Me and countless me.

Chapter 570 Seaweed and Egg Drop Soup

The four gods of earth, water, fire, and wind dared not move, but which of the people around Li Ke was an ordinary person, and which of them was incompetent?

After Sun Wukong noticed it first, Yang Jian and Nezha also realized that there was something wrong with it, because the light was neither Buddhist nor Taoist, but the spiritual light of a deity they did not recognize.

Therefore, Yang Jian and Nezha immediately understood why the Great Heavenly Venerable had tacitly allowed them to come down, and that the mission they had been entrusted with had arrived.

Simply put, we've got work to do!
"The person who came here is not a good person."

Looking at the peaceful fields, Nezha almost subconsciously gripped his Fire-Tipped Spear, looking very serious.

Looking at his expression, Li Ke spoke meaningfully.

“In their eyes, we are the ones who came from elsewhere.”

Nezha's origins are actually strongly related to India.

This is the wonderful result of the exchange between two civilizations on a continent. However, in this world, Nezha is indeed not related to India, and Li Jing is not related to Li Jing, the God of War of the Tang Dynasty.

They just share the same name.

But Nezha was unaware that Li Ke was thinking of many things in that instant; he simply gave a confident smile.

"Then we'll take this opportunity to be here. I don't believe there's anything here that can cause me any trouble!"

Nezha was very confident, and Li Ke was very satisfied, so they couldn't help but look at the monkey.

He felt very reassured by both Nezha and Yang Jian, since they were both veteran civil servants who knew what they should and shouldn't do, and their past grievances were long gone.

Especially since Nezha, that cunning fellow, is always scaring his father Li Jing, he probably has no more trauma in his heart.

But Sun Wukong is different. In the original story, he is devoted to Buddhism, and his devotion to Buddhism is the most steadfast in the group. He is willing to make many compromises for this goal.

But now...

"Why are you looking at me, Master? Do you think I, Old Sun, would embarrass you?"

Sun Wukong looked at Li Ke with a puzzled expression, while Li Ke smiled and shook his head.

"In short, you must be careful. I'm sure they will use illusions to test you, so be extremely careful!"

Sun Wukong immediately patted his chest and assured him.

"Don't worry, Master, apart from Buddha and you, I, Old Sun, have nothing to fear!"

Li Ke remained noncommittal, smiled, and continued walking forward, enjoying the scenery along the way.

Along this route, one can find exotic flowers and rare herbs everywhere, with snow lotus and ginseng being commonplace. Golden springs gush forth from the ground, reflecting the sunlight, and golden scales like scales appear in the river. Everywhere there are rare and precious fish, and plump shrimp and crabs everywhere.

The gentle sound of water blends with the birdsong, and cattle and sheep graze on the grass, their wings reaching towards the clouds.

The wheat ears along the roadside, like persuaders from six kingdoms, rustled and spoke, their melodious sounds telling the story of the beauty of planting them.

Pedestrians hurried along the road; the men were strong and muscular, their arms showing powerful muscles, while the women were graceful, their eyes seemingly filled with a thousand years of emotion.

It can be said to be a celestial paradise descended to earth, or even surpass the Western Paradise.

The red sun casts a thousand rays of light, illuminating the world; the gentle breeze blows out a boundless warmth that intoxicates.

As they walked along the road to the castle, each person they passed would politely bow to them, and after they returned the bow, the person would smile and walk away quietly, or enthusiastically introduce the magnificent castle to them.

For example, right now, a beautiful young girl wearing a sari is smiling at Li Ke, her eyes sparkling with the watery light of spring. She smiles gently at Li Ke and speaks to him.

"Where did you strangers come from? How did you come to my master's territory?"

Her voice was as clear as a nightingale's, but it also carried a hint of Indian accent, which made Li Ke feel a little dazed, and also gave Sun Wukong, Yang Jian and the others a sense of exoticism.

Even Sun Wukong couldn't help but make a joke.

“Master, this woman is really beautiful. Why don’t you find us a mistress?”

He grinned like a mischievous monkey, which made the girl's eyes show a look of annoyance and embarrassment. But seeing that he was a monkey, she wasn't really angry. She just reached out to hit him, not at all like someone who was afraid of people. She seemed very sunny and cheerful.

