When Tang Sanzang stepped into the courtyard of that house, he saw an old man sitting in front of the door, leaning on the door panel, looking into the distance with somewhat dull eyes. When he saw someone walking into his courtyard, he was still an old man.

The monk suddenly sat up.

"Why are you dressed like this today?" the old man said tremblingly.

Tang Sanzang was curious, what's wrong with his dressing up? What does today mean? This is his first time here. It seems that he has recognized the wrong person.

"Amitabha, you are so good. The poor monk Tang Sanzang has met my father-in-law." When Tang Sanzang saw the old man, he was afraid that he might have mistaken him for someone else, so he hurriedly reported himself to his family.

"Um, you, you are not the King of Inspiration?" The old man showed a look of surprise.

"The King of Inspiration?" Tang Sanzang was also surprised when he heard it. This name didn't look like a person, but rather like a demon king.

"Master, master?" Sun Wukong saw Tang Sanzang standing at the door for a long time, but there was no movement, so he also shouted at the door.

The sky was dark. Sun Wukong with a thunderous face bared his teeth and called Tang Sanzang with a smile. This almost scared the old man out of his soul. When he saw Zhu Bajie's pig head next to Sun Wukong, he suddenly fainted.

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"Old man, old man?" Tang Sanzang was confused and hurriedly put down the purple gold alms bowl, "Wukong, come here quickly, he has fainted."

It took a lot of effort to wake up the old man. When the old man opened his eyes, he saw the monster with a pig's head and body standing next to him, staring at him, and suddenly shouted "Monster"

, where did you come from, a monster?”

Zhu Bajie shrank back in annoyance, "Hey, you old man, you really don't know the heart of a good person. Brother Monkey and I will save you. It's better for you. As soon as you wake up, you are shouting that he is a monster. How can I be?"

Where’s the monster?”

Tang Sanzang also hurriedly stepped forward, "My father-in-law, these are my three disciples. They are not monsters. They are just a little ugly. They scared you, father-in-law."

At this moment, an old woman walked out of the house, holding a cane in her hand. "Old man, why don't you come in? After midnight, the King of Inspiration is coming."

As soon as Sun Wukong heard the name of the Inspiration King, he pulled Sha Seng and asked in a low voice, "Junior Brother Sha, is the monster in the Tongtian River the Inspiration King?"

"Senior Brother, when I was driven away by that monster, I didn't know where he came from." Sha Seng was a little embarrassed. In fact, his strength was not that much behind the Inspiration King, but the Inspiration King had a treasure in his hand.

The beating made him dizzy and forced him to run away.

"Who are these?" The old woman also saw Tang Sanzang and others at a glance. When she saw Sun Wukong's thunderous face and Zhu Bajie's pig-headed appearance, she was also frightened. However, Tang Sanzang hurriedly explained and convinced the two of them.

Inside the house, the dim candlelight flickered on and off.

The old woman and the old man invited Tang Sanzang to sit down, "Master, please don't blame us. We were really frightened by the monsters in the Tongtian River, so we mistakenly regarded the three disciples as monsters."

Tang Sanzang hurriedly returned the greeting, "It's okay. Although my three disciples are not outstanding in appearance, they are pure and kind-hearted. They are not bad people. They are here today to disturb my father-in-law. My master and disciples want to stay here for the night. We will go there early tomorrow morning."

Cross the river and leave.”

"Master, do you want to cross the river? Cross the Tongtian River?" The old man looked at Tang Sanzang in disbelief.

"Exactly, I am a person from the Tang Dynasty in the East. I have been traveling for decades, traveling through mountains and rivers, all the way. The purpose is to go to the Lingshan Mountain of Tianzhu in the west to worship Buddha and obtain the true scriptures. Naturally, this river must be crossed.

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"Alas, this is the Tongtian River, with a diameter of eight hundred miles. It has never been traveled by anyone in ancient times. People here have never been to the other side of the river, and we don't know what the other side of the river is like. This river is completely cut off.

Between us and everything on the other side, someone once rowed a boat and thought

I wanted to go to the other side, but before I had gone far, I was caught by the waves, capsized the boat, and lost my life. I gave a word of advice to the Tang Dynasty master, don't cross the Tongtian River, and there are monsters in the Tongtian River.

You are a human monster," the father-in-law said in a low voice, for fear of being overheard by others.

