Journey to the West: Begins with Tiger Vanguard

Chapter 162: Golden Book and Jade Book, one step to heaven!
Back to the yard again.

This time, the yard was much quieter than when I left a few days ago.

Quietly.

Qi Hu fell into the courtyard and scanned the area with his divine sense. He immediately realized that in the entire courtyard, only the two rooms of the elephant monster Dali and the female snake monster Honglin were closed.

I noticed that the people in the two rooms were not in good health and were obviously seriously injured. They were all meditating and practicing.

Qi Hu didn't bother him and walked towards his room.

I just don’t know whether the snake demon Heiya, the fox demon Bai’er, and the toad demon Sanyan went out for something or did not come back.

If it's the former, it's fine, but if it's the latter.
When he came back before, he followed Sun Wukong and walked too fast, so he didn't see which monsters survived the Black Stone Forest battlefield.

But according to his estimation, it was most likely the latter.

After all, he knew the situation on the battlefield better than anyone else before Sun Wukong arrived.

Moreover, at this time, if those three colleagues had really survived, they should be busy meditating and healing their wounds like Dali and Honglin.

"call"

Qi Hu walked into the empty room, waved his hand, closed the door, sat down, and couldn't help but sigh.

It was only the first battle outside the domain, and three of his colleagues were killed, as well as his immediate superior, the Demon King Huang Mang.

He really didn't know what to say.

But he had no right to pity anything else, because if it weren't for Sun Wukong, he wouldn't be able to come back now.

Let’s think about the future.
The demon king Huang Mang above him is dead. As a subordinate of Huang Mang, he will most likely be taken over by the two demon kings Baiwei and Hualian under the command of the Jin Guang ancestor.

After all, many of their subordinates must have died this time.

It was almost a natural thing for me, Dali and Honglin to fill in the gaps.

As for wanting to break away from the monster group and work alone, it is probably impossible. No, it is hard to say, but if he wants to work alone, he can only go to Zhang Tianshi.

Otherwise, above the two demon kings, Baiwei and Hualian, there is the Jinguan Patriarch, and above that the Jade Great Sage. How could his tiny golden elixir be able to defeat them?

But he didn't want to go to find Zhang Tianshi.

Because he felt that his relationship with Zhang Tianshi was just a transaction, and he was just outsourced.

If you ask someone for help, you will definitely have to pay it back in the future.

Of course, he didn't think there was anything wrong with this. He was never an ungrateful person. He just didn't want to use this relationship easily, just like good steel should be used on the blade.

He estimated that with the other party's sudden invitation last time, it should not be too difficult for him to meet Zhang Tianshi again.

But Qi Hu didn't want to look for the other party until he was at his wit's end.

If he looks for his other relationship, with Sun Wukong, it might be useful as well.

But he had no intention of joining Buddhism, so it would be a shame to disturb Tang Sanzang and the others, otherwise he would be ungrateful.

He has always been very sensible.

This actually shows how rare Tang Sanzang's invitation was.

If he agreed, his status and position would immediately surpass Baiwei, Hualian, and even the Jade Great Sage, and he would be above all the monsters who came here this time.

But he didn't want to go against his own wishes, he didn't want to become a Buddhist.

But since he's not looking for them, he will probably continue to follow the other two demon kings, but he doesn't know which one it will be.

After some thinking.

Qi Hu didn't think any more about it. He calmed down and started meditating.

Time passed slowly.

When a noise was heard in the yard outside.

Qi Hu also woke up from his meditation.

I counted with my fingers and realized that more than an hour had passed.

There was a lot of chatter outside.

When Qi Hu opened the door, he realized that in addition to the elephant monster Dali and the snake monster Honglin, there were two more Yuandan late stage monsters in the courtyard. One of them had completely white hair and beard, and he was the old rat monster Changxu he knew.

As he walked out, the four demons in the yard all looked over at him.

