Journey to the West: Starting from Changing Sun Wukong’s fate
Chapter 441 - 412: Riding the Tiger, Hard to Dismount

Chapter 441: Chapter 412: Riding the Tiger, Hard to Dismount

"Thank you for the reminder, come on, Bajie, Old Sun will help you achieve Buddhahood sooner by getting rid of something for you today!"

As he spoke, Sun Wukong turned his Jingu Bang into a sharp knife and with a treacherous grin, charged towards Zhu Bajie.

Zhu Bajie, terrified, turned ashen and yelled, "Junior Brother Sand, what terrible idea did you give this monkey? He’s after Old Pig’s life! Master, I need help!"

Xuanzang hurriedly stopped Sun Wukong and said with a frown, "Wukong, stop fooling around; let’s first discuss what to do!"

"All right! I’ll remember this beating, and we’ll settle it after subduing the monster," Sun Wukong readily agreed.

Then, with a sudden smile, Sun Wukong said, "The plan Bajie just mentioned might actually work."

Surprised, Sand Monk exclaimed, "Big Brother, do you mean to actually let Master participate in the bridal contest? Then use it as a chance to deal with that monster?"

Sun Wukong nodded slightly and said, "Exactly, we can have the Master snatch the monster’s Embroidered Ball. That way the monster will have no choice but to choose the Master as the Prince Consort. Meanwhile, Master can take the opportunity to assess the monster’s strength and find the right moment to subdue it. After we subdue the Fake Princess, we’ll just need to return the real Princess back, and everything will be perfect."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie immediately jumped out and shouted, "That’s exactly what Old Pig meant; Brother Monkey, you even want to teach Old Pig a lesson!"

"You dimwit, do you think Old Sun doesn’t know your little schemes?" retorted Sun Wukong, unamused.

"But there’s one problem!"

Sand Monk suddenly spoke up, "Although Master has some skill, isn’t this too dangerous?"

How could Sand Monk be reassured about letting the Master take such a risk?

He was still waiting for the Master to reach Mount Meru so he could return to the Celestial Court.

"Then let Bajie do it!"

After some thought, Sun Wukong felt that Sand Monk made sense.

Xuanzang was too important, after all.

"But Big Brother, with Second Senior Brother’s looks, meeting the princess might scare her to death, let alone being chosen as her Prince Consort," Sand Monk objected.

"What’s so difficult about that?" Sun Wukong said with a smile. "When it comes to bridal contests, Bajie is an old hand; after all, he’s done this before in Gao Laozhuang."

"Besides, isn’t it easy to make him handsome? We’ll just change Bajie into a handsome figure, and I guarantee it’ll totally captivate the princess," Sun Wukong continued confidently.

Zhu Bajie, although flattered by Sun Wukong’s remarks, couldn’t shake off the feeling that there might be some danger involved.

Upon hearing Sun Wukong say this, even Sand Monk nodded in agreement, saying, "Big Brother does have a point."

Confirming the plan, Sun Wukong nodded and declared, "Alright then, that’s settled. Idiot, you’re in luck this time! You’ll get to be the Prince Consort."

Zhu Bajie glanced at Sun Wukong and said, "Who’s dying to act like a Prince Consort; but..."

He chuckled to himself, as finally, the chance to play a Prince Consort had fallen into his lap. Puffing himself up, he adopted an airs, and presumptuously said, "You’ve seen the Prince Consort, now show some respect and bow."

"Pah!" Sun Wukong, clearly disgusted, remarked, "What a shameless fool of a pig, not even officially a Prince Consort yet and you’re already putting on airs. Besides, the princess is fake to begin with. Even if you became the Prince Consort, you would only be a fake one at that."

At this moment, as if struck by a thought, Xuanzang said, "The plan is brilliant, but we need to be certain that the princess hosting the Prince Consort selection is indeed the monster. If we’re mistaken, that would be terrible."

Smiling, Sun Wukong responded, "Rest assured, Master, Old Sun has long determined that the Monster Energy is definitely emanating from that princess. There’s no mistake."

"It’s always best to be cautious, there can never be too much caution," said Xuanzang, worried.

Though he thought Sun Wukong and the others made sense, Xuanzang still believed it was better to be cautious.

With that, he went out and specifically found a posthouse constable to inquire about the princess’s selection of a Prince Consort.

The constable was a bit taken aback and asked, "Elder, as a monk, why are you interested in such matters? Could it be that you also wish to compete for the Prince Consort?"

Embarrassed by this remark, Xuanzang’s face flushed red as he hastily clarified, "Amitabha Buddha, how sinful! As a monk devoted to Buddha, how could I harbor such thoughts?"

"I was merely curious as to why a princess of the great Tianzhu Country would choose to marry by throwing an Embroidered Ball—it’s unheard of for a princess elsewhere to find a Prince Consort this way. I was simply curious, hence the inquiry."

The constable nodded and explained, "I see, I occupy a low position and do not know the reasons. We in Tianzhu Country have indeed never had such a precedent before."

"I’ve heard that the Emperor only has this one daughter, and he dotes on her immensely. In the past few years, as the princess came of marrying age, the Emperor selected many noble suitors to become the Prince Consort."

"However, the princess herself disdains these pampered nobles, and somehow came up with the idea of marrying through the throwing of an Embroidered Ball. The Emperor, who adores his daughter, did not object. Thus, he built the elegant building, posted the Imperial Proclamation, and decided to select the Prince Consort by letting the princess throw the Embroidered Ball," he continued.

"I see!" Xuanzang nodded, and then followed up with another question, "Are you saying the Emperor has only this one princess?"

"Indeed, the Emperor only has this one daughter, no other any girls," the constable replied, nodding.

Xuanzang silently nodded to himself, thinking: Since the Emperor of Tianzhu has only this one princess, then she must certainly be a monster.

At this moment, Sun Wukong came out and said with a smile, "Master, now you should be reassured! I’m going to participate in the Prince Consort selection with Bajie, while you and Junior Brother Sand can go into the palace to exchange the Guan Wen."