Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything

"Hmph, don't bother pretending anymore. Our eldest sister died at your hands; she told us with her last breath. Don't even think about denying it!" Seeing Jiang Liu's outright denial, the orange-dressed female demon trapped within the beam of light from the Eighteenth Grade Lotus shouted.

"That's right, don't think you can deny it!" The rest of the spider demons, all wearing angry expressions, shouted in unison.

Obviously, they didn't believe Jiang Liu's denial at all.

"If I had done it, I would take responsibility for my actions and never deny them. But if it wasn't me, don't even think about pinning it on me. I said it wasn't me, so naturally, it wasn't!" Jiang Liu said seriously.

"Sisters, could you have made a mistake?"

Zhu Bajie also spoke up at this moment, seriously looking at the spider demons and asking, "Our master has been with us the whole time these days. He wouldn't have turned back midway to attack you!"

Having followed the master for so long, Zhu Bajie knew the master's character well. Since the master had promised to spare these spider demons, he wouldn't have gone back to attack them secretly.

Zhu Bajie absolutely believed this.

"Marshal Tianpeng, don't be fooled by your master!" The spider demons, who still trusted Zhu Bajie, who had previously spoken up to beg for them, retorted.

Hearing this, the green-dressed female demon said, "Your master is nothing but a hypocrite. On the surface, he agreed with you, but in reality, he turned back secretly when you weren't paying attention!"

"Exactly. Otherwise, why would you have only come such a short distance after several days? Your master is intentionally delaying, all for the chance to turn around and attack us!" The purple-dressed female demon also nodded in agreement.

As the saying goes, "three women make a drama," and now, with six female demons, there were two dramas—everyone was convinced that Jiang Liu had snuck back secretly to murder someone.

With one person speaking after another, a barrage of words came at Jiang Liu, making him feel almost unable to refute.

"Sigh, at times like this, I wish I had Tang Monk's eloquence from 'A Chinese Odyssey'; facing these female demons alone with verbal defense would've been a breeze!"

The incessant chatter of the female demons didn't allow Jiang Liu to get a word in, making him sigh inwardly and feeling somewhat infuriated.

The one thing Jiang Liu couldn't stand was being wrongly accused. If he had killed someone, he wouldn't hesitate to admit it, but being wrongfully blamed for a murder he didn't commit?

No wonder in the original 'Journey to the West,' at Wuzhuang Temple, when Qingfeng and Mingyue falsely accused Sun Wukong of taking extra fruits, Sun Wukong got so angry that, in a fit of rage, he knocked down the Ginseng Fruit Tree.

Now, Jiang Liu could somewhat sympathize with Sun Wukong's feelings in the original story.

"Elder brother, what's going on here? Look at these female demons; they seem so sure of themselves..." Inside the spider's web, Xiaobai wriggled a little to find a comfortable position, then turned to Sha Wujing and asked.

In his baby form, Sha Wujing could only manage to sit awkwardly; he couldn't even crawl, but his face was very solemn as he spoke in a babyish voice, "Xiaobai, comparatively, I still believe in the master. You've been with the master even longer than I have, so you should know what he's like. Although he sometimes has a playful side, his character is impeccable!"

"I'm not saying I don't believe in the master. But look at these female demons—master alone is arguing against six people; he can't possibly win! Look, the master's face is getting worse; I'm afraid something bad is going to happen!" Xiaobai replied.

Hearing Xiaobai's reminder, Sha Wujing also turned to look at Jiang Liu.

Indeed, the master's face was turning darker and darker, a sign of great danger.

...

Never mind the low murmuring between Xiaobai and Sha Wujing, Jiang Liu's expression was indeed looking terrible at the moment.

He had been journeying to the West for over four years now and had never before been accused so blatantly by a demon creature, had he?

"Enough!"

Finally, unable to tolerate it any longer, Jiang Liu's anger erupted, and with a loud shout, he cut off the spider demons' speech.

"I've already said it—if I had killed someone, I wouldn't hesitate to admit it. You don't believe me, do you? Well, then I'll let you see for yourself!" His face full of rage, Jiang Liu stretched out his hand and pointed at the nearby Eighteenth Grade Lotus.

At the will of his mind, the Lotus' restraining force instantly transformed into the destructive power of the World-Destroying Black Lotus.

The terrifying attack immediately swept over the body of the orange-dressed female demon.

"Ah!" With a scream, how could the orange-dressed female demon withstand the attack of the Eighteenth Grade Lotus?

Her face turned pale, and she collapsed on the ground while revealing her true spider form due to her death.

Notification: Gained 66,666 Experience Points and 666 taels of silver.

"Second sister!"

Upon witnessing Jiang Liu take action and kill the orange-dressed female demon, the expressions on the faces of the other spider demons changed dramatically as they shouted in shock.

