The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 348 Let's get a heads-up before acting

On the night of their arrival at Thorn Ridge, Li Jingxiao first hosted a banquet for several tree spirits from Thorn Ridge.

If we really look at it, the pine tree spirit, maple tree spirit, cypress tree spirit, juniper tree spirit, and bamboo spirit are all masters of Thorn Ridge.

Therefore, Li Jingxiao would not ignore the pine tree spirit and others just because he was strong.

Moreover, these tree spirits were actually quite well-behaved, and Li Jingxiao did indeed have a good impression of them.

These tree demons had already learned from Princess Wansheng that Li Jingxiao had become a disciple of Laozi.

They naturally became even more respectful and ingratiating towards Li Jingxiao.

He also tried every means to please Baihuaxiu, the lady of the Li family.

After the banquet, the pine tree spirit and the others tactfully withdrew from the Wooden Immortal Temple.

Lee Kyung-hyo inevitably ended up doing things he liked with three women.

Baihua Xiu and Xingxian are alright.

Princess Wansheng was different; she was the woman Li Jingxiao approved of.

This woman knew she had a dark past and now she had lost her backer.

When serving Li Jingxiao, she was extremely devoted.

One day, two days, four or five days later.

He was exhausted, and he beat Li Jingxiao until he was foaming at the mouth before he finally felt relieved and fell into a deep sleep.
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The next morning, Dan Gui, who was by Xing Xian's side, came to report that the pilgrimage team had reached the outside of the Thorn Ridge.

After thinking for a moment, Li Jingxiao reached out and drew a talisman in the air.

With a flick of his finger, the talisman flew into the sky above Thorn Ridge and suddenly emitted a burst of spiritual light.

It was easy to attract Sun Wukong's attention.

Monkeys have excellent eyesight; weather permitting, they can see things thousands of miles away with the naked eye.

Moreover, he and Li Jingxiao fought and practiced martial arts together on Huaguo Mountain for quite some time.

I am very familiar with Li Jingxiao.

Seeing the spiritual light emanating from the talisman, he immediately recognized it as a message from Li Jingxiao.

Busy, he made an excuse that it was almost noon and told Tang Seng that he was going to find some vegetarian food.

Tang Sanzang naturally wished he could have a hot meal on time.

As soon as the monkey left, it headed straight for the Wooden Immortal Temple.

From afar, one could see Li Jingxiao, along with the tables, chairs, food, and wine jars that had already been prepared.

It landed from the sky with a grin.

He first greeted Li Jingxiao, and then greeted Baihuaxiu.

He even made a joke about Princess Wansheng.

"I never expected that the princess was actually an old acquaintance of my virtuous brother. I have offended you in the past, please forgive me."

Princess Wansheng was taken aback at first, then her face lit up with joy.

This is the famous Monkey King, who actually apologized to himself.

How could anyone not be happy!
Her joy lasted only a few seconds before she remembered that if it weren't for this monkey's meddling, her father wouldn't have died and her husband wouldn't have fled to the North Sea and dared not return.

So Princess Wansheng snorted at the monkey.

Sun Wukong didn't care at all about her attitude.

If you were Princess Wansheng, what would you do when facing your father's killer?

But he couldn't just snort and let the grudge go.

Moreover, due to the circumstances, she was forced to act, just like Hu Sanniang in the Water Margin.

When faced with Li Kui, who had killed her father and brothers, she was just as helpless as Princess Wansheng.

Sun Wukong didn't get angry because he was considerate of Li Jingxiao's feelings.

Besides, the monkey doesn't think there's anything wrong with itself.

If a major war had been avoided, Princess Wansheng would have offered up the Buddha's relics earlier, and so many people wouldn't have died at Bibo Pool.

As for whether there was any trace of the West Sea Dragon Palace involved, Li Jingxiao had no intention of investigating.

They even thought that the West Sea Dragon Palace was the mastermind behind everything, which was perfectly reasonable.

The hatred of being betrayed and having one's wife stolen can only be dispelled by facing death.

Princess Wansheng was a sensible person; she didn't get angry even though she had embarrassed Sun Wukong.

After sighing inwardly, he obediently sat down next to Xingxian without saying a word.

Li Jingxiao, accompanied by Baihua Xiu, rose to personally welcome Sun Wukong to his seat, showing the monkey considerable respect.

After some casual conversation, Sun Wukong began to gossip about why Li Jingxiao was able to become Laozi's disciple.

Li Jingxiao didn't hide anything, took out the Five Fires and Seven Birds Fan, and casually talked about how his treasure could be used in conjunction with Laozi's Banana Leaf Fan.

It greatly enhances Laozi's ability to refine the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir.

During the 49 days that Laozi was refining the elixir, he would explain the Dao of alchemy to himself from time to time.

I don't think my talent is any good.

After mastering the basics, he spent a lot of time and effort and was fortunate enough to refine a five-stage golden elixir.

This is how he gained Laozi's favor and was accepted as a personal disciple.

Baihua Xiu, Xingxian, and Princess Wansheng's eyes lit up after hearing this.

The look in his eyes toward Li Jingxiao became even more fervent.

Sun Wukong's eyes darted around, and he asked with a smile, "Brother, if I, Old Sun, encounter the King of Wuji Kingdom again in the future, can I just ask you for the Golden Elixir?"

Li Jingxiao rolled his eyes after hearing this. He knew immediately that the implication was that saving the person required the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir.

In reality, it was definitely the monkey who wanted the golden elixir.

This guy ate five gourds of elixirs back then, some raw and some cooked.

Then, the Samadhi Fire within his body burned, and he actually forged an indestructible body.

Having received such great benefits, the monkey naturally knew the advantages of the golden elixir.

