Chapter 39

Zhu Bajie turned to face Sun Wukong and said with a cold snort, "Monkey King Sun Wukong, since you have already escaped the oppression of the Five-Finger Mountain, you should return to your Flower-Fruit Mountain to be the Great Sage Equal to Heaven. Why do you have to meddle in my affairs? I'm just marrying a wife; what have I done to you?"

Sun Wukong pouted, "You haven't provoked me, Old Monkey, but I am on a long journey and was short on travel expenses. Seeing that subduing demons could earn me some extra money, of course I came to earn some..."

"Hmph!" Zhu Bajie was unhappy, "I doubt you'll earn any money."

"I think I can," Sun Wukong smiled, "500 years ago, when I caused chaos in Heaven, we've fought before..."

Zhu Bajie snorted coldly, "The chaos in Heaven 500 years ago was very deep. Do you really think you were so strong that the entire Heavenly Court couldn't deal with you? Don't be too arrogant."

"Very deep?" Tang Sen was interested in this question, sensing a hint of conspiracy. He quickly interjected, "Please, where exactly is the depth? Is there some grand conspiracy targeting Wukong?"

Zhu Bajie put her hands on her hips and burst into laughter. She had a great figure, and standing there with her hands on her hips, she looked quite heroic. Her large chest jiggled, making it hard to look away. After laughing for a while, she said seriously, "500 years ago, I didn't use my full strength against the Monkey King because she was a little girl. I pretended to fight a couple of moves among the gods and then pretended to be injured and withdrew. I just didn't want to bully a little girl. If you think my combat strength is that poor, you're greatly mistaken."

Tang Sen was sweating, "Hey, is this what you mean by 'very deep'?"

"Exactly!" Zhu Bajie said proudly, "I deliberately hid my strength to protect the cute little girl. Isn't that 'very deep'?"

"I'm confused. I thought there was some grand conspiracy, but it's just for this trivial reason?" Tang Sen was so angry he jumped up.

"I'm confused too. Old Monkey isn't a little girl; I'm a sexy mature beauty," Sun Wukong also jumped up in anger.

Well, the tense atmosphere was gone. Tang Sen covered his face and thought sadly: There's no reasoning with these trivial women; let's just fight it out.

"Wukong, don't argue with her, let's go!"

"Alright, Old Monkey has been wanting to flatten her with one blow."

Sun Wukong reached into his ear and pulled out the Golden Cudgel, which grew to the thickness of a bowl. He swung it down at Zhu Bajie, who was no pushover. She swung her nine-toothed rake up to block it, and there was a loud "ding" that shook the heavens and made everyone cover their ears.

The Golden Cudgel and the nine-toothed rake were both divine weapons, and neither could overpower the other. Their demon powers were also about equal. In an instant, they exchanged seven or eight moves, each one incredibly fast and hard to see with the naked eye. Each strike was so powerful that the sound waves alone made everyone's ears ring.

"Hey, you, you really did hide your strength 500 years ago."

"Ha ha ha ha, didn't I say? I didn't want to use force against a little girl! If you hadn't come to snatch my wife, I wouldn't have fought you today."

"Rubbish, Old Monkey isn't a little girl."

"What's wrong with admitting you're a little girl? Little girls are justice! If you agree to marry me, I'll release Gao Cuilan."

"Rubbish! Old Monkey is a sexy and mature beauty. Can't you see my leopard print skirt? A woman without substance wouldn't dare wear this."

The two kept fighting and talking nonsense, and Tang Sen couldn't help but comment.

As they fought, they grew impatient. Zhu Bajie didn't want to damage the surroundings because this was "her wife Gao Cuilan's" home, and she couldn't destroy it. Sun Wukong also didn't want to damage anything because she still wanted to get her reward from Gao Taigong...

Both were constrained and very frustrated, so they decided to fly up into the sky and fight there. Now they could fight to their heart's content. The Golden Cudgel and the nine-toothed rake clashed, and the sky darkened.

Tang Sen looked up at the sky and shook his head, "They're all trivial. This Zhu Bajie, once she gets into a fight, she forgets about Gao Cuilan. If you fly so far away, I can just go and save Gao Cuilan."

Gao Taigong was delighted, "Right, Master Tang, let's go save my daughter."

The two ran to the small wooden house and pushed the door open. Before they pushed it, it was nothing special, but once they did, Tang Sen was shocked. It was a typical otaku room, with many shelves filled with game discs and figurines, posters of anime characters on the walls, and several game consoles arranged in a fan shape in front of the TV. There was also a computer, but the internet cable had been cut.

It seemed that the last time Gao Cuilan posted a plea for help on the otaku guardian website, she was discovered by Marshal Tianpeng, who cut her internet cable to prevent her from contacting the outside world.

Gao Cuilan stood among her otaku treasures. Seeing Gao Taigong and Tang Sen, she cried out in joy and ran over, tears streaming down her face.

Gao Taigong, with tears in his eyes, reached out to embrace his daughter, but to his surprise, Gao Cuilan brushed past him and ran straight into Tang Sen's arms.

Gao Taigong: "..."

Tang Sen was sweating, "Hey, Miss Gao, what are you doing?"

"Great Otaku Guardian, ah, my idol..." Gao Cuilan rubbed her face against Tang Sen's chest.

Tang Sen: "..."

Well, this wasn't the first time he had encountered such a situation. When he was studying at the Imperial University, a junior had jumped up and hugged him, rubbing against him. He was quite experienced in handling such situations. Without hurting the girl's self-esteem, he gently lifted Gao Cuilan and said softly, "Miss, don't do this. Let's talk calmly."

Gao Cuilan blushed and said happily, "Great Otaku Guardian, I left a message for you on the website last night, and you came all the way from the Tang Dynasty to save me today. I'm so happy... If you don't mind, will you marry me and keep me warm at night?"

Gao Taigong was shocked, "Hey, no way. You're my last daughter. You can only marry into our family; you can't leave. Master Tang, are you interested in becoming a layman and marrying into our family? We have a lot of money, and after I die, the company will be yours."

"Stop! Focus on the important things," Tang Sen shouted, stopping the father and daughter. "Now, is this the time to talk about these things? Let's go quickly, or Marshal Tianpeng will come back and Gao Cuilan will be captured again."

"Oh, right, let's go quickly." Gao Taigong pulled his daughter to run out.

But Gao Cuilan looked distressed, "All my treasures are in this room. If your little girl friend can't beat Zhu Bajie and she comes back victorious and can't find me, she might get angry and destroy everything. What will happen to my treasures?"

"These things are not important. Dad will buy you new ones," Gao Taigong was in a hurry to leave.

But Tang Sen frowned. Gao Taigong didn't understand otakus, but Tang Sen did. If it were his mother, she wouldn't run away without her beloved otaku treasures. Even if it were demons or aliens, she would hold onto her game discs and figurines, refusing to let go.

What should he do?

Otakus must be protected!

Right! Tang Sen had an idea, "Miss Gao, could you please take off your clothes?"

"Ah? Take off my clothes?" Gao Cuilan's face turned red, "I'm willing, but... Father is still here. When he's not around, I'll take them off for you slowly."

Gao Taigong: "..."

Tang Sen was sweating, "Not what you think. I want you to take off your outer clothes and give them to me to wear. I'll disguise myself as you and stay in the wooden house to wait for Zhu Bajie. If Wukong can deal with her, that's fine. If not, I'll ambush her and give her a surprise attack. This way, your otaku treasures will be protected."