Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything-Chapter 501: Talks Like a Domineering CEO, Acts Like a Charming Madman
"It actually worked!?"
Looking at Guanyin's figure, which disappeared into the horizon in the blink of an eye, Jiang Liu looked down at the Prohibited Hoop in his hand. Although there was a hint of joy in his eyes, more than that, he was astonished.
Actually, Jiang Liu and Sun Wukong had performed a double act initially not with the intention of scheming for the Prohibited Hoop, but merely as an excuse to let Sun Wukong kill the Nine-Headed Serpent and Princess Wansheng.
One reason was to prevent these two from being held in Guanyin's hands in the future and used to hamper Little White Dragon. The other reason was to prevent them from entering the Purple Bamboo Forest and becoming an obstacle in his future battle with Western Spirit Mountain.
After all, Guanyin had suddenly arrived, bringing Little White Dragon's lost soul. Jiang Liu didn't have that much time to consider and naturally couldn't think that far ahead.
The reason he plotted for the Prohibited Hoop was just to try it out. After punching and kicking Sun Wukong, thinking about the scene of the True and False Monkey King, he hence repeated the old trick.
To be honest, Jiang Liu was just trying it out and had no expectations.
But who would have thought, it actually succeeded? This made Jiang Liu both happy and surprised.
However, although surprised, it wasn't a bad thing, so he happily kept the last Prohibited Hoop.
"Master, how did I, Old Sun, perform just now?" Guanyin had left, so there was no need for Sun Wukong to continue pretending. He asked Jiang Liu with a grin.
"Hmm, not bad, I'll give you an Oscar statuette!" Having heard Sun Wukong's words, Jiang Liu also smiled very satisfiedly and gave a thumbs-up in praise.
"Hehehe..." Receiving Jiang Liu's praise, Sun Wukong smiled like a blooming flower, his tail wagging behind him, obviously very pleased.
Zhu Bajie wasn't surprised by Sun Wukong's sudden change of face, after all, he had just helped in that act.
It was Sha Wujing, however, who, upon hearing the conversation between his master and Sun Wukong, couldn't help but understand that it was all just an act, feeling a bit of mixed emotions.
"Ah, in this team, am I the only dumb one? Even Second Brother figured it out? I didn't even notice? Is my IQ really not even comparable to his? He's a pig, for goodness' sake!" Sha Wujing hung his head, pondering silently, and the more he thought about it, the more horrified he became.
"Hehehe, Master, didn't you say if I could distract Bodhisattva, you'd teach me another trick for picking up girls?"
After things had settled down, Zhu Bajie stepped forward, rubbed his hands together, looking both expectant and bashful as he gazed at Jiang Liu.
"Warrior!"
Hearing Zhu Bajie's words and recalling what he had said to Guanyin, Jiang Liu also gave a thumbs-up in praise.
Jiang Liu had only asked him to find a way to distract Guanyin, but he hadn't expected him to actually say those things.
"Master, don't be quick to praise Old Pig just yet, what about that brand-new girl-chasing skill you talked about?"
Unlike Sun Wukong, who was content with receiving praise, Zhu Bajie was more pragmatic, seeking tangible benefits. Thus, he wasn't pleased with Jiang Liu's praise, his mind entirely focused on the new girl-chasing trick his master had promised.
"Well..."
Talking about a new girl-chasing skill was completely a spur-of-the-moment excuse from Jiang Liu. Suddenly Zhu Bajie wanted a girl-chasing skill? How could Jiang Liu come up with one in an instant?
In his previous life, he was a single man, and in this life, he had only had Gaoyang as a girlfriend so far. Speaking of which, Jiang Liu himself had no experience.
He had previously taught him some cheesy pick-up lines, having emptied out all his stock—how could he have any new cheesy lines to teach him now?
"Master?" Seeing Jiang Liu contemplating, Zhu Bajie looked at him with eyes full of hope, intently watching.
Clearly, he was waiting for this so-called new girl-chasing trick.
"Cough cough..." After a moment of silence, Jiang Liu cleared his throat and said, "Actually, Bajie, about chasing girls, let me teach you another trick!"
"Great! Master, please tell me quickly!" Zhu Bajie hurriedly nodded, his eyes shining.
Sha Wujing remained calm next to them but also quietly perked up his ears to listen.
As for Sun Wukong? He looked utterly bored.
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Chasing girls? He already found male-female relationships troublesome the moment they became entangled, why would he actively seek trouble?
Even though he internally complained, the image of Fairy Zixia inevitably surfaced in Sun Wukong's mind...
"I have a very classic piece of advice for you, bootlickers never come to a good end! Bajie, you should clearly remember this!" Jiang Liu said earnestly and seriously to Zhu Bajie.
"Bootlickers never come to a good end? What is a bootlicker?"
Scratching his sparsely furred head, Zhu Bajie looked puzzled and said, "Master, that phrase is too profound. What does it mean exactly? Also, I'm not a dog, I'm a pig!"