So whenever he had the chance, he would try to trick Laozi into giving him ten or eight golden pills to taste.

Li Jingxiao thought to himself that if he could use the fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth-stage golden pills he had refined...

If you could exchange the monkey for indestructible invulnerability, the Dharma body of heaven and earth, and other Taoist supernatural powers.

This deal was indeed feasible. So Li Jingxiao agreed without much hesitation.

The monkey was overjoyed.

He pulled Li Jingxiao aside and started drinking.

By the time the monkey was dazed and confused, more than an hour had passed.

Seeing that it was already past noon, they suddenly remembered that they still had to bring back vegetarian food for Tang Sanzang.

Without being polite to Li Jingxiao, he directly brought up the matter of the vegetarian meal.

Li Jingxiao nodded to Xingxian, who then hurriedly instructed Dangui and Lamei beside her to prepare.

Once the vegetarian meal was ready, the monkey used his magic to sober up in no time.

A notification of +50 experience points also rang in Li Jingxiao's mind.

Watching the monkey leave, Li Jingxiao, with a beautiful woman by his side, was living a carefree life.

When Sun Wukong returned to Tang Sanzang's side, Pigsy's nose twitched, and he immediately smelled a very faint scent of alcohol on the monkey.

He immediately felt dissatisfied.

Seeing this, Sun Wukong quickly gave Zhu Bajie a wink.

Seeing this, Pigsy hesitated for a few seconds, but ultimately did not tell Tang Sanzang about it.

When Tang Sanzang started eating, the two brothers went to the side and called Sha Wujing over as well.

He then recounted the story of drinking with Li Jingxiao at the Muxian Temple.

Piglet was about to start yelling when Monkey covered his mouth.

“Bajie, when evening comes, you and Sha Wujing can make an excuse to go beg for some alms and go find Brother Li Xian to drink together.”

Upon hearing this, Pigsy and Sandy's eyes lit up, and they no longer cared about finding fault.

Moreover, Pigsy was unwilling to wait until evening.

They went directly to Tang Sanzang, who was eating, and said, "Master, this Thorn Ridge is a full eight hundred li long, and there must be demons there."

"Why don't I go scout ahead with Junior Brother Sha, and let your senior brother stay here and rest a bit longer?"

Tang Sanzang wasn't stupid; Sun Wukong had been gone for over an hour.

At his speed, one somersault could cover 108,000 li.

How could it take so long to get a vegetarian meal?
Moreover, today's vegetarian meal is not only delicious, but there are also four vegetarian dishes.

In addition, there were many seasonal fruits, which clearly indicated that this was not the work of an ordinary family.

Just now, the three disciples huddled together and whispered for a while, and Tang Sanzang immediately guessed that Sun Wukong must have gone out for a drink.

And it must have been someone he knew that made Bajie insist on going to patrol the mountain and scout the way.

After nodding in agreement, Pigsy and Sandy hurriedly left.

As for Li Jingxiao, he couldn't be happier if Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing came to give him experience points.

When Pigsy saw Princess Wansheng, he was just like Monkey.

Upon meeting, they immediately began joking about the relationship between Princess Wansheng and Li Jingxiao.

The princess was not having it.

She didn't dare to be sarcastic towards Sun Wukong because he was powerful enough.

The bigger the fist, the truth is.

Moreover, the title of Great Sage Equaling Heaven is just a 'title' and not a real authority.

But it was a first-rank celestial position personally appointed by the Jade Emperor, so its status was high enough.

But Princess Wansheng's attitude towards Zhu Bajie changed immediately.

In her mind, Pigsy was not Sun Wukong.

As for the fact that Zhu Bajie was Marshal Tianpeng in his previous life, Princess Wansheng even dared to steal the Queen Mother's Lingzhi herb.

Unless Pigsy is still Marshal Tianpeng, he would be banished to the mortal realm.

The pig demon who has lost his official position and only has some old ties to him.

She truly didn't take Princess Wansheng seriously.

Fortunately, this woman was smart enough to know that Zhu Bajie was her new backer, or even her only backer, Li Jingxiao's guest.

No matter how angry or disgusted you are with Pigsy.

We can't embarrass Li Jingxiao in front of him.

Li Jingxiao rolled his eyes at Zhu Bajie, thinking that Baihuaxiu might be a petty woman.

She knew her husband had another woman outside the marriage, and that she was a married woman.

It's bound to cause a scene.

Old Pig hadn't considered this at all. Although it was unintentional, it could indeed cause him trouble.

Fortunately, Baihuaxiu is not Wang Xifeng after all.

Li Jingxiao only cursed Zhu Bajie as an "idiot" in his heart before letting the matter drop.

He personally welcomed Pigsy and Sandy to their seats.

Both of them were gluttons, and given the journey to the West, they would definitely prioritize feeding Tang Sanzang first.

To prevent him, a mere mortal, from falling ill from hunger and affecting the important journey to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures.

Therefore, Pigsy and Sandy often didn't get enough to eat.

Because Sha Wujing was imprisoned in the Liusha River for many years and endured hunger and thirst for a long time, his endurance was indeed stronger than Zhu Bajie's.

So just because Pigsy often complains about being hungry doesn't mean Sandy isn't hungry either.

The two first toasted Li Jingxiao and Baihuaxiu with three cups of wine, and then ate nonstop like starving ghosts.

Baihua Xiu had seen Zhu Bajie's appetite more than once.

Therefore, I instructed Princess Wansheng that the food prepared did not need to be elaborate, just plentiful.

After hearing this, Princess Wansheng also became curious and wanted to see just how much these two guys could eat.

After Pigsy and Sandy had eaten four sheep and more than four hundred steamed buns.

Princess Wansheng and Xingxian were immediately dumbfounded.

(End of this chapter)