Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything-Chapter 470 : Assassin—Jiang Liu

Regret was too late, this phrase now describes the Nine-Headed Serpent's mood most fittingly.

When it said its home was in Jisai Country earlier, that was just the Nine-Headed Serpent blurting out nonsense. If the Tang Monk truly intended to send it home, upon arriving at Jisai Country, where would its home even be!?

"What to do? If I don't have a home by the time we arrive, won't I be exposed!?" The Nine-Headed Serpent, feeling almost forcibly dragged towards Jisai Country by Jiang Liu, was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.

"No, I must devise a plan, get away from them, and then hurry back to have my father-in-law and wife leave the Green Wave Pool and find refuge elsewhere temporarily!" The Nine-Headed Serpent was worried not just for its own safety but also for the safety of the Green Wave Pool Dragon Palace.

The hatred that the Third Crown Prince of the Western Sea Dragon King, Aolie, had for it was something the Nine-Headed Serpent was very clear about. Now not only had he come, but he had also brought the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Sun Wukong, and others with him. Wouldn't it be all too easy for them to take this opportunity to exact revenge on the Green Wave Pool?

Therefore, the serpent needed to rush back home to warn everyone, disperse all the members of the Water Clan from the Dragon Palace, find temporary shelter, and wait until the Tang Monk and his party had left before resurfacing.

But now, it had absolutely no chance to leave. What to do?

While pondering in silence, an idea soon fluttered across the Nine-Headed Serpent's mind—there was a Black Sand River about twenty miles to the northwest of Jisai Country, occupied by a Ten Thousand Years Iron Turtle.

Over the years, there had been several clashes between the Green Wave Pool and the Ten Thousand Years Iron Turtle from Black Sand River. The Nine-Headed Serpent had never gained the upper hand.

Although the cultivation level of the Ten Thousand Years Iron Turtle hadn't reached the Taiyi Realm, the defense of its turtle shell was enough to drive one to despair.

If it could guide the scripture-seeking team towards that direction, wouldn't it be killing two birds with one stone?

On one hand, it would have the scripture-seeking team take care of the Ten Thousand Years Iron Turtle for it. The expansion of the Green Wave Pool Water Clan would naturally fall into place afterward.

On the other hand, while the Ten Thousand Years Iron Turtle was entangling the Tang Monk and his group, perhaps it could seize the opportunity to escape.

Thinking thus, the Nine-Headed Serpent nodded to itself and then, feigning nonchalance, turned to Jiang Liu and asked, "By the way, master, may I know what to call you?"

"Xuanzang," Jiang Liu turned to glance at him and replied.

"Master Xuanzang, greetings!" The Nine-Headed Serpent formally exchanged pleasantries.

Then, it added to Jiang Liu, "By the way, just now you said each of your disciples is a deity who descended from the heavens. Then, surely, they possess divine skills for subduing demons and eliminating evil, right?"

"Indeed, that is true!" Jiang Liu nodded, looking at the Nine-Headed Serpent, waiting for it to continue.

"This is the situation!" Not wanting to keep him guessing, the Nine-Headed Serpent said, "For many years, our Jisai Country has been troubled by demons. To the northwest, roughly twenty miles from here, there's a Black Sand River. A tremendously powerful demon lives in the waters. Seeing how compassionate you are, if you truly have divine skills for subduing demons, I wonder if you could rid our Jisai Country's people of this evil demon?"

"A demon-subduing mission?" Hearing the Nine-Headed Serpent's words, Jiang Liu's eyes lit up a bit.

For Jiang Liu, the more monsters he could find, the better.

However, Black Sand River near Jisai Country? He seemed to have never heard of it. It also didn't seem to be described in the original text, did it?

The only thing he remembered mentioned in the original text was that the Buddhist Relic of Jisai Country had been stolen by the Nine-Headed Serpent and others.

"The world of 'Journey to the West', the Journey to the West is merely a path from South Zhanbu State to West Niuhe State, with scant descriptions of Eastern Shengshenzhou Continent and North Julu Continent. So, the world depicted in the original text is only a part. Therefore, besides the Nine-Headed Serpent, isn't it reasonable to expect other demons surrounding Jisai Country?"

While surprised at the absence of Black Sand River in Jisai Country from the original text, after giving it more thought, Jiang Liu felt there was no need to be alarmed.

Hint: Quest "Demon-Subduing" triggered. Quest requirement: Eliminate the evil demon from Black Water River. Reward: 6 million experience points, rewards a Fine Level Treasure Chest*1. Quest Failure: Deduct 6 million experience points. Accept/Decline?

As the Nine-Headed Serpent finished speaking, at this very moment, the system alert sounded, causing Jiang Liu to pause slightly.

Although he still didn't know the old man's identity, Jiang Liu could guess that when he first appeared, it was with the intention of harming him.

But now, his request for Jiang Liu to eliminate the so-called demon of Black Sand River actually triggered a system quest?

It appears that as long as someone entrusts him with a task, whether friend or foe, it could trigger a quest?

"Only a mere 6 million experience points? And just a Fine Level treasure chest?" Looking at the triggered quest, Jiang Liu shook his head slightly in disappointment.

