The Flaming Goddess, as always, was straightforward: "Can the friend of the way know where the camp of the Yin and Shang armies is?"
Deng Chan Yu pointed her in a direction: "Head southeast, and it's the riverbank 350 miles away."
The Flaming Goddess hurriedly walked away.
Deng Chan Yu muttered to herself, "Why don't you say thank you? This quality is unstoppable."
She came to the North not to find Wen Zhong, but to seek a few helpers.
The Plague-Exterminating Messenger now only has one ox, and Jin Dazheng has taken office, but they still need four helpers - monkeys, goats, snakes, and pigs.
It's not easy to find a monkey. Should we find Yuan Hong or Yuan Futong?
Yuan Futong doesn't have a name on the list, so he's probably gone to the Underworld by now.
This can only be inquired about at the Underworld.
Yuan Hong carries the auspicious fate of the demon race. It would be reckless to provoke him without caution.
The location of the monkey can be put on hold for now. After all, the central region is the core territory of the Yin and Shang, where the human race's auspiciousness is at its peak, so the chance of people getting sick is very low. In contrast, in the four directions of north, south, east, and west, ordinary people are more likely to fall ill. It's necessary to set up an Exterminating Messenger there.
She thinks that the several people from Mei Mountain would be more suitable. They are all friends of Jin Dazheng, and no one wants to see Jin Dazheng, a single ox, running around from east to west and north to south. As friends, let's help him out and share the burden!
Deng Chan Yu and Wen Zhong have always had a good relationship, and she also admires Wen Zhong's loyalty and righteousness. However, in the moment, she feels it would be better to keep some distance from him.
She discreetly located the Four Generals of the Magic Family and from them, she learned some information about Yuan Hong's subordinates. Afterward, she found her first target, the pig spirit, Zhu Zhen.
In the original text, the seven demons of Mei Mountain seem to be saved by the Grandpa in the Gourd. Each one goes to report to Chaoxia one by one, as if they don't know each other at all. In reality, their relationship is very familiar. They chose to hide their identities for fear that others would discover their demon roots and that cultivated Daoists would discriminate against them.
Zhu Zhen dressed as a Taoist beggar, wearing a Taoist robe loosely draped over his body, revealing a large patch of black mane on his chest.
Yesterday, eager to establish a meritorious record, he led his troops to raid the enemy camp. He scored a minor victory and thought his contribution was substantial. After returning to camp, he began drinking without restraint.
There is also alcohol in Mei Mountain, but the craftsmanship of the monsters is too rough. The alcohol from Mei Mountain is ultimately not as enjoyable as that brewed by humans.
Zhu Zhen was drunk and dizzy, revealing his fat and plump pig demon appearance unknowingly.
Just as he was drinking, suddenly he saw Yuan Hong stepping into the tent.
"Hahaha, Yuan family boy, without you Zhu Zhen, elder, how could we have defeated those soldiers from Chaoxia? Come quickly and pour me a drink as a tribute to your Zhu grandfather!"
The seven demons of Mei Mountain are well acquainted with each other. Joking and cursing are commonplace in their daily interactions.
He's always been this way, treating me like his father, as he would say. Who would get angry? Zhu Zhen didn't take it seriously, but who knew that today's Yuan Hong suddenly became enraged.
"Evil creature! At the brink of death, and still drinking? Tell me, which foot did you step out with first today?"
Zhu Zhen: "???"
He had long forgotten which foot he stepped out with first. His tone was very harsh: "Yuan brother, are you here to tease your own brother?"
Yuan Hong seemed even angrier than him: "You stepped out with your left foot first, and that's a great taboo. Die now!"
Zhu Zhen was still in a state of confusion when he saw Yuan Hong's long spear sweep across with a fierce gust, aimed directly at his heart.
He was enraged: "Do you want to kill me? I have given you three respects, Yuan Hong, not out of fear, but you actually want to kill me!"
He raised his sword to block, and after more than ten exchanges, he finally noticed a problem. How had Yuan Hong's martial arts skills changed so much? The seven demons of Mei Mountain had known each other for a thousand years, and their moves were very familiar. A complete change in martial arts style was truly unimaginable.
