Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything

Demon-Suppressing Hall, the night was deep.

The Little Witch lay quietly resting on one side, stealthily opening her eyes to glance at Jiang Liu and Daoji, who sat cross-legged in meditation beside her.

Having been by the sides of these two bald monks for several days, they all seemed to be getting familiar with each other. As a result, the Little Witch could distinctly feel that in recent days, the surveillance from the bald monk had almost completely vanished.

At first, the Little Witch even thought it was a deliberate act on their part, a test to see if she would really attempt to escape, sure that if she did, they would catch her, after all, her father had often said that bald monks were all cunning and deceitful.

Therefore, these past few days the Little Witch had been patiently abiding, exhibiting not a single act of misconduct.

But after observing them closely for a few days, she realized that the monks seemed to have genuinely stopped watching her. Stay updated through empire

Without a sound, the Little Witch got up and tiptoed away towards the distance.

After several days of observation, the Little Witch was ready to test the waters. If they called out to her, she would say she was just stepping away for a moment...

Glancing back three steps at a time, she looked to see if Jiang Liu had opened his eyes, but even as she moved much farther away, out of sight, they didn't come after her.

This delighted the Little Witch's heart. Could it really be? Was she now free to escape?

She started to run, feeling a sudden lightness wash over her.

This was the feeling of freedom; it meant that she could go wherever she wished.

However, after just a few steps, the Little Witch's stomach started to grumble.

Stopping in her tracks, she rubbed her little belly, feeling hungry, and reflexively thought of the food that Jiang Liu had prepared for her these past days, the very delicious food.

"Do I really want to leave? These days of interaction didn't seem to show that they intended to harm me. Could they actually be the good people of legend? Laughable, good people. If I leave now, does that mean I'll never again taste such delicious barbecue?"

"No, I must leave. Though delicious, freedom is of higher value. Indeed, monks must be deceitful, using grilled meat to tempt me, so I won't leave them? But he underestimates me. For the sake of freedom, what does even the most delicious grilled meat matter?"

...

"Elder brother, she has been gone for quite a while. Aren't you afraid that she's already escaped?" On the other side, Daoji, who had been closing his eyes, suddenly opened them and softly questioned Jiang Liu.

Although the Little Witch seemed easy to deceive, she still possessed a Demon General Level of cultivation, so Daoji was naturally a bit on guard in front of her. Therefore, he had noticed the Little Witch's departure.

"Even though I wish to convert her, if I were to pressure her with a stern demeanor, how would she ever convert sincerely? Buddha brings salvation to those with fate. If she returns, that means there is still a thread of chance. But if she leaves, then perhaps the fate has ended," Jiang Liu opened his eyes and answered calmly, an inscrutable look on his face.

What a load of nonsense, Jiang Liu himself clearly understood all his talk was nothing but blather.

What fate? It was all just an excuse. He had kept the Little Witch by his side only because he wanted her to help him level up more quickly in combat.

Now that he confirmed they couldn't team up, Jiang Liu naturally had no intention of keeping her. As the saying goes, high risk comes with high reward, but now there was only high risk and no reward.

If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't defeat her, Jiang Liu might have already driven her away.

After waiting for three days, deliberately not restricting her movement, thankfully she had finally left.

"Amitabha, elder brother is truly wise, I admire you!" Daoji bowed deeply, feeling that following Jiang Liu these days had been greatly beneficial.

He took Jiang Liu's words to heart, and thinking back to when Jiang Liu himself had wanted to leave the monkhood, yet their master kept him at the Great Buddha Temple without using force, he thought that this approach shared a mysterious similarity with Master Longhai.

"Daoji, are you really that easy to fool?" Watching Daoji genuflect with sincere admiration, Jiang Liu's mouth twitched slightly. Perhaps his skill in smooth talking was maxed out?

Amid his surprise, Jiang Liu secretly shook his head, figuring it must be his identity as someone with twelve incense scars that made people so convincing, right?

It somewhat resembled a celebrity quote, the same words spoken by an ordinary person versus someone of status are perceived entirely differently.

Mentally criticizing the situation, Jiang Liu remained impassive on the surface, nodded slightly, and continued to meditate in place of sleeping, feeling a long sigh of relief that he could now sleep soundly in the future.

Tap tap tap!

However, just as Jiang Liu had this thought, suddenly, a series of footsteps became audible, startlingly clear in the quiet night.

Opening his eyes, he could just make out a little girl about four or five years old walking back — if not the Little Witch, then who?

"She, she's back? Does she not want to leave?" Seeing the Little Witch who had returned, Jiang Liu was dumbfounded.

"Senior brother is indeed impressive, I admire you so much I'm bowing down in respect," at the same time, Daoji's voice sounded softly from nearby, his face full of admiration as he looked at Jiang Liu, almost like a fervent fan.

Jiang Liu: "..."

"Jiang Liu, did you fall asleep? I'm getting a bit hungry, do you still have any roasted meat?" Approaching Jiang Liu, the Little Witch asked softly.

As if to prove her point, her stomach growled loudly.

"Senior brother, speaking of roasted meat, I'm feeling a little hungry too," Daoji chimed in from the side, his eyes shining.

In just a few days, Daoji had gone from initially resisting roasted meat to becoming a monk who couldn't be happy without it.

"Enough, you are going to make eating late-night snacks a habit..." Observing the Little Witch and Daoji, Jiang Liu's face darkened a bit and he stopped cultivating to prepare to take the roasted meat out from his storage space.

"Miss, so you were here. What a challenge to find you..."

However, at this moment, suddenly, a somewhat sinister voice rang out.

At the same time, within the pitch-dark Demon-Suppressing Hall, one could see flashes of blue electric light twinkling continuously.

Following the sound, Jiang Liu and the others saw a tall figure stepping forward within the blue electric light.

As this figure approached, they realized it was an upright walking leopard adorned with electric light on its purple fur.

"Able to command the power of spells? A Demon General Level demon creature!?" Seeing the blue electric light around the leopard, a sinking feeling washed over Jiang Liu.

"Miss, the old master planted the seed of the Samadhi Demonic Fire within you, shouldn't you return it now? A new king has ascended to the throne, and it won't do without the Samadhi Demonic Fire..." The Electric Light Leopard said to the Little Witch, grinning and showing its sharp fangs.

"Senior brother, let's leave," upon seeing the leopard that was clearly of a Demon General's cultivation level, Daoji said softly.

Fighting within the demon's den, where the demon creatures are terrifyingly strong, it was not worth risking their lives to get involved.

Jiang Liu nodded in agreement, the Little Witch herself had a cultivation level of a Demon General, likely more than able to handle the situation, and since they couldn't join forces, there wasn't much to be gained by staying.

When the risk didn't match the reward, leaving was obviously the better choice.

However, as the two of them moved, the Electric Light Leopard's gaze swept toward them.

"Eh? There are two Little Monks here too!? Sssh, nine incense scars!?"