Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything

Zhu Bajie's shouting left Jiang Liu with a somewhat dark expression on his face.

According to the original work, Zhu Bajie was destined to be his disciple, which was true. However, just a moment ago, Zhu Bajie had steadfastly refused, with the attitude of "even if I die, I will not take you as my master to go to the West for the scriptures." But now, he was yelling and screaming to take Jiang Liu as his master, and the reason for wanting to be a disciple was to chase girls?

This feeling made Jiang Liu feel very strange.

"Holy Monk, please accept me, Old Pig. The happiness of Old Pig's latter life is all in your hands. Monks should be compassionate; please help me, Old Pig!"

Zhu Bajie looked at Jiang Liu with sincere eyes, full of expectation.

Based on what he saw today, the cold and distant Second Sister Luan seemed to want to throw herself at him, which made Zhu Bajie envious, jealous, and even turned his eyes red.

For the sake of getting such treatment himself, what's face or dignity?

Not important at all!

Hint: Triggered the task "Casanova". Task requirements: Train Zhu Bajie to become a Casanova adored by thousands of women, time limit 3 years; success reward 100000000 Experience Points, reward Divine Level Item Treasure Chest*1, task failure: deduct 100000000 Experience Points, accept/refuse?

As Zhu Bajie pleaded nearly in tears for Jiang Liu to accept him as a disciple, almost simultaneously, a system prompt suddenly appeared.

Indeed, when someone truly seeks help from him, the mechanism for passive tasks would trigger, issuing a task with a high reward but also with a high punishment.

Looking at the suddenly appearing task, Jiang Liu patiently counted the zeros, that's a lot of zeros for the experience points, a whole 100 million experience points. If he could complete it, how many levels could he rise?

In addition to the 100 million experience points, there's also a Divine Level Treasure Chest? By the name, this must be a chest that can definitely contain Divine Level Equipment or items, right?

Such a rich reward was unprecedented.

However, seeing the task failure would deduct 100 million experience points, Jiang Liu felt secretly terrified.

If he failed after three years, he would lose levels due to the deduction of 100 million experience points, wouldn't he?

Refuse!

Without too much hesitation, Jiang Liu directly chose to refuse in the face of this unprecedented generous reward task!

Indeed, the reward for this task was very generous, but by the same token, high returns meant high risk.

Looking at Zhu Bajie in front of him, who was both black and ugly, and thinking about turning him into a Casanova beloved by thousands of women?

Jiang Liu shook his head, forget it, this was something he definitely couldn't accomplish, probably even harder than overturning all the gods and Buddhas in heaven, right? Jiang Liu was still sensible in this regard.

"If you are willing to take me as your master and join me in the Journey to the West, I would be very happy. But if the purpose of your discipleship is this, please forgive me for being unable to oblige."

Seeing Zhu Bajie's face full of hope, Jiang Liu shook his head and directly refused him.

"Don't, Holy Monk! In all of heaven and earth, you're the only one who can help me. If you don't agree, what's the point of me living, Master, Master..." Hearing Jiang Liu so decisively refuse, Zhu Bajie became anxious and even started shamelessly calling him Master.

With Zhu Bajie making such a relentless fuss, Jiang Liu had no choice but to ask Sun Wukong to deal with him. He turned his head and asked Sun Wukong for help, "Wukong, Wukong?"

Being called on by Jiang Liu, Sun Wukong flipped over, and at the same time, the sound of snoring started up, as if he had already fallen into a deep sleep.

Jiang Liu: "..."

This monkey, is he getting cheekier by the day? Is he doing this on purpose to see me in an awkward situation?

...

The next morning, a Little Demon from Yunzhai Cave came over to invite Jiang Liu and his disciples to the hall for a meal. After freshening up a bit, Jiang Liu came over with dark circles under his eyes and yawned before sitting down in front of Second Sister Luan.

"Holy Monk, did you not sleep well last night?" Seeing Jiang Liu's appearance, Second Sister Luan asked softly with concern.

"Hehehe, Second Sister, last night Old Pig and Master talked for most of the night, and we had a great time. So, the Master didn't rest well, that's all!" Zhu Bajie sat down beside them, grabbed a bun the size of a fist, and with a wide-open mouth, stuffed the whole thing into his maw, laughing heh-heh-heh.

"Oh?" Hearing Zhu Bajie's words and seeing his boorish eating behavior, Second Sister Luan was inwardly displeased, but her eyes lit up slightly upon listening to him.

Then, Second Sister Luan took the initiative to address Zhu Bajie, "Zhu Bajie, how about you come sleep in my chamber tonight?"

"Ah?" Zhu Bajie, reaching for his second bun, was stunned by her words, feeling so surprised that he was at a loss for what to do, and even dropped the bun he was holding onto the ground.

Immediately, his voice wavered with happiness, "Se-Second Sister, are you serious? Tonight, tonight can Old Pig..."

"Indeed, you can stay in my chamber tonight," Second Sister Luan nodded affirmatively.

But just as she said this, Second Sister Luan paused for a moment, then looked tenderly towards Jiang Liu, saying, "Holy Monk, if you cannot sleep tonight and need someone to talk to, I would be willing to keep you company and talk late into the night."

