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"Amitabha Buddha..."
In the Purple Bamboo Forest of the South Sea, Bodhisattva Guanyin held the Calamity Book in her hands, gazing at the number of calamities displayed on it. She silently chanted a Buddha’s name in her heart, her face showing a trace of joy.
Ever since the calamity of falling into the Tongtian River, another calamity had been added to the Calamity Book, the entrapment in the Golden Helmet Cave.
This pleased Bodhisattva Guanyin, who nodded in satisfaction.
"Indeed, it is worthy of the Supreme Elder Lord, only with his intervention is the outcome truly assured!" As she saw the additional calamity on the Calamity Book, Bodhisattva Guanyin nodded to herself in agreement.
On her journey, Bodhisattva Guanyin had engineered many calamities. However, due to Jiang Liu’s increasingly strong abilities and the protection his disciples provided, many supposed calamities hardly counted as such, much to the concern of Guanyin.
But now that she thought about it, it seemed that only with the intervention of the Supreme Elder was the outcome assured, right?
Before, his two Boys descended to the Lower Realm, turned into demons, and captured Xuanzang, counting as one calamity.
This time, his mount, the Green Ox Demon, also descended and captured Xuanzang, creating yet another calamity.
Others’ interventions were not guaranteed to be successful, but when the Supreme Elder Lord acted, it seemed to indeed be a true guarantee.
With one more calamity added to the Calamity Book, Bodhisattva Guanyin naturally felt joy.
Logically, all that was needed next was for Sun Wukong and his companions to attempt a rescue. When the Green Ox Demon pretended to resist and was defeated, letting Xuanzang be successfully rescued, everything would be perfect, right?
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However, in the following days, under the watchful eye of Bodhisattva Guanyin, it seemed Sun Wukong and the others were acting quite nonchalantly with no intention of rescuing anyone.
This left Bodhisattva Guanyin dumbfounded.
What was going on!?
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Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, two months passed.
Jiang Liu sat cross-legged, unfolding the Green Lotus Taoist Scripture, his Experience Points steadily increasing.
Although starting off wasn’t great during these two months, as time went by, Jiang Liu enjoyed increasing freedom within the Golden Helmet Cave.
Using the disciple communication panel, Jiang Liu had Sun Wukong sneak into his room each night after the demons of Golden Helmet Cave fell asleep - ahem, to have Sun Wukong enter his room every night, to unfold the Map of Mountains and Rivers and run the instance ten or eight times.
As such, after two months, Jiang Liu’s level had successfully advanced to 56.
As dawn gradually approached, Sun Wukong once again took the form of a fly and left with the Map of Mountains and Rivers.
"Phew..." Jiang Liu, who had been busy all night, rubbed his eyes.
Having spent almost all night running instances, Jiang Liu felt physically and mentally exhausted.
However, at that moment, someone knocked on the door of the Stone Cave, and with that, the Green Ox Demon entered Jiang Liu’s abode.
"Great King!" Jiang Liu addressed the incoming Green Ox Demon.
"Holy Monk, how long have you been at our Golden Helmet Mountain!?" The Green Ox Demon asked as he entered the cave dwelling.
"Roughly, about two months?" Having thought about it and realizing it was already August, Jiang Liu responded.
"Yes, two months. It seems like just a blink of an eye, and two months have gone by!" The Green Ox Demon nodded, his expression somewhat reflective, as if lamenting how quickly time passed.
Even though he outwardly felt that time had flown by, at that moment, the Green Ox Demon felt an urge to weep.
Having captured Holy Monk Xuanzang in the Golden Helmet Cave, after trying every means for a full two months, he had still not obtained the formula for the Healing Potion. This was far more difficult than he had ever anticipated.
"What’s wrong? Could it be that you are prepared to let me leave?" Upon hearing the unexpected question from the Green Ox Demon, Jiang Liu asked in return.
"Yes! It has been two months, and Holy Monk, you should continue your journey!" The Green Ox Demon nodded, actually affirming Jiang Liu’s departure.
As he spoke, he gestured, signaling that Jiang Liu was free to leave at any time.
"Uh..." The words of the Green Ox Demon completely stunned Jiang Liu, leaving him utterly baffled.
The Green Ox Demon wasn’t following the expected script!
Whether it was the Floral Mink capturing him or the Gold Horn King and Silver Horn King, although they had no intention of harming him, their aim was to add a calamity. They would have only hinted at the possibility of escape, not openly told him he could leave.
This was something Jiang Liu had never contemplated.
He had been captured by the Green Ox Demon, and now, he was being told he could go? That didn’t seem quite right.
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"What? Holy Monk, don’t you want to leave!?" Seeing Jiang Liu hesitating, the Green Ox Demon asked in return.
Indeed, the Green Ox Demon felt that his thoughts were correct, Holy Monk Xuanzang really did not seem to want to leave.
