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"A few days ago, the princess went out for a stroll and unexpectedly encountered a demonic monk. He took a liking to the princess's beauty and wanted to take her for himself. Xiao Xu used all his strength to repel him."
"But after returning home, the princess told me that her brain disease had flared up again when she went out, and that the evil monk had taken the opportunity to deceive her and write some things that were unfavorable to me. I'm afraid he was trying to deceive you, Father-in-law."
"So I rushed over immediately, just to give my father-in-law a reminder."
"what?"
These words shocked the king and his ministers, who looked at Tang Sanzang with some fear.
Compared to the monk's words, the handsome young man's words were much more convincing.
"Father-in-law, don't worry. Xiao Xu actually knows some demon-slaying techniques. This time, he even brought his ancestral demon-slaying sword, which immediately made this demonic monk reveal his true form!"
"Your Majesty, you must believe me! A monk does not lie!"
Tang Sanzang hurriedly shouted to the king, but at this moment, compared to the menacing Kui Mulang, Tang Sanzang's shouts seemed more like the weak appearance of a demon whose disguise had been exposed.
"Heh, a monk talking to a princess? Abstaining from women is a basic requirement. You call yourself a monk? You demonic monk, show your true colors!"
With a roar, Kui Mulang unleashed his magic, instantly transforming Tang Sanzang into a tiger.
"Look everyone, this evil monk is actually a tiger spirit. I have now forced him to reveal his true form. All we need to do is swarm him and we can subdue him!"
Tang Sanzang was completely bewildered; he had never anticipated this situation.
In his imagination, he should have now persuaded the king, who would then send troops to subdue the monster and rescue the princess, thus earning him some merit.
However, he did not expect that this monster was actually quite clever. It immediately launched a series of false accusations, which, combined with the power of magic, directly confirmed that he was a monster.
"Well done, Kui Mulang."
Upon hearing the sudden sound beside him, Kui Mulang couldn't help but beam with joy. He then turned around subtly and bowed slightly to the outside.
"How about it, monkey? Same treatment, being accused for no reason, no matter how much you explain, the other party doesn't believe you, and even turns around and punishes you. This monk has also experienced the feeling."
Seeing this, even the monkey was a little speechless. With his abilities, he could do the same thing, but he didn't have the brains. At most, he was just thinking about waiting for the monk to be in danger so he could go down and save him.
He really couldn't pull off that kind of fancy trick of using the opponent's own methods against them, like Bai Zhi.
"Little White, you're amazing!"
After struggling for a while, the monkey finally managed to utter this sentence.
But seeing Tang Sanzang being swarmed by a group of guards and beaten with sticks, screaming in pain, he couldn't bear it.
"Xiaobai, should I go out and rescue them now?"
"Don't worry, I won't die. Although I'm just a mortal, I was Jin Chanzi in my previous life, so I'm pretty resilient."
"Think about it, the mantra that the monk chanted before you were driven away was probably much more painful than this physical torture."
Bai Zhi knew that this tight headband was not only aimed at the body, but also at the soul.
After all, if it's just a matter of the physical body, with the monkey's seventy-two transformations, it would have broken free long ago. Its indestructible body also has extremely high resistance to pain, so it doesn't feel any ordinary damage at all.
Therefore, this tight headband affects the soul more, and the pain is quite terrible; even a monkey with a high level of cultivation cannot withstand it.
That was far beyond the physical suffering that Tang Sanzang endured.
“If you rescue the monk now, he probably won’t reflect on his actions. Wait until he regrets it after a few more days, then it’s time for you to step in.”
"Well... alright, Xiaobai, you decide."
Hearing what Bai Zhi said, the monkey still felt sorry for the monk, but he also agreed with Bai Zhi's idea.
If this monk isn't taught a lesson, even if he goes back, he'll probably become even more ruthless, judging facts based on his own mortal eyes and arbitrarily using the headband.
Who could stand that?
"Yes, listen to me, it won't go wrong. Oh, and remember to go easy on Kui Mulang when you hit him. It's not easy for him to cooperate with my act."
"Thank you, Xiaobai."
