Journey to the West: Upon seeing the Yellow-Eyebrowed Demon, why not pay homage?

Chapter 135 Luring the Snake Out of Its Hole, a Series of Clues! [Second Update, Please Continue Reading]

Upon hearing this, the Empress looked at the other party with astonishment, then gave a bitter laugh: "Very well, I accompanied you through all the hardships to establish our nation, and that's how we built this Wuji Kingdom."

Now that you have been emperor for so long, you have lost all sense of marital bond and the affection for each other in times of hardship. First you deposed and imprisoned the crown prince, and now you want to throw me, the empress, into the imperial prison. You are truly a heartless monarch.

The lion-like monster was filled with resentment: "What do you know? You know nothing! I have my own difficulties, why won't you listen to me?"

"Tell me, what is your difficulty?" the Empress asked directly.

Lion-like monster: "————"

The Empress sneered, "I'll move you into the Heavenly Prison right now and see how you can silence the people!"

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After saying that, she turned and left, quickly disappearing into the Huangming Hall.

The lion-like monster's chest heaved, but it could only force itself to calm down and not let its anger overwhelm its reason.

At this point, he clearly sensed that a powerful force was manipulating or pushing everything from behind the scenes.

If he does anything impulsive or excessive, the other party will inevitably seize on his weakness!

The next day.

The news that the Crown Prince and Empress had both been imprisoned in the Imperial Prison and that the Crown Prince had been deposed spread rapidly throughout the capital. Even inside the Laozi Temple, the Taoist priests were discussing it animatedly.

Huang Mei watched this scene quietly, then suddenly summoned Li Xuan and instructed him, "Go to the Heavenly Prison to rescue the Empress and the Crown Prince, and I will go to the Palace to assassinate that evil spirit."

Li Xuan was taken aback for a moment, then said, "Assassination?"

"We won't really kill him; he's still useful."

Huang Mei laughed and said, "It just penetrates his psychological defenses, making him even angrier and more insane."

Also, my two rivals have been lurking in the shadows, which is quite unsettling. This is a good opportunity to test them.

Li Xuan nodded slightly: "Understood, I'll go right away!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the two immediately went their separate ways. Huang Mei rode the wind straight to the Huangming Hall and said in a low voice, "You fiend, you killed the king, seized the country, usurped the throne, deposed the crown prince, and imprisoned the empress. Your crimes are heinous, and I will come to take you down today."

Inside the palace, the lion-like monster's right eyelid twitched, and it suddenly stood up: "What kind of demon dares to haunt my palace?"

Huang Mei stepped into the Huangming Hall and said coldly, "I am a celestial cultivator from the Eastern Peak. Today I have come to uphold justice and rectify the situation."

Having said that, he immediately transformed the invisible sword into countless tiny flying swords, which rushed towards the lion monster like sand and dust.

The lion-like monster hurriedly unleashed its protective aura, also drawing its sword and bracing itself against the rain of swords as it charged towards Huang Mei.

Huang Mei sneered, struck the chime mallet which transformed into a hard wooden stick, and moved like a ghost, striking the qi with a heavy blow.

"boom!"

The protective aura shattered instantly, and tangible and intangible swords pierced the lion-like monster's body, creating countless bloody holes in an instant.

The lion-like monster let out a miserable cry. At the critical moment of life and death, it suddenly transformed into its original form and opened its mouth to unleash a sonic roar.

Huang Mei pretended to be knocked away by the Lion's Roar, then raised his hand to sheathe his invisible sword and hardwood stick: "Today's grudge will be avenged tomorrow!"

After saying that, his body suddenly transformed into a gentle breeze and soared into the sky.

The lion-like monster transformed back into human form and looked down at the bloody holes in its body.

What is the grudge we have today?

It seems like I should take my revenge on you, doesn't it?

On the westbound highway.

Inside a cloud layer.

Seeing the willow branches suddenly turn from emerald green to blood red, the Dragon Girl abruptly turned to Zhifeng: "Something's happened to the Lion-like Monster!"

Zhi Feng hurriedly asked, "What happened to him?"

