"you sure?"

The voice in the void floated into Zhu Bajie's ears again.

“Of course, Cuilan is not a mediocre person who only cares about immediate interests. As long as I make my identity clear to her, she will definitely make the right choice…” Zhu Bajie’s confidence is not blind. As a third-generation disciple of the Human Religion, if he can’t even handle an ordinary human woman, then he can’t join the Human Religion and hold an important position in the Heavenly Court.

"Well, I'll give you a quarter of an hour to deal with Miss Gao."

Cheng Long has no desire to take action now. Bajie's cultivation is too weak. Taking action would be like teaching a child a lesson, which is pure bullying.

"Thank you, fellow Daoist, thank you, fellow Daoist..."

Zhu Bajie thanked him repeatedly.

The clouds descended, and Bajie ran straight to the backyard where Miss Gao was.

On the wedding day, he cast a spell to lock down the entire backyard, and no outsider could enter without his permission.

Except for a maid who was allowed to go in and out to deliver meals to Gao Cuilan, no one else had seen the young lady for a long time.

No wonder Mr. Gao was so anxious to ask a wizard to exorcise the demon...

The moment Bajie entered the backyard, the pig bristles on his body suddenly stood up, and he instinctively pounced forward, rolling away like a lazy donkey, not caring about his image at all.

The strong desire to survive made him make the fastest counterattack in his life. After landing, he took out the Nine-toothed Rake and lashed it behind him fiercely.

"boom!"

After a loud bang.

Zhu Bajie screamed and flew backwards, the rake in his hand almost slipped out of his hand, and he lost the weapon he relied on to defend himself.

In the void, a beam of knife light silently slashed towards Bajie's head. If it passed by, a pig's head would surely fly into the sky.

"Roar~~"

At this critical moment, Zhu Bajie let out a low roar and revealed his true form. His sturdy humanoid body squatted on the ground and quickly turned into an extremely huge wild boar, with long fangs flashing coldly.

"Ah~~"

In front of the window of the boudoir on the second floor in the backyard, Gao Cuilan, the eldest daughter of the Gao family, witnessed the whole process of Bajie's transformation. She was so frightened that her whole body trembled. The strange appearance of a pig's head and a human body was terrifying enough.

Unexpectedly, her husband's true form revealed at this time was actually a huge wild boar with bristles all over his body. The bristles on his back were as sharp as steel needles, and his fangs were covered with saliva.

This appearance is really unbearable to look at.

Not only Gao Cuilan felt this way, but Cheng Long, who quietly entered the backyard, also felt the same way.

"when!"

The knife light was blocked by Bajie's two long fangs, and the two fangs broke amid Zhu Ganglie's screams.

Although he managed to save his life despite being injured, the gap in strength between the two was too great. Seeing that the situation was not good, Zhu Bajie turned around and tried to escape.

The hind legs suddenly exerted force and rushed towards the backyard wall.

The man who attacked him was at least a Daluo Jinxian, and was far beyond his current ability to contend with.

Unfortunately, the restriction he imposed on the Gao family's backyard had already been reinforced by the black shadow, turning it into a prison. Not to mention the Taiyi Golden Immortal, even the Daluo Golden Immortal would find it difficult to escape.

Only a Hunyuan Golden Immortal like Cheng Long can break the ban and sneak in silently.

"Zhu Ganglie, your time of death has come."

As the voice rang out, a mysterious and powerful man covered in a black robe quietly appeared. But just when he was about to kill Zhu Ganglie, Cheng Long suddenly appeared and landed steadily in front of the wild boar.

"Fellow Daoist, you have a strong aura of death on you. Is it because it comes from underground?"

Cheng Long put his hands behind his back and looked quietly at the man in black robe in front of him.

He is now certain that this person comes from the underworld, but it is difficult to tell which one he is because the black veil on the other person's face, coupled with the laws of space, makes it impossible to see his appearance clearly.

To outsiders, looking at him is like looking at a mosaic.

And it's not a thin code, it's so thick that people lose interest instantly.

"Great Sage, we have no grudges against each other, can you please allow me to kill this pig monster?"

The man in black robe was holding a large sword that was shining with cold light in his hand. The grade of the sword was not very high, only a medium-grade acquired spiritual treasure. But from the performance just now, the power exerted by this sword was not lower than that of Zhu Bajie's Nine-toothed Rake, and was even much higher.

The full name of the Nine-toothed Rake is Shangbaoqinjin Rake, which was forged by Taishang Laojun himself using divine iron. It changed hands several times and was finally given to Zhu Bajie by the Jade Emperor as a gift.

Although it is not at the level of innate, it is also a top-grade spiritual treasure among the acquired ones.

"Tell me why."

Cheng Long was very curious about why the goddess of the underworld suddenly intervened in the Journey to the West. She had previously wanted to kill Tang Monk, and now she sent people to assassinate Zhu Bajie.

