Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything

"There is a great river!? How big!?" Upon hearing Sun Wukong's words, Jiang Liu asked casually.

While speaking, he placed some copper and iron ore materials directly into the smelting furnace, pressed the button, and soon, a dazzling light shone for a moment before a longsword appeared in front of Jiang Liu.

He took the longsword and inspected it closely, and the corresponding attribute information showed up before him.

Sharp Green Edge Sword (Perfect Level): Requires Level 50, Attack +4500, Special Effect: weakens the opponent's defense by 10%, Durability 66/66.

"Hmm, not bad! As the level increases, I can generally craft equipment suitable for my own level!" Jiang Liu nodded in satisfaction as he looked at the attribute information of the sword in his hand.

Then, he placed the sword directly into the guild's treasury, and casually took out materials such as silk threads and fur, preparing to craft a leather armor for protection.

"Master, it's very wide, much wider than Junior Brother Sha's Liusha River!" Sun Wukong replied with a light emitted from his eyes as he looked into the distance.

"Oh?" Hearing this, Jiang Liu became interested, and his hand movements paused as he was preparing to craft the leather armor. Surprised, he asked Sun Wukong, "Wider than Sha Junior Brother's Liusha River!? Wukong, go and see, what is the name of this river!"

The Liusha River was already known to be eight hundred li wide, and yet there was a river even wider?

Jiang Liu was curious. Such a wide river surely must have some renown, right?

Following Jiang Liu's command, Sun Wukong nodded, leaped up, and flew toward the distance.

In just a short while, Sun Wukong quickly returned, "Master, I went and saw it. This great river is called the Tongtian River, and not far ahead, there is a small village named Chen Family Village. It seems that all the villagers there share the surname Chen!"

"Tongtian River, huh?" Hearing Sun Wukong's words, Jiang Liu's eyes narrowed slightly. He certainly remembered the name Tongtian River.

Mulling over for a moment, he recalled that in the original tale, there was a Carp Demon in the Tongtian River, which was originally from Guanyin's Lotus Pond. It caused trouble around the Tongtian River, demanding boys and girls from the Chen Family Village every year.

Later, Guanyin came along and took away the Carp Demon. If memory served, it was an Old Turtle in the Tongtian River that carried everyone across afterward.

It's worth mentioning that, according to the original story, they should have already obtained the True Scriptures, but it was said there was still one last trial left out of the ninety-nine and eighty-one, hence why they ended up stopping at the Tongtian River and encountering the Old Turtle.

Because they failed to ask Tathagata about the matter which the Old Turtle had admonished them to inquire, the Old Turtle ended up flipping everyone over, resulting in the Scriptures getting wet.

"Master, Master, what are you thinking about?" As Jiang Liu pondered the original plot of the Tongtian River, Sun Wukong couldn't help but speak up, seeing Jiang Liu looking distracted.

"Oh, it's nothing, just got a bit lost in thought!" Jiang Liu came back to his senses upon hearing Sun Wukong's words and shook his head as he spoke.

Compared to the original story, he left on his journey many years ahead of schedule, and he wasn't sure if the Tongtian River at this time still housed that Carp Demon known as King Linggan.

If it was there, he might collect some interest this time.

Regardless of whether the Carp Demon was under Guanyin's service, the fact that it stayed in the Tongtian River, forcing people to offer boys and girls for its consumption, made it a wicked demon creature that could not be left unchecked.

Whether there were demon creatures in the Tongtian River was easy to determine; one just needed to visit the Chen Family Village to find out.

Therefore, after contemplation, Jiang Liu instructed everyone to head to the Chen Family Village first.

Although he had gained a lot of Experience Points by running instances in the Map of Mountains and Rivers these past days, doing quests also provided a substantial amount of Experience Points.

If possible, Jiang Liu wouldn't mind taking the opportunity to take out the King Linggan in the Tongtian River.

"Okay!" When Jiang Liu spoke, the others in the team naturally had no objections. The disciples, together with Fairy Zixia, soon arrived at the Chen Family Village as the sky grew dark.

Looking around, the Chen Family Village was built along the Tongtian River and appeared to be a village with about a hundred households.

As the saying goes, "Live off the mountain if you're by the mountain, live off the water if you're by the water," so the Chen Family Village stretched in a long strip along the riverbank, where many fishing boats could be seen.

It seemed that the people of the Chen Family Village were certainly not lacking fishermen.

However, Jiang Liu was momentarily taken aback when he saw the village from afar; every household in the Chen Family Village had hung up lanterns, the bright red lanterns created a festive atmosphere, as if they were only missing fireworks and firecrackers.

