Chapter 34

Taking out his travel passport, Tang Sen and his group easily crossed the border and continued along the road.

Although this was already the territory of the Wusang Kingdom, the road signs were still written in the language of the Tang Kingdom. The Wusang Kingdom had no culture of its own; all its cultural systems were learned from the Tang Kingdom. Of course, there were also problems that did not belong to the Tang Kingdom. For example, when Tang Sen took out his phone to report to his mother that he was safe, he found that he had received a text message from the carrier, informing him that his phone had entered roaming mode, and the cost of subsequent calls would skyrocket.

"This is not good. The road to the West is full of strange countries. My phone will have to be used in roaming mode all the time," Tang Sen frowned.

"What's wrong with roaming mode?" Sun Wukong asked curiously.

"Sun Wukong, you were sealed for 500 years and don't know the current rules," Heixiong Jing explained. "If a phone is used abroad in roaming mode, it will be charged very expensive call fees. Tang Sen also needs to use his laptop to access the internet, which requires data... the costs are very high. He isn't rich, and he has to take care of your and Bai Long Ma's food and lodging... of course, I don't count, I'm a hugging bear, zero cost to follow, hahaha."

"Yes," Tang Sen added. "Our travel funds are not much. If we waste money on roaming fees, it won't be cost-effective."

Just as he finished speaking, he suddenly noticed that his phone had received a multimedia message from his mother. He clicked to receive it, and the message consumed a full 4MB of data to download. How much would the roaming fee be? Tang Sen couldn't help but wipe a sweat, opened the message, and saw a high-definition photo of his mother. In the photo, she was only wearing underwear, posing in a seductive manner...

Tang Sen "pu" spat out the water he had just drunk.

The message read: "Little Sen Sen, it's been a long time since you've seen Mom. Do you miss me? You've always been afraid of loneliness since you were a child. Traveling alone is so hard. Mom specially took a photo for you. You can hug Mom's photo to sleep at night."

"Who would hug it to sleep?" Tang Sen almost threw his phone into the roadside ditch. To waste 4MB of roaming data for such a silly reason? Mom, do you have to be so mean to your own son? He replied with a trembling hand: "Don't call me Little Sen Sen, it's embarrassing."

Putting his phone back in his pocket, his head still felt dizzy. He pedaled his bicycle hard and soon found a city ahead. It was of medium size, not comparable to the luxurious megacities with millions of people in the Tang Kingdom, but in the small country of Wusang, it was a very large city.

Sun Wukong looked at the road signs with a bitter face: "The characters in this era are really strange, with fewer strokes than before. Old Sun has become illiterate and can't read them."

Heixiong Jing looked at the road signs and laughed: "These are called simplified characters... the name of this city is Gao Lao Zhuang."

Tang Sen opened the map app on his phone and frowned: "We need to find a bank first to exchange our Tang Kingdom currency for Wusang Kingdom currency. The exchange rate in this country is very unfavorable, and we will probably lose a lot in fees."

"Why are you always talking about money?" Sun Wukong was unhappy. "500 years ago, when Old Sun roamed the world, money never troubled me."

As she finished speaking, Tang Sen, Bai Long Ma, and Heixiong Jing all criticized her: "You old antique, the times have changed. Without money, nothing can be done. The old ways from 500 years ago don't work anymore."

Tang Sen said a bit gloomily: "Because of the roaming fees, I can't do online part-time jobs anymore. The limited data must all be used on the website for the goddess of otaku, to expand my followers and enhance my strength. So... we need to find other ways to earn money, or we'll all starve to death before we reach the West."

The group entered the city and wandered through the bustling streets, exchanged some money at a bank, and then found a restaurant to eat. Tang Sen used the restaurant's free WiFi to connect to the internet and took the opportunity to handle some otaku's wishes. Unexpectedly, as soon as he opened the website, he saw a message: "Goddess of otaku, please save me... I am an otaku from Gao Lao Zhuang, Wusang Kingdom, named Gao Cuilan. I used to play games happily at home every day, but a monster came to my house and forced me to be his wife. I have been held captive for half a year. Please, Goddess of otaku, come and save me..."

