noffsinger #1788 - Xitian's plan worked, Chu Hao took advantage of it
#1788 - Xitian's plan worked, Chu Hao took advantage of it
In the mortal realm, within the mountains and forests, Sun Wukong soared through the clouds, looking down but unable to spot even a shadow of a demon. He began to suspect that either Taibai Jinxing was lying, or his own brothers had made a mistake.
After searching for a long time without seeing a single demon, Sun Wukong was about to leave when he suddenly heard a crackling sound, as if someone was ringing a bell. It was very loud, echoing through the mountains and forests, somewhat grating on the ears.
He looked towards the back of the mountain and saw a small demon carrying a flag with the character “Order” on his shoulder, a bell hanging from his waist, and a clapper in his hand, which he was striking.
Sun Wukong looked at the little demon and came up with a plan. He transformed into a fly and flew towards him.
The little demon walked on the road, muttering, "The king ordered me to patrol the mountain. If I encounter Sun Wukong, I must be careful, especially since he can transform into a fly."
Sun Wukong, in his fly form, heard this and panicked. He didn't know how this little demon knew his name and that he could turn into a fly.
Thinking of this, Sun Wukong's mind raced, and he used the Seventy-Two Transformations to transform into a demon that looked almost exactly like the little demon, also holding a clapper and ringing a bell.
"Hey, you up ahead, wait for me!" he shouted.
The little demon suddenly stopped, turned his head in confusion, and saw a little demon that looked almost like him. He frowned slightly, "Where are you from?"
Holding the token, the little demon said, "It looks real. I'm called Little Drill Wind. Why are you called Grand Drill Wind?"
It turned out that Chu Hao had changed the name on the token based on the little demon's token, so the name was quite random.
Little Drill Wind wanted to take another look, but Sun Wukong snatched it away. "I'm your superior, so naturally my status is higher than yours."
Little Drill Wind seemed to understand, then smiled and said, "So you're an officer. Officer, please, I've finished my patrol. Why don't we go back to the cave together?"
"Okay," Sun Wukong nodded. He didn't expect to trick this little demon so easily with a simple transformation. It was perfect for going to the cave to take a look.
Little Drill Wind led Sun Wukong all the way inside. During the journey, Sun Wukong asked Little Drill Wind about the cave, but each time he asked, Little Drill Wind would retort, "Officer, aren't you supposed to know better than me?"
Helpless, Sun Wukong had to suppress his curiosity.
The two walked through passage after passage, getting further and further in, the road becoming more and more winding.
Seeing this, Sun Wukong frowned and asked, "Are you sure we're going back to the cave?"
Little Drill Wind walked on, as if he hadn't heard Sun Wukong's words.
Sun Wukong was even more puzzled. He strode forward, wanting to grab Little Drill Wind and ask him clearly.
Suddenly, Little Drill Wind sped up and rushed out of the area, shouting loudly as he ran, "So you're Sun Wukong! Did you really think I didn't know you could transform? Men, kill him!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a large group of little demons rushed out from all around the mountain forest. Each of them had a ferocious look on their faces, holding weapons, and charged over.
Sun Wukong didn't expect to be exposed. He immediately transformed into a stream of light and left this place.
From high in the sky, Di Ting naturally saw this scene. He couldn't let Sun Wukong leave, or Tang Sanzang and the others would really stop moving forward.
Therefore, he used a little trick, and a divine light fell, smashing into Sun Wukong's stream of light. Sun Wukong immediately felt as if he had crashed into a mountain and had to stop.
"Who attacked? Could it be the three demon kings?" Sun Wukong wondered.
At this moment, the other little demons had already attacked, and Sun Wukong had no choice but to fight them.
On the other side, Little Drill Wind saw this scene and smiled, "Now that Sun Wukong has appeared, Tang Sanzang must be nearby. You guys come with me to take a look."
As he spoke, he led a group of people away.
Before long, Little Drill Wind and his group found Tang Sanzang's location.
They were currently waiting for Sun Wukong to return, sitting on the rocks.
The clever Little Drill Wind took out something and used his demon power to activate it. Suddenly, a thick poisonous smoke rose.
The poisonous smoke looked like a mist. After rising, it moved towards Tang Sanzang and the others.
At this moment, Zhu Bajie was snoring loudly, Sha Seng was resting against a tree, and Tang Sanzang was meditating and chanting scriptures. None of them noticed the appearance of the mist.
By the time they were enveloped by the mist, they immediately reacted.
"Not good, Bajie, demons have appeared!" Tang Sanzang shouted, suddenly feeling his body weaken.
"Charge! Capture Tang Sanzang and bring him back!" Little Drill Wind commanded, holding his weapon.
A group of little demons swarmed forward. Although Zhu Bajie and Sha Seng wanted to kill the enemies, they couldn't use their full strength. In a short while, they were captured by the little demons.
"The king said, we want them alive. Take them all back!" Little Drill Wind said happily, hands on his hips, looking at the three who had been captured.
In the high sky, Di Ting also showed a relieved smile when he saw Tang Sanzang being captured.
This time, in order for the three demons of Lion Camel Ridge to capture Tang Sanzang, he not only quietly gave Little Drill Wind a treasure, but also told him that Sun Wukong could transform into other forms to trick him.
Thinking that he had interfered with this tribulation, Di Ting looked somewhat guiltily at the Burning Lamp Ancient Buddha beside him.
The Burning Lamp Ancient Buddha closed his eyes and chanted scriptures, seemingly completely ignoring the matter, detached from the world.
Since the Ancient Buddha didn't blame him, Di Ting immediately sent the message back to Mount Ling.
At Mount Ling, Guanyin received the news and smiled at Chu Hao beside her, "Prison God Chu Hao, this Journey to the West would be better without your participation."
As she spoke, she got up and walked towards Tathagata.
Chu Hao looked at her back with a smile on his face, and muttered to himself, "Is that so?"
On the throne above, Tathagata heard Guanyin's report that the demons of Lion Camel Ridge had captured Tang Sanzang, and he also breathed a sigh of relief. Then, he transmitted a message, "Venerable Guanyin, you should leave and keep an eye on Tang Sanzang."
Guanyin nodded and quietly left.
Seeing this, Chu Hao knew that the Western Heaven's plan was complete and decided to use a trick within a trick.
He walked to the Jade Emperor Tathagata, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Buddha, I still have important matters in the Heavenly Court, so I will take my leave first."
Naturally, Tathagata didn't want Chu Hao to leave, otherwise his plan would be ruined. So, he said, "Prison God has contributed to my Mount Ling this time. Why not stay for a while longer?"
Chu Hao glanced at him and smiled, "I think I'll pass. Mao Ri Xingjun hasn't spoken yet, so I have to find out the Demon Dao's plan as soon as possible, otherwise my Heavenly Court may also be affected."
"That's right. I didn't expect the Heavenly Court to have been infiltrated by the Demon Dao. Prison God, please investigate the case seriously," the Jade Emperor followed up.
This time, such a big thing happened in the Heavenly Court, and the Jade Emperor looked very serious, which made it difficult for Tathagata to find an excuse to keep Chu Hao.