To Yang Xue's surprise, Xiaorou and Maomao split the demon core in half, and their powers would both increase accordingly.
This unusual discovery made Yang Xue think that something must have happened between them.
After a whole night, she and Sun Wukong had already reorganized this mansion.
The demons under the command of the gray wolf were all restless, but many of them had been deceived by him. They had been eagerly waiting for the emergence of the demon king so that they could have a proper status.
Sun Wukong's arrival made them extremely excited. Without a care for their own lives, they immediately knelt in front of him and asked him to be the demon king.
"Great Sage, now that you've regained your freedom, the demon world is in chaos. Everyone wants to be the king. We had no choice but to kill other demons for self - protection. If you could unify the demon world and establish order, and we could have our own territory, such things would definitely not happen again!" A bull demon, after being rescued from the cage by Sun Wukong, took the opportunity to persuade him.
"This Great Sage has no such ambition. You'd better go to Xuan You. He is the demon that even the Buddha Tathagata in the Three Realms has to be wary of." Sun Wukong intended to throw this hot potato to the black leopard. "The gray wolf used to be his subordinate and knows his strength best."
"But we've heard..." A group of little demons whispered to each other and exchanged glances, as if they had some concerns.
"Heard what?" Sun Wukong hated this kind of hesitating situation the most. He raised his voice, "Speak up if you have something to say, and let it out if you have a fart!"
"Yes!" A tree demon said timidly, "But we've heard that someone has predicted that you are the destined demon king. Now that you've regained your freedom, it's likely that both the Buddha Tathagata and the Jade Emperor are very wary of your strength. Even if you don't claim the throne, they will be on tenterhooks and will try every means to get rid of you!"
Yang Xue thought it made sense. Maybe those people had already racked their brains and were planning how to get rid of Sun Wukong and then find the Six - Eared Macaque to replace him legitimately.
Suddenly, she had an idea. Maybe they could first find the Six - Eared Macaque and persuade him to join their camp. Wouldn't Sun Wukong be much safer then?
Before, she had been a bit worried, always feeling that the day when they would have to flee was getting closer and closer. But if they made plans in advance...
Sun Wukong was being surrounded by a group of demons. They were so eager that it seemed they couldn't wait to crown him immediately and make him the backbone of the demon world.
Yang Xue waved to him, "Great Sage, I have something to tell you."
Sun Wukong squeezed out from the crowd of demons. The irritated look on his face disappeared instantly, and a gentle light filled his eyes. "What is it?"
"It's very important." Saying this, she jumped onto the roof. "Your master has been sent to the palace and is safe for the time being, but you're not."
"Okay." Sun Wukong turned to look at the other demons who were eagerly waiting to follow him. "You go to Great Green Mountain to find Xuan You. When this Great Sage has made up his mind, he will go there to find you."
"Okay!"
"Great!"
"We'll be waiting for the arrival of the Great Sage!"
"The Leopard King is very powerful. It must be right to go there!"
...
Hearing there was hope, a group of demons were extremely excited and flocked towards Great Green Mountain!
Xiaorou and Maomao were afraid of Sun Wukong, so they went to Great Green Mountain together.
Yang Xue watched the group of demons turn into clouds and soar into the sky. For the first time, she thought these demons were quite cute, but they were really troublesome to manage.
"What do you want to do?" After so long, Sun Wukong had begun to understand Yang Xue and knew that she must have some idea.
"I'm sure they must be taking action. Do you remember I told you that there is a Six - Eared Macaque in this world who is extremely similar to you and is evenly matched with you, and will replace you in the future?"
"Remember." Sun Wukong snorted in the direction of the Western Heaven. "So what? Can they really kill me?"
"So you can't fall into their trap. I'm just afraid that you might be caught off guard and end up in their scheme." She looked up at the golden hoop still on Sun Wukong's head and couldn't help feeling a bit sad.
She understood that Sun Wukong didn't like such changes. If these things hadn't happened, he would have escorted Tang Seng to the Western Heaven to obtain scriptures properly.
Back then, the reason he had sailed across the sea to find a master was that the monkeys on Flower - Fruit Mountain were experiencing life, old age, illness and death. Sun Wukong wanted to keep them and make everyone live forever.
He was kind and innocent, and had no ambition at all. He had made a big disturbance in Heaven because he was annoyed that the immortals in the Heavenly Court had made a fool of him...
She knew that Sun Wukong didn't ask for much. But unfortunately, he was straightforward and true to himself, which made him out of tune with the Three Realms.
Those who were hard to control would always be regarded as aliens. They would be eliminated first so that others could sleep soundly.
"Great Sage, do you want to find the Six - Eared Macaque and break their plan?" Seeing Sun Wukong lost in thought, Yang Xue winked playfully. Without realizing it, she had also become a bit naughty.
Maybe it was just because someone was making things difficult for her Great Sage, and she wouldn't let them have a peaceful life either.
"What?" Sun Wukong raised his big palm and placed it on her head. "You want to find him?"
"If we could get the Six - Eared Macaque to join our camp, wouldn't it be fun?"
Looking at Yang Xue's excited eyes, Sun Wukong didn't think so.
"No, it's not fun!" Sun Wukong carried his golden cudgel on his shoulder with both hands on the ends and said indifferently, "There's only one of this Great Sage. What if you like him better when you see him?"
"How could that be? You're Sun Wukong. I know who I like."
"No, you've said that we're very similar." Sun Wukong shook his head. Feeling extremely uneasy, he got up, wrapped her in his arms, and gently leaped onto the cloud. "Let's go back to Flower - Fruit Mountain."
"..." Great Sage, you're just avoiding the problem!
No, she must find the Six - Eared Macaque.
But she didn't mention it anymore. After returning to Flower - Fruit Mountain with Sun Wukong, she silently took out the Heavenly Book.
While Sun Wukong was chatting and drinking with his old friends, she murmured the incantation in the room and then shouted softly, "Find the Six - Eared Macaque!"
The Heavenly Book quickly flipped through its pages. The golden characters shone brightly, and then several words flew out of the book and slowly floated into the air.
Moreover, after the characters combined into a sentence, several curves converged to form a map!
Yang Xue was extremely excited. She reached into her Qiankun Bag and took out a piece of cloth, then printed the map on it.
"At the bottom of Apricot Blossom Valley in the Cave of No Name in the Northern Jambu Continent."
Suddenly, a white light flashed into the room, and the God of Wealth appeared steadily in front of her.
Yang Xue quickly put away the map. "The God of Wealth is here. How did you find me?"
"You have the magic spell I left on you, but that's not important. I'm here to tell you that it's not safe around Sun Wukong. If you want to live, come with me." The God of Wealth looked solemn. "It's not suitable to stay here for long. Leave with me as soon as possible."
"What's going on? Does the Heavenly Court have new actions?" She thought something bad might be happening. Maybe the Heavenly Court was going to take action against them.
"Now they all suspect that the saint who is about to appear is Sun Wukong, which is absolutely unacceptable to the Heavenly Court. I know you're in love with him, but only by saving your own life first can you work for him, right?" Saying this, he stepped forward and grabbed her wrist. "There's no time. I'll tell you on the way."