Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything

"Ah! Mercy, my lady! My lady, mercy..."

A golden rope, one end tied to an eagle, the other end oddly looped around a mountain. Then, the sharp, knife-like gale swept toward the eagle, transforming the golden rope into a straight stick-like form.

Princess Iron-Fan stood quietly, holding a verdant Banana Leaf Fan, watching as the fierce wind gradually died down before lifting the fan again and gently waving it at the eagle.

With the swaying of the Banana Leaf Fan, the terrible gale burst forth once more, engulfing the voice of the eagle.

After waving the Banana Leaf Fan three times, Princess Iron-Fan raised her hand, and the golden rope was retracted.

The eagle, now bereft of the ability to even maintain basic flight, plummeted from midair and crashed heavily onto the ground.

So grand a being from the Demon King Realm, yet it couldn't even sustain its power of flight.

Princess Iron-Fan, with a calm demeanor, put away her Banana Leaf Fan and glanced at the eagle, which appeared so feeble it seemed it could die at any moment, before turning back to enter her Banana Leaf Cave.

Nearby, two female demons came over to help the eagle up.

An hour later, within the Banana Leaf Cave, Princess Iron-Fan still sat quietly on her throne, serene, holding a cup of tea with a regal air, looking completely different from just moments before.

The feeble eagle was then brought before Princess Iron-Fan.

"Now, do you know how to address me?"

Lightly sipping her tea, Princess Iron-Fan raised her eyelids and calmly gazed at the eagle.

The eagle, unable to even transform into human form, fluttered its wings weakly and managed to stand up, bowing its head toward Princess Iron-Fan and said, "I have seen the gentle, elegant, and beautiful Lady Princess Iron-Fan!"

"Hmm..." Hearing the eagle's address, Princess Iron-Fan nodded her head.

Her expression was still serene, but the atmosphere had noticeably lightened as she spoke, "Alright, stop your flattery. I will ask you, what purpose brings you to my Banana Leaf Cave? Is it perhaps that my son misses his mother?"

"No, uh, yes, yes..." The eagle started to shake its head but then quickly had a flash of insight and corrected itself with a nod.

Upon this remark, the eagle followed by saying, "After leaving your highness, my king has missed you greatly. He is so distressed that he cannot eat or drink properly and is utterly downcast every day!"

"Ah, my poor child..." Hearing these words from the eagle, the bond of mother and child tugged at Princess Iron-Fan's heart, making her feel immensely heartbroken.

Thinking of her son, missing her deeply to the point of not eating, she felt an unbearable heartache.

...

Meanwhile, in the Flame Cloud Cave.

"Wow, it smells amazing!"

Jiang Liu had already set up the Eight Trigrams Hot-Clear Pot, and as the broth within boiled, Red Boy, who was playing Legends of the Three Kingdoms with Sun Wukong and his brothers at the card table, stretched his neck toward Jiang Liu, inhaling deeply through his nose.

The excitement for Legends of the Three Kingdoms seemed to diminish significantly.

For a child, there are two major loves: eating and playing.

Now, playing the most interesting Legends of the Three Kingdoms while smelling the tumbling broth from the Eight Trigrams Hot-Clear Pot, Red Boy felt his happiness was off the charts.

...

Back in the Banana Leaf Cave, Princess Iron-Fan took a silk handkerchief from a female demon next to her and dabbed the tears at the corner of her eyes.

Thinking of her son's earnest longing and how he wasn't eating, tears of pity fell from her eyes.

It took quite an effort to calm the surging emotions of pity, her gaze landing on the eagle, she asked, "So, is it that your king sent you to invite me to see him?"

"To report back to the gentle, elegant, and beautiful Lady, apart from conveying the king's deep longing, there is another matter I came to ask about," said the eagle, bowing its head.

"Oh? What matter is that?" said Princess Iron-Fan, putting down her handkerchief and inquiring.

"Today, a group of people arrived at the Flame Cloud Cave, among them a monkey with a face like Thunder God's mouth claiming to be the sworn brother of Demon King Ox. My king feels there might be deception, so he sent me to ask if it's really true because if..." Read latest stories on My Virtual Library Empire

"What!?" Princess Iron-Fan suddenly stood up as if her rear was on fire.

"You foolish eagle, why didn't you mention such important news earlier!" Princess Iron-Fan's face turned grim, her eyes blazing with anger as she stared at the eagle and scolded.

"My lady, I, I, I wanted to say it from the beginning, but you were punishing me, not giving me a chance to speak..."

Watching Princess Iron-Fan's vehement reaction, the eagle felt immensely fearful and unjustly defended itself.

Fearful, indeed, the eagle was truly scared now.

Initially, even if its address as 'old lady' angered her, at least on the surface, the lady could maintain a calm demeanor.

But now, such a strong reaction from her?

"It's over..."

In response to the Eagle's justification, Princess Iron-Fan didn't pay attention, her mind was occupied with concerns about Flame Cloud Cave; she suddenly felt dizzy, as if even the sky had turned gray.

"The monkey with the hairy face that thunders? Demon King Ox's sworn brother?"

