The Path to Immortality in the Investiture of the Gods
Chapter 727

Law of Heaven and Earth

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"This fellow really was the Peng Demon King."

Lu Chuan took one look at the situation below, and joy immediately rose in his heart.

Ever since the Peng Demon King had been made to shoulder that black pot, he had abandoned his old lair and taken up a life of wandering the four corners of the world. Relying on the Golden Peng's extreme speed, his movements throughout the Three Realms had been erratic and impossible to pin down for many years; no one knew where he was.

It was only when Lu Chuan heard the Bull Demon King say "worthy brother" that he remembered: the Peng Demon King and Old Ox had an excellent relationship. In Journey to the West, they had even sworn brotherhood with Sun Wukong and the others, so the chances of the Peng Demon King coming to seek refuge with the Bull Demon King were very high.

As for why their expressions were off, he could more or less guess the reason—it was because of his arrival.

But Lu Chuan did not know that the Peng Demon King had actually only been at the Bull Demon King's place for a few days.

If he had been here longer, perhaps the Peng Demon King would not have suspected the Bull Demon King of betraying him. But now it was different. He had practically just arrived with his front foot when Lu Chuan brought Heavenly Court's troops in with the back foot.

Under these circumstances, never mind the Peng Demon King—if it were anyone else, their first reaction would probably have been: I've fucking been sold out.

How was the Peng Demon King supposed to believe Old Ox?

Trust him with his own little life?

Of course, Lu Chuan's coming to find Old Ox had been a complete

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