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Tang Sanzang kept giving instructions.

Old Master Gao agreed, saying, "Although this pig demon is ugly, it has made a lot of contributions to our village. Master, please don't use excessive force; just drive the pig demon away."

"Oh, I know, I'm not someone who doesn't distinguish right from wrong."

The monkey waved its hand, then mounted a cloud and flew away.

Flying over the village, he easily spotted a sizable mansion nearby.

He paused slightly when he saw the style of the mansion.

Because this style was so familiar; whether in Heaven or on Earth, he had seen someone with a house in this style.

Even among similar things, the differences in details and styles are still quite significant.

"Xiao Bai, it really is you! No wonder that method suited my taste so well!"

When the answer came to mind, the monkey couldn't contain himself and flew directly towards the mansion on a cloud.

Chapter 710 Monkey: Little White, help me!

"Hey, monkey, you're here."

"Here you are, here you are, hehe, I knew you wouldn't abandon me, Xiaobai."

Upon entering the house, the monkey greeted Bai Zhi with practiced ease, and then casually picked up the tea from the table and gulped it down in one go.

"It doesn't feel as good as... Suleda."

The monkey smacked his lips and gave his opinion: he didn't like this tasteless stuff; he preferred syrup drinks that were high in calories.

"You've really picked your own path, haven't you? How's it been accompanying that monk on his pilgrimage these past few days?"

Bai Zhi casually tossed a few bottles of Solomon's Sesame Oil to the monkey and then asked a question.

The monkey chuckled as he took the bottles of cola, grinned, and pointed to his head. "What can you do? Look at this headband on my head. You can tell that the monk still doesn't always believe me."

Bai Zhi shook her head. "This monk is really stubborn. Even with your discerning eyes, he won't believe it and insists on listening to sweet talk."

"And to put this tight headband on you, really..."

"He's not a qualified leader at all. He's inherently suspicious and doesn't understand that professional tasks should be left to professionals. If it weren't for fate, how could he have gotten to where he is now..."

Bai Zhi sighed. It was only because Tang Seng had the protection of all the gods and Buddhas that he could become a leader. Otherwise, with his personality, he would never have been able to hold a high position.

If it weren't for this tight band, and the fact that the monkey had been imprisoned for 500 years, it wouldn't have had any reservations.

Otherwise, if the pressure gets too much, one blow could kill that monk.

Tang Sanzang, that guy, he's so clueless, he has no self-awareness whatsoever.

"Hey, this monk is just a mortal, that's all there is to it. I won't ask too much of him. I just hope he can make it all the way and get the true scriptures. That would be enough to make him free."

The monkey was also somewhat dissatisfied and chug down a bottle of Sulphur.

"Compared to the patriarch, this monk is truly pedantic, but now that my brother is at someone else's mercy, this is the only way..."

"However, Xiao Bai, I heard that you have some connection with the monster that is entrenched here. The monk asked me to drive away that pig demon. If I have a connection with you, I can go easy on that pig demon."

Bai Zhi waved her hand, "We don't really have a close relationship. I only met this person once in Heaven. Brother Tianpeng, you can come out now. This monkey won't hit you."

Bai Zhi shouted something to those around her.

"Hehehe, this is great! Great Sage, please don't hit me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a fat man with a pig-like face walked in.

"Monkey, you should know this man, Marshal Tianpeng, who once commanded 100,000 naval soldiers in Heaven. Hmm... He was banished to the mortal realm for harassing Chang'e and is now waiting here for the pilgrim to retrieve the scriptures."

Bai Zhi introduced the product with a smile.

"Ahem, True Lord, there's no need to go into the reasons why I was banished to the mortal realm. I drank too much wine back then and lost control."

Upon hearing this, Pigsy awkwardly shifted his gaze elsewhere. After all, compared to the monkey's experience of being imprisoned under a mountain after causing havoc in the Heavenly Palace, which was still quite impressive, his situation of being banished to the mortal realm for flirting with Chang'e was truly astonishing.

"What's so interesting about Chang'e? She's not as good as the female monkeys of Flower Fruit Mountain. But since you're here waiting for the pilgrims, how did you end up becoming a live-in son-in-law?"

