Chapter 20020 Chuanhe Does Not Perform Sichuan Opera
The old Taoist priest expressed his disapproval of my public appearance and gave me a lengthy analysis of my acting skills. It was an analysis, but it was more like a critique.
He had been secretly observing those three for a long time. They were no ordinary men. Their murderous aura couldn't even keep a ghost at bay. My acting was overly exaggerated. As an uninformed village girl, I shouldn't have remained so calm in the face of a trio of killers radiating such murderous intent. He also didn't think I looked like a village girl at all. The three must have noticed this, and the old Taoist was afraid they might attack me, and I'd just be angry and kill them.
I was unconvinced, “But they still believed me.”
The old Taoist sighed and said, "I think they think you're a mountain goblin, luring people here to eat. It's safer to be on White Tiger Ridge across the river than to fall into your hands. Plus, since Madam Liu isn't here, it's possible she took a boat to the other side."
I:……
Seriously?
Forget it, I don’t want to listen, it’s just a turtle chanting.
"It's not that those three can't be killed. They must have taken countless lives, so their death is not a pity. But if we kill them, I'm afraid there will be endless troubles."
The old Taoist thought that a knifeman shouldn't be ruthless and crude. Those three could die, but not in Yunshui River. It was just like plotting against Zhou Yaozong, except for my accident during the process. But at least it worked out, didn't it?
Wait, I didn't say I was going to kill them now. I just led them to White Tiger Ridge. Of course, it doesn't matter whether they are running away from me or they truly believe in me.
"However, now that they have gone to White Tiger Ridge, it will probably be difficult for them to come out again." The old Taoist stroked his beard and said, "As for what Madam Liu said, I will investigate. Whether it is a man-made disaster or a demonic disaster, there must be a solution..."
Essentially, this has nothing to do with us. It's just that Lady Liu came to Yunshui River and asked for my assistance. As the River Fairy, I naturally can't ignore it. Perhaps one day, when my merits are complete, I can ascend from a wild immortal to a true immortal.
Alas, the ultimate goal when I was a human being was to pass the civil service exam. Now that I have stopped being a human being, I didn’t expect that I still have to pass the civil service exam.
Sure enough, the end of the universe is the civil service exam.
Let’s get back to the topic.
The Taoist priest said he was going to Lady Liu's hometown. I had nothing good to give him, so I just plucked out a scale and gave it to him. The scale I'd plucked out earlier was starting to grow back, so I stopped worrying. It was a little painful, but bearable.
"This item will keep you safe on your journey. If you're haunted by demons or ghosts, it can also protect your life."
Tears welled up in the old Taoist's eyes again. He was easily moved. Holding the silvery-white scales, the old Taoist quickly headed to Lady Liu's hometown.
As for me, I'm going to contact my good brother and see if I can become one of the Four Great Kings. White Tiger Ridge is sparsely populated, with a development rate of less than 10%. It would be a waste to leave such a rich land unused. Why not let me lobby for it? Once the bridge is built, it will also help the locals prosper.
Who told me that my Hexian Temple is about to be completed?
Although it seems like moral kidnapping...Thank you, please give me more of this kind of moral kidnapping!
After handing Lady Liu over to Jinniang and the others, I headed to White Tiger Ridge on the other side... Oops, I almost forgot my fruit basket. After contacting the crane, the goblins fishing for fish on the riverbank disappeared.
Baihu Ridge is shrouded in mist year-round, the mountains thick with fog, making it the perfect setting for filming ghost stories. I reached shore, and to avoid seeming out of place, I transformed myself into a fish head and a human body, creating a stunning effect. Carrying my fruit basket, I followed the winding path. Occasionally, a few passing monsters would take flight upon seeing me, leaving me unable to even ask for directions. After some thought, I decided to transform my fish head back into a human form.
At this moment, a slim figure appeared in the hazy fog ahead.
I rolled my eyes, stroked a strand of long hair at my temple, and walked over.
"Young lady, please stay." I said.
The fog dispersed, and the hazy figure became clear. When she appeared in front of me, I was a little confused for a moment. When she saw me, she was also a little confused.
"this……"
I can't figure it out. These days, are village girls' hairstyles and clothes wholesale? Thinking back to the woman who appeared in White Tiger Ridge in Journey to the West, wasn't she the White Bone Demon?
I see.
