Journey to the West: Starting by taking Sun Wukong as my disciple!-Chapter 345

"The Sealing Array Skills I set up all had a lot of mana poured into them, and they’ve been updated and upgraded, so they’re even more effective. They can easily last half an hour without needing continuous mana input."

Xiong Daoren couldn’t help showing off a bit, "We’ll have enough time to find some treasures, too."

"That’s great!" Tian Peng nodded with a smile, "Daoren, you did a really good job today!"

"Once we’re done here, I’ll take you out to eat at the Chaos Residence, my treat! Order whatever you want!" Tian Peng slapped his chest confidently, very generous.

He, Tian Peng, is now a man of wealth; a meal is easily within his means!

"Brother Peng is so magnanimous!" Xiong Daoren was also beaming with joy, and quickly started to flatter him.

Just thinking about the food at the Chaos Residence made Xiong Daoren’s mouth water and his stomach begin to rumble.

The dishes prepared by Shopkeeper Chen are truly too delicious!

Tian Peng narrowed his eyes, quite pleased.

"Don’t worry, with me, you’ve got a bright future ahead!"

"In the future at the Chaos Residence, you can eat whatever you want, whenever you want!" Tian Peng made what he believed to be the most wonderful promise!

"I, Xiong Daoren, swear to follow Brother Peng to the death!" Xiong Daoren nodded seriously. He would never betray Brother Peng, who had shown him such kindness.

As he spoke, Xiong Daoren also began to look forward to it.

Eating at the Chaos Residence every day would be like living the life of the immortals!

His greatest wish was to always follow Brother Peng and to keep eating Shopkeeper Chen’s cooking!

With such a life for Xiong, what more could He Youqiu want?

Receiving Xiong Daoren’s response, Tian Peng nodded in satisfaction and took a step forward.

Crack!

A frail, mosquito-like crack came from beneath Tian Peng’s foot, and the next moment, Xiong Daoren’s complexion changed drastically, though it was so dark already that it wasn’t obvious.

"Brother Peng! Not good! We’ve been exposed! Run!" Xiong Daoren shouted anxiously.

No sooner had he spoken than he clumsily put an Acceleration Formation on both Tian Peng and himself.

"What, what?!" Tian Peng was still a bit slow to catch on, his face a picture of confusion. What’s been exposed?

Xiong Daoren ran a few steps, then turned his head to see Tian Peng still dazed in place and urged him urgently, "Brother Peng, run!"

By then, Tian Peng had also realized that they’d been found out, his face a mix of panic and difficulty, "But Xiaotian Dog is still inside!"

"We can’t worry about that now! Brother Peng, if we don’t run, we won’t be able to escape at all!" Xiong Daoren was so anxious he could barely stand.

Tian Peng struggled internally for a moment, but the thought of the cave abode’s owner, Yun Zhongzi, a Quasi-Saint, made him relent immediately.

Every second less spent running was a joke played on their very lives!

"Xiaotian Dog, run it’s blown!" Tian Peng summoned his mana and shouted into the secret chamber, then sped off with Xiong Daoren, both putting all their might into their escape.

Inside the secret chamber, Xiaotian Dog had been figuring out how to lift the Seal of Heaven but heard the commotion.

Although Tian Peng had used mana to amplify his voice, the soundproofing effects of the secret chamber muffled it considerably.

The sound did get through, but it was fragmented, and Xiaotian Dog stood there, dazed, not quite catching on.

"What’s this about running and being exposed? I wasn’t even running!" mumbled Xiaotian Dog, who didn’t take it seriously at all.

"If Brother Peng wants to speak, he should speak up! Is he talking to flies with all this buzzing?" Xiaotian Dog couldn’t help but complain.

Just as Tian Peng and Xiong Daoren fled the cave abode using the Formation only a second had passed. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

A tremendous pressure descended upon the skies above Jade Column Cave.

Tian Peng and Xiong Daoren concealed themselves in the dense foliage, holding their breath and using a Concealment Formation on themselves.

