Chapter 100: Zhu Ganglie, Gao Cuilan?

“An expert? Heh heh, I quite like that title. It sounds so grand and impressive,” Sun Wukong continued, thoroughly amused.

“Master Sun…” Xuanzang was about to start lecturing again.

Sun Wukong quickly waved his hand, a headache beginning to throb again. “No need for that. I’m not playing tricks. Come on, you two, please have a seat. It’s just a little pig demon, nothing to worry about. Leave it to me.”

The Gao couple was immensely grateful.

“Ahem… Well, I’ll go upstairs first to check on your daughter. Let’s see if your daughter, Cuilan, has been doing alright these past six months.”

Heh heh!

A pig demon falling in love with a woman of the mortal world—one wonders just how stunning she must be.

Before anyone could react, Sun Wukong was already clattering up the pavilion.

Inside the elegant chamber atop the pavilion.

From afar, Sun Wukong caught sight of a woman in green leaning against the windowsill, her brows furrowed in worry, her face thin and pale as the moon.

Judging from her profile, one could make a rough guess.

She was not unattractive.

Like a ghost, Sun Wukong silently approached her and greeted with a peculiar voice, “Hey there, beautiful! How do you do?”

“Ah…”

A monkey?

How could a monkey appear here? And it could speak human language?

The mortal world truly was a realm of madness.

If it hadn’t been for the previous experience with the pig demon, Gao Cuilan would have fainted on the spot.

“Are… are you really a monkey?” she asked, covering her pounding heart as she tried to calm her racing breath.

Sun Wukong examined her from side to side, then muttered to himself, “Not bad looking, I suppose. No wonder that pig demon is infatuated with you. But… your beauty still falls far short of little A Shan, not to mention Su Daji.”

A Shan? Su Daji? What on earth were those strange names?

A monkey suddenly appearing had already startled her greatly; now it spoke in riddles?

Gao Cuilan soon quieted, curiosity and a strange excitement flickering in her eyes as she continued to gaze at Sun Wukong.

The more she looked, the more astonished she became.

This monkey was no ordinary creature.

He had somehow ascended to the pavilion.

Half a year had passed, and aside from the pig-headed and pig-nosed Pig Ganglie, no one else had managed to enter the pavilion.

“Heh, you’re not afraid of me anymore? But just now… you were terrified out of your wits,” Sun Wukong said with curiosity. “So, Miss Gao, could you tell me why you suddenly stopped being afraid?”

“I…” Gao Cuilan lowered her head, her eyes reddening. “To be honest, Pig Ganglie is far uglier than you. For half a year, he’s come to harass me nearly every night. Facing such a pig-headed monster every time, I’ve just gotten used to it.”

Even the Rakshasa demons of hell couldn’t be more frightening, perhaps.

Seeing so much evil, one becomes accustomed to it.

Living among demons day after day, immunity to their presence inevitably develops.

“Oh, by the way, your parents asked me to tell you they miss you dearly.”

Mentioning those aging parents, Gao Cuilan’s eyes welled up again, tears streaming hot and fast.

“Oh, Miss Gao, don’t cry! Your tears are throwing me completely off my game.”

Monkeys hate seeing women cry, especially when they are beautiful.

Women are made of water.

The ocean is all water.

Gao Cuilan quickly wiped her tears and apologized, “I’m sorry for making you see me like this. My poor parents… are they alright?”

Because of the demon’s enchantment barrier, though her family was close by, it felt as though they were worlds apart, making reunion as difficult as ascending to heaven.

“Don’t worry, they’re all well, just very concerned about you.”

“Master, please save this humble maiden, I…”

“Don’t mention it. I came here exactly for that reason. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have bothered wading into this mess.”

The monkey’s ability to reach the pavilion unharmed was proof of his strength—he might even be able to overpower the pig demon.

After another round of gratitude, Gao Cuilan asked, “Master, what do you plan to do next? That pig demon is quite capable; you must be careful.”

“Well then, your parents miss you deeply. When I came up, I secretly broke the demon’s forbidden spell barrier. You can go down now and reunite with them.”

“Ah! Is that really so? I thank you, Master, for your rescue!”

“Don’t mention it, don’t mention it. Hurry now, don’t delay.”

After bowing deeply to Sun Wukong, Gao Cuilan, overcome with joy, wept as she descended the pavilion.

“Heh heh, so this is a woman’s chamber? Let me lie down for a bit… Wow, such a sweet fragrance! Could this be the scent of a woman?”

Like a mischievous, unruly child, the monkey rolled about on the bed.

Suddenly sitting up, he muttered to himself, “Heh heh, I’ll transform into Gao Cuilan’s form tonight. When the pig demon comes, then… heh heh…”

Below the pavilion, Gao Cuilan embraced her parents tightly, tears of joy streaming down their faces.

For over half a year, father and mother could only gaze at their daughter from afar, separated by the demon’s dreadful spell barrier as if they belonged to two different worlds.

Gazing across the pavilion, there was no end in sight.

They never expected the monkey’s prowess to be so great that he could reunite their family in an instant.

After comforting his wife and daughter, Gao Tai Gong glanced anxiously at the towering pavilion, then turned to Xuanzang. “Master, your companion has saved my daughter. I am deeply grateful to you both.”

Xuanzang pressed his palms together. “You are too kind, benefactor. It was but a small favor, nothing to mention.”

Gao Tai Gong, still worried, continued, “Master, you may not know, but that pig demon’s magic is formidable. Can your companion truly handle him?”

Replacing their poor daughter was one thing; if the pig demon discovered it and became enraged, the consequences would be terrifying.

The Gao family was deeply concerned.

Xuanzang quickly reassured them, “Rest assured. I have witnessed Master Sun’s abilities. His skills are great; nothing will happen to him.”

If any trouble arises, it will surely be from that pig demon!

Night fell dark and windy, the perfect hour for killing.

The vast moon hung high in the sky, but suddenly a bizarre and eerie whirlwind disrupted the tranquil scene.

As the strange, sinister black wind faded away, a massive dark shadow enveloped the pavilion.

Has that pig demon finally arrived?