Chapter 171 Send Fine Wine Leopard Demon Pure Essence

When the tiger vanguard returned to the cave, he immediately called the four generals, the jackal, the wolf, the leopard and the badger, and asked them to prepare hot water for washing themselves and combing their hair.

Tiger Vanguard’s body was indeed indestructible, but his fur was not so fire-resistant and was burned to ashes by the real fire released by Nezha’s Fire Wheel.

Seeing Tiger Vanguard’s charred body, the four generals were terrified and quickly prepared hot water for medicine.

Hu Xianfeng took off his clothes and soaked in the warm medicinal soup. His body was covered by it, and he sighed comfortably.

He leaned his head against the edge of the hot spring, and four generals came up to comb his hair and check if he had any injuries.

Tiger Vanguard closed his eyes and said, “Don’t look at him. He’s not injured, but his fur was burned a little. He’s worthy of being the Third Prince Nezha. He has many magic weapons.”

The four generals were shocked when they heard this. General Bao asked, “My king, is Nezha the Third Prince here?”

Tiger Vanguard said, “Who can’t Sun Wukong call? It’s normal. This time it’s the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King who is leading the team. They will probably set up camp in the mountains. General Leopard, go and see for yourself where they are setting up camp.”

When General Bao heard this, he shrank his neck and said, “My lord, I… I dare not go.”

They are the Heavenly King Tota and Nezha the Third Prince. When has the Heaven Court ever subdued demons without them? They are the face of the Heaven Court.

Tiger Vanguard said: “It’s okay, you can take a few monsters and pull a few carts of our own brewed wine, and go over openly. The heavenly soldiers and generals are not demons. If you are polite and well-mannered, they will not do anything to you.”

General Bao thought for a moment after hearing this and said, “My lord, what if I am beaten to death?”

Tiger Vanguard said: “It’s okay. If you really get beaten to death, I will help you raise your wife.”

“Ah?” The four generals, Jackal, Wolf, Leopard, and Badger, were all shocked when they heard this. General Wolf in particular said in horror, “My lord, you want her even though her wife is so ugly?”

General Leopard angrily rebuked General Wolf: “Your mother, my wife is not ugly, she is plain.”

After that, General Leopard turned to Tiger Vanguard and said, “My lord, my wife is really not worthy of you.”

Tiger Vanguard laughed and said, “I was just joking. Don’t worry, you won’t die. Even if you are beaten to death, you will be able to come back to life.”

General Bao asked, “Really? This is a matter of life and death, my king, please don’t lie to me.”

Tiger Vanguard stood up and said, “Look at me, even the Monkey King and Nezha the Third Prince can’t do anything to me. With my strength, would I really want to lie to you?”

Hearing this, General Bao nodded and said, “I feel relieved when you say that, my king. I will go right away.”

After saying this, General Leopard bid farewell to Tiger Vanguard, left Tiger Vanguard’s abode, ordered more than a hundred little demons, pulled thirty carts of fine wine, and went out of the cave.

At the same time, Tang Monk, who was standing in front of a cave entrance, saw this scene and immediately asked Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, “Bodhisattva, can these monsters really be saved by Buddhism?”

Samantabhadra Bodhisattva smiled and said, “Xuanzang, if the monsters in this cave cannot be converted by Buddhism, then it is not the monsters that have a problem, but Buddhism.”

Tang Seng was thoughtful after hearing this, and after a moment he suddenly realized the joy, clasped his hands together and said: “Thank you, Bodhisattva, I understand.”

At this point, Tang Seng asked Samantabhadra Bodhisattva: “Bodhisattva, the Three Canons are part of the Mahayana Buddhism. I wonder if Bodhisattva could explain the Three Canons to me?”

Samantabhadra glanced at Tang Seng and then said with a smile: “Xuanzang, if I had told you the Tripitaka, why would I ask you to go and fetch the scriptures?”

Tang Seng sighed and said, “I don’t know when Wukong will be able to rescue me. I just hope it won’t take too long.”

At this point, Tang Seng looked at Samantabhadra and asked, “Bodhisattva, were you really captured by that monster?”

Samantabhadra Bodhisattva smiled and said, “Could it be that he really invited you here?”

Tang Seng was very puzzled and said, “I just don’t understand. Bodhisattva has boundless magical powers, so why was he captured by a monster? It’s fine for a mortal like me, but it’s not right for a Bodhisattva.”

Samantabhadra Bodhisattva said: “The Buddha was eaten by a peacock. Isn’t it normal for a Bodhisattva to be captured by a monster?”

After saying this, Samantabhadra said to Tang Seng: “Well, the lecture in the Buddhist hall is about to begin. You will continue to lecture with me today. Since you are already here, just go with the flow.”

Tang Seng replied, “Yes, that’s what I think. Since I can’t escape for the time being, I’ll preach the sutras with the Bodhisattva and save these monsters. This will also be a merit.”

Samantabhadra also put his hands together and said with a smile: “Tripitaka, Tripitaka, well done, well done.”

At this time, a little demon who was serving in the Buddhist temple came over and bowed, “Two elders, the vegetarian meal is ready.”

