Journey to the West: Starting by taking Sun Wukong as my disciple!-Chapter 446 Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie Find Chen Nuo

Chapter 446: Chapter 446 Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie Find Chen Nuo

"You blockhead, don’t scare the kid," Sun Wukong glanced at Tian Peng and then said to He Xi, "It’s alright if you don’t believe it. I’ll go find my master first, and when we come back together, you’ll see."

With Sun Wukong saying so, He Xi somewhat believed it but didn’t fully trust his words.

As Sun Wukong and Tian Peng turned to leave, she called out to them, "Hey, wait a minute."

"What’s the matter? Do you believe us now?" Sun Wukong turned around.

"It’s not that I completely believe you. I just want to tell you that since you’re Mr. Chen’s disciples, you must know some spells, right? When you go to the town, don’t be like this; you’ll scare the townspeople," He Xi suggested.

Sun Wukong looked at himself and then at Tian Peng, thinking that the young girl made some sense, so he nodded, "Alright, I get it. Thanks, kid."

Sun Wukong waved his hand in front of his face and instantly changed into the appearance of an ordinary mortal.

Seeing that Sun Wukong had disguised himself, Tian Peng followed suit, transforming into a bulky but still within the range of normal human size.

The two left the courtyard and headed straight for the town.

The small town was as bustling as ever. Sun Wukong and Tian Peng had never been here before, and they just found the town very prosperous, with everyone busily engaged in their own affairs.

The vendors greeted the two warmly as they approached, and seeing such simple local customs, Sun Wukong and Tian Peng even felt a longing for it.

"Mr. Monkey, this little town seems pretty nice. No wonder the shopkeeper could settle down here. If it were me, I’d also like to stay and maybe even find a wife to marry and have kids," Tian Peng remarked.

"You wish," Sun Wukong snorted. He had no such desires and was just looking for his master.

The small town looked small from the outside, but inside it stretched far, and with so many people on the streets, it was really hard to find someone.

Moreover, they hadn’t informed Chen Nuo about their visit, and now that they had already reached the town, it made it even harder to inform him.

"Hey, young man, which shop in this town has the most people?" Sun Wukong figured that since his master was so capable, the shop he ran must also be very popular. So he grabbed a passerby and asked.

The passerby, thinking Sun Wukong was only asking about the most popular shop, and assuming he was a tourist, replied, "The busiest place would be Taihang Restaurant. It’s not far ahead."

His master had never told him he was running a restaurant; he had only mentioned it wasn’t a cooking-related shop because he didn’t want to come to the mortal world and continue running a business.

Sun Wukong thought that whatever his master did, he could make it top-notch, so he hadn’t asked what kind of shop it was. Now, to find it with no clue to follow was indeed difficult.

"No, no, I’m not looking for a restaurant. I meant...," Sun Wukong continued, pondering the situation, "you know, the one that opened less than a year ago and is doing really good business."

The passerby thought for a moment, then said with a smile, "Oh, I know what you’re talking about. You mean the new Oil Shop in our town, right? It’s easy to find; just follow this street forward. The sign is hung very prominently with a huge character for ’Oil.’ That’s the one."

"Oil Shop?" Sun Wukong paused. So his master had come to run an Oil Shop?

He thanked the passerby with a smile, "Exactly, the shop I’m looking for is indeed that one. Thank you, young man. I’ll be on my way then."

"Sure, you’re welcome," the passerby waved his hand and left.

Tian Peng had just been listening on the side. After the passerby left, he asked quizzically, "An Oil Shop? Is that right? Why would the shopkeeper open an Oil Shop in the mortal world? Isn’t he best at cooking?"

"What do you know!" Sun Wukong didn’t like it when others questioned his master.

"My master has his reasons for opening whatever shop he pleases," he retorted, "and with my master’s extraordinary culinary skills and the high quality of his dishes, these mortals would ascend to heaven on the spot after eating them. Then the Heavenly Court would be too busy to handle it."

Recalling Chen Nuo’s ability to awaken a Divine Skill with a single dish, Tian Peng nodded with feigned understanding. "You’re right, Mr. Monkey, indeed it’s like that. I hadn’t thought of that myself, so certainly we can’t just cook in the human world."

"Let’s go, time in the human world flies by too quickly; blink and a day is gone." Wukong said, hastening his pace.

As said by the passerby, the shop was indeed easy to find. While still a hundred meters away, they could see the sign with yellow background and black characters for the Oil Shop—a true trace of Chen Nuo’s hand. Quickening their steps, they walked towards it.

Upon arrival, there was a queue for buying oil. Sun Wukong was just about to enter the shop when a passerby stopped him.

"Brother, you’re here to buy oil too, aren’t you?"

Wukong thought for a moment, then nodded. "Ah yes, I... I’m also here to buy oil."

"Then you have to queue up to buy oil," the passerby said. "We’ve all been waiting for quite a while; you can’t just cut in line. Better go to the back."

"Brother, perhaps you’re not aware of who we are?" Tian Peng said with a smile.

The man gave Tian Peng a once over, then said indifferently, "Even if the Heavenly King himself turned up, he’d have to queue. We’ve all been waiting for a long time; you can’t just come and cut in line. Move to the back, quick."

Those queued up at the back were becoming anxious and seeing a few people talking at the front, seemingly in a tense atmosphere, they urged, "What are you doing up front? We haven’t waited this long just to hear you chat!"

The passerby was further annoyed by the nudge from the people behind him. "Did you hear that? The others have complaints. If you want to buy oil, then hurry and join the queue at the back. Even if it’s Mr. Chen’s regular customer who buys twenty jin of oil at a time, he has to line up properly too when he comes."

"Hey, why can’t you be more understanding!" Tian Peng said, his patience wearing thin as he started rolling up his sleeves to step forward.

"Who’s causing such a racket over here?" Chen Nuo emerged from inside upon hearing the commotion.

Seeing Chen Nuo, Tian Peng quickly called out joyfully, "Shopkeeper! Oh my, it’s been such a long time. Bajie and I have come to see you."

Chen Nuo was not at all pleased to see Tian Peng. "Long time no see. Where are your manners?"

"Master, Tian Peng has been disobedient, and I’ve been teaching him a lesson. Please don’t be angry," Wukong said while giving Tian Peng a kick.

"Humph, then quickly come in." Chen Nuo said, deciding not to embarrass them further in front of everyone, and waved them into the shop with a flick of his sleeve.

Sun Wukong and Tian Peng hurriedly followed into the shop, leaving the outside crowd exchanging puzzled glances.

"I had a feeling their bearing was extraordinary when these two arrived, and although not as otherworldly as Mr. Chen, they’re unlike anyone we’ve seen in our town," one person remarked.

"Exactly, their presence stands out the moment they stop. I thought they were here to cause trouble, but they didn’t seem like it. I was wondering who they could be when, it turns out, they’re actually Mr. Chen’s apprentices."

"You’ve got to admit, Mr. Chen really knows how to pick apprentices—they’re all incredibly capable."

"You see their capabilities now, but I saw how ’capable’ you were just earlier," a passerby commented cheekily. "The way you told them not to cut in line was quite something, as forceful as those two fellows."