There was a tray with meat, vegetables and fruits on it, and Bai Longma was eating it slowly.

Although he has transformed into a white horse, he is actually the third prince of the Dragon King of the West Sea. He is still very elegant when eating, at least much better than Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie.

However, after hearing Jiang Liu's words, Bai Longma paused slightly and turned around: "Master, you mean? Have you ever met my uncle?"

"Yes, when we were in Chang'an City, it was the day before he was killed..."

Jiang Liu nodded slightly, as if he was back to that day in his mind. In front of Yuan Shoucheng's fortune-telling booth, the middle-aged scribe who was incarnated as the Jinghe Dragon King made a bet with Yuan Shoucheng. He secretly reminded him, and the Jinghe Dragon King seemed to be aware of it.

of leaving.

Then he entered the palace and met Yuan Tiangang by chance. Yuan Tiangang was ashamed to say that his uncle Yuan Shoucheng was just a man who liked to use his own name to deceive.

"Master, what happened at that time?" After hearing what Jiang Liu said, Bai Longma's eyes became serious and nervous, and he stopped eating.

For Bai Longma, the purpose of his journey to the west is to investigate the strange cause of his uncle's death. At this moment, it seems that he can get some clues?

"The situation at that time was a little strange..."

Now that he decided to come and chat with Bai Longma, Jiang Liu naturally had no intention of hiding it, so he told Bai Longma everything he had seen and heard in detail.

Of course, because he knew the original work in advance, he understood what was going on, but Jiang Liu did not take the initiative to tell the truth.

After all, if you take the initiative to tell him these things, it has a completely different meaning than if Bai Longma knows the strangeness of the matter and then infers it yourself.

"Originally, when I saw your uncle leaving with a thoughtful look on his face, I might be able to understand something, but I didn't expect that your uncle would be killed the next day, and even the huge dragon head fell from the clouds, causing a stir.

The excitement among the people of Chang'an City!" At the end of the sentence, Jiang Liu sighed softly.

"Sure enough, there is something really strange behind this matter!"

Although Jiang Liu did not tell Bai Longma the complete truth, as long as he knew what happened at that time, Bai Longma could also deduce that his uncle's death was indeed very strange. This also strengthened Bai Longma's own original intention.

conjecture.

"Yuan Shoucheng? Does the root cause of this matter lie with him?" Bai Longma murmured in a low voice, but then shook his head. No, the master just said that Yuan Shoucheng was originally a swindler.

Just people.

How could a mere mortal know the Jade Emperor's will in advance?

The meaning behind this is more terrifying than I imagined.

If his uncle's death was strange, then he would just slowly investigate the truth about the matter.

However, the meaning revealed in it made Bai Longma feel that it was completely extraordinary.

After all, is it possible for a mortal to know the Jade Emperor's will in advance? Is it possible for a mortal to know the Jade Emperor's will in advance? This is no small problem!

Bai Longma remained silent, obviously digesting this shocking news. The Jade Emperor's will was revealed in advance, and everyone could sense that there was a huge black hand behind the whole thing that was pushing the story.

It is unbelievable that although his uncle, the Dragon King of Jinghe, has an extraordinary status, he is just an earthly immortal after all. Who is he? He actually spent so much effort to kill him?

No matter who is behind it, being able to know the Jade Emperor's will in advance shows that the other party's identity is extraordinary. Does it seem more difficult to investigate all this and face the truth than you think?

Jiang Liu sat quietly aside, not disturbing Bai Longma's thinking.

Bai Longma naturally didn't know the overall situation of the westward journey, but through this incident, it was obvious that he was vaguely aware of the tip of the iceberg of the entire westward journey.

"Master, do you know more about everything behind this?" However, after Bai Longma was silent for a long time, he suddenly asked Jiang Liu.

"How can you see it!?" Jiang Liu asked in return.

"If you didn't realize the essence of all this early, why did you pretend to hint casually to my uncle?" Bai Longma replied, his voice low.

These words made Jiang Liu slightly silent for a moment, but he did not mean to deny it. He nodded slightly and said, "Yes, I do know, and I don't just know a few, but I know a lot, much more than you think!"

"Then, master, can you tell me!?" Jiang Liu's answer made Bai Longma become excited.

The purpose of going to the West to be granted a title is not only to gain status, but more importantly, to investigate the truth behind my uncle's death. At this moment, the truth is right in front of me, so of course I want to find out clearly.

