Journey to the West: A clone sacrifices to the heavens, possessing boundless magical power.

Chapter 132 Returning to the Cave

A resolute glint flashed in Baihuaxiu's eyes. "Once the inner core leaves his body, nine-tenths of his magical power will be lost. At that time, if the elder launches a sudden attack, he will surely be killed in one blow!"

After hearing this, Sun Wukong scratched his cheek and chuckled.

"This plan is quite good, hitting the nail on the head, but it's a bit too troublesome."

Sun Wukong plucked a hair from his head, blew a puff of magical breath, and said, "I, Old Sun, will simply transform into your likeness, sit in this cave, and wait for him. Once he returns, I'll personally trick him into giving me his inner core, swallow it whole, and then kill him with my staff. Wouldn't that be much more efficient?"

Upon hearing this, Baihua Xiu's expression changed drastically.

If Sun Wukong swallows or destroys her inner core, what will she use to refine medicine for Yun Zhongzi? What will happen to her father's illness?

"No!" Baihua Xiu blurted out, her tone unusually firm.

Sun Wukong frowned, his fiery eyes fixed on her: "What? You don't trust my transformation skills? If I transform into your appearance, that monster will definitely not be able to see through the disguise."

"It's not that I don't trust the elder's supernatural powers." Baihua Xiu's palms were covered in cold sweat as her brain raced, searching for an excuse. "It's just—it's just that he and I have been husband and wife for thirteen years."

She lowered her head, her voice trembling slightly: "For thirteen years, although he was a demon, he was always obedient to me and never criticized me in the slightest. Now, I want to use the elders to get rid of him, which is unjust. I—I want to see him one last time and end this tragic relationship with my own hands."

Sun Wukong scoffed, his eyes full of disdain.

"Mortals are so pretentious. Humans and demons are different. He forcibly occupied you for thirteen years, and you've developed feelings for him? I, Old Sun, don't have time to play this melodramatic role with you. Get out of my way!"

Having said that, Sun Wukong was about to use his transformation technique.

"stop!"

Baihua Xiu abruptly pulled out the gold hairpin from her hair, pressing the sharp tip firmly against her throat, and a trickle of blood instantly seeped out.

"If the elder insists on using force, I will die before you!"

Sun Wukong paused, his face darkening: "Are you threatening me?"

"I dare not threaten the elder." Baihua Xiu's eyes were red as she stared intently at Sun Wukong. "But I saved your master's life!"

If I hadn't persuaded that monster, your master would have been disemboweled long ago!

"I am your master's savior. If the elder forces me to my death today, how will you explain it to him after you rescue your master? The holy monk is compassionate; if he knew you forced his savior to his death, would he still acknowledge you as his disciple?!"

This statement hit Sun Wukong right where it hurt.

Sun Wukong's eyes twitched slightly as the scene on White Tiger Ridge uncontrollably surfaced in his mind.

The White Bone Demon tricked Tang Sanzang three times, and Tang Sanzang fought her three times in order to eliminate the demon. What was the result? He was met with the excruciating pain of the golden headband, Tang Sanzang's cold and resolute face, and a merciless letter of dismissal.

He had just been invited back by Pigsy and had not yet accomplished anything.

Even if he could stop Baihua Xiu from committing suicide, what if she tried to kill herself right after he left? If the news reached his master's ears, given his temperament, his master would definitely think that he hadn't changed his vicious nature and was indiscriminately killing innocent people.

When the time comes, the moment the headband is recited, he will be sent back to Flower Fruit Mountain.

Sun Wukong's hand, gripping the golden cudgel, bulged with veins, and he felt a surge of irritation.

This damn karma! This damned mortal!

The two remained locked in a stalemate for a moment.

Sun Wukong waved his hand impatiently.

"Fine, fine! I give up!"

Sun Wukong glared at Baihuaxiu, his tone laced with warning: "I'll grant your request this once. I'll hide in the shadows while you try to trick him out of the inner core. But if you dare to play any tricks or let him escape, I'll smash this entire Bowl Mountain to dust!"

