The gray wolf lying on the ground was at its last gasp. Although its meridians were all severed, it was still alive and wouldn't die anytime soon.
There was a huge gash on its chest. It had actually had its demon core cut out by Yang Xue!
"Do you know why I won't let you die?" A nearly cold - blooded voice sounded faintly from above.
Yang Xue was playing with the demon core. Her cold voice seemed to come from hell. "You shouldn't have captured Xiaorou and Maomao, and you definitely shouldn't have used the lives of innocent people to practice evil arts!"
When she cut out the core just now, as soon as she touched its body, with the Heavenly Book in hand, she immediately sensed that this wolf's cultivation didn't only come from those two magic pills. It had also used the blood of ordinary mortals to consolidate its cultivation and tried to refine the white bones!
Moreover, the reason why the plants in this courtyard were so lush was mostly because there were too many people's bones and blood buried beneath!
This touched Yang Xue's bottom line, so she couldn't just let the gray wolf die.
"They're just a bunch of miserable ants. Isn't what I did just helping them get out of the sea of bitterness earlier so that they can be reincarnated soon?" The gray wolf laughed maniacally on the ground. "You evil woman, if you have the guts, kill me!"
Yang Xue ignored it. She called Maomao and Xiaorou over and let Xiaorou take the demon core in front of the gray wolf!
"I'll kill you!" The gray wolf's eyes were blood - red, and the muscles on its face trembled with intense hatred. "I won't let you off even if I become a ghost."
"Sister..." Xiaorou's eyes were red and swollen. Her hands were shaking badly from long - term beatings. After taking the demon core, she choked out, "Can I destroy it?"
"No. You should eat it and make it your own. Only by becoming powerful can you avoid such things." Before, Yang Xue hadn't looked clearly. She thought Xiaorou was dressed neatly and simply assumed that she was just detained here. Who knew that she had suffered inhuman treatment.
"Xiaorou, what sister said is right. Eat it so that you can protect yourself." Maomao gritted his teeth. "You should even kill him with your own hands to avenge yourself!"
Xiaorou didn't hesitate anymore. After swallowing the demon core, she looked at the gray wolf on the ground and smiled faintly. "Letting him live in humiliation is the greatest punishment for him. Death is just a relief, so we can't make it easy for him."
Yang Xue couldn't bear to watch anymore. She said to the two of them, "I'll go to the backyard first. You wait for me here."
"Sister, go ahead," Xiaorou looked at Maomao. "He'll protect me."
...
Tang Seng, who was locked in the wood - shed, had his eyes closed. He was turning the Buddhist beads and silently chanting Buddhist scriptures. He was unscathed. Since the female demons couldn't succeed in their attempts, they locked him up here.
A person on a pilgrimage for Buddhist scriptures couldn't be defiled. Before this, what he didn't know was that there was a spell on him, which was why the female demons couldn't succeed.
Moreover, he wasn't defenseless. During the years when he was a monk in the temple, he had learned a lot of self - defense skills. The female demons didn't get any advantage at all.
When Sun Wukong found him, Tang Seng seemed to sense something and slowly opened his eyes.
"Has Wukong come?" Tang Seng slightly lifted his eyelids and asked expressionlessly, "Who removed your golden hoop?"
"Let's talk outside. This isn't the place to talk."
"There's no one else here. I have a few things I want to ask you." He got up from the ground and slowly walked in front of Sun Wukong.
Sun Wukong avoided his gaze. "There's nothing to ask. You should go to see the king first to get the official permit. Heaven will surely find a capable person to take my place and accompany you to the Western Heaven."
"What I want to ask is, do you regret causing trouble in Heaven for the second time?"
"Never!" He paced to the window and answered firmly, "I'll never regret it!"
"Good. I'll ask you another question. Do you want to become a demon king who is against the Three Realms?"
Sun Wukong impatiently turned his head and glared at him. "You're still so long - winded. Let's leave this god - forsaken place first."
"I understand. You're so angry. I guess you don't want to be a demon king." Tang Seng said to himself, "I won't persuade you to continue on the journey to the West. I just hope Wukong understands that once you make a choice, there's no turning back. Please be cautious."
...
"You and Miss Bai are truly a match made in heaven. If you really want to get married, please treat her well. Don't be a heartless man..."
"Master, her name is Yang Xue now. She's Miss Yang. And you're over - thinking. I haven't thought that far yet. Can you please leave quickly? This wood - shed is so stuffy!"
Looking at the familiar Sun Wukong, Tang Seng smiled slightly. "Okay."
... Why was he being so cooperative this time?
What was going on? Was he just joking with him?
Yang Xue was standing outside the wood - shed. She saw Tang Seng looking disheveled but smiling, while Sun Wukong behind him looked full of helplessness. She couldn't help but wonder what had happened.
"Miss Yang, if you follow Wukong from now on, you may have to suffer some grievances. He's a smart person. Although he's quite resourceful in worldly affairs, he may be a bit clumsy when dealing with a beauty like you. If you encounter troubles in the future, you can ask mortal women for help."
... Hmm? What was going on? Tang Seng was acting like a mother - hen worried that his apprentice didn't know how to live his life. How out of place it seemed!
He was Tang Seng, after all! How could he so naturally give her such down - to - earth advice...
Sun Wukong was even more shocked. He stamped his feet in annoyance. "Master, why are you even worrying about such things! Chanting scriptures and going on the pilgrimage is your main business. You don't need to worry about this!"
"Not so, not so!" Tang Seng put his hands together and said slowly, "Wukong is a spiritual monkey, transformed from a stone. Although he has now developed mortal feelings, if he wants to live a happy and harmonious married life like an ordinary man from now on, he has to..."
"Pfft..." Yang Xue couldn't help laughing. She finally understood what Tang Seng meant.
"Master," Sun Wukong walked out with a dark face. "If you want to be drained by those female demons, I don't mind bringing them back to serve you again."
"I'm doing this for your own good..."
"Tang Seng, our master - apprentice relationship has long been severed. Why are you worrying about these things? I'm not stupid!" As he spoke, he had already walked out of the backyard and disappeared around the corner.
Yang Xue thought that the Great Sage must be happy inside.
This Tang Seng looked like a worried old father, just a bit too long - winded.
No, to be more accurate, he was like an old mother, telling her daughter who was about to get married that she must live a good life in her husband's family...
A look of loss flashed across Tang Seng's face, but he quickly regained his composure. "Wukong is just being mouthy. I hope Miss will understand him in the future. He's different from me. He didn't voluntarily become a monk. Now that he can connect with Miss in heart and experience the seven emotions and six desires like an ordinary man, I'm really happy."
"Thank you, Master, for your concern," Yang Xue pursed her lips, rubbed her sore cheeks, and tried hard not to laugh. "Don't worry. I'll guide him well."
What kind of master - apprentice relationship was this? They even had to worry about whether the apprentice could live like a normal man!
It was just... These two were too innocent.
Oh no, Yang Xue didn't know how to describe her feelings at this moment. She suspected that she was like a kindergarten teacher!
Or rather, she couldn't understand the thought processes of these monks.
However, monks could change. Maybe when Tang Seng met the queen of the Daughter Country, he would turn into a soft - hearted puppy.