"What are you doing?" Seeing Yang Xue holding a long sword and walking towards the depths of the cave, Zhao Gongming stepped forward to stop her.
"I must get rid of the fierce beast in this cave!" Allowing such a fierce beast to exist would only bring more tragedies to the common people.
"No. Didn't your master tell you that as immortals, we must not interfere in mortal affairs after descending to the mortal world, or we will suffer backlash and even be punished by heaven," Zhao Gongming said. Although he was an immortal, he deliberately lowered his cultivation and concealed his abilities before descending to the mortal world. Unless it was a necessary moment, he was no different from an ordinary mortal.
Apart from conjuring money, the only other small skills he could use in daily life were cloud - flying and turning invisible.
"I'm not afraid!" Yang Xue shook off his hand. She looked cold and aloof. "If immortals don't do good deeds for mortals, what right do they have to be called immortals?"
If that was the case, she didn't care about being an immortal.
Moreover, she was a demon now!
"But these are all the fates of mortals. If you deliberately change them..."
"Fate?" Yang Xue couldn't help but find it ridiculous. Thinking of Lion Camel Ridge and those demons eliminated on the journey to the Western Heaven, she found these two words particularly ironic.
It was just a term used to deceive mortals, making them meekly accept their tragic fates and complain and resist less!
Fate was probably a synonym for "don't question the incompetence of the gods."
Seeing Yang Xue's expression, Zhao Gongming was stunned.
He had never seen such a look of contempt for the sky, a look of aloofness, and an air of coldness that seemed to ignore the Three Realms and the heavens.
How could she have such an expression?
Yang Xue ignored Zhao Gongming and walked straight into the cave with firm steps.
"Fairy, you can't do this. You'll attract the punishment of heaven!" If such a delicate fairy was struck by the thunder punishment, she might not be able to withstand it.
He had never seen such an outstanding fairy before. Privately, he thought she should be gentle, kind, obedient, and intelligent, and would not do such a self - defeating thing.
"Don't worry. I'll be fine," Yang Xue said. She knew that as a member of the Heavenly Court, Zhao Gongming had long submitted to the various rules of the "Heavenly Court." He was doing this for her own good.
"Then I'll go with you." Surprised by her stubbornness, Zhao Gongming decided not to stop her anymore.
He thought a woman might be scared going deep into the cave.
"Whoosh!" The depths of the cave gradually turned dark. Yang Xue snapped her fingers, and a torch appeared in her hand.
After walking about fifty meters, the cave became more spacious. By the light of the torch, the bats and various moths on the cave wall were startled and suddenly fluttered around, flying everywhere and blocking their view.
"Be careful." Zhao Gongming instinctively grabbed Yang Xue's arm and looked around nervously, feeling a little creeped out.
Yang Xue shook her head. So the God of Wealth was quite timid.
"Roar~" They came to a large and spacious cave, big enough to accommodate a palace.
From afar, a white fierce beast pounced towards them!
"Hide!" Yang Xue just learned that immortals who descended to the mortal world would be restricted.
She pushed the God of Wealth behind a rock and flew out, stabbing her long sword at the fierce beast as big as an elephant!
Zhao Gongming hid behind the rock and watched Yang Xue in a blue dress, fighting the fierce beast with a long sword in one hand and a long whip in the other. He couldn't help but feel ashamed of himself.
He, a man, couldn't even go up to help, for fear of dragging Miss Bai down.
For the first time, he felt that being an immortal was rather pathetic.
Why did the Supreme Lord Lao Jun have such a temperamental female disciple? Next time, he had to ask about Bai Xue's background.
Judging from this situation, if she practiced for a few more hundred years, the Heavenly Court might have a female war - goddess!
After about an incense stick's time, Yang Xue finally killed the white fierce beast as big as an elephant.
Zhao Gongming pointed at the head of the fierce beast. "It wanted to be your mount just now. Why didn't you spare its life?"
