Journey to the West: Demon Emperor: Beginning as a Little Toad

Chapter 9 Qingchi Commander
"Um?"

The Black Evil King was stunned, as if he had not expected that the frog demon would actually ask for Xiao Chen.

"Hahaha, Qing Chi rarely speaks up, so I can't reject your feelings. Little Toad, you should just follow Qing Chi from now on!"

King Black Evil laughed and decided where Xiao Chen would go.

Xiao Chen naturally did not dare to have any opinions, and thanked King Heisha and Commander Qingchi respectively:

"Thank you, Grandpa King, for taking me in!"

"Thank you, Commander Qingchi, for taking me in!"

The Black Evil King tore off one of Master Xuankong's arms on the spot and bit it hard, scaring the noble lady in palace dress so much that she turned pale.

The Black Demon King disagreed. He stood up, waved his hand, and laughed:
"Today is a great day to have both a beautiful lady and a feast!"

"Young men, get the pot ready, heat the oil, and go to the stove! This plump, white boy is given to you to eat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Hearing that there was a big piece of meat to eat, all the monsters in the cave were delighted and bowed to express their gratitude.

There were clever little demons who took care of the stove and lit the firewood, there were anxious little demons who took knives and cut the boy into pieces, and there were also little demons who hurriedly ran to the wine cellar to move wine.

The cave was decorated with lanterns and colorful lights, and the monsters were drinking from their cups. The atmosphere was filled with joy and happiness, as if it was a festival.

Being able to eat such a delicious meal was also thanks to Xiao Chen. The little demon in the cave couldn't help but look at Xiao Chen with a hint of kindness in his eyes.

Soon after, the aroma of meat wafted through the cave, and Xiao Chen was also given a bowl of meat soup.

Xiao Chen looked at the monsters and demons in the cave, then stared at the broth in his hand, his eyes flickering, and he was silent for a long time.

People see him as an alien, but demons associate with him.

It was ridiculous. Xiao Chen had never harmed anyone in the past six years and lived a peaceful life, but he ended up being hunted down by someone who was making pills for him. At this moment, he had to rely on the protection of the demons to survive.

He was also a human being, and he knew how people treated other races. This was clearly written in the Zuo Zhuan of the Spring and Autumn Period:
"Non-my family, its heart must be different!"

"If anyone has any other intentions, kill him!"

People don’t even trust their own people, let alone people of different races?
Xiao Chen laughed at himself:
"From now on, I am one of them. I am a demon, not a human! Forget about the thoughts of being a human in my previous life!"

"Golden Horn, let's go."

After wiping the corners of his mouth, Qing Chi waved to Xiao Chen and greeted him. Xiao Chen naturally followed closely.

Xiao Chen was somewhat curious about the Qingchi Commander.

"In this world, the left is respected. According to my feeling, the level of my Qingchi commander should be slightly lower than that of the poisonous blade, but he sits in the left first position, which is the highest status among the five commanders."

"King Black Demon was also quite polite to Qing Chi, unlike the way he treated Du Jian, who used an ordering tone."

"It's a little strange."

Xiao Chen didn't know why Qing Chi took him in, but for now he could use the Black Evil Cave to avoid the pursuit of the Beast Taming Sect.

Along the way, Qing Chi was silent and didn't say much. Xiao Chen couldn't guess what Qing Chi was thinking, so he didn't dare to talk to him.

The two monsters came out of the Black Evil Cave and walked for about two more incense sticks of time before arriving at a swampy body of water. This was the territory of Qingchi, a forty-li green mountain and water body.

Qing Chi clapped his hands, and a little crab demon holding a knife emerged from the water and bowed to Qing Chi.

"Xie Ba, this is the new patrol demon Jinjiao. Introduce him to the rules here, and then assign him a team of demons to lead."

"Yes, Commander Qingchi."

The Crab King responded in a muffled voice.

After saying that, Qingchi dived into the Qingshan Lake. His cave was underwater.

"Brother Jinjiao, come on, I'll take you to get familiar with our Qingshanshuibo first."

Crab King took Xiao Chen and talked as they walked, introducing the aquarium industry and daily work of Qingshanshuibo.

Yes, that’s right, Xiao Chen heard it right, “industry”, the demon race also has industry.

This really opened Xiao Chen's eyes.

Xiao Chen originally thought that the monsters in the world of Journey to the West were all basking in the sun, having fun, and hunting people for food everywhere.

I didn't expect that they are actually quite busy every day.

The little monsters at the lowest level are mainly responsible for farming and breeding. For example, Qingshan Shuipo is the main aquaculture base of the Black Evil Cave Mansion, supplying fish, shrimps, crabs and other aquatic products to the monsters in the Black Evil Cave Mansion.