Clearly, they had not expected that Jiang Liu, who had been steadfastly denying the accusations, would suddenly lash out.

And when he did, it was to deal a killing blow.

"How about now, do you believe me? When I want to kill, I kill, why would I need to hide it?"

After obliterating the orange-clothed female demon with a move, Jiang Liu's gaze turned towards the remaining female demons and he spoke.

During the conversation, Jiang Liu turned his head and looked at Zhu Bajie, saying, "Bajie, although I promised you to spare their lives, I have gone back on my word now. Do you resent your master for this?"

"Disciple wouldn't dare!" Hearing Jiang Liu's words, Zhu Bajie immediately shook his head and said.

It was obvious at this point that the master was enraged. Offending the master over a few female demons? Zhu Bajie naturally didn't dare, even though they were Zhuzhu's relatives.

"Hmm!" Zhu Bajie's response pleased Jiang Liu, who nodded in approval before turning his gaze back to the remaining female demons, "You have underestimated me too much. If I were to kill, what would I be afraid to admit?"

"Damn you! Tang Monk! We're going to kill you! We will die together with you!"

At this time, the remaining five female demons obviously couldn't ignore what Jiang Liu was saying, having witnessed their sister die by his hand. The several female demons, blinded by hatred, screamed in anger.

Soul-Returning Spell!

However, seeing the remaining female demons from the Pansi Spider Cave looking determined to fight to the end, Jiang Liu raised his hand, and cast the Soul-Returning Skill on the female demon who had revealed her true form.

In an instant, she was resurrected.

Of course, with only 40% Health Points, the female demon still looked gravely injured.

"Second Sister, you, you're alive again?" Seeing this scene, the other spider demonesses, previously blind with rage and hatred, were stunned as they looked at the resurrected orange-clothed female demon, one by one dumbfounded.

"I? I'm alive?" Even the orange-clothed female demon herself was taken aback.

Checking herself, although she was gravely injured, she was indeed alive again.

She had just died, a fact all of them were certain of, since after death she had reverted to her true spider form.

But to be resurrected in the blink of an eye? What kind of divine skill was this?

"Humph, I've said it before, if I want to kill, I kill outright. If I choose to save someone, even death can be reversed!"

With a killing and a saving, Jiang Liu snorted coldly, once again addressing the spider demonesses.

It must be said, when Jiang Liu had first spoken these words, the spider demonesses hadn't taken them to heart, but now, watching how casually Jiang Liu had killed the orange-clothed female demon and just as easily resurrected her, all the demonesses were in shock.

Now, hearing Jiang Liu speak again, they took his words seriously.

"It seems, what Tang Monk said is true!?" Having just witnessed him kill and then resurrect someone, the spider demonesses exchanged glances, showing confusion in their expressions.

Tang Monk had proven the truth of his words through action. If he really wanted to kill someone, there really would be no need for sneakiness, would there?

Even Zhu Bajie said openly that even if he really did kill, he wouldn't bear a grudge, wouldn't he?

"Holy Monk!"

After a long silence, immediately following, the purple-clothed female demon urgently spoke out, calling towards Jiang Liu, "Since you have the means to resurrect the dead, please, Holy Monk, save our eldest sister. If the Holy Monk can resurrect our eldest sister, not only will we believe that all this wasn't done by you, but also we are willing to be as dutiful as oxen and horses in gratitude for the great favor!"

"Holy Monk, please save our eldest sister!" Following the purple-clothed female demon's words, the other female demons beside her also came to their senses and called out in unison.

Tip: Triggered the quest "Resurrection". Quest requirements, successfully resurrect the slain elder sister of the Pansi Spider Cave demonesses. Successful completion awards 230 million Experience Points, and 1 Epic Level Treasure Chest. Failure results in a deduction of 230 million Experience Points. Accept/Reject?

As the spider demonesses spoke, the system's prompt resounded at this moment.

"An Epic Level quest, huh?" Hearing this, Jiang Liu's heart stirred slightly.

Setting aside the spider demonesses pleading with him, even if they hadn't asked, Jiang Liu had planned to investigate who was framing him secretly.

And to carry out this investigation, it seemed rather necessary to personally question the slain red-clothed female demon.

So, with only a moment's contemplation, Jiang Liu accepted the quest.

"How long has your elder sister been dead?" After accepting the quest, Jiang Liu asked the spider demonesses.

"A day! She was killed yesterday!" the orange-clothed female demon replied.

"A day, you say? I see!" Hearing this, Jiang Liu nodded.

The Soul-Returning Spell was only capable of resurrecting targets who had been dead for no longer than an hour, so to resurrect the slain demoness, he couldn't use the Soul-Returning Spell.

"It seems I need to go to Doushuai Palace to get a few Soul-Returning Pills again, huh?"