Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything

Playing Mahjong seemed like just a simple game, but after learning more about it, one could find it intriguing and even become addicted.

In his previous life, Mahjong was regarded as a quintessential part of the national culture, naturally possessing its unique charm; the ways to play Mahjong had been developed into a wide variety of methods.

In the past, when women had nothing to do, wasn't gathering to play a few rounds of Mahjong the best pastime?

Jiang Liu and his disciples had agreed to play a few rounds; naturally, they were very enthusiastic about it. They played Mahjong for about a Chinese Hour.

Even Lady White Bones had been holding an empty bowl and watching for a long time.

She seemed to have forgotten her original purpose for coming to the courtyard and simply found the Mahjong game played by Jiang Liu and his disciples quite interesting.

"Alright, it's getting late, I'll go rest," Jiang Liu estimated inwardly that it was probably around 9 in the evening, and he stood up.

Firstly, it was time for him to cultivate and not be lost in worldly pleasures, and secondly, since Lady White Bones had been standing aside for so long, he should check out what she was really after.

Why had she just stood to the side and watched them play Mahjong for so long without taking any other action?

"Master, you're leaving the table just like that? What a bummer…" Zhu Bajie and the others clearly hadn't had their fill yet and felt regretful upon hearing what Jiang Liu said.

"Yeah, yeah, Master, let's play a few more rounds!" Sun Wukong also nodded, agreeing.

They were just starting to enjoy themselves and now the Master was leaving?

"Amitabha…" Sha Wujing didn't say a word; whatever needed to be said had already been expressed by his two senior brothers. There was no point in him repeating it.

Of course, more importantly, Sha Wujing had always felt that gambling was wrong, yet he couldn't resist it. Given that, how could he have the nerve to ask to continue?

"We already agreed earlier, we were only going to play a few rounds!" Jiang Liu shook his head as he glanced at Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie.

"Actually, I've been watching from the side for a while and feel like I've got the gist of it. Since the master is going to rest, why don't I join you and play a few rounds?" At that moment, Lady White Bones suddenly intervened, volunteering herself.

"You!?" Sun Wukong looked at Lady White Bones skeptically upon hearing her words.

"Great, great, please take a seat!" Zhu Bajie, on the other hand, lit up upon hearing her and eagerly nodded.

Master was leaving, but they could swap him for a beautiful woman at the table? What an unexpected surprise, right?

"Sure!" Hearing Zhu Bajie's words, Lady White Bones didn't bother with niceties, placed her empty bowl aside, and promptly took the seat Jiang Liu had just vacated.

The rustling noise of shuffling Mahjong tiles started, and soon, the group was deeply engaged in the game at the table.

"Am I misunderstanding something?" Jiang Liu didn't rush off; instead, as he watched his three disciples and Lady White Bones fervently battle it out at the Mahjong table, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

He felt the scene before him was rather subversive.

"Could this be considered 'battling the White Bone Demon' as well?" Observing the intense struggle between his disciples and Lady White Bones at the Mahjong table, a thought popped into Jiang Liu's mind.

It seemed that calling this 'battling the White Bone Demon' might actually make some sense?

Shaking his head, Jiang Liu cast aside the clutter of thoughts in his mind and did not return to his room to rest, but instead sat down cross-legged in the great hall, quietly cultivating the Heavenly Dragon Zen Sound technique.

At the same time, he also kept an eye on Lady White Bones' every move.

Whether Sun Wukong and the others had detected Lady White Bones' true identity, Jiang Liu didn't know, but he was aware of it and naturally needed to keep a close watch.

Although Sun Wukong's Fiery Eyes and Golden Gaze were powerful and should be able to see through the identity of a demon, surely, he didn't maintain that state all the time, right?

Just like with his character panel, he had to harbor some suspicion and activate the feature to unveil Lady White Bones' identity.

Otherwise, if he had no suspicions, wouldn't he have been misled by Lady White Bones?

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Intent on keeping an eye on Lady White Bones, Jiang Liu fell into deep cultivation before he knew it and soon entered meditation.

That night, only the sounds of the three battling Lady White Bones resonated throughout, lasting all night until dawn's light began to show, that was when Lady White Bones stood up, bidding farewell to Sun Wukong and the others.

"Hehehe, you've lost quite a bit to this Old Pig overnight. Here's your IOU, please press your handprint…"

However, Zhu Bajie just chuckled, taking out an IOU and saying to Lady White Bones.