Through the clouds, Tian Peng could clearly see the furiously excited face of Yun Zhongzi.

He couldn’t help but shiver; so this was Yun Zhongzi—far too terrifying, as if he could devour a person whole!

In the Chan School, Yun Zhongzi was known for his gentleness and generosity,

but even he couldn’t stand Tian Peng and the others pulling off a bold theft like this. Who wouldn’t be angry if it happened to them?

Yun Zhongzi was so agitated that he nearly plucked all the hairs from his horsetail whisk; he couldn’t believe they actually dared to come!

Such audacity!

Since they were courting death, they couldn’t blame him, Yun Zhongzi, for not showing mercy!

Like a meteorite crashing to Earth, Yun Zhongzi thunderously landed on the ground, making the whole Zhongnan Mountain tremble three times, startling all the grass spirits and mountain monsters.

The measures he took against his own Spirit Mountain showed just how furious Yun Zhongzi was.

In the end, they hadn’t escaped. Tian Peng and Xiong Daoren looked at Yun Zhongzi’s formidable power,

and seeing no sign of the Xiaotian Dog running out of the now unguarded cave abode entrance, they couldn’t help but feel a surge of panic.

We’re done for!

Tian Peng and Xiong Daoren thought to themselves, now Xiaotian Dog would have to rely on his own luck!

"After all, Xiaotian Dog is Yang Jian’s pet, and Yang Jian, as the top disciple of the third generation of the Chan School, is Yun Zhongzi’s disciple’s junior. He should... not die, right?"

Tian Peng muttered to himself as he watched Yun Zhongzi’s imposing approach, kicking in the door of his own cave abode to enter.

He was trying to comfort himself, since he hadn’t managed to bring Xiaotian Dog out with him.

But judging by the speed of Yun Zhongzi’s arrival, if he went back for Xiaotian Dog, none of them would have a chance to escape.

Behind him, Xiong Daoren added ominously, "That is, if Yun Zhongzi hasn’t been blinded by rage."

Tian Peng’s eyelids twitched. "..."

Given Yun Zhongzi’s current state, was that even possible? They were surely in a situation of certain death, weren’t they?!

Tian Peng sighed deeply and mourned, "We can only depend on Xiaotian Dog’s fate now."

Xiong Daoren nodded.

Indeed!

How unfortunate!

Both man and beast believed Xiaotian Dog’s chances were slim because they were not dealing with just anyone, but a Quasi-Saint of immense power!

"Peng," after a moment of silence, Xiong Daoren spoke again.

"Hmm?"

"Should we withdraw?" Xiong Daoren’s voice trembled slightly; he was truly terrified.

Tian Peng was also struggling inside. He wanted to leave this place of conflict, but his sense of responsibility prevented him from doing so.

After hesitating for a while, Tian Peng said solemnly, "Let’s wait a bit longer, at least until we know Xiaotian Dog’s current situation."

How could a team just walk away like that?

Fine, Xiong Daoren nodded. So, they would wait, though he didn’t expect much of an outcome.

"Daoren, how did we get exposed this time?" Tian Peng furrowed his brows, puzzled, asking, how had they been discovered without notice, as he hadn’t had time to react.

"My oversight. I didn’t realize that the cave abode had a hidden Concealment Formation. I thought the Array would be triggered only by taking the Magical Treasure out, which is why I set up so many Sealing Arrays in his secret chamber."

As he spoke, Xiong Daoren sighed deeply, his eyes filled with regret.

"I didn’t expect it to be simply that. Even if we had just walked out, we would have triggered a new Formation."

"Peng, the kick you gave to open the door was what triggered the Formation. The restrictions spread from outside the cave abode; there was no time to react, let alone remedy the situation," explained Xiong Daoren.

Xiong Daoren recounted the whole incident, wondering whether he would have immediately recognized the problem at all if he hadn’t been equipped with the Mysterious Heavenly Formation Armor.

This move was truly sinister!