The monkey asked curiously, "You're a deity, how could you possibly be interested in a mortal woman?"

Pigsy rubbed his nose. "Isn't it because the arrival of the pilgrims is a long way off? Besides, I have a wife, kids, and a warm bed. What's wrong with a normal person thinking like that?"

"Besides, what's wrong with being a mortal woman? Aren't many immortals originally mortals who cultivated themselves? And now that I'm a demon, if I'm not a demon, I have to be pure and abstinent. If I'm a demon, then I've been a demon for nothing!"

Pigsy had an expression that said it was perfectly natural.

However, Bai Zhi did not object to this idea. After all, he had gone from being a civil servant in the Heavenly Court to a monster without any official position, so it was quite normal for him to have such thoughts.

"Besides, I actually prefer to stay here. With my skills, I can still get by here."

"I may not be a powerful figure like the True Lord in Heaven, but in this mortal world, I, Old Pig, am not bad either. Not to mention anything else, I am extremely wealthy and have a large number of wives and concubines. With a little effort, it is still quite easy."

At this point, Pigsy sighed, "What a pity, you arrived much earlier than I expected."

So you're just planning to come with us and leave directly?

"Walk?"

Pigsy glared and said, "Why are you leaving? I, Old Pig, have worked for this farm for three years, toiling away from dawn till dusk, treating myself like an ox or a horse. What was originally twenty or thirty acres of fertile land has been turned into more than a hundred acres."

"I finally managed to get a wife, and you're telling me to leave without giving me anything? How can you do this?"

"Monkey, I don't care about all that. You tell that monk that either he should order you to beat me half to death with sticks and drag me away, or he should find a way to compensate me."

"The Buddhist sect isn't the most reasonable, so let me see what they can say to me."

Pigsy patted his chest and shouted.

Upon hearing this, the monkey scratched his head in frustration. He had confidently assured the old pig that he could handle the matter when he came out, but now that the old pig was refusing to fight and insisting on reasoning with him, he really had no way to deal with it.

Although he advocates for direct, forceful solutions to overcome all obstacles, it's not right to act indiscriminately.

This job was really done, and the Gao family now owns so much more land. In ancient times, the value of that land was probably more than a daughter could match.

Besides, if we ask people to leave, wouldn't that be a lot of effort for nothing in the end?

"Xiao Bai... how about... you help me out?"

The monkey turned its gaze toward Angelica dahurica.

Bai Zhi shook her head with amusement, "You must have heard about my method from the people of Gao Village, right? Why didn't you follow it?"

"No way, Xiaobai, you can do this, but we can't. We were invited by the Gao family to exorcise demons. If we turn around and cut off their flesh, they'll probably give us a lot of attitude."

The monkey shook its head repeatedly.

"That monk is quite concerned about his reputation. If the people of Gao Village say a few words about it, the monk will be so ashamed that he will crawl into the ground."

"Even if this matter is settled, he'll probably keep nagging me about it for a long time."

"Little White, please have mercy and help your brother, even if it's just for the sake of my ears."

The monkey cupped his hands in a gesture of respect, leaving Pigsy somewhat dumbfounded. It was truly astonishing that this uncouth monkey would actually ask for help in such a manner.

"Alright, alright, I'll help you out, but remember to keep that monk's mouth shut."

"Hehe, I knew it, Xiaobai would still help me."

Upon hearing this, the monkey immediately smiled.

Chapter 711 Building Favorability in Progress

"Elder, why hasn't that monk returned yet?"

Inside Gao Village, one vegetarian meal after another was served, and Old Master Gao asked Tang Sanzang with some concern.

“Amitabha, benefactor, my disciple is highly skilled in magic. Perhaps it was the pig demon’s skill in hiding that made it take longer to arrive.”

"Master, I'm back."

No sooner had Tang Sanzang finished speaking than the monkey's voice rang out, drawing everyone's attention.

"Hey, it really is that pig demon."

Upon seeing this, Old Master Gao's eyes lit up. "Master's disciple is truly amazing! With just one move, he has made this pig demon surrender."