A minor 6 million experience points was indeed a meager reward for him at this point.

Still, it was better than nothing, and taking advantage of this opportunity to make a detour to Black Sand River could also plausibly delay things, couldn't it?

With this in mind, Jiang Liu accepted the quest right away and then nodded, saying, "Amitabha, since there is a demon causing mischief, I naturally cannot stand idly by. Please lead the way, old man. Let's go to Black Sand River to subdue the demon now!"

"Alright, Holy Monk, just follow this direction and you'll be fine!" Seeing Jiang Liu nod in agreement, the Nine-Headed Serpent felt a surge of secret joy and then showed Jiang Liu the way.

A distance of about twenty li was naturally not far; they arrived after half a day's walk.

All along the way, the Nine-Headed Serpent had been looking out for opportunities, but under Jiang Liu's watchful eye, it did not have a chance to escape.

Of course, Jiang Liu had indeed been secretly paying attention to the Nine-Headed Serpent the entire time. Seeing that it did not dare to make a move against him, Jiang Liu knew that it was truly frightened by the reputation of Sun Wukong and the others. The serpent acted as docile as an ordinary human elder, daring not to say or do anything out of line.

If Jiang Liu did not fully trust the functionality of his character UI, he would even suspect that the display of his character UI was wrong.

"Master!" After travelling for half a day, when they reached the bank of the Black Sand River, a shadow flashed across the sky, and soon after, Sun Wukong descended from midair.

"How went it, Wukong?" Jiang Liu asked, glancing at Sun Wukong.

"I went to Jisai Country to ask around, and it turns out that the demon of the Black Sand River really is naturally cruel. Over the years, many who have tried to cross the river end up capsizing without reason, sinking to the riverbed, all said to have been eaten by the demon! Therefore, fewer and fewer people are willing to pass by the Black Sand River these years!" Sun Wukong said, relayed the information he had gathered from Jisai Country to Jiang Liu.

"Is that so? Then today, we must properly subdue the demons and eliminate evil!" Jiang Liu nodded. After getting the full picture, he felt no psychological pressure about eradicating the demon creature of the Black Water River.

"Wukong, take action!" Jiang Liu said to Sun Wukong.

"You got it!" Sun Wukong nodded, leapt up, and directly went above the Black Sand River, then took out the Sea Calming Needle from his ear.

With a thought, the Sea Calming Needle grew long and thick, and he thrust it straight into the Black Sand River.

Then, grabbing the other end of the Sea Calming Needle, Sun Wukong tirelessly stirred it around.

As Sun Wukong moved, the long and thick Sea Calming Needle crazily stirred within the Black Water River, immediately raising huge whirlpools, causing the entire Black Sand River to roil with monstrous waves and heavy surges.

"What terrifying power!"

The Nine-Headed Serpent at the side, although it had long been aware of Sun Wukong's prowess, was inwardly shocked upon witnessing him simply stir his iron rod a few times in the water, resulting in such unrest within the entire Black Sand River.

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If this monkey were to use this technique against Green Wave Pool, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Who dares act recklessly in my Black Sand River!" Amidst this commotion, the river was split open, and immediately, a burly man appeared, walking on the waves.

However, this burly man was wearing a thick black turtle shell, which seemed to indicate his impressive defensive power.

Trailing behind this burly man were many shrimp soldiers and crab generals, clearly indicating that the man was the lord of the Black Sand River, and at this moment, almost the entire Water Clan of the Black Sand River had emerged.

"So, it's just a Level 68 with a Blue UI?" Looking at the character UI of the leading burly man, Jiang Liu shook his head in disappointment at the Level 68 Blue UI.

Perhaps it was because the burly man's level wasn't high enough that the rewards for this demon-subduing task seemed quite meager.

"This is my chance!" Seeing that the Ten Thousand Years Iron Turtle had led out all of the Black Sand River's Water Clan, the Nine-Headed Serpent's heart stirred, and it quietly waited for its moment.

It waited for Sun Wukong to make his move, planning to sneak away secretly in the meantime.

"Wukong..."

Indeed, with the appearance of these Water Clan demon creatures, Jiang Liu spoke up, calling out to Sun Wukong.

This made the Nine-Headed Serpent secretly delighted, thinking that Tang Monk was preparing to have Sun Wukong take action, right?

"Step back; let your master handle this!"

But what Jiang Liu said next caught the Nine-Headed Serpent off guard.

What's going on? The Tang Monk was preparing to take action himself? Had it heard wrong?

"Wukong, you and the others protect this old man well, don't let him be harmed by the demon. Here, leave it to your master," Jiang Liu instructed Sun Wukong and the others before taking action.

As his words ended, Jiang Liu immediately activated the ability of the Golden Haze Crown, and in an instant, 3000 Fire Dragon Soldiers appeared, charging straight towards the Water Clan of the Black Sand River.

At the same time, Jiang Liu also activated the invisibility effect of the Golden Haze Crown, stealthily moving towards the Ten Thousand Years Iron Turtle.

In this moment, the supportive occupation of Compassionate Bodhisattva seemed to transform into the Assassin Class profession.