Early the next morning, King Baoxiang led all the civil and military officials and held a banquet in honor of Tripitaka and his disciples.

This meal lasted from morning to noon, and then the king ordered people to take down the remaining tables.

Then he led his ministers to send the master and apprentice ten miles away, and told him to return to Baoxiang Kingdom after returning from Buddhist scriptures.

After bidding farewell to everyone, the master and apprentice quickened their pace and headed west, and they stopped after about twenty miles.

Turning to look behind him, Sanzang asked: "Wukong, you said that the king will have two sons, is it true or false?"

Xue Tianqing smiled: "There are times in life that must come, but there are no times in life. Don't force it."

Sanzang was stunned: "Wukong, monks don't lie, how can you deceive the king?"

"Master, this cannot be called cheating. The king is less than fifty and has several wives and concubines in his harem. If he can get the rain and dew equally, how can he have no heirs?"

Sanzang sighed softly: "Remember, monks don't lie."

Xue Tianqing smiled again: "Master, this sentence seems to be said by you Buddhists. Although I helped you go west, I did not join the Buddhist community, so it should be okay to tell a few lies."

Seeing the playful smile on Xue Tianqing's face, Sanzang said helplessly: "Wu Jing has just joined me as a monk. You and I have been my masters for a long time. It's time for you to be ordained. If you serve the Buddha with the Tao, you won't be able to achieve enlightenment even if you reach Lingshan Mountain."

Xue Tianqing shook his head: "Master, there is a saying that sincerity leads to spiritual success, so you can't force this matter."

Sanzang nodded and said: "Okay, I won't force you, but I believe that one day you will join Buddhism. Bajie, look at the people on the road calling you one elder after another, shouldn't you...".

Before Sanzang could finish speaking, Bajie handed the white horse to Sand Monk and jumped into the air: "Master, I'll go ahead and check first to see if there are any monsters."

Sanzang couldn't help but smile bitterly when he saw this.

Xue Tianqing smiled and said: "Master, I think we should hurry up and hurry up. By the time we get to Lingshan, maybe Bajie and I will already be Buddhist disciples."

Upon hearing this, Sanzang nodded in agreement, then spurred his horses and headed towards Lingshan with a pious heart.

In the blink of an eye, winter has passed and spring has come, and everything is new.

Looking at the spring scenery, Sanzang couldn't help but sigh: "What a beautiful scenery. Although the customs here are far from those of the Tang Dynasty, they have a unique flavor."

Xue Tianqing smiled and said: "Master said that along the way to the west, the customs and customs along the way are different, which is really amazing."

After saying that, he turned to Sha Monk and said, "Two junior brothers, it's almost noon. Please protect Master. I'll go see if there are any fasting meals nearby."

Wu Jing nodded when he heard the words: "Senior brother, don't worry."

Xue Tianqing was lucky this time. After traveling more than fifty miles to the north, she saw a village with smoke rising from the chimneys of many houses.

After finishing the meal and returning to the road, Sanzang was seen sitting on the roadside resting, Sha Monk was waiting aside, and Bajie was nowhere to be seen.

Seeing Xue Tianqing looking around, Sha Seng smiled and said, "Senior Brother, stop looking. Second Senior Brother went to explore the way ahead."

Xue Tianqing smiled and said: "When Bajie first became a master, I was afraid that it was the same Bajie, but now it seems that I really underestimated him. Along the way, thanks to him taking care of the master at all times, you and I were so relaxed.

"

Sha Monk asked in confusion: "Brother, what do you mean by this?"

Xue Tianqing heheyile: "It's just a casual comment, don't take it seriously."

After half an hour, Bajie was still nowhere to be seen. Sanzang was a little worried and said: "Wukong, Bajie has been gone for a long time, will anything happen?"

"Master, don't worry, Bajie is not a mediocre person, nothing will happen to him. Since you are worried, let me go and take a look."

After saying that, he asked Sha Monk to protect Tripitaka, and then he set up his cloud head and chased after him.

After walking less than thirty miles to the west, on a clear snowy day, I heard shouts of murder from below.

Stopping the clouds and taking a closer look, I couldn't help but smile bitterly.

It turns out that Bajie is really in trouble, but this trouble makes him a little helpless.

On the main road, a group of soldiers and horses surrounded Bajie, and the leading general was directing his men to charge and kill him in turn.

Facing mortal soldiers, Bajie couldn't bear to harm their lives, so he only defended rather than attacked and dealt with the opponent.

Although ordinary people's weapons could not hurt Bajie, he was unable to do anything to him for a while.

Seeing this, Xue Tianqing shouted "Stop" and immediately appeared next to Bajie.

With a wave of his right hand, a strong wind rose out of the air, and sand and rocks flew around, making it difficult to tell the difference between east, west, north and south.

Taking this opportunity, Xue Tianqing pulled Bajie up into the air and said, "You're still not happy when I call you a fool. Why are ordinary people entangled with them? Just ride on the clouds and leave."

Bajie smiled and said: "Senior brother, you don't know, these soldiers are going to die, so I stepped in to dissuade them."

Xue Tianqing asked in confusion: "How do you say this?"

Bajie pulled Xue Tianqing back to the ground and said to the general who had just commanded the soldiers: "General Jin, was what I just said the truth?"