Yang Xue wiped the blood splashed on her eyebrow bone and said in a low voice, "It already had spiritual awareness. Those people it ate begged for mercy. Why didn't it spare them?"
She knew that in the eyes of immortals, mortals were no different from animals.
Since she was fundamentally an ordinary human, she would never show mercy to a fierce beast that had eaten people.
"You're right." Zhao Gongming took out a handkerchief from his bosom. "Your hands are bloody. Let me wipe them for you."
Yang Xue didn't refuse. She had been so engrossed in the fight that she hadn't noticed her hand was injured.
She had never been so fierce before, but now the memories of the White Bone Demon belonged to her. When she really started to fight, the mechanical action memories automatically loaded into her mind.
The reason she wasn't afraid of not being able to defeat the fierce beast was that she was very confident in her cultivation. Once she made a move, she had endless strength. Even if the fierce beast also had cultivation, she could easily deal with it.
If Sun Wukong encountered such a fierce beast, he definitely wouldn't let it go either.
Looking at the God of Wealth who was wiping her hands, Yang Xue suddenly thought of Sun Wukong. She wondered how he and Tang Seng were doing, and if they had reconciled.
"I didn't expect a weak woman like you to be so good at fighting. You must have trained very hard before," Zhao Gongming said as he carefully wiped her hands clean. Then he found a piece of cotton cloth from somewhere and bandaged her hand.
Looking at the handsome and delicate side - face of the God of Wealth, Yang Xue smiled. "It's okay. I used to fight with a rooster!"
This was true. Yang Xue had been a tomboy since childhood. The aggressive and belligerent rooster was the target of her provocation.
"Actually, I have a golden whip as a magical weapon. It hasn't been used for many years. If you don't mind, I'd like to give it to you," Zhao Gongming said as a shiny golden whip appeared in his hand.
Yang Xue's eyes lit up. She suddenly remembered that Zhao Gongming was the Martial God of Wealth and the True Lord Xuantan.
She had seen his portrait before, but her impression wasn't very deep. It was very different from the image of the handsome and elegant young man in front of her.
"This golden whip has accompanied me for nearly a thousand years. Now you need it more than I do." With that, he held it out in front of her. His expression was gentle, with a hint of reluctance. "Cultivation is not easy. This golden whip is a magical weapon. It will save your life in times of danger."
Yang Xue waved her hands repeatedly. "Such a precious thing. I dare not accept it. Thank you, God of Wealth, for your kindness. I appreciate it, but I really can't take this golden whip."
"Just take it. It's just a useless ornament to me now." He smiled bitterly with a touch of desolation. "As you said, I can't interfere in mortal affairs now that I've descended to the mortal world, and I won't need it in the Heavenly Court in the future."
"But..."
"I've never admired a woman before. You're the first. Take good care of it for me. Save the suffering mortals, bury the dead, and relieve their grievances. Although I don't know why you're cultivating like this, it's really admirable." Without further ado, he stuffed the golden whip into Yang Xue's hand.
"Since the God of Wealth is willing to part with it, I'd be rude to decline. I'll take good care of it." It seemed that she had to practice more with the whip in the future. During the fight just now, she almost got entangled in it.
In the Palace of the King of Baoxiang...
Just after midnight...
In the luxurious and expensively - furnished bedroom, Sun Wukong and Tang Seng were still awake. They were sitting opposite each other in front of the chessboard.
"Wu Kong, you really took Miss Bai to Flower - Fruit Mountain and plan to marry her?" Holding a white chess piece, Tang Seng casually asked the question he had been pondering for a long time.
During dinner in the daytime, Zhu Bajie vividly described the trip to Flower - Fruit Mountain, telling everyone what Miss Bai had said and how she had straightforwardly expressed her feelings. Tang Seng had long wanted to ask Sun Wukong privately what he thought.
"Yes," Sun Wukong answered without hesitation, very crisply.