Chapter 491

"My friend, I wonder..."

However, before Sun Wukong can finish his sentence, he is met with a questioning look from the other party, who immediately retreats in vigilance.

The human race, especially in the Strange Tales world, is exceptionally vigilant.

After all, in this world filled with demons, monsters, and ghosts, if they were not sufficiently vigilant, the human race would have been eaten clean long ago.

Therefore, facing Sun Wukong's unfamiliar face, this passerby holds a skeptical attitude.

Fortunately, with Sun Wukong's glib tongue, the passerby soon lets down his guard.

"Brother Li, I wonder why you were so vigilant when you saw me?"

From their previous conversation, Sun Wukong has learned the name of this human: Li Shan.

"Brother Sun, to tell you the truth, a strange thing has happened in our Guobeixian recently, which is why we people of Guobeixian have become so vigilant."

Li Shan explains the reason.

"Oh~, I wonder what kind of strange thing."

"Originally, there were many hunters in our Guobeixian, but recently, they have disappeared one after another. These living, strong men have just vanished—no sign of them alive, no corpse found."

"You tell me, as an ordinary person of Guobeixian, can I not be fearful?"

"Fortunately, the County Magistrate of our Guobeixian has already invited many talented and capable people to investigate the disappearance of the hunters."

"There is such a thing?!"

Hearing this, Sun Wukong has a conclusion in his heart; it is likely that this matter is related to the demons, monsters, and ghosts of the Strange Tales world.

However, at this moment, there is not much time left before his appointment with Marshal Tianpeng and the Jade-Faced Third Prince Ao Lie.

Therefore, Sun Wukong does not choose to stay in Guobeixian to protect this group of humans and subdue demons and monsters.

Instead, Sun Wukong prepares to rendezvous with Marshal Tianpeng and the Jade-Faced Third Prince Ao Lie to share the current information.

After that, he will return to sit in Guobeixian and protect this group of humans.

"So that's how it is. Brother Li, since Guobeixian is not peaceful, I will not linger here any longer. Farewell."

Having said that, Sun Wukong leaves quickly, and after getting far away from Guobeixian, he restores his original identity and flies directly to the gathering point.

On the other side, Wu Feng, who has been paying attention to the Strange Tales world, cannot help but marvel at Sun Wukong's good luck upon seeing that he actually found Guobeixian.

Although Guobeixian is not large, it does not mean it is not dangerous.

On the contrary, Guobeixian is one of the few top-tier dangerous places in the Strange Tales world.

Of course, this danger does not refer to Nie Xiaoqian or the Tree Demon Grandmother.

After all, these two could be eliminated by a single human cultivator like Yan Chixia, so they naturally do not amount to much.

The Black Mountain Old Demon behind the Tree Demon Grandmother is the truly terrifying one.

That is a powerful being who occupies a territory even in the Netherworld.

However, in front of Sun Wukong, a Da Luo Golden Immortal, there is no difference between the Black Mountain Old Demon, the Tree Demon Grandmother, or Nie Xiaoqian.

They cannot take a single strike from Sun Wukong anyway.

"If Sun Wukong protects Guobeixian and eliminates the Black Mountain Old Demon, he will likely gain a lot of contribution points and earn many exchange points."

At this moment, at the gathering point, Marshal Tianpeng and the Jade-Faced Third Prince Ao Lie have already returned, waiting for Sun Wukong's arrival.

Afterward, with Sun Wukong's return, the three begin to share their respective news.

Soon, Sun Wukong learns from Marshal Tianpeng and the Jade-Faced Third Prince Ao Lie that they have each gone to different places.

They have also found human gathering places.

First is Marshal Tianpeng; he had good luck and found the capital city of a certain country.

The luck of the Jade-Faced Third Prince Ao Lie was not as good; he only found an ordinary prefecture city. Naturally, its scale is much larger than the Guobeixian Sun Wukong found, but it does not compare to the capital city Marshal Tianpeng found.

"It seems this is our respective fortune. Since the Strange Tales world poses no threat to the three of us, how about we each guard a territory and protect the local human race?"

Sun Wukong proposes at this moment.

The Jade-Faced Third Prince Ao Lie naturally has no objections.

Of course, another reason is that the number of exchange points is entirely allocated based on the contribution points of this mission.

And in this mission in the Strange Tales world, the key point lies in protecting a group of humans.

Naturally, in the eyes of Marshal Tianpeng and the Jade-Faced Third Prince Ao Lie, protecting more humans will naturally yield more contribution points.

It can be said that thinking this way is not wrong; after all, the Strange Tales world is a protection mission.

The prefecture city found by the Jade-Faced Third Prince Ao Lie is much larger than Sun Wukong's Guobeixian, so he is naturally unwilling to go to Sun Wukong's Guobeixian.

After all, Guobeixian is small, so there are fewer humans, and the contribution points gained from protecting the area will not be much.

On the other side, Marshal Tianpeng disagrees with Sun Wukong's proposal.

The reason is the same, except that Marshal Tianpeng hopes Sun Wukong will go with him to the capital city of that country.

That way, they can protect more humans and gain more contribution points.

To this, Sun Wukong expresses his appreciation for Marshal Tianpeng's good intentions, but he is determined to go to Guobeixian.

It is not that Sun Wukong has seen the extraordinary nature of Guobeixian, but because he already knows that Guobeixian is currently being targeted by demons, monsters, and ghosts.

Therefore, Sun Wukong naturally cannot sit idly by.

In the end, Marshal Tianpeng cannot persuade Sun Wukong and has to give up.

Subsequently, after the three exchange a few brief pleasantries, they part ways.

Soon, Sun Wukong returns to Guobeixian once again, but this time, he heads straight for the county government office.

Currently, the Guobeixian County Magistrate is posting notices to find talented and capable people, so Sun Wukong prepares to use this opportunity to enter Guobeixian with an identity that is capable but not overly powerful.

It is not that Sun Wukong is deliberately trying to be low-key, but because he is very clear about one thing.

The greed of the human race is terrifying; he felt it when he was seeking a master to learn skills.

Once Sun Wukong's extraordinary strength is revealed, it will inevitably lead to people from all sides coming to pay their respects.

Even if Sun Wukong refuses to see guests, many people will likely find ways to come and pay their respects.

They might even use all sorts of methods just to see Sun Wukong.

Although Sun Wukong would be very annoyed by this, because of the Strange Tales world mission, he cannot take action against the human race.

That is why Sun Wukong pretends to be a capable but not overly powerful person to enter Guobeixian; this way, he will not have such troubles.

On the contrary, because he is capable, once any strange things happen, the Guobeixian County Magistrate will inevitably rely on Sun Wukong.

In this way, Sun Wukong can complete the mission of protecting a group of humans, and in his spare time, he can also investigate matters related to the special mission.