I'm Dreaming of a Journey to the West

"I'm not drunk, I can still have another drink!"

Li Chen closed his eyes tightly, mumbling incoherently in his sleep, his body swaying as if he might fall to the ground at any moment. His hands, already somewhat dazed, rose involuntarily, then stretched randomly to the left and right, finally resting steadily on the shoulders of two people on his left and right.

Unlike before, the bodies of "Hibiscus Fairy" and "Fire-Eating Poison Scorpion," whose shoulders Li Chen had clung to, were completely devoid of warmth, as cold as two pieces of iron. Although Li Chen's consciousness was hazy, he still noticed something strange and mumbled, "Hibiscus Fairy, Fire-Eating Poison Scorpion, have you two caught a cold? Why are you so cold? Perhaps you've caught a cold..."

However, Li Chen's nonsense received no response. Instead, he suddenly felt a chill on his neck, followed by a "clang clang clang" sound as if something hard were colliding with something. At the same time, he also felt as if his hands and feet were weighed down by heavy objects, causing him to move very slowly.

After hearing Li Chen's nonsense, "Hibiscus Fairy" and "Fire-Eating Poison Scorpion" remained silent, but Li Chen could clearly feel the chill emanating from their faces, and the creepy and spine-chilling weird smiles.

If other people around saw the people walking with Li Chen at this time, they would probably have been scared to death. The two people in front of them were not the "Hibiscus Fairy" and the "Fire-Eating Poison Scorpion" at all, but the ghost messengers from the underworld - the Black and White Impermanence!

Indeed, these two were the Black and White Impermanence who had lured Sun Wukong from the mortal realm into the underworld! However, they had no idea that the man they had lured, Li Chen, was so terrifyingly powerful that he was more than ten times stronger than Sun Wukong!

Poor Li Chen, who was completely drunk, was completely oblivious to this, thinking it was just a trick played by the Hibiscus Fairy and the Fire-Eating Scorpion. The Black and White Impermanence were also clueless, constantly reaching out to push Li Chen as the three of them walked.

"Fairy Hibiscus, why are you pushing me with such force? Can't I walk?"

Li Chen's face was filled with anger. He turned around and scolded the "Hibiscus Fairy" who had just pushed him. After that, he stretched out his hand to grab her. Unexpectedly, the object he grabbed was a long, soft, and slightly cool thing.

"Hey, what on earth is this? It's long and soft, and feels a little cool to the touch!" Li Chen muttered suspiciously, completely unaware that what he was holding in his hand was Bai Wuchang's long tongue.

"Ahhhhhhh!" Bai Wuchang screamed in terror. At this moment, his tongue was tightly grasped by Li Chen's hand. The pain and suffocation made it impossible for him to utter a complete sentence. He could only desperately ask for help from his companion Hei Wuchang.

You have to know that even though Li Chen was drunk at the moment, his body was that of a true saint! His strength was incomparable to that of an ordinary mortal. Even a casual grab was enough to make Bai Wuchang, the ghost messenger of the underworld, unable to bear it.

"Really! Watch me, I'll help you!" Hei Wuchang looked at him with his eyes wide open. He quickly raised the mourning stick in his hand and pretended to hit Li Chen's hand that was holding Bai Wuchang's tongue.

However, at this moment, Bai Wuchang suddenly seemed to go crazy, continuing to make "Ahhhhhhh" sounds and dancing. He kept making all kinds of strange gestures, and his face showed an extremely terrified expression.

It turned out that the clever Bai Wuchang realized that if Hei Wuchang rashly hit Li Chen with the mourning stick, not only would he not be able to hurt Li Chen at all, but there was a high probability that his tongue would be knocked off as well. That was why he was so eager to stop Hei Wuchang's action.

Fortunately, Black Impermanence and White Impermanence had been partners for many years and had a tacit understanding, so they quickly understood each other's intentions. So, he slightly changed the direction of his attack, raised his mourning stick high, aimed at Li Chen's arm, and smashed it down with the force of thunder.

Seeing the mourning stick coming towards Li Chen's arm like a small mountain with unparalleled power, Bai Wuchang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He felt that as long as Hei Wuchang's attack could successfully hit, he would soon be able to escape from Li Chen's clutches and regain his freedom.

However, what no one could have imagined was that the Black Impermanence's tightly grasped mourning stick, accompanied by a sharp sound of wind, smashed down fiercely below with the force of a mountain crushing an egg. But the moment the mourning stick made contact with the target, a powerful recoil force beyond anyone's imagination suddenly erupted.

There was a dull thud, and the Black Impermanence flew backwards as if struck by a cannonball, crashing directly into a large tree not far away. The trunk cracked, and leaves scattered to the ground.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh?"

Bai Wuchang, who was watching from the side, couldn't help but stare wide-eyed, his face filled with astonishment. He subconsciously wanted to shout, but only muffled sounds came out of his throat. It turned out that his tongue was being tightly grasped by Li Chen's hand, making it impossible for him to speak normally.

Bai Wuchang was extremely anxious and looked at Hei Wuchang who was lying on the ground with a look of concern, his eyes full of worry and anxiety. However, because his tongue was restrained by someone, he could only open and close his mouth in vain, trying to convey his concern to Hei Wuchang with his eyes.

"What should I do? It seems this guy is not easy to deal with! Otherwise... I'd better go and ask for help from the King of Hell! Humph, I don't believe that this guy will still be so arrogant and hold on to your tongue even in the King of Hell!"

Hei Wuchang climbed up from the ground in a mess, brushed the dust off his body, and spoke while panting and gritting his teeth.

At this moment, the situation was extremely urgent and they had to rush to the Hades Palace as soon as possible. However, they had very little time left and if they could not get there in time, the consequences would be disastrous.

"okokokok!"

Hearing Hei Wuchang's proposal, Bai Wuchang nodded repeatedly in agreement. Although he was still worried about Bai Wuchang's injury, there was nothing else he could do now that things had come to this.

So, the two of them, enduring the pain in their bodies, once again set out on the road to Hades' Palace. Along the way, they ran like lightning, not daring to slack off for even a moment. Sure enough, not long after, Li Chen, who had been holding Bai Wuchang's tongue tightly, finally let go.

"Huh... finally loosened!" Bai Wuchang breathed a sigh of relief, stretched out his trembling hands and gently rubbed the base of his tongue, saying with lingering fear, "Brother, I never thought this guy's grip was so strong! He almost tore my tongue off just now!" Li Chen's grip strength could be said to be very strong. But the strength Li Chen used just now was less than one percent of his usual strength.

Even though Fairy Hibiscus was being grabbed by Li Chen with such a powerful force, thanks to her unfathomable cultivation, this external force had no effect on her at all. However, Bai Wuchang, who was also grabbed, was not so lucky. This force was simply deadly!

At this moment, Hei Wuchang shouted anxiously: "Okay, there is no time to lose, we have to speed up and get on the road as soon as possible!" Bai Wuchang on the side nodded in agreement. The two did not dare to delay for a moment, and used all their strength to drive Li Chen forward step by step towards the gloomy and terrifying ghost gate at a faster speed than before.

With every step, one could feel the chill and strange aura coming from the depths of the underworld. A thick, gloomy aura permeated the air, making one's hair stand on end.

The road beneath their feet seemed to become increasingly rugged and difficult to walk on, as if there were invisible resistance hindering their progress. But even so, Hei Wuchang and Bai Wuchang still struggled to drag Li Chen, not daring to relax for even a moment.