Seeing that he had relented, Baihua breathed a sigh of relief, her tense body softened slightly, and she slowly put down the golden hairpin.

"Thank you for your kindness, Elder. I will certainly not fail you."

Without another word, Sun Wukong transformed into a tiny midge and silently flew to a crevice in the stalactites on the cave ceiling, concealing all his presence.

Baihua Xiu looked at the empty cave and reached out to wipe the bloodstains from her neck.

She walked to the stone bed and sat down, her hands tightly twisting her sleeves, her palms covered in cold sweat.

One step wrong, step by step wrong.

She didn't know who this Yun Zhongzi who was guiding her was, but now she had no choice but to go down this path to the bitter end.

For the sake of the inner elixir, for the sake of his father, and for the sake of truly escaping the nightmare of these thirteen years.

In front of the royal palace in the capital of Baoxiang Kingdom.

Two dark figures plummeted straight down from mid-air.

"Bang! Bang!"

Two muffled thuds exploded on the white jade steps. Two small bodies were slammed hard onto the hard jade from hundreds of feet in the air, instantly turning into two piles of bloody pulp.

All the civil and military officials, along with King Baoxiang, were horrified and looked up in terror at the sky.

Above the clouds, Pigsy, wielding his nine-toothed rake, roared down at the hall below, "Listen up, you all! That one smashed into a pulp was the bastard child of that yellow-robed demon! Sandy and I have captured him! Tell that old demon to come out and face his death!"

The sound was like a booming bell, making the palace tiles rattle.

At this moment, inside the Silver Peace Palace, the Yellow-Robed Monster, who had transformed into the Prince Consort, was lying on his back on the couch, still hungover. Upon hearing this loud shout, he suddenly opened his eyes, and the effects of the alcohol instantly dissipated by seventy percent.

He sat up abruptly, his brow furrowed, silently calculating in his mind: "The one shouting outside must be Pigsy, but he claims to have killed my two children? How is that possible! I've locked Sandy in the cave, how could my wife, Baihuaxiu, have let him out? And how could my two children have fallen into the hands of this pig demon?"

The more the Yellow-Robed Monster thought about it, the more suspicious it seemed. He sneered, "This Pigsy is a brainless idiot. He can't beat me, so he's deliberately using this low-level provocation to trick me. If I rashly go out, I'll fall into his trap. There's definitely a trick involved!"

"Never mind him for now, let's go back to our cave and see if it's true or not!"

Having made up his mind, the Yellow-Robed Monster ignored the challenges from outside, cast an invisibility spell, and transformed into a gust of foul wind, silently escaping from the Baoxiang Kingdom's palace and heading straight for the Wave Moon Cave on Wanzi Mountain.

Before long, the yellow-robed monster suppressed the demonic wind and fell into the depths of the cave.

As soon as I stepped into the inner room, I heard a mournful wail.

Baihua Xiu was seen with her hair disheveled, writhing and turning on the stone bed, her face as pale as paper, her forehead covered in large beads of cold sweat, her hands clutching her chest, looking as if she were in unbearable pain.

The reason why Baihuaxiu was able to remain safe and sound in the demon cave for the past thirteen years was not only because of her beauty, but also because of her extremely patient scheming and her ability to play along.

"Madam! What's wrong with you?" The yellow-robed monster was shocked and quickly stepped forward to support her.

Baihua Xiu collapsed into the arms of the Yellow-Robed Monster, tears streaming down her face like broken beads. She cried out in a mournful voice, "You wretched man, why have you only just returned! Yesterday, that long-snouted, big-eared pig demon stormed into the cave, so arrogant and unreasonable! He not only kidnapped Sha Wujing, but also—he took my two children with him! How could a weak woman like me stop him? He even pushed me down, and the shock triggered my old angina pectoris; it's killing me!"