Logically speaking, Empress Pingxin was unhappy about Buddhism's meddling in the affairs of the underworld. With her status, she could completely uproot Ksitigarbha and other affiliated forces and bring peace to the underworld.

Using tricks in secret doesn't have the spirit of a witch at all.

"It occupied my goddaughter's cave and killed her. Is this reason enough?" The man in black robe made up a lie.

You want a reason! Is revenge for your goddaughter enough?
It’s not enough. I can pull out a few more.

Anyway, Zhu Ganglie did a lot of bad things after he came to the world. As soon as he was born, he bit his parents and brothers and sisters to death.

"If Sister Luan is really your goddaughter, you can deal with this pig demon as you please. It's a pity that you are not very good at lying and your tone is too blunt." Cheng Long exposed the black-robed man's lies and tried his best to protect Zhu Bajie. His main purpose was to lure out more powerful characters and find out the purpose of Empress Pingxin.

He has no feelings for Buddhism. If he were strong enough, he would even attack Lingshan and snatch Guanyin away.

Therefore, there was no hostility towards the man in black robe in his eyes.

It is precisely because of this that the two of them can continue to chat calmly.

"Haha~~ Since you want to protect this pig monster, I will just bypass it for now and see you another day." The man in black robe was not angry when his lie was exposed, but left with a big laugh.

Can't go!
If you delay for too long, Guanyin will soon come.

Guanyin Bodhisattva, who is devoted to Buddhism and a devout Buddhist believer, will definitely block all his escape routes at the first opportunity.

If you don't leave now, you won't be able to leave later.

As the black-robed man dodged and fled, Zhu Bajie, who had returned to his original form, carefully transformed into a human form and bowed to Cheng Long, saying, "Thank you, Great Sage, for your help. Tianpeng is very grateful."

When Cheng Long was an official in heaven, Bajie was still the Marshal of the Heavenly Peng. The two actually had several interactions, but they just never spoke to each other.

This is also the reason why Bajie could recognize him at a glance.

"Tian Peng, five hundred years ago you were a majestic general of heaven, how come you turned into a pig demon in the blink of an eye?" Cheng Long looked you up and down and said with disgust, "You were so ugly just now that I couldn't bear to look at you."

"..."

Zhu Bajie's face darkened. This bastard was really talking nonsense. If he hadn't been tricked by someone, how could he have been reborn as an animal and a pig?

"Let me see your soul!"

The tremendous spiritual power was like a huge wave sweeping over Zhu Bajie's whole body. In an instant, Bajie was like a stripped girl, and Cheng Long saw him inside and out.

"Tian Peng, it turns out that your original soul was also a pig. You were reincarnated as a pig. No wonder after you transformed into a human, you were exposed because of drinking..." Cheng Long originally wanted to help Zhu Bajie create a human body, but now it seems that is not necessary.

If Bajie wants to become a human completely, he needs to go to the underworld and be reborn as a human. But if he goes to the underworld now, he will not be able to catch up with the Journey to the West.

“I also know how to mediate fate. If my soul hadn’t been possessed by the Tao, I could have gotten rid of my demon body and created a mortal body.” Zhu Bajie practiced the Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang Techniques, which also involved mediating fate. Although his grasp of it was not very sophisticated, if he could follow the way of fate and return to being a human, he would definitely study it carefully.

However, the Six Paths of Reincarnation are too powerful. No matter how powerful a character is, once he enters the cycle of reincarnation, he will become a human, a Shura, or an animal depending on the different channels he enters.

"No wonder!"

Cheng Long nodded and said, "Miss Gao was just frightened. Let's go up and take a look. If she can accept you after seeing your true form, I will guarantee her immortality and let you go to the West with us to obtain the scriptures without any worries."

"Thank you, Great Sage. Thank you, Great Sage!"

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Zhu Bajie thanked her repeatedly, then ran towards Gao Cuilan's boudoir without stopping.

But when he arrived at the door, it had already been locked by Gao Cuilan.

"Cui Lan, Cui Lan, open the door!"

bang bang bang...

Zhu Bajie knocked on the door and said, "Cui Lan, I'm not a monster, really. In my previous life, I was Marshal Tian Peng. When I was reincarnated, I was ambushed and accidentally reborn as a pig..."

"Marshal Tianpeng, please go away. Cuilan is just an ordinary girl and cannot live up to your expectations..." Gao Cuilan's weak voice came from the room. Zhu Bajie, who had been shouting excitedly just now, deflated on the spot.

Gao Cuilan's voice was full of fear. She obviously couldn't accept that her husband was a pig, and a huge wild boar at that.

I guess he was afraid of being crushed to death by such a big creature that night.

"It looks like you have no chance."

