The Great Bandit of Journey to the West

Chapter 160 The Money-Giving Boy

Inside the Fiery Cloud Cave, Red Boy, in high spirits after defeating Sun Wukong, summoned his six generals and instructed them, "Do any of you recognize our Great King?"

A little demon quickly replied, "I recognize him."

Red Boy nodded in satisfaction: "Go and invite the Great King here. Tell him I've captured Sha Wujing, and I'd like him to come and share his flesh, thus extending the Great King's life by a thousand years!"

The six generals received their orders and were about to set off when a little demon ran in to report: "Your Majesty, the First King and his friend have arrived at Fire Cloud Cave and are almost inside the main hall!"

Red Boy exclaimed with delight, "Father has arrived just in time! I was just about to send someone to invite him!" With that, he jumped off the stone chair and ran quickly outside the hall to greet him.

At this moment, the Bull Demon King led a dragon spirit to the entrance of the main hall. Upon seeing Red Boy, he laughed loudly, "My good son, it's been so long! Come here and let your father see if you've grown any taller!"

"Father, what brings you here?"

Red Boy stepped forward with delight and led them toward the main hall.

The Bull Demon King said, "My friend, True Lord Liangbaikai, and I are on our way to visit a friend in the East Sea. We stopped by to see you."

The Bull Demon King is actually Sun Wukong in disguise, while the True Lord Liangbaikai next to him is Jiang Feng's Flood Dragon Spirit skin, which is making a limited-time return.

Jiang Feng smiled and looked at Red Boy: "This humble Taoist, Liang Baikai, greets the Holy Infant King."

Red Boy politely returned the greeting, saying, "True Lord, there's no need to be so polite. You and my father are of equal generation, so in a way, I should call you Uncle."

Seeing how polite he was to Jiang Feng, Wukong couldn't help but grit his teeth in anger.

It seems that the Bull Demon King really didn't mention himself to Red Boy, otherwise Red Boy would never have been as presumptuous in front of him as before.

This old ox, despite me respectfully calling him "Big Brother," he actually treats me like a drinking buddy, never mentioning me to his family!

Seeing Wukong's displeasure, Red Boy said, "Father, I have some great news to tell you!"

Wukong exclaimed in surprise, "Oh! What good news do you have?"

Red Boy boasted, "Father, do you know Sha Wujing, the monk who went to the Western Paradise to retrieve the scriptures? He's the one who followed Sui Sanzang and ate the food that grants immortality!"

Wukong said, "Of course I know. His senior brother is none other than Sun Wukong, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven who wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace back then, and he is my sworn brother!"

Red Boy was surprised for a moment, then said proudly, "I have captured that Sandy and brought him to my cave. Today, my son and I will share Sandy's flesh and live for a thousand years!"

As for that monkey surnamed Sun, he's not as powerful as Father said. I defeated him once with Samadhi True Fire, and he's probably healing somewhere right now!

Seeing Wukong's gloomy face, as if he was about to get angry, Jiang Feng quickly chimed in, "Oh my, my dear nephew, you are truly amazing! This is the first time I've ever seen such a powerful person. I think your skills are comparable to those of Guanyin Bodhisattva!"

Red Boy smiled, flattered by the praise: "Of course! The Bodhisattva is just a bit older than me and became famous a little earlier. If we're really comparing skills, he might not be able to beat me!"

Jiang Feng chimed in, "Nephew, you're absolutely right. Guanyin Bodhisattva certainly can't compare to you. Just look at the furnishings in your hall; even if the Bodhisattva lived for another thousand years, she couldn't afford such a display!"

"Look at this glass cup, so clear and bright, I've never seen such a beautiful glass cup before!"

"You have excellent taste! These decorations were all gifts from the local mountain gods and land deities!"

Seeing this, Red Boy laughed heartily and waved his hand generously, saying, "If you want it, just take it!"

Jiang Feng put away the glass cup, then looked at the screen beside him with amazement: "And this white jade screen, it's clearly a rare treasure. I've never seen such a beautiful screen before—"

"Take it!"

"I have never seen such a beautiful luminous pearl before."

"Take it, take whatever you like!"

"I've never seen such a beautiful bellyband on you before—"

"Take it!"

Red Boy reached out to tear off his undergarment, but stopped abruptly halfway through, staring at Jiang Feng in disbelief: "Are you out of your mind? You're even going to take my undergarment!"

Jiang Feng coughed lightly and laughed, "There's nothing I can do. Like Guanyin Bodhisattva, I've really never seen anything good."

Guanyin Bodhisattva: "————"

We are different!

You don't need to bring me along at times like this!

Seeing how easily Red Boy was fooled, he couldn't help but doubt his own judgment.

Originally, he wanted to take Red Boy away to make him a benevolent child, in charge of managing wealth. Now it seems that he is a complete spendthrift, unable to even keep his own money!

As the Bodhisattva was reconsidering his plans, Red Boy quietly approached the Bull Demon King and whispered, "Father, where did you get to know that poor wretch Liang Baikai? I think he's always trying to take advantage of others; we shouldn't get too close to him!"

Wukong chuckled inwardly, but put on the air of lecturing his son and said, "My dear son, don't judge a book by its cover. This Liang Baikai is incredibly powerful; if it really came down to a fight, even your father wouldn't be a match for him."

If he had assisted Sun Wukong during his havoc in the Heavenly Palace, the Three Realms would likely be a very different place today.

Red Boy was astonished and carefully examined Jiang Feng, but he couldn't see any reason why Jiang Feng had such great abilities.

He frowned for a moment, then stopped thinking about it and said, "Father, how shall we eat Sha Wujing? You live by eating people, so you're an expert at it. You can fry, stir-fry, or cook whatever you like!"

Before Wukong could even refuse, Jiang Feng interjected, "High-end ingredients often only require the simplest cooking methods."

Just put Sha Wujing into a big pot and cook him directly, but you have to wash him clean before cooking.

This Sha Wujing (Sandy) had been immersed in the Flowing Sand River for years, and his body reeked of fish. He needed to be placed in a pot and washed with warm water three times a day for seven consecutive days before he could be cooked over a high flame.

Red Boy frowned and said, "Is it that troublesome?"

Jiang Feng nodded seriously: "A Stream-Enterer is one who dies and is reborn seven times and can attain Arhatship. Bathing him in warm water for these seven days is to simulate these seven deaths and rebirths. If there is even the slightest mistake in the cooking process, the flesh of Sha Wujing will lose its effect."

Red Boy, though confused, was impressed and finally began to believe that this "cool boiled water" was truly capable. Following his instructions, he ordered someone to throw Sha Wujing into the pot and sent someone to give him a bath.

Sha Wujing was inexplicably thrown into a pot and was bathed three times a day by little demons, his skin almost being scrubbed raw. He couldn't help but wonder.

Three days later, he couldn't take it anymore and asked the little demon who had served him during his bath, "Excuse me, has your king suddenly realized his mistake and turned this place into a bathhouse?"

Little Demon: "————"

I'm asking you who the hell is going to ask? If you keep scrubbing me like this, I might as well go and make a living in a public bathhouse!