The rat demon Changxu immediately stepped forward and said with a smile: "Brother Qi Shanjun, you are finally awake. I have been waiting for you for a long time!"

After hearing what the other party said, Qi Hu looked at the two monsters and made a rough guess in his mind. He then asked, "What's this, Brother Longbeard?"

As soon as he opened his mouth, the rat demon with a long beard walked forward quickly, trying to reach out to pull Qi Hu, but Qi Hu dodged him. He was not angry, and immediately said with a smile: "Brother Qi Shanjun, your king is dead. The ancestor allowed the three of you to choose to become the subordinates of the other two kings. I am here to pick you up!"

"And our king."

At the side, a monkey demon who was also in the late Yuan Dan stage immediately joined in and said, "Our king said that Brother Qi Shanjun must come, and she will definitely not treat Brother Qi Shanjun unfairly!"

"Wait a minute."

After hearing this, Qi Hu roughly understood what was going on. Just as he had guessed before, he was indeed assigned to the command of the two demon kings, Baiwei and Hualian, but he was not assigned any position and was allowed to choose for himself.

And the reason why he was so enthusiastically invited by the two people in front of him was undoubtedly because they had seen his relationship with Sun Wukong before.

"so"

Qi Hu said as he looked at the elephant demon Dali and the snake demon Honglin and asked, "Are Black Fang, Three Eyes and White Ear all dead?"

"Yes."

The elephant demon nodded immediately and sighed, "I didn't expect that in just the first battle, the three of them, including the king, died. I don't know how long we can survive next."

The female snake demon Hong Lin, who was standing by, had been paying attention to Qi Hu since he came out. She immediately came closer and said, "Qi Shanjun, Dali and I have discussed that whichever king you follow, the two of us will go with you. The kings are all dead, so the three of us can keep each other company and take care of each other."

Hearing this, Qi Hu was silent for a while, then nodded: "Okay, but I haven't thought about it yet."

He was telling the truth. The relationship between the three of them was average before, but now that the king's colleagues were all dead, the three of them subconsciously felt a lot closer, because they were colleagues after all, and it would naturally be good for everyone to serve under the new demon king and help each other.

immediately.

Qi Hu looked at the rat demon Changxu and the monkey demon beside him and said, "I don't know which king is behind you two?"

"Brother is under the command of King Whitetail!"

Hearing Qi Hu's words, the rat demon Changxu immediately laughed and said, "Our king attaches great importance to Brother Qi. The king has given me a death order that I must invite Brother Qi."

The monkey demon at the side immediately interrupted and said, "Brother Qi, I am under the command of the Painted Face King. My king said that as long as Brother Qi comes, he will not treat him unfairly."

And looking at the enthusiasm of these two people in inviting Qi Shanjun.

The elephant demon Dali and the snake demon Honglin were also very jealous. Of course, they all knew why the two kings wanted to invite Qi Shanjun, because Qi Shanjun actually had a relationship with Sun Wukong, the "Great Sage Equaling Heaven" who had caused trouble in the Heavenly Palace five hundred years ago.

They also knew that it was because of the arrival of the Monkey King that they were able to survive.

This was really hard for them to imagine.

Although they had a lot of questions in their minds, it was right to follow Qi Shanjun now.

And heard the words of the rat demon Changxu and the monkey demon.

Just when Qi Hu was thinking about how to start.

Sudden.

Four figures appeared above the yard.

The leader was slightly thin, had a middle-aged face, was wearing a robe, and was holding something in his hand.

Next to the middle-aged man in robe was a majestic celestial general wearing golden armor.

Behind them stood two tall heavenly soldiers wearing silver armor, fully armed, and holding guns and swords.

"Gengba Street, Bingwu Courtyard"

When the middle-aged man arrived, he looked down, then looked at the thing in his hand and said to himself: "This is it."

In the courtyard below, looking at the four figures in the air who were obviously from the Heavenly Court, except for Qi Hu, the other four demons subconsciously became a little nervous.