The monkey said earnestly that he really liked the feeling of being cared for.
[Ding! Sun Wukong's favorability has increased to 93]
As the monkey said this, the system notification arrived as expected.
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Chapter 752 Let's go ask Bai Zhi to persuade that monkey
"Oh no! Master has been ambushed by that monster and turned into a tiger!!"
Inside the dungeon, Pigsy shouted loudly at Sandy.
"Second Senior Brother, why don't we rush out and kidnap Master?"
Sha Wujing looked around and saw that they were just ordinary soldiers. For them, dealing with these people was a piece of cake.
"Go away, go away! What are you going to do? That monster isn't stupid. It's sure it has someone watching Master. If we go to rescue him, we'll definitely get a good beating from that monster, and those soldiers who don't know the truth will send people too."
“If we accidentally kill someone, wouldn’t our master nag us for ten days or half a month? And whether we can save them or not is another matter.”
Pigsy waved his hand, refusing to agree with Sandy's idea no matter what.
"Then... Second Senior Brother, what should we do? This can't go on forever. Who knows, one day the king might order Master's death."
Sha Wujing was also scratching his head. This wouldn't work, that wouldn't work. Wasn't this a dead end?
"What else can we do? Let's ask that monkey to come back. I'm afraid no one else can save Master except him."
Pigsy shrugged and said without hesitation.
Sha Wujing frowned. "But, Master just angered our eldest brother a while ago. If we go to invite him now, I'm afraid..."
At this point, he sighed, "We should have advised our master back then. The second senior brother was the same; he knew that our master was wronging the eldest senior brother, but he still added fuel to the fire."
"Oh dear, I just didn't expect that monk would actually chase the monkey away. I thought he would just mutter a few words and that would be enough."
"I never imagined that this monk, besides being a mortal, would also be so stubborn, making things turn out like this."
Pigsy stomped his foot, "If I had known it would turn out like this, I wouldn't have said anything."
"Second Senior Brother, it's too late to say all this now. Let's think about how to persuade Eldest Senior Brother to come back. With how Master has treated him, he probably won't come back easily."
At this moment, Pigsy seemed full of confidence, "Brother Sandy, don't tell me, I'm fully confident that I can persuade that monkey to come back."
"Oh? How can you be so confident, Second Brother?"
Sha Wujing was somewhat surprised. Among the group on the pilgrimage, only Zhu Bajie often came up with tricks to mess with Sun Wukong. How could he be so sure that he could bring him back?
"hey-hey."
Pigsy smiled mysteriously, "You know the True Lord Baizhi, right?"
"How could we not know that? During our last trip to Wuzhuang Temple, if it weren't for the intervention of True Lord Baizhi, we probably wouldn't have been able to escape the clutches of Great Immortal Zhenyuanzi."
"Moreover... Bai Zhi Zhenjun is also a favorite of His Majesty the Jade Emperor, not to mention he is also a disciple of Laozi. I'm afraid even the title of Senior Brother pales in comparison to Zhenjun."
As Sha Wujing spoke, his expression became somewhat complicated. His banishment to the mortal realm was also due to Bai Zhi.
He still remembered that right after Bai Zhi resurrected Yao Ji, Yang Jian's mother and also the Jade Emperor's sister, he righteously suggested to the Jade Emperor that Bai Zhi was challenging the Heavenly Laws and hoped that His Majesty would punish her.
After that, His Majesty, who had previously been quite amiable towards him, suddenly became cold.
Later, after he broke a glass lamp, he was banished to the mortal realm.
Only then did he truly understand the Jade Emperor's thoughts.
Bai Zhi's actions did indeed challenge the Heavenly Laws, but no matter what, the person who was resurrected was the Jade Emperor's sister.
The Jade Emperor, the supreme ruler of the Three Realms, didn't have many relatives to begin with, let alone his sister. By saying those words, he was essentially asking the Jade Emperor to kill his sister again.
Which supreme being in the Three Realms could tolerate such a suggestion?
He's only managed to secure a spot on the journey to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures; it's all thanks to the Jade Emperor's mercy.
