Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong-Chapter 638 - 639 Scorpion Spirit (Second Update)

A sudden gust of chilly wind arose, and from mid-air, a hand reached down, grasping at Jiang Liu’er. Instinctively, Jiang Liu’er thought to resist, but then he remembered the words Sun Wukong had imparted: he must not let anyone see that he possessed cultivation. So, he forcibly suppressed his instincts, and as a result, he was seized by the large hand, pulled from his horse, and whisked away to the northwest in a whirlwind.

“Where did this monster come from? Release my master immediately!”

Yuan Hong panicked, leaping into the air. Seeing a rolling trail of dust heading northwest, he called out to Zhu Bajie and Sandy Monk, who both leapt into the air, propelling through the clouds toward the whirlwind.

This scene, Sun Wukong saw clearly from within the clouds, and he knew right away that it must be the Scorpion Demoness who had kidnapped Jiang Liu’er.

In his previous life, when they had asked the Star Official Sun to break her Dharma Body, revealing her true form, she was pummeled into a pulp by Zhu Bajie with his rake, but this time Sun Wukong would not let her die so easily.

In fact, compared to other demons on the journey to the west, the Scorpion Demoness was much more benevolent, coveting nothing but Jiang Liu’er’s handsomeness and the vitality of a ten-time benevolent man, wishing to share the Great Dao as his spouse—hardly a grave sin.

There were many more malevolent demons on the western journey than the Scorpion Demoness; most were rescued by various Immortals and Gods. Of course, that was in the previous life; in this lifetime, almost all had joined Flower-Fruit Mountain, and Sun Wukong would not let those powerful and potential-filled demons be taken back by those Immortals and Gods to serve as mounts.

Very few demons who were killed in his previous life remained, and the Scorpion Demoness was one of them, possessing quite remarkable abilities, especially her Innate Divine Ability of the reversing poison stake, which was extremely lethal and even wounded the Buddha himself. However, precisely because of this, no one came to her rescue in his previous life, allowing her to die without a whole corpse.

In this life, Sun Wukong was determined to save the Scorpion Demoness and recruit her into Flower-Fruit Mountain, where she would surely become a great general!

He followed on his cloud, and in no time, he reached the mountains of the Scorpion Demoness’s Cave Dwelling, seeing Yuan Hong and the two others landing outside the entrance of Pipa Cave.

Yuan Hong and his companions watched as the scorpion demon abducted Jiang Liu’er into the cave. Now, as they reached the entrance of the Pipa Cave, there was no time for niceties. Zhu Bajie immediately raised his Nine-Toothed Nail Rake and fiercely slammed it against the stone gate, shattering it and sending rocks flying everywhere.

“Where did these reckless monkey and wild boar come from, daring to destroy my mountain gate!”

Enraged, the scorpion demon rushed out wielding a steel trident, stabbing straight at Zhu Bajie’s head. In a panic, Zhu Bajie swung his rake to block, while Yuan Hong and Sandy Monk also joined in, wielding their weapons to help.

It is said that two fists are no match for four hands. Despite the scorpion demon’s prowess, its cultivation was only at the level of a Taiyi Golden Immortal, which was comparable to Yuan Hong’s current state. It was no match against the three of them, getting beaten back continuously and soon about to collapse.

Suddenly, the scorpion demon leaped backward, spinning around. A black light flashed at its back as it deployed the “Reverse-Sting Divine Skill,” striking Yuan Hong on the head and Zhu Bajie on the lips.

“It hurts so much!”

Yuan Hong cried out, clutching his head, while Zhu Bajie also screamed in pain, covering his mouth. They hurriedly turned and fled on a cloud. Sandy Monk, seeing the situation go south, quickly gathered his weapon and followed. Thus, their first encounter with the scorpion demon ended in defeat.

Victorious, the scorpion demon was immensely pleased, ordering his minions to repair the gate while he stowed his trident and returned inside the Pipa Cave, to entice Jiang Liu’er further.

Sun Wukong watched everything from the air, inwardly admiring the scorpion demon. Its innate divine ability, the “Reverse-Sting,” was truly formidable. Yuan Hong’s current cultivation was even stronger than his own past life, yet he couldn’t withstand it, which is no surprise since even the Tathagata Buddha would suffer from such a strike.

If it weren’t for the fact that the true form of the Star Official of the Hairy Day was a rooster, which is naturally the nemesis of the scorpion demon, it might not have been possible to subdue the demon.

“Let this old Sun go in and see if Jiang Liu’er can’t resist stirring up some feelings, that would be troublesome!”

Although the Tang Seng of the past was verbose and pedantic, his heart was firmly devoted to worshiping Buddha and pilgrimage. This life’s Jiang Liu’er was indeed different, which left Sun Wukong somewhat uneasy. He descended from the cloud, transformed into a small insect, and slipped through the crack of the door.

After passing through two stone gates, Sun Wukong reached the garden courtyard inside the cave, just in time to see several maids dragging Jiang Liu’er out of a room and seating him next to the scorpion demon in a pavilion.

“Imperial brother, you’ve traveled all this way from the west, braving dust and hardships, hardly getting enough to eat. What’s the point? It would be better to stay in this serene place, harmoniously tuning our instruments together, cultivating the Great Dao. Wouldn’t that be wonderful?”

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The scorpion demon hadn’t noticed that Jiang Liu’er possessed cultivation and took him for a weak monk incapable of restraining a chicken, not employing any spells to restrain Tang Seng but rather teasing him with a smile while instructing the maids to serve a variety of dishes, intending to share a few drinks with Jiang Liu’er.

Jiang Liu’er was extremely reluctant, but fearing the scorpion demon might become enraged and harm him, knowing his power was far inferior to the demon’s, he realized that initiating a fight could lead to immediate subjugation, which would be terrible. He could only steel himself and politely go along, much to Sun Wukong’s secretive amusement.

Jiang Liu’er really has become quite cunning, spouting lies effortlessly!

After the Pipa demon and Jiang Liu’er talked over a meal, the demon pulled Jiang Liu’er into the bedroom. After exchanging a few words, the demon, annoyed, physically threw Jiang Liu’er onto the bed and tied him up.