed to hold an unusual place in his heart?
"Master, are your words true?" Zhu Bajie asked earnestly, staring at Jiang Liu.
"Well, how should I say this?" Zhu Bajie's questioning brought Jiang Liu back to his senses. After some thought, Jiang Liu spoke, "The Guanghan Palace where Chang'e resides, who governs it?"
"The Taiyin Star Monarch!" Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie replied.
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"Yes, who holds the higher position, the Taiyin Star Monarch or you in the Heavenly Court?" Jiang Liu slightly nodded and then asked.
"The Taiyin Star Monarch is a high-ranking and powerful Star Monarch, whose status is even above that of the twenty-eight constellations. However, compared to Old Pig's former identity as Marshal Tianpeng, it is still somewhat inferior," thought Zhu Bajie before replying.
"That settles it. When you were in heaven, you were handsome and held an important position, commanding heavy troops. Logically, no one should have been able to refuse you, right? So why did you insist on using force after drinking?"
"Using force is one thing, but to actually attract the attention of patrolling Heavenly Soldiers and Generals, making it impossible to cover up the incident, causing it to become public knowledge... Who else can you blame for your current plight?"
"Master's words... they make sense..." Lowering his head, Zhu Bajie thought it over carefully and indeed found Jiang Liu's words reasonable. His expression grew somber, and then he turned and left the hall, feeling an immense regret in his heart.
Watching Zhu Bajie turn and walk away, Jiang Liu pondered for a moment. In fact, there was still half a sentence he had not spoken.
Theoretically, women are indeed unable to resist a handsome man with status, but there are some who do not value these qualities.
After all, matters of the heart cannot be measured by wealth or status. No matter how good you are, if I simply don't like you, that's that!
Just that, I wonder if Chang'e is such a person.
In fact, from any perspective, Zhu Bajie held a high and powerful position in the Heavenly Court and could be considered a big shot!
Although Chang'e's beauty was unmatched in the three realms, she didn't actually have any impressive status or position; it was merely some inappropriate behavior after drinking that led Zhu Bajie to be cast down into the Mortal World, even to be reborn in a pig's body, falling to such a state. It all seems a bit fishy.
Following that, Jiang Liu and his group settled down in the Jia Mansion, with Jiang Liu mainly focused on cultivating the Heavenly Dragon Zen Sound.
And Zhu Bajie? He immersed himself in romantic oaths and cliché sweet nothings with the three daughters of the Jia Mansion, all the cheesy lines taught by Jiang Liu being used in various creative ways.
It seemed that his relationships with the three daughters were indeed warming up significantly.
And so, Jiang Liu and his group stayed at the Jia Mansion for two days.
That night, Zhu Bajie and Ai'ai sat beneath a tree, talking and chatting under the moonlight, spewing lovey-dovey nothings that could cloy the heart.
"You've been here for two days. How come you haven't asked my mother for my hand in marriage yet?" Among her sisters, Ai'ai seemed a bit more whimsical, as she asked Zhu Bajie.
"Don't worry, I like you so much, how could I not ask your mother? It's just that I have not found the right opportunity these past two days," Zhu Bajie gently embraced Ai'ai and whispered.
After a symbolic struggle, Ai'ai eventually lay quietly in Zhu Bajie's arms.
However, this time Zhu Bajie had no intention of stopping at just holding her. He licked his lips, reached for Ai'ai's waistband, and moved his mouth directly towards her lips.
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Alert: Gained 3 Experience Points.
Alert: Gained 3 Experience Points.
Alert: Gained 3 Experience Points.
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Jiang Liu sat cross-legged, cultivating the Heavenly Dragon Zen Sound technique in silence, as he slowly accumulated Experience Points.
Suddenly, a loud noise seemed to shake the entire Jia Mansion, accompanied by a pitiful scream from Zhu Bajie.
"What happened!?" Sun Wukong and Sha Wujing were startled, confused as they quickly leaped outside.
Naturally, Jiang Liu also felt the tremor and the noise, and he opened his eyes, ceasing his cultivation.
Alert: Gained 350,000 Experience Points, obtained Epic Level Treasure Chest *1.
But before Jiang Liu could even leave the room, the system's alert suddenly rang in his mind.
"What? The mission is completed!? Was it Bajie who forced a Bodhisattva to reveal their true form?"
The unexpected announcement of mission completion, coupled with the scream he heard from Zhu Bajie, made Jiang Liu snap back to reality, understanding more or less what had happened.
It seems the deed had been done, and Zhu Bajie had been flung out by the Bodhisattva. The Bodhisattva revealing their true nature in anger, sending Zhu Bajie flying, shows just how embarrassed they must have felt.
Almost being tricked by a male pig into a consummated relationship, no wonder the mission was completed.