Cheng Long folded his arms across his chest, leaned against the pillar in the corridor, and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

If Bajie, this lecherous guy, had not revealed his true identity just now, he might have been able to renew his past relationship with Miss Gao. But now, seeing the terrifying wild boar monster with a mane all over its body, no matter how brave Gao Cuilan is, she would not open the door to let him in.

"Great Sage, do you know that you look like you deserve a beating? If I knew I couldn't beat you, I would definitely beat you up." Zhu Bajie was so angry that his teeth were itching and his fists were clattering.

Cheng Long smiled and said generously: "Haha, I'm right here. Whenever you think you are good enough, you can challenge me at any time."

Zhu Bajie: "..."

Five hundred years ago, Sun Wukong spent more than ten years to become a Golden Immortal. Even if he has not broken through to the Quasi-Sage realm now, he at least has the peak cultivation level of a Golden Immortal.

He couldn't possibly do that.

Didn’t you see that the black-robed men who had just beaten him to a pulp fled away because they were afraid of the Great Sage?

……

After a while.

The distraught Zhu Bajie, with his head hung, followed Cheng Long out of the backyard.

Gao Yuanwai, who had arrived early to wait, saw that his monster son-in-law was still alive, so he subconsciously leaned towards Tang Seng and said in fear: "Lord Mountain God, why is this pig monster still alive?"

"Mr. Gao, do you really want him to die?"

"Ah~~"

Gao was shocked when he heard this, especially when he felt the fierce look from Zhu Bajie. He trembled with fear and stammered, "Of course not. I just want to save my daughter. As long as this pig demon grandfather is willing to let Cuilan go, you can make me pay any price."

Cheng Long felt bored when he saw this scene, and said slowly: "Don't worry, your son-in-law will leave with us tomorrow and will never come back. Miss Gao is safe."

"really?"

Mr. Gao's eyes lit up.

"Whether it's true or not, you can find out if you bring someone in to take a look."

Cheng Long was too lazy to argue with Gao Yuanwai, so he led Zhu Ganglie directly to Tang Seng and explained, "Sanzang, this person was the Marshal Tianpeng who was in charge of 80,000 naval forces in the heaven in his previous life. After he came down to earth, he was reincarnated as a pig demon due to some accidents, and he is waiting here for the pilgrims."

"Ah, this demon is actually Marshal Tianpeng?" Tang Seng widened his eyes and said in disbelief.

Zhu Ganglie stepped forward decisively and knelt down in front of Tang Monk with a plop. "Disciple Zhu Ganglie, I am here to wait for the pilgrim on the order of Bodhisattva Guanyin. Master, please accept my respect."

"You want to take me as your teacher?"

Tang Seng was even more confused now.

The dignified Marshal Tianpeng not only knelt down to worship a mere mortal like me, but also converted to Buddhism and worshipped me as his master.

This is ridiculous.

"Master, Tianpeng is a matter of my past life. I am just a pig now. Bodhisattva Guanyin took pity on me and gave me a chance to cultivate and become a righteous person again. You must accept me!"

Zhu Bajie was crying, as if it would be a heinous crime if Tang Seng did not accept him.

This made Tang Seng helpless for a moment, and he could only look at Cheng Long subconsciously.

"It seems like this is the arrangement of Bodhisattva Guanyin, so just accept him!" Cheng Long didn't care why Zhu Bajie wanted to become Tang Monk's apprentice. He just followed him to provide protection and get some merit.

"That's...okay!"

Tang Seng hesitated for a moment and said, "Since this is the arrangement of Guanyin Bodhisattva, then I will accept you. There are eight Buddhist precepts, so I will give you the Dharma name Bajie. I hope you can strictly abide by the eight Buddhist precepts on your journey to the West, and don't break the precept of lust again."

"Yes, from now on I will be called Bajie."

If Zhu Bajie wants to go further, he has to rely on Tang Seng. Only by helping Tang Seng complete his plan to obtain the scriptures can he gain great merit, cleanse his demon body, and transform into a Buddha.

On the other side, Mr. Gao, along with several servants, walked cautiously into the backyard and found traces of fighting on the ground. His heart suddenly tightened and he rushed to the second floor and knocked open his daughter's door.

"Cui Lan, did the pig demon do anything to you?"

"No, my daughter held a pair of scissors in her hand and refused to obey. He couldn't do anything to me."

"As long as it's okay, it'll be okay..."

The ancients cared most about reputation. As long as Gao Cuilan didn't let the pig demon succeed, then there would be hope of marrying again. If the pig demon succeeded, Cuilan would have to stay in the Gao family as an old aunt for the rest of her life!

Fortunately, the pig demon was not that evil. He only imprisoned his daughter and did not force Cuilan.

It's just that the Gao family's wealth was earned by Bajie during the past few years of marriage. The Gao family father and daughter ignored all this and were somewhat ungrateful. (End of this chapter)