Journey to the West: Don’t mess with that monster

Chapter 529: The people have no food, the officials have incense, the Jade Emperor takes control of the rain again

As Tang Seng was chatting with Shangguan County Magistrate, the servants came with a vegetarian meal. The food was exquisite and the portions were not small.

Tang Seng then asked tentatively, "My disciple has a big appetite. I'm afraid these meals are not enough for him alone."

"Hahaha, don't worry, Holy monk, I will make sure you have enough to eat." County Magistrate Shangguan said with a big laugh.

Hearing this, Elder Tang's expression became even uglier.

Zhu Bajie sat down and said, "Serve the food!"

We don't know whether this guy is really stupid or just pretending to be stupid.

The monkey opened his mouth and shouted, and Zhu Bajie quickly stood up.

"Would you please give those vegetarian meals to me?" Elder Tang continued.

County Magistrate Shangguan had no idea what the monk was up to. Soon all the vegetarian meals were served, and the three disciples understood what he meant. They served the vegetarian meals and left the County Magistrate's Mansion directly.

These meals were personally delivered by Tang Seng to the children in the city, as there were no elderly people left in the city.

They were all starving...

"Don't grab! Don't grab!"

When the kids saw the food, they rushed over to grab it.

"Line up to get it, or you won't be able to eat it!" Zhu Bajie stepped forward and shouted.

He shouted so loudly that the children were so scared that they dared not move.

Seeing that they were lined up, Tang Seng began to distribute vegetarian food. The vegetarian food was indeed a lot, enough for these children to eat for a day.

"Eat here," the monkey said to them.

If they took the food and left, they might even lose their lives.

When the people in the city heard that someone was distributing food, they staggered over like hungry ghosts.

They surrounded Tang Seng, and his hungry eyes made him look like he was no longer human.

The trials and tribulations along the way have made Elder Tang much more mature.

He clasped his hands together and said compassionately, "These are the only vegetarian meals I have. I have already given them all away.

Don't steal food from these children.

I will help you solve the matter of Fengxian County!"

Zhu Bajie and Sha Seng took a step forward, like Dharma protectors of the Vajra.

Let those who are about to lose their minds regain their sanity.

At this time, County Magistrate Shangguan also arrived, protected by the yamen runners.

When these hungry people saw him, they felt more terrified than when they saw Zhu Bajie and Sha Seng.

"Master, you are so kind and compassionate. This humble official feels ashamed."

Tang Seng looked at the hungry people in rags, and then looked at his own clothes which had been fumigated with incense.

But the smell of the incense was so stinking that Tang Seng felt it was unbearable.

"You are not a subordinate, you are a superior!" the monkey sneered.

A trace of embarrassment and anger flashed across County Magistrate Shangguan's face, but he quickly hid it.

"Master, you are joking." Shangguan County Magistrate replied with a smile.

"County Governor, we will not live in the mansion anymore.

I saw a dilapidated temple in this city, so we settled there." Tang Seng said directly.

"How can this be possible!" County Magistrate Shangguan felt that it would be more convenient for them to live in the County Magistrate's Mansion.

"This is how we got here. How can we not do it this way?" Tang Seng answered seriously.

Finally, the four of them, the master and his disciples, and a horse, moved into this dilapidated temple.

I have to say this temple is really dilapidated.

No one knows who was worshipped in this temple before. The statues and altars have long disappeared.

"The altar can still be used as firewood, why did they take away the statue of God?" Zhu Bajie just found it funny.

The monkey asked Zhu Bajie and Sha Seng to give them a good beating, and finally they had a place to stay.

"Master, you gave all our food to those guys. What are we going to eat tonight?" Zhu Bajie's stomach was rumbling.

“Since you’re so hungry, don’t worry about the rules.

Let's kill this fat pig and stew it." The monkey came up and pulled Zhu Bajie's ears.

Zhu Bajie groaned in pain.

"Wukong, what should we do about the rainfall?" Tang Seng was actually very hungry, but he was still concerned about the rainfall.

"Master, don't worry. It's easy for me to have rain. I'll go get some vegetarian food first." In fact, Monkey felt that the things in Fengxian County were not that simple.

But he said this to comfort Tang Seng.

The monkey went through a lot of trouble and finally got the vegetarian meal.

Elder Tang seemed to have no appetite, but Zhu Bajie ate with relish.

Sha Seng wanted to say something, but then lowered his head to eat.

"Junior Brother Sha, just tell me what you have to say.

I hate your hesitant look the most!" said the monkey dissatisfiedly.

After hearing what the monkey said, Sha Seng had no choice but to put down his bowl.

"Big Brother, when I was in Heaven, I was always by the side of the Jade Emperor. At that time, the Jade Emperor wanted to take back the right to make it rain.

Because of this incident, those people in heaven made quite a commotion.

It’s hard to say whether the Fengxian County incident is related to this matter.

But it’s definitely not that simple.”

The monkey also knew that it was not easy, but wasn’t that for the sake of Elder Kuan Tang’s heart?

After hearing what Sha Seng said, Elder Tang seemed a little anxious.

"What should I do?" He didn't expect the immortal to be like this. But he soon felt that the immortal would always be like this! "It's late tonight. Tomorrow I will call the Dragon King of the East Sea to see what he says." The monkey comforted Tang Seng.

Everyone was silent, except for the rumbling sound of Zhu Bajie's stomach.

Early the next morning, Tang Seng began his morning lessons.