"You naughty monkey! I was just trying to give you directions, and you tease me like that! I'll beat you up!"

Her words made the monkey laugh, dodging her slaps while pleading for mercy with a grin.

"Good sister, good sister, I was just joking. You should know that my master is a Buddhist monk who doesn't easily form connections with people! Please forgive me."

Sun Wukong's words startled the laughing girl who was chasing him. She immediately looked in Li Ke's direction, her cheeks turning bright red.

Her eyes became even more filled with spring-like desire, and she seemed to blush slightly, completely different from the poised and confident girl she had been before. She even spoke somewhat shyly.

"May I ask, sir, are you married?"

Seeing her like this, Sun Wukong immediately moved closer to her, startling the girl who was staring at Li Ke. She looked at the monkey who had suddenly approached her in a panic.

Sun Wukong immediately asked the question.

"Good sister, Miao sister, why are you suddenly asking this? Didn't you say you were going to give us directions? Why does it sound like you're going to arrange a marriage for my master?"

As he spoke, he grabbed the girl's silk wrist, but after glancing at him, she slapped Sun Wukong's hand away, causing him to scratch his palm and let out an "Oh," making the girl feel that she had hurt him.

So the girl took an Indian fruit out of her basket and handed it to Sun Wukong to appease him, while staring intently at Li Ke.

"It's all because of... a vow made by my master."

"oath?"

The monkey asked in return, first smelling the fruit before placing it in Li Ke's satchel. Then it immediately returned to the girl's side and asked curiously.

"Good sister, what vow made you say such things to my master?"

He sensed a conspiracy, while the girl glanced shyly at Li Ke before turning away to speak. "The vow is that she will entertain the first cultivator to arrive and his followers, having her sisters and daughters warmly welcome him, allowing him to take everything from this land. Even we belong to him, and we must take turns spending the night with him every night! In that palace are thousands of beautiful princesses, even daughters and sisters of gods. By being with them, cultivators can increase their own power through rigorous training."

At this point, the girl looked at Li Ke's handsome appearance and became even more shy.

"Furthermore, if this cultivator is unwilling, he must give it to his followers, so..."

The girl looked at Li Ke expectantly, almost begging him to agree.

Li Ke's lips twitched slightly.

Because of this move...

They've used it countless times already!

"After all this time, they still haven't made any progress."

But before he could even speak, Sun Wukong immediately lost his temper!
"What kind of demons and monsters are they, using such methods to interfere with our journey to the West to obtain the scriptures!"

Without hesitation, the monkey pulled out his iron bar, intending to smash the castle to pieces with a single blow!
However, to Sun Wukong's surprise, Nezha and Yang Jian also silently drew their weapons, especially Nezha, who even revealed a cold smile.

"I wondered what kind of trick it was! Master, please sit for a moment. Yang Jian, the Great Sage, and I will be right back!"

After saying that, Nezha planned to head straight for the castle and drag out all those pretentious bastards to kill!
But Li Ke stopped him, making Nezha think for a moment that Li Ke was tempted by these things.

After all, the temptation was just too great.

"Don't rush, I already said I'm going to play around with them."

Li Ke absolutely did not want the Four Gods' plan to fall apart like this, and even hoped that the Four Gods would work even harder, otherwise he would have a big headache.

If you want to talk about the reason...

"I hope that what we find here can inspire the army and people of the Tang Dynasty."

Li Ke felt nothing for these magnificent castles and fields, even though they were indeed eye-catching, especially since they were all legitimate wealth. Even immortals and monsters who cultivated themselves in seclusion would want them.

After all, even Buddha has to pay for things these days; you absolutely can't do without money.

But Li Ke was thinking about how to get the people of the Tang Dynasty to come here on their own initiative, so he took out yesterday's military report from his satchel.

“Wang Xuance’s army previously said that they were short of pay, food and manpower. Many refugees sent from the Tang Dynasty were unwilling to continue advancing this way, so I am worried about this matter.”

Li Ke unfolded the document, looked at the words on it, and felt somewhat helpless.