Zhu Zhen's pig brain turned slowly, and only after several exchanges did he finally think of a possibility: "You... you aren't..."
Before she could finish her sentence, the Deng Chan Yu, who had transformed into the appearance of Yuan Hong, took out the Hao Youqian's Hunyuan Pearl as a weapon. "Snap," it was thrown at Zhu Zhen's face.
The Kunlun Island Four Friends' sky-opening pearl, earth-splitting pearl, and hunyuan pearl may sound imposing in name, but their actual combat power is the same as Jin Dazheng's cowbezoar. In terms of additional effects, they are even inferior to the cowbezoar.
At this moment, she used it as an ordinary weapon, emitting a brilliant glow and hitting Zhu Zhen's chest with a single pearl.
If this hit the dry and thin Jiang Ziya, it could have killed him directly. Against Zhu Zhen, who has practiced for a thousand years, with his especially tough skin and super thick flesh, the effect was much less.
The pig demon stumbled backward, his face full of ferocity: "You little thief, let me show you my skills!"
The Hunyuan Pearl emits rotating beams of light, looking very attractive. He assumes that this is Deng Chan Yu's treasure cultivated for many years.
The seven demons of Mei Mountain often spit out cowbezoars and dog treasures out of necessity. In reality, they are very envious of immortals with treasured items, and they have thought about some countermeasures in their daily life.
It is impossible for them to directly interfere with the Taiji diagram or the land and water pattern of the Yellow Spring. In their limited understanding, they can only think of modes like Wang Mo and Yang Shen using pearl treasures to smash people, as this is a mode they are very familiar with.
At this moment, seeing the Hunyuan Pearl strike again, Zhu Zhen was overjoyed and felt that his means had a place to show off. His body erupted in copious amounts of black smoke, and he seized the opportunity to reveal his true form. It was a giant pig with a size comparable to that of an adult elephant.
The pig opened its mouth and bit down on the Hunyuan Pearl, then glanced back at Deng Chan Yu with a provoking look. With a forceful bite, he snapped the Hunyuan Pearl into pieces with a crack.
Deng Chan Yu showed no emotion on her face.
What's the relation between you and me? You've crushed a treasure of Gao Youqian.
Zhu Zhen's focus was solely on the Hunyuan Pearl. Crushing such a treasure took its toll on him, even for him. He kept glancing back, waiting to see when Deng Chan Yu would be poisoned and bleed from the mouth after her treasured item was destroyed.
The scene he wanted to see never unfolded. His true form was completely exposed in front of Deng Chan Yu. First, the black mist covering his pig body was immobilized by the Defining Wind Decree. Without giving him a chance to plead for mercy, Deng Chan Yu incinerated him into a roasted pig with a single burst of Chili Sun God Fire.
After collecting the spirit, whether she wanted to or not would be dealt with later. She carried the roasted pig, mounted on a cloud, and left the enemy camp to find the brothers of the Magic Family who were helping to keep watch.
"Brothers, you have worked hard. Here, this pig is now roasted. I'll give it to you."
"The Miss Deng is really considerate to us brothers, even bringing us a snack!" The four generals of the Magic Family looked at the roasted pig in her hands, one by one bursting into joy.
My goodness, all I did was provide some information, and now you're treating us to a midnight snack. How embarrassing!
In the original timeline, Zhu Zhen was captured by Yang Jie using the "traditional" technique of drilling his belly with the Eight-Nine Mystical Power and was sent back to the Zhou camp like a pig.
Jiang Ziya looked down upon the demon race and showed no intention of persuading them to surrender. He ordered Nan Gongsai to behead the large pig and then hung the pig's head on display at the main gate.
Now that you're doing private business, hanging the pig's head out, who is it for others to see?
Deng Chan Yu left the roasted pig for the four generals of the Magic Family as a midnight snack. The four of them actually couldn't share it equally, but at midnight, having a snack was quite enjoyable.
