Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything
Chapter 953 - 953: The Frightened Zhu Bajie (10th Update)

"Xiaobai, two Taoist friends, Tingdi, I'll leave this Julu Continent matter to you for now. I need to go find Bajie to discuss some things."

At the dinner table, having made up his mind, Jiang Liu naturally spoke up to bid farewell to the Little White Dragon and the others.

"Alright, Master!"

The Little White Dragon's heart fluttered slightly; he could roughly guess why his Master was going to look for his second senior brother, so he cleverly chose not to ask more.

"Master, please go ahead!" The Good Corpse and Evil Corpse both nodded in agreement.

As for the Tingdi Beast? It had no objections at all; after all, its role was merely to help them search for the demons and ghosts who had escaped to Julu Continent.

Regarding other matters, it didn't have to worry at all.

After dinner, Jiang Liu got up and left the side of Julu Continent, flying directly towards Zhu Bajie's location.

The first time Zhu Bajie was fooling around with those female demons, Sun Wukong went over directly and smashed the female demon's cave, driving them away.

The second time, when Zhu Bajie was involved with a woman, Sun Wukong and the others saw that Zhu Bajie hadn't delayed the task, so they didn't manage it too tightly.

But everyone knew the location of that woman's cave.

Could it be that Zhu Bajie, perhaps due to matters of beauty, had thrown aside the task of cleaning up the South Zhanbu State?

Jiang Liu decided to take a look at the woman's cave first, hoping not to find Zhu Bajie there.

Beep beep beep!

Jiang Liu was using the Art of Cloud Soaring to fly towards the cave when a message arrived.

In the friends list, Zhu Bajie's icon was blinking.

Jiang Liu opened it to find a message from Zhu Bajie.

Zhu Bajie mentioned that the demons and ghosts over in South Zhanbu State were really good at hiding. Although he had already done his best to search, he had only managed to slay about a dozen demons, and needed more time.

Seeing Zhu Bajie's message, Jiang Liu thought for a moment, then replied, telling him not to be too hasty; just do his best.

As for the task of exorcising demons, there was no specified timeline for completion.

"Alright, Master, this old pig understands!"

In front of the cave, the moonlight was beautiful tonight. Zhu Bajie sat at the stone table and chairs outside the cave, sipping wine and enjoying small dishes, watching Xiaoyun dance beneath the moon.

He felt that such a life was far more comfortable than being a deity.

After closing the chat panel, Zhu Bajie felt a twinge of guilt for deceiving his Master.

But on second thought, his Master did say not to rush and hadn't set a specific time for resolving the matter, so there was no need to worry too much, right?

With his current Daluo Golden Immortal cultivation level and the Dharma Treasures bestowed by his Master, eliminating those escaped demons and ghosts was simply a piece of cake.

"Well? My lord, how was my dance?"

Under the moonlight, after Xiaoyun finished a graceful dance, her face lit up with a smile as she came into Zhu Bajie's embrace and asked.

"Excellent, excellent! Beauty, your dance was so ethereal that this old pig couldn't take his eyes off it!" Holding Xiaoyun in his arms, Zhu Bajie's mouth brimmed with a hearty smile as he nodded.

With that, Zhu Bajie paused slightly and then continued, "By the way, this old pig remembers back in the Heavenly Court, many fairies would perform the Startling Swan Dance. It's been years since I've seen it; can you still dance it?"

"Of course, I can. It's a dance that nearly all heavenly fairies can perform!" Nodding, as Zhu Bajie wanted to see the Startling Swan Dance, Xiaoyun naturally rose to perform.

"Hmm, not bad, the dance is very graceful!"

Watching the familiar and graceful dance before him, Zhu Bajie nodded in approval and murmured to himself secretly.

After so many years, upon seeing this familiar dance once more, Zhu Bajie felt profoundly nostalgic.

...

The Cloud Ascending Leaps with the Art of Cloud Soaring was deployed, and soon Jiang Liu arrived above the cave.

Looking downwards, seeing Zhu Bajie drinking wine and eating dishes, while a woman danced before him, life seemed quite leisurely.

After a moment of silent reflection, Jiang Liu showed no intention to hide his presence, slowly descending from the air.

"Master!"

Seeing his Master descend, Zhu Bajie's face changed dramatically, hastily putting down the wine glass in his hand.

Of course, upon seeing Jiang Liu's appearance, Xiaoyun, who was dancing, also stopped.

"You don't need to stop, just continue your dance, I'm only here to say a few words to Bajie..." Seeing the dancing girl's somewhat nervous appearance, Jiang Liu spoke, without showing anger.

Xiaoyun's gaze fell on Zhu Bajie, clearly seeking his opinion.

