PDLP Chapter 101 Helping Out
Chapter 101 Helping Out
Chapter 101 Helping Out
Ling Xuzi cursed Jiang Feng, and just as he was about to die, a black wind suddenly rushed into the cave.
Jiang Feng looked closely and saw that there was now a tall, thin man in black in front of him.
The man in black stared intently at Jiang Feng, his eyes gleaming with a bright light, as if he could see right through him.
"A black bear spirit?"
Jiang Feng cautiously moved to the side of Sha Wujing, forming an earth escape spell in his hand, ready to flee at any moment.
The man in black smiled and said, "I am the Sun-Devouring God Lord under the command of Erlang Shenjun. Jiang Feng, you have offended the divine power by impersonating Erlang Shenjun."
But the True Lord sees that your purpose is to rid the people of harm, which is understandable. He has instructed me not to give you any reward openly, but to secretly reward you with something.
As soon as he finished speaking, Ling Xuzi, who was lying on the ground, knew that he had no hope of revenge. He slammed his head on the ground and his soul was completely scattered.
Jiang Feng's eyes lit up as he looked at the Howling Celestial Dog, who called himself the Devouring Sun God, and said expectantly, "So you're the Devouring Sun God! What good stuff do you have? I wouldn't mind if you had the Nine-Turn Great Rejuvenation Pill or the Seventy-Two Transformations!"
"I don't mind, but I need to have the skills first!"
The Celestial Hound rolled its eyes at him and took out a magic pill: "On behalf of the True Lord, I will bestow upon you a magic pill."
Jiang Feng:
This plot seems familiar... Could the elixir be called the "Leg-Stretching and Eye-Staring Pill"?!
Seeing Jiang Feng's suspicious look, the Celestial Hound said, "The Lesser Rejuvenation Pill refined by Laozi can instantly restore lost magical power. Do you want it?"
"Of course!"
Jiang Feng snatched the elixir and then took out several roasted field mice as a return gift: "I can't let you come all this way for nothing. Eat them while they're hot; they were just roasted this afternoon."
The celestial dog was immediately drawn by the aroma of the roasted field mouse. It grabbed the mouse and eagerly stuffed it into its mouth, crunching away with gusto, its narrow eyes squinting as it savored the taste: "Delicious, delicious!"
After finishing his meal, he licked his fingers with lingering satisfaction, glanced at Jiang Feng with great reluctance, bent over, walked out of the cave, and went back to the heavens to report.
Sha Wujing watched his retreating figure and murmured, "Master, he looks like a dog."
Jiang Feng praised, "Good eye! He's Erlang Shen's celestial hound, his cultivation level is unknown. One bite from him could break through a monkey's defenses. Don't mess with him."
[Your compassion and mercy in rescuing the girl abducted by Ling Xuzi have moved Heaven, and you are rewarded with mastery of the "Wolf Venom Technique"]
Jiang Feng was slightly taken aback. Upon closer inspection, he discovered that the Wolf Venom Technique was actually a poison-refining technique.
Using poison-refining techniques as alchemy, even if he didn't kill Ling Xuzi, he would probably be poisoned to death by the pills he made sooner or later.
After sighing with regret, he began to search Ling Xuzi's cave, looking for the poison pills Ling Xuzi had refined and the medicinal herbs he had accumulated over the years.
On the other side, the Celestial Hound transformed back into its original form and returned to the heavens to report to Erlang Shen. Sticking out its tongue, it chuckled and said, "Master, Jiang Feng is a good guy. He even gave me roasted field mice as a return gift."
Yang Jian was slightly displeased: "Stupid dog, you were bribed by just a few roasted field mice?"
The Celestial Hound turned its head away and muttered softly, "That's still better than praising you a couple of times and then getting lost—"
Yang Jian lowered his head with an unfriendly expression: "What did you say?"
The celestial dog shuddered involuntarily, then quickly smiled and flattered, "I say, Master is wise!"
