Journey to the West: Starting by taking Sun Wukong as my disciple!-Chapter 742 - 741 Going Out

Sun Wukong was drenched in sweat from making Silver-inlaid Sprouts; when he saw Chen Nuo come in, he initially thought Chen Nuo was going to forgive him. However, to his surprise, what he received was the news that Chen Nuo was going out.

"Master, are you really leaving?" Sun Wukong asked. "What are you going to do outside this time?"

"I’m lacking inspiration, so I’m going out to find it for a few days. You and Ao Lie take good care of the shop; we’ll deal with anything else when I get back," Chen Nuo said.

Sun Wukong nodded, then suddenly thought of something, "Wait, Master, you want me to stay here with Ao Lie?"

"Yes, is there something wrong with that?" Chen Nuo asked.

"What about Sha Wujing?" Sun Wukong looked at Sha Wujing standing beside Chen Nuo. "Are you taking him with you, Master?"

Chen Nuo was taking Sha Wujing because he remembered his past life as the Curtain Lifting General, and many of the demons from Journey to the West had been banished to the human world by the Jade Emperor, just like him.

So, taking Sha Wujing with him could mean encountering old colleagues, getting acquainted again, and then they could clarify any matters more easily when the time came.

But Sun Wukong didn’t think so far; envy filled his gaze as he looked at Sha Wujing. He had never accompanied Chen Nuo on a trip for so long as a disciple.

Now that his master was about to take Sha Wujing out with him and not Sun Wukong, he felt deeply hurt inside, but he couldn’t get angry with Chen Nuo, so he directed his anger at Sha Wujing instead.

"When you’re with Master, make sure to protect his safety above all else. No matter what happens, always put Master first. Master is like heaven, Master is like earth; you must not disobey him in any way."

Sun Wukong seemed to be giving Sha Wujing instructions, but in reality, he was asserting his authority.

Sha Wujing didn’t buy Sun Wukong’s act; he just nodded after hearing so much talk and said indifferently.

"Master is now my master as well. When it comes to taking care of Master, I’m not any less committed than you, Eldest Senior Brother. You can be at ease about that. But the punishment Master gave you earlier, the dishes you were told to cook, you better make sure to finish them properly, lest Master returns and you’re still not done."

"Ridiculous, do I need you to tell me that?" Sun Wukong was about to step forward angrily but was stopped by Chen Nuo.

"Enough, now you’re both fellow disciples. Can’t you stop fighting over a trivial matter? If you keep arguing, I won’t take any of you!"

Sha Wujing quickly lowered his head to apologize to Chen Nuo, "I’m sorry, Master. My mistake."

Sun Wukong, now reveling in Schadenfreude, said, "Haha, see, that’s what you get for disrespecting your elders."

"Shut up," Chen Nuo said bluntly. "Remember what you need to do. We’re leaving."

Chen Nuo was annoyed by the seeming competition for favor. They were all his disciples, and there shouldn’t have been any hierarchy. Whether they were disciples taken earlier or later, Chen Nuo treated them all the same.

Perhaps sensing Chen Nuo’s irritation, Sun Wukong and Sha Wujing said no more. Sun Wukong bid farewell to Chen Nuo and headed to the kitchen, while Sha Wujing silently followed behind Chen Nuo without a word.

Chen Nuo, unable to deal with the discord between the two disciples, had decided to begin collecting Magic Artifacts.

While it was said to be artifact collection, Chen Nuo had no idea where to begin; these demons were all in their own cave abodes, and finding them was not going to be easy.

Because he completely lacked a starting point, Chen Nuo, accompanied by Sha Wujing, visited several places according to their locations in the original Journey to the West. But they found nothing, as if those places had never seen any activity.

"Master, where exactly is the thing you’re looking for?" Sha Wujing asked.

Chen Nuo didn’t know either; if he had known, he wouldn’t have been aimlessly wandering around for such a long time without even a single clue.

When they set off, Chen Nuo had only mentioned that he wanted to take Sha Wujing down to the mortal world in search of culinary inspiration, but judging by his behavior, Sha Wujing could tell that he was actually looking for something.

When others seek inspiration, they usually settle down in a place to live comfortably for a while, immersing themselves in the local culture and customs before gradually finding their muse.

But the way Chen Nuo behaved—wandering aimlessly yet seemingly with a goal in mind, visiting various places, searching around once he arrived at a location then moving on to the next—it all pointed to him searching for something.

Since Sha Wujing had already guessed as much, Chen Nuo didn’t plan on keeping him in suspense.

"I’m looking for, err, a demon."

Sha Wujing’s eyes slowly widened in shock as he incredulously looked at Chen Nuo, "Master, why are you looking for a demon?"

"I want a demon’s Magic Artifact," Chen Nuo said, "I’ve hit a plateau in cooking, and I can’t think of any good dishes anymore, so I thought I’d borrow a demon’s Magic Artifact to blow off some steam."

That wasn’t a typical way to blow off steam, but seeing Chen Nuo’s serious demeanor, Sha Wujing had no choice but to continue inquiring, "Then Master, what kind of Magic Artifact are you looking for?"

"I have no idea," Chen Nuo admitted honestly, because he truly didn’t know what kind of Magic Artifact to look for. After all, at the moment, he couldn’t even find the person holding a Magic Artifact.

After aimlessly wasting two days, Chen Nuo tapped the system in frustration, "Has something gone wrong with this world? Why can’t I find any of the demons I’m looking for? Shouldn’t they be stirring up trouble on their own turf?"

"The world hasn’t collapsed," the system replied, "Host, the reason you can’t find any demons here is because all the demons in this world are provided for the protagonist group."

Speaking of the protagonist group, he glanced at Sha Wujing by his side. Since it was the protagonist group, Sha Wujing should also be part of it, and yet even though he had brought Sha Wujing along, they still hadn’t encountered any demons.

"For the protagonist group, the most crucial triggering event is Tang Xuanzang," the system explained.

If that was the case, then there was nothing more to be said. Actually, if he thought about it carefully, the focal point for triggering events for the protagonist group should indeed revolve around Xuanzang.

However, he couldn’t just abduct Xuanzang to drive the plot forward just because he wanted to find a Magic Artifact.

In the end, this confirmed what he had previously thought; he needed to accompany Tang Xuanzang through the plot progression, or else he would indeed have a hard time finding the Magic Artifacts.

It seemed that slacking wasn’t an option; he had to find Xuanzang.

Therefore, Chen Nuo tapped the system again, "Can you tell me Tang Xuanzang’s current location? I need to find him to progress the plot."

"Please wait a moment; we are looking up the information for you," the system sounded with a prompt. After a while, it responded.

"We have located him for you. Xuanzang and his disciples are in the middle of a plot event at Gao Laozhuang. However, the matter at Gao Laozhuang has already been resolved by Tian Peng, so they will probably leave soon. Their next stop is the Yellow Wind Demon."

Yellow Wind Demon?

Chen Nuo was aware of this; the Yellow Wind Demon’s original form was just an ordinary yellow weasel, but it possessed one particular skill—it could whip up a yellow wind.