The White Bone Demon's Second Fright

Bai Jingjing fled back to her cave in a bedraggled state, still looking shaken.

She had never imagined that the Holy Monk from the Tang Empire would be such a man.

But giving up was impossible.

After pondering for a while, she stroked the Golden Silk Ribbon in her hand.

This time, she decided that if all else failed, she would have to use force.

The prerequisite was that the monkey could not be around. Otherwise, she would not have the slightest chance.

And this Golden Silk Ribbon of hers was a magical treasure.

It had saved her from danger countless times and allowed her to escape death.

She was confident that with this magical treasure, she could escape even from Sun Wukong's grasp.

Yet she knew nothing of this treasure's origins, just as she did not know how it had suddenly appeared in her possession.

She only remembered that, ever since she had become conscious and begun to have memories, she had possessed this thing.

Silver-headed Ketu relayed Buddha's intentions to Guanyin Bodhisattva.

Guanyin Bodhisattva could not help rolling her eyes.

Complete one trial?

I want that too. If I could, I would want all these trials completed.

But what could she do?

Since the journey to the Western Heaven had begun, only a handful of trials had been completed. It could be said that even trying to make up for them later would not be easy.

At this rate, the next trial would probably be hopeless too.

Tang Yu would never drive Sun Wukong away.

At that thought, Guanyin Bodhisattva suddenly felt exhausted.

"Monkey Brother, after you left, a demon came by."

Zhu Bajie said with his mouth full of wild game.

"What kind of demon?" Sun Wukong swung the Iron Staff in his hand and looked around with his Fiery Eyes Golden Gaze.

Yet he did not sense the slightest trace of demonic aura. All he saw was the auspicious aura of purple radiance filling the sky.

"A female demon, but Master saw through her disguise and scared her away."

"With Old Sun here, that demon surely won't dare come back," Sun Wukong said confidently.

The Heavenly Court.

When the gods saw that Tang Sanzang and the others had reached White Bone Ridge, they naturally saw Bai Jingjing as well.

Some immortals recognized her at a glance.

Taibai Jinxing asked, "Your Majesty, is this White Bone Demon that woman from back then?"

The Jade Emperor nodded. "That's right. It's her."

The Heavenly Court immediately erupted into an uproar.

Many of them could not help recalling something.

A battle from many years ago.

A great war between the Heavenly Court and the demon clan, sparked by a woman.

It had been a very, very long time, yet when they recalled it, the memories remained as vivid as if it had happened yesterday.

"Letting her die at that monkey's hands... Heh, I have to say, the Buddhist Sect is truly ruthless," the Jade Emperor said with a faint smile, narrowing his eyes.

"Through her, they may be able to eliminate Sun Wukong completely. Wasn't the Golden Fillet originally refined for that monkey? Yet by some twist of fate, the Golden Fillet ended up on the Black Bear Spirit's head. The Buddhist Sect currently has no way to control him."

"Sun Wukong is unruly and difficult to control. Though some things from the past have been erased, he may still remember them someday. If he truly recalls them, that monkey may very well cause havoc in the Western Heaven."

"The Buddhist Sect's plan originally included the trial of the True and False Handsome Monkey King. Perhaps their arrangement was meant to replace Sun Wukong."

"Many of us know her identity. By using Sun Wukong's hand to get rid of her, they can also use her to make Sun Wukong lose heart."

"Perhaps that is the Buddhist Sect's true plan."

As the Jade Emperor's trusted confidant, Taibai Jinxing was naturally sharp-minded. With a slight turn of thought, he guessed the Buddhist Sect's intentions.

The Jade Emperor smiled and watched the master and disciples, saying nothing more.

Riding backward on the donkey, Tang Yu connected to the system and exchanged for the Nine-Nine Heavenly Merit.

"Does the host wish to exchange for the Nine-Nine Heavenly Merit?"

"Confirm. Cancel."

Tang Yu finally confirmed it, watching as his Destiny Points nearly dropped to zero.

His heart ached, but with those bastards from the Buddhist Sect around, Tang Yu was not worried. He would definitely earn them back.

"Congratulations, host. You have successfully exchanged for the Nine-Nine Heavenly Merit."

The exchange was successful.

Lines of text flooded into Tang Yu's mind.

Following those words, he began cultivating.

A surge of immense power immediately filled his extraordinary meridians and eight channels, flowing throughout his entire body.

At that moment, Tang Yu directly broke through from the Human Immortal realm into the Earth Immortal realm.

This left him somewhat surprised.

It was actually this fast.

But upon further thought, this was the cultivation method once practiced by Great God Pangu.

Naturally, it was incomparably domineering.

He smiled in satisfaction, feeling refreshed and invigorated.

In the distance, the White Bone Demon secretly watched their every move.

After thinking for a moment, she waved her hand, and a farmhouse appeared nearby. She transformed into an old woman as well.

Hmph, when I turned into a village girl, he said my skin was too tender and wanted to eat me.

Then this time, I'll become older.

After walking only a short distance, they saw the farmhouse ahead.

Smoke was still rising from the chimney, as though the people inside were cooking.

"Master, there's a farmhouse ahead. Let's rest there for a while, and we can wait for Monkey Brother too," Zhu Bajie suggested.

As for Sun Wukong, once he heard there was a demon, he became completely excited and wandered around White Bone Ridge with the Golden Cudgel in hand.

Tang Yu sneered inwardly. Naturally, he knew this farmhouse was another transformation of the White Bone Demon.

"Since that's the case, let's rest here for a while." Tang Yu dismounted from the donkey.

An old woman leaned on a cane and trembled as she walked out of the yard.

Her eyesight seemed poor as well, and she asked, "Who is it?"

"Madam, we are monks traveling to the Western Heaven to worship Buddha and seek scriptures. We hope to rest here for a while," Zhu Bajie said.

"Oh, then come in."

The old woman took a long while to open the courtyard gate, preparing to let the master and disciples inside.

Sun Wukong isn't here. Heaven is truly helping me.

"Er Daizi."

Tang Yu stopped Zhu Bajie, who was about to enter the courtyard.

"Master."

Tang Yu coughed lightly. "Last night, your master heard your heavy panting."

Zhu Bajie gave an embarrassed, simple-minded smile.

"This place is deserted. Even if you wanted to find a brothel, you couldn't find one anytime soon." Tang Yu suggested, "That old woman in front of us may be a little old, but she's still a woman. At least she's better than you going huff-huff with your hand."

"Huh?"

Zhu Bajie froze, his eyes widening as he stared at his master in disbelief.

Master meant for him to do that to this old woman?

"What are you gawking at? Though she's a little old, just make do with her." Tang Yu patted Zhu Bajie on the shoulder. "Er Daizi, your master has faith in you. San Lengzi and I will keep watch for you."

The White Bone Demon heard every word clearly.

Yet she was somewhat confused and did not understand what they meant.

After a brief silence, Zhu Bajie gave a foolish smile. "All right, Master."

"Your master has faith in you." Tang Yu smiled rather wickedly. "San Lengzi, turn around. Just turn back after five seconds."