Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything

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The Nine-Headed Serpent, though it had no significant background or status, was initially not even considered by Dragon King Wansheng, but, it must be said, the Nine-Headed Serpent possessed both remarkable aptitude and personal ability.

Otherwise, how could Princess Wansheng take an interest in him if he lacked both status and ability?

The Nine-Headed Serpent thought to capture Tang Monk to present as a gift for celebrating Princess Wansheng's birthday, so he left the Green Wave Pool Dragon Palace.

However, he did not strike immediately.

The Nine-Headed Serpent was well aware that the journey from Great Tang to Green Wave Pool was a good twenty or thirty thousand miles, fraught with perilous mountains and rivers and countless demons. Since Tang Monk had managed to come this far, he surely must have had means to protect himself.

Hence, it is always best to sail your ship with caution. Before acting, he decided to first understand the situation thoroughly.

Benboba had interacted with Tang Monk and his companions and had some understanding of their circumstances. He heard that Tang Monk was followed by three disciples, each more ferocious than the last.

A little monkey, alright, judging by Benboba's description, he seemed hardly worth mentioning.

But there was a Pig Demon, who appeared to be very strong. It was said that to this Pig Demon, even a Demon Marshal was trivial, nothing worth fussing over.

By that account, he must at least be of Demon King level or higher?

Of course, if it were a Demon King, in the eyes of the Nine-Headed Serpent, that wasn't worth mentioning either.

But there was yet another member, a member of the Demon Clan standing over three meters tall, who seemed extraordinary, and according to Benboba, this formidable member of the Demon Clan was also reticent and taciturn.

This fit the image that truly formidable individuals rarely spoke. To the Nine-Headed Serpent, the Demon Clan member traveling with Tang Monk must be very strong, and he needed to figure out his capabilities.

Following Benboba's words, after leaving the Green Wave Pool Dragon Palace, the Nine-Headed Serpent swiftly arrived at the spot where Jiang Liu had set up the Exquisite Immortal Mansion.

But upon arrival, he looked around and saw no house.

"It seems that Tang Monk and his party have already left?"

Crouching down to look, there indeed were traces of something heavy having been placed there, presumably the house that was set up here. This led the Nine-Headed Serpent to ponder for a moment before understanding what had occurred.

After some thought, he took to the sky and flew toward the north.

The Nine-Headed Serpent of course knew that Tang Monk and his party were continuing westward but chose not to follow them directly. Instead, he circled to the north and got ahead of Jiang Liu and his group.

Then, using a transformation spell, he took on the guise of an old man and lay in the grass by the roadside.

"Hmm, Tang Monk and his party seem to be about fifty or sixty miles away, which by my estimation should take about half a day to arrive. I'll just calmly wait for them here," the Nine-Headed Serpent, disguised as the old man, lay in the grass and secretly calculated.

Pretending to be an old man who had fallen down, he silently waited for the arrival of Tang Monk's party.

An hour passed, and the Nine-Headed Serpent continued to wait patiently.

Two hours passed, and he estimated that they should be arriving soon.

Three hours passed, and the Nine-Headed Serpent was inwardly surprised, presuming that Tang Monk and his party must have stopped for a midday meal.

Six hours passed, and the sky had already darkened, yet Tang Monk's party had not arrived, leaving the Nine-Headed Serpent inwardly astonished.

What's going on? For a measly fifty or sixty miles, how could Tang Monk's party take so long?

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The Nine-Headed Serpent had deliberately circled around to wait for himself, something that Jiang Liu was naturally unaware of. Jiang Liu and his party headed westward at a leisurely pace, often stopping to clear dungeons along the way, so they did not travel quickly.

After a day, they had covered merely twenty or thirty miles. After two days, they finally came before the Nine-Headed Serpent.

"Two days for a mere fifty or sixty miles? Did they crawl over here?" The Nine-Headed Serpent, who had lain in the grass for two days, shed a tear when he finally saw Jiang Liu's party approach.

"Master, there's an old man inside!" Sun Wukong, who was leading the group, had sharp eyes and was the first to notice the Nine-Headed Serpent, and he spoke up.

"Old man, what happened to you? Don't cry. Is there anything I can help you with?" Jiang Liu dismounted from Little White Dragon's back and approached the Nine-Headed Serpent, whose eyes bore tear marks, unable to help but ask.

Usually, if he intended to undertake an important task of his own volition, the system would issue an active task. On the other hand, if someone pleaded for his help, the system would provide a passive task.

So, seeing someone in need of help, Jiang Liu was naturally very enthusiastic.

"Esteemed master, as I walked, I accidentally sprained my foot, so I hope the master can help me..." The old man showed a pained expression on his face as he spoke to Jiang Liu.

"Sprained your foot?" The old man's words caused a stir in Jiang Liu's heart; this scene seemed all too familiar.

