Black Clouds Pressing Down on the City

The so-called "Imperial Demon-Catching Edict" was a proclamation personally penned by the reigning Son of Heaven, Emperor Taizong Li Shimin, calling upon all talented and capable people throughout the land to capture the pig demon that plagued the common folk and ravaged living creatures. It read: "Whoever subdues the pig demon shall be granted a fief of ten thousand households and ten thousand gold, bestowed the title of 'Greatest Demon Exorcist Under Heaven,' and invited to drink with Us in the imperial hall!"

In fact, the edict had left Chang'an two days earlier. But given the speed at which news traveled in ancient times, it had only reached Commerce Tower City today and had been posted not long ago for all to see. Yin Kuang and the others had been busy preparing the banquet, and none of them had been in the mood to go out, so they knew nothing of it.

After roughly explaining it, Prince Important said, "Well? This piece of news of mine is worth the cost of this meal, isn't it?" Qian Qianqian, sitting beside Yin Kuang, muttered, "Even if you hadn't told us, we would've found out sooner or later." She was quite displeased with Prince Important. Half the roasted whole lamb she had painstakingly prepared had gone into his stomach, leaving Yin Kuang with barely a few pieces. She silently cursed, May you not only be empty, but kidney-deficient and stomach-deficient too.

Prince Important lightly waved his fan and smiled. "So? A fief of ten thousand households, ten thousand gold, the title of 'Number One Under Heaven,' and the honor of drinking in the same hall as His Majesty... aren't you tempted?"

Li Shuangmu said, "To be honest, we've already experienced Zhu Bajie's strength firsthand. We have to admit that even if all of