Chapter 2613 - 2611: Subduing the Rat Demon

Chapter 2613: Chapter 2611: Subduing the Rat Demon

Thirty miles outside the city, in a Taoist temple, a woman of exceptional beauty was offering incense to the statues within.

The temple was somewhat dilapidated, with drafts blowing from all sides, and the statues covered in cobwebs.

Patiently, the woman cleaned the area and wiped the tablets before the statues, saying, "People nowadays are really practical. When they need you, they offer incense daily, praying incessantly. When they don’t, the temple is abandoned, not a soul in sight."

The maidservant serving by her side responded, "No kidding, this place used to have a long river in front of the temple. People here built this Heavenly King Temple, hoping our Heavenly King would suppress the waters. When the river’s course changed, our Heavenly King became irrelevant."

"The world is harsh, people’s hearts are no longer the same!"

The woman sighed and instructed the two people by her side, "Go find some masons nearby to renovate the walls here. Even if my father is deemed useless, he cannot be slighted in this little place!"

"Understood!"

The maidservants bowed slightly, then vanished into smoke.

After a while, a bald man with shifty eyes returned, kneeling and saluting the woman, "Ancestral one, I’ve investigated for you. Monk Tang will appear at the Great Xiangguo Temple to preach during the Ullambana Festival, currently protected by his three disciples in Xiangguo Temple."

The woman asked, "The monkey isn’t here?"

The man quickly shook his head, "No, there’s only a pig demon with a big nose, a monk with a big beard, and a young man with a fair face."

The woman chuckled mockingly, "Exactly, that’s Monk Tang’s second disciple Zhu Bajie, third disciple Sha Monk, and the young man is the white horse, Third Prince Ao Lie of the West Sea!"

The man flattered, "Ancestral one is indeed wise, it’s exactly them!"

A trace of dissatisfaction crossed the woman’s face, "Back then as they passed Trapped Empty Mountain, I intended to marry Monk Tang and cultivate together. Sadly, that monkey messed everything up, causing me to be imprisoned in the Heavenly King’s Mansion until now. If things had succeeded back then, I would have broken through to the Golden Immortal Realm long ago, and wouldn’t be in this uncomfortable state now."

"Yes, yes, that Sun Wukong is truly detestable. Ancestor will surely succeed this time, devour Monk Tang’s essence, break through to the Golden Immortal Realm, become a patriarch, and become the supreme of our Rat Clan!"

The Little Mouse Spirit continued his flattery, making the woman pleased, "You really know how to talk, not a waste of my favor!"

She tossed a pill to the Little Mouse Spirit and instructed, "Go back and continue monitoring their activities, report to me immediately if anything happens!"

The Little Mouse Spirit took the pill, nodded contentedly, and asked a question before leaving, "Ancestor, all the Demon Kings here have now submitted to the Three Demon Kings of the Nether Sea. Are we sure we don’t visit them?"

The woman replied disdainfully, "A ragtag bunch, can’t accomplish anything significant. Fortunes on land aren’t up for grabs by those from the Nether Sea."

The Little Mouse Spirit consistently nodded in agreement, left the temple using Earth Escape.

After he left, a man and woman entered and offered incense on the altar.

The woman glanced at them sideways and said, "You really know how to pick the time to offer incense, why didn’t you come when this place was impure?"

The man looked at her, "We’ve come to find you."

The woman’s brow twitched, suddenly alert, "What do you mean? Who are you?"

The man replied, "My name is Long Fei, I want to cooperate with you."

"Ridiculous, why would I cooperate with you? Do you know who I am?"

The woman looked them up and down, full of disdain.

Long Fei smiled mildly, "You are Lady Diyong, the adopted daughter of Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li Jing. In Great Tang’s time, you met Monk Tang and his group, and ultimately were imprisoned by Li Jing until now."

The woman was shocked for a moment, surprised that he could see through her background at a glance.

She was somewhat incredulous, "How do you know?"

Long Fei laughed heartily, "I’ve learned some divination skills, can foresee the future and deduce the past."

Lady Diyong steadied herself, her eyes narrowing, "How do you know I’ll cooperate with you?"

Long Fei looked at the statue behind her, "Because you have no choice, cooperation will bring you immense benefits. Not cooperating, you’ll be left with only a dead end."

"You have quite the nerve!"

Lady Diyong, furious, suddenly raised her hand, transforming into a streak of lightning grabbing for his neck.

Her speed was as fast as light, her sharp right hand forming claws seemed to slice through the void causing it to tremble.

With a snap, her wrist suddenly halted, caught by the man before her.

"The bloodline of the Radiant Mouse is indeed extraordinary."

Long Fei smirked, released her wrist, "However, your speed is still somewhat slow!"

Lady Diyong was thoroughly frightened by him, yet still somewhat indignant, "What’s the benefit for me in cooperating with you?"

Long Fei said, "You want Monk Tang’s essence, merely to achieve immortality. I can grant you a Peach Fruit, consuming it will be as effective as Monk Tang’s flesh, and help you ascend one cultivation level further!"

Lady Diyong assessed him skeptically, "Laughable, who are you? Peaches are Heavenly treasures, even my adopted father and brother rarely have the chance to consume them. Aren’t you afraid of biting your tongue speaking such grand words?"

Lin Yingying laughed while introducing, "Coincidentally, he’s that Eastern Emperor appointed personally by the Jade Emperor! His family has a few Peach Trees!"

"You, you are that Eastern Emperor?"

Lady Diyong had obviously heard of Long Fei, a flash of white light quickly appeared as she vanished from the original spot.

She intended to escape through the Void, but as soon as she reached the temple door, she was obstructed by an invisible barrier.

With a bang, she crashed heavily into it.

Lady Diyong felt her head was about to be battered, but she refused to yield, turning around to continue fleeing in the opposite direction.

Bang, bang, bang, a series of muffled sounds echoed as she bounced around like a headless fly.

Finally, she collapsed weakly to the ground, despairing at Long Fei, "Just kill me if you’re going to, why humiliate me?"

Long Fei chuckled, "I mentioned we can cooperate. After cooperation, you can regain freedom with your Peach. Helping me is much simpler than consuming Monk Tang’s flesh. You must understand, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven is currently at the crossroads. Soon, he will advance to the Taiyi Golden Immortal level. If you consume his master, will he spare you?"

Lady Diyong pondered, internally held onto a conviction.

What she yearned for wasn’t Monk Tang’s flesh, but Monk Tang himself.

Eating a Peach Fruit is far less satisfying than consuming Monk Tang.

But defeated by Long Fei, she had no choice but to agree to Long Fei’s terms, "I will cooperate with you, but can you guarantee your words are true?"

Long Fei laughed, "Would an Eastern Emperor bother joking with a little demon like you?"

He raised his hand, dropping a drop of fresh blood on Lady Diyong’s brow.

Lady Diyong shuddered, "What, what are you doing?"

Long Fei said indifferently, "This is Di Jiang’s Blood, the Ancestral Blood of Light. If you absorb this blood and slowly refine it, it will greatly benefit your cultivation and bloodline, consider it my gift to you!"

"Ancestral Witch, Di Jiang?"

Lady Diyong’s fingers twitched, certainly aware of the benefits of this bloodline.

Di Jiang is the ancestral witch of speed, aligned precisely with her cultivation of speed.

Gaining Di Jiang’s bloodline would be instrumental in enhancing her cultivation.

But she also knew that absorbing this droplet would mean the Eastern Emperor leaves behind a bloodline brand within her body.

In the future, she would be truly without freedom.