Chapter 51 The Righteous and Bold True Green Bull
"Yeah, yeah, yeah, such a waste! This is more than just a waste, this is giving waste a key to its mom's house, the epitome of wastefulness! Master, when are we launching the full attack? I'll take the lead!" Zhu Ganglie rolled up his sleeves and pulled out his nine-toothed rake, ready to fight to the death.
Upon hearing this, the King of the Rhinos got anxious immediately, "Tang Sanzang, we're good monsters, why must you eat us?"
Tang Sanzang articulated every word, "This poor monk is hungry and wants meat; do I need a reason? Does a wolf consider whether a sheep is a good one? A wolf... only considers if the sheep is fat! Wujing, stoke the fire more!"
Upon hearing this, the King of the Rhinos was stunned; this wasn't how he understood Tang Sanzang to be!
This grandson had clearly become even more of a grandson!
Only the White Dragon Horse, shaking its long face, murmured in its heart, "Idiot, still don't understand my master, huh? The guy's a classic example of preferring the carrot over the stick. If you had just come out crying pitifully, he'd probably have lost his appetite. But you, with your mouth begging for mercy and yet resisting so fiercely, aren't you just pushing him to act... Doesn't my master care about face?"
Seeing Tang Sanzang set on barging in to eat meat, the little monsters were terrified, each of them crying out, "Great King, what do we do? The monk is dead set on eating us."
"Great King, you have to think of something quick!"
"Great King, I'm still young, I don't want to be eaten."
...
Although these words sounded somewhat off and even strange coming from these monsters' mouths, who cared about that now?
The King of the Rhinos paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, full of sweat...
Just then, the King of the Rhinos spotted a Jade Pendant on the table, and his eyes lit up instantly, chuckling, "I've got a plan!"
Meanwhile, at the mouth of the River in the Heaven Realm, a slick black dog lay on the riverbank, lazily basking in the sun and muttering, "So boring, so boring... Oh, Lord, send me a bitch to chat with."
Right at that moment, the Jade Pendant around the black dog's neck suddenly glowed, and then a beam of light shot out, projecting the image of the King of the Rhinos.
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The big black dog immediately became alert, "Old Ox, don't say I didn't set your cowshed on fire!"
"Roaring Heavenly Dog, are you looking down on me? We're brothers; it doesn't matter if it was a cowshed of mine and certainly not if you burnt it accidentally. We don't fret over such things," said the King of the Rhinos with a grand wave of his hand, not caring in the least, and spoke boldly.
The Roaring Heavenly Dog immediately felt at ease, chuckling, "Right, right, right, as brothers, we'd take a knife for each other, what's a burnt cowshed? Heh heh... Actually, I set it on fire on purpose that day, just to tease you, but then I couldn't control the fire..."
The King of the Rhinos also burst out laughing, his cheerful voice reaching the heavens, "No worries, no worries, it's all good! Like you said, adversity makes the heart grow fonder, as brothers, we should take a knife for each other. What's a cowshed in comparison? As long as Brother is happy, that's all that matters."
The Roaring Heavenly Dog responded, "Such loyalty, Old Ox, you're truly noble!
"Eh? Old Ox, what's with the new look? Is it comfortable for the Great Emperor to ride you like that? But speaking of which, what kind of wind blew you down here?" laughed the big black dog.
The King of the Rhinos replied with a smile, "Seeing me like this, can't you guess I'm not at the Biqiu Palace? To be honest, I'm down in the lower world playing the role of a king now!"
The Roaring Heavenly Dog's eyes shone upon hearing this, "Playing the king? Really? Don't pull my leg."
The King of the Rhinos stepped aside, "Minions, come here. Pay respects to your Dog Lord!"
The next moment, a group of little monsters huddled together, each grinning brilliantly like blooms and bowing, "Greetings to Dog Lord!"
"Ouch... tsk tsk tsk... Lao Niu, not bad! You've got your own team now, and it's quite the sizable one at that," Roaring Sky Dog said with immense envy.
The Rhino King replied, "Of course, who do you think I am?"
Roaring Sky Dog asked, "What's this? Are you planning to go back to your old ways and muster a troop to become a general again?"
"General my ass, do you know who Tang Sanzang is?" Rhino King asked.
Hearing this, Roaring Sky Dog burst into laughter, sat down on his butt, and sneered, "Know him? Isn't that the same Tang Sanzang who was protected by that stupid monkey that I bit and who got snapped by Laojun's bracelet? That guy seems to be the reincarnation of the Buddha's disciple, Golden Cicada..."
At this point, Roaring Sky Dog's eyes suddenly lit up, "Holy shit, don't tell me you went to the Western Heaven route to pose as a fake difficulty? What a great gig, and you went solo? You didn't even think to pull your brother in on it!"
Rhino King said, "I thought you wouldn't want to come, who knew you didn't even know about it."
Roaring Sky Dog replied, "How would I know? It's not like you're unaware of how strained our Second Master's relationship with the Jade Emperor is. On the surface, things seem fine, but behind the scenes, no one wants to deal with each other. You stay in the Heaven Realm, you've got all the news. Here at the Gan River Mouth, it's so remote from the Emperor, everything is self-governed, where would I hear such news? Even if I did, it'd be outdated.
You know my situation, and you didn't even give me a hand...
The least you could do is bring me in as your deputy."
Rhino King said with an embarrassed look, "Brother, I didn't think I would be chosen either, you know. Many people have their eyes on the jobs along the Western Heaven route. And the thing is half-managed by Mount Ling and the Heaven Realm. The positions are even more scarce, and I was chosen in a bit of a daze.
But brother, how could I forget about you? Look, as soon as I got my footing, I contacted you, didn't I?"
Roaring Sky Dog's eyes shone as he asked, "You mean to say?"
Rhino King explained, "It's simple. I'm short-handed, and if you come over and lend a hand, we can enjoy the good stuff together... ahem, I mean, we can work hard together to perfectly complete this difficulty!"
Roaring Sky Dog immediately got excited, "Really?"
Rhino King confirmed, "Of course, it's true! As long as the Second Master lets the dog out, I'll take you in."
Roaring Sky Dog grinned and said, "I'm just looking for an excuse to get out. As long as I have one, the Second Master doesn't care where I go. Alright, wait for me, I'm on my way!"
"Hurry up, I've got a pot of good meat waiting for you," Rhino King said.
At the mention of good meat, Roaring Sky Dog's eyes lit up and he said, "Be right there, almost there!"
Rhino King reminded, "Bring some good wine with you, otherwise it would be a waste of this pot of good meat!"
"Don't worry, got it!" Roaring Sky Dog picked up his Jade Pendant and took off directly towards the transfer array at the Gan River Mouth...
A grass-headed deity guarding the Gan River Mouth array saw Roaring Sky Dog charging over and shouted, "Lord Dog, where are you off to?"
Roaring Sky Dog replied, "What's it to you? I'm going down to join Rhino King for some meat and wine!"
"Lord Dog, aren't you just living the dream?" the grass-headed deity said with envy etched on his face.
Roaring Sky Dog laughed heartily and said, "Of course! By the way, don't you still have a few jars of good wine? I can't show up to eat their meat empty-handed."