Journey to the West: Please Call Me the White Bone Demon

The monkey chuckled dismissively.

Upon hearing the sound, they immediately used their Fiery Eyes to look, and indeed, a faint demonic aura permeated the distance.

This must be because the demon was unwilling to give up and once again disguised himself as a mortal to tease Tang Sanzang.

Sun Wukong was not worried but happy.

"I was careless and let you get away. I was just wondering how to explain it to the old monk, but you dare to come knocking again. This time, I'll make you show your true colors!"

He thought to himself, but said aloud, "Master, don't worry. I, Old Sun, have already let that monster go once, but she's ungrateful and still dares to provoke me. Just watch and see what kind of demon she is!"

"Are you going to commit further violence?"

Tang Sanzang said sternly, "I didn't have time to stop you just now, and you've already killed one person. Do you want to kill another one now?"

Upon hearing this, the monkey fell silent.

He understood that without evidence, Tang Seng wouldn't believe him no matter what he said.

He made up his mind that he would kill the monster no matter what, so that Tang Sanzang would see that he, with his mortal eyes, could not recognize a demon, and he could vent his anger.

As the group hesitated, the White Bone Demon, disguised as an old woman, appeared before them with faltering steps.

Upon seeing them, she pretended her eyes lit up.

"Thank goodness, I can even find a few elders here... Ah... a monster!"

This was the routine Yun Zhao had told her.

Don't start a conversation with Tang Sanzang right away; it seems too fake.

After all, apart from him, no one in his team seemed like a good person.

To prevent Tang Sanzang from becoming suspicious, one must appropriately express fear of Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and the others.

If you're going to put on a show, you should go all the way.

As expected, Tang Sanzang had no suspicions and quickly dismounted, saying, "Old man, don't be afraid. These are my disciples, not demons."

Upon hearing this, the White Bone Demon was still somewhat frightened: "The elder's disciple has such a peculiar appearance that this old woman, with her limited knowledge, mistook him for a monster. Please forgive me."

"Ah~ it's alright, it's alright!"

Before Tang Sanzang could speak, the monkey walked forward with a grin and even patted the White Bone Demon's shoulder lightly.

This made her hair stand on end instantly, and she became extremely nervous.

The power of that blow is still fresh in my mind.

If I hadn't dodged quickly, I wouldn't be standing here now.

But since they had decided to eat Tang Sanzang's flesh...

The White Bone Demon suppressed her fear, and by revealing some of her dread at appropriate times, she appeared more realistic.

"Old man, why did you come all alone in this desolate wilderness?" Tang Sanzang's words amused the monkey.

Why did I come here? Wasn't it to eat you?

However, he did not expose it, intending to wait until the monster lowered its guard before delivering a fatal blow.

The White Bone Demon said, "It's all because I'm looking for my disobedient daughter. I told her not to go into the mountain, but she secretly slipped out and hasn't returned yet. I'm worried, so I came up the mountain to look for her."

The excuse was rather clumsy, but Tang Sanzang didn't notice it; instead, he became even more convinced that this was the woman's mother.

Unable to resist, I asked, "Old man, what does your daughter look like?"

The White Bone Demon described the skin that had just been killed by the monkey, and Tang Sanzang stammered, unable to speak.

Seeing this, she was overjoyed and asked, "Elder, what's wrong? Have you seen my daughter?"

"Quickly tell the old woman where she is! It's getting dark, and these mountains are full of wolves and tigers. We need to get her home quickly."

"This...I..."

Tang Sanzang was speechless, unsure of how to begin.

"Elder? Could it be that my poor daughter has met with misfortune?"

The White Bone Demon controlled her voice and demeanor, appearing trembling and perfectly conveying disbelief and hidden sorrow.

This acting made it even harder for Tang Sanzang to speak.

You can fool others, but you can't fool Sun Wukong.

Suddenly, his furry monkey face came closer.

"Grandma, your daughter did indeed 'die'. She was..."

The moment the monkey approached, the White Bone Demon was on high alert. Without the slightest hesitation, she immediately used her corpse-dissolving technique.

At the same time, the monkey's voice instantly turned violent: "You monster dares to try and trick me? You're asking for it!"

But as soon as the stick landed on the old woman, he instantly realized something was wrong; the monster had run away again.

It was an utter disgrace! To be repeatedly tricked by a mere demon—even a clay figure would have some temper, let alone the Great Sage Equal to Heaven.

Just as he was about to give chase, his head suddenly felt like it was about to explode.

"what!"

Even the golden cudgel was thrown to the ground, and the monkey rolled on the ground, clutching his head.

This is Tang Sanzang reciting the incantation again.

Just now, the monkey suddenly attacked and injured someone. In Tang Sanzang's eyes, he had once again harmed an innocent life. He was both shocked and angry, and without saying a word, he began to recite the Tightening-Headband Mantra.

He repeated this twenty times before finally stopping, satisfied. Without even glancing at the disheveled monkey, he mounted his white horse and said, "Bajie, Wujing, let's go."

As he was about to move forward, the monkey struggled to his feet to follow. Tang Sanzang coldly said, "Why are you still following us? You are the Great Sage Equal to Heaven. My temple is too small to accommodate such a great Buddha as you. Hurry up and leave."

No matter what he said, the monkey remained silent and just followed.

Pigsy and Sandy felt a pang of pity and began to persuade Tang Sanzang.

He was easily swayed, and after hearing so many people's opinions, and seeing how pitiful the monkey looked, he said, "If you add to the killing, even if the Buddha himself came, I would still expel you from the sect!"

"Don't worry, Master, I won't do it again," the monkey replied sullenly. The repeated teasing made him both angry at Tang Sanzang for not being able to distinguish between good and evil, and resentful of the little demon's good luck.

They were about to catch it, but missed the opportunity because of Tang Sanzang's headband.

If that monster dares to come again, this time we'll fight it to the death, even if it hurts!

The monkey secretly made a vow.

On the other side, the White Bone Demon, who had narrowly escaped death, collapsed next to Yun Zhao; death was truly only a step away from her.

If it weren't for a decisive action, we wouldn't be seeing Yun Zhao now.

The original plan was to transform into an old man to provoke Tang Sanzang again, but now she absolutely refuses.

Yun Zhao said helplessly, "Fine, the flesh of Tang Sanzang was right in front of us, and we were just one last chance to drive away Sun Wukong. Since Madam doesn't dare to do it, then so be it."

I told you, never mess with these monks, or you'll end up like my Yellow Wind King, not even knowing how you died.

Although we've missed the chance to eat Tang Sanzang's flesh, Madam's choice was wise enough to protect herself. Since that's the case, let's go back."

His words, which were meant to be a strategic retreat, caused the White Bone Demon to suddenly stand up.

"No, I refuse to accept this!"

Clenching her teeth, the White Bone Demon said bitterly, "The final step, just the last step! We can't give up like this!"

With gritted teeth and a determined step, I still had to keep going!