Soul Ferry: My master is Uncle Jiu

Chapter 398 Zhu Ganglie Loves Gao Cuilan

As a wealthy family and landlord in Gaojiazhuang, the Gao family occupies the best location in Gaojiazhuang. The gate of the mansion alone is magnificent.

Gao Cai clasped his fists towards An Yan and the others and said, "Everyone, please wait a moment. I will go and inform Taigong right away."

Then Gao Cai walked in.

After Gao Cai left, An Yan also got off the White Dragon Horse, "Xiaobai, change back."

Upon hearing that he could get off work early today, Ao Lie happily wagged his tail and transformed into a human.

It is said that Gao Cai entered the gate and walked straight to the central hall, where he met Mr. Gao who walked out with a gloomy face.

Seeing Gao Cai, who was supposed to go find a master to subdue the monster, still lingering at home, Gao Taigong, who was already in a bad mood because of the monster, scolded him, "You shameless thing, I told you to go find someone, why don't you go?"

Family member is just a compliment Gao Cai gave to others. In fact, Gao Cai was just a servant who was bought into the mansion when he was young. Hearing the scolding of Grandpa Gao, he was frightened and hurriedly bent down to explain: "Master, I went to look for it. As soon as I left the street, I met a master from the Tang Dynasty in the East. He said he had a way to cure the monster."

"Moreover, all of their disciples are inhuman beings who obey their orders."

When Master Gao heard this, he looked a little more surprised. "Since he is a master who has come from afar, and his disciples are not ordinary people, I'm afraid he really has some tricks."

"Where are they now?"

Gao Cai replied: "They are all waiting outside the door."

Hearing that people were waiting at the door, Grandpa Gao tidied his clothes and brought Gao Cai out to greet them in person. They saw the Taoist priest, monk, young man and two monsters outside the door, just as Gao Cai said.

Gao Taigong did not dare to put on airs and called out, "Greetings to the Taoist priest, greetings to the magician."

An Yan had noticed it as early as when Mr. Gao brought Gao Cai out.

I saw that Mr. Gao was wearing a black silk scarf and a white brocade robe. Although they were ordinary clothes, his aura of wealth could not be concealed.

An Yan and Tang Sanzang also returned the greeting. An Yan smiled and said, "I guess you are the Grandpa Gao that Gao Cai mentioned. I, An Yan, have met Grandpa Gao."

"I am a poor monk, Tang Sanzang."

After learning the two distinguished names, Mr. Gao also noticed the disciples behind them. Ao Lie, who looked like a young master, was okay, but the black bear demon, the monkey demon and his ugly son-in-law with a pig head and a pig brain were comparable.

Once bitten by a snake, one is afraid of ropes for ten years. Although Mr. Gao was mentally prepared after hearing what Gao Cai said, he was still a little scared and asked, "Excuse me, Taoist priests and masters, is the person behind you your disciple?"

An Yan and Tang Sanzang were introduced again. After learning that Sun Wukong and the others were not harmful monsters, Gao Taigong immediately and warmly invited the group in.

After entering the hall, Sun Wukong pulled over a chair, asked An Yan and Tang Sanzang to sit down, and then pulled one for himself.

Seeing that there was no seat for him, Xiong Bin pulled a chair for himself and Ao Lie, complaining, "You monkey, why didn't you pull one for me and Senior Brother?"

"Go, go. If you want to sit, go and move it yourself. I, Old Sun, will not serve you two." Sun Wukong, who was sitting on the chair, winked and said jokingly.

Master Gao didn't mind seeing his disciples who were very outgoing. Compared to these trivial matters, he cared more about whether the person in front of him was a powerful figure or a useless one.

"I just heard Gao Cai say that you two came from the Eastern Tang Dynasty?"

Tang Sanzang replied, "We two are on a mission to travel west, and we are passing by a precious place, so we would like to stay for one night."

Hearing this, Gao Taigong asked again, "But why did I hear that you two can also exorcise demons?"

An Yan smiled and said, "People from outside the world naturally have some skills."

Looking at Mr. Gao who was asking endless questions, Sun Wukong said, "Old man, just tell me how many monsters there are in your house?"

"Yes, yes, just say it. It just so happens that I, the old bear, am itching to find some monsters to play with." Unlike the usually taciturn Ao Lie, Xiong Bin's temperament is somewhat similar to Sun Wukong, and he also spoke in a carefree manner.

Seeing the two monsters looking so arrogant and arrogant that they didn't take other monsters seriously, Gao Taigong was surprised and happy, and said, "Not many, not many, just one monster, but even this monster son-in-law scared me half to death."

An Yan said, "Master Gao, just tell us what you think. That monster can't threaten us."

Hearing this, Grandpa Gao said bitterly, "I have three daughters. The eldest and second daughters are married to people in this village. Only the third daughter, Cuilan, who is still unmarried, wants to find a son-in-law to continue the incense of my Gao family."

