Journey to the West: Starting from Changing Sun Wukong’s fate
Chapter 367 - 368: Big Brother, Second Senior Brother, Master Has Been Captured Again

Chapter 367: Chapter 368: Big Brother, Second Senior Brother, Master Has Been Captured Again

"Zhu Bajie!"

Upon seeing Zhu Bajie, the Golden-Winged Roc hurriedly dodged.

The one who suddenly charged out was naturally Zhu Bajie. After Zhu Bajie, Sand Monk, and Xuanzang dealt with the White Elephant and the Green Fur Lion, he prepared to go and see how Sun Wukong was doing.

Little did they know, not long after they left Lion Camel Ridge, they saw the figure of the Golden-Winged Roc flying swiftly from afar, and it seemed to be somewhat weakened.

Considering how he was almost steamed by the other party, how could Zhu Bajie possibly pass up this opportunity?

As the saying goes, strike the enemy while he is sick, Zhu Bajie would certainly not miss this chance, so he sneakily hid in the dark clouds in the sky.

Then, when the Golden-Winged Roc got close, he suddenly launched an ambush.

Normally, with the power of the Golden-Winged Roc, he would have surely discovered Zhu Bajie in advance, but this time he was only focused on escaping, his attention almost entirely on Sun Wukong behind him.

As a result, he did not detect Zhu Bajie preparing to ambush him.

It was only now that he wanted to dodge, but it was already a bit too late.

The Golden-Winged Roc barely managed to lean to one side to dodge. Although he successfully avoided the vital points,

he was still struck by Zhu Bajie’s rake.

The force of the rake was not small, further aggravating his existing injuries, and the intense pain almost made the Roc let out a pitiful screech.

This time the Golden-Winged Roc directly lost balance and fell from the sky, plummeting down toward the valley below to mend his body.

"So even you, the Bird of Death, have this day, too! Watch as I, Old Pig, pluck all your feathers today!"

Zhu Bajie saw this and couldn’t help but laugh out loud. He then chased after it, carrying the Nine-toothed Rake.

Boom! A huge noise resounded.

The massive body of the Golden-Winged Roc fell into the valley and flattened a whole area of forest.

Zhu Bajie landed on a nearby mountaintop and looking down at the motionless Golden-Winged Roc in the valley below, he laughed and said, "You wretched bird, stop feigning death! Get up and fight Old Pig for a hundred rounds. If you keep on pretending, beware I turn you into mincemeat."

Although Zhu Bajie was excitedly cursing, he did not dare approach to attack the Golden-Winged Roc.

Zhu Bajie understood that although his rake strike was heavy, considering the Roc’s power, how could he be dead from just one hit?

Now this fellow lying on the ground motionless, was likely feigning death to lure him closer, and then catch him off guard to strike.

Zhu Bajie was extremely astute, so how could he fall for this fellow’s trick?

Regardless of Zhu Bajie’s cursing, the Golden-Winged Roc lying in the valley did not move an inch, not even making a sound, as if indeed already dead!

Just at this moment, Sun Wukong arrived from afar, glanced at the Golden-Winged Roc in the valley, then looked at Zhu Bajie and teased, "Fool, no point looking any longer, he’ll not rise again, the real Golden-Winged Roc has long since fled!"

"Ah? It’s a fake?"

Zhu Bajie couldn’t help but be stunned, his eyes widening.

Seeing Zhu Bajie did not believe him, Sun Wukong blew a breath, and the Roc on the ground immediately reverted to its original form, its huge body shrinking continuously until it was just a feather.

Considering the enormous size of the Golden-Winged Roc’s real body, this feather was also more than a meter long.

"Damn it, that bird even knows this trick!"

Zhu Bajie couldn’t help but explode with irritation when he saw this, thinking he had had the upper hand, but it turned out to be just a feather.

"What’s the situation at Lion Camel Ridge now?"

Sun Wukong started to inquire.

"After you, Brother Monkey, lured the big bird away, our master performed Universal Salvation on the big and small demons here. With the Green Fur Lion and the White Elephant here, there’s basically no chance of those two demons reverting to their demon nature!"

"Now our master and Junior Brother Sand are crossing Lion Camel Ridge with the two demons!"

Sun Wukong nodded his head, but his thoughts shifted and he then said, "That Golden-Winged Roc has probably already escaped back to Lion Camel Ridge by now. Although he is injured, we must not underestimate his power. Our master might not be able to cope with him, we must hurry back to Lion Camel Ridge!"

As he spoke, Sun Wukong turned into a beam of light rushing toward Lion Camel Ridge, with Zhu Bajie following behind, riding on clouds toward Lion Camel Ridge.

At this time in Lion Camel Ridge.

Flanked by many demons, Xuanzang left Lion’s Camel Cave with the Green Fur Lion and the White Elephant showing faces full of devotion.

"Holy Monk, our third brother will surely not let you off easily. I think it is best to cross Lion Camel Ridge quickly!"

The Green Fur Lion said with hands pressed together in respect.

Beside him, the White Elephant also nodded and added, "Big brother is right. Our third brother holds a special status. He wouldn’t want you to easily cross now that he has come out of Buddhism!"

Surprised, Sand Monk said, "Master, let’s hit the road quickly then!"

Sand Monk did not want any more accidents. Although Zhu Bajie had gone up to aid Brother Monkey, no one knew if problems could still arise.