"They must have been ambushed. Let's go, let's go to the palace quickly," said the Dragon Girl.

At that moment, the two transformed into two streaks of light, rapidly descending to the mortal realm and rushing straight into the inner courtyard of the imperial palace.

Inside the Huangming Hall.

Having just changed into new clothes, the lion-like monster, who was sitting cross-legged on a futon silently healing its wounds, suddenly opened its eyes and instinctively gripped the hilt of the sword beside it.

The next moment, the Dragon Girl appeared outside the door with Zhifeng. Seeing his pale face, she immediately asked, "Who injured you like this?"

The lion-like monster breathed a sigh of relief: "He is a middle-aged Taoist who calls himself an immortal cultivator from the Eastern Peak. He has profound skills and his swordsmanship is mysterious."

"A Taoist priest?" Zhi Feng narrowed his eyes. "Is the opponent wielding a sword?"

The lion-like creature said strangely, "Besides the sword, there is also a wooden stick."

"Strike the mallet," Zhifeng murmured.

"What kind of mallet is that?" the lion-like monster asked.

Zhi Feng said, "If I'm not mistaken, that Taoist priest was actually Huang Mei in disguise. And that wooden stick is the chime mallet of the Buddha of the East; its power must be considerable, right?"

The lion-like creature said strangely, "It is indeed large; my protective aura shattered with a single strike."

Zhi Feng sighed, "Now you know how terrifying that guy is, right? What's even more terrifying is that his schemes and tricks go beyond his own strength. His sudden assassination attempt on you couldn't possibly be a spur-of-the-moment decision!"

"It's to lure us out." Based on her understanding of Huang Mei, the Dragon Girl of Good Fortune said decisively.

Zhi Feng nodded slightly and said to the lion-like monster again, "Let's join forces. You can't defeat them on your own."

Feeling the wounds all over his body, the lion-like monster stopped pretending and said, "Thank you both."

Sudhana felt a sense of foreboding.

Although this trial tests whether the pilgrimage team can help the King of Wuji Kingdom expel the demons and successfully restore the kingdom, the merit points are also based on these two aspects.

But their voluntary appearance and being forced out by Huang Mei are two completely different concepts.

Although protecting the lion monster would block the westward journey, she always felt that things were not that simple.

"Report—"

Suddenly, a guard rushed over and knelt down in front of the Huangming Hall.

"What's wrong?" the lion-like monster asked in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, someone has broken into the prison and rescued the Empress and the deposed Crown Prince," the guard said, his eyes lowered.

Lion-like monster: "————"

"The deposed crown prince?" the Dragon Girl of Good Fortune suddenly asked.

The lion said strangely, "He pressed on relentlessly, determined to find out the truth, so I deposed him in my capacity as emperor."

As for the Empress, she kept pleading for the Crown Prince, so I had no choice but to send her to the imperial prison to calm down, hoping that she would learn to be afraid and become more obedient.

But I never expected this to happen.

Sudhana Dragon Girl: "————"

She suddenly realized that it was right that her senior brother Hui'an didn't come.

If Hui'an were present when such a thing happened, Huang Mei would probably ask Madam Yin to descend to the mortal realm immediately!

"It's all interconnected," Zhifeng sighed. "Their rescue wasn't out of concern for the Empress and the Crown Prince's safety; they simply didn't want to give us a chance to rectify the situation."

"Although it's too late to mend the fence after the sheep are lost, we can't just do nothing and wait here in the palace for him to keep making moves," the Dragon Girl of Good Fortune pondered.

"Senior sister, what's the plan?" Zhifeng asked, his eyes shining.

After pondering for a long time, a sudden inspiration struck her: "I've got it. No matter what Huang Mei has done in the dark, we can bring everything back to square one; that is, we can start with Sanzang and make him lose focus on one thing while dealing with another."

"How do we capture Sanzang?" Zhifeng pressed.

The Dragon Girl glanced at the still-wounded Lion-Monkey and shook her head, saying, "Neither you nor I can take action ourselves, and he is currently unable to do so, so forcibly taking it is definitely not an option."

So I'd like to ask, Lion-Monster, how well have you mastered your transformation techniques?