Samantabhadra bowed to the little demon first, then turned to Tang Monk and said, “Let’s go have a vegetarian meal first, and then go to the Buddhist temple to preach after the meal.”

But the little demon who heard this said, “Two elders, there is no need to preach today.”

“Oh?” Samantabhadra asked, “Is there something else going on in the cave? Why can’t you come today?”

The little demon shook his head and said, “No, it’s just that everyone finally used the fruits stored in the cave to brew some vegetarian wine, and today they are offering it to the two elders, so the two elders just need to enjoy the vegetarian meal and vegetarian wine, relieve their fatigue, and then have a good rest. It won’t be too late to preach tomorrow.”

At this point, Xiao Yao said with a simple and innocent look on his face: “This is also a token of everyone’s kindness. The elder has been very hard at work preaching these days.”

“Amitabha, everyone is thoughtful.” Samantabhadra Bodhisattva chanted the Buddha’s name loudly.

Tang Seng also said with great emotion: “The monsters here are too polite.”

Samantabhadra Bodhisattva laughed, glanced at Tang Seng, and then the two of them went straight to the Buddhist temple.

After the heavenly army set up their camp, Little White Dragon, Pigsy and Sha Seng came over, along with Granny Guan and Granny Li.

The two mothers-in-law asked Zhu Bajie and the other two to carry the wine, meat and delicacies from the mansion over, which greatly surprised the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King. How could anyone reward the heavenly army?

Although they did not have the flaming eyes like Sun Wukong, they knew that these two old ladies were definitely not ordinary people when they saw that they had extraordinary temperaments and could remain calm when seeing a pair of immortal generals.

However, after meeting the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King and Nezha, Zhu Bajie felt some mixed emotions.

“Marshal Tianpeng, how did you become like this?” asked the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King in surprise.

Zhu Bajie waved his hands and said, “Oh, no more, no more.”

Sun Wukong said, “This idiot took the wrong path when he was reincarnated and was born as a pig by mistake. It’s really hilarious.”

Zhu Bajie’s face immediately turned red, and he said angrily: “You damned monkey, if you become mute someday, I will borrow money to set up a hundred tables of banquets!”

“Hahaha.” Sun Wukong laughed loudly upon hearing this, not taking Zhu Bajie’s words to heart at all.

Seeing that he was laughing even more happily, Zhu Bajie could only drink and eat while cursing: “Damn Bi Ma Wen, you will be struck by lightning sooner or later.”

Xiao Bailong asked Sun Wukong, “Big Brother, how was the battle today? Was Master able to save us?”

Hearing this, Sun Wukong glanced at Nezha and said with a smile, “The Tiger Spirit King was originally captured by Nezha the Third Prince, but it’s a pity that he escaped again.”

“Hey.” Zhu Bajie said, “It seems that Master can’t save her for a while. How about I take a leave and go back to Gao Laozhuang to see how my wife is doing?”

The Guan Po Po transformed by Guanyin Bodhisattva glanced at Zhu Bajie and said, “This is still a lustful pig. If that’s the case, why is he still a monk and studying sutras? You might as well go back to being a demon again.”

Little White Dragon said with a smile: “What Granny Guan said makes sense, Third Junior Brother, why don’t you just go back to Gao Village and not go on the quest for scriptures.” Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie’s face changed and he quickly said with a smile: “I am just talking. How can I, an old pig, give up halfway on such an important matter as quest for scriptures, haha.”

Then everyone started talking about business, how to capture Tiger Vanguard and rescue Tang Monk.

A group of gods discussed for a long time but could not come up with a good way to stop Tiger Vanguard from escaping.

But Xiao Bailong asked: “Can the pagoda of the Heavenly King Tota be able to trap the monster?”

Hearing this, Nezha’s eyes lit up and he said, “Yes, father, your pagoda was given by the Buddha. Why not try to see if it can subdue the monster?”

After hearing this, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King thought for a moment, then nodded and said, “Okay, my son, you continue to fight with the Tiger Spirit King tomorrow, and I will watch for the opportunity from behind, and when the opportunity comes, I will release the pagoda to capture him.”

Nezha nodded and said, “Okay.”

As he was speaking, a celestial general suddenly walked in quickly and bowed to the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King, saying, “Your Highness, the Grand Marshal of the Central Thunder Center, there is a group of monsters outside the camp gate, they are from the Tiger Spirit Cave.”

“Oh?” Hearing this, Nezha immediately perked up, “Are you here to challenge me?”

The general shook his head and said, “No.”

Nezha’s eyes immediately showed a glimmer of disappointment, and the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King asked, “Why are they here?”

The general showed a strange expression on his face and said, “Marshal, they said they came to reward the troops.”

“Ah?” There was a burst of exclamations in the big tent. Even the Mother of Lishan and Guanyin Bodhisattva looked at each other in surprise.

Little White Dragon asked in confusion, “Could it be that the Heavenly Army came down to the mortal world to attack Tiger Spirit Cave?”

The Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King and Nezha were also a little confused. Nezha didn’t react and asked, “Father, are we here to attack the Tiger Spirit Cave?”

The Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King asked Sun Wukong, “Great Sage, the one who captured your master was the monster from the Tiger Cave, right?”

Sun Wukong scratched his head and said, “Yes, that’s right.”

“Then what kind of reward are they giving to the army? To thank us for coming to fight them?” The Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King asked in confusion.

Nezha then set his eyes on the giant spirit who was eating not far away, and said, “Giant spirit, go out and take a look, and by the way, capture the leader of the monsters who came here for me.”

The giant spirit put down his chopsticks, immediately stood up and said, “As you wish.”

After just a dozen breaths, General Leopard was carried into the big tent by the giant spirit. The giant spirit threw General Leopard to the ground. General Leopard was immediately forced to kneel on the ground and tremble under the pressure of the might of the gods in the big tent.

But General Bao still stared at the great pressure, raised his head tremblingly and said: “I, I am here by the order of the king to deliver wine to the marshals and generals.”

Nezha asked dignifiedly, “Why did you bring the wine?”

General Bao hurriedly replied: “Drink.”

Nezha: “Of course I know that wine is for drinking. What I want to ask is, what is your intention in sending us wine? Huh?!”

General Bao’s neck shrank, and he quickly said, “Replying to the Lord, I am thinking of letting you drink.”

The Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King said calmly, “Did you do anything to the wine?”

When General Bao heard this, he immediately said righteously: “Impossible, absolutely impossible. The monsters in our cave never eat people. How could they have so many tricks to make wine?”

Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King: “.” His cheeks twitched, and he still couldn’t hold it in.

Zhu Bajie suddenly said, “Oh! I see. Could it be that the wine is poisoned?”

“Poisonous?” General Bao was bewildered when he heard this: “I just drank a little secretly, it’s not poisonous? How come I didn’t feel it was poisonous?”

Lishan Laomu and Guanyin Bodhisattva really couldn’t bear to watch it anymore, and they showed extremely strong smiles on their faces. The two sides were completely talking about their own things and didn’t agree at all.

Nezha said directly: “Such a stupid monster, drag it out and chop it up.”

“Ah?” General Bao was horrified and immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed, “God, please spare my life. God, please spare my life. I will never dare to do that again.”

Hearing this, Nezha’s face lit up and he immediately asked, “You dare not say anything again? Tell the truth!”

General Bao turned pale and kept saying, “I will never come to deliver wine again. God, please spare my life.”

“Puchi.” Sun Wukong on the side couldn’t hold back and burst into laughter.

Nezha was so angry that his face turned red. He slammed the table and shouted angrily: “How dare you tease me, you evil beast. Giant Spirit God, drag me out and chop me into minced meat, and then feed me to the pigs!”

Zhu Bajie choked on the wine and said, “I don’t eat sauerkraut.”

Nezha was stunned, and after a moment he sighed and said with a melancholy look on his face: “I didn’t say you.”

At this time, Sun Wukong laughed and said, “Third Prince, this is just a stupid little demon. Don’t make things difficult for him. Let him go back.”

Before Nezha could say anything, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King waved his hand and said to General Bao, “For the sake of the Great Sage’s intercession, you may go.”

After that, he said to the giant spirit: “Send him out of the camp.”

Hearing this, General Bao kowtowed and thanked him immediately. Soon the Giant Spirit sent General Bao out. After returning to the tent, he said, “Marshal, they have already gone back, but they left the wine behind, saying that it was sent by the Tiger Spirit King and they dared not take it back.”

After that, ten heavenly soldiers pulled ten carts of wine jars into the tent. Nezha immediately stood up and said, “Let me see what they are doing.”

As he said that, Nezha walked forward and opened a jar of wine, then without saying a word, he grabbed the jar and drank it in one gulp.

After a moment, Nezha put down the wine jar and said in disbelief: “This…”

The face of the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King changed, and he stood up nervously and asked, “My son, what do you think?”

Nezha’s expression was uncertain. After a moment, he turned around and said, “This wine tastes quite good.”

Upon hearing this, Tota Heavenly King’s face darkened, and then he slowly sat down. After a moment, he said, “Awesome! This Tiger Spirit King is so powerful. I have been subduing demons for so many years, but this is the first time I have encountered such a difficult monster.”

Nezha also said after hearing this: “It is indeed tricky. This Tiger Spirit King is powerful, capable, and polite. He should not be just a demon king!”

Sun Wukong said: “No matter how difficult it is, Master must be rescued. Tomorrow we will go and challenge him again. I, the Third Prince, Little White Dragon, Bajie, Junior Brother Sha, and all the Thunder Marshals and Heavenly Generals will attack together, and with the help of the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King’s pagoda, we must capture this monster in one fell swoop.”

Nezha said: “Will this make us look like we are outnumbered and bullying the minority?”

Sun Wukong said: “No way? Isn’t this a one-on-one duel?”

Nezha asked: “Dozens of people fighting against one, how can this be called a duel?”

Sun Wukong laughed and said, “It’s a one-on-one duel, but he’s challenging all of us alone. Just like I challenged the entire Heaven Palace five hundred years ago, things have changed, and now it’s my turn to play like this.”

(End of this chapter)