"My disciples, what day is it? Why does the Chen Family Village look so festive?" Seeing the state of the village, Jiang Liu felt puzzled and asked Sun Wukong and the others.

"New Year's, hasn't that passed quite a while ago?" Sun Wukong counted on his fingers.

"Right, and the Dragon Boat Festival is still over a month away!" Zhu Bajie also chimed in, nodding in agreement.

Waiting to eat zongzi, Zhu Bajie naturally remembered the day of the Dragon Boat Festival.

"Holy Monk, it isn't any kind of festival today, so why is Chen Family Village so lively? Perhaps it's the local customs and practices?" None of the disciples felt there was anything special about today, and immediately after, Fairy Zixia also opened her mouth to speak.

"Hmm, no matter what, let's go and have a look first!" Hearing Fairy Zixia's words, Jiang Liu nodded, not delving further into the why.

In the midst of their conversation, the group made their way directly into the center of Chen Family Village.

The sky was already darkening, and as Jiang Liu and his companions entered the village, households were mostly having dinner, and occasionally, a few barks could be heard from within the village, creating a peaceful and harmonious atmosphere as if it was a haven far from the world.

Because they had the Exquisite Immortal Mansion for accommodations, it had been a very long time since the disciples had asked to stay in the homes of others as they used to do.

However, because they wanted to inquire about King Linggan, Jiang Liu and his companions approached one of the households and knocked on the family's door.

"Coming, coming!" As the knocking sounded, a male voice responded.

Soon, the door swung open, and a robust man in his thirties came out, scrutinizing Jiang Liu and the others intently, his expression somewhat astonished, "Who might you be?"

"Amitabha, benefactor, good day to you. This humble monk is from the Great Tang in Eastern Land, journeying to the Western Heaven to worship Buddha and seek the True Scriptures. Passing by this place, and with night falling, we were hoping to seek shelter for the night!" Jiang Liu looked very handsome, with a fair and tender complexion, and spoke with grace and a pleasant demeanor.

"A monk from the Eastern Land!?" Hearing Jiang Liu's words, the man looked at him and his companions curiously, his expression turning to shock upon seeing Sun Wukong and the others behind him.

"You, those behind you, are they demons!?"

Sun Wukong, a monkey, didn't seem so out of place, but the appearances of Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing were indeed frightening.

"Do not fear, benefactor, they are all my disciples, with quite the ability to subdue dragons and conquer tigers, but at heart, they are all kind-hearted!" Seeing that the man was taken aback, Jiang Liu quickly spoke to comfort him.

"Ah, they are the master's disciples!" With Jiang Liu's reassurance, the man's expression lightened somewhat, and he nodded his head.

Yet, as they spoke, the man's gaze drifted back to Fairy Zixia, and then to Jiang Liu, his expression turning strange.

In the group, only Jiang Liu and Fairy Zixia appeared human.

As for Sun Wukong and the rest? A monkey, a pig, a creature standing three to four meters tall, and a White Dragon Horse...

"I've long heard of the romance of the Great Tang from the Eastern Land. I never believed it until now, but seeing the master today, I am convinced!" After observing Jiang Liu and Fairy Zixia for a moment, the man revealed a smile that seemed to imply shared male understanding.

In the midst of speaking, the man continued to gaze thoughtfully at Fairy Zixia.
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After all, being a mortal who suddenly sees such a beautiful fairy, the man naturally took a longer look.

"Hey, who's come to visit?" Just then, noticing that the household had visitors for quite a while, a village woman also around thirty years old followed out and asked.

She, too, realized that her man was staring at a fairy-like beautiful woman as if his soul had been hooked away, and she was none too pleased.

She irritably grabbed the man's ear and twisted it, her fiery personality on full display, "Hey, you've been looking for so long, you like what you see?"

"Ah, ow, ow, ow..." Wincing from his wife's twist of the ear, the man immediately called out in pain and began pleading for mercy.

"Hmph!" Seeing her husband's pitiful display, the woman's anger subsided somewhat, and she grumpily let go of his ear.

Then, she too studied Jiang Liu and Fairy Zixia before smirking and remarking, "What a Flower Monk!"

"Uh..."

The woman's comment made Jiang Liu's face sour, as he struggled with the desire to defend himself, but felt that it could only make things worse.

Should he really tell them that Fairy Zixia's affections weren't for him, but rather for the short and skinny monkey next to him?

A beautiful woman in love with a monkey!? How could ordinary people possibly believe that?

Yet, since crossing over to the Journey to the West world, it seemed like this was the first time he had been called a Flower Monk!