Journey to the West: Starting by taking Sun Wukong as my disciple!-Chapter 341 Changing Time, Entering the Cave
This place was the highest, the private treasure vault of her and Haotian, with the left door belonging to Haotian, and the right door hers.
Fairy Baihua had never been to such a high-level place before and looked around curiously.
Queen Mother gently pressed her fair palm against the door, which creaked slowly open by itself.
Fairy Baihua followed her inside and upon a closer look, saw nothing but Flat Peaches nearly piling up to the ceiling.
"Go take more until you can’t fit any more, to bring to Shopkeeper Chen tomorrow," Queen Mother said generously.
This was her confidence, the result of years of accumulation of Flat Peaches.
The vault had a special Array, ensuring that these Flat Peaches, no matter how long they were stored, would not have any issues.
Take until I can’t take anymore? Fairy Baihua was stunned; how many was that supposed to be?
That would be equivalent to the total consumption at several Flat Peach Banquets over many years.
However, before Fairy Baihua could recover from her shock, Queen Mother made another astonishing statement.
"Only take the nine-thousand-year Flat Peaches, leave the rest."
"Nine-thousand-year Flat Peaches?!!" Fairy Baihua wore a look of utter astonishment. She had not misheard, had she?
"Your Majesty, are you certain that you are only asking for the nine-thousand-year Flat Peaches, and you want me to take until I can no longer take them?" Fairy Baihua tentatively asked, finding it all increasingly unbelievable.
"Mm," Queen Mother nodded slightly, showing her stance.
Shopkeeper Chen had made it crystal clear; he only wanted the nine-thousand-year Flat Peaches. If she were to take the three-thousand or six-thousand-year ones just to make up the numbers, wouldn’t it be laughable?
She was Queen Mother, after all, the ruler of the Heavenly Court, the caretaker of the Heavenly Court’s Flat Peach trees. How could she lack these things?
Moreover, as the most prestigious VIP member, she still needed these Flat Peaches to maintain her status.
"Yes." Seeing Queen Mother’s resolve, Fairy Baihua had no choice but to comply. What Her Majesty says, goes.
At night, outside the Jade Column Cave on Zhongnan Mountain, Chen Zizhong’s eyes were sneakily surveying the area.
"It’s so late already; in my opinion, it should be time to make a move!" Xiaotian Dog muttered in a low voice.
Tian Peng frowned, expressing his dissent, "I think it’s better to be safe."
After all, they were about to face a cave abode of a Quasi-Saint, who was also on guard.
If they were not careful, wouldn’t they end up in a terrible mess?
"I think Peng is right!" Xiong Daoren immediately supported Tian Peng without hesitation.
Xiaotian Dog bared its teeth in frustration: "But plans can’t keep up with changes fast enough!"
"Who here has been to a Buddhism Dharma feast? Who knows the exact time it starts?"
"What if something goes wrong? If we’re too early or too late, then what?"
Xiaotian Dog challenged, its patience already at its limit; waiting this long was extreme for it.
"You do have a point," Tian Peng agreed somewhat with Xiaotian Dog, as he only had heard of the Buddhism feast but had never been invited and, therefore, was unaware of the details.
If something went wrong, that would be utterly disastrous!
However, as much as he said this, this was already the safest window of time they had.
"What else can we do?" Tian Peng felt somewhat helpless; this was the best opportunity he could think of for them to act.
Xiong Daoren rubbed his head sheepishly: "Shall we go then?"
They had been bold because they knew nothing before, but now that they knew they were about to face the well-known Quasi-Saint Yun Zhongzi, their courage faltered, and they began having second thoughts.
"Impossible!" Tian Peng and Xiaotian Dog chorused.
How much effort had they put into deciding to steal just one more time? How could they easily give up?
Danger often comes with generous rewards, you know!
The Xiaotian Dog squinted his eyes and looked towards the man and the bear: "As far as this great one is concerned, now is the perfect moment!"
"How so?" Tian Peng hurriedly asked.
The Xiaotian Dog lifted his dog head high and strutted a few steps with an air of self-importance: "Because it’s nighttime now, even the powerful ones will be relatively lax."
"You can compare it with yourselves and see."
Upon hearing this, Tian Peng thoughtfully nodded his head.
Indeed, even though he was skilled in cultivation, once night fell, his body would indeed relax a bit, as if by instinct.
As for Daoren Xiong, the moment he had any free time, he’d go straight to sleep, not to mention!
"And Yun Zhongzi isn’t some nocturnal spirit turned into form, so I suppose his situation is likely the same..."
"That’s why striking out at this time is the best choice!" Xiaotian Dog spoke as if he had everything figured out.
Tian Peng did not respond immediately but furrowed his brows, rubbing his chin and sinking into deep thought.
Just as Xiaotian Dog was getting impatient, Tian Peng finally nodded: "Okay, we can give it a try."
He had finally been persuaded by the Xiaotian Dog—damn the risks!
Nothing was absolutely safe; how could he know unless he tried?
Turning to look at Daoren Xiong, Tian Peng’s face was full of solemnity: "Daoren, I must trouble you again this time! When we find the treasure, you take the lion’s share!"
"Peng bro!" Daoren Xiong was deeply moved and nodded seriously: "I will definitely protect Peng bro’s safety!"
As for the treasure, it didn’t matter who got more or less because the sword he had obtained previously gave him fifty chances, and though he had used one, it would last him a good long while.
He had always been quite content; compared to magical treasures, safety came first.
"What do you mean he takes the lion’s share?!" Xiaotian Dog immediately objected upon hearing Tian Peng’s words.
With a sideways glance, he spoke with great indignation: "The initiator is clearly this great one!"
"And this great one also set the timing for today’s operation. When we get the treasure, the lion’s share should go to me!"
"You?" Tian Peng rolled his eyes, not holding back his retort.
"Sneaking into one’s own people’s home, Xiaotian, apart from you, I don’t think there’s anyone—no, any dog—that can compare!"
"Who knows if Yang Jian finds out about this, whether he will stew you or not!"
"Tch!" Xiaotian Dog’s eyes widened with shock: "That’s utterly impossible! Would Yang Jian even dare to stew this great one?!"
Xiaotian Dog was feeling high and mighty, knowing that with his ironclad friendship with Yang Jian, it was not possible!
Seeing Tian Peng who was arguing with him and Daoren Xiong watching as if it were a show, Xiaotian Dog couldn’t help raising his voice: "And even if it’s exposed, what of it? You’re in the same boat as this great one now. If I’m exposed, you won’t be able to escape involvement either!"
"In any case, you can’t take the lion’s share this time, just getting a cut is good enough." Tian Peng crossed his arms, speaking earnestly.
"Why should that be?!" Xiaotian Dog demanded.
"Use your head and think about it, is there anything useful for you today?" Tian Peng firmly shot back.
"This cave abode is riddled with arrays and traps, filled with peril. Without Daoren, we wouldn’t be able to break in at all; he should be credited with the chief merit."
"As for myself, with my superior cultivation, obtaining the magical treasure is a given, that counts as the second merit." Tian Peng glanced over Xiaotian Dog with an added hint of disdain.
"And then there’s you, merely along for a free ride, not much use."
"You!" Xiaotian Dog snapped irritably, baring his teeth: "This great one can still seek out treasures! Why don’t you mention that?"
"We’ve already found the place, and it’s not like we’ve never stolen anything before; the place is only so big, do we even need you to search for any treasure?" Tian Peng countered energetically.
This stinking dog, always with such an indolent and nasty attitude, needed to find an opportunity to properly tease and torment him!
