Journey to the West: Monks do not tell lies, they only rob

Apprentices: Huh? You're also promoting yourself?

Tang Shan sighed regretfully, "But, did the three kings give you a share of the food when they ate the people from Lion Camel City?"

This should have happened during the time of the little Zuanfengs' fathers and grandfathers.

The excited smiles on their faces froze in an instant, as if the three kings had eaten all of it by themselves?

Tang Shan continued, "He wouldn't even share his food with you, let alone such precious Tang Monk meat."

She gestured with her hand.

"How big is Tang Monk? He might not even be big enough to fill the teeth of the three kings, so how can the people below him have a chance?"

The disciples watched quietly as their master enthusiastically discussed eating himself.

It is not impossible that the master walked into the pot of boiling water by himself.

The little fantasy in the hearts of the little Zuanfengs was completely shattered. It turned out that they had no chance of getting the highest risk and the greatest benefit.

Wukong: "Master, why are you telling them this?"

Don’t they just leave after getting the information?

Tang Shan said confidently, "To deal with the enemy, the most important thing is to attack their hearts. Instead of wasting energy fighting so many little demons for days and nights, it would be better to divide them from within and then incite them to rebel. Wouldn't it be better to turn the enemy's strength into your own?"

If all these little demons were used to grow crops, build bridges and roads, they would all become a huge free labor force.

Even if a little demon only earns half a tael of silver a day, that’s how much he would earn every day!

Tang Shan happily imagined the days of lying down and counting silver in the future, and Tang Sanzang's life would be considered complete.

Wukong scratched his head, "That's fine, but I'm afraid it won't be that easy."

It was the first time he heard or saw that a little demon was not attacked directly but was instead persuaded to rebel. Although it was novel, he still preferred to fight directly.

But since the master has said it, I can only do as he says.

Bajie came over and said, "Brother Monkey, why is Master laughing so foolishly?"

Tang Shan couldn't suppress the smile on her lips and eyebrows, and even Bajie could feel that his master was in a happy mood at the moment.

Tang Shan felt that the originally warm atmosphere became a little cold because of her pouring cold water.

Although what she said was the truth, it also greatly damaged the little demons' enthusiasm for working hard.

Now is a good opportunity to divide and win over people's hearts.

"Look at you, Sun Wukong swept over with his stick, and at least a dozen of his brothers died. Just think about your family, friends, wives, and children. How miserable their future will be."

Tang Shan said this with a few regretful "tsk tsk tsk" sounds, looking like an old friend chatting with you about family matters.

Wukong raised his head proudly and glanced at Bajie. See, my master said I’m powerful.

Bajie: Tsk, Master hasn’t finished yet.

One of the little Zuanfeng was skeptical, "The three kings are so powerful, they won't just ignore us."

Even if they die, the king should help take care of their families.

Tang Shan: "Your king doesn't even care whether you live or die, so how can he care about your family?"

"The king knew long ago that you were no match for Sun Wukong, yet he still sent you to capture Tang Sanzang. He wanted to use you as cannon fodder to consume and distract his disciples' fighting power, so that he could capture them without much effort in the end."

Tang Shan looked at the expressions of the little Zuanfengs and said, "I'm telling you this because I can't bear to see you die in vain."

"No! Impossible. The two kings are usually very nice to us."

"Hey you guys" Bajie couldn't help but speak out.

Tang Shan glared at him and said, "You talk too much."

She continued to persuade him, "You don't know yet, the Great King and the Second Great King are the mounts of the Bodhisattva in heaven. If they do bad things, they will be protected. Even Sun Wukong dare not hit them hard. You are just little cabbages with no one to love you."

"If the truth is revealed, he'll be whisked away to continue being used as a means of transportation. You'll be in big trouble."

After she finished speaking, she sighed, and it really looked like she was standing up for someone who was wronged.

"But...but we can't disobey the king."

"That's right. Disobeying orders will also result in death."

The little Zuanfengs all had gloomy faces. It's not easy to be a little demon these days.

In order to make a living, one has to constantly worry about whether he can survive until tomorrow.

"I heard that Sun Wukong killed countless monsters with that iron rod. It's all covered in blood. It's so scary."

Tang Shan curled the corners of her mouth slightly, thinking that this is the right way to think.

"Think carefully again, did your Great King and Second Great King ever say they wanted to eat Tang Sanzang's flesh?"

"No, it was the three kings who came all the way here to swear brotherhood and eat Tang Sanzang's flesh together."

"Sir, what's the problem?"

These little ones have nothing to eat, but the three kings will definitely have some.

Tang Shan stretched out her finger, "nonono~"

"If they really catch Tang Sanzang, and the three kings start fighting over the uneven distribution of the meat, or if the three kings use underhanded tactics to take Tang Sanzang's meat for themselves, then you little ones will have to fight again."

Xiao Zuanfeng and the others were completely confused by Tang Shan. How many tricks are there in this?

The disciples had no say in the conversation, and knowing that their master was a charlatan, they simply kept silent and watched their master perform to his heart's content.

"Thanks so much for telling us, Commander. I wonder what you plan to do?"

The little Zuanfengs were very respectful and regarded Tang Shan as their life-saving straw.

There was no doubt at all why the person sent by the king told them this.

As expected, little demons are so naive and easy to deceive.

Tang Shan suddenly became serious and said, "To be honest, we are planning to leave here as soon as possible."

"What?" The little demons cried out in surprise. Leaving Lion Camel Ridge?

"This...this person left without permission. If he gets caught, he'll be skinned alive!"

Tang Shan beguiled him, saying, "Then the king will only be busy capturing Tang Sanzang. How can he care about us? We're all going to die anyway. Only by fighting hard can we win."

The little demons whispered to each other, and it sounded like that.

Tang Shan struck while the iron was hot. "You guys are usually responsible for patrolling the mountains, so you're bound to run into a lot of colleagues. Let's spread the word. If so many people escape together, the king won't be able to catch them even if he wants to."

The little Zuanfengs gathered together and started discussing heatedly. It was not their fault that they did it to survive.

So, all forty little Zuanfengs went out, beating drums and gongs and saying to be on guard against Sun Wukong, but then the message turned into a message to disband and leave quickly.

Word spread from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred, until at least half of the 48,000 little demons knew about it.

The entire Lion Camel Ridge was in an uproar. Whoever wanted to do this job could get their lifespan taken care of.

When Xiao Zuanfeng and his companions came back, they started packing their bags and tried to escape before Tang Seng and his disciples arrived.

"Sir, what you said today is truly enlightening. I will be leaving now."

They were quite polite and each of them bowed to Tang Shan before leaving.

Apprentices: Huh? Is that it?

Without any manpower, you scared away so many little goblins just by talking?

Bajie: "Brother Monkey, Master's mouth seems to be more effective than your iron rod."