Unless he could take advantage of Zhu Ganglie's carelessness and kill him instantly, there was no chance of victory. Hao Yun didn't think that the Thunderclap Bomb in his hand could kill Zhu Ganglie unless it was stuffed into his mouth, in which case there was only a slight chance.
However, Hao Yun didn't want to go to such lengths; it would be a shame to waste the puppet doll he had finally obtained.
"Chen Xuanzang, Miss Duan, stop fighting! Run! We can't win!"
After reminding the two of them, Hao Yun turned and ran without the slightest hesitation. His departing figure was incredibly dashing.
When Hao Yun rushed out of the inn, Chen Xuanzang finally realized, "Damn! He just ran away? Without even a fight?"
At that moment, Chen Xuanzang realized that what Hao had said about retreating when things were not going well was exactly what he meant.
Miss Duan, who was engaged in battle with Zhu Ganglie, had no time to be distracted. She threw the Wuding Flying Ring in her hand and it had the effect of a Gatling gun emitting blue flames.
However, this was of no use to Zhu Ganglie. With his nine-toothed rake in front of him, the Wuding Flying Ring could not break through at all.
Zhu Ganglie rushed up to Miss Duan and, without any mercy, raised his nine-toothed rake and smashed it down on her head.
With the Unbound Flying Ring held horizontally in front of her chest, Miss Duan was forced to kneel on the ground, and the Nine-Toothed Rake pierced two bloody holes in her chest.
With a roar, Miss Duan twisted her body and put the Wuding Flying Ring around Zhu Ganglie's neck, locking his body with her legs.
"Hurry up and come help!"
Seeing Chen Xuanzang standing there dumbfounded, Miss Duan glared at him fiercely. These two were both unreliable.
"Oh, you're here. Is there anything I can help you with?"
“Suck out his soul.”
This request touched upon a blind spot in Chen Xuanzang's knowledge; he didn't even know how to absorb souls.
How do you inhale?
"Of course, we'll use our mouths to suck the soul out of his throat!"
The ugly appearance of Zhu Ganglie made Chen Xuanzang hesitate to eat him for a moment. He had just mustered up his courage when he got close to him and was almost vomited by the strong stench of his breath.
"Hurry up, I can't control myself anymore!"
Miss Duan tried her best to restrain Zhu Ganglie and prevent him from struggling, but the difference in strength between them meant she couldn't hold out for long.
"Okay, I'm coming!"
With a gritted tooth and closed eyes, Chen Xuanzang kissed Zhu Ganglie and sucked the soul out of his throat.
Miss Duan finally breathed a sigh of relief. The pig demon was finally dealt with, and she could earn a large reward.
The Exorcist Guild is a state-established organization. As long as you hunt down the monsters listed by the guild, you can earn a large amount of bounty. Zhu Ganglie is the one with the highest bounty in the Exorcist Guild.
Getting up from the ground, Miss Duan grabbed Chen Xuanzang, opened her mouth and kissed him, sucking the pig demon's soul into her demon-refining bag.
As soon as the pig demon's soul entered the demon-refining bag, it began to struggle violently. Miss Duan's expression changed; something was wrong! The demon-refining bag couldn't hold it.
"Run!"
After throwing away the demon-refining bag, Miss Duan grabbed Chen Xuanzang and quickly fled the inn. The crazed demon was the most difficult to deal with.
Hao Yun, who escaped a step ahead, had already received his reward.
【Eight Steps to Catch a Cicada: (Lightness Skill) Greatly increases agility. Using this skill, you can catch up with a galloping horse within eight steps.】
Upon receiving the reward, Hao Yun couldn't resist trying it out. It was indeed very impressive; using his lightness skill, he could cover more than ten meters in a single step, and it was also very energy-efficient.
Hao Yun, who had escaped the inn, ran for a while before resting on the official road, waiting for Chen Xuanzang to pass by.
Hao Yun waited and waited, all night long, but he still didn't see Chen Xuanzang. Could this guy have died at the hands of Zhu Bajie?
Just as Hao Yun was considering whether to return to the inn to investigate, a somewhat disheveled Chen Xuanzang walked over from a distance.
"Brother Chen!"
When the two met again, Chen Xuanzang did not complain about Hao Yun abandoning him, nor was he angry about it. Instead, he greeted him warmly.
"Are you and Miss Duan both alright?"
When Miss Duan was mentioned, Chen Xuanzang's expression became somewhat strange, but he quickly returned to normal.
"Yeah, it's alright. That pig demon was indeed difficult to deal with. Luckily you left quickly, otherwise we might all have died at its hands."
Chen Xuanzang was somewhat depressed. He realized that he was too useless and could not help at all. He had made no contribution to fighting the pig demon.
Ignoring Chen Xuanzang's inner thoughts, Hao Yun asked.
"Want to go back together?"
"OK."
The two traveled together and returned to the city. After entering the city, Hao Yun and Chen Xuanzang agreed that if such a thing happened again, they should call him and leave the name of the inn. Hao Yun was so tired that he went back to the inn to rest.
Early the next morning, Chen Xuanzang came to the inn to find Hao Yun. He had told the fat master about the pig demon when he returned yesterday. The fat master said that if they wanted to subdue the pig demon, they should first find Sun Wukong, who was imprisoned under the Five Fingers Mountain.
The story of Sun Wukong had been circulating in the martial arts world for a long time, but no one had ever found him. Chen Xuanzang suspected that his master was deceiving him again.
