Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me-Chapter 158 - 157: Laughter

Of course, no matter what a horse looks like, the most important thing is its speed and endurance.

If it lacks these two qualities, no matter how good it looks, it is only a showpiece and has no practical use.

Skyhorse, however, embodies both of these wonders.

As swift as the wind, as fast as lightning is how the Skyhorse is described.

With flashes of white streaks, the Skyhorses were already appearing behind Huo Qubing and his men, about to catch up with them.

"Quick!"

In a moment of crisis, Huo Qubing and his men shouted, their body’s energy surging, merging into a whirlwind, carrying them swiftly forward.

In a blink of an eye, they disappeared without a trace.

Even though the Skyhorses were fast, they could only eat their opponent’s dust.

The military’s divine ability, as swift as the wind!

’The Art of War’ says: Hence, it moves as swift as wind, calm as a forest, fierce as fire, immobile as a mountain, mysterious as a shade, explosive as thunder.

This divine ability originates from this principle.

By burning your energy, you can gain unimaginable speed. The more energy is burned, the greater the speed increases.

As for people like Huo Qubing, their speed increased more than tenfold in an instant, clearly indicating that they had burned all their energy at once.

Although this can result in unparalleled speed, it will undoubtedly lead to weakness afterwards. However, this small price compared to the benefits they gained is practically nothing.

More than two thousand Skyhorses are enough for Huo Qubing to form an invincible cavalry.

"Dammit!"

With a curse, Monkey King somersaulted in the clouds and in recitation started the divine ability of somersaulting on clouds, pursuing Huo Qubing and his men.

However, this time, Monkey King didn’t forget those Skyhorses. He plucked a single hair and left a replica of himself behind.

"Go!"

"Let’s also follow and see."

Curious to see how Huo Qubing would deal with Monkey King, Jiang Chen moved, turning into a streak of light and keeping up the pursuit.

For the sake of showing off, ugh, for the sake of maintaining the façade of a superior being, Jiang Chen utilized Crossing Earth Golden Light and Digging Sea Shrinking Earth during his journey, bringing his speed to an astonishing twelve thousand leagues in a single breath.

"Truly a superior senior!"

Watching Jiang Chen vanish into the dust, Yun Luo and Dongzhuang had expressions of complete awe, before they each displayed their divine abilities and sped after him.

That monkey seemed quite powerful. They couldn’t let Huo Qubing get hurt, otherwise they would be in big trouble.

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With one somersault covering ten thousand eight hundred leagues, Monkey King soon caught up with Huo Qubing, but he was still one step too late.

By the time he saw Huo Qubing, they had already entered the Han Army camp.

As Monkey King looked closer, he saw countless encampments, surrounded by an overwhelming number of soldiers, at least tens of thousands in sight.

Brilliant banners fluttering in the wind under the azure sky. The banners, originally not red, had been dyed blood red from countless battles.

The soldiers, in their gleaming armor and brandishing uneven blades towards the sky, emitted a chilling light.

An invisible aura was emitted from the soldiers, forming a black dragon in the sky. The illusionary dragon circled under the dome of the sky, instilling an awe-inspiring majesty.

In a trance, the black dragon suddenly lowered its head and stared in Monkey King’s direction.

Startled...

Seeing the black dragon gaze at him, Monkey King felt a pang of apprehension, which halted his advancing steps.

In the back of his mind, a voice was telling him that he was not a match for the black dragon. If a fight were to break out, he could face severe injuries if not death.

At this thought, Monkey King abandoned the idea of forcibly entering the camp. Instead, he transformed into a giant, the size of a small mountain, and shouted towards the camp:

"You horse thief, come out now, return the horses, or don’t blame me for being ruthless with my iron rod, I will crush you all into minced meat."

As he spoke, Sun Wukong waved the golden cudgel in his hand, which had transformed into a size of tens of thousands of feet, creating a visually shocking scene.

Sun Wukong’s body was tens of thousands of feet tall, and his voice resonated like a thunderclap, clearly audible within a radius of tens of thousands of miles.

The soldiers in the camp were startled by this figure, and they all looked up to see a giant god of tens of thousands of feet tall, waving a cudgel as large as a small mountain.

