Journey to the West: Starting by taking Sun Wukong as my disciple!-Chapter 643 - 642: Introducing Chaos Residence

"With me here, what are you afraid of?"

Tian Peng sighed, "I’m definitely not afraid you can’t handle him; I’m just lamenting my missed opportunity."

"Don’t worry," Chen Nuo patted his shoulder, "even if you were here, you wouldn’t rely on this opportunity to become an Immortal."

"Ah?" Was his trip here in vain?

No, that’s not right, Shopkeeper Chen had indeed told him that this opportunity wasn’t about becoming an Immortal.

Chen Nuo’s hand on Tian Peng’s shoulder gathered mana, "After you deal with that matter, come to Chaos Residence. Whatever you want to ask, I’ll answer."

The moment his words fell, Tian Peng’s figure disappeared from the bank of Flowing Sand River.

The Water Demon had just climbed up from the water and, noticing one less person on the bank, was startled and thought they were there for a sneak attack. It vigilantly scanned the surroundings.

"Stop looking," Chen Nuo shook his hand, "Now it’s only me here."

The Water Demon became more cautious.

From their first encounter, it had realized this man was much stronger than the one next to him.

If it thought it was roughly on equal footing with the man next to him, facing this man, it wouldn’t even be able to touch his fingertips.

"You were quite arrogant just now," Chen Nuo looked at him, unmoving, and smiled, "Why aren’t you moving now?"

"I can’t defeat you," the Water Demon said honestly.

"Haha, it seems you are quite honest," Chen Nuo laughed.

The Water Demon was very aware of its own strength; though this was its territory, if it had to confront this man head-on, it definitely wouldn’t end well for itself.

But to admit defeat was absolutely impossible for it.

"I’ve been staying peacefully in my territory, never causing harm anywhere else, the occasional human I eat aside, why must you disturb my peace?"

The Water Demon looked toward Chen Nuo, its red eyes filled with fury, "I just want to live peacefully here. Why can’t you tolerate my presence?"

"You’re mistaken, I didn’t come to kill you," Chen Nuo stated indifferently, "I came here to help you leave this place."

The Water Demon gave Chen Nuo a surprised look, then thought he might be deceiving it and shook its head, "I won’t believe you. In the thousands of years I’ve been here, I’ve grown accustomed to your kind of people."

Indeed, aside from the occasional human it ate, it hadn’t done other evil deeds for the thousands of years it had been here.

And the humans it ate were those who ventured into Flowing Sand River. If no one came, it wouldn’t actively hunt; it would just lie dormant underwater, waiting for mortals to enter Flowing Sand River.

As for why Chen Nuo knew this so clearly, naturally, if it were truly an Evil Demon causing harm, those above would have long known, and even if they didn’t, this place would have been proclaimed forbidden and not merely devoid of people upstream.

After all, the Water Demon is a demon and cannot be judged by the standards of mortals. To it, eating humans is like humans eating animals, merely to satiate hunger and gather energy.

"I know what you’re thinking," Chen Nuo said, "I also understand that your intent is not to eat humans."

The Water Demon was unfazed by Chen Nuo’s words; it didn’t know if his words were merely a bait.

"But there’s one thing I think you should understand. Not everyone will think like I do. Even if I don’t deal with you today, others will eventually come looking for trouble. As time goes on, there will always be someone more powerful than you, won’t there?" Chen Nuo persuaded methodically.

His words held truth. In the past, when facing those who came to take him down, he hadn’t simply beaten them effortlessly; sometimes, he also sustained severe injuries.

His injuries would take a long time to heal, and there were even a few times he was almost defeated by those people. In the end, it was only by sheer willpower that he got through it.

The Water Demon hesitated upon hearing Chen Nuo’s words, but he wasn’t sure who the other party was. What if all this talk was just a ruse to reel him in?

He had little trust left for mortals, and even if he was slightly moved, he wouldn’t immediately leave with Chen Nuo.

Chen Nuo naturally understood this as well. He didn’t immediately ask the other to leave with him, knowing that the other’s guard was up and couldn’t be dropped with just a word or two.

"Do you know of Chaos Residence?" Chen Nuo asked.

The Water Demon nodded.

Chen Nuo was somewhat surprised. He had wanted to introduce his Chaos Residence properly, but to his surprise, the other party already knew of it. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

"When I was in the water before, I passed by some Immortals and overheard their conversations," the Water Demon said. "Chaos Residence, it’s a restaurant, right?"

"Yes, it’s a restaurant," Chen Nuo replied. "But since you know of Chaos Residence, you must also know that even though it’s located on Mount Fangcun, it doesn’t belong to any realm within the Six Realms. Are you clear on this point?"

The Water Demon truly didn’t know. "Not belong to any realm within the Six Realms?"

"Right, Chaos Residence is completely independent of the Six Realms. Whether they’re demons or evil spirits or from within the Three Realms, we at Chaos Residence welcome all comers," Chen Nuo explained.

"Chaos Residence has a lot of orders recently, and we’re short-staffed. If you’re willing, you could stay at Chaos Residence."

Now the Water Demon was truly tempted. He hesitated for a while and then asked, "If I go to Chaos Residence, does that mean I’ll have enough to eat and no one will come after me anymore?"

"Of course," Chen Nuo said. "But Chaos Residence doesn’t shelter freeloaders. If you want to eat, you have to work."

"I’ll go to Chaos Residence," the Water Demon said immediately, having had enough of his current life.

"Alright then, if you’re going to Chaos Residence, come with me now," Chen Nuo nodded.

"Wait a second." The Water Demon, seeing Chen Nuo turn, immediately called out to him, "May I ask who you are?"

"Oh, I’m the Shopkeeper of Chaos Residence, my name is Chen Nuo," Chen Nuo introduced himself. "From now on, you can just call me Shopkeeper Chen."

"Shopkeeper Chen," the Water Demon swiftly addressed him, slinging his Crescent Moon Spade over his shoulder, ready to follow Chen Nuo and leave.

"Hold on." This time it was Chen Nuo who stopped him.

Puzzled, the Water Demon stood at attention, "What is it, Shopkeeper Chen?"

Chen Nuo looked at the skull hanging around the Water Demon’s neck, "What is that you’re wearing on your neck?"

"Oh, this."

Looking at the object around his neck, the Water Demon explained, "These are the skulls of people I’ve eaten. Eating them took a lot of effort, and there were even some that I almost didn’t manage to eat. Instead, I got seriously injured. These human skulls wouldn’t sink in the river water, I found it very strange, so I strung them together with something."

"Since you’ve mentioned coming to Chaos Residence, you should not bring this thing with you," Chen Nuo said.

"Why?" The Water Demon didn’t understand. After all, these people were already long dead, what was the harm in carrying their skulls?

After all, most of Chaos Residence’s clientele were Immortals, and if they saw the accessory of a servant in Chaos Residence, it would cause an uproar.

From that moment on, not only would they stop coming to Chaos Residence for meals, but they might even blacklist Chaos Residence as well.

Although this was the reason, he definitely couldn’t phrase it that way.