The Golden-Winged Great Peng

Seeing Wukong’s anxious expression, Su Qing couldn't help but find it a bit amusing.

In truth, there was no need for Wukong to be so worried. Nothing would actually happen to his master.

After all, his master was being watched by various big shots from all sides. No matter how dangerous the situation appeared, his life was never truly in peril.

So, even if they were a bit slow, it wasn't a big deal.

However, Su Qing didn't blame him.

While she knew these things, Wukong was completely in the dark. It was only natural for him to be anxious.

"Don't worry, I need to go grab a weapon."

Su Qing stood up from her rocking chair and said, "As you know, Leng Xiang isn't here, nor is Yudie. I don't have a single weapon on me... I can't exactly go with you to face the Golden-Winged Great Peng empty-handed, can I?"

Su Qing wasn't saying this to tease Wukong.

Her weapons truly weren't on her person. Since she rarely needed them here, she usually left them on the weapon rack in the backyard after her spear practice.

Thinking about it, it was actually quite funny.

Although Su Qing had obtained an excellent long spear from Immortal Lin Jiu, it had been gathering dust in the backyard most of the time, used only during practice.

It never had a chance to be used in real combat.

By that count, following Wukong today to fight the Golden-Winged Great Peng would be the first time it would draw blood!

Hearing Su Qing say this, Wukong found it hard to say anything more.

He certainly couldn't let his Big Sister go into battle empty-handed.

So, despite his urgency, he said, "Then Big Sister, please go get your weapon quickly. I'll wait for you here. You must be fast!"

Su Qing waved her hand and said as she walked away, "Fine, fine, just wait here for a moment. I'll be back very soon."

In a flash, Su Qing had disappeared from sight.

When Su Qing said she would be back soon, she meant it. The backyard wasn't far, so it didn't take much time at all.

And while she wasn't in a rush to save Tang Sanzang, she had no intention of intentionally dragging her feet. She was eager to go kill that Golden-Winged Great Peng!

Taking her weapon, she returned to the courtyard.

Su Qing pinched a hand seal and summoned her Somersault Cloud.

She said to Wukong, "Aren't you in a hurry to save your master? I've got my weapon. Let's go now!"

Wukong nodded hurriedly upon hearing this.

Though he hadn't waited long, every second had felt like an eternity.

Seeing Su Qing ready to depart made him very happy.

He said to Su Qing, "Then Big Sister, you must keep up..."

Su Qing rolled her eyes speechlessly and said, "You and I were taught by the same master. Do you think I can't keep up with you?"

Wukong chuckled and agreed.

Then, he transformed into a fiery red windmill and sped toward the Lion Camel Kingdom.

Su Qing shook her head at the sight, pinched a seal to control her Somersault Cloud, and followed him.

As the senior sister who had already reached the Heavenly Immortal realm, her speed was significantly faster than Wukong's.

In no time, she caught up with the head-start Wukong had taken.

Wukong wasn't surprised to see Su Qing catch up. Big Sister was stronger than him; keeping up was expected.

Besides, even if Su Qing couldn't keep up, he would have had to slow down and wait.

After all, he needed Su Qing's help!

When asking for help, how could one leave their helper far behind?

However, since Su Qing had already caught up, he decided to ask about something he had been curious about back in the courtyard.

"Speaking of which... Big Sister, among your maids, are three of them Spider Spirits?" Wukong asked while turning somersaults.

The sight was somewhat comical, making Su Qing chuckle.

However, she still had to answer the question.

She nodded and said, "Yes, why?"

"I just thought those Spider Spirits looked familiar, like the ones we encountered back at Pansi Cave!" Wukong scratched his head, asking indirectly.

Su Qing naturally understood what Wukong was asking.

She replied, "The Spider Spirits from Pansi Cave? Oh, those are demons Pilanpo Bodhisattva sent to me for rehabilitation! So they did come from Pansi Cave."

"Sent by Pilanpo Bodhisattva?" Wukong was stunned. He hadn't expected that after the Bodhisattva took them away, they would end up with Su Qing after all.

