Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything-Chapter 284: Want to Force a Grand Finale?

Heavenly Court, Doushuai Palace.

Supreme Elder Lord stayed in his own palace, quietly awaiting Sun Wukong’s search for him.

After a chat with Guanyin, he learnt that Xuanzang’s condition was rather peculiar; thus, Supreme Elder Lord took the initiative to incarnate as Gold-Horn and Silver-Horn’s foster father and personally met Xuanzang.

Following the visit, Supreme Elder Lord was indeed attracted by Jiang Liu’s situation, and he even considered taking him as a disciple out of appreciation for his talent.

For Supreme Elder Lord, having met Jiang Liu meant that his purpose of descending to the mortal realm was achieved. Moreover, encountering the theft of elixirs within Doushuai Palace, Supreme Elder Lord hurried back, feeling no more reason to stay below.

According to the original plan, after Gold-Horn and Silver-Horn had captured Xuanzang, the Dharma Treasures in their possession should have caused that rascal monkey, Sun Wukong, some suffering, and then he would come seeking his assistance, right?

Sitting quietly in front of his Eight Trigrams Furnace, the Samadhi True Fire burned within. Moments later, as the furnace opened, over a hundred mahjong tiles, transparent and smooth as jade, flew out.

They then automatically flew into a treasure box.

With a gentle flick of his hand, the mahjong set within the treasure box landed aside.

Looking around, there were over a hundred similar treasure boxes.

With nothing better to do, Supreme Elder Lord had casually forged over a hundred mahjong sets using his Eight Trigrams Furnace.

Besides mahjong, there were also palm-sized brocade boxes, obviously containing decks of poker cards.

"Hmm, both Fight the Landlord and playing mahjong are indeed quite interesting. No wonder the people at Wuzhuang Temple are so deeply influenced!" After casually forging another set of mahjong tiles, Supreme Elder Lord nodded to himself.

He quietly contemplated, considering that when he was idle later, it might become fashionable to occasionally give a set of mahjong or poker cards to other immortals and buddhas

"My Lord, my Lord, I’ve returned..."

Just as Supreme Elder Lord was about to take some spirit stones and prepare to forge a few more mahjong sets, suddenly a rush of hurried footsteps sounded, and immediately thereafter, Gold-Horn King charged in.

"Is it you? How did you come back? Is Xuanzang’s issue resolved!?" Seeing Gold-Horn King rushing in, Supreme Elder Lord was slightly startled and curiously asked.

"My Lord, yes, I’ve come for help!" Hearing Supreme Elder Lord’s words, Gold-Horn King looked somewhat embarrassed and awkwardly spoke. Read new chapters at novelbuddy

"For help!?"

Hearing this, Supreme Elder Lord was puzzled for a moment, then expressed his surprise, "Purple Gold Gourd, Jade Pure Bottle of Mutton-Fat Jade, Seven-Star Precious Sword, Shaking Golden Rope, and Banana Leaf Fan—with so many treasures at your disposal, you couldn’t defeat that monkey and now you come seeking help!?"

Without waiting for Gold-Horn King’s response, Supreme Elder Lord continued, "Ah, wait, that’s not right! If you really couldn’t defeat him, why not just give Xuanzang back to them and let the matter conclude smoothly? There’s no need for you to seek help!"

"My Lord, naturally we understand what you’re saying, but the situation has developed beyond our expectations!" Hearing Supreme Elder Lord’s words, Gold-Horn King was almost on the verge of tears.

If things were as he mentioned, he would have completed the task long ago; there wouldn’t be a reason to wait until now.

"So, what exactly happened? Tell me!" Seeing Gold-Horn King’s demeanor, Supreme Elder Lord pondered for a moment before asking.

There was no choice; he had been awaiting Sun Wukong’s call for aid, but unexpectedly, instead of that rascal monkey showing up, one of his own child servants had arrived.

"It’s like this, my Lord..."

Hearing Supreme Elder Lord’s inquiry, Gold-Horn King hurriedly began, explaining everything that had occurred in the Lower Realm in great detail.

Though they knew the master was in their hands, Sun Wukong and his brothers were still eating and sleeping as usual, even spending time playing mahjong and Fight the Landlord, showing no concern for their master, Tang Monk’s, life.

Besides Sun Wukong and his brothers, there was also something highly unusual about Tang Monk himself.

He had specially got himself and the little demons all drunk, yet Tang Monk showed no intention of escaping from Pingding Mountain; in fact, he even returned to the sealed stone chamber on his own?

The situation was truly difficult for them now.

The little demons inside the mountain cave were eagerly awaiting the consumption of Tang Monk’s flesh, but here, including Tang Monk himself, none seemed eager to save themselves or escape. They could not really let Tang Monk die by their own hands, could they?

"Eh? Is that really what happened?" Hearing the events from the Lower Realm, Supreme Elder Lord also froze, his face showing surprise as he spoke.

Indeed, anyone would find these issues surprising.

After all, the comportment and techniques of the Journey to the West Team were completely unconventional!

