On White Tiger Ridge, a graceful woman in white was sitting on a broad chair, propping her elbow on the armrest and taking a nap with her eyes closed.
What's going on? I've actually become the White-Boned Demon?!
She, Yang Xue, was an honest and hard - working office worker.
She was just casually playing with her phone on the street when suddenly she was hit and sent flying by a big truck!
Then, she found herself in this cave.
It was like time - space travel or a great shift of the universe, completely seamless.
It was a great blessing that she didn't die.
But why on earth did she become the White - Boned Demon?
This... was just so tragic!
Almost everyone in the world knew the well - known "Journey to the West", and the story of "The Monkey King's Three Attacks on the White - Boned Demon" was a famous episode.
To put it bluntly, she was just a small pawn in their eighty - one trials.
If the Tang Priest and his disciples came, it seemed that her end was near!
Yang Xue didn't know whether to be glad or sad for herself. Fortunately, the Tang Priest and his disciples hadn't come yet, so maybe she could live a little longer.
Suddenly, there came a hasty sound of footsteps from outside.
"Report!"
"Madam, the monk from the Eastern Tang has entered White Tiger Ridge!" The little cat demon on patrol said with a beaming face. "Just waiting for your order, madam. Once we capture the Tang Priest and boil him in a big pot, you'll be able to live forever without worry. And we can also get a little benefit from it and live for six, seven, eight hundred or even one or two thousand years."
What... what?!
Yang Xue's elbow trembled, and she felt a bit flustered.
She must have misheard.
Before Yang Xue could react, the two maids fanning behind her had already excitedly started discussing.
"We've finally been waiting for them!"
"Madam has been waiting for them for so long, and our plan is foolproof. We're sure to capture the Tang Priest."
"Yeah. As long as we eat the Tang Priest's flesh, madam will be able to stay young forever and live an immortal life. Why worry about not becoming an immortal?"
"I heard that there's a hairy - faced and thunder - mouthed monk beside the Tang Priest who is very hard to deal with. I don't know if it's true or not!" said the maid on the left with some concern.
"Our madam has great magical powers and is much more powerful than that monkey. As long as madam makes a move, can't she defeat him?" The one standing on the right swayed her hips and looked rather disdainful.
Yang Xue: "..."
No, I don't!
I'm nothing!
"Madam, what do you think?" The one on the left was also full of confidence after hearing this. "When do you plan to capture the Tang Priest?"
Yang Xue closed her eyes. She pretended not to hear anything!
"Madam, I heard that the Tang Priest is fair - skinned and quite elegant. Isn't it a pity to just eat his flesh?" The maid on the right covered her lips with a smile and secretly glanced at the White - Boned Demon's reaction.
Yang Xue: "..."
Even if she had the guts of a bear and the gall of a leopard, she wouldn't dare to covet the Tang Priest's good looks!
This little demon was really like a newborn calf not afraid of tigers. It was just asking for trouble!
Not long after, another little demon rushed in quickly from outside!
"Report!"
"Madam, the monk is resting in the forest. The hairy - faced and thunder - mouthed monk has gone to beg for alms. This is the perfect time to capture the Tang Priest."
Yang Xue clenched her fists. This was like a death knell.
She opened her eyes, looked at the excited cat demon in front of her, and said in a deep voice, "Who told you I'm going to eat the Tang Priest's flesh? Tell them all to come back!"
"Ah?"
"What?"
"Madam?"
The maids and several little demons all looked at the White - Boned Demon in a daze!
Hadn't you been shouting for half a year that you wanted to eat the Tang Priest's flesh?
"Madam, don't you want to stay young forever? The Tang Priest is right on the middle of the mountain. It's the right time to go now." The cat demon thought Madam Bai was still half - asleep and anxiously urged.
Yang Xue gritted her teeth. One had to be alive to stay young.
"Get out!" She angrily stood up, slapped the table, and waved her sleeve. "From now on, no one is allowed to mention the Tang Priest to me."
"Smash!"
"Bang!"
"Ouch!"
Before Yang Xue's voice had even faded, the table shattered, and the cat demon in a small gown was sent flying.
The cat demon rolled on the ground in pain, touched its butt, and looked at the White - Boned Demon timidly. Suddenly, it didn't dare to make a sound.
The two maids were also so frightened that they knelt on the ground. "Madam, please calm down!"
Although they didn't know what had happened, they knew that if Madam got angry, they would be in trouble!
Yang Xue was a bit stunned.
Was her strength really that great?
If she met that scumbag ex - boyfriend again, she should be able to slap him to death with one palm.
Surprised as she was, Yang Xue still had her wits about her.
With just this little bit of strength, in front of Sun Wukong, she wouldn't even be able to withstand one of his blows.
She still had to play it safe.
"Ahem." She coughed lightly, pretended to be calm, and ordered, "Tell all the little demons not to act rashly. Close the cave door and go to sleep."
If any little demon who didn't know the stakes provoked Sun Wukong and exposed her, she would be in big trouble.
The only way not to get beaten as the White - Boned Demon was to stay away from the Tang Priest!
"Yes!" The little demons scurried out of the inner cave.
With the noise in her ears gone, Yang Xue couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
As long as she didn't have any thoughts about the Tang Priest's flesh, she should be able to live for at least a few hundred years.
She should be content!
Whether she could stay young or not didn't matter. Staying alive was the most important thing.
She stood up and couldn't wait to change the extremely cool - feeling clothes on her body.
They were not only gaudy but also shiny. She asked the maids to find a simple and elegant light - blue dress and put it on.
Although she was very curious about what the master and his three disciples looked like, compared to having a look, she thought it was more important to keep her own life.
But at the same time, she couldn't help but worry. The story of the Monkey King's three attacks on the White - Boned Demon was a rather important part of the journey to the West. If she hid and didn't show up, it would definitely hinder them. She had to think of a way to escape.
But Sun Wukong was a one - track - minded person. If he was determined to kill her, even the Tang Priest couldn't stop him.
Suddenly, Yang Xue thought of something.
She summoned all the little demons and seriously asked, "Have you heard of the Purple Cloud Fairy?"
...
On the middle of White Tiger Ridge, Tang Seng, who was sitting on the ground in meditation, counted his Buddhist beads and looked up at the sun. He thought something was wrong.
He had sent the monkey away and had been sitting here for several hours. Why hadn't the demons on this mountain come yet?
According to the script given by the guardians of the dharma, there should be a female demon here coveting his flesh.
Why hadn't any demon come for so long today?
"Brother Monkey, why isn't he back yet? I, Piggy, am so hungry that my stomach is flat." Zhu Bajie propped his head up with one hand and lay on the ground obliquely. He lifted his clothes with the other hand as a fan and said, then squinted his eyes and yawned widely.
"Second Brother, wait a little longer. Big Brother will be back soon." Sha Wujing was sitting upright on a rock and patiently comforted.
Not long after, Sun Wukong came back wearing a purple - gold crown, a golden armor, and stepping on lotus - silk cloud - walking boots, carrying all kinds of fruits picked from the mountain.
Looking closely, he was far from being a "hairy - faced and thunder - mouthed" one.
He had red lips and white teeth, was eight feet tall, and had an imposing manner. A pair of eyes as bright as stars made him shine brightly.
Zhu Bajie complained that there was no alms - food while picking up a fruit, wiping it on his sleeve, and stuffing it into his mouth.
Tang Seng took the fruit that Sun Wukong had wiped clean and casually said, "This mountain seems quite unusual. Didn't you meet any demons, Wukong?"