Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything

When the level reached 10, the function of extra bag space was unlocked, and at level 20, the task system was unlocked. After all this time, Jiang Liu had almost completely figured out the task system.

When he decided to do something, it was very likely to trigger an active task, which had no penalty for failure.

However, if someone asked him for help, it would trigger a passive task, which did have a failure penalty, but generally, the rewards were higher than those of active tasks.

Of course, he could choose whether to accept or refuse passive tasks!

But, whether it was an active task or a passive task, there was one common rule: the more difficult the task, the more generous the reward!

This task actually offered a reward of a whopping 350,000 Experience Points and an Epic Level Treasure Chest! It showed the difficulty of the task!

This was the first time Jiang Liu had encountered a task that directly offered an Epic Level Treasure Chest.

However, upon closer consideration, the three Bodhisattvas and Mother of Lishan were all wise old figures who had lived for who knows how many years, experienced and serene, not easily troubled. Disturbing them would not be an easy task!

The difficulty of this task was within reason, wasn't it?

After all, the old figure could transform into a woman, enticing men with her graceful allure—a feat not many ordinary men could achieve, could they!?

"Master? Master? Didn't you say you were going to teach Old Pig a few tricks? Come on, tell me!" With a face full of excitement and anticipation, Zhu Bajie spoke to Jiang Liu, a look of impatience on his face.

Given Zhu Bajie's lazy nature, it was only when it came to food and the opposite sex that he felt this impatient.

"Oh, I'm thinking about exactly what to do!" Jiang Liu explained, having heard Zhu Bajie's words.

During the conversation, he waved Zhu Bajie over and whispered many, many words into his ear.

This conversation made Zhu Bajie vigorously nod his head and his eyes light up, appearing immensely pleased. The discussion lasted for about half an hour.

"Alright, have you got all that?" Jiang Liu asked, his mouth dry and thirsty, after sipping some tea.

"Don't worry, Master, I've got it all down!" Zhu Bajie replied, nodding vigorously.

"Master, Old Pig is off now, hahaha..." Feeling that he had grasped a fraction of his master's true teachings, Zhu Bajie couldn't wait any longer to try them out. Smiling, he turned and ran out of the hall.

Watching Zhu Bajie run out laughing, Jiang Liu, Sun Wukong, and Sha Wujing all looked baffled inside the hall.

"Master, what did you talk about with him for so long?" Sun Wukong scratched his head, the bewildered look on his face mirroring Jiang Liu's words.

"I just talked to him for at least a hundred sentences?" Jiang Liu's expression, much like Sun Wukong's, was equally puzzled as he stared blankly at Zhu Bajie's departing figure.

"Usually, if you tell this blockhead something, he forgets it if you go past two sentences. Today, you spoke a hundred sentences, and he claims to remember all of them!? Is that even possible!?" Sun Wukong's face wore a skeptical look, clearly doubting Zhu Bajie's claim of remembering everything.

"Impossible, right? He might lie about other things, but not about this!" Yet, in response to Sun Wukong's skepticism, Jiang Liu shook his head.

Although usually lazy, would Zhu Bajie be cunning when it came to pursuing girls? Jiang Liu didn't believe so.

"Well, that does make sense..." Hearing Jiang Liu's reasoning, Sun Wukong also thought it over and nodded in agreement, indeed it seemed unlikely.

So, it could only be said that a person's potential is boundless!?

Sha Wujing sat quietly to the side, not saying a word, but feeling somewhat helpless inside, what were these proceedings? Could his second elder brother even be fit for the Journey to the West?

...

Laughing merrily while walking, soon, Zhu Bajie saw a woman dressed in red practicing sword, her moves graceful and enchanting, which made Zhu Bajie's eyes stare wide open.

This was the eldest of three sisters, Zhenzhen, aged twenty.

"Cough cough, the master said first impressions are very important. Besides, atmosphere, background, and other factors all add points…" Seeing Zhenzhen practicing with her sword, Zhu Bajie coughed and recalled the words his master had just told him.

Using the Tianpeng Marshal's thirty-six transformations, he reverted to his original appearance as Marshal Tianpeng, handsome and resolute. Immediately, Zhu Bajie waved his hand, and spiritual power transformed into countless pink petals, as beautiful as falling snowflakes.

"Miss Zhenzhen, hello there!"

Handsome and resolute, Zhu Bajie walked out amidst the shower of pink petals, his gaze affectionate as he gazed at Zhenzhen.

"Uh, who are you, exactly?" Zhenzhen sheathed her sword and stood, looking at the approaching Zhu Bajie with a puzzled expression.

"I'm the second disciple of Master Xuanzang. I just heard your mother is seeking a son-in-law, but actually, I don't think he suits you!" Zhu Bajie said as he walked up to Zhenzhen.

"Doesn't suit me? Why?" With a blush on her cheeks, Zhenzhen curiously asked Zhu Bajie.

