Chapter 72: Where's the Bald Guy?
By now, the Bull Demon King still believed that it wasn't Tang Sanzang who had stolen the True Immortal's treasure, but rather Sun Wukong after his transformation.
Sun Wukong gave a wry smile, "Big brother, it's not that your little brother has lost his nerve. It's just that..."
"There's no 'it's just that.' I'm just asking you one thing, are we brothers or not?" the Bull Demon King asked.
Sun Wukong scratched his head and replied, "We are..." Explore more adventures at empire
The Bull Demon King said, "If I insist on taking back Mount Jieyang, even if your master disagrees, will you stop me or not?"
Sun Wukong replied with some difficulty, "Old Bull, how do you expect me to answer that? That mountain was seized by my master, and I can't make decisions on his behalf..."
The Bull Demon King immediately became enraged, "Monkey, you don't need to say anything else, just tell me you won't get involved, and our brotherhood remains intact. But if you stubbornly interfere..."
Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong immediately felt displeased. What, the True Immortal is your brother, so you can help him, but am I not your brother too?
Supporting one side while oppressing the other, is that how things are done?
Moreover, 500 years ago when he wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace, Sun Wukong had also wanted to ally with the Bull Demon King, the Flood Demon King, and others, but only the Exorcist Great Saint Yu the Red-Faced King came. And having been trapped under Five Fingers Mountain for 500 years, the Bull Demon King hadn't spared him a single glance. Yet now, he was troubling him over a True Immortal, which made no sense at all.
Squinting his eyes, Sun Wukong said, "Old Bull, since you've said that much, there's nothing much I, Old Sun, can say. You forget old loyalties, but I, Old Sun, still remember some. As for the matter of Mount Jieyang, I'll give you a heads-up, better pretend it never happened, or you'll bear the consequences. Don't look at me, I'm out of this matter, farewell!"
Having said that, Sun Wukong turned around and was about to leave.
Upon hearing this, the Bull Demon King sneered, "As long as you don't get involved, a monk, am I afraid of him? By the way, what's your master's name?"
Before Sun Wukong could reply, a red-bearded man flew in from below, looking simple and honest as he said, "My master is the Night Pearl Essence, known as the Bald Tang, who lights up three miles without a lamp or a single hair on his head. If you have any issues, go find him. Big brother, Her Majesty wants to see you and specifically asked me to fetch you."
Sun Wukong was taken aback, his eyes briefly struggled, but in the end, he chose not to expose the trap Sha Wujing had dug.
After all, the Bull Demon King didn't treat him like a brother, but Sha Wujing was indeed venting for him, and he knew well who was closer and who was farther.
Thus, Sun Wukong left with Sha Wujing.
On the way, Sun Wukong said, "Junior brother Sha, you really didn't have to do that."
Sha Wujing chuckled, "Big brother, that Old Bull was being too bullying, he deserves some bad luck."
Sun Wukong shook his head and went to meet the queen.
On the other hand, seeing that Sun Wukong did not give him any face, the Bull Demon King, feeling upset, grabbed the challenge god artifact and bellowed, "That monk below, the Night Pearl Essence, the one known as the Bald Tang who lights up three miles without a lamp or a single hair, listen up! I'm giving you the count of three to come out and meet me, or else face the consequences!"
This roar was filled with anger, louder and more terrifying than ever.
At Tang Sanzang's end, just as the maids were about to undress, the desert that knew not how many years of drought was about to welcome a long-awaited rain. But the several maids were struck by the shock wave, their eyes rolled back, and they faintly collapsed, instantly lying all over the floor!
The point was, they hadn't even taken off their clothes yet!
Tang Sanzang could no longer contain his rage...
"Time and time again... to hell with it!"
Boom!
With a loud bang, the bath exploded, and a Fist Power soared into the sky, hurling straight toward the Bull Demon King!
The Bull Demon King was startled, but he was ready, leaping up and shouting, "Monkey, did you think I wouldn't know it was you who struck with your fist?"
As he spoke, the Bull Demon King lifted his steel fork, stirring up a fierce wind, and with a loud crash, it collided with the Fist Power.
Boom!
A loud bang erupted, the storm exploded, and the Bull Demon King was sent flying out, Fist Power grazing his body as it roared past and shot straight into the starry sky...
In surprise, the Bull Demon King said, "Monkey, it's been five hundred years, and your strength has increased, huh?"
However, when he looked down, he saw no monkey...
Instead, a bald man stood by the pool, glaring fiercely at him.
A Kasaya flew over and draped itself onto Tang Sanzang's body.
Tang Sanzang frowned slightly, feeling a bit helpless about the Kasaya, which seemed to automatically drape itself over him whenever he was a certain distance away, impossible to shake off.
But that wasn't important now. Tang Sanzang was very angry and had no time to bother with it.
The Bull Demon King looked at the bald man below and snorted coldly, "Baldie, was that punch from you?"
"Interrupting my flirting over and over is one thing, but calling me baldie constantly, 'not a hair on my head, can light up three miles without a lamp, Tang Baldie'... Dead calf, you've never died before, have you? Wujing!" Tang Sanzang roared.
Sha Wujing immediately popped out, "Master, the fire is ready, and the water is hot!"
Tang Sanzang nodded in approval, "Good, today we feast on an all-beef banquet!"
Hearing this, the Bull Demon King also flared up, pointing at Tang Sanzang and cursing, "Dead baldie, you think you can eat me? Brothers, form the Bull Formation!"
In the sky, a hundred thousand little demons beat their drums, shifting formation with the thundering noise, as boundless demonic energy surged up, transforming into a huge laughing wild bull that opened its massive jaws at the ground, ready to roar!
Just then, a gust of wind flashed by!
And then the dark clouds in the sky dispersed, and all the little demons and the wild bull vanished, leaving only the Bull Demon King and True Immortal Ruyi standing there, dazed.
The Bull Demon King scratched his head and asked the True Immortal beside him, "Did I bring troops when I came?"
True Immortal Ruyi said, "It seems so..."
The Bull Demon King, looking baffled, said, "Then didn't I just order them to form up, and they responded?"
True Immortal Ruyi continued nodding, "It seems so."
The Bull Demon King grabbed True Immortal Ruyi by the collar and roared, "Then where are they? Damn it, how did they all disappear in the blink of an eye?"
Bang!
A loud bang came from behind, and the Bull Demon King looked back, only to see a Fist Power exploding in the starry sky far above, like half a planet bursting, lighting up a patch of the sky.
In the aftermath, chess pieces and vaguely broken armor and weapons fell from the sky.
The Bull Demon King casually caught them, his face immediately turning pale, "All... all... gone..."
True Immortal Ruyi continued nodding, "It seems so."
"Can you say anything else besides that?" the Bull Demon King cried out with a whimper, "My thousands of years of empire, gone just like that?"
True Immortal Ruyi also whimpered, "Big brother, if you don't figure something out soon, we'll be gone too."
The Bull Demon King quickly looked down at the bald man, only to find the bald man was gone!
"Where's the bald man?" the Bull Demon King?
True Immortal Ruyi, looking as if he had seen a ghost, pointed behind the Bull Demon King, trembling as he said, "Behind you..."