"I had originally hoped to find a son-in-law to take care of me in my old age and to serve as a family, and three years ago, there happened to be such a man, who was said to be from a family in Fuling Mountain.

"His surname is Zhu, he has no father, no mother, no brothers, and he is willing to marry into my Gao family."

"My eyes are blurry now. At first glance, I saw that he was a carefree man who looked strong, so I recruited him."

"He was industrious, and he didn't even use oxen or tools to plow the fields. But one day, the drunk son-in-law suddenly turned into a pig's head, and we realized that he was a pig demon."

After hearing this, An Yan realized that it was not much different from what he knew, so he continued to ask, "And then?"

"I have tolerated this old man, but since his identity was exposed, his behavior has become more and more erratic. He often shows off his tricks and makes my family and neighbors feel uneasy."

"Then he locked my daughter in the backyard. We haven't seen her for a year or six months. Now I don't know whether she is dead or alive."

"I thought this wasn't going to work. I was counting on my daughter to continue the Gao family's lineage, so I wanted to ask someone to subdue him. But the people I called in were all fools and liars."

"So I beg you two to help me subdue this pig demon and restore peace to Gaojiazhuang."

When Mr. Gao finished speaking, he burst into tears and spoke in a sad tone.

Maybe Zhu Bajie was really prominent in his previous life, but for Grandpa Gao, he just wanted his daughter to live a peaceful life, rather than living in fear with a monster.

Poor parents in the world!

"How ridiculous! I, Sun Wukong, can't stand people who bully the good and fear the evil." Sun Wukong got angry and patted his chest and said, "How difficult is this? Don't worry, old man. I, Sun Wukong, will help you catch the monster tonight and make him write a document to cancel the engagement and return your daughter to you."

Originally, An Yan wanted to understand the situation first before saying anything, but Sun Wukong had already said enough, so he didn't know what to say.

Gao Taigong was overjoyed and said, "The documents are not important. As long as we can subdue the pig demon and get rid of it for me, that's enough."

Sun Wukong wanted to pat his chest, but An Yan beat him to it and said, "Master Gao, please rest assured. We will do our best tonight."

"Okay, okay, I thank you all in advance."

The delighted Grandpa Gao immediately asked people to prepare food so that An Yan and the others could eat and drink their fill.

When night fell, we learned that the monster always came before midnight.

An Yan decided to go to the backyard to see Gao Cuilan first.

Gao Taigong asked: "Master, what weapons do you need? How many people do you need? Let me know in advance so I can prepare them."

"Don't worry, we are enough. Mr. Gao, please take us to the backyard first. Let's rescue the third young lady before the monster comes back." An Yan stopped Mr. Gao and said.

Seeing An Yan and the others say this, Grandpa Gao brought everyone to the back house.

Seeing that the gate was locked, Sun Wukong immediately said, "Quickly bring the key."

Gao Taigong said helplessly: "First, look at the lock. Where is the hole? And there is an invisible wall above the wall."

"The lock can't be opened and the wall can't be climbed over, otherwise I would have sent someone to rescue my daughter."

After hearing what Master Gao said, An Yan took a look and found that the lock was indeed made of copper liquid and there was no keyhole at all. He then looked at the wall and activated his magic power, and indeed there was a formation covering it.

Sun Wukong scratched his head. "This monster is too cautious. If we force our way in, I'm afraid the monster will know right away."

"I wonder if there is any way to solve it?" Gao Taigong asked eagerly.

Sun Wukong was in a dilemma. "This formation is exactly what I am not good at. If I use brute force to break it, I am afraid that the monster will be scared away and there will be endless troubles."

But this formation was somewhat extraordinary and it was definitely beyond his ability to solve.

"What, what should we do?" Mr. Gao became anxious when he heard this.

It’s not right if it’s broken, and it’s not right if it’s not broken.

At this moment, An Yan stepped forward and fiddled with the door lock. His magic power flowed through his fingertips and penetrated into the formation covering the yard.

Seeing this scene, everyone held their breath.

Unlike Sun Wukong, An Yan practiced the 72 Earthly Transformations, and just happened to have mastered the formation-laying transformation to perfection, which also contained the mystery of breaking the formation.

With a click, the copper lock broke, and a hole appeared in the formation covering the yard. An Yan pushed the door open and walked in.

Seeing this, the others hurriedly followed in.

There is a big tree in the yard that holds up a big umbrella, covering the yard. The ground is unexpectedly clean, and it's obvious that someone cleans it regularly.

An Yan raised his eyebrows. This seemed a little strange. Could it be that Gao Cuilan cleaned it?
When Gao Taigong finally came in, he rushed into the room with an excited look on his face, "Cui Lan, my poor Cui Lan."

Unexpectedly, there was a magic circle in the room, which immediately blocked Gao Taigong outside.