"Isn't Old Master Gao being too happy too soon?"

Bai Zhi stepped out from behind the two of them.

Upon seeing Bai Zhi, Old Master Gao was slightly taken aback. "Great Immortal, what are you doing here... Could it be... that you intend to protect this demon?"

“I won’t protect him. This monkey came to my residence and told me about you. It seems you’ve made up your mind to get rid of this pig demon, right?”

“Great Immortal, it’s just that my daughter can’t bear the torment of this pig demon. Moreover, he eats a lot, and I can’t keep up with his needs. I can only hope that he will find another way to make a living.”

Old Master Gao answered cautiously.

In his heart, Bai Zhi was not on the same level as Zhu Bajie.

Pigsy was just a laborer, selling his strength.

But there are quite a few strong people; even if one person can't match it, a few more people can do it just as well.

But Bai Zhi is a true deity who can heal the sick and save lives; that's a real skill. Although he was privately dissatisfied with Bai Zhi's association with Zhu Bajie, he still had to put on a show of politeness.

After all, everyone has strength, but not everyone can cure diseases.

Especially those difficult and complicated diseases.

If we upset Bai Zhi, and someone in the family develops an illness that no doctor can cure, then there will be no one to treat them.

"Yes, what you said is indeed true. For humans, the physique of monsters is still too strong. As for how much they eat... you should know how much of these hundred-plus acres of fertile land was cultivated by this pig monster."

“Well… what the immortal said is true, but he voluntarily became a son-in-law at that time, so he is naturally considered a member of our Gao family. Therefore, it is only right that he cultivates the land.”

Bai Zhi shook her head. "But you want to send him away now, old man. It's not right to kill him after he's done his work."

Grandpa Gao wiped his sweat. "Then what does the sage think we should do?"

"You should know the method I proposed when you came to me to resolve this matter."

“No, no, this is impossible. My Gao family has worked so hard to acquire so much land. How can we sell it for money and give it to this pig demon?”

Old Master Gao was practically jumping up and down in anger. In ancient times, even a small plot of fertile land was a matter of life and death, let alone so many plots. Bai Zhi's request was tantamount to cutting off the Gao family's roots.

“I’m not asking you to sell it all. As far as I know, this pig demon has cultivated 75 acres of fertile land for your Gao family over the past three years, but you also take care of his daily food and drink. So, you can just give him the money from the sale of 50 acres of fertile land.”

"This……"

Grandpa Gao hesitated. When he first heard it, he thought that all 75 mu of land had to be sold, but now that Bai Zhi said that only 50 mu of land would be paid, it was much more acceptable.

"If you disagree, I have no objection, but I won't care what this pig demon does in the future."

As soon as Bai Zhi finished speaking, the clever Pigsy immediately understood the implication and revealed a fierce expression.

This startled Old Master Gao so much that he almost tripped and fell to the ground.

Seeing Old Master Gao's reaction, Bai Zhi smiled. This man was a compromiser; if asked to pay someone's wages for their labor, he would most likely be unwilling.

But if you say that you'll die if you don't get paid, then he'll most likely be willing to pay you.

"Master, please say something."

He looked at Tang Sanzang with some anticipation, hoping that this eminent monk from the Tang Dynasty could say a few fair words.

We should at least try to negotiate a lower price.

He's no longer hoping they won't pay him.

"Amitabha……"

Tang Sanzang shook his head, chanted a Buddhist mantra, and remained silent.

The monkey had already explained to him that Bai Zhi was the Abundant and Vast God of Heaven, a disciple of Laozi, and that even Buddha had invited her to Mount Ling.

Moreover, in principle, he should have bowed to Bai Zhi. Their statuses were not equal, so how could he possibly discuss a matter with her?

Now, the only option is to remain silent.

Seeing that Tang Sanzang had shut up, Old Master Gao lost his composure.

After looking at Pigsy's menacing expression, he had no choice but to admit defeat.

"Since the immortal says so, this old man can only do as he says. I just hope that this pig demon will never come to my Gao Village again."