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The establishment of the six-person visiting group marked the beginning of the plot development in Journey to the West World, slowly getting back on track.
However, whether they could successfully reach the West was something Li Hong truly had no confidence in.
After all, this unreliable Assistance was bent on ruining Top Lane.
After packing their gear, the group set out from Chang'an City while it was still light.
"With a monkey on my left hand, a pig on my right, and riding a White Dragon Horse beneath me, yi ya yi de wei..."
Singing an ancient and mysterious song, Golden Cicada led the five companions on the long and arduous journey back home.
Watching Golden Cicada leave Chang'an, Li Shimin returned to his palace with a blank expression and dialed a number.
"Hello, this is Supreme."
"Ancestor, Golden Cicada has left; she’s gone back home."
Upon hearing Li Shimin's words, Li Er sighed and said, "Good riddance. I'll go take care of her right away."
"Ancestor, you’re right. When marrying someone, you really should see their true self first. After marrying Golden Cicada all these years, she only gave me a bunch of cicadas; I regret it so much."
Li Er chuckled and asked, "So what did you do with the cicadas that Golden Cicada gave you?"
"I fried them! Surprisingly tasty," Li Shimin explained.
Unexpectedly, Li Er became furious upon hearing this and scolded, "You wretched child! Even a tiger doesn’t eat its own cubs, yet you’ve fried and eaten your own flesh and blood. This is an unspeakable sin!"
Li Shimin remained silent, contemplating the situation.
With so many cicadas around, what else could he do but fry them?
After a scolding, the Supreme calmly said, "Well then, send me a portion. I need to perform a proper ritual for them."
"Ancestor, isn't 'performing a ritual' a bit out of our vocabulary?" Li Shimin questioned.
The Supreme paused for a moment, then stammered, "You fool, aren't I the one who transformed into a Buddha? Why can't I perform a ritual? Just make sure to send it over... as long as it's fried properly!"
"Should I add chili and seasoning?" Li Shimin pressed on.
The Supreme smacked his lips and replied sheepishly, "Forget it. After all, she's the child of the Golden Cicada; adding seasoning would be too disrespectful."
Li Shimin nodded and then asked, "Ancestor, what do you think we should do about the Golden Cicada?"
"Just get rid of her. What else can we do?"
The Supreme scolded him with frustration, "Isn't this all because you were infatuated with the beauty of the Golden Cicada and insisted on marrying her? Now look at you—at your prime age, yet you're in a second marriage."
"Uh... I realized my mistake. By the way, I've started dating someone new—Guanyin in her mortal form. What do you think, Ancestor?"
On the other end of the line, the Supreme was trembling with anger.
"You wretched fool! Can't you find someone normal? First it was a giant cicada, and now it's a human-demon hybrid! Are you trying to drive me to my grave?"
“……”
Li Shimin instantly fell silent, no longer saying anything.
After his anger subsided, Supreme helplessly said, “Forget it, forget it. After all, you chose this yourself, and I can’t really dissuade you. Guanyin has done well; knowing she cannot bear children, she transformed into a mortal to marry you. That shows some thoughtfulness.”
“Well, I…”
“Get lost, get lost. I’m busy here and still have to help you deal with your ex-wife.”
“Thank you for your trouble, Ancestor…” Li Shimin smiled and flattered a bit before hanging up the phone.
“Golden Cicada, oh Golden Cicada, I once loved you, but since you cannot bear children, there’s nothing I can do. As the Emperor of Humanity, without heirs, the kingdom will be unstable…”
Muttering to himself, Li Shimin left the palace with a heavy heart.
……
On the other side, after receiving Li Shimin’s call for help, Supreme knew what to do.
Calling over a young attendant beside him, Supreme instructed, “Go take a few of my treasures and deliver them to the great demon below. Also, take my Azure Bull with you and head down to the mortal realm…”
Seeing the attendant leave with several treasures from Demon Lord Palace, Supreme finally felt relieved.
With all these divine artifacts in hand, there’s no way we can’t win this team battle!
However, just to be safe, Supreme contacted a few friends and asked them to join forces to eliminate Golden Cicada, that wicked woman.
...
As they walked along, Li Hong was filled with joy, thinking he would encounter some monsters and demons. But in the end, he had to helplessly realize that the public order in the Tang Dynasty was too good; all the monsters and demons had turned over a new leaf.
"This is not scientific! Without the Eighty-One Trials, what’s the point of going to the West?"
"What are you mumbling about?" Sun Wukong asked curiously, scratching his head.
Li Hong waved his hand, signaling for a peaceful development on the bottom lane, indicating that there was no need for a teleport from the Top Lane.
Feeling somewhat disheartened, Sun Wukong turned away, not wanting to pay attention to this fellow Li Hong.
Golden Cicada sat on the White Dragon Horse, looking listless as if something was bothering her.
After all, it was still the Jungle; one had to keep an eye on the entire map. Peng was the first to notice something off about Golden Cicada and asked, "Empress, what's wrong? You look pale. Are you feeling dizzy from riding?"
Once Peng spoke up, everyone noticed that Golden Cicada indeed looked unwell. However, Peng's comment about dizziness was naturally overlooked by several people.
No matter how useless Golden Cicada might be, she shouldn't be feeling dizzy from riding.
Seeing everyone looking at her with concern, Golden Cicada gently tucked a few strands of hair behind her ear and softly explained, "It's nothing; I think it's just some pregnancy symptoms."
"What? You're pregnant?" Everyone's expressions changed simultaneously.
"Don't worry," Golden Cicada said with a smile. "I get pregnant three or four times a year, so it's nothing surprising."
"What the hell should I do?" Li Hong was left speechless.
Getting pregnant three or four times a year—should he praise Li Shimin for his prowess or commend Golden Cicada for her fertility?
After the laughter faded, Golden Cicada's expression darkened, and she said gloomily, "It's just that I can't give birth to a son or daughter; I feel ashamed towards my husband."
"Then what have you given birth to?" Li Hong asked curiously.
Golden Cicada refused to answer that question, but Sun Wukong cleared up the confusion for Li Hong.
"What else could it be? A bunch of cicadas. Every time the Empress gives birth, the palace is filled with cicadas flying everywhere. It's really enough; I'm almost sick of eating cicadas."
"I'm sick of them too," Pangmen chimed in.
Upon hearing this shocking news, Golden Cicada trembled and said, "What? You... ate them?"
Pong picked his nose and replied nonchalantly, "Yeah, we had to. Li Shimin's son really knows how to make fried cicadas. It's impressive; after eating so many, he still hasn't gotten tired of them..."
"Ate? Ate..."
Golden Cicada's eyes turned cold, her voice hauntingly low as if filled with boundless resentment.
"But those are my children! How could he eat them..."
Sun Wukong sensed something was off and quickly grabbed Peng, reminding him, "Don't! The Empress still doesn't know!"
Peng glanced at the Golden Cicada, whose gaze felt as cold as ice, and shrank back, falling silent.
The irritated Golden Cicada understood that it wasn't Sun Wukong and Peng's fault for being greedy. The one truly deserving of blame was Li Shimin.
Yet, even knowing who the real culprit was, she couldn't muster any feelings of hatred.
After all, that person was the love of her life. No matter how angry his actions made her feel, she couldn't bring herself to blame him.
"This is the incredible power of love," 404 sighed.
Li Hong remained silent, not wanting to share his thoughts as a single man. His mind was occupied with one question: what did the Golden Cicada's child taste like?
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