Journey to the West: We're too early, Nezha is only seven years old.

Zhou Xiaobai placed the jade slip between his eyebrows and began to receive the information contained within it.

A moment later, his expression turned very ugly, and he turned and left almost without hesitation.

The original plan to find Nezha had to be postponed because of this jade slip.

The message left by Nezha told him to stay in the Dragon Palace of the East Sea.

Zhou Xiaobai was able to stay in the East Sea Dragon Palace as the Fourth Prince not only because of his own status as a direct descendant of the East Sea Dragon Palace, but also because of the intervention of Taiyi Zhenren.

When the Dragon King of the East Sea asked the Heavenly Court to mediate a reconciliation with the Mountain Light Cave, Nezha asked the Immortal Taiyi to suggest that the Dragon Palace of the East Sea properly settle Zhou Xiaobai.

The reason Nezha did this was because a calamity was about to befall him.

Nezha did not explain what the calamity was, but only said that many immortals and gods from the Chan Sect, Jie Sect, and the human realm would be involved.

Zhou Xiaobai guessed the major event that was about to happen: the Investiture of the Gods.

If he had half the strength of Nezha, he might have used his prophetic abilities to participate and gain some benefits.

But with his current strength, even a casual strike from a well-known deity could take him away.

Nezha probably knew this, which is why he left Zhou Xiaobai in the relatively safe East Sea Dragon Palace.

"Who are you? You are not allowed to stay here!" Just as Zhou Xiaobai was stunned, a warning came from afar.

Zhou Xiaobai turned his head to look in the direction of the sound, and his gaze suddenly sharpened.

He didn't recognize the soldier who was speaking; he was drawn to the two generals who were talking dozens of meters behind the soldier.

One of the two generals was Li Jing, who was holding a golden pagoda in his left hand.

Li Jing seemed to sense someone looking at him and turned his head to look over.

"That's so unfair!" Zhou Xiaobai cursed inwardly. Li Jing was able to sense his gaze because Li Jing's cultivation had greatly increased.

You should know that Zhou Xiaobai obtained the "Great Celestial Immortal Technique" and the "Eight-Nine Profound Technique" in succession, and also consumed the "Hundred-Turn Dragon Elephant Pill" and a bottle of "Ganoderma Pill". He believed that he had good luck and his cultivation was growing very fast.

However, compared to Li Jing, there is a significant gap between them.

He felt that Li Jing's current strength was unfathomable, which could only be because his cultivation was too weak.

It seems that Li Jing encountered Ran Deng, who not only bestowed upon him the "Exquisite Pagoda" but also enhanced his cultivation.

Li Jing glanced at Zhou Xiaobai before looking away, not recognizing him.

Previously, Zhou Xiaobai was a small white snake, and even when he stood in front of the Dragon King of Longhai, he only revealed his giant snake form.

Zhou Xiaobai is now dressed as a young master in a magnificent robe, looking as if he is traveling.

Of course, Li Jing's cultivation level improved too quickly, and he had not yet fully mastered it. Otherwise, he would definitely have been able to see Zhou Xiaobai's background and recognize his true dragon identity.

"That must be the Exquisite Pagoda, a magic weapon to restrain Nezha!" Zhou Xiaobai pretended not to know anything and left the ruins of the city lord's mansion in the opposite direction, but his heart was not at peace.

Li Jing later became known as Li Jing, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King, because of this "Exquisite Pagoda".

Nezha also suffered a lot because of the "Exquisite Pagoda".

At this moment, Zhou Xiaobai had an idea. Although Li Jing's strength had greatly increased, this was the period when his strength was at its weakest after mastering the "Exquisite Pagoda".

After the Investiture of the Gods, Li Jing became the Heavenly King of Heaven. At that time, even with Sun Wukong's fighting power, he would not be able to take away Li Jing's "Exquisite Pagoda".

The more he thought about it, the more he was tempted, so he didn't leave Chentang Pass.

He had no intention of interacting with ordinary people before, but when he wanted to stay in Chentang Pass, he realized that he had no gold or silver.

"I should have taken some gold and silver with me when I left the Dragon Palace!" Zhou Xiaobai thought with some annoyance.

In the Dragon Palace of the East Sea, gold and silver are like stubborn stones on the ground, belonging to items of little value.

Having no other choice, he went to the best pawnshop in the city and placed a golden pearl on the counter.

The shopkeeper's eyes nearly popped out when he saw the golden pearl.

He was quite knowledgeable, but this was the first time he had ever seen such a treasure.

"How does this young master want to be a pawn? Is it a live pawn or a dead pawn?" the shopkeeper asked, rolling his eyes slightly.

"How much will you give me as collateral?" Zhou Xiaobai was still thinking about when to have someone from the Dragon Palace make a trip to redeem the golden pearl, and didn't actually intend to pawn it.

This is something that can only be traded among gods; it would be a waste for it to fall into the mortal realm.

"One hundred taels of silver for one month, with 20% interest!" the shopkeeper tentatively offered.

Zhou Xiaobai almost threw the golden pearl at the shopkeeper's face. Even if Chen Tang Pass was small, it still had over a thousand taels of silver, let alone tens of thousands. Trying to fob him off with a hundred taels of silver was just fooling him.

He was too lazy to say anything more, so he put away the golden pearl and turned to leave.

He thought of going to another pawnshop; he couldn't let all the pawnshops be unscrupulous.

He had only walked a few steps when he noticed someone following him.

At the pawnshop entrance, the shopkeeper had already stepped out from behind the counter and was watching him.

He took a few slow steps when something sharp pressed against his lower back.

"Don't move, come with me!" the person behind whispered.

In fact, even if this sharp object were to be stabbed forcefully, it would not be able to break through the Crown Prince's robe's defenses, let alone injure Zhou Xiaobai.

If Zhou Xiaobai were to be injured by an ordinary weapon, the Dragon Palace of the East Sea would probably laugh themselves to death.

Zhou Xiaobai did not resist and allowed the people behind him to escort him back to the pawnshop.

"Return the pearls that stole from me." As soon as he entered the pawnshop, the shopkeeper stopped pretending and pointed at Zhou Xiaobai.

Following the shopkeeper's instructions, Zhou Xiaobai used a sharp object at his waist with a bit of force, and someone closed the pawnshop door.

"You mean this?" Zhou Xiaobai took out the golden pearl from before, then grabbed a handful more from his pocket and asked with a smile, "I have more, are they all yours?"

The shopkeeper and his henchmen's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. A single golden pearl looked dreamlike and beautiful, but a handful of golden pearls represented an immense fortune that could tempt anyone.

Zhou Xiaobai put all the golden pearls away again, letting the sharp object at his waist stab him several times.

He turned his head and smiled, revealing his gleaming white teeth, which startled the thugs holding him. They abandoned the short blade in their hands and took several steps back.

Zhou Xiaobai shook his head. He had originally intended to exchange some silver through a normal transaction, but he hadn't expected it to turn out this way.

In fact, this is not surprising. He had flaunted his wealth. It is quite normal for a young stranger in a foreign land, without any attendants, to be robbed when he is holding such priceless treasures as gold and pearls.

He didn't use any other means, he just used some force to break the arms and legs of several thugs and the shopkeeper, and then took all the silver from the pawnshop himself.

He didn't know much about this world, and he hadn't committed any murder or robbery, nor did he want to create karma for such a trivial matter.

However, if the pawnshop robs him, he can retaliate and get some compensation.