I am a boss in the world of nine uncles

An autumn afternoon.

The weather is clear and clear.

On the long journey to the West, Qin Yao rode his horse to enjoy the spring scenery, with Sun Wukong flying in the sky above, Zhu Bajie walking in front, and Sha Wujing carrying the load at the very back, moving swiftly and effortlessly.

For this team, simply traveling was not a problem at all. If it weren't for various considerations, they could have continued traveling without sleep or rest.

"Holy Monk, Holy Monk..."

As they walked forward, a series of calls suddenly came from behind, echoing in everyone's ears.

"That voice... it sounds familiar." In mid-air, Sun Wukong muttered to himself, then suddenly turned around and saw a yellow-faced man in a long robe with yellow eyebrows and beard rushing towards him with a bright smile.

Immediately afterward, Qin Yao, Zhu Bajie, Sha Wujing, and even the White Dragon Horse all turned to look. After seeing the appearance of the newcomer, Zhu Bajie jumped up and shouted, "Enemy attack! Be careful!"

"It's not an enemy attack, it's not an enemy attack." Seeing Sun Wukong summon the Golden Cudgel, the Yellow-Eyebrowed Ancestor suddenly stopped and waved his hands repeatedly.

Qin Yao dismounted and looked directly at the other party: "If you've come to beg me to spare the Long-Armed Ape, then don't bother asking, so as not to waste each other's time."

The Yellow-Eyebrowed Ancestor's expression stiffened slightly, and he immediately said, "Holy Monk, the headband belongs to the Great Sage. It can't be worn on my junior brother's head forever, can it?"

Qin Yao said, "The headband exists to restrain wildness and demonic nature. Now, the Long-Armed Ape needs it even more than Wukong to control it."

Sun Wukong grinned and chimed in, "That's right, that's right. I, Old Sun, don't have much wildness or demonic nature left, so I don't really need the headband to restrain me. Huang Mei, no need to thank me. As fellow Buddhists, this is what we should do."

Yellow-Eyebrowed Ancestor: "..."

Did I say thank you?

This monkey has lost its magic; it's become shameless.

Struggling to control the complex emotions in his heart, he silently took a breath and forced a smile on his face: "Holy Monk, my junior brother has realized his mistake and decided to repent. Please give him a chance to reform."

Qin Yao shook his head and said, "Judging from Wukong's experience with the golden headband, the golden headband does not have the effect of eliminating demonic nature in a short time. Its main function is still to restrict and control."

Judging from the ferocity that the gibbon had previously displayed, it was impossible for him to admit his mistake. He would only bury his hatred deep in his heart, hoping to take revenge in the future.

If I believe your nonsense, he will surely block my way on the journey to the west again in the future.

He wasn't just saying these words to Huangmei Patriarch, but also to all the gods and Buddhas watching over this place.

The specific meaning I want to express is very simple: it's not that I, Xuanzang, am heartless and ungrateful, but rather that I have foresight, or rather, I am clear-headed!

Old Ancestor Huangmei pursed his lips, then suddenly knelt down and kowtowed heavily:

“The holy monk’s words are not without reason, but as the senior brother, I cannot stand by and watch the shackles be placed on my junior brother’s head.”

"I humbly beg the Holy Monk for mercy. I swear to Heaven and Earth that if you loosen the golden headband, he will absolutely not obstruct your journey westward again."

Qin Yao gazed calmly into his eyes and said slowly, "Huang Mei, as a fellow Buddhist disciple, I'll give you some advice. Stop being so self-righteous. You should think carefully about whether your current actions are helping your junior brother or harming him."

Huang Mei asked in astonishment, "How could I harm my junior brother?"

Qin Yao explained, "Heaven's sins may be forgiven, but self-inflicted sins are unforgivable. If the Long-Armed Ape stops opposing us, perhaps it will be able to cleanse itself of its demonic aura many years later."

But the longer he opposes us, the more demonic energy he will accumulate until he is doomed.

The headband is a crucial tool for controlling him; once it's removed, nothing can stop him from turning into a demon.

Do you genuinely not understand, or are you pretending not to understand?
Or perhaps you feel that the Long-Armed Ape poses a threat to your position within the lineage of the Eastern Buddha, and you want to use this opportunity to eliminate it?

"No, I never thought that way!" Old Ancestor Huangmei exclaimed in response.

"But that's exactly what you're doing now," Qin Yao said quietly.

Yellow-Eyebrowed Ancestor: "..."

"It seems my words have touched your soul. You should reflect on them carefully. Disciples, let's go." In the midst of his silence, Qin Yao strode onto his horse and said loudly.

"Yes, Master!" The three disciples all smiled and followed the white dragon horse swiftly away from the place.

"Senior brother, senior brother..."