"Old man, what does that monster look like?" Sun Wukong came over, sat at the table, and asked with a smile, as if he were having a family affair.

"You little monk, I'm afraid you don't know the danger. The monster has red hair and fangs, a green face, and is covered in indigo, but it has a armored stomach. Every time it comes here, the black wind blows up and keeps whimpering.

In our village, the babies are almost eaten out." The old man thought of the miserable memories and couldn't stop crying.

"Old man, that monster is so vicious, why don't you move away from here?" Tang Sanzang clasped his hands together and silently recited "Buddha Kai", but he still couldn't help but ask.

"Oh, this monster eats a pair of boys and girls every year, but will never eat more, so some people are unwilling to leave. But as time goes by, in this whole village, only our old Chen family is left.

I also have a pair of children, who are my biological grandsons and biological granddaughters. After eating them, there will be no more children in the whole Chenjia Village. It is considered an end of the family," the old man cried, wiping his tears.

"I heard crying just now, could it be that?" Tang Sanzang asked.

"It's the little old man's son and daughter-in-law who are crying bitterly. Tonight is the day of sacrifice. My daughter-in-law can't bear that her child will be eaten by monsters. She is crying with resentment. Oh, pity my pair of little grandchildren.

Children and grandchildren, how old are they now, and they are going to be eaten by monsters?"

"Old man, to tell you the truth, these three of my apprentices are also capable of subjugating demons. Why don't we go to your son's place first? Maybe my three apprentices can be of some help.

Maybe."

"Is this, is this serious?" When the old man and the old woman heard this, they asked excitedly.

"Old man, my three brothers and I are quite capable. Why don't we go to your son's house? The three of us can also contribute."

"Thank you, thank you. I have offended you a lot earlier, so please don't take it offence." The old man thanked him with his hands, and then pulled a cane. It was obvious that his legs and feet were still a little inconvenient, and the old lady beside him was even more dazzled.

It was difficult to see clearly at this night, and the group of people walked towards the back of the village.

"My eldest son always has children, and they are a pair of twins, a son and a daughter. How wonderful that is. But in our Chenjia Village, any family who gives birth to a child will sigh because they can't raise many.

Years, we must offer it to the King of Inspiration. This is the pain of separation of flesh and blood."

After a while, they arrived at the back of the village.

"Old man, your son's family is probably a wealthy family in this village."

The old man showed a proud smile, "My son is the leader of the hunters in this mountain range. The men of hundreds of families follow my son to make a living in the mountains, and the daughter-in-law at home also manages the family business very well.

There are fifty or sixty hectares of fertile land, and there are three old cattle.

There are six donkeys, and countless chickens and ducks. My son may be the patriarch of our Chenjia Village in the future." The old man said that he was happy, and then thought of his pair of poor grandchildren. Once they are killed by the monster,

If you eat it, what's the point of becoming the clan leader?

When everyone arrived at the courtyard, they could see that the three large houses and the northwest wing were indeed very wealthy. At this moment, white lanterns hung above the door, and flags and streamers were dancing in the wind. It looked rather gloomy.

dense.

"Mom and Dad, why are you here?" The man squatting at the door stood up. He was powerful and tall, but his eyes were red from crying. He saw his parents coming over and bringing a few strangers with him.

, seeing Tang Sanzang at the head, I was slightly shocked, and still felt

He said, this mage looks good, but when he saw Zhu Bajie, Sun Wukong and others following Tang Sanzang, his expression suddenly changed. He was about to shout, but was stopped by the old man, "Don't yell, these three are

The disciples of the Great Master of the Tang Dynasty are not monsters."

The man held it back in one breath, and then he was a little confused, "Dad, what are you doing by bringing people to your door tonight? Today is the day when the King of Inspiration comes. If you let people come, what will happen if you harm them?"

When Tang Sanzang heard this, he felt that this man was also a kind-hearted person. Even though his own children were eaten by monsters, he could still care about the lives of others.

"Where are Sanjin and Tianbao?" The old man walked directly into the hall, while the old lady was supported by her son. "Son, this great mage of the Tang Dynasty came here to help our family get rid of demons."

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The man's face changed greatly, "Mom, you're nonsense, aren't you doing harm to others? The King of Inspiration comes in the wind, disappears without a trace, and is gone as soon as it blows. Ghosts cry and howl when he travels. How can a man defeat the monster?"

