Li Jiayi let out a long sigh.
"Alright!" Li Jiayi said to Bai Ye, "We're safe for now."
Bai Ye asked, "Why?"
"Because we've entered Sun Wukong's territory," Li Jiayi said, looking at Bai Ye. "Do you know who the Great Sage Equal to Heaven is?"
Bai Ye replied, "Sun Wukong?"
Li Jiayi commented, "It seems your world also has myths about him."
Bai Ye wasn't particularly surprised by this.
The classification of worlds was just a general term.
In reality, there were many modern civilized worlds, which could be understood as parallel worlds. Many things in these worlds were similar, while others were different.
For example, two different modern civilized worlds might be largely the same in all aspects.
However, World 1's entertainment industry was highly developed, focusing on film and television, with very advanced filmmaking techniques. People's primary form of leisure was watching movies.
World 2 also had a developed entertainment industry, but it leaned towards traditional literary arts. People in this world had a habit of reading, and their favorite activity was reading all sorts of books.
Simply put, world civilization was just a broad environment and background. Within the same environment and background, there were subtle differences.
But this didn't mean there were no similarities. Take mythological stories, for instance. Just because Bai Ye's world had Journey to the West didn't mean other worlds didn't.
Some futuristic technological worlds even had them. Their technological civilization had simply advanced further, focusing on development along that path, which had nothing to do with the presence or absence of mythological stories.
Furthermore...
Mythological stories themselves might actually exist.
For example, in a mythological civilization world!
As Li Jiayi walked, he explained, "Because of the Great Sage Equal to Heaven's presence, Ju Ling Shen dares not enter here. This entire block is Flower Fruit Mountain's territory, and the Great Sage Equal to Heaven is the boss of Flower Fruit Mountain."
"If you consider Flower Fruit Mountain a gang, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven is its leader."
"Cough, cough..."
Bai Ye almost choked on his own spit.
"What did you say?"
Li Jiayi spread his hands. "The territories in this area are protected by Flower Fruit Mountain, and they pay protection fees to Flower Fruit Mountain every month. The group of monkeys under the Great Sage Equal to Heaven's command primarily engage in providing protection services."
"As for Ju Ling Shen, he's in charge of public security, so to speak, he's on the government payroll. He shouldn't be afraid of the Great Sage Equal to Heaven. However, firstly, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven is a formidable fighter, and Ju Ling Shen can't beat him. Secondly, to have such a large territory, he must have someone backing him."
Bai Ye was speechless. "What do you mean by having someone backing him?"
Li Jiayi explained, "It means he has protection and a powerful patron, someone Ju Ling Shen dares not offend."
Bai Ye asked, "Who?"
Li Jiayi replied, "The Victorious Fighting Buddha."
Bai Ye looked bewildered.
Li Jiayi asked, "You don't know who that is?"
Bai Ye inquired, "Who is it?"
Li Jiayi said, "Tang Sanzang."
"Cough, cough..."
Bai Ye almost choked on his spit again.
Sun Wukong was a gang boss, and his protector was Tang Sanzang...
Bai Ye then asked, "What about Zhu Bajie?"
"Him?" Li Jiayi said, "The fat guy is lucky. He became a live-in son-in-law, married a beautiful woman, and spends his days eating and drinking without doing anything."
"You might also ask about Sha Wujing and the White Dragon Horse. Those two teamed up to go into the fishery business and started a fish farm. Three-tenths of the fish caught in this area are provided by them."
Bai Ye: "..."
Bai Ye felt like he was going crazy. What kind of place had he ended up in?
As they spoke, Li Jiayi led Bai Ye through an alley and onto another street. There, they saw a large, dark mass of figures wearing suits and carrying clubs...
Monkeys!
There were about thirty to forty of them, all uniformly dressed in black suits with red armbands. Some carried long staffs, others short ones.
Li Jiayi quickly pulled Bai Ye aside. "Let's move over a bit."
Bai Ye asked curiously, "What are they doing?"
Li Jiayi replied, "Fighting for territory. They're about to start a brawl."
Bai Ye was stunned. "Ah?"
At this moment, from the other end of the street, another large group of figures in suits appeared. They were ox-headed demons, wearing white suits with black armbands, and each holding a short axe.
Li Jiayi explained, "These are Bull Demon King's men. The adjacent Moyun Street is his territory. By the way, his patron is on Ju Ling Shen's side, which is why Ju Ling Shen and the Great Sage Equal to Heaven don't get along."
Bai Ye asked, "Who?"
Li Jiayi replied, "You've definitely heard of him, Nezha."
"Cough, cough..."
Bai Ye almost choked on his spit again. What was all this?
"Let's go, let's go," Li Jiayi said. "They fight every few days. Don't get caught up in it."
As Li Jiayi spoke, he pointed to a hotel on the side.
Upon entering the hotel, Li Jiayi said, "Get two rooms."
The fairy behind the counter handed over a jade plate and then eyed Li Jiayi and Bai Ye with a strange look.
"What are you looking at?" Li Jiayi retorted. "Haven't you seen two men together before?"
Li Jiayi took the jade plate, and he and Bai Ye went upstairs. After finding and opening their rooms, he sat down on the sofa.
Bai Ye asked, "Now, can you explain what this place is?"
Li Jiayi replied, "It's where the immortals live."
Bai Ye looked confused. "Hmm?"
Li Jiayi said, "You've seen all sorts of things here. Haven't you understood what I wanted to tell you before?"
Bai Ye frowned, trying to recall what the guy had said.
Oh, right. He had said that by finding Penglai, Fanghu, or Yingzhou, he would understand something.
Understand what?
This place was so chaotic!
Wait, chaotic?
Bai Ye looked at Li Jiayi. "The gods... don't seem that amazing, huh? Well, maybe they are quite amazing?"
Li Jiayi chuckled. "Are they quite amazing because Ju Ling Shen beat you up?"
Bai Ye honestly nodded.
As the saying goes, if you walk by the river often, you're bound to get your shoes wet.
Bai Ye had often acted with impunity, but this time he had truly messed up and almost died.
Li Jiayi continued, "Then have you ever considered that if you continue to get stronger, even in just a year or so, you could beat up Ju Ling Shen?"
Bai Ye replied, "There's no need to consider that. I definitely can."
Li Jiayi commented, "You're quite confident."
Bai Ye shrugged. This had little to do with confidence. Bai Ye directly compared it to his strength in his previous life. Bai Ye was certain that in his previous life, he could have beaten Ju Ling Shen to the point of being unable to take care of himself.
Setting aside other abilities for now, as long as Bai Ye's mental power could increase and his mechanical reconstruction proficiency improved...
Let alone Ju Ling Shen, Bai Ye dared to say he could walk around with impunity.
Li Jiayi continued, "Then why do you think they aren't that amazing?"
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