Journey to the West: Treasure Vase of the Great Dao-Chapter 463 - 236: Patrolling the Mountain

Green Lion sighed again upon hearing these words. Since encountering Lu Yu, he didn't know how many times he had sighed already, and for a moment, he and Bai Xiang stood facing each other, lost for words.

Lu Yu, of course, had no idea that because of him, the two Demon Kings of Lion Camel Ridge were so anxious that they could hardly eat or sleep. At this moment, he was performing the duties of his role as a little demon tasked with patrolling the mountains.

A flag slung over his back, a bell tied to his waist, and a clapper in his hand, he banged the clapper rhythmically and began to sing, "The Great King has sent me to patrol the mountains, yo!"

His voice resonated through the stillness of the forest, startling countless birds into flight. Lu Yu walked contentedly through the deep mountains, calculating when the Monkey would arrive.

Meanwhile, the very Monkey he was thinking about had also reached Lion Camel Ridge, beholding the mountain range that stretched for thousands of miles and the sky-piercing demon aura.

The Monkey couldn't help but frown. He too had once been a Demon King, a Great Saint of the Demon Race, and now he was stunned by the astonishing demon aura and malice.

In his eyes, the distant peaks were shrouded in dark clouds, covering the entire sky. The thick clouds connected to the mountains, seemingly pressing down on his heart. Red blood slowly flowed down from the mountain tops, and the air was filled with a rich scent of blood.

The Monkey shivered uncontrollably as the illusion before him disappeared, leaving behind a scene of green mountains and blue skies, with fresh air all around.

But the Monkey knew very well that these were only appearances. The illusion he had just witnessed was not an ordinary one. It was a vision caused by endless spite, warning all who passed by that this place was a den of danger.

He looked up to see Tang Monk on his white horse, his face solemn, as if he could wring water from it, and immediately understood that his suspicions were not unfounded, and he halted in his tracks.

"This mountain is terribly fierce," the Monkey remarked with a sigh.

Bajie, however, replied with confusion, "Brother Monkey, what you're saying makes no sense. To me, the mountain range looks lush and teeming with life. Where's the fierceness coming from?"

"Bajie, you've lived in the Heavenly Court for a long time and haven't mingled among demons since descending to the mortal world. Naturally, you wouldn't understand the reasoning. Those demons preparing to harm people always try to look harmless to humans and animals; otherwise, passersby would avoid them, and the demons would lose their prey," explained the Monkey gravely.

"Others might be fooled by this mountain, but not Lao Shun. This is certainly no good place," asserted the Monkey decisively.

The words of the Monkey turned his companions' faces serious. They understood the Monkey's proud and lofty spirit; him speaking like this meant there must be a formidable demon presence on the mountain.

"What are we to do now? We've just escaped a major disaster; are we going to walk into danger again?" Bajie said with a grim face.

"Don't panic yet. Let me go scout around and see what's really going on. Both of you stay here and keep a close eye on the master. I'll be back shortly."

The Great Saint transformed into a fly and flew into the air, heading straight into the deep mountains.

Before long, a song could be heard from the mountains. The melody was expressive, startling many birds. But the Monkey was puzzled as he muttered to himself, "Why does this voice sound so familiar?"

Following the direction of the voice, the Monkey sped forward and soon saw Lu Yu, disguised as a little demon, banging the clapper, shaking the bell, and singing loudly, "The Great King has sent me to patrol the mountains, yo!"

"This is truly bizarre, why does this little demon look so familiar to me?" the monkey muttered to himself. In fact, it wasn't strange at all. He had studied with Lu Yu for years and knew each other's habits like the back of his hand. Although he could not recognize Lu Yu's identity, he still felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

He shook his head slightly, suppressed the strange familiarity in his heart, landed on the ground, and transformed into a little demon that looked similar to the one he saw. Dressed in the same outfit and holding a clapper and ringing a bell, he boldly blocked Lu Yu's path.

Lu Yu was secretly startled, thinking his disguise had been seen through. But when he saw it was just a little demon, he relaxed. Even if this character saw through his disguise, he could silence it in time.

"Wait for me, hey!" said the monkey with his characteristic familiarity.

Upon hearing this, Lu Yu felt extremely familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere before, so he asked, "Where are you from?"

"Don't you recognize your own kind anymore?"

"How come I don't remember having someone like you in my family?" At this point, Lu Yu had a vague suspicion, so he asked accordingly, waiting to see how the other party would respond.

The monkey was thinking about bluffing his way through, so he pointed to his own face and said, "How can you not recognize me? Look more carefully, do you recognize me or not?"

After hearing this, Lu Yu was sure that the peculiar little demon was the monkey in disguise. Feeling mischievous, he pretended to inspect closely and after a while, he said, "You do look a bit familiar. Aren't you the brother who tends the fire?"

In reality, he was also an imposter who hadn't been there for long. How could he possibly have seen a fire tender? He was purely bluffing.

However, the monkey was none the wiser. Thrilled to hear this, he thought he had hit the jackpot and hastily replied, "Exactly, exactly, you finally recognize me."

"But I remember your mouth wasn't so pointy!" Lu Yu added another comment.

The monkey hastily said, "You might have seen it wrong, take another closer look."

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The Great Saint then began to show off his divine skills. With a gentle press of his mouth, the somewhat pointy lips instantly flattened.

Lu Yu was somewhat speechless. Clearly, this guy was taking him for a fool. He thought to himself that he should have fun teasing him a bit.

Taking two steps back, he said sternly, "Just now your mouth was clearly pointy, but how come it's not pointy after a little rubbing? This is very suspicious. Here on this mountain, we have strict rules, everyone has an assigned role, and never has a fire tender like you been sent to patrol the mountains. It's extremely suspicious."

While speaking, he kept circling around the monkey, as if trying to discern something.

At this moment, the monkey was extremely annoyed, feeling that his prior words were wasted. He had the urge to beat this little demon to death, but for the sake of getting information, he suppressed his urge and maintained a smile, "You're unaware of this, but the Great King, impressed by how well I tend the fire, has promoted me due to manpower shortages, assigning me to patrol the mountains."

"Now that you mention it, it does seem possible. These days, there's a shortage of people everywhere in the mountains. We are now also tasked with capturing the Tang Monk and being on guard against Sun Wukong. We can never have a moment of peace," Lu Yu complained pretentiously.

The monkey eagerly agreed, "Isn't that the truth? I don't know what skills Sun Wukong has that the Great King is so wary of him. It's tough on us little demons, toiling away patrolling the mountains day after day, seldom having a moment of leisure."