"So-called 'lickdogs', actually refers to an adjective describing those who are wholeheartedly devoted to women without expecting anything in return. Also, those who persistently bother the women they like, know what I mean?" Jiang Liu explained, seeing Bajie's bewildered expression.
"Master, isn't that describing me, Old Pig?" Jiang Liu's words made Bajie realize.
However, once he realized, Bajie became even more puzzled, "Master, isn't that how you should act when you see a woman you like? Otherwise, how could you pursue her effectively?"
"Think about it, ponder it, first reflect on it yourself..."
How to pursue? Jiang Liu himself was also clueless, having no experience whatsoever.
However, he maintained a calm and collected appearance as if he held wisdom like pearls in his palm.
"Oh, I see, Master, Old Pig has understood!"
After pondering for a moment, suddenly, Bajie had an epiphany and exclaimed, "Master, as you traveled, were all fairies and demonesses rushing to cozy up to you? Yet, you never showed any intention to pursue any woman!"
"Moreover, Monkey Brother is the same, but even Fairy Zixia fell for him? So, Master, are you suggesting that to pursue girls, we need to behave like you guys?"
"Comprehension!"
Jiang Liu gave Bajie a thumbs up and nodded approvingly, saying, "Exactly, you should act like a domineering CEO, and appear mysteriously irresistible! That's what makes one truly charming!"
"Domineering CEO? Mysteriously irresistible?" Bajie was baffled by these words, understanding yet not fully grasping their meaning.
Bajie knew each word individually, but put together, he found himself rather confused about what they meant.
"Master, I, I'm back..." Just as Jiang Liu was about to further explain, suddenly, a familiar voice interrupted.
It turned out that while they were talking, Little White Dragon, Aolie, slowly opened his eyes, completely resurrected.
"Xiaobai, you're alright? That's truly wonderful!" Seeing Aolie awaken, Sun Wukong was the first to react, joyfully saying.
"Indeed, welcome back. But please don't ever do such a foolish thing again!" Seeing Aolie awake, Jiang Liu no longer felt like discussing techniques of charming women with Bajie and felt relieved.
"Master, I'm sorry..." Hearing Jiang Liu's words, Aolie slightly bowed his head and said, "Actually, I didn't know what was happening. Suddenly, I just withdrew my move!"
"It's because you instinctively withdrew your move, which shows how important Princess Wansheng is in your heart, more than you even realized!" Jiang Liu inwardly sighed upon hearing Little White Dragon Aolie's words.
Of course, he did not voice this thought aloud.
"Wait, Master, both of them, they are both..." After resurrecting, before he could rejoice, suddenly Little White Dragon Aolie pointed at the bodies of the Nine-Headed Serpent and Princess Wansheng, his expression shocked.
"Xiaobai, these two caused your death, I, Old Sun, smashed them to avenge you! Made them completely lose their souls!" Gritting his teeth, Sun Wukong told Little White Dragon.
"Did you kill them? Ah, actually, they didn't really do anything terribly wrong. Essentially, it's just that for how outstanding I am, she didn't like me after all..."
Xiaobai, although severely wronged, was quite open-minded. Hearing that the Nine-Headed Serpent and Princess Wansheng were utterly obliterated, he sighed deeply, his tone filled with emotion.
Hearing Xiaobai talk about right and wrong from his perspective, Sun Wukong merely curled his lips, "In this world, it's all about survival of the fittest; what's right, what's wrong? I, Old Sun, have been oppressed under the Five-Finger Mountain by Tathagata for five hundred years and wasn't angry; what's there to be upset about if one's skills are inferior? I'm only mad that I was deceived by Tathagata..."
Seeing the state of Little White Dragon Aolie, Jiang Liu opened his mouth, wanting to mention his 'Soul-Returning Spell', that perhaps it could resurrect them?
At the same time, Jiang Liu also wanted to test if the Soul-Returning Spell could indeed bring back to life those whose souls were scattered.
But just as the words reached his lips, Jiang Liu swallowed them back down.
Though from a neutral standpoint both the Nine-Headed Serpent and Princess Wansheng weren't majorly at fault, differing paths do not make for shared plans, and besides, resurrecting them would only cause trouble for himself.
All harm and no benefit, why resurrect them?
Besides, having killed them, it was he and Sun Wukong who had staged the whole act; to resurrect now due to Little White Dragon's sentimentality would merely indicate indecisiveness.
Regarding testing the Soul-Returning Spell? There will be plenty of opportunities to test it later; why hurry now and invite trouble?
Silently shaking his head, Jiang Liu swallowed back the words he was about to say, meaning not to speak them again.
Suddenly, with a thought, he whispered quietly: "Marketplace!"
Now that he had reached level 60, he had unlocked the feature of the marketplace, and now, he finally had time to thoroughly explore what this marketplace was all about.
As Jiang Liu silently muttered, a translucent interface appeared in front of his eyes.