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It came to him, he remembered that back at Jinshan Temple, when several bandits were about to attack him, there was a female bandit who used this trick, right?

Moreover, after that female bandit, others also used this trick to deceive him...

"Still the familiar formula, still the familiar taste, could it be? Is someone plotting against me again? Can't these guys come up with something more creative?" Jiang Liu mumbled a complaint in his heart, familiar with the sense of déjà vu, and at the same time, he silently invoked in his mind: Character Panel.

Following Jiang Liu's silent invocation, a semi-transparent character panel quickly appeared in front of him.

ID: Mysterious Old Man (Golden).

Profession: Demon.

Gender: Male.

Level: 70.

Equipment: Crescent Shovel (Legendary Level): ...

Jiang Liu: "..."

Looking at the character panel in front of him, Jiang Liu's face turned somewhat dark.

A level 70 golden BOSS panel, merely an ordinary old man, and also with a twisted ankle? It seemed highly unlikely.

"So does this mean, there's someone who's come to harm me? This is being handed to me on a silver platter!" Looking at the character panel, a sneaky smile crossed Jiang Liu's mind.

Level 70? Is this the peak of the Heavenly Immortal Realm? Moreover, a golden BOSS panel? In terms of overall combat power, should it be comparable to a Taiyi True Immortal?

"In the world of Journey to the West, the combat strength of a Taiyi True Immortal level should not be ordinary, right? Who exactly is this guy?" Although to Jiang Liu, a level 70 golden BOSS panel now seemed not to be such a frightening threat, not to mention Sun Wukong and the others were guarding him, his heart was more filled with curiosity about this man's identity.

"Old man, since you've twisted your ankle, we should escort you home. Where do you live?" Although he had already seen through the identity of the old man, Jiang Liu did not rush to expose him. Instead, he wanted to see what tricks the old man had up his sleeve.

"My home, it's just beyond twenty li ahead in Jisai Country. I thank you kindly, master!" The old man said, standing up with Jiang Liu's support.

During the conversation, the old man even mounted the White Dragon Horse with Jiang Liu's help.

"By the way, master, these disciples of yours all look a bit frightening. Are they all demons?" Sitting on the horse, the Nine-Headed Serpent glanced at Sun Wukong and others beside him, of course, his gaze ultimately resting on Sha Wujing. He feigned a scared expression and asked.

"You ignorant old man, we are not demons. We are deities from the heavens descended to the mortal world!" Jiang Liu hadn't spoken when Zhu Bajie couldn't help but interject.

"Deities descended from the heavens?" Hearing Zhu Bajie's words, the Nine-Headed Serpent tensed inwardly.

While he could tell that Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing were out of the ordinary, he had not expected them to be deities from the heavens protecting Tang Monk.

It seems capturing Tang Monk is going to be much more difficult than he had anticipated!

"I am but a simple old man, don't fool me, where are there deities like you!?" Though anxious inside, the Nine-Headed Serpent maintained his composure and with a skeptical gaze at Zhu Bajie and the others, he spoke, the picture of disbelief.

"Hmph, old man, you really don't know anything. Appearance is just a shell! Look at our Junior Brother Sha, frightening as he may appear, he was originally the Heavenly Court's General Juanlian!" Zhu Bajie, seeing the old man's disbelief, pointed at Sha Wujing and explained.

"The General Juanlian from the Heavenly Court? That seems to be someone in the presence of the Jade Emperor!" The Nine-Headed Serpent murmured to himself after a glance at Sha Wujing.

General Juanlian? Indeed, he is not easy to deal with, but with some thought and effort, I should still be able to capture Tang Monk, right?

I must plan this out in the long run.

"Eh? Wait a moment, this most formidable fellow, General Juanlian, is actually his junior brother?" While the Nine-Headed Serpent felt that dealing with General Juanlian was tricky, he still believed he had a chance. However, he soon felt that something was amiss.

As if to confirm the Nine-Headed Serpent's guess, after the introduction, Zhu Bajie proudly continued, "Additionally, I was once the Marshal Tianpeng of the Heavenly Court, commanding eighty-thousand celestial warriors!"

"Heaven, Marshal Tianpeng? Commanding the eighty-thousand naval forces of the Heavenly River!?" Zhu Bajie's self-introduction left the Nine-Headed Serpent stunned.

Having such capability, there was no doubt about his abilities.

"Moreover, the most powerful of all is my Monkey Brother!" After his own introduction, Zhu Bajie then pointed to Sun Wukong beside him.

"Cough, cough!" Hearing Zhu Bajie's words, Sun Wukong cleared his throat, outwardly appearing nonchalant, but imperceptibly straightening his posture, puffing himself up as if to appear valiant.

"My Monkey Brother, is none other than the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Sun Wukong, who caused Havoc in Heaven five hundred years ago!"

The Nine-Headed Serpent: "..."

Who am I? Where am I? What am I supposed to do?