Chapter 31

"Chaos has been caused by the demon monkey of Huaguo Mountain, who calls himself the Great Sage Equal to Heaven. He has stolen peaches, wine, and elixirs, disrupting the Peach Blossom Banquet. Now, ten thousand heavenly soldiers and eighteen layers of heavenly nets have been deployed to surround the mountain and subdue the demon, but they have not yet succeeded. Today, I have specially summoned the Holy Second Lord Yang Jian and his brothers to assist in the suppression and elimination of the demon. After success, you will be highly promoted and rewarded."

After hearing the divine proclamation, Yang Jian, the Second Lord, took the imperial edict with a blank expression and ignored the messenger, proceeding to prepare his troops.

The messenger, knowing the temper of the Second Lord, was not concerned. Seeing that the Second Lord had already gone to mobilize his troops, he returned to the Heavenly Court to report.

"Even Nezha has been defeated?" Yang Jian sat in his chair, thinking to himself, "I didn’t expect such a formidable opponent to appear in the current Three Realms. Humph! Interesting. It’s been a long time since the Investiture of the Gods that I’ve encountered an equal opponent. I hope this time it will make me a bit happier."

After gathering his brothers, the Second Lord immediately assembled his divine troops, led by his divine dog Xuan Tian, and rode the auspicious clouds, swiftly flying over the Eastern Ocean to the sky above Huaguo Mountain. Seeing the dense layers of the heavenly nets, the Second Lord shouted, "Heavenly generals who hold the nets, listen: I am the Holy Second Lord Yang Jian, sent by the Jade Emperor to capture the demon monkey. Open the camp gates and let me through."

Shortly after, Li Jing led his generals to welcome the Second Lord. After exchanging pleasantries, the Second Lord inquired about the situation at Huaguo Mountain, and Li Jing provided a detailed introduction. After a moment of thought, the Second Lord smiled and said, "I will go down to capture the demon monkey immediately. However, I fear the demon might flee if he is defeated. Please use the Demon-Reflecting Mirror, Lord Li, to ensure the demon does not escape."

After finishing his words, the Second Lord, along with the Six Saints of Meishan, went to challenge the demon monkey at the Water Curtain Cave. Upon arriving outside the cave, they saw a group of demon monkeys neatly arranged in a dragon formation. In the center, a flag stood with the words "Great Sage Equal to Heaven" written on it.

Seeing this, the Second Lord sneered, "That monkey dares to call himself 'Great Sage Equal to Heaven.' Truly, he knows not the meaning of life and death."

After the Meishan brothers called out the challenge, the Second Lord saw a demon monkey leap out of the Water Curtain Cave, holding a golden cudgel, wearing golden armor, stepping on cloud shoes, and wearing a purple-gold crown. The monkey looked up at the Second Lord and shouted, "Who are you, daring to provoke me? Is it because Li Jing doesn’t like you and sent you to die?"

This Sun Wukong was also verbally abusive, and after a few exchanges, they were both enraged and immediately engaged in battle. They fought for hundreds of rounds without a clear winner, and the battle was truly earth-shattering. They fought out of Huaguo Mountain, neither showing any signs of defeat, truly meeting their match.

When Yang Zhen saw that the person was the Second Lord Yang Jian, he was startled, not expecting Sun Wukong to be captured today. Thus, Yang Zhen decided to chase after and save Sun Wukong at a critical moment. Since he had already participated in the chaos in the Heavenly Court, he might as well thoroughly disrupt the plot and not waste his穿越 (穿越 means "穿越" in Chinese, which can be translated as "穿越" in English, but in this context, it means "time travel" or "穿越" in a more general sense).

Before flying far from Huaguo Mountain, Yang Zhen suddenly felt a chill and a sense of unease. Looking around, he was shocked to find himself trapped in an enemy formation.

"Who are you, demon, come out!" Yang Zhen shouted.

He looked around cautiously, gathering his full power, and became extremely cautious.

Silence continued in the silent forest. Just as Yang Zhen was about to launch a strong attack, a mysterious voice suddenly reached his ears.

"You, cat demon, have done some good deeds before, but why are you now helping the demon monkey to cause chaos and openly defy the Heavenly Court? Do you know that this is a capital offense?"

This was a woman's voice, filled with sanctity and kindness. Although Yang Zhen knew the speaker was an enemy, he couldn’t help but be influenced by the voice, wanting to surrender and confess.

"I have committed a capital offense?" "No, I haven’t!" "I just did what I wanted to do." "In the primordial chaos, there is no right or wrong."

After a mental struggle, Yang Zhen finally broke free from the influence of the voice.

Feeling lucky, Yang Zhen's face changed slightly, and he glanced around strangely. Suddenly, his body flickered and disappeared into the forest, reappearing in the sky. After the brief encounter, Yang Zhen deeply realized that the person was far beyond his current abilities, so he decisively chose to flee, though he didn’t know if he could succeed, he had to try.

Just as Yang Zhen was thinking, a sense of terrible danger suddenly arose in his heart, making him extremely alarmed. He looked around carefully, but at that moment, a golden light appeared above him, forming a golden circle that enveloped him. The power within the circle was so overwhelming that Yang Zhen could hardly lift his head.

This attack was silent and unexpected, making Yang Zhen extremely angry and shocked. Seeing that he couldn’t avoid it in time, Yang Zhen roared and struck back with all his might. In the air, a powerful white sword beam collided with the golden circle, causing a massive explosion. The terrifying force swept in all directions, and Yang Zhen was struck down with a roar of anger.

As he fell, Yang Zhen trembled, his body suffering the heaviest blow he had ever experienced. This attack was the most terrifying he had encountered since he started his journey, and he had no idea who the attacker was, but from the power in the attack, it seemed to be someone from the Buddhist sect.

At this moment, a bright golden light suddenly appeared in the sky, drawing Yang Zhen’s attention. There was a figure composed of golden light, initially only showing the general outline of hands, feet, and head, but as the light dissipated, Yang Zhen could see the person clearly.

Indeed, it was a woman, a woman full of sanctity and kindness.

Almost exactly as Yang Zhen had predicted.

"Great Aunt Guanyin?" Yang Zhen exclaimed in shock.

Too much respect, I just caused a little trouble, no need to send Guanyin Bodhisattva to capture me! At this moment, Yang Zhen was speechless, only able to look up at the sky in silence. Why did this woman come?

What the hell!

As the figure moved, Guanyin Bodhisattva said calmly, "To have such cultivation at such a young age is truly extraordinary. Although you have committed a capital offense by joining Sun Wukong in defying the Heavenly Court, considering your past good deeds, come with me to Mount Luojia to cultivate."

"No!" Yang Zhen firmly refused.

A man and a woman alone, it seemed a bit dangerous.

"This is not up to you," Guanyin Bodhisattva said. "If you can survive ten strikes from me, I will let you go. What do you think?"

Ten strikes?

Feeling the injuries on his body, Yang Zhen sighed inwardly. A fierce battle was out of the question, so he could only take the risk of the ten-strike challenge.

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