Chapter 5: Would You Respond If I Called You? [Subscribe Please]
"Why are you guys turning your backs on me? Do you look down on me?"
"Gulp!"
Both men swallowed and exchanged glances, then both read the same intent in each other's eyes, "Let's go for it!"
In an instant, a Seven-Star Sword also flew out from Silver Horn King's body, the sword burst into a trail of firelight and transformed into a fire dragon that charged directly at Tang Sanzang behind them!
Golden Horn King slapped the back of his neck, and with a forceful yank, he tore out a banana fan from the back of his neck, he spun around in midair and fanned vigorously towards the back!
Whoosh!
With this fan-stroke, a fiery tornado roared out, accompanying the fire dragon, and the temperature of the two combined soared instantly, vaporizing all metals and rocks in the vicinity!
With a booming sound, the whole cave burned through, the walls melted into a huge hole, and the fire dragon swept towards the heavens...
It took a while before the firelight gradually extinguished...
Silver Horn King asked, "Big brother, is that guy dead?"
Golden Horn King looked carefully, finding the space empty, or rather, everything was gone.
Directly in front a massive lava rift burned its way out of the cave and even the sky outside the cave was scorched into a vacuum zone, triggering turbulent airflow.
Yet Golden Horn King shook his head and said, "I don't know if he's dead, I just saw him being blasted away by the flames, hope he's dead.
No matter what, at least he's gone, that guy was too terrifying..."
Silver Horn King furiously nodded, admitting somewhat fearfully, "Wasn't he just a mortal? How did he become so formidable after drinking some alcohol? Could it be that mortals become vicious when drunk?"
Golden Horn King, of course, knew that a drunk mortal remained a mortal, hardly worth mentioning, but this bald one...
His face full of confusion, he could not understand the situation at all, but thankfully, the bald one had been sent away, and considering the power of the banana fan, he wouldn't be back any time soon.
Thinking of the bald mortal, Golden Horn King squinted his eyes, slowly turned his head back and looked towards Zhu Ganglie, who had already wormed his way out of the cave, his eyebrows set and eyes emitting red light, he said, "This dead pig must have known about Tang Sanzang's transformation after drinking, so he tricked us into giving him booze, truly despicable!"
"Minions, capture that Zhu Ganglie and bring him back; let's stew him for the meat!" Silver Horn King waved his hand and shouted.
Meanwhile, at the foot of the mountain.
Two demons, one holding a purple gold-red gourd and the other holding a mutton-fat Jade Clean Bottle, were cheerfully descending the mountain to catch a monkey.
Suddenly, a figure swept across the sky.
The two looked up, only to see a bare-bottomed bald man descending from the sky and finally, with a thud, landed on the ground.
The two were startled for a moment before approaching for a closer look...
"That butt looks familiar," said the Precise Ghost.
The Nimble Bug said, "It seems like..."
Before they could finish, the man bent his leg, pushed hard, and extracted himself.
The trio stared at each other, the two little demons screamed, "Tang Sanzang!"
Tang Sanzang scratched his head, looking utterly bewildered, and muttered, "Wasn't I in a wine bath? How did I end up here? Nowadays, these demons are so unreliable, they promised a full spa, sauna session, and yet they pulled me out early! No respect at all!"
Originally, when Tang Sanzang first entered the cauldron, he hadn't been drinking. Instead, he lay in the pot and fell asleep. Unfortunately, as the alcohol heated up, so did his body. His pores opened, and the alcoholic fumes seeped into his body through his pores. He was literally intoxicated by the alcohol vapors...
However, the big fire just now had burnt off the alcohol, and a breeze had sobered him up.
Tang Sanzang glanced at the two little demons but didn't take them seriously, wondering whether he should voluntarily return to the Lotus Bathhouse. After all, he hadn't drunk any alcohol, nor had he taken a sauna, leaving him feeling rather shortchanged.
Meanwhile, Crafty Ghost and Clever Bug gathered together and whispered, "How did this Tang Sanzang run out here?"
Clever Bug said, "I don't know, but he is exactly the person the kings specifically wanted. It's said that eating his flesh grants immortality, so we absolutely cannot let him escape."
Crafty Ghost nodded, "Right, right, we can't let him escape. But seeing how he just fell from such a height, head first and still didn't die, he must not be an ordinary monk."
Clever Bug said, "Simple, even though he is somewhat extraordinary, he does not look very smart. Don't we have treasures? They're perfect for capturing him."
Crafty Ghost said, "But, these were given to us by the Second King to capture Sun Wukong…"
Clever Bug laughed, "You blockhead, don't we have two treasures? One is enough to capture Sun Wukong; the extra one is perfect for capturing him!"
Crafty Ghost slapped his forehead, "Right!"
So, the two conspired and decided to use Crafty Ghost's Purple-Gold Gourd to capture Tang Sanzang, then use the Mutton Fat Jade Bottle to capture Sun Wukong.
Once their plan was set, Crafty Ghost climbed up a large rock, raised the Purple-Gold Gourd high above his head with his butt in the air and the mouth pointing at Tang Sanzang, and unscrewed the gourd's lid shouting, "Tang Sanzang!"
Tang Sanzang, on reflex, responded, "What's up?"
A beam of purple-gold light shot out from the mouth of the gourd and enveloped Tang Sanzang, who was helplessly sucked inside.
Crafty Ghost quickly screwed the lid back on and slapped on a talisman paper, then laughed, "Hahaha… as expected, this monk isn't very bright. No need for any pretense, he fell for it right away."
Clever Bug also laughed, "That's what happens when you don't bring your brain along when you go out. Let's go, let's catch Sun Wukong!"
The duo continued on their way and soon saw Sun Wukong walking up the mountain, carrying his Jingu Bang.
Seeing him, they were shocked, muttering, "Wasn't this guy suppressed under a mountain? How is he out and about?"
Sun Wukong also spotted them, raised an eyebrow, slammed his Jingu Bang on the ground, and shouted, "You two little demons, come here and answer to Grandpa Sun!"
Seizing the moment, Clever Bug shouted loudly, "Sun Wukong, don't be arrogant, we are not ordinary demons!"
Sun Wukong laughed, "Not ordinary demons, huh? Alright, alright, let's see how many blows you unusual demons can withstand from old Sun!"
As he spoke, Sun Wukong was about to make a move.
Clever Bug shouted loudly, "Sun Wukong, we know your capabilities, but today we won't fight you. I'm just going to call you once, and if you dare respond, we'll admit defeat, how about that?"
Crafty Ghost followed up, "Right, we call you once, do you dare respond?"
Sun Wukong laughed, "You say one time, but even a thousand times, I, Old Sun, dare to respond! Just try calling me!"
"Great!"
Clever Bug, delighted, mimicked Crafty Ghost, leaped forward, turned the Mutton Fat Jade Bottle upside down with its bottom up and the mouth down, opened the stopper, and shouted loudly, "Sun Wukong!"
Sun Wukong laughed loudly, "Grandpa is right here!"
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