Chapter 638: Chapter 639: Scorpion Spirit (Second Update!) Chapter 638: Chapter 639: Scorpion Spirit (Second Update!) Having dealt with Zhu Bajie, Sun Wukong felt considerably more at ease. It was better to know more about Jiang Liu’er and Fairy Chang’er’s affairs, especially to keep them hidden from the mbers of the Buddhist Sect, otherwise the journey to the Western Heaven for scriptures could be jeopardized!
“Brother Consort, I will be waiting for you here in the Won’s Kingdom. You must take care of yourself and return soon!”
Queen Lingxi, with tears streaming down her face, bade Jiang Liu’er an emotional farewell, displaying endless tenderness that almost made Jiang Liu’er not want to leave.
“Enough, you should set off westward now. I, Old Sun, am also heading back to Flower-Fruit Mountain!”
Sun Wukong was not really planning to return to Flower-Fruit Mountain; it was rely a verbal statent. The true and false Monkey King event would occur after their ti in the Won’s Kingdom, and he had to ensure this scene would not replay as in his previous life before he could truly return to Flower-Fruit Mountain to retreat in peace.
However, Sun Wukong was also not suited to accompany Jiang Liu’er and the others, as it could easily arouse suspicion from the Tathagata Buddha.
At that mont, Sun Wukong soared into the clouds, not going far but using a cloaking technique to hide among the mists, watching as Jiang Liu’er and the others bid farewell to the queen and left the city gates, embarking on their journey westward…
“Whoo~!”
A sudden gust of chilly wind arose, and from mid-air, a hand reached down, grasping at Jiang Liu’er. Instinctively, Jiang Liu’er thought to resist, but then he rembered the words Sun Wukong had imparted: he must not let anyone see that he possessed cultivation. So, he forcibly suppressed his instincts, and as a result, he was seized by the large hand, pulled from his horse, and whisked away to the northwest in a whirlwind.
“Where did this monster co from? Release my master imdiately!”
Yuan Hong panicked, leaping into the air. Seeing a rolling trail of dust heading northwest, he called out to Zhu Bajie and Sandy Monk, who both leapt into the air, propelling through the clouds toward the whirlwind.
This scene, Sun Wukong saw clearly from within the clouds, and he knew right away that it must be the Scorpion Demoness who had kidnapped Jiang Liu’er.
In his previous life, when they had asked the Star Official Sun to break her Dharma Body, revealing her true form, she was pumled into a pulp by Zhu Bajie with his rake, but this ti Sun Wukong would not let her die so easily.
In fact, compared to other demons on the journey to the west, the Scorpion Demoness was much more benevolent, coveting nothing but Jiang Liu’er’s handsoness and the vitality of a ten-ti benevolent man, wishing to share the Great Dao as his spouse—hardly a grave sin.
There were many more malevolent demons on the western journey than the Scorpion Demoness; most were rescued by various Immortals and Gods. Of course, that was in the previous life; in this lifeti, almost all had joined Flower-Fruit Mountain, and Sun Wukong would not let those powerful and potential-filled demons be taken back by those Immortals and Gods to serve as mounts.
Very few demons who were killed in his previous life remained, and the Scorpion Demoness was one of them, possessing quite remarkable abilities, especially her Innate Divine Ability of the reversing poison stake, which was extrely lethal and even wounded the Buddha himself. However, precisely because of this, no one ca to her rescue in his previous life, allowing her to die without a whole corpse.
In this life, Sun Wukong was determined to save the Scorpion Demoness and recruit her into Flower-Fruit Mountain, where she would surely beco a great general!
He followed on his cloud, and in no ti, he reached the mountains of the Scorpion Demoness’s Cave Dwelling, seeing Yuan Hong and the two others landing outside the entrance of Pipa Cave.
Yuan Hong and his companions watched as the scorpion demon abducted Jiang Liu’er into the cave. Now, as they reached the entrance of the Pipa Cave, there was no ti for niceties. Zhu Bajie imdiately raised his Nine-Toothed Nail Rake and fiercely slamd it against the stone gate, shattering it and sending rocks flying everywhere.
“Where did these reckless monkey and wild boar co from, daring to destroy my mountain gate!”
Enraged, the scorpion demon rushed out wielding a steel trident, stabbing straight at Zhu Bajie’s head. In a panic, Zhu Bajie swung his rake to block, while Yuan Hong and Sandy Monk also joined in, wielding their weapons to help.
It is said that two fists are no match for four hands. Despite the scorpion demon’s prowess, its cultivation was only at the level of a Taiyi Golden Immortal, which was comparable to Yuan Hong’s current state. It was no match against the three of them, getting beaten back continuously and soon about to collapse.
Suddenly, the scorpion demon leaped backward, spinning around. A black light flashed at its back as it deployed the “Reverse-Sting Divine Skill,” striking Yuan Hong on the head and Zhu Bajie on the lips.
“It hurts so much!”
Yuan Hong cried out, clutching his head, while Zhu Bajie also scread in pain, covering his mouth. They hurriedly turned and fled on a cloud. Sandy Monk, seeing the situation go south, quickly gathered his weapon and followed. Thus, their first encounter with the scorpion demon ended in defeat.
Victorious, the scorpion demon was imnsely pleased, ordering his minions to repair the gate while he stowed his trident and returned inside the Pipa Cave, to entice Jiang Liu’er further.
Sun Wukong watched everything from the air, inwardly admiring the scorpion demon. Its innate divine ability, the “Reverse-Sting,” was truly formidable. Yuan Hong’s current cultivation was even stronger than his own past life, yet he couldn’t withstand it, which is no surprise since even the Tathagata Buddha would suffer from such a strike.
If it weren’t for the fact that the true form of the Star Official of the Hairy Day was a rooster, which is naturally the nesis of the scorpion demon, it might not have been possible to subdue the demon.
“Let this old Sun go in and see if Jiang Liu’er can’t resist stirring up so feelings, that would be troubleso!”
Although the Tang Seng of the past was verbose and pedantic, his heart was firmly devoted to worshiping Buddha and pilgrimage. This life’s Jiang Liu’er was indeed different, which left Sun Wukong sowhat uneasy. He descended from the cloud, transford into a small insect, and slipped through the crack of the door.
After passing through two stone gates, Sun Wukong reached the garden courtyard inside the cave, just in ti to see several maids dragging Jiang Liu’er out of a room and seating him next to the scorpion demon in a pavilion.
“Imperial brother, you’ve traveled all this way from the west, braving dust and hardships, hardly getting enough to eat. What’s the point? It would be better to stay in this serene place, harmoniously tuning our instrunts together, cultivating the Great Dao. Wouldn’t that be wonderful?”
The scorpion demon hadn’t noticed that Jiang Liu’er possessed cultivation and took him for a weak monk incapable of restraining a chicken, not employing any spells to restrain Tang Seng but rather teasing him with a smile while instructing the maids to serve a variety of dishes, intending to share a few drinks with Jiang Liu’er.
Jiang Liu’er was extrely reluctant, but fearing the scorpion demon might beco enraged and harm him, knowing his power was far inferior to the demon’s, he realized that initiating a fight could lead to imdiate subjugation, which would be terrible. He could only steel himself and politely go along, much to Sun Wukong’s secretive amusent.
Jiang Liu’er really has beco quite cunning, spouting lies effortlessly!
After the Pipa demon and Jiang Liu’er talked over a al, the demon pulled Jiang Liu’er into the bedroom. After exchanging a few words, the demon, annoyed, physically threw Jiang Liu’er onto the bed and tied him up.
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