But this is completely incomparable to the Jade Emperor's close guards and attendants, who become pilgrims on the road to the West, and in the end, they are mostly conferred the title of Arhat on Mount Ling.
It felt like being sent from the very center to a remote region to serve as a minor official.
"Hehe, you know that's good. I, Old Pig, have some connections with True Lord Baizhi. Back in Gao Village, I managed to build quite a few relationships with the True Lord."
Pigsy patted his chest, seemingly quite proud of it.
However, upon hearing what Zhu Bajie said, Sha Wujing was indeed quite envious. He actually wanted to establish a relationship with Bai Zhi as well.
After all, this person is clearly a future star. Not only is he very capable, but he also knows how to get along with people, and his background and connections are incredibly strong.
However, he was indeed a bit tongue-tied, so he could only watch as Pigsy boasted on and on.
"And you don't know, the True Lord and that monkey have a very close relationship. As long as the True Lord speaks, the monkey will definitely listen."
"More importantly, if the True Lord is willing to come with that monkey, our master will definitely be respectful and listen attentively to what the True Lord says."
“That’s… indeed.”
Sha Wujing nodded. According to his understanding of Tang Sanzang, this monk would always go up to pay his respects whenever he passed by a Taoist temple or Buddhist temple.
If you encounter a deity offering help, you will be respectful and will never say anything unnecessary.
If Bai Zhi were willing to give him face, Tang Sanzang would definitely take Sun Wukong seriously.
While it may not be permanent, things will certainly not be the same as before in the short term.
"Hehe, I knew Junior Brother Sha would agree with me. Then I, Old Pig, will go to Flower Fruit Mountain to find that monkey. You stay here and protect Master, so that nothing really happens to him."
"Alright, Second Senior Brother, you need to get this done quickly, I'm afraid I can't manage it all by myself."
Sha Wujing offered a somewhat uneasy suggestion.
He knew Pigsy's personality; he would slack off whenever he could, and might just turn a corner and go to sleep.
With his shrewd and calculating mind, Pigsy could easily understand Sandy's meaning, and he patted his chest to assure him:
"Don't worry, I know what's important and what's urgent in this kind of thing. Besides, if Master is really killed, we can just separate our belongings and go home."
"With my skills, I can easily become a wealthy man."
"Brother Sha, don't rush, don't rush. I was just saying it casually. I'm off!"
Seeing that Sha Wujing was getting anxious, Zhu Bajie stopped joking around, transformed into a breeze, broke free of the cage, and flew outside.
His first stop was the monkey's Flower and Fruit Mountain.
After all, when the monkey was driven out, he said that he would just go back and be the king of his own mountain.
However, his trip to Flower Fruit Mountain was destined to be fruitless.
Because the monkey is currently on its way to the underworld with Bai Zhi.
Do you remember that Bai Zhi said she wanted to see if there were any methods in the underworld to purify souls and forge weapons from souls?
He had at least met the old Yama once, so it wouldn't be bad for him to introduce Bai Zhi to him.
As for Tang Sanzang, Bai Zhi had already said that Kui Mulang wouldn't really do anything, but would only lock the monk up for a few days to teach him a lesson, so the monkey wasn't in a hurry to rescue him.
Chapter 753 The King of Hell's Kindness
"Old King Yama, Old King Yama, are you there?"
"The underworld," a voice echoed in this somewhat terrifying space.
"Hmm? Who dares to make such a racket here, and address me as such?"
The Yin deity, with a sinister aura and dressed in black robes, raised his head and looked outside with great displeasure.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, it's that monkey, the monkey!!"
White Impermanence scrambled in, shouting and yelling.
"Monkey? What monkey?"
King Yama was not in a hurry to react, but the judge next to him looked very surprised.
"Your Majesty, it's Sun Wukong! That Sun Wukong!!"
The judge quickly whispered a reminder in Yama's ear.
"What, it's that guy??"
King Yama was shocked. The last time this guy came, he turned the underworld upside down, and many names were crossed out of the Book of Life and Death. Could it be that he wants to cause trouble in the underworld again?