Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything-Chapter 463: Desperate Intelligence

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Jiang Liu was half-reclining on a rattan chair, browsing through the diary of the King of Women's Kingdom when suddenly, a series of knocks on the door echoed.

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At the same time, a male voice came from outside the door, "Excuse me, is there someone inside?"

"Master, I'll go open the door!" Hearing the knocking, Sha Wujing spoke up.

Jiang Liu nodded, his curiosity piqued. Who could this be, knocking on their door without any apparent reason?

At this moment, Jiang Liu found it amusing; it seemed like a lot of people had knocked on their door during their travels, right?

For instance, the Wolf-Chasing Boy from Treasure Elephant Country, the old man who was actually the Supreme Elder Lord in disguise, and the White Bone Demon who came to play mahjong...

Just as Jiang Liu was feeling curious and about to close the diary, Sha Wujing quickly walked in with a fish-headed demon creature in tow.

"A fish head on a human body, just a Demon Marshal's cultivation level?" Jiang Liu muttered to himself as he observed the fish demon brought in by Sha Wujing.

Before setting out on the Journey to the West, beings at the Demon Marshal level seemed mighty and almost irresistible to Jiang Liu.

However, two years into the Journey to the West, a so-called Demon Marshal was nothing more than a minion to Jiang Liu.

After all, the Golden Haze Crown didn't just offer the effect of invisibility, it also allowed him to summon three thousand Fire Dragon Soldiers to his aid, whose levels were equivalent to that of a Demon Marshal.

Clearly, for the current Jiang Liu, a Demon Marshal could indeed only be considered as a minion.

Character UI!

Although Jiang Liu could roughly guess his cultivation level from the appearance of this demon creature, he decided to pull up his character UI out of precaution.

Even Kunpeng, at the peak of the Quasi-Saint level, could not hide his level information under the scrutiny of his character UI; therefore, Jiang Liu was confident no one could hide from him.

As Jiang Liu pulled up the fish demon's character UI, a semi-transparent UI immediately appeared before his eyes.

ID: Benboba (Blue).

Gender: Male.

Profession: Demon.

Level: 49.

Equipment: Sea Demon Fork (Fine Level): ...

"Eh? Benboba!?" Jiang Liu was inwardly surprised as he looked at the character UI before him.

He hadn't expected this fish demon to actually be Benboba.

In the power hierarchy of Journey to the West, Benboba was naturally just a low-level little demon not worth mentioning, but in the previous world, Benboba was quite famous.

Especially since the eerily catchy song "Benboba & Bomba" became popular, this insignificant minion in the world of Journey to the West enjoyed an entirely disproportionate level of popularity that outshined those of other characters like the Yellow Wind Monster and Yellow-Robed Monster.

"Level 49, and a blue UI? So, he is not far from reaching the Demon King level? Such cultivation is indeed commendable; no wonder he's a confidant of the Nine-Headed Bug. It's a pity, though, that he still amounts to nothing more but a minion!" After examining Benboba's character UI, Jiang Liu mused silently.

"Master, Master?" Sha Wujing called out, repeating it several times, as it seemed Jiang Liu had just zoned out.

"Oh, my apologies, Wujing. Your master was just thinking about something. What were you two saying?" Jiang Liu quickly regained his focus, addressing Sha Wujing and Benboba's question.

"Greetings, master. My name is Benboba. I was passing by and came to ask for a drink of water!" Seeing that Jiang Liu had come back to his senses, Benboba repeated what he had said before.

"As a Demon Marshal, you don't even have water to drink? That's quite an excuse, isn't it?" Jiang Liu shook his head as he responded to Benboba's words.

"Ah? Is that so?" Taking in what Jiang Liu said, Benboba scratched his bald fish head with a dumbfounded look on his face.

After thinking it over, he agreed with Jiang Liu; indeed, his excuse for asking for water wasn't very clever. After all, as a Demon Marshal, wasn't getting a drink of water a simple matter?

"Well, master, I misspoke just now. Actually, I didn't come for water. I came to ask for a bowl of rice; I, I haven't eaten for several days..." Realizing his water request was not very clever, Benboba quickly came up with another excuse.

Jiang Liu's mouth twitched slightly as he looked at Benboba's earnest expression, finding it somewhat laughable.

This intelligence, how on earth did he cultivate to the level of a Demon Marshal?

More accurately, with this intelligence, how has he managed to stay alive up to now?

"Stop the nonsense and come clean, what exactly brought you to my door!?" With a stern face, Jiang Liu was no longer inclined to expose his excuses, and he spoke in a deep voice to Benboba, looking very authoritative.

"I was just passing by and saw a new house suddenly appear, so I got curious and came to check it out. If I had known that the person inside was so terrifying, I definitely wouldn't have knocked on the door!"

