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

"Okay~"

As a gentle and melodious female voice rang out, figures flashed in the kitchen, and soon a beautiful young woman carrying a wooden tray emerged.

Pigsy swallowed hard, but out of the corner of his eye he saw his senior brother laughing for no apparent reason.

"Senior Brother, what are you laughing at?"

"Did I laugh?" Sun Wukong immediately stopped smiling.

He simply found it amusing and didn't even realize he was laughing.

Pigsy nodded and said, "You laughed!"

"I wasn't laughing," Sun Wukong said seriously.

"You must have laughed."

I'm sure I didn't laugh.

"What are you two whispering about? Aren't you going to eat or not?" Sanzang, looking up from beside the wooden table and the oil lamp, called out with a blissful expression.

For him, being able to eat a full meal when he was starving was the greatest happiness on his journey west.

"They're here."

The two apprentices responded in unison, then put their arms around each other's shoulders and came to the table.

at the same time.

Huang Mei, however, rode the wind and sped across the cold moon and starry sky, heading straight towards Huaguo Mountain.

There are two purposes for this trip:

First, he clearly remembered that it was during this period that Huaguo Mountain was ravaged by hunters. The original text described it as follows: "No flowers or grasses were left, the mist and clouds were gone, the peaks and rocks collapsed, and the forests and trees withered."

It's like an apocalyptic scene!

When the demoted Sun Wukong found his monkey followers, the news he heard made his eyes widen in fury.

Meanwhile, the hunters unleashed their powerful crossbows, hawks, hounds, nets, and hooks upon the monkey troop.

If you kill it, skin it, debone it, fry it in oil and salt, and eat it as a dish.

Those who were caught and captured were turned into playthings, subjected to all kinds of torture, and even used as tools for monkey shows.

Because of him, Sun Wukong was not demoted by Sanzang and therefore could not return to Flower Fruit Mountain.

He would feel guilty if the monkeys of Huaguo Mountain were slaughtered by hunters.

Secondly, this was used to distract Wukong.

To avoid putting him in a dilemma between himself and Sanzang, unable to protect the Dharma or not, thus leaving him in a difficult position...

In the blink of an eye.

Huang Mei arrived above Huaguo Mountain on a cloud, only to find a group of hunters carrying knives, crossbows, and torches searching the mountain. They were all filled with murderous intent and had fanatical eyes.

Upon careful counting, the group of hunters numbered as many as a thousand.

Could this be a hunter?

It's clearly a legion!

Huang Mei slowly narrowed his eyes, about to become a passerby and go into the mountains to investigate the situation, when he suddenly heard someone shout:

"The monkeys are here, the monkeys are behind the curtain of water..."

The booming sound immediately drew the thousand-plus people to the Water Curtain Cave. A burly figure, clad in a fox-fur vest, wielding a gleaming silver spear, and with a precious carved bow at his waist, stepped forward and roared at the monkeys inside the cave:

"Show yourself immediately and kneel in submission; otherwise, a thousand arrows will be fired, and your entire race will be wiped out."

Seeing this, Huang Mei could basically conclude that this group of people were not hunters at all!

"Stubborn fool, draw your bow!" the burly figure roared.

More than a thousand people drew their arrows and nocked their bows, aiming the arrowheads at the water curtain in the cave.

Inside the Water Curtain Cave, a group of monkeys stood in rows, holding weapons, but their bodies trembled uncontrollably.

I'm terrified of being killed!

To them, this group of people was like a death-reaping messenger, a vengeful ghost; the thought of it sent chills down their spines.

"stop!"

A moment later, just as the burly figure slowly raised his palm, about to give the order to fire the arrows, a loud shout suddenly resounded across the mountain.

More than a thousand people looked in the direction of the sound and saw a divine being standing in the air, looking at them indifferently.

The burly figure's eyelids twitched, and he secretly gripped the gleaming silver spear in his hand: "Immortal cultivator? May I ask who you are?"

"Where did you scoundrels come from? How dare you come to Flower Fruit Mountain to commit evil?" Huang Mei asked instead of answering, his imposing manner astonishing.

The burly figure said, "We're not soldiers, we're hunters."

Huang Mei sneered, flicked his finger, and sword energy swept across the sky.

The burly figure was shocked and instinctively raised his gleaming silver spear.

However, the difference in strength between the two sides was too great. The gun didn't even touch the sword energy, but the sword energy pierced through his shoulder in an instant.

With a soft "poof," a flower of blood bloomed on his body, and the bright silver spear flew out of his hand.

"If you don't confess honestly, next time it'll be your neck that gets pierced," Huang Mei said coldly.

The burly figure was deathly pale and covered in cold sweat: "I am General Ye Wu of Aolai Kingdom. The monkeys in the mountains stole our country's weapons, which is why we are in this predicament."

Huang Mei: "..."

The monkeys in the cave: "..."

In fact, even the monkeys were unaware of this, and simply thought the group of people were hunters.

"Get out! Someone will talk to your king about this!" After a moment of contemplation, Huang Mei suddenly shouted.

He knew perfectly well that this was the cause and effect sown by Wukong when he ruled the mountain.

This grudge should be resolved by the other party themselves.

The burly figure dared not retort, but mustered his courage and asked:

"May I ask who you are, so that I can have an explanation when I return?"

"I am none other than the Yellow-Eyebrowed King of the Lesser Western Heaven!"

"King Yellow Eyebrows?" Inside the Water Curtain Cave, the four old monkeys almost simultaneously showed expressions of wild joy.

Even after so many years, they still remember this former savior of the monkey tribe vividly!

Before long, after the thousand-plus soldiers had retreated like a tide, Huang Mei slowly landed and said towards the direction of the Water Curtain Cave, "Come out, all of you."

No sooner had he finished speaking than a large group of monkeys jumped out of the cave.

At the same time, monkeys emerged one after another from the mountains, forests, caves, and grassy slopes, numbering at least tens of thousands.

"Greetings, King Yellow Eyebrows."

At this moment, all four old monkeys were moved to tears, and they helped each other out of the monkey troop, bowing deeply.

Huang Mei raised his hand and said, "Get up, all of you..."

The old monkeys stood up with grateful faces, thanking them repeatedly.

Huang Mei interrupted, "Did you hear what that person said just now?"

An old monkey said, "I heard it, I heard it. I never thought that after hundreds of years, this would still cause a disaster."

Huang Mei said, "The one who tied the knot must untie it; the same applies to cause and effect."

Send a representative to me, and I will deliver him to your king and invite him here to settle this matter.

Whether Huaguo Mountain and Aolai Kingdom will fight or make peace is entirely up to him to decide.

The four old monkeys nodded in agreement, and after some discussion, they jointly selected Marshal Ma to follow their savior as they rode the clouds westward...

On the eve of dawn.

In front of White Tiger Ridge.

Huang Mei placed Marshal Ma at the foot of the mountain and pointed to the ridge, saying:

"Just keep walking along the mountain path until you reach a place with lights on, then stop. Your king is in that shop right now."

"Thank you, Your Excellency." Marshal Ma bowed deeply.

Huang Mei helped him up and instructed him, "Remember, my existence can only be mentioned to your king, and must not be revealed in front of outsiders."

"I understand, little demon." Marshal Ma nodded repeatedly.

"Go," Huang Mei said, waving his hand.

Before long, Marshal Ma arrived breathlessly in front of an inn, pushed open the door abruptly, and shouted, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

At his call, the lights in all four guest rooms turned on one after another. Sun Wukong was the first to jump out and asked in confusion:

"Marshal Ma, what are you doing here?"