I'm Dreaming of a Journey to the West

"What happened just now?"

Hearing the sound, the villagers who had been hiding deep in the mine poked their heads out of the mine after seeing Li Chen and his group and the two little monsters leave.

It turned out that when those villagers were making trouble, there were other villagers working deep in the mine, but they did not dare to conflict with the demons and could only work honestly.

"This Tiger Vanguard usually beats us up and kills us at will, so why is he giving us steamed buns today?" A villager looked at the backs of Li Chen and others in surprise, and a hint of doubt arose in his heart.

But these are not what they should think about. If Tiger Vanguard suddenly changes his mind and kills them with his sword, they will probably have no place to complain.

The villagers deep inside the mine also rushed up and joined the villagers in grabbing the steamed buns that Li Chen had just distributed. Each of them wolfed down the food, fearing that the food would be snatched away again.

But now, for Li Chen and his team, the true test lies ahead – facing the Yellow Wind King, even more powerful than the Tiger Vanguard. If this stealth mission succeeds, they might be able to defeat this formidable foe without a single drop of blood; however, if it fails, they will be surrounded by demons, and only by fighting their way out can they stand a chance of survival.

After a while, Li Chen and his group finally arrived at the heavily guarded demon cave. Two rat demons, weapons in hand, stood on either side of the gate, patrolling vigilantly. When they saw Li Chen and his group approaching, they immediately came forward and greeted them warmly.

"Master Tiger Vanguard, you are back! The king is waiting for you inside!"

One of the rat demons said respectfully.

"Okay, I understand. You guys guard the gate well!"

Li Chen responded, and then led a group of little demons straight into the demon cave. As soon as they entered the demon cave, Li Chen and others heard the wailing of countless women. It turned out that these women were imprisoned in the demon cave, their faces full of fear and despair.

Their task is to produce golden silk for King Huangfeng day and night, because golden silk is an important material for creating powerful weapons and equipment.

Seeing this scene, Li Chen felt a strong sense of justice, but he knew that now was not the time. He had to complete the lurking mission first before he could save these poor women. So, he suppressed his inner anger and continued to lead everyone deeper into the cave.

A rat demon saw Li Chen's transformed Tiger Vanguard leading the team back, and each of them was holding a bloody human head. He immediately ran to the Yellow Wind King with a smile on his face to report: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty! The Tiger Vanguard is back!"

"Oh?" a questioning voice came, and then a monster with a rat head and a human body came out of the cave. After seeing the human head in the hands of Tiger Pioneer and others, it nodded with satisfaction, then looked at Tiger Pioneer and asked, "Tiger Pioneer, did you gain anything this time?"

Li Chen realized that this monster was most likely the leader of these monsters, the Wasp King.

"Your Majesty, we killed quite a few humans this time. These are their heads. Please have a look." Li Chen, transformed into the Tiger Vanguard, answered respectfully.

Upon hearing this, King Huangfeng laughed heartily and said, "Haha, good! Tiger Vanguard, you did a great job! I'm very satisfied!"

After saying this, King Huang Feng looked at the others and praised them, "You are all good too. You have all made contributions! You will be rewarded handsomely later!"

Upon hearing this, the monsters transformed by Fairy Hibiscus and others all showed joy on their faces and knelt down and shouted, "Thank you, Your Majesty!" Their voices were deafening and echoed throughout the entire cave.

At this moment, Li Chen slowly raised his head and his eyes fell on the monster called Yellow Wind King. He saw the monster walking out with his head held high and chest puffed out, looking fierce and majestic.

Li Chen took another closer look at the Yellow Wind King. The monster wore a golden helmet that shone with dazzling light, and wore golden armor that radiated a brilliant glow. The tassels on the armor fluttered in the wind, like the tail of a pheasant.

He wore a pale yellow robe, appearing solemn and majestic. A belt of armor shone like a coiled dragon around his waist, and a breastplate encircled his chest, radiating a brilliant light. He wore a pair of deerskin boots dyed the color of acacia blossoms, and a brocade apron made of willow velvet, a unique design. In his hand, he clutched an incredibly sharp three-pronged steel fork, his power no less impressive than that of Erlang Shen in his youth.

"Alright, Tiger Vanguard! Later, you will lead your men to the mines to supervise the miners. Don't let them slack off, and especially prevent any slaves from escaping!" King Huangfeng said excitedly, then picked up a nearby wine gourd and drank from it. It turned out that the wine gourd contained no ordinary alcohol, but a yellow liquid so thick and sticky that it could be stretched into long threads. It looked like some kind of grease.

"Yes! My king! Don't worry, I will be a good supervisor and will never let any slave escape again. If those slaves dare to escape, they can test the sharpness of my steel knife!"

Li Chen imitated Tiger Vanguard's tone and patted his chest to assure King Huang Feng. After seeing his most loyal subordinate make a promise to him, King Huang Feng lay down safely on his throne to rest. He drank oil comfortably.

Li Chen continued to lead the group of monsters transformed by Fairy Furong and his group back to the previous mine to act as supervisors. Although he was called a supervisor, Li Chen actually wanted to find an opportunity to release all the villagers.

But releasing these villagers was no easy task. They had to find a way to hide it from the demons, especially the real demons.

Li Chen, along with the Hibiscus Fairy and the others, transformed into a group of demons and returned to the mine in a mighty procession. Upon seeing the return of the Tiger Vanguard transformed by Li Chen, the originally ferocious and arrogant demons immediately changed their expressions and rushed forward to show their courtesy.

"Master Tiger Vanguard, you are finally back!"

A rat demon came forward, bowing and nodding, and welcomed Li Chen and the Hibiscus Fairy and the others behind him into the mine. They wore ingratiating smiles on their faces, completely devoid of the arrogance they had shown towards the villagers before.

"Well, this pioneer is back! I'm here on the orders of the King to monitor your progress! To see if you're slacking off or not working properly!"

Li Chen's transformed Tiger Vanguard said with a serious expression. As he spoke, he scanned the surrounding monsters with sharp eyes.

"Hahaha! Of course, of course! We absolutely won't dare to be lazy. We will definitely work hard and speed up the production of resources!"

Another rat demon quickly chimed in with a smile, not forgetting to flatter Tiger Vanguard. Then, they carefully led Li Chen to a small cave not far from the mine. The cave was filled with a variety of food, including chicken, duck, fish, meat, and delicacies from land and sea. The variety was mouth-watering.

"This small gift is not enough to show my respect, Lord Tiger Vanguard, but please accept it with a smile! Please put in a good word for us in front of the King!"

The rat demons said together. Li Chen looked at the chickens, ducks, fish, meat, and delicacies from land and sea and couldn't help but mutter. No wonder those villagers lived such a hard life. It turned out that all these foods were wasted by them.