Journey to the West: Starting by taking Sun Wukong as my disciple!-Chapter 699 - 698 Chen Nuo Deals with the Aftermath
"Well then, since you’ve decided to stay at Chaos Residence, you’re one of us now," Chen Nuo spoke. "Don’t worry, you stay here during this time, and you don’t have to worry about anything else."
"Alright." Ao Lie nodded, agreeing to this matter.
Sun Wukong patted Ao Lie on the shoulder, "Since you’ve agreed to stay at Chaos Residence, you’re one of us now. Rest assured, we all have good temperaments here. Stay here without worry, you won’t have to deal with anything else from now on."
"I understand, thank you." The comforting words of Sun Wukong brought him great reassurance.
The emotions he had kept bottled up for hundreds of years seemed to slowly release, and Ao Lie felt a sense of peace. It was only his first day at Chaos Residence, yet he could already feel a sense of home.
"You guys tidy up the kitchen area, I’m going to the mortal world," Chen Nuo said.
After parting ways with Xuanzang and the Six-Eared Macaque, they definitely wouldn’t just easily make their way to Eagle Sorrow Stream. They must encounter some matters, which could help delay time. He planned to create some commotion at Eagle Sorrow Stream, to draw the attention of those people.
"Shopkeeper Chen, what do you plan to do?" Seeing Chen Nuo preparing to leave, Little White Dragon quickly asked.
"I’m going to make the traces at Eagle Sorrow Stream more chaotic." Chen Nuo hadn’t originally planned to explain much to Ao Lie, but considering that Ao Lie was not like Marshal Tian Peng, Sun Wukong, or Sha Wujing.
He had just arrived at Chaos Residence, and with such a cautious personality, it was better to tell him beforehand to set his mind at ease.
Ao Lie didn’t know what Chen Nuo was going to do and felt somewhat concerned, "Can you handle all this by yourself?" 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖
Sun Wukong couldn’t help but laugh as soon as Ao Lie finished his question.
"Aiyo, you might not be aware of my master. Let me tell you, there’s nothing that our master undertakes that he can’t accomplish. Just leave this matter entirely in my master’s hands, and rest assured," Sun Wukong said.
Seeing the absolute certainty in Sun Wukong, Ao Lie felt a bit more at ease. This monkey seemed different from Marshal Tian Peng and the Curtain Lifting General; he was a disciple of Shopkeeper Chen. Since the disciple was so assured, he had even less reason to worry.
Ao Lie nodded, "Alright, then I’ll leave this matter entirely to Shopkeeper Chen."
"With my master involved, one of him is worth ten others. You just stay put and take it easy at Chaos Residence," Sun Wukong said.
Chen Nuo glanced at Ao Lie, giving him a reassuring look, then teleported away from the shop using his teleportation skills.
In just a moment, Chen Nuo arrived at Eagle Sorrow Stream.
He first surveyed the area with his invisibility technique, confirming that no one had arrived yet.
Chen Nuo got to work, beginning to handle the entire Eagle Sorrow Stream.
He wanted to create the appearance that Little White Dragon had gone missing. Since Ao Lie’s true form had already turned into a Golden Dragon, the markings of the White Dragon had vanished, and there was no need to worry about them directly finding Chaos Residence.
However, if the disappearance was silent and without a trace, Chaos Residence would certainly be the first to be suspected by the Heavenly Realm.
Chen Nuo used a spell to shave off a corner of the cliff at Eagle Sorrow Stream and created many signs of impact on both sides of the mountain.
That way, even if the search party arrived, their first suspicion would be a scuffle involving Little White Dragon and something else here, followed by his disappearance.
Create a diversion for them, and let them search for the truth slowly.
After all, just this incorrect information alone would keep them busy for a long time, since there was not a trace of Little White Dragon’s aura left, and even if they wanted to pursue the remaining faint scent, it wouldn’t be easy to find.
Chen Nuo smiled. With their observational skills, even if Ao Lie stood right in front of them, as long as he didn’t say a word, they probably wouldn’t even realize they were facing Little White Dragon himself.
After finishing all that, Chen Nuo left Eagle Sorrow Stream.
Last time, the Heavenly Treasure Level Demon Core he got from Yang Chan had not yet started the refinement process. After refining that and adding Tian Peng’s spiritual power, becoming an immortal certainly wouldn’t be difficult.
Chen Nuo originally planned to leave, but after just two steps, he stopped in his tracks.
In the original story, there didn’t seem to be any demons before Eagle Sorrow Stream, but it seemed he had forgotten something. By causing a quarrel between the Six-Eared Macaque and Xuanzang, he had inadvertently advanced the plot.
Initially, right after Xuanzang had rescued Sun Wukong from beneath Five-Finger Mountain, they passed by a household and stayed overnight.
That night, robbers came to rob, and Wukong, being heavy-handed, ended up killing someone. Afterwards, without considering the severity, Xuanzang reprimanded Sun Wukong.
This was the first quarrel between the master and disciple. Chen Nuo had only intended to retaliate against Six Ears, but unexpectedly, he had precipitated a piece of the story.
But the problem was that while that part of the story had advanced, the robbers’ part had not yet occurred. The whereabouts of Six Ears were unknown at the moment, and certainly, he wouldn’t come back just to advance the plot and then leave. So, Xuanzang facing the robbers was definitely out of the question.
Chen Nuo thought for a moment. Since the discord had arisen due to his own actions anyway, he decided to help Xuanzang get through this part of the story first.
Xuanzang rode his horse slowly through the woods. Without his disciple leading the way, his journey was slow. The woods were full of wild animals, and the night brought spirits.
Xuanzang’s progress was slow. A month had passed, and he had only traveled through a few villages.
The weather was good that day. Xuanzang thought that with such weather, there shouldn’t be any wild animals passing through the woods. Riding his horse through the forest, he never expected to encounter a starving tiger by sheer coincidence.
Seeing the tiger, Xuanzang dared not move. He wanted to turn back, but the horse, frightened by the tiger, ran exceptionally quickly.
This would have been fine if everything remained quiet, but as the horse ran swiftly, it disturbed the branches and dry leaves. The tiger heard the noise and started coming in their direction.
Xuanzang was so anxious that beads of sweat fell from his forehead. He thought if the horse could just run, as long as they escaped the tiger, everything would be fine.
But as it happens, the more worried you are about something, the more likely it is to occur. The horse indeed ran fast, but Xuanzang, failing to hold on, stumbled and was about to fall off. Had he fallen, he would have truly been eaten by the tiger.
As his world spun before his eyes, Xuanzang closed them, knowing he might lose his life there.
But after a long wait, there was no pain in his body, nor the sensation of falling from a height. Opening his eyes slowly, he found himself still sitting on the horse’s back.
He was puzzled. He had already lost his strength just a moment before, so how was it that he could still be firmly on the horse? But his bewilderment was slight, overshadowed by the relief of having survived a disaster.
After the white horse reached a safe place and stopped, they found themselves near a village where no wild beasts would chase them. Xuanzang let out a breath of relief.
Though unsure what had just happened, he was alive, and that must mean his fate was not sealed yet. After resting for a while, Xuanzang led his horse, intending to find a household to stay at.
Chen Nuo withdrew his hand, reckoning that he had just been cautious enough that besides Xuanzang himself, no one else should notice. However, there was the tiger...
