Journey to the West: Beginning with the Apprenticeship of Bodhi Patriarch

Chapter 203: The Demon King's Trouble

But it is said that Sun Wukong was eight hundred miles away from the Fen River, so he sent the local god to ask. It was from the local god that he was told that the evil dragon that was haunting the Fen River was related to him, but he did not understand what it meant.

Wukong asked the reason.

The land god trembled, not daring to hide anything, and said, "Fighting Buddha, I really dare not lie to you. The evil dragon is indeed related to Fighting Buddha. I wonder if you remember that before you, Fighting Buddha, converted to the right path and practiced cultivation, you became brothers with six demons?"

Wukong replied, "Of course I remember that my elder brother, Bull Demon King, has now become my senior brother's disciple and has a very good relationship with me."

The land god said, "Fighting Buddha, this evil dragon is one of your former sworn brothers, the Dragon Demon King. The Dragon Demon King has been lurking in the Fen River, eating countless people, even the land god and the mountain god, and committing many evil deeds."

Wukong just recalled, and he said: "The Jiao Demon King? I remember that he was the second among the sworn brothers. He has been missing since I caused havoc in the Heavenly Palace. How come he is occupying the river and doing evil here? Is it possible that no god can suppress him when he is doing evil like this?"

The land god bowed and said, "Fighting Buddha, you don't know that the Fen River is very wide and connects to the Yellow River and the sea. The Jiao Demon King is very good at water. If a god comes, we will defeat him if we can. If we can't, he will dive into the water and will be hard to find. It is not worth it for a powerful god to surrender, so we have been delaying it and have not subdued him, making him more arrogant. If we hadn't escaped far, he would have eaten us and died."

Wukong said: "Don't worry, I came here to investigate because I intend to take care of it."

All the land gods bowed and said, "We hope that the Buddha of Qi Dou Sheng will have great mercy on us and deal with the Jiao Demon King and save us from disaster. We will be grateful forever."

Wukong waved his hands and said, "You don't allow me to take care of it. You don't know that my elder brother Guangxin Zhenren has entered this area. My elder brother is going to take care of this matter. I am here to help my elder brother. Don't worry, my elder brother will come in person and will definitely solve this disaster."

When the landowners heard this, they asked in surprise, "Is it the real person from Xi Niu Hezhou?"

Wukong said, "That's right, that's right. Did you know that my senior brother has arrived?"

The land gods shook their heads and said, "We know that the Immortal is traveling in the Southern Continent, but we don't know that the Immortal is in the Fenshui area."

Wukong said, "Now that you know this, are you willing to come with me to pay a visit?"

The land gods all said, "You cannot worship me. We are ghosts and immortals. If the real person does not summon us, how can we dare to see him?"

Wukong said: "I see. Speaking of which, my elder brother should be easy to find. Why didn't you know that he had arrived?"

Say it.

Wukong looked towards the deserted temple, and saw auspicious aura in the sky above the temple, which was exactly the aura of an immortal.

The land god bowed and said, "Fighting Buddha, you don't know that there is a saying that 'a real person does not show his appearance, and if he shows his appearance, he is not a real person'. How can we have the blessing to see a real person? It is impossible to see a real person unless it is God's will and there is a predestined relationship."

Wukong said, "Since you say so, I won't make trouble for you. Just leave first. I will definitely solve the matter of the Jiao Demon King and won't let you suffer."

The land god thanked Wukong again and again, and then they left.

Wukong rode on a cloud and went to the deserted temple. After a while, he arrived at the temple and met up with the immortals.

Jiang Yuan asked about Wukong's condition.

Wukong smiled and said, "Big Brother, I will find out where the evil dragon came from, and also investigate why there is no land in the Fen River."

Jiang Yuan said, "Tell me about it."

Wukong then told Jiang Yuan what happened.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuan remained silent and pondered.

The Bull Demon King said, "Why is the Jiao Demon King doing evil here? I thought he went to the Northern Julu Continent, how come he is in the Southern Zhanbu Continent?"

Wukong shook his head and said, "Brother, I don't know why the Jiao Demon King is causing trouble here, but if he is, we must defeat him." The Bull Demon King said, "I never thought it was the Jiao Demon King, but his evil deeds are comparable to those of the Lion Camel Mountain demons. He even did not let the land and mountain gods go. Master, let me defeat him."

Seeing that Bull Demon King was asking for his life, Jiang Yuan spoke up and said, "Bull King, you may be able to subdue this demon. No matter what, he is still your sworn brother."

The Bull Demon King shook his head and said, "Master, my brother and I became sworn brothers at that time, just for fun. How can you take it seriously? If you scatter like birds and beasts when you are in trouble, you are not worthy of being brothers. Now my brother and I have returned to the right path, and this guy is causing trouble, so we will definitely surrender."

When Jiang Yuan heard this, he said, "Since you say so, go and see if you can subdue him. If you can't, I will take action to capture this monster."

Upon receiving the order, Bull Demon King swung up the iron stick and was about to walk out.

Wukong said, "Brother, I don't know how powerful the Jiao Demon King is right now, but I'm afraid that you won't be able to do it alone, so I'll go and help you for a while."

Jiang Yuan nodded and said, "In that case, go and help King Niu."

Wukong then bowed, said goodbye to the immortal, and walked out with the Bull Demon King.

Jiang Yuan added firewood to the fire. He looked at Zuo Liang's expectant eyes and said with a smile, "Zuo Liang, why do you want to see him fight?"

Zuo Liang shook his head and said, "Sir, I don't want to watch the fight. As the saying goes, 'When the city gate is on fire, the fish in the pond will be affected.' I don't have much ability. If I go to watch, I will inevitably ask you to protect me, but I can't do that."

Jiang Yuan asked: "If that's the case, why are you looking forward to it?"

Zuo Liang said: "I saw that Buddha looked at me with a tender look, which made me feel puzzled, so I looked at him a few more times."

Jiang Yuan said: "You have some affinity with him, so he looks at you twice more."

Zuo Liang was surprised and said, "When did I ever have a predestined relationship with a Buddha? I dare not do this."

Jiang Yuan said: "You will understand in the future, so don't worry."

Zuo Liang said: "Sir, to be honest, this is the first time I have seen the Buddha's true form, which was in the form of a monkey."

Jiang Yuan smiled and said, "Don't underestimate him. He was created by heaven and earth, not an ordinary monkey. He was born from a stone."

Zuo Liang was amazed. Only then did he realize that a spirit could be born from a stone.

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The story goes that outside the Fen River, Niu Mowang and Sun Wukong arrived here. They descended from the clouds and came to the water.

Sun Wukong said with a smile: "Brother, to be honest, this is the second time we have joined forces to cultivate our brotherhood. I never thought that we would fight against the former Jiao Demon King."

The Bull Demon King snorted, "It's not that we want to deal with him, but he is asking for trouble. He has committed many evil deeds and has not corrected his ways. Heaven cannot tolerate him. If he were to cultivate himself, it would be fine. But he eats people and earth, occupies a body of water, and stirs up trouble. How can we tolerate this? You and I should subdue him."

Sun Wukong said: "Brother, what you said is very true. We should subdue him, but I am not good at swimming. Brother, maybe you can lure him out, and then you and I can deal with him together."

The Bull Demon King nodded and said, "Of course I am good at swimming. I will go into the water and call him out."

Say it.

The Bull Demon King was about to go into the water to look for the Dragon Demon King.

(End of this chapter)