Journey to the West: Treasure Vase of the Great Dao

At the same time, the monkey who had caused a great stir was walking proudly at the very front.

Bajie said with a smile, "Even the Grand Supreme Elderly Lord said the Demons here were fierce, but weren't they tightly controlled by Brother Monkey and sent us off with music and drums?"

Sand Monk nodded in agreement beside him.

What they couldn't see, however, was that as soon as they left, hordes of lesser Demons started moving towards Lion Camel City. The night over Lion Camel Ridge was quiet, and the groups of Demons moved through the mountains, their red eyes like lanterns glowing in the dark. The swathes of red lights across the hills looked like a magnificent, long dragon.

"Hurry up, everyone! Once we reach Lion Camel City, there will be fine wine and meat to treat you," the leading lesser Demon shouted, encouraging everyone.

Lu Yu mingled among them, moving through the woods. He wanted these lesser Demons to gather together so he could wipe them out in one fell swoop. Seeing things unfold as he had predicted, he was very pleased.

A lesser Demon struggling over the mountains and through the streams seemed to notice his cheerful demeanor and said with a laugh, "Happy, aren't you? We're almost at Lion Camel City. I've heard there's plenty of meat in the city and we'll have our fill once we're there."

"Meat?" Lu Yu asked with some confusion.

"You don't know? This meat is carefully bred from selected humans. The flesh is succulent, and the heart, liver, kidneys, and lungs are all top-quality delicacies. Where outside could you find such conditions to choose from? It's good enough that we even have something to eat," the lesser Demon said enviously, already drooling at the thought.

Upon hearing this, Lu Yu was furious. These Demons had become so arrogant. Now, in the Three Realms, the human race is acknowledged as the protagonist of heaven and earth, yet three Demon Lords treated humans like livestock, and a great desire to kill rose in him.

"That sounds quite right," he said softly, his eyes already cold.

At dawn, the main troop was nearing Lion Camel City. The majestic city walls were already in sight, resembling a giant beast crawling on the earth, baring its fierce claws and teeth.

The moment Lu Yu saw the city walls, he felt the intense resentment within them, almost becoming tangible and soaring to the sky. Countless souls of the wronged wailed in that place, their cries echoing in Lu Yu's heart.

Dark red blood stained the walls, and heaps of white bones piled up at the edge had formed a long wall of bones.

The ones coming and going were all fierce-looking Demons. They walked through the city, chatting casually like ordinary humans, some even leading small children to trade. In this place, children of the human race were the best currency and the most exquisite food.

Lu Yu was astonished by the scene before him. Although he had been prepared, his heart still skipped a beat at the sight.

In all the Three Realms, where could one find such a place of rampant evil? Lu Yu seemed to hear the angry roars of the Sages from Jixia Academy in his ears.

Upon entering the city, he witnessed even more of the Demons' ferocity. There were severed limbs and broken arms hanging everywhere, drying in the wind. Some Demons ran human flesh stalls, loudly hawking their wares, with a nauseating smell permeating the air.

The lesser Demons from Lion Camel Ridge had never seen such a sight before. They stood with their mouths agape, stunned by the scene before them.

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"Pfft, another bumpkin from who knows where, never seen the world before," a tiger-headed demon passed by, a look of disdain on its face as it spoke arrogantly.

"What did you say?" The demons from Lion Camel Ridge immediately got angry, this demon was a bit too full of itself.

The Tiger demon was taken aback by these lesser demons, as after his remark, he didn't know how many demons had stepped forward, each one staring at him with malice, making him break out in cold sweat.

His friend hastily pulled him away, continuously apologizing: "Everyone, I'm sorry, my friend here has always spoken without thinking, please forgive us, forgive us."

"Hmph," a cold snort sounded. A stocky demon stepped forward and said to the two slightly trembling demons, "Since when do demons from Lion Camel Ridge have to endure such ridicule upon arriving?"

A massive pressure descended upon the two demons, causing them to tremble involuntarily. Their faces turned exceedingly gloomy; although they lived in Lion Camel City, they were not considered direct descendants of the city. Compared to them, Dapeng placed more trust in the lesser demons selected from within Lion Camel Ridge. Thus, although they might strut around on a normal day, that was only against wild demons like themselves from the nearby areas. As for the direct descendants of Lion Camel Ridge, they wouldn't dare to provoke them.

"You are from Lion Camel Ridge?" The tone of the two demons changed.

"Enough, why waste words with these lackeys, the Great Kings are waiting in the palace," a resonant voice rang out, as a tall, slender man with a pair of focused eyes walked over. The two resident demons of Lion Camel City naturally recognized him—he was the Snake Commander of Lion Camel City.

"Old Snake, it's actually you who've come to welcome us," the stocky demon seemed surprised.

The Snake Commander let out a slight sigh and said, "Those few followed the three Great Kings on their military expedition last time and died out there, so I had to come welcome you. The Great Kings have been waiting for a long time."

Since the last expedition, the elite demons of Lion Camel City had all perished, leaving them somewhat short-handed. Green Lion and Bai Xiang, who were responsible for obstructing Tang Monk, naturally couldn't be understaffed, leading to a rather chaotic situation in Lion Camel City lately, which the Snake Commander was not accustomed to.

With the addition of the demons from Lion Camel Ridge, Lion Camel City finally had enough hands to take care of business.

"What are you looking at? Such high-ranking beings are not for the likes of you to gaze upon, get lost!" The Tiger demon was extremely angry as it spoke to a person nearby.

This was a genuine member of the human race, standing there quivering, his head bowed, watching the demons from Lion Camel Ridge out of the corner of his eye.

"What is this?" Lu Yu asked in puzzlement to a demon beside him. Wasn't it said that this is a city of demons? How could there be humans living in it, even boldly walking on the streets.

"This is the leader of the human race, specially kept to breed livestock for the big shots of Lion Camel City, hence he is permitted to move freely around the city," the lesser demon turned out to be well-connected, not living in Lion Camel City, but well-informed about the goings-on there.

Lu Yu immediately understood this was what they called a traitor, a flash of cold light in his eyes making the latter shiver involuntarily. At that moment, he bowed deeply, wondering if he had caught a cold.

Inside the palace of Lion Camel City, Green Lion and Bai Xiang had already met with Dapeng, and informed him of the recent events.

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