The general turned over and dismounted, walked up to Bajie and cupped his hands: "Thank you, immortal, for reminding me, but our duty is to protect the environment and the people. Now the demon is causing chaos, and the people are wailing. If we don't put down this demon, how can we protect the environment and the people?" "

It turns out that Bajie was exploring the way forward just now, and when he came here he saw a large army advancing.

Originally, he had no intention of staying, but he accidentally heard a sentence: "Even if you lose your life on the mountain, you must eradicate the monsters completely."

So Luoyuntou stopped the army and asked what happened.

General Jin, who led the army, told Bajie that not long ago, two monsters came to Pingding Mountain.

At first, they were calm. But as more and more demons came under their control, they began to intercept pedestrians, and later completely blocked the east-west traffic.

The road at the foot of Pingding Mountain was an important traffic thoroughfare, but it was blocked by monsters. This made the officials of the nearby city furious, so they sent a large army to exterminate the monsters.

But when he heard that there were no less than five thousand monsters on Pingding Mountain, Bajie was shocked, because General Jin had only two thousand soldiers and horses at most.

Then Bajie kindly tried to dissuade him, but General Jin had already decided to go to Pingding Mountain to meet the monsters.

Bajie couldn't bear them to go and die, so he had no choice but to tell General Jin that if they could hurt him at all, he would let them go. This was the scene that Xue Tianqing saw just now.

After listening to Bajie's story, Xue Tianqing said to General Jin: "General, you are commendable for your bravery, but going like this will only increase casualties. Sometimes, recklessness does not mean bravery, so leave this matter to us."

General Jin said with a suspicious look on his face: "The cultivation of this immortal leader just now is indeed remarkable, but there are only two of you who can defeat the five thousand monsters in Pingding Mountain."

Xue Tianqing smiled: "There are not many soldiers, no matter how many there are, they are still a mob. General, I wonder where your army is from and where are you stationed on weekdays?"

General Jin pointed to the northeast with his hand: "We are the defenders of Nujiang City, which is under the jurisdiction of Wuji State. From here, more than seventy miles northeast, we will find the city."

Xue Tianqing nodded and said: "In that case, the general can take the people back to the station first. After I eradicate the demon, I can go to Nujiang City and inform the general."

General Jin pondered for a moment and shook his head: "No, I know that the two immortals have extraordinary magic power, but there are five thousand monsters in Pingding Mountain. Even if you two are covered in iron, how many nails can you drive? If the immortals don't give up,

, we are willing to go together and help the immortal."

Seeing Xue Tianqing's hesitation, General Jin continued: "Although we are no match for the old monsters, we must be able to deal with those ordinary little monsters. Immortals may not know the power of the military formation. When you see it, you will understand that we are by no means any enemy.

People slaughtered by monsters."

Bajie on the side looked at Xue Tianqing: "Why don't you take General Jin with you?"

Xue Tianqing pondered for a long time, and finally nodded and said: "That's fine. The general will camp here today and wait. The two of us will go back to fetch Master and the others first."

General Jin was overjoyed to learn that Xue Tianqing had helpers, and immediately ordered the army to camp on the spot, preparing to take down the monsters on Pingdingshan in one go tomorrow.

While the troops were busy, Xue Tianqing and Bajie set up the clouds and headed straight for Sanzang's resting place.

On the way, Bajie asked in confusion: "Brother, do you think these soldiers are useful? How can their mortal bodies compare with demons?"

Xue Tianqing smiled: "You don't understand this. Although there is nothing you can do with those two old demons, they are more effective than us in dealing with those little demons. I just don't know if Master will agree or not."

Bajie asked in confusion: "Why doesn't Master agree?"

"A battle between the two armies will inevitably lead to casualties. Master is kind-hearted, so it is reasonable not to agree."

While they were talking, the two of them had arrived at the place where Tripitaka was resting and told everything that had happened.

As expected, Sanzang shook his head when he heard this: "You can imagine leading an army of mortals to fight monsters. Those soldiers have parents, wives and children. If they die unfortunately, how will their families survive?"

Xue Tianqing smiled and said: "Since Master doesn't allow it, then wait until you get to the camp and persuade them to go back."

Upon hearing this, Sanzang nodded, hurriedly finished his meal, got on his horse, and headed west.

Bajie looked at Sanzang's back and smiled bitterly: "You really got it right."

Xue Tianqing said: "Master has compassion, but sometimes it is used in the wrong place. What is the purpose of serving as a soldier and eating food, but to protect the country and the people? If you know that your family and country are in trouble but don't care, are you still a seven-foot man?"

"

Speaking of this, Xue Tianqing sighed softly: "Having this army in the Wuji Kingdom is a blessing to the people, a blessing to the king, and a blessing to the world."

Bajie urged from the side: "Senior brother, please hurry up, the master is far away."

Xue Tianqing nodded when she heard this, and she and Bajie quickened their pace to catch up with Sanzang and Wujing who had gone away.

The four of them moved forward, and when it was getting dark, they finally saw the outline of the camp.

Suddenly, Xue Tianqing at the front shouted something bad, and then appeared in the sky above the camp in a flash.

Looking at the scattered corpses, Xue Tianqing's face turned pale.

When Sanzang arrived, he was even more shocked: "Wukong, what happened?"
Chapter completed!