Kang Jin Long never expected to see Zhong Yuan here.
Her Master's intention was to subdue this Heaven's Chosen One. That person should still be in the bag.
Even if he was released, normally he would be directly locked in the Floating Pagoda Realm. It would take a long time to break out, and he wouldn't be able to do anything without a sound.
Zhong Yuan didn't waste any words. He immediately transformed using the "Law of Heaven and Earth" technique and grabbed the golden cymbal with one hand.
Kang Jin Long gritted her teeth but didn't dare to block it.
She had already tried. She was no match for Zhong Yuan.
The gap was significant, and Zhong Yuan showed no signs of holding back. If she dared to block, it might be dangerous.
After being brainwashed, Kang Jin Long was completely obedient to Huang Mei's words, treating them like sacred scriptures.
But as Huang Mei said, their lineage only needed to consider themselves. Kang Jin Long couldn't help but prioritize her own survival.
She didn't have any reason to fight when she knew she was no match.
Zhong Yuan seized the golden cymbal and lifted it directly.
The massive cymbal, sandwiched between two mountain peaks, was incredibly heavy, but Zhong Yuan held it firmly.
Inside the cymbal, Zhu Ba Jie cried out, "Be careful, be careful, good nephew, don't hurt me!"
Zhong Yuan directly inserted his fingers between the cymbal, where there was no gap, and pried open a crack, then pulled hard.
With a clang, the cymbal fell to the ground, its spiritual light dimmed.
Kang Jin Long felt a bit numb. Although she had ways to open the cymbal, it relied on her incredibly hard horns.
This Heaven's Chosen One's physique seemed to be as strong as her horns!
Could it be that Sun Wukong was resurrected?
From within the cymbal, a nine-foot rake was hanging on the edge, and a wild boar the size of a child climbed out with a grunt.
Zhu Ba Jie stared at Zhong Yuan with wide eyes, "Big Brother, have you been resurrected?"
Zhong Yuan withdrew the "Law of Heaven and Earth" technique, landing before Zhu Ba Jie and Kang Jin Long, and shook his head.
"I'm not the Great Sage. My name is Zhong Yuan."
Zhu Ba Jie circled around Zhong Yuan, still amazed, "Nephew, I didn't realize you were so powerful."
"You truly have a few of Big Brother's traits from back then. Not bad, not bad."
"The old monkey from Flower Fruit Mountain was afraid you would be tricked by that old thief Huang Mei. He asked me to help you, but it seems you saved me first."
"Don't worry, old pig is still pretty strong!"
Zhong Yuan just nodded, his gaze fixed on Kang Jin Long beside him.
Kang Jin Long felt uncomfortable and a little flustered, "What do you want to do?"
Zhong Yuan didn't speak but activated the "Golden Eye of Fire."
He immediately saw the flashbacks of Kang Jin Long's past, revealing why she was here.
Kang Jin Long was indeed the one who was pushed away from the cymbal by Sun Wukong back then.
After returning to the heavens, Kang Jin Long was attending a routine meeting in the Dou Niu Palace. An Ri Xing Jun was inexplicably absent from the heavens, and even after investigation, no one knew where he had gone.
At that time, Huang Mei returned to the Small Western Heaven and planned to hold a grand incense ceremony, inviting demons, deities, and Buddhas.
Kang Jin Long requested permission from the Heavenly Court to attend the ceremony, hoping to secretly investigate and find An Ri Xing Jun.
However, Kang Jin Long couldn't find any clues. She eventually made a bet with Huang Mei, hoping to get more information from him, saying that if she didn't go back, someone from the Heavenly Court would definitely come for her.
Huang Mei simply detained her, saying that she would eventually beg him.
Kang Jin Long waited for a long time, but no one from the Heavenly Court's constellation colleagues came to rescue her.
Huang Mei smiled, "You have too much pride, that's why you lost like this."
Kang Jin Long said, "I haven't begged you, so how can I be considered losing?"
Huang Mei was not annoyed and simply said, "For that chicken who keeps watch, you wouldn't take such risks. You came for that monkey."
Kang Jin Long remained silent.
Huang Mei untied the bag around his waist and said, "I did get something of his. It's in here."
"If you really want to know about him, you have to go in and see for yourself."
Kang Jin Long actually had no power to resist. The moment she was sucked into the bag, she only faintly saw a ten-tailed golden fish swimming towards her.
When Huang Mei released Kang Jin Long, she had become dazed and confused.
Huang Mei laughed, "How is it? Is he still the same hero you're familiar with?"
Kang Jin Long asked, "Are all the gods and Buddhas in the heavens like this?"
Huang Mei didn't answer.
After a long time, Kang Jin Long suddenly knelt down and said, "Please, Master, accept me as your disciple..."
I really don't know what Kang Jin Long saw in the end.
She was obviously affected by some kind of power. Zhong Yuan carefully examined her and clearly saw a strange force wrapped around her body.
But he didn't know how to purify it.
It seemed that Kang Jin Long had a strong admiration for Sun Wukong, even venturing down to Earth to learn more about him. However, in the end, she was like a fan who suddenly learned a shocking truth and experienced an idol collapse.
So she turned from a fan to a hater and chose to become Huang Mei's disciple.
But this black material seems to be fabricated by Huang Mei.
Zhu Ba Jie walked over, looked at Kang Jin Long, and shook his head constantly, "Troublesome, troublesome. It seems she's really been tricked by that old thief Huang Mei."
"Nephew, do you want to awaken her? I didn't realize you were so compassionate. It's a bit different from Big Brother."
"Hmm, let me try reciting a "Clear Heart Mantra" for her?"
Kang Jin Long looked very uncomfortable. She didn't think anything was wrong with her, but under Zhong Yuan's gaze that seemed to see through her completely, she didn't dare to protest too much.
It's like, if it were her before, she wouldn't have done this?
Zhu Ba Jie said what he would do. After all, he was now a Buddha. The "Clear Heart Mantra" he recited spread out circles of Buddha light. However, it had no effect on Kang Jin Long.
Zhu Ba Jie spread his hands, "It's over, I can't save her. She's doomed."
"That old thief Huang Mei might discover you. I wonder if he'll come."
At this moment, Huang Mei did indeed sense something amiss. Even though Zhong Yuan had the Yellow Wind Formation blocking him, he could still clearly see the situation within the formation from inside the Small Western Heaven.
It made him furious.
He had been chanting for so long, and that monkey who kept saying he was farting inside the bag turned out to be fake?
Damn monkey!
Huang Mei, in a rage, launched an attack. The hairy monkey transformed within the bag was completely unaware of how to resist and was eventually smashed to pieces by two punches from Huang Mei.
But looking at the remaining hair, Huang Mei was even angrier.
He was actually tricked in his Small Western Heaven!
This Heaven's Chosen One could actually use external manifestations, and they seemed to be even more indistinguishable from the real thing than Sun Wukong's back then.
But Huang Mei raised his head. He didn't directly go after Zhong Yuan to fight. If he went straight for him, wouldn't it be admitting defeat?
"Even if this monkey escapes this time, he'll eventually come back in. I won't lose!"
Huang Mei put away the bag. He was going to gamble again!
Zhong Yuan felt his other manifestation being forcibly destroyed. After a while, Huang Mei didn't appear. He simply started to listen carefully to Zhu Ba Jie's "Clear Heart Mantra."
He was going to learn it too.