A Core Ship From The Start
Chapter 1383 - 935 Chen’s Village Enjoys a Full Fish Banquet Great Saint Sun Mourns the Loss of the Sea-Calming Needle

Chapter 1383: Chapter 935 Chen’s Village Enjoys a Full Fish Banquet Great Saint Sun Mourns the Loss of the Sea-Calming Needle

This Koi Spirit, being transformed, boasted not a small size, almost as big as an adult dolphin, and Duanmu Huai hefted it back directly. He made a round around Chen’s Village, and everyone who saw it was amazed. When they learned that this was Linggan Daxian, they were even more astounded, never expecting that in their lifetime, they would be duped by a koi spirit.

By the time Duanmu Huai returned to Chen’s old house, the group was already festively decorated with lanterns and music from gongs and drums.

"Holy Monk is powerful! This demon has wreaked havoc for many years, I didn’t expect it to be subdued by the Holy Monk so easily! Truly, heaven is just!"

"Whether heaven is just, I do not know, but I’m set on eating this fish, come, old man, set up a pot in the yard, I’m going to eat this fish!"

"Huh?"

Upon hearing Duanmu Huai’s words, the old man Chen was also stunned.

"Holy Monk, as a monk, you eat meat too?"

"If I don’t eat meat, where would I get the strength to subdue demons and dispel evil? Come, help me."

"Oh oh oh..."

Hearing Duanmu Huai’s response, the Chen family didn’t dare to talk much more. Fortunately, Chen’s Village is located by the Tongtian River and has been a fishing family for generations, skilled in the ways of preparing fish. Immediately, a crowd surged forward, scaling and deboning the fish to make dishes like fish sashimi, fish brawn, using fish meat for sauce, firing up to grill the meat, and adjusting the tender parts into a fish soup. Furthermore, they used methods like boiling, cooking, frying, roasting, deep-frying, stewing, and steaming, cleanly processing a whole Koi Spirit—fish meat used for cooking, fish bones for broth, fish head split to make half with hot peppers and half with tofu.

This Koi Spirit had been transformed for a long time, making its flavor exquisitely delicious. When the cooking commenced, the delicious aroma continuously wafted around, lingering over Chen’s Village and stimulating appetites.

"Ahh... how satisfying."

Duanmu Huai put down his bowl of fish soup, still savoring the flavor, then turned to look at Sun Wukong beside him.

"Monkey, have you written it down?"

"Master, it’s already written down. The meat of the Koi Spirit is fine and delicate, truly exemplary."

"Hmm, alright, add one more sentence at the end, ’Eating it could increase your lifespan by a hundred years.’"

"Oh... why is that?"

Upon hearing Duanmu Huai’s instruction, Sun Wukong was also curious. Indeed, all along their journey, every time Duanmu Huai finished eating a demon, he would share his thoughts, then have Sun Wukong record it into a book, saying it was to make a Western Regions gourmet travelogue.

For instance, the antelope they ate before, Duanmu Huai’s comment was that its meat was tender, fresh, not gamey or fishy, with a delicate texture. Of course, that wasn’t much to say, but afterwards, Duanmu Huai added it could treat abdominal pain and cure madness—now that was strange, how did the master know?

"Oh, this world ultimately revolves around fame and profit, doesn’t it? Demons eat humans to gain experience, but humans can eat demons to prolong life, right? This way, people will be motivated to hunt demons to eat. Think about it, if people knew that eating this fish spirit could prolong life by a hundred years, who wouldn’t try their best to hunt and eat fish spirits? Then, wouldn’t the world be at peace?"

"Er... is it really like that?"

"Of course, but cooking demon meat is not easy."

There are certainly problems with demon meat, but Duanmu Huai isn’t afraid. After all, whenever he cooked demon meat, he had Sun Wukong fetch water from the Sky River and used Samadhi True Fire for cooking, dissolving any poisonous or evil spirits.

"Besides, these little elves are not easy to find and not tasty when you do... huh, these demons are quite lucky, otherwise with just one more trick from me, they’d instantly go extinct."

"What trick?"

"Hmph."

Duanmu Huai burped and snorted coldly.

"To invigorate!"

"Er............"

After finishing the full fish feast, Duanmu Huai patted his round belly and turned to rest. Meanwhile, Sun Wukong tidied everything up and flipped over the river to scout ahead. This was also Duanmu Huai’s intention, after all, he wanted to see how far and how long it would take to reach Women’s Kingdom.

However, not long after Sun Wukong crossed the river, he saw a mansion appearing amidst the mountains, seemingly a residence of the wealthy. With his fiery eyes, he immediately noticed a seething aura of malice and evil, clearly a place where demons bewitched and deceived people.

Initially, Sun Wukong planned to make a swift exit, but then he paused, thinking: With such evil in this place, once the master sees it, he would inevitably climb up the mountain to eliminate the demon. Even though the master’s divine power reaches the sky, it’s the disciple’s duty to take on tasks occasionally, and it wouldn’t hurt for Old Sun to show off his skills.

No wonder this monkey had such thoughts; although he was following Guanyin Bodhisattva’s guidance to protect Monk Tang on his journey to fetch scriptures from the Western Paradise, all the mighty demons along the way were killed by Duanmu Huai with a single punch. Sun Wukong could only deal with the little elves on the sidelines. Even Zhu Bajie or Sha Heshang might not mind this, but Sun, who once caused havoc in the Celestial Palace and confronted one hundred thousand Heavenly Soldiers and Generals, was hardly satisfied with just fighting little demons.

Although the master is quite formidable, Old Sun is still the Heavenly Great Sage, and it might be time to show the master what Old Sun is capable of!

With this thought, that monkey head stepped on the auspicious clouds and flew directly toward the mansion.

Upon reaching the mountaintop, the mansion had already disappeared; there he saw a group of little demons brandishing weapons. Sun Wukong did not hesitate, stepping forward and shouting loudly: "Those little demons, go inside and tell your cave master, I am Tang Dynasty’s Holy Monk and the Heavenly Great Sage Sun Wukong. Today I have come here to subdue demons, have him come out and meet his demise immediately!"