Su Qing nodded and said, "Yes! However, I haven't decided what to do with them yet, so I'm just letting them serve as maids for now. When I find another use for them later, I'll have them do something else."

Hearing this, Wukong scratched his head.

Since Su Qing already had a plan, Wukong had nothing more to say.

As for Pilanpo Bodhisattva taking the people only to send them to Su Qing...

Wukong was a bit speechless, but he couldn't really criticize the Bodhisattva. Ultimately, she had helped him deal with that Daoist and rescue his master.

Besides, Wukong had originally intended to send these Spider Spirits to Su Qing anyway.

So, Wukong could only say, "Since these Spider Spirits are turning over a new leaf with Big Sister... then I won't ask further. I only hope they truly can reform themselves."

Su Qing glanced at Wukong, gave a simple nod, and then said, "Alright, focus on the journey. Let's hurry and save your master."

Hearing this, Wukong stopped talking, nodded, and flew with Su Qing toward Lion Camel City in the West Sea Continent.

The two were incredibly fast.

Before long, they arrived above Lion Camel City.

Black clouds pressed down over the city, and a sinister demonic aura permeated the air. It was truly a land of evil.

Su Qing couldn't help but frown at the sight.

The situation in Lion Camel City was much worse than she had imagined.

"Wukong, go challenge them. Lure those demons out. I'll deal with them while you save your master and junior brothers," Su Qing said to Wukong after glancing at Lion Camel City and taking out her long spear.

Su Qing had a fair amount of confidence in her own strength.

While these demons each had their specialties, their actual strength wasn't as difficult to deal with as imagined.

Furthermore, in the original story, Wukong didn't seek reinforcements because he couldn't defeat the demons.

It was only after being tricked by the Great Peng into thinking his master was dead that he went to the Hall of Great Might to ask the Buddha to remove his Tight-Fillet, leading Ru Lai to personally intervene and subdue the demons.

This showed that the actual combat strength of these demons wasn't that high.

As for the Great Peng capturing Wukong alive...

That was mostly because Wukong had no intention of fighting and only wanted to leave quickly so he could save his master later.

But because the Great Peng was faster than Wukong, he was caught.

However, Su Qing didn't look down on these demons too much because of that.

After all, even the greatest can fail through carelessness.

Besides, although she and Lady Chang'e had beaten these demons once before, Lady Chang'e had done most of the work while she watched from the sidelines. She hadn't truly fought them herself.

In summary, Su Qing naturally didn't dare to be careless.

Wukong didn't know what Su Qing was thinking; he just saw her telling him to go challenge them.

He nodded and ran off to issue the challenge.

Inside Lion Camel City.

The Golden-Winged Great Peng looked at the shouting Wukong in the sky.

He couldn't help but say, "Monkey Sun... your master has already been eaten by us. You're too late!"

Wukong chuckled upon hearing this and said, "You still want to trick your Grandpa Sun? Do you really take me for a three-year-old? I have my own ways to determine if my master is alive or dead. You can't fool me! Hah! I advise you to release my master quickly, or else my rod won't show any mercy."

The Golden-Winged Great Peng sneered and said, "Well, Sun Wukong, you were captured alive by me once before, and yet you're still so arrogant? What, did you bring some help?"

"Hmph, do you want to be a shrinking turtle? Just locking yourself in your city and not coming out?" Wukong continued to shout, "I haven't called for any reinforcements. I can beat you all until you're crawling on the ground by myself."

"What a boast!" The Golden-Winged Great Peng chuckled and said, "Big Brother, Second Brother, go test his strength. I'll stay here to guard, lest someone takes advantage of the situation!"

The Blue-haired Lion glanced at the Golden-Winged Great Peng and said, "Hmph, you're quite good at ordering people around. You want us to fight while you hide in the back? Does Third Brother take his Big and Second Brothers for fools?"

The White Elephant Demon also chimed in, saying, "If we go, we go together! If we don't, then none of us go!"

Don't think the Blue-haired Lion was stupid and couldn't see through this fellow's little schemes.

