Journey to the West: Starting by taking Sun Wukong as my disciple!-Chapter 669 - 668 Sudden Incident

Furthermore, she had no vested interest with him; grandly put, she was the Nine Heavens Mysterious Phoenix, modestly, just Nuwa’s mount. Her master hadn’t spoken yet, and she was already taking umbrage. For such behavior, Sha Wujing disparaged each one he encountered without the slightest courtesy.

Xuan Feng was taken aback and became immensely annoyed, extending her slender finger toward Sha Wujing’s nose tip, "What did you just say!"

"I had heard that birds have exceptional hearing, but it seems you are an exception. If you truly didn’t hear clearly, I wouldn’t mind repeating myself," Sha Wujing replied slowly.

He didn’t speak particularly quickly; in the past, at the Flowing Sand River, there was basically no need to communicate with anyone, and even if he did talk, it was mostly about brawling.

Even though Sha Wujing had stayed at Chaos Residence for a few days, he still wasn’t accustomed to speaking.

But his slow speech didn’t mean he couldn’t talk; to Xuan Feng, this leisurely tone sounded more like condescension, as if he was mocking her.

Xuan Feng was so furious that she slammed the table and stood up, "What bird, I am the Nine Heavens Mysterious Phoenix, how dare you compare me to those birds that don’t even possess Spiritual Sense?!"

Sha Wujing’s hand setting the plates paused, as if persuaded by Xuan Feng, or as if in contemplation; then, he replied languidly, "Is there a difference?"

Xuan Feng’s face slowly reddened, feeling that if she didn’t vent her rage, she would truly have failed as the Nine Heavens Mysterious Phoenix.

"You!"

She had already thought of how to retort, but after uttering the word "you," Nuwa pulled her down.

"Enough, if you want to vent your anger, you can do it back at the palace." Nuwa suddenly regretted having brought Xuan Feng along, or to be precise, she wasn’t suited to go out together with her at all.

When she gave the order for her to run errands, Xuan Feng had been well-behaved, and Nuwa herself was fine when going out alone; issues arose only when she brought Xuan Feng along, prompting such an attitude.

Nuwa’s headache was unbearable; Xuan Feng was like a dog, well behaved on her own, but would become aggressive at her doorstep or in her master’s presence, which was truly annoying.

"Goddess Nuwa, it was he who was rude first," Xuan Feng complained, "Why don’t you reprimand him, yet you scold me instead?"

"Why do you think that when there’s an issue, I seek you out first rather than others?" Nuwa countered.

Xuan Feng stopped short, unsure of the reason.

Yang Chan, observing the exchange between Nuwa and Xuan Feng, suddenly felt no longer upset by Xuan Feng’s earlier remarks.

Xuan Feng genuinely didn’t know how to speak; furthermore, she was unbelievably opinionated. Sometimes even Nuwa couldn’t control her; even in such a setting, facing Chen Nuo’s people, that minor incident just now really didn’t count for much.

By this time, Sha Wujing had finished setting the desserts, with three varieties in front of each person, complemented by a cup of jasmine green tea, aromatic and refreshing.

After preparing everything, he put away the tray and said to the goddesses at the table, "These are three desserts, Black Forest Cake, Napoleon, and Xuemei Lady. Goddess Nuwa and Third Holy Mother, please enjoy. Once you are finished, our Shopkeeper will collect your evaluations. Now, I’ll take my leave."

Xuan Feng was now completely overlooked.

"Wait a moment, what about me?" Xuan Feng attempted to intercept him, "How could you forget about me? I’m right here, so big, no, the Nine Heavens Mysterious Phoenix standing right in front of you. Are you blind or doing it on purpose? Do we really have to settle this with a fight?"

Sha Wujing glanced indifferently at Xuan Feng as if she were just air, then turned and walked away.

In the mortal world, on the frontier, years had passed. Tian Peng had finally risen from General who Guards the Northwest to Great General. Chang’an had indeed thought of summoning Tian Peng back, but he had refused on the grounds that he couldn’t leave the frontier at will.

Tian Peng’s reason for refusing was simple: work here was just too enjoyable. No one oversaw him; he was the sky, the earth, and the soldiers all had to obey his commands.

Moreover, with him around, as long as they engaged in battle at the border, he had never lost. After every battle, the enemy would dread a potential rematch for a long time, giving him an extended period of rest and ease.

With such a comfortable life here, why would he ever eagerly return to Chang’an to be someone’s subordinate?

However, as comfortable as Tian Peng was staying in the military camp, being a Great General now came with responsibilities that simply wouldn’t allow him to leave at will.

Tian Peng kept thinking about when he could visit Chaos Residence, but he never seemed to find the right opportunity. Time just dragged on, and before he knew it, it had reached the present. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

That day, just after morning exercises, all the soldiers went to have their meal, but Tian Peng wasn’t hungry, so he went to cultivate instead.

The spiritual power within Tian Peng was growing more and more abundant. He had already reached the stage of Refining Void and Merging Tao and was soon to break through to the realm of Human Immortal.

Tian Peng didn’t dare slack off; whenever he had the chance, he would start cultivating, believing that the breakthrough was merely days away.

He sat cross-legged on the bed in his tent, about to start cultivating, when suddenly someone came to visit.

Luckily, Tian Peng had set up a warning perimeter around the area; as soon as anyone trespassed, he would instantly receive an alarm. This was also to ensure that if the soldiers had an urgent matter, they could come in without delay.

However, the warning perimeter had never been put to use since it was set up.

"Report! Great General, a letter from Chang’an!" shouted the soldier.

Tian Peng quickly retracted his legs, pretending he had just finished exercising, and then called out, "Bring it in."

The soldier held the letter in his hands and presented it to Tian Peng with both hands facing upwards.

Tian Peng took the letter and began to read, his brow growing increasingly furrowed.

The soldier didn’t know what was going on, standing there tensely waiting for Tian Peng’s orders. After the Great General read the letter with a frown, he unexpectedly waved his hand, dismissing the soldier.

Puzzled, the soldier scratched his head. He had thought that there was a conflict somewhere and that the Great General was needed for support, but it turned out to be something else. But what could it be that made the Great General wear such an expression?

The soldier was clueless. He couldn’t figure it out no matter how hard he tried. Rubbing his empty stomach, he went off to eat.

Tian Peng had already put the letter away. He had intended to cultivate, but now he didn’t feel like cultivating at all.

The letter wasn’t about anything significant. It just mentioned that the emperor had taken an Imperial Disciple in Chang’an who, for some reason, had been having recurring nightmares.

As it happened, a Monk was visiting Chang’an to study. He went into the palace and recited sutras for the emperor for a few days, and then something miraculous occurred.

The emperor’s nightmares suddenly stopped; his legs were no longer in pain, his back was no longer sore, and he was even able to father children again. Overjoyed, he wanted to acknowledge the Monk as his sworn brother and wished to take him as an adopted brother.

It would have been fine if it had stopped at acknowledging a sworn brother, but the Monk was not one to sit still; he had grand ambitions of his own,

The Monk’s grand ambitions were actually quite straightforward: to wander the Four Seas, to spread Buddhism to every person in the world, and not only that but also to Journey to the Western Heaven for Scriptures, in order to receive purer teachings of Buddhism.