Qi Hu was not afraid. Besides knowing that he had not done anything wrong, he also had connections with Zhang Tianshi, Sun Wukong and Tang Sanzang.

The other four monsters were nervous because of instinct.

The Heavenly Court generally does not have much good feelings towards the demon race in the mortal world. To use a more vivid metaphor, the demon race in the mortal world is just street thugs and potential criminals in the eyes of the Heavenly Court.

They can strike whenever they want!

They can destroy anyone they want!
Just like in Uttarakuru, it is a real paradise for monsters. There are more monsters in that continent than in the other three continents combined.

If the gods in heaven want to eat meat or train soldiers, they can just go to Uttarakuru.

It can be said that the Heavenly Court and the demon clan are, to a certain extent, opposing entities.

Of course, although they are in opposition, with the power of the Heavenly Court, dealing with the demon clan is like a father beating his son, it is a crushing victory.

In this way, we can understand the emotions of ordinary monsters in front of the heavenly soldiers.

The four in midair naturally had no idea of ​​the emotions of the monsters below. After the middle-aged man in official uniform who was leading them confirmed that they were in the right place, he landed directly with several heavenly soldiers behind him. He then looked at the five monsters in front of him and asked, "Which one is Qi Shanjun?"

"Looking for your own?"

Hearing this, Qi Hu was a little surprised. The other four demons also looked at him. Then he stepped forward and said, "I am Qi Hu. What can I do for you?"

"It's you?"

Seeing Qi Hu coming out, the middle-aged man looked at Qi Hu carefully, then said in a deep voice: "Qi Shanjun, listen to the seal!"

"Listen to the seal?"

Qi Hu was immediately shocked when he heard the other party's words, but before he had time to think about it, he saw the other party looking at him sternly.

Qi Hu immediately recalled the information he had learned about the Heavenly Palace, and then bowed deeply.

Seeing this, the middle-aged official said nothing, unfolded the jade brocade in his hand and said sternly: "Here, Qi Shanjun has outstanding abilities and has made great contributions in suppressing the demons. I hereby grant him the golden book and jade book, and confer him the title of Eastern Supervisor, Lieutenant General, and two pots of Jade Liquid Immortal Wine."

"Outstanding ability, meritorious service in exterminating the demons, and title of Lieutenant General?"

Listening to the middle-aged official's voice, Qi Hu was stunned for a moment, and then his heart was pounding: "What's going on? How come I suddenly became a meritorious person and was rewarded? And that lieutenant general, it sounds like a good thing, after all, he has the position of general!"

"And this Heavenly General is not the so-called general he proclaimed himself to be when he was under the Demon King."

"But why was I rewarded and made a general right away?"

"Are they Tang Sanzang, Sun Wukong and the others? No, they are Lingshan, and they are Buddhism."

"Could it be Zhang Tianshi? Yes, only Zhang Tianshi can do it."

For a moment, Qi Hu's mind was filled with wild emotions.

On the side, the elephant monster Dali, the snake monster Honglin, the rat monster, and the monkey monster were all stunned.

But the middle-aged official didn't care too much. After reading the imperial edict, he looked at Qi Hu, who was bowing awkwardly, and said with a smile: "General Qi, thank you."

Hear this.

Qi Hu took a deep breath, immediately suppressed his emotions, and said respectfully: "Thank you, His Majesty, the Jade Emperor, the Great Heavenly Saint, the Merciful and Benevolent One in the High Heaven, for your grace!"

It was the first time that he was rewarded by the Heavenly Court, and he really didn't know how to start the conversation. He simply read out the full name of the Jade Emperor that he knew from the various materials that Zhang Tianshi had given him. This would definitely not be wrong anyway.

When the middle-aged official heard the name that Qi Hu read out in thanks, he immediately laughed and thought to himself, "No wonder this tiger demon was favored by the Heavenly Master. He is indeed smart."