Playing Mahjong? Zhu Bajie declared he had never lost, always winning handsomely every time.

"Hmph!" Seeing Zhu Bajie's smug look, Lady White Bones felt very displeased, especially after almost losing a whole night, she found him increasingly intolerable.

Yet, as a willing gambler accepting her losses, Lady White Bones also snorted coldly and helplessly pressed her handprint onto the I.O.U.

"Right, now off you go, and who knows if you'll ever come back, don't you want to leave something as collateral? Maybe your shoes, or some personal clothing or something..."

After securing the I.O.U., Zhu Bajie suddenly gleamed at Lady White Bones with shining eyes.

It looked like he couldn't wait to get a piece of her clothing for collateral.

"You dirty pig! Am I the kind of person who would deny her debts? Hmph!" Although Zhu Bajie's words made sense, they still offended Lady White Bones, who huffed angrily before turning to walk toward the door.

There was no help for it, leaving something as collateral was something Lady White Bones had considered, but after playing all night, she had almost lost everything she had on her.

Even if she wanted to leave collateral, she had nothing left to give, she couldn't really strip off her clothes could she?

"Alas, what a pity!" Watching Lady White Bones walk away, Zhu Bajie shook his head, regret on his face.

After their master woke up and they had breakfast, they were going to continue on their journey. In truth, Zhu Bajie hadn't really expected Lady White Bones to actually deliver the money, it had all been an excuse to keep a piece of her personal clothing.

Sure enough, as the sun rose, Jiang Liu also completed his night-long cultivation and looked at his character panel. His experience points had risen a bit, and he nodded in satisfaction.

"Eh? What about the big sister from last night?" Seeing his disciples all present and accounted for but Lady White Bones missing, Jiang Liu asked with surprise.

"Her? She played Mahjong with us all through the night, and left as soon as it was daylight," Zhu Bajie responded upon hearing Jiang Liu's inquiry.

"Played Mahjong all night and left?!", hearing this, Jiang Liu's mouth twitched slightly.

Then what on earth was the real purpose of Lady White Bones' visit last night?

...

Leaving aside what was going through Jiang Liu's mind, in another dwelling, two beautiful maids were sitting together in conversation, both looking puzzled and anxious.

"How strange, our lady went down the mountain last night, saying she was going to check whether the master of that estate was human or demon. Why hasn't she come back yet?" said one maid, the confusion apparent in her voice.

"Indeed, could it be that there's a formidable demon hiding in the estate and our lady has not returned as a result?" The other maid, too, looked anxious as she spoke.

Lady White Bones' failure to return home all night clearly made them nervous — such a thing had seemed unprecedented, hadn't it?

"What should we do? Should we light the signal for the Little Demons and go check the estate?" One maid suggested after some thought.

"Perhaps not. Maybe our lady got held up by some mundane matter. Besides, if there really is a formidable demon kind that even our lady has fallen prey to, wouldn't we just be marching to our deaths?" The other maid shook her head, showing a bit more composure.

Just as the two maids were worrying, a figure entered the dwelling.

With a graceful figure and stunning looks, it was Lady White Bones.

Only, her expression seemed displeased, and she appeared lost in thought.

"My lady, you've returned? How did it go, what did you find out about the estate?" Seeing Lady White Bones return, the two maids let out a sigh of relief and approached to ask.

"Oh, it was alright, the investigation went fairly well!" Lady White Bones replied absentmindedly, interrupted from her thoughts by her maid's question.

Suddenly, her heart jolted awake, "Eh? Right, what was I doing at that estate last night? Why did I end up playing Mahjong the whole night without reason!?"

She should have tested the mettle of those demons, shouldn't she?

Seeing their lady's distracted manner, the two maids looked at each other, perplexed.

"Lady, the old man and the young girl from last night have been cleaned up, shall we..." One of the maids asked cautiously after a moment of silence.

"No rush, I'm a bit tired from battling it out all night; let's sleep on it. We'll deal with those two after I've woken up," Lady White Bones said with a yawn, gesturing with her hand.

As she spoke, she leaned back on her throne and fell into a light sleep.

The two maids naturally stood by her side loyally, keeping watch.

Only today, it seemed as if their lady was mumbling some incomprehensible dreams.

Rich!

Touch!

Winning, hahaha...