Chapter 1111: Another Unexpected Twist in the Calamity!
"Elder brother, what do we do now? Master and the others have been captured, we need to find a way to rescue them, right?!"
Sun Wukong and the Little White Dragon were flying in mid-air. As the Little White Dragon turned his head to glance at Sun Wukong, he asked.
Although both the Little White Dragon and Sun Wukong have incredibly strong physiques, after each taking a slap from Kong Xuan, their injuries were not light.
If Jiang Liu were here, he would surely be able to see that the health bars above their heads had decreased by about half.
"However, with just the two of us, it's too difficult to try rescuing people! We must find helpers!" Sun Wukong, also injured, nodded as he said this.
As he spoke, Sun Wukong took out two bottles of Strengthening Healing Potion and gave one each to the Little White Dragon. Their injuries were mostly healed immediately.
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But just as Sun Wukong and the Little White Dragon were discussing privately how to find people to help rescue Jiang Liu and the others, suddenly, a message arrived in Sun Wukong's mind.
"Wait, Master sent a message..." Hearing this sound, Sun Wukong naturally knew what was going on and said.
As he spoke, Sun Wukong opened the chat tab between himself and Jiang Liu, and the message Master sent him naturally appeared before him.
"Monkey, you and Xiaobai take a break, go play by yourselves." This was the message Jiang Liu sent to Sun Wukong.
"Master, don't we need to think of a way to rescue you?" Seeing the message Master sent him, Sun Wukong was taken aback, then replied immediately.
"Take this opportunity to dawdle for a few days, why not?" Soon, another message came from Master.
"Uh, it's still that familiar feeling, that familiar taste..." Looking at the words Master sent him, Sun Wukong was stunned for a moment, then suddenly understood.
Every time immortals and Buddhas transformed into Demons and captured Master, it seemed like they were waiting for us to rescue them, but each time Master wouldn't let them.
This guardian in the North Sea, since he is a Divine General, naturally is also part of the immortals and Buddhas, so Master wanting to repeat his trick, isn't it reasonable?
"Alright, Xiaobai, we don't need to find a way to rescue Master!" After closing the chat tab between himself and Master, Sun Wukong turned to the Little White Dragon and said.
At the same time, he explained the situation to the Little White Dragon.
"I see!" Hearing Sun Wukong's explanation, the Little White Dragon nodded in sudden realization.
No wonder during the fight before, he felt that Master wasn't giving his all; at the very least, he hadn't released the Good Corpse and Evil Corpse. So, this was the situation.
"Even so, let's just go relax for a couple of days..." After nodding, the Little White Dragon said.
"Oh? Do we have anything else to do?" Hearing the Little White Dragon, just going to relax for two days, Sun Wukong tilted his head and asked the Little White Dragon curiously.
Dawdling, isn't longer better? Isn't it best to rest as much as possible while there's nothing going on?
"Elder brother, we're getting closer and closer to the Great Thunder Monastery of the Western Heaven..." Without saying much, the Little White Dragon just looked at Sun Wukong and reminded him with this one line.
Indeed, this line dropped, making Sun Wukong's expression much more serious.
Just this line was enough to make Sun Wukong feel the pressure.
Next, the Little White Dragon and Sun Wukong agreed to each relax for two days.
The Little White Dragon's goal was to visit the Ming Sect, to chat about family with the Dragon King of Jing River, and also the adopted daughter Princess Wansheng gave birth to back then, who was also there.
As for returning to the Western Sea Dragon Palace? Because he set fire to the Pearl of the Palace, he was reported to the Jade Emperor and punished by being sent into the Eagle Sorrow Stream; the Little White Dragon considered his relationship with the Western Sea Dragon King nearly severed.
And Sun Wukong? He naturally went back to Flower Fruit Mountain to rest for two days, and also to see his monkeys and monkey grandsons.
Finally, Sun Wukong also returned to the Ming Sect.
The Enlightenment Hall of the Ming Sect can increase cultivation speed by ten times, which is still somewhat useful for Sun Wukong and the Little White Dragon now.
After the two brothers finished their discussion, they each went their separate ways.
As for Master, they were long used to it and were not worried at all.
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After closing the dialogue box with Sun Wukong, Jiang Liu looked around as several beams of light descended from the sky onto himself and the others, identical to those that had previously imprisoned Shen Gongbao.
Except for the Little White Dragon and Sun Wukong, everyone was restrained by a beam of light.
"Master, we've been captured; what should we do next?" Zhu Bajie used the Supreme Treasure Golden Rake to attack for a long time but couldn't break the beams around them, then asked Jiang Liu.
"None of us can escape, so we can only wait for Wukong and the others to rescue us!" Hearing Zhu Bajie's words, Jiang Liu appeared calm and unperturbed, not worried at all.