Even though the soldiers of the Great Han were well-experienced, they were still deeply shocked by this sight.

Immediately, someone rushed towards the main camp, running and shouting, "Report to the general, there is a golden armored god challenging us outside."

In the camp, Huo Qubing, who had just sat down, was startled upright by the sudden sound before he even had a chance to take a sip of hot tea.

"The monster monkey found us so soon?" Hearing the voice, Huo Qubing knew who it was.

This was the creditor coming for his due.

However, it was impossible for him to return the horses.

Without taking time to rest, Huo Qubing picked up his weapons and ordered his trusted aides, "Come, follow me to check it out."

As he spoke, he had already left the tent and walked towards the camp wall, with his aides hurriedly following behind him.

Seeing Huo Qubing appear, Sun Wukong recognized him as the horse thief and quickly warned, "Horse thief, do you know the origin of those ponies? They are heavenly steeds from Heaven, specifically for the use of heavenly soldiers."

"You dared to steal them, this is a capital offense, if discovered by the Heaven Court, you cannot escape facing punishment on the Immortal-slaying Platform."

"Now I am willing to show mercy because of your youth, I will spare you as long as you return those heavenly horses, and I will let bygones be bygones."

With that said, Huo Qubing was immediately somewhat convinced. He had seen those heavenly horses, and they were indeed not ordinary breeds; claiming they were from Heaven was not an exaggeration.

But so what? Whatever falls into his hands, there is no reason to return. Moreover, even if those horses are really heavenly horses, they would have nothing to do with Heaven once they reach the human realm.

Cutting off the connections between Heaven and Earth is not a joke.

He chuckled and shouted back at Sun Wukong, "Monkey, even if what you said is true, that these ponies are indeed the heavenly horses of Heaven."

"But why would the heavenly horses of Heaven Court run to the human realm, and even fall into your hands?"

In response to Huo Qubing’s questioning, Sun Wukong’s eyes darted about, and he blurted out a quick lie: "You, this little thief, don’t know that I am the Stable Manager of Heaven, in charge of all the heavenly horses in Heaven."

"I was ordered by the Jade Emperor to take the horses to the mortal realm to appreciate human elegance."

"Unexpectedly, I encountered a little thief like you who stole my horses. Absolutely despicable!"

Jiang Chen, who was eavesdropping from the shadows, couldn’t help but silently compliment Sun Wukong’s quick thinking.

The Jade Emperor would never command Sun Wukong to bring nearly ten thousand heavenly horses to the mortal realm. Was he trying to reduce poverty in the mortal realm?

Falsely invoking imperial orders!

In Jiang Chen’s heart, he added another charge to Sun Wukong’s list of crimes.

Bringing the heavenly horses to the mortal world without permission, accidentally causing the death of the heavenly horses, then allowing the heavenly horses to be stolen, and now, falsely invoking imperial orders.

These four charges combined were enough for Sun Wukong to face punishment on the Immortal-slaying Platform.

"Ha ha!" After hearing Sun Wukong’s explanation, Huo Qubing couldn’t help but burst into laughter till tears started streaming down his face.

After a while, he pointed at Sun Wukong and said, "You monkey, even if you want to fabricate an identity, you could at least make up a more plausible one. Stable Manager, when did Heaven have such a post?"

"Moreover, even if Heaven has a Stable Manager, they wouldn’t let a monkey take the position. To let a monkey take care of horses, are you saying the gods of Heaven have no brains, or do you think I am a fool?"

As he spoke, Huo Qubing laughed even harder. "Ha ha, a monkey taking care of horses, are you a horse monkey?"

The soldiers below, after hearing Huo Qubing’s words, also burst into laughter.

A monkey taking care of horses, it sounded amusing indeed, a superlative joke. Second only to letting a monkey guard peaches!

However, the reality was indeed bizarre, Heaven really let a monkey take care of horses.

"Pff!" Upon hearing Huo Qubing’s speech, even Jiang Chen, who was hiding nearby, couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

Ps: Starting today, there’s a top-up promotion on Qidian, I really want to get a Silver League membership for myself, but unfortunately I am broke.