The population of the Tang Dynasty was finite. Although the chaos had ended, the population was still not large. Therefore, although Wang Xuance had conquered a lot of land under his leadership, not much of it was immediately usable. In fact, much of the land had to be abandoned, and after a few years, countless jackals, tigers, and leopards would appear again, followed by hordes of mountain spirits and monsters.

This wasn't a question of whether there was enough food or whether the Tang people were willing to be enterprising; rather, it was a problem that there were simply too few people to occupy enough land.

The people of the Tang Dynasty have no shortage of land to cultivate, and powerful families are eager for farmers to borrow money from them to reclaim wasteland, since they can earn more that way. As a result, after conquering Gao Village and a series of caves occupied by monsters, the Tang Dynasty has actually lost the motivation to launch further expeditions.

Soldiers who hadn't made any money naturally clamored for this and that, but many of those who had accumulated a considerable amount of money and fertile land longed to return home and live a better life.

Therefore, these things were perfect for the Hindu gods, and also very good for the nobles of the Tang Dynasty. However, Li Ke could not see what use these things were for the celestial cultivators who frequently underwent tribulations, or what significance they held for the common people of the Tang Dynasty who came here to occupy land.

Yang Jian couldn't help but nod, while the girl who spoke to Li Ke was somewhat confused and didn't understand the meaning of Li Ke's words at all. However, the four gods of earth, water, wind and fire behind the girl didn't think so.

"Their expressions didn't change at all; they even seemed to want to destroy this place?"

Vulcan couldn't understand. Didn't those people see things very clearly? With so much wealth, they could get it as long as Li Ke agreed, or even if Li Ke didn't want it himself, they could still get it. Why didn't they fight among themselves? Why didn't they have any disagreements because of this huge fortune?
He couldn't understand it, but he knew the situation was serious, so he directly disrupted the plan, looked at his brothers, and spoke seriously.

"Use Maya's Illusion Power immediately! Use illusion magic to see clearly what they really want!"

Although the other four gods felt they could still use women to seduce and test them, this time their wives and daughters were involved after all. It would be a good thing if Li Ke could prevent them from harming their wives and daughters again. So, after exchanging glances, they both used their illusionary powers!
The four elements stirred the heavens and earth, and the four gods briefly transformed into the most primal elemental power, using the power of heaven and earth to create an illusion array. And then, in the next moment…

The place where Li Ke and his companions were located was caught between reality and illusion!
"Ok?"

The four of them were stunned for a moment. Sun Wukong even subconsciously stood in front of Li Ke and swung his golden cudgel.

"Master, be careful!"

But the moment Sun Wukong finished speaking, everything in front of them changed!

Monkeys, big and small, countless monkeys, those who played with him, foraged with him, cheered when he jumped over the Water Curtain Cave, those who gave him the best peaches but drooled themselves!
Those monkeys who call their own grandfathers, and whose friends are indeed their grandfathers!
That's right, what Sun Wukong sees at this moment is Flower Fruit Mountain!
He widened his fiery eyes, trying to see through the illusory scene, but his eyes and supernatural powers told him—

It's all true!
"The Maya Illusion Power... has temporarily transformed into primordial elements, using the power of creation to set up an illusion for us. Based on the weaknesses of those trapped within it, it has evolved several false yet real worlds. It's truly a grand scheme."

Li Ke clasped his hands together, looked at Sun Wukong, Nezha, and Yang Jian who were in a daze, and couldn't help but shake his head, revealing an arrogant expression.

"Do you think these things will be useful to my apprentice?!"

Li Ke was very proud because he firmly believed that Yang Jian, Nezha, and Sun Wukong would not let him down.

LOL, what kind of illusion could possibly break these three people's defenses?
The only thing about Sun Wukong who might have a problem is that he's afraid of Buddha.

But the next moment——

"Mom?! Dad?!"

Yang Jian shouted it out.

Li Ke's expression suddenly froze, and before he could react, Nezha shouted out.

"Mom?! What are you doing here?!"

Li Ke immediately understood something.

The four gods: earth, water, fire, and wind.

It seems likely that someone is going to die.

(End of this chapter)