The area around Wuzhi Mountain has been leveled, so the road is not difficult to travel. Beyond the mountain range, there is a tall and dense primeval forest.
After walking for a long time without seeing any signs of human habitation, the sun was setting and a thin mist was spreading through the forest. The undeveloped primeval forest appeared even more eerie and sinister, and a strange smell gradually became stronger.
It's hard to describe the smell. It's like a glass of water mixed with various colors of dye, creating a new color. The smell is similar to that mixed water, formed by mixing many different smells.
"Sun...Great Sage, can you smell it? There's demonic energy here!"
You're overthinking it.
He said it without any emotion.
"Speaking of which, where are we going, and where will we spend the night?"
Ever since the golden chains appeared, Sun Wukong has asked her to go with him to a place to solve this problem.
Ah Jiang had nothing else to do at the moment, so he agreed.
Hoping that the other party might agree to become their summoned beast, they actively cooperated.
His clothes were black, concealing his entire figure in the darkness, but his eyes shone with golden light, making his mask emit a faint golden glow, which was somewhat terrifying in this misty black forest.
A-Jiang felt a little uneasy. She didn't quite understand this world. Although Wuzhi Mountain and Sun Wukong were in the same boat, other settings might not be the same. What if it was another Journey to the West world?
Gradually, glowing eyes appeared in the thick fog, varying in color and shape. The fog also emitted a faint fluorescence, reflecting some strange figures. They gradually approached, and their sounds, breaths, and lights were all extremely terrifying.
"Is this what a human is like? She smells so good!"
Ah Jiang heard these words and the sound of wiping drool.
"Idiot, I've seen humans before, and their scent is very faint and ordinary, definitely not this fragrance."
"Yes, yes, I've seen it too. If all humans smelled this good, what demon could resist eating them?"
"Although I don't eat meat anymore, she looks delicious. Can I have a bite?"
"I really want to try it too, it looks so tempting."
Various sounds mingled together, but stopped at a certain distance and did not approach.
"But, wouldn't eating this kind of person lead to a terrible death?"
A weak voice rang out, and the drooling noise immediately decreased by more than half.
“Look, there’s another person next to her, but we can’t smell his scent.”
"Yeah, his face is like a monkey's. Could he be a monkey demon?"
“You stupid pig, what he’s wearing is called a mask. I’ve seen it at human markets before.”
"So what should we do?"
"It is time for Your Majesty to take a bath. Let us go and fetch the water first, then report to Your Majesty and await your decision."
Then, inexplicably, they all disappeared.
A-Jiang had just taken out the Bai Ze Seal, intending to summon a few more companions to prevent these demon cultivators, whom they had finally encountered, from escaping.
But they left after whispering to each other.
"A king? They have a king, isn't that incredibly powerful? If I form a contract with him, this trip won't be a loss."
A-Jiang looked to the side, thinking he needed to discuss things with the Monkey King. Even if the Monkey King was unwilling to become his contracted beast, he could still help him defeat a demon cultivator's contract, considering that he had released the Monkey King and helped him.
But how do I bring it up?
Ajahn decided to think it over and assess the situation.
Sun Wukong was also completely confused at this moment, of course it wasn't the fog in the forest.
He found it strange that the monsters had changed so much, completely different from when he was here.
He deliberately brought her to a place filled with demonic energy, hoping to use the demons' help to try and find a way to break the chains. He didn't care about the girl's life or death, but he never expected things to turn out this way.
“I remember there was a place where we could rest, and we went there to sleep.”
He decided to go directly to the Great King, because the little demon might not know that this girl was special, but the Great Demon would definitely understand.
I nodded, A-Jiang.
We continued walking, the road was calm, and even the strange smells were faint. Before long, we heard the sound of water and came to a mountain stream.
He pointed to a cave and said, “We’ll rest there tonight. You go ahead, I’ll go find some firewood.”
"Wait a moment… …"
My storage bag has everything...
Before Ah Jiang could finish speaking, he had already turned and walked away, disappearing in just a few steps.
The chain bound Sun Wukong, so he shouldn't be able to go too far.
"If I'm in danger, he should... appear, right?"
The trees were sparse in the mountain stream, and with the help of the moonlight, A-Jiang finally made it safely to the cave entrance.
There was that strange smell I'd noticed before, but it was very faint and dissipated with a gust of wind, instead giving off a refreshing scent.
It seems Sun Wukong is still reliable. This cave looks nice; perhaps it was left behind by cultivators in the past.
This cave is somewhat like a karst cave, with many stalactites, but it is very dry and without any water. Every so often, there is a glowing bead on the cave wall, which makes the gemstones and crystals on the cave wall shine brightly, which is very beautiful.
There were several bends in the cave, and I gradually made my way deeper by the fresh scent.
A-Jiang didn't think too much about it, feeling that his current strength was enough to face most dangers.
At the deepest part of the cave is a huge circular space where the ground has sunken and eight chains hang down from the rock wall, suspending a huge white jade stone.
Um, how should I put it, is it considered a swimming pool?
The jade is exquisitely crafted, inlaid with various gemstones, and the chain is also gold.
Ah Jiang sighed inwardly, "Could it be made of gold?"
The pool was filled with steaming water, a beautiful scene, but its presence here seemed particularly eerie. Before she could do anything, a splash suddenly appeared in the pool, and the back of a human figure appeared in the center of the pool.
However, Ajahn knew that it was not human.
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