Yang Xue quickly trotted to catch up.
"Great Sage, you've never been to a market before, have you? When I was still a mortal, I used to love going shopping for vegetables. But there aren't many fresh vegetables in the afternoon. I wonder what you like to eat. I can cook something special for you."
He walked ahead with his arms folded and casually replied, "Whatever."
"Great Sage, are you unhappy?" Yang Xue remembered that his face wasn't so gloomy at noon. "Do you like meat? How about I add a meat dish for dinner?"
"I can drink wine now, but no meat. The master will scold me." He stopped in front of a tavern. "I'll drink now."
It seemed that Sun Wukong truly respected Tang Seng.
She quickly fished out some loose silver from the purse at her waist and ran into the tavern to buy a pot of good wine.
"Great Sage, you still don't trust me?" She flatteringly handed the wine to him. "You look so serious. Don't tell me you're thinking about how to kill me?"
"No. I'm too lazy to kill a little demon. It would make the Great Sage look so despicable." He picked up the wine pot and took a swig. Suddenly, he turned to look at her, his eyes blazing. "Who on earth are you?"
"Ah?" Yang Xue was stunned by his gaze, which seemed to see through her.
"Who else could I be? I'm just a little demon who has just achieved human form through cultivation." She was afraid that Sun Wukong would suspect her of being a powerful demon pretending to be weak and kill her with one blow.
"Great Sage, I'm just an unknown little demon. I know my place and would never dare to play any tricks. Actually, I didn't plan to let you stay. Which demon on the journey to the West who had an encounter with you guys ended up well?" Just thinking about this made her regretful, and her face was full of sorrow.
"That's true." He turned to look at the pedestrians on the street. Her wet eyes made him feel a bit uncomfortable if he stared for too long. "This is interesting. You'd better find a way to escape."
"What do you mean?"
Why did Sun Wukong react like this? Did he know something?
No. Her eyelids kept twitching, and she felt very uneasy.
The original White Bone Demon had disappeared, and she had let the Tang Seng and his disciples leave safely. This must have broken the original setting.
Those big shots in the Western Heaven who had planned the journey to the West would never let her go, no matter what their reasons were.
She had to pack up and leave tonight.
"Nothing." He put his hands on his hips. It seemed that he wasn't used to walking in a crowd. "Go and buy whatever you need. The Great Sage will wait here."
"Sun Wukong?" Just as the two were walking on the bustling street and passing by a tea stall, an old man with snow - white hair stood up and walked towards them.
Yang Xue suddenly became nervous. Could he be from the sky?
Would he capture her?
Thinking this way, Yang Xue immediately made a decision and turned to leave.
"Who are you?" Sun Wukong didn't seem to know him.
"Don't be in a hurry, miss. Come and have a cup of tea." The old man was dressed in white and looked like a celestial being.
He seemed to see Yang Xue's intention. With a smile on his face, he pointed to a wooden table not far away. "Why not sit down and have a chat?"
Sun Wukong looked at Yang Xue with a suspicious look. "Are you in the same group?"
Noticing the vigilance and killing intent in Sun Wukong's eyes, Yang Xue's legs went weak.
"Great Sage, I even suspect that he's here to capture demons." As she said this, she instinctively shrank back and hid behind Sun Wukong.
"What a coward. You're so embarrassing." Sun Wukong walked straight to the square table and sat down. "You're the leader of a mountain with dozens of little demons under your command. How can you be so timid?"
Yang Xue looked at the kind - looking old man and pretended to be calm as she sat down.
"That's right." At worst, she could just die again. What was there to be afraid of?
"May I ask who you are, sir? Since you know the Great Sage Sun, why doesn't he know you?" Yang Xue sat down calmly, took a sip of tea, and was the first to voice Sun Wukong's question.
Sun Wukong's gaze shifted to the old man. "The Great Sage caused havoc in Heaven five hundred years ago. Everyone in the Heavenly Court calls me the Great Sage when they see me. But you call me by my name directly. You don't seem to be from the shrewd group in the Western Heaven. Who on earth are you?"
The old man burst into laughter, and his silver beard trembled. He was dressed in a clean and tidy moon - white robe, looking radiant and energetic, like a being from beyond the sky.
"I'm just an old man traveling around the world. That's not important. Meeting is a kind of fate. Just now, I accidentally saw the girl walking with Sun Wukong. I'm just a bit surprised." He stroked his beard and sized up Yang Xue thoughtfully.
"Surprised about what?" Sun Wukong said with a playful smile. "Are you worried that I'll go back on my word and not send the monk to the Western Heaven?"
"Not at all," the old man's gaze was always on Yang Xue. "May I ask where this young lady is from?"
Huh?
Yang Xue became vigilant. Did this old gentleman see that she wasn't the original White Bone Demon?
"Before I went out, I did a divination for myself. I knew I would meet a noble person today. I've met many people, but I've never met a girl like you, whose cause and effect I can't explain." The old man counted his fingers and gently shook his head.
"Really?" Yang Xue secretly let out a sigh of relief. Maybe it was because she didn't originally belong here.
"I'll give this book to the girl. I hope it will be helpful to you." The old man took out a yellowed book from his bosom. There were no words on the cover.
Yang Xue picked it up and flipped through it. "Why are there no words?"
"This is a treasure I got by chance. It really has no words. Maybe the time hasn't come yet, so we can't see the real content." The old man said something unfathomable. "Keep it well, girl. It's fated to be with you and will be very useful in the future."
"Since it's a good thing, just take it. Even if there are no words, it can be used as a magical weapon." Sun Wukong's golden - fire eyes recognized that it was a good thing.
Since Sun Wukong said it was a good thing, it must be.
Yang Xue happily took it. "Thank you, sir."
"Tsk tsk," the old man suddenly leaned back. His eyes darted back and forth between Yang Xue and Sun Wukong, showing a meaningful smile. "Living for a long time, one really gets to see all kinds of strange things."
"See something rare?" Yang Xue was extremely curious. "What did you see, sir? You might as well tell us. Although I haven't lived for a long time, I might die soon."
"Don't worry, girl. You'll live for a long time." The old man said with a smile.
"Really?" Yang Xue's eyes lit up. She excitedly grabbed the old man's sleeve. "Is that true?"
"Of course it's true. Not only will you live for a long time, but your life will also be quite wonderful." The old man smiled and glanced past Sun Wukong. "The girl just said 'see something rare'. It was used so aptly. This trip of mine is really worth it."
Sun Wukong didn't like this mysterious old man very much. "You're just being mysterious. The longer one lives, the more annoying one becomes. If there's nothing else, I have to go back and look after the master, lest he be captured by some demon again."
Seeing this, Yang Xue stood up and thanked the old gentleman. "I don't know your name or where you live. I'll come and visit you later."
"We'll meet again if we're fated." The old man smiled kindly. "Farewell."
"Farewell." Yang Xue waved reluctantly.
She thought that this old gentleman must be a highly - skilled person. If she was really fated to meet him again, it would be great if she could seek refuge with him.
Her intuition told her that this person wouldn't harm her.
Maybe he was also her noble person.