Helpless, Mr. Gao looked at An Yan and pleaded, "Master, please lend a hand."

Tang Sanzang and others who were not good at formations completely became spectators.

An Yan had no choice but to use the same old trick again to open the formation in the room.

Pushing open the door, it was pitch black inside. An Yan raised his hand and shone a beam of light that rose to the roof, instantly dispelling the darkness.

"Cui Lan! Cui Lan! Where are you? Daddy is here to save you!"

No matter how Gao Taigong shouted, no one answered.

Gao Taigong suddenly had a bad feeling and was about to howl when he was interrupted by An Yan, "She is in bed."

An Yan looked around and looked at the bed covered by curtains.

Without the slightest doubt, Gao Taigong walked over quickly, pulled aside the curtain, and took a look. He was so frightened that he screamed and stumbled back away from the bed, his voice filled with fear: "No! She is not my Cuilan! My Cuilan is a figure like the fairy Chang'e in the sky!"

Hearing Mr. Gao's scream, An Yan took a step forward, pulled open the curtain, and saw the face of the sleeping woman lying inside.

To be honest, it’s hard to imagine that face covered with pustules is the legendary Gao Cuilan.

Tang Sanzang, Sun Wukong, Xiong Bin and Ao Lie also stepped forward and felt a chill in their hearts when they saw this appearance.

"Hey! Old man, why does your daughter look like this?" Sun Wukong said in surprise.

"Wukong, don't talk nonsense." Tang Sanzang scolded Sun Wukong and apologized, "Donor Gao, Wukong didn't mean it, please forgive me."

Gao Taigong had a bitter look on his face and waved his hands, saying, "Don't even mention Master, your disciple. Even I, as your father, wouldn't dare to recognize you if I saw you."

"My daughter used to be as pretty as a fairy, with pale eyebrows, a slender waist and an oval face."

"It must be the work of that monster!"

Gao Taigong gnashed his teeth and said angrily.

Tang Sanzang didn't know how to respond, so he looked at An Yan, "An Yan, do you have a way to wake her up?"

An Yan pointed his magic power at Gao Cuilan, and the magic power flowed through her body. Finally, his face changed slightly, and he quickly dispersed the magic power, "What a vicious method!"

"Someone cast a spell and put a plague on her soul. If the plague is not removed, she will never wake up."

"It's really strange. Even if a god were to be infected with this plague, he would be transformed into a pool of pus."

Gao Cuilan is just a mortal, but she has managed to survive until now.

From what Mr. Gao said, we learned that Gao Cuilan was not like this a year ago.

Sun Wukong concluded, "It goes without saying that the pig demon must have killed Miss Gao San because she was determined to die rather than surrender. She also used a formation to prevent the old man from saving her daughter."

Even Ao Lie, who had been silent the whole time, couldn't help but say, "Damn monster!"

"If he dares to come tonight, I will make sure he knows how powerful my Black Tassel Spear is!" Xiong Bin said angrily.

Grandpa Gao also wiped his tears and said, "You must help me, help my poor daughter, subdue the monster and find the antidote."

Hearing this, although An Yan had a lot of doubts in his heart, he suppressed them temporarily and decided to meet Zhu Bajie tonight before making any decisions.

So he said, "I will temporarily transfer Miss Gao San. Wukong, you change into Miss Gao San's appearance and lie on the bed."

"Okay, leave it to me."

Sun Wukong nodded.

Because Gao Cuilan was infected with the plague and could not be touched by mortals, An Yan did not allow Gao Taigong and others to touch her. He directly used his magic power to move Gao Cuilan to her original room according to Gao Taigong's instructions.

"Sanzang, please take Xiaobai and Xiongpi to guard Miss Gao San. Don't make contact with her, and don't let anyone else make contact with her." An Yan said solemnly, "I'm worried about Wukong being alone, so I'll go over and guard her."

Tang Sanzang, Ao Lie and Xiong Bin nodded and told An Yan to go without worry.

Gao Taigong also asked An Yan to disperse the crowd and let them do what they were supposed to do as usual.

After restoring the formation of the yard and the room, An Yan saw that Wukong had turned into Miss Gao San. He smiled and turned into a bee.

Time passed little by little, and it was midnight.

A gust of wind came, and sand and rocks flew everywhere.

After the strong wind passed, a big man with a black face, short hair, a long mouth and big ears, and a pig's head and a human body appeared in the yard.

Zhu Ganglie didn't notice anything wrong and strode into the room.

When he saw Gao Cuilan on the bed, an indescribable sadness spread across his ugly pig face. Zhu Ganglie ignored the pustules on Gao Cuilan's face and kissed her gently. He held Gao Cuilan's hand tightly and whispered, "Cuilan, no matter what you become, Zhu Ganglie will always love you."

"I will definitely find a way to save you, even if..."

No sound came from the back, and it was obvious that someone was making a difficult decision.

(End of this chapter)