"My Lord, what should we do next?" Seeing Supreme Elder Lord also showing a surprised expression and pondering, Gold-Horn King asked.

"Hmm, now that I know your situation, you may go back. I know what to do!" After pondering for a moment, Supreme Elder Lord waved Gold-Horn King away.

For Gold-Horn King, trust in Supreme Elder Lord was natural. Since he said he had a solution, there was no need for further questions. Nodding his head, embodying a mix of uneasy thoughts, he turned and left.

"Interesting..." As soon as Gold Horn King left, Supreme Elder Lord thought about the utterly unusual actions of Jiang Liu and his companions, a slight smile curling at the corners of his mouth.

Appearing somewhat intrigued and curious.

What exactly were Xuanzang and his companions selling in their gourd? Why were they acting this way?

Could it be that Xuanzang already knew that Gold Horn and Silver Horn were his own people? Therefore, he was fearless, knowing that they wouldn’t harm his life?

It seemed that this was the only explanation that made sense.

After all, Xuanzang and the Rascal Monkey, Sun Wukong, had already visited the Doushuai Palace once. Since neither he nor the two child servants were in the Doushuai Palace at that time, it was possible that they had guessed something.

Now that the true nature of things had been figured out by Xuanzang and his companions, continuing the charade seemed pointless.

Thinking it over, Supreme Elder Lord also started moving, preparing to descend to the Lower Realm to take a look.

Just as he was about to move, he seemed to remember something, and his steps briefly halted.

Immediately after, he raised his hand and took one set each of the Mahjong and Poker cards he had crafted. Then, he turned and left.

...

Within the cave on Pingding Mountain, Jiang Liu was still serenely seated, cultivating the Heavenly Dragon Zen Sound in a cross-legged posture.

Even though the Little Demons outside were already sharpening their knives eagerly, Jiang Liu was still completely unconcerned about his own safety. His calm mastery impressed many of the Little Demons.

Facing death yet remaining so tranquil, he truly deserved the title of Holy Monk from Great Tang, didn’t he?

Only then, his flesh and blood must have extraordinary effects, capable of granting longevity, right?

After a moment, Gold Horn King returned from a trip to the Heavenly Court.

However, before Gold Horn King and Silver Horn King could say anything, suddenly, a beam of light descended from the sky.

At the same time, the dignified Supreme Elder Lord, riding on a Green Ox, appeared in the sky.

The appearance of this beam of light seemed to pierce through heaven and earth momentarily, causing celestial phenomena and faint sounds of immortals.

"Hey, Great Brother, Second Brother, come and look at this!" At the foot of Pingding Mountain, in the Exquisite Immortal Mansion, witnessing this spectacular change in the heavens and the earth, Sha Wujing hurriedly called out to the inside.

"Holy cow, who is this descending? What a show-off!" Watching the distant, faint celestial sounds, Zhu Bajie rubbed his sleepy eyes and complained.

Sun Wukong placed his monkey paw over his eyes and looked towards the direction of the falling light beam, then spoke, "Oh, it’s that old geezer Supreme Elder Lord coming down, idiot, you’re not wrong in saying that he’s quite the show-off today!"

"Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey..." Hearing that it was Supreme Elder Lord coming down, Zhu Bajie’s face changed, then he quickly spit several times and softly slapped his own pig mouth with his palm.

Okay, he was completely talking nonsense just now.

Anyone could say it, but it just had to be Supreme Elder Lord who descended, and Zhu Bajie wasn’t supposed to say it.

"Is it Supreme Elder Lord who has descended? Then, what should we do?" Hearing Sun Wukong’s words, Sha Wujing asked.

"Hmm, since the old geezer himself has come down, let’s go meet him. Also, I, Old Sun, have a question for him about why he made I, Old Sun, lose my mana for several days!"

Thinking it over, Sun Wukong remembered the previous incident when he had woken up with his mana completely depleted, and grumbled.

As he spoke, he leaped up and flew towards Pingding Mountain.

"Boy, aren’t you coming out!? When else would you!?" Sitting high on the Green Ox’s back, Supreme Elder Lord declared from his elevated position.

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His voice wasn’t loud, but empowered by mana, it clearly transmitted downwards.

Following Supreme Elder Lord’s speech, naturally, Gold Horn King and Silver Horn King quickly ran out.

Upon seeing Supreme Elder Lord, they feigned a terrified demeanor.

"You two boys, you’ve been restless and secretly fled to the Lower Realm to become Demons, even capturing Tang Monk to eat his flesh? Committing such a grave error, won’t you follow me back to the Doushuai Palace to be punished!?" From his high position, Supreme Elder Lord said.

"Ancestor Master, we dare not, we were wrong!" Hearing Supreme Elder Lord’s words, Gold Horn King and Silver Horn King knelt down and began to beg for mercy.

"This is an attempt to skip the most exciting part of the play and move straight to the grand finale, is it!?"

Inside the cave on Pingding Mountain, Jiang Liu walked out and upon seeing the scene before him, his face darkened.

Thinking of just ending it like this? Did anyone ask him about it!?