It is said that the White Bone Demon is beautiful, cruel, and vicious, cunning, and unpredictable, skilled at deceiving people with her beautiful appearance and sweet words. In the story of Sun Wukong's three battles with the White Bone Demon, she first transforms into a beautiful village girl with icy skin and a bare collar. She then transforms into an old woman with hair as white as snow and a slow gait. And finally, she transforms into an old man with white hair like Peng Zu and a beard as long as the God of Longevity, toying with the monk Tang Sanzang. (Note)
Not necessarily. I was extremely alert.
"Where is the girl from?" she asked with a frown, as if she had seen something harmful, and even covered her nose.
I:……
I always feel like I'm being provoked.
But it doesn't matter.
I gave a fake smile and pointed to the Yunshui River behind me. "That's where I come from. I came here to visit my brother." I pointed to the fruit basket I was carrying. Look, I came to visit my brother and brought him a gift.
"Your brother? Miss, you've come to the wrong place. Your brother isn't here." Her tone was filled with the feeling of asking me to go wherever I wanted to be. It was clear that she wanted me to leave immediately. If I hadn't known she was the White Bone Demon, I would have thought she was a kind woman asking me to leave immediately.
It’s really strange, how can this white-bone demon who likes to eat people drive people away?
The more she hates me, the more I want to talk to her.
Then he said, "How could that be? My brother has been searching all over the world for me. Perhaps the White Bone Lady knows him."
She narrowed her eyes, covered her sleeves, and looked at me, "Do you know me? Could it be that you..."
"That's exactly what my lady is thinking. I heard earlier that my brother has become the king of the mountain. So as his younger sister, I naturally came to him for help."
When Bai Gu Jing heard what I said, she looked shocked.
She naturally knew who I was. After all, He had previously sent a group of demons to lure me to the police, and Bai Gu Jing and Bai Hu were certainly aware of this. But when she actually saw me, she looked as if she had seen a ghost.
Seeing her reaction, I was also very puzzled. Why did those monsters run away as soon as I entered Baihu Ridge? Even the White Bone Demon had the same expression.
"Madam! Why are you standing here? The little demons reported that three strong men have arrived at White Tiger Ridge. I bet the meat there is very firm and tastes delicious!"
A powerful voice suddenly broke in between us. A powerful figure emerged from the fog. As we drew closer, we realized it was a burly monster.
Oh, it’s the White Tiger Spirit.
Could the three people he was talking about be the killer trio?
Huh? Why is the White Tiger Demon called Madam White Bone Demon? Are they a couple?
"Ouch! Why is there such a strong smell!" Before the White Tiger Demon came close, he rolled his eyes and shouted loudly, looking not very smart.
The White Bone Demon glared at him with disdain, "Shut up, you idiot! Can't you see the Crane King's sister is here!" She was obviously trying to warn the White Tiger Demon, but the White Tiger Demon didn't get her meaning and asked in surprise, "What? You're saying the one making the smell is the Crane King's sister?!"
I:……
This is too much! Where does such a strong smell come from?
I rolled my eyes, and before I could start to attack verbally, the White Bone Demon slapped the White Tiger Demon so hard that he flew two miles away.
She snorted coldly and said with a sullen face, "Ignore that idiot. Come with me, and I'll take you to see the Crane King."
I followed her with a puzzled look on my face. The slap was pretty powerful, but the White Bone Demon didn't fall apart?
So I asked curiously, "How does the White Bone Goddess maintain her bones on a daily basis? Does she have osteoporosis?"
She didn't answer me, didn't even turn her head, but I felt the temperature around me drop by a few degrees.
I didn't care and continued to ask:
"Why does that ferocious-looking white tiger spirit call you Madam? Are you really his Madam? Is he pursuing you, or are you pursuing him? They say that if a woman pursues a man, it's like a thin layer of gauze between them, but if a man pursues a woman, it's like a mountain between them. So, what's between you, the mountain or the gauze?"
White Bone Demon: ...
"He doesn't look very bright. You're so beautiful and powerful. How did you fall for him? Is there no monster in White Tiger Ridge that's both handsome and powerful?"
White Bone Demon: ...
"My brother's prototype is a crane, and he's also the mount of Taiyi Zhenren from Jinguang Cave in Qianyuan Mountain. He's also very handsome. Why do you look down on him? Is it because he speaks Sichuan dialect? But even though he speaks Sichuan dialect, he doesn't perform Sichuan opera."