Meanwhile, Jiang Feng had already returned to the Li family home. The Li family of three were reunited and were embracing each other, weeping bitterly. Upon seeing Jiang Feng's return, they rushed forward, knelt down, and were about to kowtow.
Jiang Feng lifted them up with a wave of his hand and said, "No need to be polite. I've already eaten the food you gave me, so saving your daughter evens things out."
After saying that, he turned to Bai Suzhen and said, "Little Bai, it's time to go. You've done a great service today, so I'll give you a special meal tonight. I've prepared a surprise for you."
Bai Suzhen gave a bitter smile: "We can't continue our journey; the monster stole our luggage."
Jiang Feng was taken aback, and then saw Li Shi explain with a look of shame on her face.
It turned out that after he and Sha Wujing left the village, a black wind suddenly blew into the house and swept away all their luggage.
After a moment of thought, Jiang Feng realized that Black Wind must be the Black Bear Spirit in disguise, which surprised him somewhat.
He had already taken back the brocade cassock when the Guanyin Temple caught fire. The black bear spirit should never have seen the brocade cassock, so why did he still come to steal it?
Jiang Feng narrowed his eyes, which flashed with a terrifying light, and said coldly, "I originally wanted to let him go, but now it can't be resolved peacefully."
If I let him off the hook every time, wouldn't I become the stable boy who tends the horses?
At the foot of Five Elements Mountain, a monkey surnamed Sun suddenly sneezed and asked with a puzzled look, "What's going on lately? Why do people keep talking about me, Old Sun?"
Just as he was wondering, a cloud of auspiciousness suddenly descended from the sky and landed in front of Sun Wukong. It turned out to be Guanyin Bodhisattva.
The Bodhisattva glanced at Sun Wukong and laughed, "You monkey surnamed Sun, do you recognize me?"
Sun Wukong opened his fiery eyes and shouted, "How could I not recognize you? You are the compassionate and merciful Guanyin Bodhisattva of Mount Putuo in the South China Sea, who saves people from suffering and distress."
The Buddha tricked me, imprisoning me under this mountain for over five hundred years! I earnestly beg the Bodhisattva to grant me this favor and save me, Old Sun!
The Bodhisattva said, "Your sins are deep. If I rescue you, you might cause more trouble. That would be counterproductive."
Sun Wukong said, "I have already repented. I only hope that the Bodhisattva will point me in the right direction so that I may cultivate myself."
Guanyin Bodhisattva nodded: "Since you have this intention, when that monk from the Great Sui Dynasty in the East arrives here, you—"
Sun Wukong's eyes lit up: "Does the Bodhisattva want me to escort him to the Western Paradise to retrieve the scriptures?"
Guanyin Bodhisattva took a deep breath: "No, you must not follow him to the Western Paradise to obtain the scriptures! If you can do that, I will have someone release you from the foot of the mountain in a few decades."
Sun Wukong: "???"
What's going on? Guanyin Bodhisattva doesn't want the monks from the East to obtain the true scriptures!
Does he also not get along with the Buddha?
Guanyin Bodhisattva sighed, seeing the doubt in his heart, and patiently explained: "I am not trying to stop the Sui Dynasty monk from spreading Buddhism, it's just that the timing is not right, and there are too many variables in the journey to obtain the scriptures."
You should refuse him this time. Decades later, a great Tang Dynasty monk will pass by this place. You should then protect that monk on his journey to the Western Paradise to obtain the scriptures, so that he may attain enlightenment.
I'm only telling you this; you mustn't let this information leak out.
Sun Wukong's eyes darted around, seemingly lost in thought. After a moment, he laughed and said, "Bodhisattva, don't worry, you don't need to explain further. As long as it's something that can annoy Tathagata, I, Old Sun, will definitely lend a hand!"
Guanyin Bodhisattva: "...
All my explanations have been in vain, haven't they?
Now look what's happened! I've become the one who's annoyed by Buddha!
Fortunately, the monkey understood what he meant, so it wasn't a wasted trip.