Chapter 289 - 254: Ox Demon King Appointed to Retrieve the Treasure
Sun Wukong was fanned by Princess Iron Fan to Zhen Yuanzi’s Wuzhuang Temple, and he was still holding the fundamental Seal of Acala. If he had not been holding the Dharma Seal, there’s no telling that he might have been fanned away to Dongsheng Immortal State in an instant.
The Banana Leaf Fan was fierce in fanning people, but it couldn’t kill anyone. Princess Iron Fan acted like this probably because she feared the Buddhist sect might notice something amiss.
Clearly, she was someone who had received advice from Laojun.
As an older martial brother, Zhen Yuanzi heard that his younger brother had once again suffered at the hands of Laojun’s people and was furious. He wanted to go and take revenge. However, if he did that, wouldn’t he be doing the Buddhist sect a great favor? Wukong quickly grabbed Zhen Yuanzi’s robe sleeve, preventing him from leaving.
"Brother, if it really came to a fight, I could use my full strength, and Princess Iron Fan might not necessarily be my match. I deliberately let her fan me away," Wukong said.
"What? You’re actually disregarding our sect’s dignity!" Zhen Yuanzi, hearing this, was even more infuriated, looking as if he wanted to slice Wukong into two.
Wukong, with a troubled frown, said, "Last time, my defeat at Rhinoceros King’s hands was natural; after all, he had the Vajra Bracelet, and you would probably have been captured even with the Book of Earth! Truly formidable! My defeat at the hands of Iron Fan this time was also beyond help—after all, Ox Demon King is my elder brother, and she is my sister-in-law. They say an elder brother is like a father, and a sister-in-law is like a mother; how could I fight her? Moreover, this matter concerns the strategies of our mentors. If you intervened, brother, I’m afraid it would ruin our teacher’s plans."
Zhen Yuanzi couldn’t help but snort, "Are we from the Shangqing Lineage supposed to let those from the Taqing Lineage slap us in the face? No, I must reclaim our dignity."
"Oh, brother! Why can’t you see reason? If you go and take care of Princess Iron Fan for me, isn’t that just a huge favor for the Buddhist sect? Although we’re from the same mentor, outsiders don’t even know who our mentor is; even Ox Demon King and his kin are unaware. What does it matter if I’m beaten? No one knows I’m a disciple of the Lingbao Lineage." Wukong hastily continued, "Brother, you’re the Ancestral Earth Immortal. To act against a woman like Princess Iron Fan, how would that look if word got out? What would others think of you?"
Zhen Yuanzi thought about it—the words did make sense. He was the Ancestral Earth Immortal, and it would not do his reputation any good to fight a woman. Plus, with the Three Pure Ones strategizing, if he disrupted the sect’s plan, that truly would be a sin deserving of death.
Wukong continued, "Didn’t Laojun send Golden Horn and Silver Horn last time? I took care of them quite conclusively, causing the Taqing Lineage to lose face. The Three Pure Ones are originally from the same sect, so losing a little face is nothing. But if the Buddhist sect humiliates us, what then? Brother, you better stay calm. Let me handle this—I’ll surely divert the trouble, giving the Buddhist sect something to worry about."