Conferred Gods: Start with a Phoenix clone

Chapter 1767 Target: Spider Cave

Only half an incense stick's time had passed when Sun Wukong volunteered to cure the king's illness.

Since the king is so "sick," there's no need for him to see Queen Jin Sheng for the time being.

The soldiers, including the chief eunuch, looked at the thin Sun Wukong with pity in their eyes.

The chief eunuch thought for a moment and said, "His Majesty is unwell and cannot see strangers. Do you have a way to diagnose him remotely?"

How could there be such a way? He just wanted to make Sun Wukong give up, saying that Heaven cherishes life and that since Sun Wukong looked so weak, he should hurry up and leave.

Unfortunately, Sun Wukong claimed to have a method for diagnosing pulses by suspending a thread, leaving the chief eunuch with no choice but to signal to the soldiers to open the gate and let the unfortunate doctor in to take his pulse.

With a loud bang, the gate slammed shut. Sun Wukong looked at the ruined palace, shook his head, and chuckled.

"Your Majesty, this is a case of birds separated from their flock. As the ancients said, birds that are temporarily separated will surely reunite one day!"

He was greeted by a snake's tail accompanied by a loud crackling sound.

This transformation technique posed no difficulty for Sun Wukong. With a freeze spell and a dispel spell, the king, dressed in fine clothes and wearing a turban, returned to his original form.

Even the most foolish man knew he had been tricked: "Yesterday evening, a doctor appeared, claiming to be the Immortal Xu. He said that I had some kind of chest tightness and that drinking a pot of wine would cure it. I judged him by his appearance and believed the Immortal Xu, which led to today's trouble!"

Sun Wukong asked two more questions, and the king answered truthfully.

In the end, the king's illness was indeed cured after this experience of transforming into a snake.

The so-called chest tightness is actually indigestion. There's too much food accumulating in the stomach and intestines, and the constant use of tonics only makes things worse. Now that the snake has transformed once, all of this has been eliminated.

Sun Wukong had absolutely no connection with him. He only saved the king because he wanted his name and, incidentally, some medicinal herbs to treat the poor. He couldn't very well use the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir, could he? Some common medicinal herbs were still needed, but he and his master were so poor that they simply didn't have the money to buy them.

Hearing that the request was so simple, the king readily agreed.

"I grant your permission! I grant it all!"

Sun Wukong didn't stand on ceremony. He drew up a list and asked for 800 kinds of medicine, three catties of each, which would amount to 2,400 catties. That would be enough to treat not only the common people, but also the old elephant with yellow tusks.

"My grandson is leaving!"

"Respectfully seeing off the revered monk!"

As soon as Sun Wukong pushed open the door, he saw a gleaming halberd thrusting towards his chest. He deflected it with his hand and kicked a strong, muscular man, knocking out his front teeth.

“The ‘divine monk’ cannot leave yet.” A clear, cold voice rang out, and Yin Shenggong, wearing a veil, walked out surrounded by numerous guards.

Sun Wukong was a little annoyed and pointed at the large number of archers around him: "What is the purpose of you surrounding us here?"

Yin Shenggong calmly said, "Please, Venerable Monk, remain in the palace. Once the people have forgotten what happened today, you will be allowed to leave."

Sun Wukong glanced back and saw that the King of Zhu Zi Kingdom stood there silently like a quail.

He laughed in exasperation: "I wonder how many days the Queen intends to keep me here?"

Yin Shenggong said, "How about ten years?" "What if I, Old Sun, say I'm not willing?"

"Then it's not up to the monk."

Enraged, Sun Wukong nearly demolished the palace of the Kingdom of Zhu Zi. Remembering that he didn't hit women, he ultimately refrained from attacking the Silver Saint Palace. He fought his way to the inn, called on Zhu Bajie and the Jade Rabbit, and said, "Let's go! This damned Kingdom of Zhu Zi, I don't want to stay here even a day longer. We'll travel at night, let's leave now."

Only then did they realize that Tang Sanzang was missing. The one snoring in Tang Sanzang's room was a sleepyhead, which Sun Wukong blew away with a breath.

"Where is Master? I, Old Sun, told you to keep an eye on him, but where is he now?" He was so angry that he could hardly contain himself, and wisps of demonic energy slowly emerged from the deepest part of his primordial spirit.

"I, Old Pig, have been sleeping all day and have no idea where that monk has gone!"

"I thought he was sleeping in the room, and since men and women are different, I didn't go in to check."

The three blamed each other, and Sun Wukong was so angry that his eyes turned red. How could a living person just disappear into thin air?
The journey to the West is almost over, and now that we've lost Tang Sanzang as the main character, wouldn't all the hard work of the past ten years have been for nothing?
Pigsy and the Jade Rabbit panicked, but none of the three were skilled in divination. In their haste, they had no idea where Tang Sanzang had gone.

At this moment, the soldiers of Zhu Zi Kingdom also rushed over. The sound of horses' hooves clattering, bowstrings being drawn taut, and weapons clashing were incessant. In order to silence witnesses, the Silver Saint Palace and the Jade Saint Palace, as the actual rulers of the country, did not mind stirring up a bloody storm.

"Elder Tang went west, and he's now about a hundred miles away in a place called the Spider Cave," Xu Xian said casually, as if he were just passing by.

Sun Wukong quickly clasped his hands in a salute: "Thank you for informing me. May I ask your honorable name?"

"I am Xu Xian."

"You're Xu Xian?!"

“Exactly.” Xu Xian smiled. “The matter is a bit complicated and cannot be explained in a few words. Let’s go outside the city and talk about it.”

After traveling more than ten miles outside the city, the soldiers and generals of Zhu Zi Kingdom had no choice but to abandon their pursuit.

Through Xu Xian's explanation, Sun Wukong and his companions finally understood the current situation of Zhu Zi Kingdom.

The king was weak and powerless, and the affairs of state were handled by the three queens. This is why he would often say "half of the kingdom" or simply "leave the city to become a commoner and give the kingdom to you." The kingdom was not his at all, so he would not hesitate to divide it up.

Previously, the Golden Saint Palace, Silver Saint Palace, and Jade Saint Palace checked each other. The Golden Saint Palace was loyal to the king. With this political model, the highest levels of the Zhu Zi Kingdom could maintain a basic balance. However, with the Golden Saint Palace being kidnapped by a monster, the balance was broken. Now, the Silver Saint Palace controls the interior, and the Jade Saint Palace controls the exterior, thus dividing all the power of the country equally.

To be honest, the two queens governed the country quite well.

Xu Xian continued, "That king was my brother-in-law in his previous life. Before he died, he said he wanted to enjoy all the riches and honors of the world. I had no way to deal with him in the Central Plains, so I could only send him to a foreign land. I didn't expect that his personality was really not suited to be a king. He offended Heaven and was truly beyond saving. I just wanted to make him suffer a little, but I didn't expect that the Great Sage would break his magic."

The meaning of "offending Heaven" is not hard to guess. It still comes down to the incident at Luofeng Slope. Sun Wukong guessed that Xu Xian and Sai Tai Sui had similar ideas: they both wanted to mess with the king and vent their anger on behalf of the higher-ups.

Having roughly understood the cause and effect, Sun Wukong's most important task at the moment was to rescue Tang Sanzang, but he did not know the way.

Xu Xian said, "The Spider Cave is quite dangerous. If I go with the Great Sage, I can do my part."

"Thank you, thank you!"

(End of this chapter)