I'm Dreaming of a Journey to the West

Chapter 194: Entering the Demon Cave Again, the Test of King Huangfeng!

"But before we go to that valley, we must ask the king for permission. Otherwise, the king will be angry if we act on our own!"

Li Chen's transformed Tiger Vanguard explained this to the other rat demons, who all agreed. After all, such a major matter involved the continued production of golden phosphorus sand and the changes in slavery, so no one dared to be careless.

"In that case, I will go and report to the king!"

Li Chen transformed into Tiger Vanguard and walked towards the demon cave. Whether he could deceive King Huangfeng this time was the key to the success or failure of the entire plan.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Something terrible has happened!"

Li Chen, transformed into the Tiger Vanguard, looked panicked and shouted anxiously. He acted this way to make King Huangfeng relax his vigilance.

"Tiger Vanguard, why are you so panicked and shouting so loudly?"

King Huangfeng sat leisurely on his throne and responded calmly. At the same time, he did not forget to gulp down a few mouthfuls of yellow liquid.

"My king, something terrible has happened! For some reason, our mine that produces golden sand has suddenly stopped producing it!"

Li Chen showed an anxious look on his face. He trotted to the front of King Huangfeng and reported worriedly.

"What? Is this really happening? Go check it out!"

Upon hearing the news, King Huangfeng immediately stood up, his face instantly becoming extremely gloomy, and he hurriedly led a group of little demons to rush towards the mine outside the cave.

"What on earth is the reason for this? Why did it become like this?"

The Yellow Wind King's face was gloomy, and he roared with uncontrollable fury. The surrounding rat demons sensed his wrath and fell silent, not daring to speak. The villagers were already trembling with fear, not daring to approach the demons.

"Your Majesty! When I was hunting down slaves earlier, I happened to come across a new gold-scale sand mine in a valley! We can go there and collect the gold-scale sand!"

Li Chen spoke respectfully to King Huangfeng, his voice tinged with flattery and ingratiation. Upon hearing Li Chen's words, King Huangfeng's furrowed brow gradually relaxed. A glint of greed flashed in his eyes, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly. Then, he picked up the wine jug again and took a sip of the golden liquid, his face a look of satisfaction.

"Haha, Tiger Vanguard! You're truly my right-hand man! This news is so timely!" King Huangfeng laughed heartily with satisfaction, and he passed the wine jug to Li Chen's lips. Seeing this, the rat demons all showed expressions of envy and jealousy.

They knew that the wine jug in the hands of the Yellow Wind King contained a precious liquid—oil, a delicacy they had longed for. However, the Yellow Wind King never gave this oil away easily.

At this moment, seeing that King Huangfeng actually took the initiative to hand the wine gourd to Tiger Vanguard, the rat demons couldn't help but feel jealous. They longed to taste this delicious delicacy, but could only watch helplessly.

However, Li Chen's thoughts diverged from theirs. After all, he was about to drink what the Yellow Wind King handed him. If he drank it, he worried it might contain some special ingredient. After all, in the world of immortals, things that could control people often appeared. But if he didn't drink it, he feared it would arouse the Yellow Wind King's suspicion, and in that case, his plan would be exposed.

(From now on, I pay tribute to all the brave souls who live in the darkness and serve the light!)

"This……"

Li Chen pondered to himself. When he came here undercover, he had never expected to drink the same thing the monster drank. Is it even possible to drink something like this?

"Hmm? Tiger Vanguard, are you unwilling to accept this king's reward?"

Huang Feng Da Wang's words, filled with doubt and a bit of anger, brought Li Chen back to reality from his thoughts. His expression began to change, as if he had doubts about Li Chen's identity.

"No, my king, your reward really surprised me. I am truly flattered!"

Li Chen quickly raised his wine gourd and gulped down the oil. Instantly, an indescribable smell filled his mouth. It was so indescribable that it nearly made Li Chen vomit!

"Oh, Tiger Vanguard. Drink less and leave more for me, please!"

King Huangfeng snatched the wine gourd from Li Chen's hand.

"Thank you for your appreciation and gift, Your Majesty!"

Li Chen knelt on his knees and kowtowed to the Yellow Wind King to express his gratitude for his gift. Damn it, if it wasn't for a show, Li Chen wouldn't kowtow to this monster, kneel down!

Li Chen secretly swore in his heart that after the plan was completed, he would definitely deal with this damn rat demon. If he dared to make him kneel down, he would make him live a life worse than death!

King Huangfeng nodded with satisfaction. "Well, get up. I've noticed you've been doing well lately, so I'm rewarding you. Remember, as long as you serve me loyally, you'll naturally receive many benefits."

Li Chen said with tears of gratitude: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. I will definitely live up to Your Majesty's expectations and serve You wholeheartedly."

King Huangfeng waved his hand and said, "Alright, alright! We'll set off tomorrow. Hurry up and head to the new mine. Supervise the work carefully! You'll be rewarded in the future!"

Li Chen responded respectfully, "As you command, Your Majesty, rest assured, I will do my best."

King Huangfeng took a group of rat demons back to the demon cave, leaving only the rat demons in charge of supervision, Li Chen and his group, and the villagers there to watch King Huangfeng return to the demon cave.

At this point, Li Chen and his team's plan has successfully completed the most critical step. The next step is to take the villagers to a safe place.

In order to allow the villagers to recover their strength as quickly as possible and facilitate their escape tomorrow, Li Chen specially ordered the rat demons who were supervising the work to kill pigs and sheep and stew beef. They set up a pot to cook the meat so that the villagers could eat well in preparation for their escape tomorrow.

As night fell, the bonfire was filled with tempting aromas, and the villagers sat around it, enjoying a rare delicacy. While eating delicious meat, they talked in low voices, with hope in their eyes.

Li Chen felt extremely relieved when he saw this scene. He knew that these villagers had gone through so much hardship, but now they finally had a glimmer of hope.

"As a friendly reminder, host, you can sneak into the demon cave at night when all the demons are asleep and put poison in the oil that King Yellow Wind drank."

The system's prompt sounded in Li Chen's mind. After hearing the system's plan, Li Chen couldn't help but think to himself, "Now that my plan is about to be completed, it would be a bit risky if I take any risks."