The Black Bear Spirit came to the White Bone Ridge in search of the White Bone Spirit.
However, there was no sign of the White Bone Spirit in the cave on the White Bone Ridge. According to several little demons, she had left overnight with four other little demons.
But since he hadn't completed his mission, he couldn't return for the time being. So he caught up with the Tang Priest and his disciples, intending to ask for clarification so that he could give an account to the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva when he got back.
A moment later...
"What do you want with the White Bone Spirit? Why don't you stay in your bamboo forest and instead come out looking for a demon? Are you practicing some heresy? Does the Bodhisattva know about this?" Sun Wukong stared at the Black Bear Spirit. A hint of mockery flashed across his solemn and indifferent face.
Zhu Bajie was also curious. "Why don't you just stay by the side of the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva? Why are you looking for Miss White? Could it be that the Bodhisattva also wants to take her as a disciple? She is indeed a kind - hearted demon and an excellent cook. The Bodhisattva is in for a treat. When I, the Marshal, obtain the True Scriptures, I'll come to you guys for a meal."
Sun Wukong sneered. "Idiot. You only know how to eat."
"You've misunderstood. The Bodhisattva doesn't want to take a disciple. She just has something else to ask the White Bone Spirit. Since you don't know where she's gone either, I'll go back and report." Due to the incident where he once stole the cassock, he felt a bit uncomfortable seeing them again and wanted to go back and report as soon as possible.
"Wait. Are you looking for that demon to take her before the Tathagata?" Sun Wukong asked casually. "You must be quite surprised that she didn't try to eat the master, right?"
"Er... I'm not very clear about this. I was ordered to bring her back. I don't know anything else."
The Black Bear Spirit just wanted to leave as soon as possible. This monkey was too shrewd. He almost let something slip just now. "Maybe the Bodhisattva really wants to take her as a disciple. After all, she has sincerely repented and spared you and your master. It seems that she has had some kind of epiphany."
Just as Sun Wukong was about to say something, the Tang Priest interrupted him.
"Wukong." The Tang Priest knew what he was thinking and gently shook his head at him. "Don't forget that the affairs of the mortal world have nothing to do with us."
The Black Bear Spirit wanted to go back and report, but he neither caught the White Bone Spirit nor got any information about her whereabouts.
After thinking for a while, he decided to go to the White Bone Cave again.
Unexpectedly, he just happened to run into two tiger demons who had just come back from the White Bone Spirit's place.
"Spare our lives, big brother. We'll tell you! We'll tell you right away!" At first, the Big Tiger and the Second Tiger were reluctant to reveal the whereabouts of the White Bone Spirit. After all, they had received a lot of favors from her recently and also thought that she had suddenly become worthy of respect.
But the Black Bear Spirit was too powerful. Before they even exchanged three moves, the two brothers were beaten to the ground, and two of their teeth were knocked out.
"You should have thought of this earlier. What's so good about the White Bone Spirit? Hurry up and confess!" Now that he finally had something to report, he put away his weapon.
"Go north in this direction. About 100,000 meters away, there's a town called the Black Water Town. The mistress is planning to open a restaurant there. By the time you get there, maybe her restaurant will just be opening."
The Big Tiger covered his mouth and didn't forget to plead for the White Bone Spirit. "She's an excellent cook. You might as well try her braised fish. Show mercy when you capture her."
The Black Bear Spirit sneered. "Humph, a demon that has caused harm everywhere can cook?"
After saying that, he directly rode on the clouds and left.
The Second Tiger looked at the Black Bear Spirit's manner. It was obvious that he would find the mistress within an hour, not three days as expected.
"Big brother, what should we do? Will the mistress blame us if she finds out?" The Second Tiger covered his injured leg. "The Black Bear Spirit said he was a disciple under the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva. Why does he want to capture the mistress?"
"Maybe they think the mistress wanted to eat the Tang Priest's flesh," the Big Tiger said worriedly. "Thank goodness we didn't eat it. The mistress had a last - minute change of heart. Otherwise, we'd all be dead by now."
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Yang Xue was originally on the way. Suddenly, she had doubts about her plan. After getting guidance from the old man on the ox and having beef soup, she went straight east.
It was hot, and she was too lazy to walk. So she told Maomao to buy a carriage with the silver obtained by pawning the jadeite jewelry that the White Bone Spirit had treasured.
It really pained Xiaorou. She stared at the bracelets and muttered about them more than a dozen times before reluctantly handing them to Maomao.
Maomao didn't understand either. Weren't they just two green stones? What was there to be so heart - broken about?
It was really comfortable to sit in the carriage. It was his first time.
Sitting in the front as a coachman felt really good. It was much more comfortable than flying for a while and then walking.
He still remembered that two hundred years ago, when he came down from the mountain, he saw the carriages coming and going on the street. He was quite envious of the coachmen.
Unexpectedly, two hundred years later, his wish came true.
"Maomao is really happy. If you're tired, come inside and sit. We'll take turns driving. Anyway, we're not in a hurry. The Tang Priest and his disciples walk slowly. They can't be faster than our carriage." Yang Xue also bought a set of clothes for everyone. This made Xiaorou, the accountant, even more heart - broken.
"Don't worry, sister. I'm not tired." Maomao sat in the front, facing the wind, closing his eyes, with the corners of his mouth curving upwards. "It feels so good to walk freely in the human world."
"Since you like it, sister will take you guys to experience more of the human life in the future." Hearing Maomao's words, Yang Xue was somewhat touched.
Although these animals had cultivated into demons, their minds were simpler than humans' and they were easier to satisfy.
"Maomao will always follow sister." His eyes were extremely clear, shining with a determined and gentle light.
"Those were sister's favorite bracelets. Isn't sister heart - broken?" Xiaorou's eyes were red. She was still sad about the two bracelets.
Yang Xue reached out and stroked the rabbit ears that were exposed on Xiaorou's head. "Be a good girl, Rou'er. Aren't you happy that we got so many things in exchange for the two bracelets? I prefer useful things now. When you fall in love with a young master in the future, sister will earn money to buy you two even better ones. Okay?"
Xiaorou didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Sister, I won't fall in love with any young master!"
"Could it be that you like Maomao?" Yang Xue deliberately teased her. "But Maomao is really nice. He's good - looking and has a good personality."
"Ah?" Maomao was startled. He whipped the horse, and the horse ran even faster.
"Sister..." Xiaorou patted Yang Xue and couldn't help but break into a smile through her tears. "I'm still young. I don't know what love is. Is it the kind of love that sister has for Sun Wukong?"
"Ah?" Now it was Yang Xue's turn to blush and turn red in the neck.
Did she like Sun Wukong?
Maybe it was just admiration.
It was only when she saw him in person that she realized that Sun Wukong was a million times handsomer than any star she had ever chased!
However, the last time she asked, no one had heard of the Purple Cloud Fairy, and they didn't know about Sun Wukong's secret.
It didn't matter. The most important thing now was to cultivate for self - protection.
Yang Xue took out the "Immortality Scripture" and seriously started cultivating. Xiaorou didn't bother her anymore and guarded her.
When the Black Bear Spirit arrived at the Black Water Town, he stood on the clouds and searched the whole town, but there was not a trace of demonic aura.
"Why did the White Bone Spirit run away? She didn't eat the Tang Priest's flesh, so she shouldn't have known that she would be captured. Could it be that she knew in advance?" With this question in mind, the Black Bear Spirit went back to report to the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva.
"You didn't find her?" The Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva calculated with her fingers but also found no trace of the White Bone Spirit.