White Bone Demon: ...
"I heard that the monk from Chang'an is coming. His eldest disciple, Sun Wukong, is the Great Sage Equaling Heaven who caused havoc in the Heavenly Palace back then. He even has a position in the Heavenly Palace. It's hard to get a position in the Heavenly Palace these days. Do you want to give it a try with him?"
White Bone Demon: ...
"Speaking of which, why doesn't White Tiger Ridge change its name? My brother He is the Great King, and I suppose Lady White Bone is the Second Great King, so why is it still called White Tiger Ridge? White Crane Ridge is also good, or White Bone Ridge is also fine."
She paused, turned around, and said with a forced smile, "You two are really brother and sister." Why didn't she smile? Was it because there was no meat?
Is this a compliment? But I didn't see any compliment in her eyes.
I took it as a compliment. I never thought that He and I, half-brothers and sisters, would be called "brothers and sisters" indeed. It seems that our feelings are indeed sincere in the eyes of outsiders.
Soon, the White Bone Demon arrived in front of a cave and pointed, saying, "The Crane King is inside."
Before I could say anything, she walked away in a cold wind, as if she was running for her life.
I gazed at the nearby cave. A few twisted, ancient pines, like two door gods, half-hidden and half-shadowed the cave entrance. Withered vines entwined the entrance, forming a curtain. The mist of White Tiger Ridge enveloped the cave entrance in a vast, white haze. Without the White Bone Demon leading the way, even searching with every ray of light would have been impossible. No wonder there were no little demons guarding the cave entrance.
I stepped into the cave carefully. Compared to the hot and humid air outside, the air inside the cave was as clear as newly melted ice and snow, soaking into my lungs.
The space inside the cave is extremely large and high. Looking up, a beam of sunlight shines down from above, making the countless hanging stalactites in the cave crystal clear.
Below was a cold pond. I reached out my hand, then quickly withdrew it. The water was incredibly clear and bottomless, reflecting the stalactites cascading from the cave ceiling. In the center of the pool, a jade throne rested quietly. Perhaps by chance, the single beam of light from the ceiling shone directly onto the throne, creating a rustling sound as the water rippled across it. It felt like the Frozen Throne.
My old crane was nestled on the throne, its wings encircling it. Sparsely scattered on the water's surface were a few enormous, silvery crane feathers, their feathers condensed with tiny ice crystals, which shimmered in the dim light as they gently rippled with the water.
I've never felt as though the cranes were eating so well as I do now! Compared to my tail with its missing scales, what a miserable life I've been through!
And this cave was obviously decorated according to his preferences!
"Ahe? Brother He?" I made a trumpet shape with my hand and called out softly, fearing that if my voice got louder, my voice would be heard echoing and would scare the fish.
He's clear voice came, "Why don't you call me to wrap up?"
I:……
Ah, this voice, this accent…Once again I felt that the crane was no longer celestial.
Forget it, I’m a crane demon now anyway, so it doesn’t matter.
"Then I should still call you brother?"
He glanced at me, said nothing, flew up from the throne, and landed in front of me.
"Just call me brother... Never mind, whatever you like. Little sister, what brings you here today?"
Ignoring the strangeness in He's tone, I put the fruit basket aside and found a seat to sit down. I was indeed a little tired after walking for so long.
"To be honest, brother, I came to see you today because I did have something. But one thing has been resolved."
The matter of the three killers is no longer a big deal. The White Bone Demon and the White Tiger Demon have gone there, and they probably can't escape either.
So I told him about Tang Sanzang. Ultimately, no matter how Chengyun County and Baihu Ridge communicate in the future, it will have to wait until Tang Sanzang's ordeal is over. I don't care about the White Bone Demon and the White Tiger Demon; they've eaten a lot of people and deserved their deaths. But as for He, I don't want him to be killed by the golden cudgel.
I thought about it. Even though we have a backer, they don't know about it. I can't just say I'm someone's mount when the golden cudgel strikes down. That would be so demeaning. In Journey to the West, it was the Earth God who told Sun Wukong. And that was only after Tang Sanzang was captured, and Sun Wukong, forced by the demon's magic weapon, had no choice but to seek help.
So I asked, "How many people have you eaten so far? Do you have any magic weapons on you?"
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