Journey to the West: Starting by taking Sun Wukong as my disciple!-Chapter 518

The Roc Demon King didn’t dare to think any further at this point. What on earth was going on?

Wasn’t it said that Marshal Tian Peng was reincarnated into the human world? Then what was with this wild boar?

"You explain clearly! What exactly is this?!"

At this moment, the Great Roc also thought of something, but he dared not speak it. He could only try to cover up the turmoil in his heart with loud shouting. What in the world was going on!

Xiaotian Dog’s lips trembled, thinking of something, but he wasn’t clear on what was happening either.

How exactly had Tian Peng offended the Jade Emperor to the extent that, not only was he thrown from the Immortal Pond, but his reincarnation wasn’t even as a human?

"What’s going on, Xiaotian Dog, isn’t Tian Peng’s reincarnation supposed to be a human?" Xiong Daoren also asked.

He was genuinely panicking, too; no one knew what had really occurred.

"This wild boar, inside it carries five pregnancies," said Xiaotian Dog. "Probably, one of those is Tian Peng."

"Who asked you that?! I’m asking you, what exactly is up with Tian Peng?" Xiong Daoren nearly tore off Xiaotian Dog’s clothes in his agitation.

"I—I don’t know either," Xiaotian Dog answered. "Initially, I knew nothing about this matter, you were the ones who dragged me over. I also don’t understand the specifics, otherwise, when the time comes, I’ll ask Yang Jian what exactly happened."

"Will there be time for that?!," Xiong Daoren shouted.

His voice was a bit loud, and he hadn’t used mana to conceal it. Hearing the noise, the wild boar became even more frantic, raising its hind legs high and looking around for the unexpected visitors.

"Right, even if you ask Yang Jian later on, by that time Tian Peng will probably have already been born."

"Originally, Tian Peng was already self-conscious about his appearance. Now, not only has he been demoted by the Jade Emperor to the mortal realm, he’s even been cast into a pig’s womb. With this, how do you expect him to face us in the future?" said the Great Roc.

"Then what do you suggest?" Xiaotian Dog asked. "Given the situation as it is now, there’s nothing any of us can do but wait and see how things unfold."

When they had been consigned to the mortal world, Tian Peng’s brothers-in-arms were all absent.

Now reduced to mortal status by the Jade Emperor, he’d even ended up in a pig’s womb.

Tian Peng wasn’t originally lacking in self-confidence, but the fairies he liked despised his physique, and gradually, Tian Peng began to feel inferior.

Xiaotian Dog knew the ins and outs. He’d been demoted to the mortal realm by the Jade Emperor on the charge of harassing Chang’e.

Moreover, Chang’e herself hadn’t decided to pin the blame on Tian Peng, yet the Jade Emperor grabbed the opportunity to catch him in the act.

Tian Peng was already insecure enough; in the future, once he gradually regained his divine sense, who knew how he would face himself.

"How about this, we extract Tian Peng’s soul from this sow’s body right now and find him another body to be reborn in. Wouldn’t that work?" the Great Roc came up with an idea.

"Right, that’s a good idea," said the Roc Demon King. "Later on, we can just find some peasant woman and swap Tian Peng’s soul with that person."

"Great idea!" agreed Xiong Daoren. "Let’s do that!"

The Three Demons were about to cast spells on the wild boar but were stopped by Xiaotian Dog.

"No," he said.

The Three Demons looked at Xiaotian Dog, "Why not?"

"This is not in accordance with the natural order," Xiaotian Dog declared. "Whatever one is to be reincarnated as, it’s all arranged by the Underworld and the Heavenly Court. We mustn’t exchange it at will."

He was the only one from the Heavenly Court present and the only one who could consider things from the Heavenly Court’s perspective.

There are rules for everything, and once such rules are broken, it will take many remedial measures before things can be put right. We simply cannot interfere rashly.

"Which side are you really on?" the Roc Demon King asked. "What doesn’t make sense? Our brother Tian Peng was serving well as Marshal Tian Peng in the heavens. Now, because of a minor mistake, he has been demoted to the mortal realm by the Jade Emperor, and isn’t even allowed to be reborn as a human, but as a pig. In the future, how are his brothers, your fellow Immortal Officials, supposed to look at him!"

Xiaotian Dog was at a loss for words, but he knew that everything has its own rules that should not be broken.

While Tian Peng is indeed pitiable, if, as they suggest, any random mortal embryo were to be replaced, wouldn’t the one replaced be just as pitiful?

"Tell us, which side are you on!" the Roc Demon King and the Great Roc pressed Xiaotian Dog.

The explanations Xiaotian Dog had just given them, they couldn’t understand, nor did they care about anything else; no one was more important than their brothers who had been through life and death with them.

"I, I’m not really on either side, but, these rules indeed cannot be destroyed."

"Tian Peng is very pitiable, I understand that. I’ll go find Yang Jian and have him think of a solution. We’ll rescue Tian Peng from this plight," Xiaotian Dog said. "But for now, I think it’s best not to act rashly."

"So, that’s your answer?" The Three Demons looked at Xiaotian Dog, disappointment in their eyes.

"As expected, demons will be demons; we can’t communicate," Xiaotian Dog said.

The Three Demons now seemed beyond persuasion, not taking in a word he said, though he had been clear enough, understandable enough.

The Three Demons and Xiaotian Dog were both adamant in their positions, neither listening to the other.

Xiaotian Dog sighed; it seemed they could not be stopped. All he could leave them with was the thought that demons and immortals were indeed on completely different paths before he left.

The Roc Demon King watched Xiaotian Dog leave and spat in his direction.

"Ptui! Demons will be demons? What, immortals are nobler than us? I don’t believe it. I only know one thing, and that is nothing is more important than my brothers!"

The Great Roc added his own agreement, "Right! I think what you said makes a lot of sense!"

The Three Demons, not hesitating, first explored several plans and then discussed which spells would be best.

After all, they were dealing with a wild boar. If it were something else, it would be difficult, but for a wild boar, it was merely a matter of lifting a finger for them.

"Do you think we should discuss this with the Shopkeeper first?"

Just as they were about to take action, Xiong Daoren suddenly asked, seemingly having second thoughts.

The Two Demons paused. If Xiaotian Dog had said that, they wouldn’t have hesitated to refuse without batting an eye.

But this was Xiong Daoren asking, not about the owner of Xiaotian Dog, but the Shopkeeper, making them hesitant.

"What if the Shopkeeper had already thought of this method? If we go ahead with it, won’t we be interrupting the Shopkeeper’s plans?"

Xiong Daoren’s words gave them pause, indeed they had been too impulsive without considering everything.

Glancing at the wild boar, the Three Demons stopped their actions and decided to return to Chaos Residence to report to Chen Nuo.

After all, they had already pinpointed the location and would simply update Chen Nuo on the current situation to see what he had in mind.

Chen Nuo and Sun Wukong were both quite close to Tian Peng and would definitely consider Tian Peng’s well-being.

Just as the Three Demons were about to leave, the wild boar suddenly let out a wail, then crouched down, seemingly about to give birth.

The Three Demons looked at each other; it was already too late.

With no choice, Xiong Daoren began setting up a Soul-Seizing Formation, as they lacked Xiaotian Dog’s keen nose.

Unable to tell which was Tian Peng, they decided to first capture all five souls within the wild boar’s body and sort them out afterward.