"No, you still need to pursue the truth of this matter yourself!" However, in response to Bai Longma's words, Jiang Liu shook his head and rejected his request.

Although Jiang Liu knew that Bai Longma would most likely stand on his side and help him if he learned the truth, Jiang Liu had no intention of telling him the truth from beginning to end.

After all, what he said and what he personally spent countless thoughts and efforts to investigate have completely different meanings.

More importantly, through his own slow investigation, he will gradually gain more understanding of the overall situation of the journey to the west, and finally he will have his own clear judgment when he reaches the west.

All he could do was guide him to investigate the truth on his own.

Hearing that Jiang Liu rejected him, Bai Longma was naturally very disappointed, but no matter what, at least the master had reminded him of some clues, which was already a huge gain for him.

After Bai Longma lowered his head and pondered for a moment, he thanked Jiang Liu seriously.

"Okay, why don't you go to bed early? Maybe we should set off on the road tomorrow!" What should be said has been said. Jiang Liu didn't rush to say it about the soul of the Dragon King of Jinghe River being in his own hands. He just said it quietly.

He patted the white dragon horse's back, stood up, and went back to Yunzhan Cave.

It can be said that the dinner party was a feast for the guests and the host. Second Sister Egg felt moved that she could eat the food cooked by Master Xuanzang with her own mouth, and it was so delicious. This would be enough to envy countless banshees and even...

A fairy.

In short, this matter may be enough to brag about for a lifetime.

As for Zhu Bajie and Sun Wukong? They both ate very happily, but the two senior brothers at the dinner table were naturally uncooperative and quarreled endlessly.

Although the banquet seemed a bit chaotic, it was also more lively.

After returning to Deyunzhan Cave, Jiang Liu went into the stone room and took a look. After Zhu Bajie had eaten enough, he was already fast asleep.

What about Sun Wukong? He was lying on the side, swishing his tail behind his butt, and seemed to be in a good mood.

Jiang Liu felt very satisfied with today's drama about the real and fake Monkey King. The reason for his satisfaction was because he successfully dispelled Guanyin's doubts.

Otherwise, if Guanyin knew that she was interested in the soul of the Dragon King of Jinghe River, wouldn't it mean that Guanyin knew that she was at least suspicious of the journey to the west?

After all, I have always shown that I don't know anything, and I am content with being a chess piece in the game of going west.

As for the gold hoop that I asked for, it was just a small bonus!

Thinking of the golden hoop, Jiang Liu took out the hoop and looked down at it.

Sure enough, there are some differences between golden hoops and tight hoops.

After the tight band is put on the head, chanting the mantra will give the target a splitting headache, and the target will be unable to attack itself.

This is also the reason why Sun Wukong was rolling on the ground in pain in the original book, but could not kill Tang Monk with a stick.

Otherwise, no matter how painful it is, Sun Wukong endured the pain and smashed Tang Monk to death with a stick, wouldn't it be over?

But this golden hoop is completely different. If you recite the mantra, it will also give you a splitting headache, but it also has the effect of controlling the other party's behavior.

"In other words, if you recite the mantra, can you still use the other party as a puppet?" Looking down at the attribute information of the golden hoop, Jiang Liu's heart moved, and he remembered the hoop on the red boy in the original work.

Already.

After being put on the head, one hoop turned into five, covering the head and limbs respectively. Then, Guanyin seemed to be able to force the red boy into a cross-legged posture, unable to move.

This hoop seems to be the one that was originally put on Red Boy's head in the original work?

"I don't know what the effect of the last restraint is?" After thinking for a moment, Jiang Liu thought of the last restraint again.

The three hoops handed down by the Tathagata were originally meant to be used by himself to put one on each of his three disciples. However, in the original work, Guanyin himself used two of them, one for the black bear spirit and the other for the red boy.

In a sense, if the value of these two hoops is not high, it will not arouse Guanyin's greed, right?

Similarly, Sun Wukong is also satisfied with today's drama about the real and fake Monkey King.

Different from Jiang Liu's harvest problem, Sun Wukong's happiness is very simple, that is, he listened to his master's words and successfully deceived Guanyin after some acting.

Being able to deceive Guanyin and make her spin around is a very happy thing for Sun Wukong.

"Yes, yes, this little monk's wisdom is indeed not bad. What did he say his nickname was, Sherlock Holmes? This really doesn't sound like he was bragging. There will be fun in the future on this journey to the west..."
Chapter completed!