Chapter 177: with translation of chapter title

The scene of the Bull Demon King's sister's wedding was extremely chaotic, all sorts of monsters, though they looked strange in appearance that was minor, their clothing was also a mess, some wore flower‑patterned long robes, others wore white robes like Arabs, they were all monsters from every corner of the world invited by Sun Wukong to come eat Tang Sanzang's flesh.

Although the scene was extremely chaotic, there was also an advantage: stirring up trouble was effortlessly smooth; Zhou Shuo lightly provoked with a couple of words, and the whole Bull Demon King's manor instantly turned upside down, the monsters all clamored to eat Tang Sanzang's flesh, they were all invited guests and had even brought gifts.

Iron Fan Princess rushed from Flaming Mountain to the city; the Bull Demon King himself was already a bit nervous, and now being disturbed by the monsters, he wanted to lose his temper but couldn't bring himself to do it, after all, he's soft‑handed when taking from people and short‑mouthed when eating them, but to have him hand over Tang Sanzang was absolutely out of the question.

One person weighs 180 catties, which seems a lot, but once the bones are removed, how much meat is there? The monster guests who came numbered not a hundred but ninety‑nine, and there were also the Bull Demon King's little demons; even one slice of meat per person wouldn't be enough, yet the Tang Sanzang meat insists on not being divided.

It is said that eating a piece of Tang Sanzang's flesh grants immortality; the Bull Demon King felt he didn't need to worry about his lifespan, but the fame of Tang Sanzang's meat is so great that besides longevity it must also boost one's cultivation; in short, it cures illness and prevents it, and eating it is never a loss.

The Bull Demon King was secretly scheming, and his opinion of Sun Wukong grew worse; he loudly argued with the monsters, unaware that amidst the monsters' chaos, Zhou Shuo, together with Yingxia and Feiyan, had already taken advantage of the confusion to enter his treasure vault.

Because of the sister's wedding, the Bull Demon King's treasure vault was piled full of all kinds of treasures—divine weapons, precious iron, thousand‑year‑old lingzhi, in heap after heap; after the three entered the vault and looked at the treasures on the shelves, they were instantly dazzled.

"Isn't what we're doing a bit not right?" Yingxia looked at those legendary elixir treasures, and a sense of propriety welled up in her heart.

"It is a bit bad, then how about you stand guard outside for us, just watch, and I and Yanzi will take the stuff." Zhou Shuo said with full confidence, and gave his opinion: each to their own ambition; if you can't, then just don't take anything.

"Get lost!" Yingxia glared at the black‑hearted guy, letting herself stand watch—what's the difference between not stealing and stealing?

"All right, let's just take it!" Feiyan had no psychological burden whatsoever; the Bull Demon King is who? A demon—why be polite with him?

Without another word, the three immediately began to loot; Zhou Shuo had a personal space, so he collected things quickly, and Feiyan and Yingxia also didn't waste words, helping pass items to him, and the roomful of treasures was soon cleaned out.

"All right, we shouldn't linger here, let's go." Zhou Shuo patted his hand, and quietly led the two girls out of the treasure vault.

The treasure vault was located outside the courtyard; because the monsters were making a huge ruckus at the banquet, all the bull demons rushed over there, and Zhou Shuo, leading Yingxia and Feiyan, had gone halfway when he suddenly had a brainwave, without further ado he dragged the two girls into a dark corner of a house.

"What are you doing?" Yingxia looked at the dark sky, then was suddenly pulled by Zhou Shuo to the corner of the house, her heart involuntarily racing, and she gritted her teeth and asked.

"Someone." Feiyan was much more alert than Yingxia, instantly sensing the situation, she lowered her voice; Yingxia quickly shut her mouth and peered outside, and indeed she saw a person's shadow furtively crossing the alley, heading straight toward the treasure vault.

"It's a woman." Feiyan poked her head out to look at that shadow; she saw the figure wearing wide‑sleeved long robes, heading toward the treasure vault while looking left and right; under the bright moonlight it was clear that it was a woman.

"Don't make a sound." Zhou Shuo looked at the woman in the distance who was looking left and right, he reached out and covered the mouths of Feiyan and Yingxia together, speaking in an inaudible voice; the woman outside seemed to have been startled by Feiyan's voice and was now looking this way.

For a moment there was silence; the woman in the distance saw no movement, so she lifted her skirt and trotted toward the treasure vault; after she had left, Zhou Shuo immediately released the two girls whose faces were already flushed red.

"Big Brother Zhou, we need to flee quickly; she's heading for the treasure vault, and she'll soon discover what we've done!" Feiyan's face was somewhat flushed, she looked toward that direction and involuntarily spoke.

"Not necessarily; maybe she's going somewhere else." Yingxia blushed, her eyes darting left and right.

"Don't worry, I don't think anything will happen." Zhou Shuo looked at the two girls with flushed faces, smiled, glanced outward, and said.

"Why?" they asked in unison.

"Because I thought that silhouette looked like Iron Fan Princess." Zhou Shuo shrugged his shoulders.

"What does that have to do with her status? She's the Bull Demon King's wife; if she found out…" Yingxia spoke bluntly, "If it were Iron Fan Princess, she should be even more furious, but this thought just arose and she got stuck, because she felt that Iron Fan Princess seemed to have an affair with Sun Wukong."