"..." Zhu Bajie's excited and thrilled expression froze on his face, and the bit of joy he had in his heart vanished without a trace.

So that was the reason Second Sister Luan wanted me to sleep in her boudoir? It was to exchange rooms with me so she could be with the Holy Monk?

The rollercoaster of emotions, from great joy to deep sorrow, left Zhu Bajie momentarily as dumbstruck as a wooden chicken.

"Ahem ahem," Jiang Liu, who was just about to take a sip of his porridge, choked upon hearing Second Sister Luan's words and couldn't stop coughing.

"Holy Monk, are you alright?" Seeing Jiang Liu's condition, Second Sister Luan quickly came up behind him, gently stroking his back to help him catch his breath.

"Second Sister Luan, Gaoyang is still waiting for me in the Western Heaven. You wouldn't want to separate me from her, right?" Jiang Liu turned aside to avoid her and then said after a moment's thought.

It felt like he was in a TV drama or novel where a character gets smitten. Jiang Liu figured she wouldn't have the heart to split him and Gaoyang up, right? This was the only way to block whatever was on her mind.

As expected, upon hearing Jiang Liu's words, Second Sister Luan's expression hesitated a bit.

But after a moment of silence, Second Sister Luan smiled again and said, "In this world, any man with some ability has multiple wives and concubines. I'm willing to be the lesser one, surely Princess Gaoyang wouldn't be so petty, would she?"

Zhu Bajie stood dumbfounded, watching the exchange between Jiang Liu and Second Sister Luan. The gap in treatment between herself and Jiang Liu was like heaven and earth.

Seeing Second Sister Luan take the initiative, while the master was rejecting her at every turn, Zhu Bajie suddenly knelt in front of Jiang Liu, crying out loudly, "Master, Master, please take me, Old Pig! I'm willing to work like an ox or a horse for you."

I want beautiful demons taking the initiative towards me too. I want to pretend to be reluctantly rejecting them, and then, under duress, begrudgingly accept these beautiful female demons...

If I, Old Pig, could also have such a day, I would die content.

"Hey, what are you doing? Get up!" Seeing Zhu Bajie suddenly kneel down, almost hugging his thigh, Jiang Liu spoke out urgently.

"You pig, what is this all about?" Second Sister Luan also frowned, reprimanding Zhu Bajie in a raised voice.

She was in the midst of declaring her love to the Holy Monk, even expressing her willingness to become a concubine, and perhaps today the Holy Monk might agree to it?

Naturally, Second Sister Luan felt irked by Zhu Bajie's outburst.

Watching Zhu Bajie cry and tangle with Jiang Liu and Second Ms. Luan, Sun Wukong smirked on the side: "Ah, this lovey-dovey stuff is such a hassle, I'm better off alone. It's just that life gets a bit dull. Wish I could meet some tough demons to fight."

Clip-clop clip-clop...

The sound of hooves trotting on the stone floor arose, signaling the approach of White Dragon Horse to the main hall of the cave, clearly with something important to report.

However, when he saw Zhu Bajie crying and begging Jiang Liu to accept him as a disciple, White Dragon Horse was flabbergasted.

"What on earth happened while I was gone for just one night?" White Dragon Horse looked utterly bewildered.

Yesterday, Marshal Tianpeng was still resolutely declaring that he wouldn't embark on the Journey to the West, even if it meant death. And yet, this morning, he's on the ground, in tears, begging the Scripture Seeker to accept him?

"Xiaobai, you're here. What's the matter?"

Usually, because White Dragon Horse doesn't transform into human form and remains as a steed, he tends to be alone. Now, seeing White Dragon Horse walk into the hall of his own accord, Jiang Liu asked.

"Oh, master, a group of troublesome demons has shown up outside, and I ran quickly to inform everyone!" Hearing Jiang Liu's query, White Dragon Horse snapped back to reality and responded.

White Dragon Horse did not look at Zhu Bajie, who was kneeling on the ground, feeling it was beneath the dignity of Marshal Tianpeng.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

"A group of demons has come looking for trouble, why notify me? Shouldn't you tell Second Ms. Luan?" White Dragon Horse's words made Jiang Liu feel a bit puzzled.

But at that moment, something clicked in Jiang Liu's mind as he remembered the request Black Bear Demon made to him, to take care of Second Ms. Luan. Explore more stories with empire

Wasn't this trouble with the demons the perfect opportunity to fulfill the task?

Moved by the thought, Jiang Liu ignored Zhu Bajie beside him, skipped breakfast, and swiftly walked towards the entrance of Yunzhai Cave, simultaneously calling out to Sun Wukong, "Wukong, let's go."

"Alright," Sun Wukong promptly replied and leaped to follow.

After all, to Sun Wukong, any chance for a fight was a cause for happiness.

"Master, wait for Old Pig!" Seeing Jiang Liu and the others head out of the dwelling, Zhu Bajie wiped the snot and tears from his face with his sleeve and shouted, while revealing his Supreme Treasure Golden Rake, and hurried after them.

As for Second Sister Luan, she paused briefly as she watched Jiang Liu stride briskly towards the cave entrance.

Her Yunzhai Cave was in trouble, so why did he seem more concerned than she was?

After a moment of hesitation, a look of joy crossed Second Sister Luan's face.

Holy Monk, you say you don't like me?

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