Then, the middle-aged official looked at Qi Hu and smiled, "Please stand up, General Qi."

As he spoke, he stepped aside, and two silver-armored heavenly soldiers came forward, each holding a red plate.

Qi Hu looked up and saw two small pots on a plate. They should be the two pots of jade liquid fairy wine mentioned in the previous reward edict.

On another red plate was placed a black and gold storage bag that looked nice, probably containing other things that came with the reward.

Look at the contents of the two red plates.

Even though Qi Hu usually prided himself on being calm, at this moment he couldn't help but feel a mixture of emotions.

Fortunately, he was a situation-oriented player after all, with a big heart. He suppressed all the restlessness in his heart, walked forward with a calm face, took the jade brocade edict of award, and accepted the reward.

Watch this scene.

A middle-aged official in a robe stepped forward, looked at Qi Hu and said with a smile: "I wonder if General Qi is free?"

“This is a private chat.”

Qi Hu understood and immediately extended his hand and said, "Of course, please."

soon.

Qi Hu then took the other person into the hall.

The two of them left.

The golden-armored celestial general flew into the air above the yard with two silver-armored celestial soldiers behind him.

In the courtyard.

Seeing that both parties left temporarily.

The four demons who witnessed the whole process finally reacted.

"What did we just see?"

"Then Qi Shanjun was canonized by the Heavenly Court?"

"You didn't read it wrong, and you didn't hear it wrong. Qi Shanjun was canonized, and he was canonized as a general!"

"Just now the Heavenly Official said that Qi Shanjun was to be conferred the title of Lieutenant General of the "Jianmen Du". What is "Jianmen Du"?"

"I don't know. I only know that Qi Shanjun was appointed an official by the Heavenly Court and ascended to heaven in one step."

"Then what should we do? Should we win him over and take him back?"

"Are you stupid? Qi Shanjun has become a general in the Heavenly Palace now. He is probably older than our king. No, he is even older than our ancestor. How can we take him back? Are you going to die?"

"Then let's go tell the king and see what he says!"

"This is the only way, but we can't leave now. We have to wait for Qi Shanjun to come back and let us go."

"Da Li, Qi Shanjun has now become a celestial official, what should we do now?"

"Honglin, I have made up my mind. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I must follow Qi Shanjun closely. I will follow him!"

"I want to do the same as you, but what about the two kings, White Tail and Flower Face?"

"Don't worry, Qi Shanjun is now a heavenly official. As long as he speaks, we don't have to be afraid of anyone who comes."

"Then I'll do the same as you, so I'll have a companion. When Qi Shanjun comes, you can tell me?"

"Let me tell you! I have seen it clearly. This battlefield outside the domain is too dangerous. No matter which king we follow, we will probably die in the future. Only by following the Heavenly Court and Qi Shanjun can we survive. Let's fight!"

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The evil spirits in the courtyard were in confusion.

In the courtyard.

After Qi Hu exchanged a few polite words with the middle-aged official, he heard the other party ask, "Does General Qi have any old relationship with Zhang Tianshi?"

Hear this.

Qi Hu was shocked, but not surprised. The other party had been very nice to him from the beginning, and he didn't think it was without reason. When he heard the other party asking, he was silent for a while and then said, "I dare not say that I have a past with the Heavenly Master, but I have received guidance from the Heavenly Master, and I will never forget the Heavenly Master's kindness."

And heard Qi Hu say this.

The middle-aged official's face was obviously much more relaxed, and his smile became more brilliant. He looked at Qi Hu and said with a smile: "Brother Qi, don't be nervous. Since I dare to ask the question, I have specially sent the reward on behalf of the officials of the Ministry of Fighting. I have only good intentions for you, not bad intentions."

"Oh, I forgot to tell you. How rude! My name is Zhou Yongliang, and I am the manager of the Supervisory Department."

(End of this chapter)