Rabbit Must Die
Chapter 375 - 370 Rabbit’s Circle of Friends (Part Two)_1

Chapter 375: Chapter 370 Rabbit’s Circle of Friends (Part Two)_1

Niu Gold Ox shouted for a full quarter of an hour, and finally...

"Damn!"

Niu Gold Ox cursed loudly, flicking his sleeve, "No use shouting anymore, they won’t listen. Let’s just detour to the Northern Gate."

However, after detouring for half an hour, they found themselves extremely frustrated to discover that Tianpeng had, for some reason, brought along hundreds of millions of heavenly soldiers and set up a long battle formation sprawling like a dragon, completely blockading the area three thousand miles away from the Northern Gate. No one could get through!

Niu Gold Ox cursed angrily, "That bastard is definitely doing this on purpose!"

No sooner had the words fallen than a loud shout came: "You little calf, who are you talking about?!"

In the midst of speaking, a warship sailed over with a man standing on it, donned in dark gold armor and a red cloak. It was none other than Marshal Tianpeng!

In terms of status, people like Niu Gold Ox were merely Star Monarchs among the stars, how could they compare with someone like Tianpeng who wielded military power and authority?

Thus, Niu Gold Ox and the others bowed and greeted him respectfully: "Greetings, Marshal Tianpeng."

Marshal Tianpeng said, "I saw you people skulking around the outskirts of the army long ago. The battle was too intense just now, and I had no opportunity to ask you. But now I’ve picked a quiet moment to come over and see. What’s going on? If you have anything to discuss, just say it. I’ll try my best to accommodate!"

At these words, Niu Gold Ox, the Nv Earth Bat, and others were overjoyed. They had just assumed that Marshal Tianpeng was intentionally blocking them, but now it seemed they had thought too much.

However, before they could even speak, an orderly came running at breakneck speed, shouting, "Report! Marshal, there has been an incident in the army, please go have a look!"

"Oh? Is it urgent? If not, it can wait," Marshal Tianpeng said, generously giving face to Niu Gold Ox and the others.

"Very urgent! It’s an emergency! A squad of brothers has mistakenly been injured! They’re about to really start fighting on both sides!" the orderly called out.

Immediately, Marshal Tianpeng became very anxious, looking toward Niu Gold Ox and the others.

Niu Gold Ox and the others could only smile bitterly in their hearts, but they knew that there were no minor issues in the army, and since Marshal Tianpeng had given them face, they couldn’t be unappreciative.

Therefore, Niu Gold Ox and the others hastily cupped their hands together and said, "Marshal, military duties are of the utmost importance."

"Thank you! As soon as I have dealt with this, I will return to see you! Just wait a moment!" Then Marshal Tianpeng turned and left.

Niu Gold Ox and the others watched the warship sailing away, with complicated feelings inside...

"Big Brother Niu, what do we do now? If we don’t get through soon, it will be too late," said the Nv Earth Bat, growing anxious.

Niu Gold Ox could only smile wryly, "What else can we do? Let’s wait... and hope it won’t take too long."

Marshal Tianpeng left quickly, but true to his word, he returned after just a short while!

Seeing Marshal Tianpeng so reliable, all the stars were filled with gratitude. After greeting him, Marshal Tianpeng reciprocated the salute and asked, "What’s the matter with you all really?"

Before Niu Gold Ox could open his mouth...

From a distance, the orderly came again: "Report! Marshal, right after you left, General Li was provoked, and in a fit of anger he injured General Zhang’s men, and then General Zhang led his men and struck back. The two sides have completely broken into a fight!"

Tianpeng glanced at Niu Gold Ox.

Niu Gold Ox said bitterly, "Marshal, military affairs are urgent."

Therefore, the group of Star Monarchs, who had been all fired up and ready to catch Rabbits and earn merits, now looked just like resentful wives longing for their husbands to return home, staring forlornly at Tianpeng Marshal’s departing warship, all thinking, "Damn it!"