As the one who had been tricked before, he was very clear about the filthy thoughts in this guy's heart and the traps he usually dug for him.

He knew it all too well.

It was only because his task wasn't finished yet that he had been pretending not to see it, intentionally letting himself be tricked.

If it weren't for his orders, who would be willing to be tricked by others? Did he think he was mentally ill?

Now that the play was almost at its end, and this Golden-Winged Great Peng still wanted to use him as a spear, how could he let him have his way?

Seeing this, the Golden-Winged Great Peng had no choice but to say:

"Fine! Since Big Brother and Second Brother have spoken, then we shall go together to test this Monkey Sun's strength! Let's see where he gets the nerve to be so arrogant."

The Golden-Winged Great Peng agreed exceptionally quickly, but his flickering gaze showed he had other plans.

"Hmph!"

Seeing the Golden-Winged Great Peng agree so directly, the Blue-haired Lion knew the fellow definitely had other schemes.

He guessed the guy just wanted to slack off while pretending to work hard.

He knew this fellow too well.

However, he still nodded and said, "Fine, let's go together!"

Regardless, he would make the guy come along first.

As for how to make him actually put in effort later, that was something to figure out while fighting.

"Good, let's go together!" the White Elephant echoed.

While the demons were arguing, Wukong, seeing their dispute from mid-air in the distance, shouted:

"What? You're already scared before the fight has even begun? If you're afraid, then honestly release my master! I'll spare your lives!"

Facing Sun Wukong's taunts, the Blue-haired Lion snorted coldly and said, "Monkey Sun... you used a trick to beat me last time, but you won't have that chance this time."

Although he had no intention of going all out to fight Sun Wukong to the death, he still had to say some harsh words.

After all, the play wasn't over yet!

He couldn't just admit defeat like this.

After his harsh words, the Blue-haired Lion leaped up and charged toward Sun Wukong, looking as if he were fighting for his life.

But in reality, he was only making it look like he was fighting for his life.

It was just a mission from the Buddhist Court; for such a small salary, why would he risk his life? Just going through the motions was enough.

The White Elephant and the Golden-Winged Great Peng followed closely behind once they saw the Blue-haired Lion charge.

However, the Golden-Winged Great Peng, who should have been the fastest, was actually in the rear.

He was quite a distance behind his two brothers.

Clearly, although the Golden-Winged Great Peng had agreed to act together, he still intended to loaf on the side and let his two brothers bear the brunt of Sun Wukong's attack.

The Golden-Winged Great Peng was extremely cautious. Without knowing Sun Wukong's trump cards, he was unwilling to face him head-on.

So, naturally, he continued to use his two 'Big Brothers' as shields.

Unfortunately, he didn't realize that his two brothers had long known this and were already thinking about how to lure Sun Wukong toward him.

Sun Wukong saw the three demons charging up and felt no fear at all, knowing he had powerful backup.

Thus, he simply fought while retreating, luring the three demons toward Su Qing.

However, during the process, Wukong also noticed that these three demons likely had conflicts between them. Their coordination was nowhere near as close as before, making them much easier to deal with.

In the sky, Su Qing looked up toward the distance, toward the direction of Spirit Mountain.

She wondered how much longer it would be before the Buddha arrived and what his true thoughts were.

While she was thinking, the sound of clashing weapons came from not far away.

Clearly, Wukong and those fellows had already started fighting.

With that, Su Qing stopped thinking and instead pinched a seal, charging toward the demons.

Su Qing's sudden appearance gave the Blue-haired Lion a jolt. He hurriedly tried to pull away to avoid a direct confrontation with Su Qing.

But he was one step too late.

Su Qing's spear pierced through his shoulder blade and slammed him toward the ground.

The White Elephant was shocked by the sight.

His Big Brother had been swatted away just like that?

The White Elephant Demon hurriedly looked toward the attacker.

But when he saw the other's face clearly, his heart instantly filled with dread.

No wonder his Big Brother had been pierced through the shoulder and swatted away in an instant... Being swatted away by this person wasn't surprising at all.

In fact, it was a mercy that Big Brother hadn't been swatted to death by her.