Soul Ferry: My master is Uncle Jiu

Chapter 386 Dragon King of the East China Sea
Outside the Dragon Palace.

While Sun Wukong was boasting to An Yan, An Yan saw two teams of shrimp soldiers and crab generals coming on both sides, and in the middle was an old man wearing a dragon robe and with dragon horns on his head.

Presumably, this is the Dragon King of the East China Sea.

When Sun Wukong saw the old Dragon King, he immediately jumped forward and asked, "Old Dragon King, do you still recognize me, Sun?"

The Dragon King of the East Sea complained in his heart, you damned monkey, I would recognize you even if you turned into ashes.

The old Dragon King said with joy on his face: "I recognize him, of course I recognize him. I heard that the Great Sage escaped from the trap recently, which is a cause for celebration."

Sun Wukong didn't want to talk nonsense with the old Dragon King, so he stepped aside to reveal An Yan behind him and introduced him, "Old Dragon King, my Flower-Fruit Mountain suffered a great disaster in the past and was destroyed by fire."

"We have a distinguished guest coming today, and we would like to borrow your Dragon Palace to host a banquet. Is that possible?"

Facing the gaze of the Dragon King of the East China Sea, An Yan smiled slightly, "I am An Yan, honored to meet the Dragon King of the East China Sea."

An Yan!

Is this the much-talked-about preacher from Journey to the West?

The Dragon King of the East China Sea was shocked. Didn't this monkey worship Buddhism? How come he was so close to Taoists?

Although he was puzzled, the Dragon King of the East China Sea pretended to be calm and said with a smile: "It turns out that the immortal has come to visit. Please come in quickly."

Then, he said to Prime Minister Turtle beside him: "Prime Minister Turtle, go and prepare the banquet quickly. Do not neglect the distinguished guests."

The turtle prime minister, who was carrying a turtle shell on his back, nodded repeatedly and went down as instructed.

Sun Wukong's eyes flashed with cunning, and he said, "Old Dragon King, when I first came here, you gave me the Ruyi Jingu Bang and armor."

"Ange's first visit, did you, the old Dragon King, have any reaction?"

The East Sea Dragon King’s smile froze.

An Yan almost laughed out loud. It was the guests who brought gifts when visiting the host's house, but when it was Sun Wukong's turn, it was the host who had to give the gift. What a counter-attack.

However, An Yan would not spoil such a good thing, and he sang in unison, "Hey, Wukong, don't be rude."

Got it!

This man and monkey came to the Dragon Palace for the treasure.

The Dragon King of the East Sea felt a pang in his heart. Looking at the appearance of the two men, it was obvious that they came prepared.

Moreover, the Dragon King of the East Sea looked at An Yan's body and thought of his origins. He said with pain: "Shangxian, please don't blame the Great Sage. What the Great Sage said makes sense. It makes sense."

After the banquet, the old Dragon King brought An Yan and Sun Wukong to the treasury of the Dragon Palace. The treasury was filled with glittering treasures, and there were all kinds of weapons including swords, spears, halberds, clubs, and some acquired magic weapons.

Sun Wukong took a look but was not very satisfied. He said, "Old Dragon King, how come your treasure house has remained exactly the same after five hundred years? Did you hide all the good things?"

The Dragon King of the East China Sea naturally refused to acknowledge him and said with a wry smile, "Great Sage, you are wrongly accusing me. To mortals, my Dragon Palace is naturally filled with countless rare treasures."

“But for people like you who have achieved great success in cultivation, the treasures of the Dragon Palace are naturally inferior.”

An Yan smiled and said, "Don't worry about it, Dragon King. Wukong was just saying it casually."

Did the other party hide it? Of course he did.

But he and Wukong were not in the right to begin with, so being able to take one was already a favor to him.

There was no need for him to make things too awkward.

"Angel"

Sun Wukong wanted to say something, but was stopped by An Yan's eyes.