This time, before Nv Earth Bat could speak, Niu Gold Ox said, "Well... there’s no way we can catch up now. Fortunately, the others should be able to make it in time..."

At this, Niu Gold Ox muttered to himself, "I wouldn’t be considered shirking my duties, right...? Hmm... definitely not."

Meanwhile, outside the Western Gate, another group was whooping it up, seemingly having some trouble.

These individuals were Lou Gold Dog, Wei Earth Pheasant, Ang Sun Chicken, Bi Moon Crow, Zui Fire Monkey, Can Water Monkey, and other Star Monarchs along with a bunch of Stars, only without their leader Kui Wood Wolf.

At this very moment, Lou Gold Dog, Wei Earth Pheasant, Ang Sun Chicken... stood there looking dumbfounded at this shiny-headed little Monk!

The little Monk faced the crowd alone, with a kind expression and a smile, saying, "Fellow Daoists, where are you headed? That is to say, to which place are you going... Do you understand? Why isn’t anyone speaking up? Come on, say something. You have to tell me where you’re going so I can activate the Teleportation Array and send you there. If you don’t tell me, I can’t do anything for you...

Hey, Mr. Dog, you’re drooling. Here’s a piece of paper, go wipe it off on the side.

And Mr. Chicken, your eyes are glowing..."

"Shut up! We want to take the Teleportation Array to the Southern Gate!" snapped Ang Sun Chicken, finally regaining his senses.

The Monk said, "Don’t be so rude... I haven’t even introduced myself yet, sorry about that. Will you allow me to introduce myself now? No objections mean consent, so here it goes: my Dharma name is Golden Cicada, the ’gold’ of Gold, the ’cicada’ of spring cicada, the ’son’ of father and son..."

"Golden Cicada, cut the crap; we know who you are! You know who we are too, right, so no need for any introductions, okay?!" Lou Gold Dog, so anxious his hairs were nearly pulled out, quickly interrupted the long-winded Monk.

Golden Cicada, still smiling, said, "Of course, I know you, you must be Lou Gold Dog, right? The ’Lou’ from support, the color ’gold’—ah... this is the same as mine, what a coincidence. And the ’dog’ must just be ’dog,’ correct?"

Hearing this, Lou Gold Dog’s face turned dark.

Just as Ang Sun Chicken was about to speak, Golden Cicada covered his mouth with a smile, saying, "Ah... don’t speak, let me do it, otherwise, if you talk, wouldn’t that mean you look down on my memory? We’ve met a few times at big meetings after all. You are Ang Sun Chicken! Am I right? From the look in your eyes, I knew I was right. Ang Sun Chicken, ’ang’ for standing tall and proud, the ’sun’ from the sun, and the ’chicken’ of a hen! Am I right? Oh, sorry, you are a rooster..."

Ang Sun Chicken’s face was full of rage, yet he didn’t know how to vent his fury.

Golden Cicada seemed like someone who could never get angry, always smiling and friendly, as if trying to socialize with them. As the saying goes, it’s hard to slap a smiling face, and with him being so affable, they somewhat lacked the heart to really turn him away.

The crux of the matter was, they didn’t dare to turn him away!

Even though Western Buddhism couldn’t compare with the Heavenly Court, and even though Tathagata Buddha had the power of an Emperor Siyu, his status was still only that of the Five Ancients, not on par with Emperor Siyu. But that was only when compared to the Heavenly Court; how could these Star Monarchs and the myriad Stars measure up to Tathagata’s status?

Golden Cicada was a favorite in Tathagata Buddha’s eyes, the most beloved disciple with an exceedingly high status within Buddhism. Comparatively speaking, he was several levels higher than these Star Monarchs!

If Golden Cicada was willing to stoop down to interact with them and put on a friendly face, they couldn’t just coldly rebuff him or outright ignore him and barge past.

What’s more, should anyone actually ignore Golden Cicada, he truly might cry out, "Are you showing disrespect to me and my Master?"