However, after being misled by the fat master, Chen Xuanzang set off with some doubt. Because he had an agreement with Hao Yun, he came to inform Hao Yun early in the morning.
Half asleep, Hao Yun learned that he was going to find Sun Wukong. Without hesitation, he set off with Chen Xuanzang. Since he had the puppet doll to protect him, he might as well go and see. If this triggered an option, it would definitely be a huge win.
After a quick packing, Hao Yun and Chen Xuanzang left the city to search for Wuzhi Mountain.
Chapter 21 Let go of that monk
Finding Wuzhishan was no easy task. The journey was long and arduous, and luckily Hao Yun was quick-witted enough to buy two fast horses before setting off. Otherwise, it would have taken at least ten days to half a month to reach the destination on foot.
The map that the fat master gave to Chen Xuanzang showed a distance of at least several hundred kilometers.
"Thank you very much, Benefactor Hao. You've gone to so much trouble."
Riding a fast horse, Chen Xuanzang thanked Hao Yun repeatedly. Without Hao Yun, he would have had to travel on foot, and buying a horse would have been impossible, as a horse costs tens of taels of silver, which he could not afford.
"No need to thank me. Finding Wuzhi Mountain as soon as possible is also to eliminate the pig demon faster. Otherwise, he might harm many more innocent passersby."
Hao Yun spoke these high-sounding words without blushing at all; in reality, he just didn't want to walk. Last time, he walked with Chen Xuanzang for three days, and his feet were covered in blisters.
"Brother Chen, let's speed things up and try to find Wuzhi Mountain as soon as possible."
"good."
Chen Xuanzang responded and began to speed up. The two galloped along the official road, and if they weren't worried that their horses would die of exhaustion, they wouldn't have stopped to rest along the way.
After eating some simple dry rations and resting for an hour, the two mounted their horses and continued their journey.
Because they were in a hurry, the two missed their lodging and it got dark, but they still hadn't found a post station to rest at.
"Brother Chen, it seems we'll have to camp out in the open tonight. We've been traveling all day, and the horses should get some rest."
"That's right, then let's rest here."
The two dismounted, tied the horses to the side, and let them find their own grass to eat.
"I'm going to gather some firewood."
Hao Yun told Chen Xuanzang and went into the woods on both sides of the road to start collecting firewood. While he was collecting firewood, Hao Yun noticed that someone was watching him from the woods.
"Who is it! Hiding its head and tail, too afraid to show itself."
This loud shout startled the people in the forest, who fled in panic. Hao Yun saw the figure disappear in the blink of an eye and let him go.
When Hao Yun returned to the campsite, Chen Xuanzang came over to ask him questions.
"Benefactor Hao, I just heard you shouting, is something wrong?"
"It's nothing. There was someone spying on us in the woods just now. We'll take turns keeping watch tonight to prevent any malicious attacks."
Hao Yun was still very alert. This world was chaotic, with bandits running rampant and evil people dancing wildly. If you weren't careful when you went out, you wouldn't even know how you lost your life.
"Yes, I will follow your instructions, Benefactor Hao."
Chen Xuanzang nodded. He had been traveling with his fat master since he was a child, and he knew all too well how dangerous the wilderness was. Demons that ate human hearts and livers, bandits who killed people and caused harm—anything could happen.
"You keep watch for the first half of the night, and wake me up at midnight."
"good."
Chen Xuanzang responded and began to eat the dry rations with difficulty.
Hao Yun heated up the dry rations, ate a little bit with difficulty, and lay down on the soft leaves, feeling drowsy.
Just as Hao Yun was about to fall asleep, the ground began to shake. Hao Yun rolled over and sat up. Something was approaching.
"Brother Chen, be careful, it looks like something is coming."
After reminding Chen Xuanzang, Hao Yun drew his twin swords, turned and hid in the darkness, away from the campfire.
On the official road, a wooden armored vehicle rushed over. Hao Yun smiled slightly when he saw it; Miss Duan was coming.
The armored vehicle was parked beside the campfire, and a group of people jumped out of it.
As expected, it was Miss Duan's group. Hao Yun had already seen Miss Duan changing clothes in the car.
The Big Fiend and the Fourth Fiend jumped out of the car. Miss Duan and the Third Fiend, who had changed into their new clothes, were dressed as prisoners and dragged out of the car by the Fifth Fiend, who looked like a child.
Who are you?!
The four evil spirits dressed in black spoke up, staring at Chen Xuanzang and shouting.
Upon seeing this, Chen Xuanzang was shocked. How could Miss Duan, with such high martial arts skills, have been captured by the other party, and even the Wuding Flying Ring had been taken away?
Soon, Da Sha uttered a bunch of incomprehensible gibberish, and Hao Yun, hiding in the darkness, almost burst out laughing. This group of people was really hilarious.
Chen Xuanzang was dragged and thrown into Miss Duan's group, and then the Four Fiends spoke up.
"We come from the West to the Central Plains to fight monsters. We are determined to make a name for ourselves. We treat our fellow travelers as enemies. Before we even kill the monsters, we'll kill the exorcists! No matter how high your martial arts skills are, if you encounter us, you're doomed!"
"Are you an exorcist?"
Faced with the Four Fiends' questioning, Chen Xuanzang swallowed hard. This group of people were clearly not easy to deal with; each one was more ferocious than the last.
A man next to Chen Xuanzang hurriedly replied, "I am not an exorcist, I really am not."
With a whoosh, the knife in the Four Fiends' hand flashed past and slashed at the man's neck.
The person who was slashed immediately lay down on the ground and then popped the blood pack.
"Gurgle!"