After an unknown amount of time, Huang Mei, who was in a daze, was suddenly awakened by a shout. He hurriedly took out the Two-Pole Gourd from his sleeve and said with a complicated expression, "Junior Brother, I really have no intention of harming you, and I don't think you are a threat to me!"

"I know I know."

Inside the gourd, the long-armed ape tried his best to reassure him: "Don't listen to that evil monk's bewitching words. I've discovered that his greatest strength in the westward journey is his ability to bewitch people's hearts. This is countless times more terrifying than Sun Wukong's overt martial prowess."

Old Ancestor Huangmei let out a long breath and said, "Junior Brother, I have truly done my best. Do you have any other ideas?"

After pondering for a while, the gibbon said in a low voice, "Now that things have come to this, we have no choice but to take a risky approach."

Huangmei Patriarch raised an eyebrow slightly: "What risky move?"

The gibbon said in a low voice, "Use the Soul Transfer Technique to extract my primordial spirit into another body."

The Yellow-Eyebrowed Ancestor's expression changed drastically, and he immediately refused: "No, this is too risky. If anything goes wrong..."

“As long as I make thorough preparations, I believe my fate won’t be that bad,” the gibbon interrupted.

The Yellow-Eyebrowed Ancestor said helplessly, "What kind of perfect preparation is there? Nothing in this world is absolute!"

"Isn't the saying 'Nothing in this world is absolute' itself an absolute statement?" the gibbon retorted.

Yellow-Eyebrowed Ancestor: "..."

"Senior brother, help me. I must defeat Sun Wukong head-on, or even Tang Xuanzang. Otherwise, this knot in my heart will eventually turn into a demon, and then I will truly be doomed."

Yellow-Eyebrowed Ancestor gradually made up his mind: "How can I help you, Junior Brother?"

The Long-Armed Ape said, "The Red-Bottomed Horse Monkey, one of the Four Chaotic Monkeys, is now a Wenda Attendant in the Buddhist Realm, always by the Buddha's side. It is too difficult to plot against him."

The Six-Eared Macaque cultivates in the Purple Bamboo Forest, but Guanyin will eventually have to leave the Purple Bamboo Forest...

Therefore, I request that you, senior brother, capture the Six-Eared Macaque; I wish to exchange bodies with him!

Yellow-Eyebrowed Ancestor: "..."

Although the possibility of abducting the Six-Eared Macaque is relatively greater, the task is still quite risky.

That's Guanyin, not some minor figure in Buddhism!

However, at his junior brother's request, he still rode his phoenix feather robe to the South China Sea, but dared not approach Mount Luojia, let alone the Purple Bamboo Forest.

He dared not underestimate Guanyin's power in the slightest, always feeling that if he got even a little closer, he would be sensed!
Hidden on a deserted island, enduring wind and rain for many days, he finally saw Guanyin in her white dress, heading straight for the Western Paradise.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, he hurriedly fled to the Purple Bamboo Forest, using his speed to bypass the Black Bear Demon, carefully avoiding Red Boy, and finally found the Six-Eared Macaque in white robes, meditating cross-legged in front of a waterfall... Several hours later.

At the summit of the giant mountain stands the Little Thunder Temple.

The Long-Armed Ape and the unconscious Six-Eared Macaque lay flat in the void. Strands of white light continuously flowed from the Six-Eared Macaque's body into the Long-Armed Ape's body, while strands of golden light surged from the Long-Armed Ape's body into the Six-Eared Macaque's body.

After a long time.

The two monkeys opened their eyes at the same time and fell into the void. The long-armed ape carefully sensed the new body and couldn't help but mutter, "Too weak, really too weak."

"How is this going?"

At the same time, the Six-Eared Macaque looked at his completely unfamiliar palm with a look of astonishment on his face.

"Bang!" Suddenly, a wooden mallet struck him hard on the back of the head from behind, knocking him unconscious and causing him to fall to the ground.

"Junior brother, are you okay?"

After watching Liu Er fall to the ground, Huang Mei, who was holding a wooden mallet, then looked at the Long-Armed Ape.

The gibbon stretched its neck and wrists, about to speak, when it suddenly realized that countless sounds were continuously reaching its ears...

"This is?"

The long-armed ape's eyes suddenly lit up. Before it could respond to Huang Mei, it immediately sat cross-legged and began to train its body.

After he had completely refined this small body, he suddenly opened his eyes and laughed loudly: "Senior brother, I'm fine, very fine."

Yellow-Eyebrowed Ancestor: "???"

Seeing his puzzled expression, the Long-Armed Ape laughed and said, "I know that the Six-Eared Macaque has the talent of being able to hear clearly, understand reason, know the past and the future, and understand all things, but I never expected that his ears could hear all the sounds in the Three Realms and Six Paths. It's terrifying!"

Huangmei Patriarch said, "Does that mean that for him, there are no secrets in the world?"