"Because the master is determined to go on a Journey to the Western Heaven, but I am different," Zhu Bajie said, his expression turning serious.

"How are you different? Aren't you his disciple? Aren't you going with him to seek the scriptures?"

"No, no, no, you got it wrong; Master is determined to seek scriptures, but I am determined to marry you..."

"Ah, you, those words!" These cheesy lines made her blush with shyness.

"I'm not only different from Master, I'm also different from the senior apprentice brother. Do you want to know how?" Seeing Zhenzhen's reaction, Zhu Bajie eagerly asked.

"What's the difference?" Zhenzhen seemed captivated by Zhu Bajie's words and curiously pressed on.

"The senior apprentice brother is a monkey, and monkeys want to live in caves, but I want to live in your heart!"

"Right, Miss Zhenzhen, you look pretty good wielding a sword, can you play the zither? No? Then why did you pluck my heartstrings?"

"Miss Zhenzhen, you really are a cute girl, oh, by the way, my nickname actually is 'Cute'!"

...

The cheesy love lines, paired with the romantic scene of pink petals dancing through the air, perfectly complemented each other. These lines, unheard of in this era, made Zhenzhen tremble like a flower, yet she was immensely bashful.

Remembering the words of his master, it was vital to be bold but careful in these matters. Seeing that the timing was almost right, Zhu Bajie courageously and gently took Zhenzhen's hand!

"Ah, you, don't do this, if someone else sees, it won't be good," Zhenzhen, with her head lowered, struggled gently and whispered as Zhu Bajie held her hand.

"Are you afraid of rumors? Don't worry, if there are rumors that I like you, I will clarify them, for they are no rumors!"

...

"If you really like me, then, then go talk to my mother!" After a barrage of cheesy lines, Zhenzhen finally turned and ran away. Yet, before she fled, she lowered her head, not daring to look at Zhu Bajie, and whispered these words. Explore stories on empire

"Did, did this just happen!?"

Although Zhu Bajie wasn't the most emotionally intelligent, he understood the true meaning behind Miss Zhenzhen's words. Watching her shyly running away, Zhu Bajie felt both shocked and thrilled internally.

In his excitement, Zhu Bajie treasured the ninety-nine lines of love talk taught by his master as supreme treasures!

Truly, the techniques taught by his master were formidable; just a few simple words had won him a heart!?

If he had known to say these words earlier, that Fairy Chang'e...

Thinking of Fairy Chang'e, Zhu Bajie shook his head, the thrill in his heart slightly subdued.

After thinking it over, he turned and went to find his master. This start looked very promising; what should he do next? Better ask the master.

"Master, I've succeeded, hahaha, you are truly incredible, I made it..." Overjoyed, Zhu Bajie shouted with glee, running over to Jiang Liu.

"You've succeeded!? What exactly happened? Tell me," Jiang Liu asked, his brows slightly furrowed at Zhu Bajie's glee.

His goal wasn't just for Zhu Bajie to succeed but to annoy the others!

"These lines you taught me, they really worked wonders!"

Zhu Bajie, excitedly, recounted everything that had just occurred to Jiang Liu in detail.

"What should I do next? Should I go propose to Sister Jia right now?" Zhu Bajie, in his eagerness, seemed almost unable to wait to go propose.

However, hearing Zhu Bajie's words, Jiang Liu shook his head and said thoughtfully, "No hurry, you are Marshal Tianpeng reincarnated, tell me, which capable man under heaven doesn't have several wives and concubines? Try and see if the other two are also agreeable!"

"Ah? Lianlian and Ai'ai too? Would that be alright?" Zhu Bajie hesitated, although tempted by his master's words, he felt it wasn't right.

"Bajie, you need to understand, the way of heaven is to take from the surplus and give to the insufficient, the way of man is to give to those who have plenty and take from those who don't. Those who have more should get even more, those who have less will lose even what they have, the bold thrive and the timid starve! Go on then!"

Another mess of potentially useless philosophies was thrown at him, but Jiang Liu had only one goal: to make Zhu Bajie annoy those few Bodhisattvas.

"Alright! Master, you make sense! I'll go right now!" Zhu Bajie, now blindly trusting Jiang Liu, thrilled by the thought of having three wives, shivered with excitement and again turned to run out.

...

"Miss Lianlian, I'm different from master. He wants to seek scriptures; I want to marry you!"

"Miss Ai'ai, do you know how else I differ from the senior apprentice? He's a monkey who likes to live in caves, but I'd rather live in your heart!"

"If you really like me, you should go propose through your mother! Teeheehee!"

Eventually, both Lianlian and Ai'ai, like Zhenzhen had before, turned and spoke softly to Zhu Bajie before they too ran away.

"Did, did this really happen!?" Zhu Bajie watched Ai'ai also joyously depart and was stunned, feeling even more surprised.

For a moment, Zhu Bajie felt that his life, er, pig life had reached its peak.