Journey to the West: Starting by taking Sun Wukong as my disciple!-Chapter 690 - 689 Sha Wujing and Little White Dragon Reminisce
If the forces from above come looking for someone, can we really hide them without handing them over? Wouldn’t the shop just be flattened then?
"Chaos Residence isn’t part of the six realms; our Shopkeeper is beyond the Five Elements. As long as it’s within Chaos Residence, no external thing can shake it," Tian Peng said seriously. "I’m being serious with you, you should really give it some thought."
"Thank you, I’ll consider it," Little White Dragon smiled. He didn’t take the matter seriously.
He had never witnessed how powerful Chaos Residence was. To say that it was not under the jurisdiction of the six realms, he truly didn’t believe that. Moreover, even if Shopkeeper Chen were that formidable, could he really stand against the Jade Emperor?
Tian Peng’s introduction had seemed like nothing but self-promotion to him. As for working as an assistant in Chaos Residence, he decided not to consider it.
To abandon the prestigious title of the Third Prince of the West Sea Dragon King to work as an assistant in a small store was impossible, no matter how one looked at it.
Tian Peng saw his skepticism and knew he didn’t believe him, even though he hadn’t expressly said so; he was just humoring him. No matter how Tian Peng stressed the advantages of joining Chaos Residence, the response was always the same: disbelief. There was really nothing he could do about it.
Seeing Little White Dragon’s attitude, Tian Peng couldn’t be bothered to make any further introductions. When someone was set in disbelief, there was no point in spending more words on it.
"Fine, Third Prince, believe it or not, once you’ve tasted our Shopkeeper’s cooking, you’ll understand; it’ll surely surprise you. For now, just be glad you didn’t talk yourself into a corner," Tian Peng said.
"I’m waiting for Shopkeeper Chen to serve the dishes," Little White Dragon replied with a smile, expertly veiling Tian Peng’s previous biting remarks. Anyway, it meant not bringing it up again.
Tian Peng shrugged, "Alright, I should be getting back. The Shopkeeper’s dish is probably almost ready, so I’m going to take a break. Sha Wujing, please take care of our guest."
Sha Wujing nodded, "Okay."
Little White Dragon looked at Sha Wujing. He felt a strong sense of familiarity just seeing him, but he had never heard the name before. Could it be that he was mistaken?
"Your name is Sha Wujing?" Ao Lie asked. "Though you look familiar to me, I’ve never heard your name. Perhaps I’ve only seen your face and never actually learned your name."
"It’s not strange that you don’t know my name," Sha Wujing said.
"His name was bestowed by our Shopkeeper," Tian Peng added, not yet out of the kitchen when he heard Little White Dragon’s question and finished the explanation for him.
"A name given by Shopkeeper Chen?"
Then it wasn’t strange that he didn’t know, especially since he hadn’t known Shopkeeper Chen before. If Shopkeeper Chen gave the name,
Could it be this person was nameless? But then, he shouldn’t have found him familiar at all. A nameless person, in what kind of situation would he have met him?
"Previously, I was a demon," Sha Wujing said. "I almost never left the bottom of Flowing Sand River, so I didn’t need a name. Shopkeeper Chen said that now I’ve come to Chaos Residence, I should have a proper name."
Talking about this made Tian Peng quite upset. Sha Wujing, to put it one way, should be considered a brother to him, but his name was given even earlier than Tian Peng’s, who still hadn’t received a name from the Shopkeeper. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦
"Look at how generous Chaos Residence is, the Shopkeeper even bestows names," Tian Peng said through clenched teeth.
Ao Lie didn’t understand Tian Peng’s logic. It was just a name, after all. What kind of treatment was that? Besides, the other person needed a name because he originally didn’t have one, so Shopkeeper Chen named him. Why would someone who already had a name need another?
"Bestow a name, isn’t it because one originally didn’t have a name that a name is bestowed?" Ao Lie asked cautiously.
Sha Wujing nodded, "That’s the reason."
"But his name is so similar to Mr. Monkey’s, doesn’t having a similar name prove he is the Shopkeeper’s apprentice?" Tian Peng was quite unconvinced.
"Weren’t you going to rest? Why have you come back?" Sha Wujing looked at Tian Peng indifferently.
Tian Peng stopped in his tracks, fuming with anger. This person dared to challenge his authority, so he snorted and put his hands on his hips, "What’s it to you whether I rest or speak?"
"I’m not in charge of that." Sha Wujing replied.
"If you’re not in charge, then why so many words!" Tian Peng glared at Sha Wujing.
If nobody intervened, they were probably going to start arguing.
Little White Dragon hurriedly said, "I thought Brother Sha Wujing looked familiar, but I’ve never heard of his name, so I was just asking. If you say you used to be a demon, then I definitely wouldn’t know you, I must have been mistaken, I suppose."
"No, I’ve also seen the Third Prince." Sha Wujing replied, "At the Queen Mother’s Flat Peach Banquet."
Before Little White Dragon could respond, Tian Peng exploded, "What joke is this, a demon attending the Flat Peach Banquet? Who would believe such a thing if you said it?"
"I was once a demon, but it seems I haven’t told you what my status was before," said Sha Wujing as he looked at Tian Peng.
Tian Peng paused, he genuinely didn’t know this; he had assumed Sha Wujing was born a demon. It appeared that this was not the case.
Since he could attend the Flat Peach Banquet, it implied that Sha Wujing was also once among the Immortals.
"Why have you never told me about your status?" Tian Peng asked.
"You never asked, and besides, I felt you didn’t quite like me, so there was even less reason to tell you these things," Sha Wujing answered calmly.
"Who said I didn’t like you," Tian Peng said, scratching his chin with a finger, feeling somewhat sheepish, but he couldn’t lose the air of an elder; he still had to act as an elder brother in the future.
Tian Peng straightened up, "So what if I didn’t like you, there were reasons for it. It’s because you let the Shopkeeper name you first, if it wasn’t for that, I..."
"Even if it wasn’t for that, I think you wouldn’t have liked me much," Sha Wujing said.
"Who says," Tian Peng wanted to argue but felt that there was some truth to Sha Wujing’s words; he changed the subject, "What was your original status?"
"I used to be the Curtain Lifting General of the Heavenly Court." Sha Wujing didn’t linger on the issue with Tian Peng but directly revealed his identity.
"Really?" Tian Peng was somewhat incredulous, scrutinizing Sha Wujing, "The Curtain Lifting General, is that you?"
"It’s me," Sha Wujing nodded.
Upon hearing Sha Wujing’s revelation of his identity, Ao Lie also suddenly remembered; he thought Sha Wujing looked familiar, but he couldn’t recall who he was. Now he realized the Curtain Lifting General was him.
"I’ve indeed seen you," Ao Lie said with delight, "Now I finally recall, you are very much like you were before, the same personality. I didn’t notice anything off before, but as soon as you mentioned it, everything came back to me."
"You remember me?" Sha Wujing looked at Ao Lie with slight surprise, having thought Ao Lie merely found him somewhat familiar, without expecting him to truly remember him.