After speaking, Jiang Liu even sat cross-legged, preparing to meditate and cultivate.
"Master Xuanzang, I'm sorry, I've dragged you all down..." Shen Gongbao, imprisoned again, showed a very guilty expression and spoke to Jiang Liu.
"Amitabha, it's alright..." Upon hearing Shen Gongbao's words, Jiang Liu shook his head and said.
Kong Xuan followed him like a maggot in the bones, creating disasters whenever there was a chance, and this matter really had little to do with Shen Gongbao.
Hearing Jiang Liu's response, Shen Gongbao nodded without saying anything further.
In fact, Shen Gongbao's apology wasn't out of true remorse; it was just a way to gain some goodwill.
Although these people were captured, two managed to escape, and they might have a chance to escape as well?
By gaining some goodwill, if they really found a chance to leave, they could take him along, right?
Just a simple apology for some hope of escape was certainly worthwhile.
Sitting cross-legged, confined in the light beam, Jiang Liu naturally circulated the Green Lotus Taoist Scripture cultivation technique, striving to cultivate.
Although he was trapped here and couldn't undertake any quests, solely relying on the cultivation of the Green Lotus Taoist Scripture resulted in a very slow growth rate. However, for Jiang Liu, with more time to linger, any increase in strength was worthwhile.
Seeing Jiang Liu acting so composed, Kong Xuan, hidden in the dark, didn't mind and waited silently for Sun Wukong and the others to arrive.
At the same time, Kong Xuan was somewhat curious about whom Sun Wukong and the others would invite for help.
In the end, would Tathagata himself have to make an appearance?
After all, even they couldn't defeat him, so how could a few random Buddhas do so? That wouldn't make sense.
Day by day passed by, and in the blink of an eye, about ten days had gone by.
During these ten days, Jiang Liu and his companions, suppressed under the sea, remained quietly as if they felt no passage of time.
On this day, hidden in the dark, Kong Xuan took out the Calamity Book and glanced at it, revealing a smile on his face.
In the Calamity Book, a new calamity had been added.
The Fifty-sixth Calamity, the Calamity of the Sea.
"Not bad, another calamity has been added. Next, when Sun Wukong and the others come to rescue them, I'll just act it out a bit and let them save the people!"
After secretly nodding, Kong Xuan had almost written the subsequent script in his heart, just waiting to follow the plan he had devised.
Simple. With enough strength, creating a calamity for Xuanzang and the others is indeed a straightforward matter.
The first calamity, involving planting flowers and grass, was unexpectedly delayed by six months, which was merely an accident.
"By the way, it's been ten days since Sun Wukong and the others escaped, hasn't it? Why haven't they come to rescue them?" With the calamity formed, Kong Xuan naturally wished Jiang Liu and the others could be rescued as soon as possible, recalling the time Sun Wukong and the others left, he wondered inwardly.
Perhaps it was because of the formidable display of power he had shown? In a short time, even if Sun Wukong wanted to find help, he might not know who to ask?
After pondering for a moment, Kong Xuan, with patience, continued to wait.
However, just like that, about four or five more days passed without any movement, and Kong Xuan felt somewhat anxious.
What on earth were Sun Wukong and the others doing?
With a thought, Kong Xuan spread out his divine sense to search for the whereabouts of Sun Wukong and the White Dragon Horse.
After more than half a month, even if it was difficult, they should have asked for help by now, right?
With his unrivaled ability among those below saints, it wasn't difficult for Kong Xuan to locate Sun Wukong and the White Dragon Horse, as long as they were still within the Three Realms and Six Paths.
After spending some time searching, Kong Xuan soon found the whereabouts of Sun Wukong and the others.
However, when Kong Xuan discovered them, his face darkened.
Because Sun Wukong and the others had no intention of asking anyone to come rescue them; they were calmly cultivating?
"When did they get so close with the Ming Sect? They're all cultivating in the Enlightenment Hall of the Ming Sect? Are they planning to increase their own strength and come to the rescue themselves?"
Seeing that Sun Wukong and the White Dragon Horse were both cultivating in the Enlightenment Hall without any intention of seeking help, Kong Xuan murmured to himself.
With the power he had demonstrated, if Sun Wukong and the others wanted to increase their strength to come to the rescue, how long would that take?
"What should I do next? I can't just tell Xuanzang and the others they can leave, can I?" Regardless of Sun Wukong's plans, at least for now, he seemed not to intend to seek help, leaving Kong Xuan in a quandary.
Once more, the calamity took an unexpected turn!
Things didn't follow the script he had written in advance, and now he had to devise a new plan...
Wait, why "once more"? In his role as the Journey to the West coordinator, he had designed only two calamities in total, yet both had unexpected outcomes?