When the two boys from Doushuai Palace captured him initially, he was like this, and besides, he had been captured for already two months. Except for the initial commotion when Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing stirred up some trouble, his disciples had not visited him again. The Green Ox Demon had long felt that something was amiss.
"Not at all, absolutely not..." Hearing the words of the Green Ox Demon, Jiang Liu shook his head and spoke.
Despite truly not wanting to leave in his heart, since the Green Ox Demon had taken the initiative to say he could leave, naturally, Jiang Liu could not just stubbornly refuse to go, right!?
"Amitabha, although Great King, you captured me, you have treated me courteously all along without any intent to harm me. Over these two months, I have consumed food and drink in your Golden Helmet Cave without any way to repay you. Here, I have a potion that can be used for healing. Please accept it, Great King!"
After nodding in agreement to leave, Jiang Liu immediately flipped his palm and took out a Healing Potion, handing it over to the Green Ox Demon and said.
"Ah!?" Seeing the Healing Potion presented by Jiang Liu, the Green Ox Demon was taken aback.
For a full two months, indirect questioning and probing had all failed to extract the formula for this Healing Potion from Jiang Liu’s hands.
Now, just when he had given up, was Jiang Liu really taking the initiative to give this potion to him?
"How is it? Great King, do you perhaps not want it?" Seeing the Green Ox Demon’s stunned look, Jiang Liu asked in return.
"Not at all, not at all, thank you, Holy Monk!"
Although he was stunned and felt overwhelmed by the huge surprise as if he had been struck, upon hearing Jiang Liu’s reminder, the Green Ox Demon quickly reacted, snatching the Healing Potion from Jiang Liu’s hands.
While he did not get the formula, obtaining a bottle of this Healing Potion was also a gain, right?
His master could be considered one of the top practitioners of Alchemy in the Three Realms and Six Paths. Even without the formula, handing the potion over to him would presumably enable his master to deduce the formula, right?
"The trap has been set, now it’s your turn to see how you’ll perform!"
Seeing the Green Ox Demon cherishing the Healing Potion he had given as if it were a supreme treasure, a smile also crept up Jiang Liu’s face.
Yes, Jiang Liu had brought out the Healing Potion, but was it really just to simply gift it to the Green Ox Demon as payment for the past two months’ worth of meals?
Of course, that was impossible; all of this was part of a trap Jiang Liu had laid, which also was the most important part of his own trap…
The Journey to the West was a significant event. Even if he shamelessly desired to stay in Golden Helmet Cave to waste time, the Bodhisattvas in Western Heaven would not agree with him.
Therefore, in the end, the Bodhisattvas of Western Heaven would definitely intervene, making him hasten his departure.
Thus, while he thought about staying here to delay his journey, when it truly came time to set off, Jiang Liu had already planned in his heart how he would operate.
Just yesterday, in Jiang Liu’s friend list, Yuanling’s avatar blinked several times. When Jiang Liu clicked on it, he naturally saw the message from Yuanling, saying that Bodhisattva had already left Purple Bamboo Forest.
Where did Guanyin go after leaving? In Jiang Liu’s view, there was an eighty to ninety percent chance she was heading his way!
Therefore, before leaving, Jiang Liu gave the Green Ox Demon a Healing Potion!
Over these two months, Jiang Liu’s stay in Golden Helmet Cave was not only for cultivation but also to set up a trap, and this Healing Potion was the most crucial part of the trap he had laid.
As the saying goes, you can’t catch a wolf without giving up the child, right!?
"Wukong, take action now!" After giving the Healing Potion to the Green Ox Demon, Jiang Liu then sent a message to Sun Wukong.
"Someone, hurry and send the Holy Monk back! You must all take good care of the Holy Monk!"
The Green Ox Demon was blissfully unaware of Jiang Liu’s thoughts. The Healing Potion he had been obsessed with was finally in his hands. Overjoyed and beside himself with excitement, he shouted commands for the little demons of his Golden Helmet Cave to find a stretcher and carry Jiang Liu down the mountain.
"Originally, when Bodhisattva found me and told me that the Scripture Seeking team had already delayed long enough here, she instructed me to release the person quickly. I felt regretful for not obtaining the formula for the potion. I did not expect that Holy Monk Xuanzang would gift me this potion before leaving! If I had known it would be like this, I should have released him earlier!"
Watching a few little demons under his command go to find a stretcher, the Green Ox Demon was secretly delighted in his heart.
Having obtained this bottle of potion, once he returned to Doushuai Palace, it would definitely be considered a great merit, right?
At that time, his master would surely reward him handsomely!
Boom!
However, just as the Green Ox Demon was fantastically imagining the merit he would receive upon returning to Doushuai Palace, suddenly, the entire Golden Helmet Cave began to tremble violently.
"Great King, trouble! Big trouble! A monkey with a face covered in fur and the mouth of a thunder deity has smashed our gate!"
At the same time, a Little Demon ran over in a panic, shouting at the top of his lungs.