The Dragon King of the East China Sea felt relieved when he saw this. Although An Yan was as shameless as Monkey Head, he knew when to advance and when to retreat. He was naturally not afraid of An Yan. Just like before, he allowed him to enter the treasury to select treasures in order to curry favor with the forces behind him.

He originally thought that Buddhism would flourish during the Journey to the West, so he placed a bet in advance. He never expected that something unexpected would happen now.

The dragon clan of the four seas, which has long lost its ancient glory, is naturally trying to survive in the cracks.

Now that he is trying to curry favor with An Yan, he is also making a bet on the Taoist sect. No matter which side wins or loses, at least for the sake of this favor, they will not start a war against his Four Seas Dragon Clan.

An Yan had some guesses about the East China Sea Dragon King's little thoughts, and he thought it would be a waste if he didn't take it.

But there were so many treasures in the treasury that An Yan was dazzled.

If he were to choose, it would naturally be those acquired magic weapons.

However, those who are left outside by the Dragon King of the East Sea for anyone to choose are just so-so no matter how good they are.

So, An Yan immediately called for support.

"Xiaoling, please help me pick one."

"Oh, you're so annoying!"

"It's late at night. Don't you know that lack of sleep is the enemy of beauty?"

The image of Xiaoling looking angry appeared in An Yan's mind.

Looking at the child-like Xiaoling, An Yan rolled his eyes and said, "You are still so young, why do you sleep so much?"

"Look at your capitalist face." Xiaoling curled her lips, her eyes flashed in the treasure house, and then she said disdainfully: "They are all garbage, what's there to choose from."

An Yan didn't take it seriously. After all, compared with the Boundary Breaking Pearl, these treasures were indeed not up to par. He followed up with the words, "Then pick the tallest one among the short ones."

"You just like to pan for gold in shit, so that's it. Don't disturb me at night if you have nothing to do." Xiaoling pointed at a treasure casually, and then went back into the Boundary-Breaking Pearl.

The irritating words made An Yan's mouth twitch. What does it mean to pan for gold in shit? He deserves a beating.

He shook his head and looked at what Xiaoling was pointing at. It was one of the few acquired magic weapons, a Bagua mirror.

Without any hesitation, An Yan directly took the Bagua mirror and said, "Dragon King, I will take this Bagua mirror."

The Dragon King of the East Sea had no objection, as he had no use for these things and they were just sitting there anyway, so he might as well give them away as a favor.

After An Yan and Sun Wukong left, the Dragon Mother complained, "Why did you give them another treasure for nothing? They really think our Dragon Palace is their home."

"Take a breath. You are not unaware of the current situation of our Four Seas Dragon Clan."

"In order to get in touch with Buddhism, the Dragon King of the West Sea even gave away his own son. We even gave away the Dinghai Shenzhen, so we don't need this Bagua Mirror."

"That Taoist is not a simple person. He has a close relationship with the one in Tushita Palace."

The Dragon King explained in detail.

"The one from Tushita Palace? Isn't that right!" Although the Dragon Mother had never seen Laozi, she had heard of his name many times and understood why the Dragon King was so polite to a strange Taoist.

After that, the Mother of Dragons said nothing more.

After returning to Huaguo Mountain, An Yan and Sun Wukong did not leave immediately as there was still something else that needed to be dealt with.

Sun Wukong immediately used the art of entering dreams to enter the dream of the king of Aolai Kingdom. After scaring him, he made the king order hunters across the country not to go to Huaguo Mountain to kill monkeys.

The king was so frightened that he almost lost his soul, so he begged for mercy again and again. When he woke up the next day and found peaches placed next to the dragon bed, he was sweating profusely. The first thing he did when he went to court was to announce an order prohibiting the killing of monkeys in the Flower-Fruit Mountain.

At this time, An Yan and Sun Wukong had already returned to Tang Sanzang.

(End of this chapter)