Xuanzang also realized the urgency of the situation, nodded his head, mounted his horse, and took off into the distance.

Xuanzang spurred his horse into a wild run, Sand Monk and the many demons used their mana to follow behind. The group sped westward, eager to leave behind Lion Camel Ridge.

While the others might be fine, Xuanzang after all was just flesh and blood; the continuous jolting nearly shook out his internal organs. Yet even so, Xuanzang clenched his teeth and kept going without uttering a word.

As the group traveled, suddenly the sky became overcast with dark clouds. The Green Fur Lion could not help but change complexion and shouted, "Bad news! Holy Monk, our third brother is coming."

Before the words fell, the huge figure of the Golden-Winged Roc suddenly appeared.

He saw the Golden-Winged Roc flap its wings fiercely, and in a flash, a wild windstorm rose, blanketing the area in yellow sand.

"Foul beast, cease your arrogance!"

At this time, neither Sun Wukong nor Zhu Bajie were present. The Sand Monk picked up his Treasure staff, leaped up, and charged straight towards the Golden-Winged Roc.

However, the Golden-Winged Roc flapped its wings again, creating a tornado that swept up the Sand Monk and carried him into the sky.

The Sand Monk was tossed around by the wind, losing all sense of direction.

The Green Fur Lion and the White Elephant stood in front of Xuanzang.

But even so, they were somewhat unable to withstand the divine skills of the Golden-Winged Roc.

As for the little demons, they had already been blown over, utterly incapable of resisting at all.

These little demons, had they not clung to nearby trees or large rocks, would have been blown away by the terrifying storm.

Yet, Xuanzang on the horseback wasn’t so lucky.

He was swept off the horse by the strong wind before even hitting the ground.

The wind had already picked him up and carried him into mid-air, causing Xuanzang to cry out in alarm.

"Holy Monk!"

The Green Fur Lion saw this and wanted to rescue Xuanzang, but in these circumstances, even it was struggling to save itself.

However, the White Elephant swung its long trunk and wrapped it around Xuanzang, who had been flung into the sky.

Then, the two steadied themselves and stood firmly on the ground.

Despite their great strength, they endured the force of the terrible storm.

But after a while,

The ground beneath them began to give way, and they too were lifted into the air.

"Not good!"

The Green Fur Lion sensed the ground loosening and shouted aloud.

Before the White Elephant could say anything, the two of them, along with Xuanzang, were enveloped by the wind and vanished into the sky.

By this time, the Sand Monk, dizzy from being blown around, finally steadied himself, located the Roc, and raised his Treasure staff to strike again.

Unexpectedly, at that moment, the Golden-Winged Roc flapped its wings hard.

Instantly, the Sand Monk was sent flying like a baseball, disappearing from sight in the blink of an eye.

The Golden-Winged Roc then extended its talons, forged like steel, and grabbed the White Elephant with one and hooked the Green Lion with the other.

It then turned into a bolt of black lightning and sped off towards the Western Direction, vanishing in an instant.

"Master! Demon, don’t go! Leave my master behind."

As the Golden-Winged Roc flew away, the Sand Monk plummeted from the sky, and spotting Xuanzang, the Green Fur Lion, and the White Elephant being carried off by the Golden-Winged Roc, he immediately leaped out, shouting loudly.

He was about to give chase when he saw Zhu Bajie and Sun Wukong returning from a distance.

"It seems, Brother Monkey, we are too late, the demon has kidnapped master again!"

Seeing the chaos of the scene, Zhu Bajie couldn’t help but let out a bitter laugh and said.

The place was riddled with trees uprooted from their bases and countless rocks.

The little demons were strewn all over the ground in disarray as well.

"Big Senior Brother, Second Senior Brother!"

Upon seeing Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie return, the Sand Monk called out to them and hurried over.

"Big Senior Brother, Second Senior Brother, the demon has kidnapped master, let’s go rescue him!"

The Sand Monk urgently added.

But Zhu Bajie helplessly said, "Although we weren’t in that storm just now, judging by what happened, rushing in would have been suicide!"

"But master has been kidnapped, we can’t just stand by and watch him die!" The Sand Monk said anxiously upon hearing Zhu Bajie’s words.

"If you want to go, then go. I, Old Pig, am not going. It’d be just as well if master died; we could disband and go our separate ways. You can return to Liusha River to continue eating people, and I can go back to Gao Laozhuang to continue being the son-in-law. It’s better than losing our lives in this godforsaken place!"

"This whole region is swarming with demons, you can be sure you’ll be devoured to the last bone!" Zhu Bajie said somewhat powerlessly.

They had only just rescued master and facilitated the Universal Salvation of the Green Fur Lion and the White Elephant.

Who could have predicted that as soon as they left, the Green Fur Lion and the White Elephant would recover and come after them?

Now, the Green Fur Lion and the White Elephant had undergone Universal Salvation again, only to be taken away by the Golden-Winged Roc.

When would this ever end?

"Big Senior Brother, never mind Second Senior Brother, let’s hurry and rescue master!" Seeing Zhu Bajie looking disinterested, the Sand Monk immediately turned his head to Sun Wukong and implored.

"Junior Brother Sand, let’s first figure out where master has been taken,"

Sun Wukong sighed and said.