Princess Iron-Fan, of course, knew the identity of the monkey with the hairy face that thunders — it was Sun Wukong!

And where was Sun Wukong now? Wasn't he journeying to the West with Xuanzang of the Great Tang, seeking scriptures?

Did Princess Iron-Fan herself not know this? The so-called scripture seeking was but a great disaster between heaven and earth.

At this time, all the deities in heaven feared getting involved with these scripture seekers, anxious they might unwittingly be dragged in and meet their demise.

Just like a few days ago, the Journey to the West Team reportedly visited the Demon Realm.

Demon Venerable Yu Hua, who dared to intervene in the matters of the journey, was a renowned figure since the Era of Deification. A being of the Great Luo Realm, he just died like that, and even his Blood Knife Cave was completely destroyed, it was said.

The power of this great disaster was once again displayed before everyone.

Therefore, when Princess Iron-Fan heard that her child had encountered the Journey to the West team and, what's more, that the team had apparently gone into the Flame Cloud Cave, she felt her head was spinning.

Princess Iron-Fan knew her child's temperament; if he really had met the scripture seekers, it was almost certain to cause displeasure.

At that moment, under the catastrophe, wouldn't her child be facing great danger?

"No, I must go there myself!" Realizing her son might be in great danger, Princess Iron-Fan could no longer sit still. She stood up and prepared to rush toward the Flame Cloud Cave.

"Madam, you must not go!"

Hearing Princess Iron-Fan's words, two female demons nearby immediately approached, hastily holding her back, saying, "Master repeatedly instructed before he left; it's best not to leave the cave these recent years, especially to avoid the Journey to the West team. If you go now, isn't that seeking disaster?"

Indeed, the most terrifying aspect of this heavenly disaster was that it clouded the mind, leading one to act foolishly in confusion and potentially ending one's life.

To the two female demons by her side, knowing how fearsome the journey team was, yet the Lady still wanted to approach them, wasn't this a sign of courting disaster?

"Do not persuade me!" However, Princess Iron-Fan did not heed the words of the two female demons, determined to act alone.

"My child is in trouble, facing immediate danger; how can I, as a mother, just stand by? If indeed it is a disaster, I'd rather face it with my child!"

With these words, Princess Iron-Fan moved swiftly, stirring up a whirlwind and vanished from Banana Leaf Cave, flying towards the Flame Cloud Cave.

"Madam, did she, perhaps misunderstand something?"

The Eagle, who had no chance to speak until Princess Iron-Fan had left, finally muttered tentatively, "It seems that our Great King has a fairly good relationship with Master Xuanzang!"

...

In mid-air, Princess Iron-Fan moved like lightning, at full speed, stirring up a whirlwind, feeling as if the scenery around her was rapidly retreating backwards.

With her Taiyi Realm cultivation level, although the distance from Banana Leaf Cave to Flame Cloud Cave was tens of thousands of miles, it would not take much time.

In just about half an hour, she had already arrived inside Flame Cloud Cave.

She didn't even bother with the Little Demons at the mouth of Flame Cloud Cave; with an urgent heart, Princess Iron-Fan waved her Banana Leaf Fan and charged into the cave with a formidable presence.

She was determined that if her child indeed was in trouble, she would fight desperately against the Journey to the West Team!

Even if it meant fighting a hopeless battle, she had no regrets even in a hundred deaths!

"Wow, delicious! This spicy hot pot is really tasty!"

"Come on, my children, go bring two more jars of aged wine!"

"I love the spiciness of this; the flavor is so good! Indeed, the monkey was right, this spicy hot pot is truly the best delicacy in all three realms!"

Red Boy, tasting this hot pot for the first time, together with the deliciousness added by the Eight Trigrams Hot-Clear Pot special effect, felt like he could swallow his own tongue, loudly praising it.

While speaking, he maneuvered his chopsticks swiftly, competing vigorously with Zhu Bajie and Sun Wukong, entirely in the manner of fighting over food.

The atmosphere was incredibly lively and harmonious.

"Hehehe, this spicy hot pot is delicious, and the dishes Master makes are also tasty, like the cumin grilled meat is exceptional!" Zhu Bajie picked up a large slice of mutton with his chopsticks, stuffed it into his mouth, and spoke with great relish.

"Hmm, not bad, Second Brother is right!" Sha Wujing, his mouth full of food, nodded in agreement upon hearing this.

"Hehehe, besides the cumin grilled meat, I, Old Sun, also really like Master's cooking, like mao blood hot, chopped chili fish head, and even the preserved egg and lean meat porridge; in short, as long as it's Master's cooking, I, Old Sun, like it all!" Meanwhile, Sun Wukong also nodded along.

"Hmm, Big Brother is also right!" Sha Wujing continued to nod.

"Is that so? Wow, Holy Monk, you, you really should stay in Flame Cloud Cave for a few more days, no, a few more months at least!" Red Boy said, his eyes shining as he stared at Jiang Liu.

Princess Iron-Fan, who had charged in with the Banana Leaf Fan, seeing this scene, was completely disoriented by the wind.

"What, what is going on here, who am I? Where am I? What am I supposed to do..."