“Hahaha, good, good, it still remembers your scent.”
Before Zhong Yuan could react, a young Shami wearing a yellow robe walked down step by step from the small temple in the lake.
He seemed to be barefoot and his stomach was exposed. His earlobes were particularly long. One hand was stroking his stomach, while the other was holding a satchel.
He looked like a miniature version of the Maitreya Buddha statue, just in a younger form.
He seemed to move casually, but his presence had an undeniable pressure.
Zhong Yuan was surprised by his appearance, but immediately confirmed that this was definitely Huang Mei.
Huang Mei stepped down the stairs and continued, "That monkey, when he was alive, just knew how to beg for help everywhere, whining and crying."
"Even after death, he still harms his descendants, attracting you all to come knocking on my door. My satchel is almost overflowing."
Zhong Yuan was a bit surprised.
He had heard that many Heaven's Chosen had gone to Black Wind Mountain before and perished at the hands of the monsters. He had assumed that his first stop after leaving Flower-Fruit Mountain would be Black Wind Mountain.
It seems that's not the case?
Are some Heaven's Chosen directly appearing near other Great Saint Root owners?
However, that is also possible.
Only… It seems that no one has truly obtained the Great Saint Root before him.
"If someone had obtained it before, but failed, the item would be returned to everyone and wait for the next Heaven's Chosen, until someone simultaneously obtained all of them."
"Then I might face an even more difficult situation."
"Hopefully not."
After all, if that were the case, it might be possible that Sun Wukong had already been resurrected but was killed again.
If this situation had already happened, perhaps even more than once, then even with his confidence, he couldn't say for sure that he could do better and escape control.
Moreover, if that were the case, then Black Bear Spirit, Yellow Wind Demon, and even Guangmou Guangzhi might have their memories washed and be resurrected again.
This truly is a trick, just like Ling Xuzi asked.
"The White-Clad Scholar said it wasn't a trick, it should still be related to Yang Jian, it shouldn't be this difficult."
"The higher probability is that those who came to Little Western Heaven before were also fresh out of Flower-Fruit Mountain."
"If they all came with two roots, Huang Mei wouldn't be so dismissive."
Huang Mei didn't care what Zhong Yuan was thinking. He picked up his satchel and said to it, "Kang Jin Long, you have become enlightened, come out and help your master test his mettle."
"Let's see if this monkey is worthy of becoming my disciple! Hahaha." Huang Mei tossed his satchel, and a white dragon emerged from it, roaring.
Without hesitation, the white dragon lunged, charging straight at Zhong Yuan.
Zhong Yuan dodged to the side, glancing over, but saw a white smoke rising. The small temple in the lake and Huang Mei, he didn't know what method they used, had completely vanished from the surface of the lake.
Zhong Yuan looked back into the lake. The ten-tailed goldfish, Bi Xiu Ai's transformation, had also disappeared.
It seems Huang Mei knew that he was different from the previous Heaven's Chosen.
Zhong Yuan turned back to Kang Jin Long. He remembered Kang Jin Long's identity, one of the Twenty-Eight Constellations. Back when Sun Wukong went on his journey to the West, he was trapped by Huang Mei's golden cymbals. It was thanks to Kang Jin Long's sturdy dragon horns that he finally escaped.
He never thought that Kang Jin Long was also captured by Huang Mei.
Seeing that Kang Jin Long was released from the satchel, Zhong Yuan was certain that he had also been brainwashed by Huang Mei.
Just like Chi Shi Ma Hou.
Kang Jin Long didn't care about Zhong Yuan. He flew in a circle in the air and charged down again.
Zhong Yuan didn't hesitate, immediately transforming using the "Manifestation of Heaven and Earth" technique. He became a twenty-zhang golden body, larger than Kang Jin Long, and struck at Kang Jin Long with a staff.
Kang Jin Long didn't expect Zhong Yuan to change so suddenly. He foolishly collided, hitting Zhong Yuan's golden staff head-on.
Kang Jin Long's dragon horns were indeed sharp and sturdy. The impact produced a piercing metallic clang.
But Kang Jin Long's own strength was lacking, and he was knocked back by Zhong Yuan's staff.
Kang Jin Long tumbled through the air and was about to hit the mountain behind him. He barely managed to stabilize himself.
Kang Jin Long roared again, and countless thunderbolts gathered around him, continuously striking at Zhong Yuan.
Zhong Yuan, with his massive size, stood in the lake, enduring over ten thunderbolts at once, but he remained unharmed, shining with golden light.
After a barrage of attacks, Kang Jin Long was stunned for a moment.
On the other side, the Little Western Heaven Land Deity, who had been watching from afar, also widened his eyes. This Heaven's Chosen, his strength was a bit too absurd!
Kang Jin Long now flew in the air, not daring to attack Zhong Yuan again, afraid of getting too close.
"Good, good, good." The small temple that had disappeared reappeared under Zhong Yuan's feet. Huang Mei stood before the temple, clapping lightly, "Your strength is indeed very different from those previous monkeys."
"You are worthy of being my disciple."
Zhong Yuan lifted his foot and stepped forward, aiming for Huang Mei.
However, Huang Mei reacted quickly, "No need to rush."
He opened his satchel. As Zhong Yuan stepped down, his entire body involuntarily shrunk, and he ended up stepping into the satchel, getting sucked inside.
"This satchel is truly hard to deal with, very troublesome." Zhong Yuan's true body was hidden in the distance, also feeling a bit of a headache.
Although Huang Mei only got a hair, he couldn't think of any good way to deal with the satchel for the time being.
"During the journey to the West, if I recall correctly, Maitreya Buddha disguised himself as a melon farmer and turned Sun Wukong into a watermelon, tricking Huang Mei into eating it. He had no chance to collect it, so he defeated Huang Mei."
"But after that experience, Huang Mei probably won't eat anything indiscriminately, will he?"
To sneak attack, Huang Mei's own cultivation is not to be underestimated, so he wouldn't be able to sneak into his stomach unnoticed.
"Troublesome."
Zhong Yuan didn't rush to create another avatar and continue fighting. He planned to watch a bit longer. Maybe Huang Mei would leave.
He could quietly enter the lake bottom and grab Bi Xiu Ai first.
As long as he got the item, if he couldn't deal with Huang Mei, he didn't really care.
Killing monsters is something the Heavenly Court wants to do, not him.
He wants to fight Huang Mei only because he can't get the item without doing so.
In the lake, Kang Jin Long flew back down, but transformed into a beautiful woman in red robes next to Huang Mei.
Only, her makeup seemed a bit crazy, and her eyes lacked sparkle.
Kang Jin Long is actually female.
Kang Jin Long bowed and said, "Please punish me, master. I am no match for that monkey."
Huang Mei waved his hand, "It's alright, no need to rush back to cultivate. I just put that pig, Zhu Bajie, into my golden cymbal. Go check on him and talk to him a bit. If he's willing to surrender, tell me."
"If he's not willing, just make sure no one rescues him."
"There are still a few of his acquaintances in this mountain."
Kang Jin Long nodded and turned back into a dragon, flying away.
Huang Mei looked at the satchel again, then turned and entered the small temple behind him, looking quite pleased.
Just took a single hair, and you're happy!
Zhong Yuan chuckled internally, but didn't reveal himself.
It seems that his transformation wasn't discovered, which is good.