"I get it, Big Brother Zhou, you mean Iron Fan Princess and Sun Wukong have an affair, and tonight she's also come to steal things like us, and she even wants to elope with Sun Wukong…" Feiyan's eyes lit up, but as she went on her face flushed red, and she was embarrassed to say the two words "elopement".

"Forget it, let's just leave; getting away from here is safer." Zhou Shuo looked at the two clever girls, reached out and pulled them up, and quickly left the spot.

The sky darkened quickly; the Bull Demon King spent most of the night settling the monsters, and just as Zhou Shuo had anticipated, Iron Fan Princess rushed toward the treasure vault, but the news of the vault's theft never got out.

Although it had been quiet for half the night, the Bull Demon King's lair eventually had trouble; at the second watch of midnight, a sudden shriek rang out in the city, followed by a clattering sound, and two women began fighting in the city, striking while still screaming.

"You bitch, I'll fight you to the death—you actually hooked up with my husband behind a man's back."

"You slut, I was clearly here first."

A shrill cry laced with gossip made the entire demon king's stronghold stir; Zhou Shuo followed Yingxia and Feiyan, mixed among a crowd of monsters watching the spectacle, and saw that the two women in the sky were battling, their two treasure swords clashing noisily.

"Wow, that isn't the bride?"

"That's Iron Fan Princess!" accompanied by a gasp from the monsters, the identities of the two women in the sky were revealed— they were the Bull Demon King's wife and sister‑in‑law.

Sister‑in‑law and younger sister‑in‑law were fighting over a man, and it wasn't even the elder brother; in an instant the monsters' gossip hearts swung wide open, Feiyan and Yingxia couldn't help but widen their lovely eyes, and even Zhou Shuo couldn't help but sigh.

"This is a genuine full‑set package." Zhou Shuo couldn't help himself; he hadn't expected the monkey to be such a person—he'd hooked up with Iron Fan Princess and then married the Bull Demon King's wife, and the Bull Demon King himself was a tragic figure.

"A full set?" Feiyan, being relatively pure, didn't catch the meaning; Yingxia snapped to, gave him a hard kick with her dainty foot, then pulled Feiyan away, not letting her learn bad habits from someone.

"How can this be blamed on me!" Zhou Shuo looked at Yingxia, who had pulled Feiyan apart, feeling somewhat innocent; the monkey's deeds, he could do them, but I can't say that—though I wonder whether the monkey actually has anything with this sister‑in‑law pair, just thinking about it suddenly seems quite exciting!

The two women went all out, fighting from the sky down to the ground, they started tearing down walls and stripping roofs, obviously furious to the extreme; this commotion quickly summoned the Bull Demon King, this black‑faced, bull‑headed giant, upon hearing clearly what his wife and sister‑in‑law were arguing about, his face instantly changed.

"Monkey, where are you? I'm going to kill you." The Bull Demon King roared furiously, paying no heed to the two women up above, his first thought was to find the monkey—well, that is, the trouble caused by the Supreme Treasure.

"Now there's a show to watch." Zhou Shuo looked at the two women fighting from sky to ground, and the bellowing, rampaging Bull Demon King, feeling somewhat unconcerned, but the even more exciting part was yet to come: the two women, who had been fighting fiercely, actually stopped fighting the instant they heard the Bull Demon King's roar.

"Wukong, where are you?" Iron Fan Princess let out a shriek and lunged straight at a certain spot in the city, clearly not wanting the Bull Demon King to harm Sun Wukong; and the Bull Demon King's sister, Spider‑Ox Xiangxiang, also lunged after her at once, chasing and shouting.

"You bitch, that's my husband."

"Two bitches." The Bull Demon King couldn't find Sun Wukong, seeing the two women fly off one after another, he couldn't help but blast white steam from his nostrils in anger, and without a second thought he took off after them.

"How will the Bull Demon King's family ever face people again!" Feiyan watched the two women brawling; at first she felt it was just a bit of gossip, but seeing the aftermath she felt waves of embarrassment.

"Anyway, we've lost face completely." Yingxia also felt a bit stubborn; watching this family drama was rather awkward.

"It really does mess up one's worldview." Zhou Shuo looked at the two uncomfortable girls; he himself felt nothing, but it truly does mess up one's worldview—this family aren't good people, their deeds can't be called proper human conduct, yet they've made such a mess that others find it unpleasant, giving a sense of one's worldview being utterly shattered.

"Speaking of which, shouldn't we make a getaway now?" Feiyan looked at the companions who all admitted the spectacle wasn't pretty, and she spoke up: we first stole the treasure vault, then watched this huge joke; although we don't know how long the Bull Demon King's family will keep fighting, there will be an end, and when that time comes the Bull Demon King will surely fly into a rage.

"Go." Yingxia had no hesitation.

"I have no objection." Zhou Shuo shook his head directly; this spectacle is unbearable to watch, it's time to make a run for it.

"Right, should we bring the Tang Sanzang master along?" Yingxia was about to follow the two and leave, when she suddenly realized that Tang Sanzang was still here; Sun Wukong had caused such a big fuss, and if the Bull Demon King got nasty he might boil him—what then?

"Do you know where he's being held?" Zhou Shuo blinked his eyes.

"I don't know." Yingxia shook her head.

"Then what should we do?" Feiyan gazed at the chaotic surroundings.

"Go, let's first search everywhere." Yingxia raised her eyebrows; Tang Sanzang is the heaven‑mandated pilgrim, we can't just ignore him.