txolops Chapter 124 Lotus Cave - Infiltrating the Demon's Palace
Chapter 124 Lotus Cave - Infiltrating the Demon's Palace
Meanwhile, the old fox retreated back to his cave, tightly shut the stone door, still shaken.
She leaned against the stone wall, panting for a while before she caught her breath. She said angrily, "That damned monk, how dare he bully this old woman like me!"
And that Taoist priest, I don't know what kind of sorcery he used, actually broke my Golden Rope!
The old demon grew angrier the more she thought about it, slamming her fist on the table and cursing, "Those two useless bastards, Golden Horn and Silver Horn! They're enjoying themselves in Lotus Cave while I have to take the blame for them! When I see them, I'll give them a good scolding!"
After cursing for a while, she calmed down and thought to herself, "That monk is powerful, and that Taoist priest has some skills too. With my limited abilities, I am definitely no match for him."
If we fight head-on, I'm afraid even these old bones of mine will break. Perhaps…”
Her eyes darted around, and she beckoned to a trusted little demon, who wrote a plea for help. She instructed him, "Sneak out through the back door and quickly go to Lotus Cave to tell my son that a hairy-faced monk has come to his mother's place, and he's extremely vicious. Tell him to come and save me!"
The little demon accepted the order and was about to leave when the old fox spirit grabbed him again, instructing, "Be very careful, don't let that hairy monk find out. Go around through the back mountain, take the small path, hurry there and hurry back!"
The little demon nodded repeatedly and quietly slipped out through the back door.
Wukong cursed and shouted in front of the cave for half an hour, but there was no response. Growing impatient, he slammed his golden cudgel on the ground and yelled, "That old hag, she's like a coward! I, Sun Wukong, have come to her door, and she hides in her cave pretending to be dead!"
Li Fa chuckled from the side, "Great Sage, don't be anxious. Since this old hag dares to claim that Golden Horn and Silver Horn are her sons, she must have some dealings with them. Having suffered a loss, why wouldn't she call for help?"
Wukong's eyes lit up, and he said, "You mean, she'll send someone to ask for help?"
Li Fa nodded and said, "That's right. The Great Sage just keeps shouting and cursing in front of the mountain, making her panic, and she will definitely send someone out."
"I'll watch from above. When that little demon comes out, I'll secretly follow and deal with him. Then we'll think of another way to sneak into the cave."
Wukong was overjoyed upon hearing this and exclaimed, "Brilliant plan! Brilliant plan! I'll go and yell at them right now!"
Wukong immediately jumped to the cave entrance, raised his voice, and started cursing again.
This time, his curses became even more offensive: "Old hag! What are you hiding in your cave for? Are you afraid of me? Since you are the mother of those two monsters, how can you be such a coward? You're just hiding at home pretending to be dead!"
In my opinion, you'd better come out now and let me send you to your grave with one blow, saving you from this torment!
The cave was completely silent.
Wukong cursed again: "If you're afraid of death, then come out obediently, kowtow three times to me, and call me grandpa three times, and I'll spare your life!"
"If you don't come out soon, I'll tear down this cave door and drag out all your fox cubs and offspring one by one, skinning them alive!"
His curse was so loud it shook the rocks.
Li Fa then soared into the clouds, hiding among them, and looked down upon the entire Yalong Mountain.
Sure enough, a moment later, a dark figure was seen sneaking out from behind the mountain and stealthily heading towards Lotus Cave along the mountain stream.
Li Fa chuckled inwardly, but did not disturb him, quietly following behind.
The little demon ran wildly, only caring about keeping its head down and hurrying along, unaware that someone was watching it from above.
After running for more than ten miles, they arrived at a secluded mountain valley. Just as they were about to rest, they suddenly felt a chill on the back of their head. Before they could even react, they collapsed to the ground.
Li Fa revealed himself, looked down at the little demon's corpse, and said, "Since you became a demon and worked for that old hag, it's your fate to run into me today."
What a clever Taoist priest! He was also blessed with good fortune. He patted the little monster all over and found a waist tag with the words "Fox Old Five" written on it, along with a letter asking for help.
So he came up with a plan. After disposing of the little demon's corpse, he tucked the waist token and hid the documents, then transformed into the wind and came to the Great Sage.
The monkey was still yelling and cursing, so Li Fa quickly went over and said, "Elder, please stop cursing. I have a brilliant plan."
He then whispered something to the traveler, who was overjoyed and shouted into the Dragon-Suppressing Cave, "Old hag, fine, you don't have to come out. I'm going to have a meal first, and I'll come back to deal with you later!"
So the two went to a secluded place, where Li Fa transformed into the fox spirit, while the traveler transformed into a small insect that landed on Li Fa's head. The two then headed straight for the Lotus Cave.
Meanwhile, inside the Lotus Cave, the lights were bright.
Tang Sanzang was tied to a stone pillar, while Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing were tied to the side.
King Golden Horn slapped the table and laughed, "Brother! We've finally captured Tang Sanzang! I've been craving him for so long. Before that Monkey King arrives, let's steam him and eat a piece of his flesh to achieve immortality!"
Silver Horn chimed in, rubbing his hands together, "Exactly! That monkey's vanished somewhere. Let's strike first, lest something unexpected happens!"
The two monsters became more and more excited as they talked, and ordered their little demons to carry the steamer.
"Wait a minute!"
Fu Hu stood up, stopped the little demon, and said, "My two brothers, why are you in such a hurry?"
Jinjiao was taken aback and asked, "Big brother, what's wrong?"
Fu Hu said, "Tang Sanzang's flesh is delicious, but we haven't captured Sun Wukong yet. If we eat Tang Sanzang first, will that monkey let it go? If he comes knocking on our door and causes chaos, how will we handle it?"
Silver Horn said, "What's there to be afraid of! We have the gourd, the jade bottle, the Seven Star Sword, and Big Brother's Qiankun Bag! If that monkey comes, we'll just capture him!"
Fu Hu shook his head and said, "Brother, you don't know this. That Sun Wukong is incredibly powerful. Back then, when he wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace, even 100,000 heavenly soldiers couldn't subdue him. Although we have treasures, we must not be careless."
Upon hearing this, Golden Horn hesitated for a moment, then said, "Brother, you have a point. That monkey is indeed troublesome. In your opinion, what should we do?"
Fu Hu said, "In my opinion, we should keep Tang Sanzang under guard for now, and deal with him together after we capture Sun Wukong. At that time, we'll have Tang Sanzang in our hands and Sun Wukong captured. Wouldn't that be more secure?"
Golden Horn and Silver Horn exchanged a glance, and finding that it made sense, they nodded and said, "In that case, we will do as our elder brother says."
Just as he was about to order the little demons to escort Tang Sanzang to the back cave, a little demon outside came to report: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty! The old lady of the Dragon-Suppressing Cave has sent someone, saying she has urgent business to discuss with you two kings!"
Jinjiao was taken aback and said, "Mother sent someone?"
Silver Horn stood up as well and said, "Please come in quickly!"
The little demon accepted the order and turned to leave.
Before long, a thin and wiry fox demon walked in quickly with her head down.
He was dressed in a gray cloth short shirt, with a waist tag hanging from his waist that read "Fox Old Five," and was none other than Li Fa in disguise.
As soon as Li Fa entered the cave, he stole a glance to observe the situation inside.
The cave was quite spacious, complete with stone tables and benches.
Three monsters sat at the head of the table: one on the left, wearing a golden helmet and armor, was none other than Golden Horn; one on the right, wearing a silver helmet and armor, was none other than Silver Horn; and one in the middle, with a blue face and fangs, was presumably Fuhu in disguise.