Chapter 843: 547th chapter, Return to Lianhuadong
547th chapter, Return to Lianhuadong
547th chapter, Return to Lianhuadong
—— —— —— —— A red apricot branch sticking out of the wall
Just now speaking of the West Mountain Lianhuadong, the two little demons sent to capture Sun Wukong held the fake red gourd they had exchanged from his hand, threw it up into the sky, trying to trap the sky inside the fake red gourd, throwing it back and forth for half a day until they were drenched in sweat, yet the sky remained utterly still.
"Fake goods, fake goods, definitely smuggled goods, deceitful goods. We've been taken in, we've been taken in by the old Daoist. Nowadays there are too many fake Daoists, fake monks, fake nuns deceiving people. Let's go settle the score with that old Daoist." The two little demons shouted.
Sun Wukong, who was on the cloud head, could see those two little demons clearly and hear them clearly. Sun Wukong possesses fiery eyes and golden pupils, and ears that hear from a thousand li. What kind of person is Wukong? He can see through all phenomena of the human world.
Wukong thought, he must not let those two little demons shout wildly, causing a commotion that would leak the news and be unfavorable to rescuing his master. Thinking this, Wukong began to chant, "Come, come, come..."
As Sun Wukong chanted "Come, come, come..." the fake red gourd that the two little demons were tossing back and forth vanished instantly before their eyes.
That monkey hair was taken back by Sun Wukong.
"Ah, where did the red gourd go? I say, buddy, where did you hide the red gourd?" the foolish little demon asked the cleverer little demon.
"Ah, I don't know either. Why did the red gourd disappear? Did you take it and keep it for yourself? Hand it over quickly. Otherwise, I won't let you off." the cleverer little demon shouted.
Thus the two little demons guessed wildly, shouted wildly, and searched aimlessly. Each searched his own sleeves and pockets, turning them inside out, and also searched the grass, trees, and bushes near the hillside, but found no trace of the red gourd.
The two little demons were stunned: "What are we to do? We've lost the mountain-shaking explosive treasure of Lianhuadong—this is a capital offense."
Back then the Great Demon entrusted us with the mission to capture Sun Wukong, showing great trust in us as leaders. Now we not only failed to capture Sun Wukong, but also lost the mountain-shaking treasure red gourd and the Jade Pure Bottle. If the leader finds out, what will we do? How can we possibly cope?
"Buddy, going back is useless—it's like throwing an egg at a stone. Should we run? Haven't you heard that whether big or small, once you run it's settled?" said the foolish little demon.
"Run? Where to run? Even if you fled to the ends of the earth, you could not escape the grasp of the Great Demon and the Second Demon. If you ran and were caught by the Great Demon and the Second Demon, you would have made no progress at all. Do you know that fleeing from guilt adds one degree to the crime under the law? We, out of greed, lost the red gourd and the Jade Pure Bottle, already violating the mountain regulations and mountain statutes; to flee would be to add crime upon crime. Therefore, we cannot run." said the clever little Dao.
"Then what should we do?"
"Easy. We'll return to Lianhuadong. Who says we're buddies? You push all the blame onto me, then you go plead with the Second Demon Chief— the Great Demon Chief will treat me well, and the Second Demon Chief will treat you well. Combine those two kindnesses, doesn't that become one good? Perhaps the Great Demon Chief and the Second Demon Chief, looking at our usual feelings toward them, might spare us both. How about it, buddy— is that enough loyalty?" said the clever little demon,
"Boss, that's enough brotherhood, truly solid! There's no other way. Well then, let's go, back to Lianhuadong." The two little demons said, and turned back toward Lianhuadong.
Seeing from the cloud top that the little demon on the hillside had returned to Lianhuadong, Sun Wukong was instantly overjoyed.
Thus, Wukong transformed his body, turning into a tiny fly, and followed behind those two little demons as they headed toward Lianhuadong......
End of Chapter
