Journey to the West: Starting from Changing Sun Wukong’s fate
Chapter 417 - 400: He Has a Great Demon Behind Him

Chapter 417: Chapter 400: He Has a Great Demon Behind Him

Sun Wukong smiled and said, "Bajie’s words do make some sense, but if that Old Lion cannot find the real culprit and vents his anger on the people of Yuhua Province, leading to a disaster for them, wouldn’t that be our fault?"

Sun Wukong nodded and said, "Now that the Monster has stolen our weapons, we cannot avoid this trouble. Since we have to fight, we must eradicate the problem at its root and eliminate this nest of Demons, to prevent them from causing harm to the area."

Xuanzang smiled and nodded at this time, saying, "Wukong is right, subduing Demons and eliminating evil is also a way of accumulating good deeds, we must cut the problem at its roots."

"Although these Demons are formidable, we don’t fear them. If we plan carefully, who wins and who loses is still uncertain! I think we should deal with the Yellow Lion Demon first, one, to eliminate a foe, and two, to recover your weapons."

Sun Wukong nodded and said, "In that case, as soon as Junior Brother Sand returns, Old Sun will go with Zhu Bajie to Leopard Head Mountain to subdue the Yellow Lion Demon and recover the weapons first."

Xuanzang gladly agreed, smiling and saying, "That’s fine, Sha Wujing can also come along, this city is a peaceful place, and there is no need for your protection against other Monsters."

Zhu Bajie clamored and said, "Master is right, Old Pig also wishes to recover his Nine-toothed Rake quickly. Since that’s the case, let us go together."

After a while, Sand Monk finally returned.

He came back panting and recounted the events he witnessed during his investigation to Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie.

Hearing that what Sand Monk said was not much different from what Sun Wukong had said, Zhu Bajie laughed dryly and said, "In that case, Junior Brother Sand, let us set off together!"

"Second Senior Brother, I think we should still plan for the long term, these Demons must have other tricks up their sleeves!"

"What’s there to plan for the long term? We should recover our weapons as soon as possible, otherwise, there might be big trouble!"

Zhu Bajie said with some urgency.

Without weapons, they felt somewhat unnerved; now, Zhu Bajie only wanted to get his weapon back.

Soon after, the group leapt into the air, riding the clouds to Leopard Head Mountain.

Sun Wukong looked down and saw two little demons just coming down from the mountain on a small path.

Sand Monk immediately said, "Big Brother, Second Brother, those two little demons must be subordinates of the Yellow Lion Demon."

"In that case, Old Pig will catch those two little ones first, interrogate them to get a clear picture, then it won’t be too late to take action."

Zhu Bajie also spoke up.

"Hmm!" Sun Wukong looked at Zhu Bajie with some surprise, marveling at his proactivity.

Afterward, he nodded slightly and agreed.

It was then that Sun Wukong somersaulted down to land behind the two little demons.

At that moment, he heard the two little demons talking about a "rake meeting."

Zhu Bajie thought to himself that it was indeed as he expected and was overjoyed. He then cast an immobilization spell, freezing the two little demons in place, and dragged them back to Sun Wukong’s presence.

Zhu Bajie laughed and said, "Old Pig has caught the two little demons. Just now, when I heard them mentioning the ’rake meeting,’ I’m sure that the three pieces of weaponry have indeed been stolen by these Demons."

Sun Wukong nodded, waved his hand gently to lift the immobilization spell from the two little demons, restoring their ability to move. Suddenly realizing they were hanging mid-air, they were terrified out of their wits, promptly kneeling and begging for mercy, "Immortals, please spare our lives, Immortals, please spare us!"

Zhu Bajie grabbed one of the little demons and shouted angrily, "You brazen thieves, I will ask you, have you stolen Old Pig’s weapons?"

"Weapons? We really don’t know what your Excellency’s weapons are. We haven’t even seen them, how could we steal them?" said the little demon, looking completely bewildered.

Zhu Bajie, growing impatient, said, "We have three pieces of weaponry: a Golden Hoop Staff, a Nine-toothed Rake, and a Demon-Subduing Staff. They were stolen last night; surely, this was the doing of you thieving rascals. Confess quickly, or you’ll jeopardize your lives."

Upon hearing this, the two little demons finally understood and one of them hurriedly said, "Please, this has nothing to do with us!"

"Last night, our Great King indeed acquired three treasures: a Golden Hoop Staff, a nine-foot rake, and a Demon-Subduing Staff, all rare treasures that delighted our Great King very much."

"He decided to have a ’rake banquet’ to celebrate, which is why he sent us two out to buy pigs and sheep, and prepare for the feast. This matter is truly unrelated to us small fry; we are merely errand runners."

"So it was you bandits who stole them after all, watch how Old Pig doesn’t beat you two scoundrels to death!" Zhu Bajie instantly flew into a rage, preparing to beat the two little demons.

"Hold on!" Sun Wukong quickly spoke up to stop Zhu Bajie.

"Brother Monkey, what’s the use of keeping these Demons alive if we don’t kill them?" Zhu Bajie asked, puzzled.

"We haven’t gotten to the bottom of things yet!" Sun Wukong said with a frown.

The two little demons, already scared out of their wits, kept begging for mercy, "Lords, please spare our lives, this really has nothing to do with us!"

Sun Wukong looked coldly at the two little demons and said, "If you two want to save your lives, it’s actually simple. Just answer my questions dutifully, and if this immortal is pleased, your pathetic lives will be spared."

The two little demons quickly said, "The Immortal can ask us anything, we will tell you everything we know, and dare not deceive the Immortal."

Sun Wukong nodded in satisfaction, then asked, "I ask you, do you know about the Demons on Bamboo Joint Mountain?"