At this moment, a woman rushed out of the room. She was wearing white plain clothes. Her cheeks were thin and her face was sallow. But at this moment, her eyes were shining with hope. She ran directly over and knelt down in front of Tang Sanzang.

"Senior Monk, please, please, please save my poor children. They are still young and cannot be eaten by monsters."

Mother and son were connected. The woman kowtowed and cried. Tang Sanzang couldn't bear it and hurriedly helped her up. "Madam, please stand up. Although this poor monk cannot conquer demons, my three disciples are all capable."

Gao Qiang, they have killed many monsters along the way, there must be a way."

"Eminent monk, three eminent disciples, please come in quickly." When the man heard what Tang Sanzang said, he looked at Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie and Sha Seng again, with a glimmer of hope in his heart. After all, these three people didn't look much alike.

He is a normal person, and maybe he really has the ability to slay demons.

Tang Sanzang took his three disciples to the house. At this moment, tributes were already placed in the house, including pastries, melons and fruits. White candles were lit, strips of plain cloth were hung with white silk ribbons, and white lamps flickered the faint fire.

The two little kids, who knew nothing about anything, were also pretty, about three or four years old. They were sitting on the ground, crawling and crawling, and they could already talk, although they were not very clear.

"Amitabha, that's good," Tang Sanzang sighed, and turned to look at Wukong and the other three. "Wukong, tomorrow, we have to cross the river, and we're afraid we'll run into that monster, so let's surrender him tonight."

"Master, don't worry. How can such a cute doll be eaten by that monster? I'm sure the monster will come tonight and won't be able to go back." Sun Wukong stepped forward and squatted down, picking up the little boy doll. "What's your name?"

"Auntie, my name is Guan Bao." Sun Wukong smiled and put him on the stool, while Bajie picked up the little girl. The girl was not afraid when she saw Zhu Bajie's pig nose and ears.

He also stretched out his little hand, grabbed Zhu Bajie's nose, and even tried to bite it.

"Hey, hey, this little baby is so cute. It reminds me of my wife, Cuilan. It would be great if Cuilan gave birth to a female baby that was as cute as this."

"Well, Bajie, Buddhism has strict rules and regulations. Naturally, you have to abstain from women. Don't think about good things." Wukong looked at Bajie with a smile, and then looked at the couple. "I dare to ask you two, what about the inspiration king?"

,Are you sure you want to come tonight?"

"Definitely come, every year at this time, on time, for eight years." When the man mentioned the inspiration king, he felt his whole body trembling, obviously extremely afraid.

"That King of Inspiration, have you ever seen his appearance?" Sha Monk took a step forward and asked.

"I've never seen it before. The black wind blew up, picked up the tributes and dolls, and disappeared without a trace. But there was a voice in the black smoke. In the first year, he came to us from Tongtian River.

When he was in Chenjiacun, he said that he was the inspiration king of Tongtian River, and he would give it to everyone every year.

He offered tribute and asked for a boy and a girl. At the beginning, our village also invited Taoist priests and eminent monks to come. Who knew that in the middle of the night, we saw the black smoke billowing and the huge waves rolling up from the Tongtian River?

, those Taoist priests and so-called eminent monks were so frightened that they ran away and disappeared."

"Wukong, how are you going to subdue the monster? This child is too young. If he is swept away by the monster, I'm afraid he will die." Tang Sanzang also wanted to hug the child, but Wukong and Bajie held him one by one.

No chance.

"Master, how can you let the child be a tribute here?" Sun Wukong handed the doll to Tang Sanzang to hold, and Tang Sanzang was in a hurry.

"Change" Sun Wukong turned around in a circle. The next moment, a little baby who looked exactly like Chen Tianbao stood over there with a monkey-like smile on his face. "Master, my name is Chen Tianbao."

"This, this, my God, this is not a trick, this has really changed." The man squatted down in fear, with a look of shock on his face.

The lady fainted from excitement, and it took her a while to wake up. As soon as she woke up, she started crying again, and wanted to kneel down to Sun Wukong. Only after being persuaded by everyone, she finally calmed down.

"Wukong, if you want to take the place of these two children, when the monster comes, you can subdue him, right?" Tang Sanzang couldn't help laughing when he looked at Sun Wukong's transformed child.

"Yes, but we still need Bajie's cooperation. Come on, Bajie, you will transform into this female doll. After nightfall, we will capture the inspiration king to see what kind of monster he is."
Chapter completed!