Originally, the monkey was planning to call the Dragon King directly, but he didn't expect that County Magistrate Shangguan arrived first.

"Life in this temple is really too hard. The four masters should just come and live with me in my house." County Magistrate Shangguan said earnestly.

Tang Seng shook his head. At this time, Shangguan County Magistrate asked, "Master, is there anything you need to pray for rain?"

Hearing this, Tang Seng looked at the monkey.

Elder Ren Tang only knows how to chant scriptures; praying for rain is not his specialty.

Originally, the monkey wanted to go directly to the old Dragon King, but then he changed his mind and thought that if something went wrong, the superior would think that they were a group of scammers.

In that case, let’s find the Dragon King in front of him.

"The people in your county are so hungry, how can I ask for anything?" the monkey said in a gloomy tone.

He turned and looked at Zhu Bajie and Sha Seng.

"Big Brother, is there anything you need us to do?" Sha Seng asked with great insight.

Ever since this guy stopped slacking off, he has become much more reliable in his work.

"You and Bajie come here, follow me and make wings, and wait for me to call the dragon to make it rain." The monkey said.

But there was no need to go through so much trouble to summon the dragon.

This was mainly done for the sake of performance for Shangguan County Magistrate.

Bajie and Sha Seng followed the order and stood there in a solemn manner. Elder Tang didn't know what he could do to help, so he just sat there and chanted.

Shangguan County Magistrate quickly knelt down...

The monkey chanted the mantra and recited the spell. After a while, County Magistrate Shangguan saw a dark cloud gradually approaching the small temple from the east sky.

County Magistrate Shangguan was overjoyed, as he had never seen dark clouds in all these years.

But after the dark clouds stopped, there was no sign of rain, which made him anxious again. He saw a real dragon coiled in the clouds.

Ao Guang retracted his Cloud Feet and transformed into a human form.

He landed directly on the ground, bowed to the monkey and said, "Great Sage, you summoned Little Dragon. What do you want me to do?"

"It's nothing else that you have to come here for.

This place is called Fengxian County. It has been dry for years. Why don’t you come to make it rain?” The monkey asked deliberately.

County Magistrate Shangguan didn't dare to look at the real dragon, he quickly lowered his head.

"Great Saint, please listen to me. Although I can make rain, I am a person sent by heaven. Without heaven's order, how dare I come here to make rain without permission?"

The monkey frowned slightly when he heard this. The old Dragon King was acting in a businesslike manner today. This might not be easy to handle!

"I was passing by here and saw that the people were suffering from drought for a long time, so I asked you to come here to bring rain and provide relief. How can you refuse like this?" the monkey asked tentatively.

"How dare Lao Long refuse?

As soon as they heard the Great Sage chanting the mantra and calling out, they came immediately, fearing that they would be delayed for any moment.

But the old dragon didn't deliberately shirk his responsibility for the rainfall.

Firstly, we didn't carry out the imperial decree from Heaven, and secondly, we didn't bring the rain-making god with us, so how could we mobilize the rain tribe?

Since the Great Sage has given this order, let Xiaolong return to the sea to inspect the troops.

But I also need the Great Sage to go to the Heavenly Palace for approval, and ask for an imperial decree to rain, asking the Water Official to release the dragons, so that I can make it rain according to your decree."

The monkey roughly understood what the old dragon meant.

"In that case, then go ahead."

Ao Guang turned around and flew away on a cloud. The monkey said at this time, "I forgot to tell him what magic weapon to bring. Just wait, I'll be back soon!"

Seeing the scene before him, especially seeing the attitude of the real dragon towards Sun Wukong, County Magistrate Shangguan no longer dared to neglect these four people.

Ao Guang stopped where he was at this time, waiting for Sun Wukong.

“Don’t try to tease me, you old dragon.

If you want to make it rain, why do you need any magical instruments?" the monkey asked unkindly.

Ao Guang could only smile and say, "Xiaolong said so because there were too many people talking. I hope the Great Sage will not be offended!"

The monkey knew the relationship between the entire dragon clan and Zhang Qingdi.

Ao Guang naturally knew the relationship between him and Master Qing. If it really wasn't possible to rain, Ao Guang would never make things difficult for himself.

"Tell me what's going on." said the monkey.

"Hey, this matter needs to start from the top." Ao Guang looked at the monkey. "Great Sage, you are naturally clear about the relationship between my dragon clan and Master Qing.

I am talking to you as if you were my own family member.

Please don't spread this story, Great Sage."

The monkey nodded seriously, "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone about this."

"Your Majesty has always been at odds with Grandpa Laojun. A few years ago, Your Majesty suddenly took action and killed seven or eight dragons who brought rain without permission, and also demoted many rain masters from the Rain Tribe.

Grandpa Laojun should have taken care of it, but this time Grandpa Laojun did not respond.

So His Majesty issued an edict that no gods or dragons in the Three Realms were allowed to bring rain without permission.

Rain can only fall if there is a decree from heaven." The Dragon King of the East Sea sighed.

"Didn't you go to see Master Qing about this?" the monkey asked in confusion.

"Your Majesty is in the right position, and even Grandpa Laojun has not expressed his opinion. If I go to find Master Qing, wouldn't that cause trouble for him?" Ao Guang said seriously.

"In that case, I won't embarrass you." The monkey said to Ao Guang. "I'll go to the Heavenly Palace and ask the Jade Emperor for his order!"

"It would have been great if the Great Sage had come to me a few days earlier."

"How early will it rain?" the monkey asked.

(End of this chapter)