Middle-level monsters, such as Xiao Chen, Xie Ba, and Hu Li, who have been patrolling the mountains for more than a hundred years, are mainly responsible for patrolling the mountains, arresting people, escorting aquatic and forest supplies, and external wars. High-level monsters, such as Qingchi, Duren, and Scarface, who are commanders, spend most of their time practicing and improving their strength.

When they reach the level of the Monster King, in addition to daily training, they also have social tasks to undertake.

The monster kings will participate in social activities of various mountains, form cliques and factions for their own mountains, in order to consolidate and enhance their status and the size of their mountains.

Of course, they will also listen to the sutras and dharma, fight for treasures, and seek various opportunities to improve themselves. At this stage, opportunities and treasures are more important than step-by-step cultivation.

The Forty-Li Green Hills and Water Lake is not very big and can be visited in less than an hour.

"Brother Jinjiao, these are our daily tasks. Is there anything else you don't understand?" Crab King touched his head and asked naively.

"Thank you, Brother Crab! I understand." Xiao Chen looked at the sturdy crab monster and was truly envious. The crab monster's exoskeleton armor was really cool.

Mecha is the ultimate romance for men.

"Brother Jinjiao, you know that serving under our Commander Qingchi is something that many little demons in Heishongling dream of."

"Our commander is a magnanimous demon. He is not like other commanders who would ask his little demons to pay tribute on time. We just need to do our job well." Crab King said with a smile, treating Xiao Chen very kindly.

In the future, he will have more patrolling monsters to help him share daily tasks, and he will have more time to practice.

"Brother Crab, what is this 'tribute'?"

When Xiao Chen heard the word tribute, he was stunned. Is there such a rule in Heisongling?

"For example, the Poison Blade Commander would require his poisonous men to pay him venom as tribute every month."

"Commander Bai Ling will ask the male demons under her to pay tribute to her with their Yuan Yang essence." Crab King shook his head and sighed, lamenting the difficulties faced by these little demons.

"I understand." Xiao Chen nodded and cursed in his heart:
"I was wondering why those two demons would want me. They don't have any good intentions."

"Venom is made from the essence and blood of one's entire body. If one loses it frequently, one will inevitably suffer a loss in cultivation."

"Needless to say, the Yuan Yang essence is extremely precious."

"As the saying goes, 'One drop of semen equals ten drops of blood'. When the charming female monsters on the journey to the west captured Tang Monk, they didn't even think about eating his flesh. All they wanted was for him to release some of his vital energy to them. This shows that this thing is more precious than Tang Monk's flesh!"

"This little monster in the Journey to the West world is definitely a low-level worker. How miserable!"

Xiao Chen secretly sighed for the fate of the little demons, and suddenly thought of something else, and said from the side:
"Brother Crab, I think our king seems to have the highest status among the leaders of our Black Demon Cave?"

"The brother-in-law of our Commander Qingchi works in the Dragon Palace in the East China Sea. Even the king would usually give Commander Qingchi some face." When he said this, Crab King also had a proud look on his face, as if he had also benefited greatly from it.

"East China Sea Dragon Palace?"

Xiao Chen's mind moved, and he was somewhat delighted. He really didn't expect that he could establish a connection with the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea here. If he could use this opportunity to go to the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea, that would be great.

Thinking of this, Xiao Chen also said in agreement:

"It would be incredible to be able to work for the Dragon Palace in the East China Sea!"

In fact, entering the Dragon Palace in the East China Sea barely counts as being included in the Heavenly Court. In the world of Journey to the West, monsters with and without official positions are two completely different things!

I don’t know how many monsters are fighting for their lives just for this organization.

Once you join the system, you will have the protection of the system.

At the beginning, Nezha only killed a patrolling sea yaksha, and then the Third Prince of the Dragon King, the Dragon King of the East Sea, and the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas jumped out to protect him. Even though Nezha had the ability to turn rivers and seas upside down, he was forced to commit suicide.

Even on the journey to the West, the monsters that Sun Wukong killed on the road were not included in the list.

Even if the monsters committed heinous crimes, slaughtered an entire country, ate the hearts and livers of millions of boys and girls, and bullied men and women, it was not a big deal. Even the Great Sage, who hated evil as much as he could, had to smile and invite his master to come.

"In a few days, it will be the 400th birthday of our Qingchi Commander's wife. By then, Brother Jinjiao will naturally be able to see the elegance of that patrolling sea yaksha."

"The clothes! The style! The magic weapons they use! Wild monsters like us can't compare at all."

When mentioning the sea-patrolling Yaksha, Crab King said with a look of great envy.

After saying goodbye to the Crab King, Xiao Chen came to the cave he chose to rest. It was a large cave next to the water, warm and humid.

……

The sky thirty miles outside Heishongling.

The five old men who were flying on swords stopped and frowned as they looked at the evil aura rising from Heisongling.

"Master, the aura of the toad monster and the tiger monster disappeared when they reached here." The old man in black on the left reported, holding a compass.

(End of this chapter)