"Go on dancing!" Hearing the master's words, Zhu Bajie felt somewhat reassured and nodded to Xiaoyun.

Well, since Zhu Bajie said so, Xiaoyun naturally continued to dance.

As for Jiang Liu, he sat across from Zhu Bajie.

"Master, you actually have time to see me?" Hastily pouring wine for Jiang Liu, Zhu Bajie spoke with a flattering expression.

"No need, I'll do it myself!"

As Zhu Bajie was about to pour wine, Jiang Liu stopped him and spoke while taking the wine pot from Zhu Bajie's hand.

"M-Master, what did you say?" Zhu Bajie stared at Jiang Liu in surprise, momentarily unable to comprehend.

"I said I'll do it myself, no need for you to pour wine for me!" Jiang Liu repeated, glancing at Zhu Bajie.

"Master, it's only right for a disciple to pour wine for you. You... you don't want me, Old Pig, anymore!?" Jiang Liu's words made Zhu Bajie anxious.

Moreover, in front of him, the master usually referred to himself as "the teacher," but today he called himself "poor monk"?

"Speak slowly, don't frighten the girl next to you!" Seeing Zhu Bajie's agitated demeanor, Jiang Liu shook his head and said.

Listening to Jiang Liu's words and looking at Xiaoyun beside him, who was still dancing, Zhu Bajie noticed the worried look in her eyes.

So, Zhu Bajie no longer shouted or fussed and sat down quietly.

"Let's not talk about anything else, just tonight's dinner." Seeing Zhu Bajie slightly calmed down, Jiang Liu pointed to the food and drink in front of them and said.

"You're drinking, eating, and someone is dancing for you. You're living quite comfortably! Don't interrupt, let me finish..." Jiang Liu said, noticing Zhu Bajie was about to speak and raised his hand to stop him.

Well, since the master said so, Zhu Bajie kept his mouth shut and waited for the master to finish speaking.

"Actually, there's nothing wrong with living comfortably as my disciple. As your teacher, I hope you all live well!"

"However, tonight, I video-called Wujing. He was all alone cooking dinner in the wild, which made me feel guilty comparing him to you!"

"In the four major continents, each of you three disciples has been assigned tasks. Wujing and Sun Wukong have done quite well, but you seem to have not started yet?"

"Comparatively, I'm naturally angry and initially wanted to scold you!"

"But upon reflection, it seems I don't have the right to scold you!"

"Wukong and Wujing are willing to work hard to exorcise demons to help the teacher eliminate Heavenly Retribution sooner. I am naturally grateful!"

"But if you, Bajie, are unwilling to work hard, I certainly have no right to be angry with you!"

"After all, you are not obliged to help me, right?"

"It's like borrowing money. Even if they are good brothers, if others don't lend you money, you have no right to be angry. No matter how good the relationship is, they are not obliged to lend you money, right?"

Upon saying this, Jiang Liu raised his hand and drank the wine in his cup in one gulp.

Then, Jiang Liu stood up and said, "Alright, Bajie, I've said everything I needed to. You stay here, and I will handle the cleanup work in South Zhanbu State myself. No need to trouble you!"

"When all this work is done, if my disciples and I continue the journey to the west, we will inform you. If you still wish to join, you are welcome!"

"If you don't want to come, I won't force you!"

Having said all he needed to, Jiang Liu turned around.

"Master!"

Seeing Jiang Liu finally finished speaking, Zhu Bajie, in a wailing manner, rushed over and knelt on the ground, hugging Jiang Liu's leg, "Master, I, Old Pig, was wrong, very wrong, Master, please give me another chance! I won't dare anymore!"

Zhu Bajie's dramatic reaction startled Xiaoyun next to him, and naturally, she couldn't continue dancing.

"No, I made it clear just now, whether you take action or not is your freedom, but if you're unwilling, you should have told me early on, so I wouldn't have included your situation in my plan!"

Seeing Zhu Bajie clutching his leg and wailing, Jiang Liu shook his head and said.

"Master, hit me, scold me, just don't be like this! I, Old Pig, really know I was wrong, I won't dare anymore!" Zhu Bajie's face was filled with urgency.

Indeed, in Zhu Bajie's view, the master's words completely excluded him from being considered part of the group.

These words seemed not just a little distant?

This truly frightened Zhu Bajie.

In Zhu Bajie's view, it would be better for the master to beat or scold him.

Just like before, when the senior brother destroyed the female demon's lair and drove the people away, it showed that the senior brother considered him part of the group, not feeling distant at all.

"Hmm, indeed, this method of educating Bajie is more effective!"

Seeing Zhu Bajie wailing and truly recognizing his mistake, Jiang Liu nodded secretly.