Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong-Chapter 663 - 664 Please Ask the Demon King Peng to Take

You are tough on the outside and your body is solid, aren’t you? Well, I want to see if the inside of your belly is as tough as the outside!

“Really?”

The Demon King Peng was somewhat skeptical, but seeing the certainty on Sun Wukong’s face, he refrained from saying more and followed the three demons to the Lion Camel Cave.

“Boss, what do we do now? Should we charge in?”

“No need. Let me go in alone first to check the situation. You wait here for my message.”

Sun Wukong said, then his figure flickered, and he transformed into a small buzzing fly and flew into the Lion Camel Cave.

Externally, the Lion Camel Cave might not seem large, but its interior was a different story, a rare Cave Heaven and Blessed Land which could easily span up to ten square miles—an explanation for its capacity to house tens of thousands of minor demons.

Sun Wukong didn’t know where Jiang Liu’er and the others were held. He wasn’t inclined to rescue them just yet, as subduing the three demons first was essential. Otherwise, even if they were rescued, they could be captured again.

He flew towards the tallest building inside the Cave Heaven, where, unsurprisingly, the three demons were located.

Indeed, upon entering the grand hall of the building, he could hear the Green Lion King’s voice from inside: “Minions, bring wine to your great king. I shall make this monkey drunk to death inside my belly.”

“Drunk to death?”

Sun Wukong chuckled inwardly, knowing all too well that Yuan Hong wouldn’t be fazed by alcohol—his capacity for liquor was legendary, withstanding a thousand cups!

As expected, the Green Lion King had drunk a fair amount of liquor but showed no signs of intoxication, as all the wine had been consumed by Yuan Hong in his stomach.

After getting drunk, Yuan Hong started tumbling around inside the Green Lion King’s belly, causing so much pain that the Green Lion King rolled around til the ground was pitted.

The Green Lion King had no choice but to agree to release Jiang Liu’er and others, escorting them and their master across Lion Camel Ridge.

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Once Sun Wukong emerged from the Lion Camel Cave, he shared the situation with the Demon King Peng, who burst into laughter, “This Yuan Hong really knows some tricks. It seems I don’t even need to lend a hand. I’ll settle accounts with that Peng Fei after they cross Lion Camel Ridge!”

“Cross Lion Camel Ridge? I’m afraid it’s not that simple!”

Sun Wukong scoffed coldly, “Those three demon kings are far from good creatures, especially the Great Roc King, who would definitely not let Jiang Liu’er and the others pass Lion Camel Ridge so easily. There must be a conspiracy!”

“Are you suggesting they will break their word?”

The Demon King Peng narrowed his eyes.

“Most likely!”

Sun Wukong scoffed coldly, “Just wait and see, the show isn’t over yet!”

Half a day later, in Lion Camel City at the base of Lion Camel Ridge, the three demon kings indeed had set a trap. They captured Jiang Liu’er, and after a fierce battle, Zhu Bajie and Sandy Monk were also captured one after another. Yuan Hong tried to escape using his Somersault Cloud but was overtaken by the Great Roc King, who grabbed him with his real body, preventing any escape, and he was also captured back to Lion Camel City.

“See, didn’t I tell you it wasn’t going to be that simple?”

Sun Wukong saw everything clearly from mid-air with the Demon King Peng, shrugged, and said to him.

“Boss, since Yuan Hong and the others have been captured, it might be difficult for them to escape. I’ll go right now to the cave entrance and provoke that Peng Fei to come out and fight; the other two demon kings will be up to you to deal with!”

As the Demon King Peng spoke, he was about to ride the clouds there, but was stopped by Sun Wukong, “Hey, hey, what’s the rush? Specific demons can’t trap Yuan Hong. We need to wait a bit longer. Let’s wait for him to break free and come to us for help before we make a move. In this Journey to the West to Seek Scriptures, they must face hardships to accumulate merit, otherwise, they can’t achieve their goal.”

With that, the Demon King Peng could only patiently wait. Around midnight, Yuan Hong did indeed break free and even managed to rescue Jiang Liu’er and his companions, but unfortunately, they couldn’t escape and were caught by the three awakened demon kings, with only Yuan Hong managing to flee alone.

“It’s about time to show ourselves.”

Seeing that they had endured enough hardships, Sun Wukong nodded to the Demon King Peng and caught up with Yuan Hong on the Somersault Cloud.

Upon seeing Sun Wukong, Yuan Hong was extremely excited and immediately knelt down, “Great Saint, please save my master!”

“Alright, I’m already clear about the situation. Get up, and I’ll explain slowly!”

In his past life, Sun Wukong’s memories related to the Journey to the West only extended to the True and False Beautiful Monkey King; beyond that, all memories came from the previous owner within the Time-Space Life-Death Talisman.

According to those memories, the Great Roc King was born from a peacock, unlike other members of the Golden Winged Great Roc Clan; he had some familial relationship with Tathagata Buddha. In the memories, in the end, it was Tathagata Buddha who captured the Great Roc King. As for the Green Lion King and the White Elephant King, they were the mounts of Manjusri Bodhisattva and Samantabhadra Bodhisattva respectively, but both of these figures had perished, leaving the Green Lion King and the White Elephant King to wreak havoc in the mortal world.

“Does that mean I need to go to the Great Thunder Sound Temple in Western Heaven to ask Tathagata for help?”

Upon hearing this, Yuan Hong’s face filled with worry, “Ever since the last battle at the Great Thunder Sound Temple, Tathagata and I might as well have torn each other apart. Going to Spiritual Mountain to ask for his help now, he’s likely to take the opportunity to harm me instead of helping, right?”

“Who told you that only Tathagata can subdue the Great Roc King?”

Sun Wukong rolled his eyes and pointed to the Demon King Peng beside him, “See here? This is the Demon King Peng, one of the Six Great Demon Kings of our Demon Cult, and a kin of that Great Roc King. It’s perfect for him to subdue the Great Roc King!”