The post ended there, with no further details. It seemed that the otaku was very nervous when she sent the message and didn't have time to write her address before the post was interrupted. Tang Sen frowned: "This post is so vague. How can I help her without an address?"

At this moment, Heixiong Jing suddenly pointed to a utility pole on the side of the road and shouted: "Hey, look, there's a way to make money on that utility pole."

Tang Sen turned to look and saw a notice stuck on the pole, which he read word by word: "We are recruiting powerful monks and Taoists... to help our family exorcise demons and save our daughter who has been held captive by a monster. A generous reward will be given upon completion... Gao Taigong bows."

After reading it, Heixiong Jing couldn't help but shake his head: "What era is this? There are still such notices? It's ridiculous. Where do monsters come from?"

Tang Sen, Sun Wukong, and Bai Long Ma all stared at Heixiong Jing: "Aren't you one?"

"I? I'm not a monster, I'm a cute toy hugging bear!"

Everyone covered their faces.

Sun Wukong said happily: "This is a good way to make money. Let's tear off this notice and go exorcise the demon! With Old Sun here, what demon can't be caught? The generous reward will naturally be ours."

Tang Sen didn't like to meddle in other people's affairs, but he thought... Hmm? I just saw a post about an otaku being held captive by a monster, which is exactly the same as the notice in Gao Lao Zhuang, Wusang Kingdom. Could it be... the same thing?

How can an otaku not be saved? Tang Sen's mind conjured up an image of his mother being held captive by a monster, and he was instantly filled with rage. He slammed the table, jumped up, tore off the notice on the utility pole, and hurriedly followed the address to find the place. He arrived at a tall building, which seemed to be more than fifty stories high, with a huge banner hanging at the entrance: "Gao Taigong Agricultural Technology Development Co., Ltd."

Tang Sen took the notice and walked in. The doorman saw Tang Sen carrying a toy hugging bear, pushing a white bicycle, and followed by a girl in a leopard print dress, and was startled, thinking this person had escaped from a mental hospital.

"Hello, I am Tang Sen. I saw this notice and came to exorcise the demon," Tang Sen said seriously.

The doorman wiped a sweat: "Tang Sen? Are you a monk from the Tang Kingdom?"

"No, I'm Tang Sen!"

"Oh, I see! Master Tang Sen." The doorman muttered: "The monks from the Tang Kingdom are really dressed strangely these days."

"Damn it, I said it's Tang Sen, not Tang Sen the monk!" Tang Sen almost jumped up.

"Master Tang Sen, since you are here to exorcise the demon, please follow me," the doorman turned and walked inside.

Tang Sen clenched his fists. Can I punch this doorman who doesn't listen?

The doorman led Tang Sen and his group into the elevator and suddenly noticed that there was a lady in a white dress behind Tang Sen. He hadn't seen this woman before, and the white bicycle was gone. He rubbed his eyes, confirmed he wasn't mistaken, and shouted in surprise, thinking: This Tang Sen must have some special skills.

Tang Sen asked: "What kind of demon is troubling your company?"

"This is a long story. Our company's boss is named Gao Taigong. He has three daughters. The eldest and second daughters are already married, leaving only the youngest daughter, who is beautiful and graceful. The boss has always loved this youngest daughter and didn't want to marry her off to another family. He wanted to find a son-in-law who would live with them, so that when the old man passed away, the son-in-law could inherit the management of the company," the doorman explained. "A few years ago, a man with a simple and honest appearance came to offer to become a son-in-law. This man was both hardworking and capable, a perfect man with no flaws, and was deeply loved by the boss and the third daughter. He also agreed to become a son-in-law, and the matter was settled."

Tang Sen asked: "Is the man who came to become a son-in-law a monster in disguise?"

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