Jiang Liu's somber voice startled Benboba, who hastily replied, revealing his original thoughts.

"So it was just for that reason!" Upon hearing Benboba's words, Jiang Liu looked enlightened and understood.

It turns out, it was merely a simple coincidence.

"This guy, he must be what master referred to as 'simple-minded', right? Junior Brother Sha, his intelligence seems even lower than yours!" Zhu Bajie, who had been busy in the kitchen, came out just in time to overhear the conversation between Benboba and Jiang Liu. He nudged Sha Wujing gently with his elbow and whispered.

Sha Wujing turned his head to glance at Zhu Bajie but didn't refute directly. Instead, he spoke, "Second Brother, you, you're a pig, aren't you?"

"Right, Junior Brother Sha, you've recognized me before, I am a pig!" Nodding, Zhu Bajie looked somewhat perplexed at Sha Wujing.

His question seemed a bit off, right?

But where it was off, Zhu Bajie couldn't put his finger on.

Meanwhile, the conversation between Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing caused Jiang Liu to roll his eyes.

"Master, the porridge is ready, shall we go eat now!? This is just a mere Demon Marshal after all, there's no need to waste time on him, right?" Zhu Bajie suddenly remembered the porridge he had cooked and suggested.

"You, you're saying that cooking entails just making porridge?" Jiang Liu replied with a weird expression on hearing Zhu Bajie's words.

"Yes, making porridge is the simplest thing, and since I, Old Pig, am learning to cook, shouldn't I start with the simplest?" Zhu Bajie said confidently, nodding.

"Well, his words don't seem wrong, do they?" Shaking his head, Jiang Liu couldn't seem to find any reason to argue against Zhu Bajie's logic.

"That one, Benboba, isn't it? Since you came to ask for a meal, and we are about to start eating, why don't you stay and join us!?" Although Benboba had admitted that asking for food was just an excuse, Jiang Liu thought it over and still invited him to stay.

After all, he was the close confidant of the Nine-Headed Serpent. Having him stay for a meal and trying to get some information from him about the current situation with the Nine-Headed Serpent and Princess Wansheng over dinner wouldn't be bad, would it?

"No, thank you, Great Master, my Prince Consort is waiting for me to return, so I won't stay!"

Although Benboba's intelligence was a bit of a headache, he could tell from Zhu Bajie's remarks about being 'just a Demon Marshal' that the people in this mysterious house were extraordinary. Therefore, Benboba was somewhat frightened and shook his head in refusal.

"Wujing, have Xiaobai come in as well, let him taste his Second Brother's cooking skills!"

As for Benboba's desire to leave, Jiang Liu didn't agree. Instead, he turned to Sha Wujing and spoke.

"Yes, Master!" Nodding, Sha Wujing went out, and soon the White Dragon Horse, who had transformed into human form, walked in.

Wow, the White Dragon Horse in human form now exuded an air of opulence.

He wore a green Jadeite Crown on his head, a brocade robe, and held a blue longsword. He was equipped with a belt, boots, a necklace, rings, and wrist guards—the equipment that Jiang Liu had provided for him. Xiaobai walked in, armed to the teeth with Dharma Treasures.

"Is Second Brother cooking himself today? I'm looking forward to tasting Second Brother's culinary skills!" Little White Dragon walked in and spoke as his gaze settled on Zhu Bajie.

"Heh heh heh, Xiaobai, you must have a couple more bowls!" Hearing the White Dragon Horse's words, Zhu Bajie chuckled, feeling quite pleased to have an appreciative audience.

"Master, who is this guy?" After greeting his Second Brother, the White Dragon Horse's gaze fell upon Benboba and he asked Jiang Liu.

A little Demon Marshal from who knows where, and master even made a point of inviting him to eat with us? There must be something special about this Demon Marshal. Otherwise, how could he have caught master's eye?

However, Jiang Liu paid no attention to the White Dragon Horse's question. Instead, his eyes fell on Benboba and he said, "Alright, since your Prince Consort, the Nine-Headed Serpent, can wait this long, he won't mind waiting a bit longer. Sit down and have dinner before you leave. After all, you'll have to eat when you return, won't you?"

"His Prince Consort? The Nine-Headed Serpent!?" Upon hearing Jiang Liu's words to Benboba, the White Dragon Horse's heart stirred, his eyes fixed on Benboba with a growing fire of rage.

"The Great Master does have a point. In that case, I'll stay for a meal!" Benboba nodded after a brief thought, deciding to stay after all.

However, after nodding, Benboba seemed to realize something; his expression suddenly changed as he looked at Jiang Liu in surprise.

"Great Master, I don't think I ever mentioned who my Prince Consort is. How could you ascertain the identity of my Prince Consort so easily? Could it be that you know my Prince Consort?"