"You could say that unless you set up a barrier every time you speak, or you're in some special cave, no conspiracy can escape the detection of these divine ears." The long-armed ape grinned, then cast a spell to activate its ears, listening to sounds from all directions.

Seeing this, the Yellow-Eyebrowed Ancestor stopped speaking and silently waited for him to finish listening.

Half an hour later.

The gibbon's eyes suddenly lit up. He stopped listening and said to his senior brother opposite him, "Put away this Six-Eared Macaque. I'll take you somewhere!"

On the shore of the blue sea.

Crow's Cottage.

Princess Iron Fan, right in front of the crow spirit, burned the Bull Demon King's paper crane message to ashes and said indifferently:
"I've said almost everything I needed to say. Consider the Banana Leaf Fan and the Listening Beast as compensation for you. Don't bother my old ox anymore, or don't blame me for being impolite."

The crow spirit trembled with rage, its legs shaking, but it was too choked by those words to utter a single sentence.

She never expected that the Bull Demon King would be so careless in his actions, managing to have his love letter discovered by his first wife, who even followed the clues to the Crow Grass Hall, where she was humiliated!
"That's all I have to say, so you can do what you want."

As her body trembled, Princess Iron Fan let out a cold snort and instantly transformed into a streak of red light, rapidly flying towards the sky.

"Auntie, don't be too sad. Three-legged toads are hard to find, but four-legged bull demons are easy to find," Little Lark whispered to comfort her.

"Ordinary bull demons are easy to find, but a suitable husband like the Bull Demon King, who has both status and position, is not so easy to find." Suddenly, a voice rang out at the entrance of the thatched cottage.

The aunt and niece looked over and saw a little monkey demon dressed in a white robe with a gentle and innocent face standing quietly at the gate. They didn't know when it had arrived.

"Who are you?" The crow spirit was not fooled by his appearance and asked warily.

The little monkey demon smiled and said, "Just call me Spirit Monkey."

"Spirit Monkey, what's the matter?" the little lark asked.

“I’ve come to borrow the banana leaf fan,” the gibbon disguised as a monkey replied.

"Why do you need the banana leaf fan?" the little lark pressed.

"To deal with an enemy," said the Long-Armed Ape. "He is very powerful; perhaps only a magical artifact like the Banana Leaf Fan can subdue him."

"I won't lend it to you. Go ask that madwoman Princess Iron Fan," the crow spirit said decisively.

The gibbon shook its head and said, "She looks so fierce and has such a shrewish personality, there's no way to reason with her, what's the point of looking for her? How about this, I'll do you a favor, how about you lend me your banana leaf fan?"

"What can you do for me?" the crow spirit asked suspiciously.

The gibbon smiled slightly and said, "Squeeze out Princess Iron Fan and have the Bull Demon King all to yourself."

The crow spirit's heart trembled slightly, as if a snake had been struck at its vital point; its entire being went numb...

half a month later.

On the road westward.

Sun Wukong kept sweeping the roadside grass with his golden cudgel, hoping that a demon would suddenly jump out and keep him company.

Unfortunately, after passing the Little Thunder Temple, they didn't encounter any more monsters. As a result, the longer the time went on, the more itchy his palms became. Now he even needs to sweep through the grass to vent his frustration, which is quite frustrating.

In contrast, Qin Yao, riding on horseback, was quite calm and even seemed rather leisurely and content.

For him, the absence of demons was actually a good thing. The long journey to the West became like a leisurely outing, allowing him to relax his tense mind and greatly eliminating the fatigue deep in his heart.

However, this path is destined to be fraught with difficulties. Even without monsters blocking the way, all sorts of people and events will come one after another.

So, on a seemingly ordinary evening, the Bull Demon King arrived on a cloud, shouting, "Holy Monk, virtuous brother, save me!!"

Sun Wukong was overjoyed. Before the Bull Demon King could even land on his cloud, he somersaulted to his side and eagerly asked, "Brother, are you being chased by a monster?"

The Bull Demon King shook his head and said, "I am the mighty Great Sage Equaling Heaven, what monster dares to chase me?"

Sun Wukong asked in confusion, "Then why did you shout for help?"

"I cried for help because of family matters..."

The Bull Demon King said with a complicated expression, "Your sister-in-law has recently undergone a drastic change in temperament. I even suspect she may be possessed by an evil spirit. I would like to ask you all to come back with me to take a look."

Sun Wukong: "..."

Is the Rakshasa woman possessed by an evil spirit?
This sounds a bit outrageous, doesn't it?
On the back of the white horse, a strange expression flashed across Qin Yao's face.

The plot of Little Thunder Temple has been drastically altered to the point of being unrecognizable, and the tight headband on the Long-Armed Ape's head has not been removed. How could such a thing happen on Princess Iron Fan's side?

Could it be that Huang Mei is behind this? Is he trying to use this to blackmail me into releasing the golden headband?! (End of Chapter)