Journey to the West: Break the entire Western Heaven!

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"No way, Master, you don't want the girl who's been handed to you on a silver platter?"

"Has Master changed his ways?"

Just then, everyone saw Tang Sanzang cursing and swearing as he came down from the mountain, muttering as he walked, "TMD, trying to suck my yang energy? Pah!"

Everyone was collectively speechless.

Probably, the scorpion demoness would never know how she died, and if she did, it might be hard for her to die with her eyes closed.

Meanwhile, in the State of Chechi.

A burly figure with bulging muscles was sprinting along, kicking up a trail of dust behind him, and it wasn't long before he charged into the State of Chechi.

At this moment, the State of Chechi, after having endured the calamity of malevolent spirits, had gone through a grand purging from the King down to the local officials, almost entirely changing its administration. The new King was the son of the former King and one of the few who hadn't taken the opportunity to commit evils.

Now, he sat on the throne, looking at his ministers with mixed feelings. After a long while… he sighed and said, "Gentlemen, after what we have been through recently, I've come to a realization. What I mean is that from now on, our State of Chechi will not respect Taoism, nor will it respect Buddhism; we won't believe in anything. From now on, no matter where the Taoist priests and monks come from, we should drive them all away, right?"

The ministers burst into discussion upon hearing this.

An old minister approached and said, "Your Majesty, are you certain you want to do this?"

The King firmly said, "I have made up my mind, whether it is Buddhism or Taoism, I will not see them!"

No sooner had he spoken, than someone outside shouted:

"Your Majesty, that monk has returned!"

At these words, everyone shivered, and the King asked with a quivering voice, "Which… which… which monk?"

"Your Majesty, it's the monk from the Great Tang in the east, Tang Sanzang. He says he's here to submit the travel documents…"

Upon hearing this, the King's face turned pale with fear and he exclaimed, "Didn't we already change his documents?"

The messenger didn't know how to respond.

"Your Majesty, are we going to drive this one away, or...?" asked an inopportune and perhaps too honest minister.

The King went ghostly pale and raged internally, "Do you TM want me dead so you can usurp the throne?"

However, it would be too embarrassing to go back on his boast right after making it.

Eventually, the King had a stroke of inspiration, he touched his ear and asked, "What did you say? I can't hear clearly. Oh dear, I'm not feeling well. I'll leave this matter to you, Grand Tutor, I need to go. Make sure you handle it!"

After saying that, the King got up and left.

He left the Grand Tutor and a bunch of baffled ministers behind.

"Grand Tutor, you had a good relationship with Elder Tang in the past, it's best if you handle this. We'll take our leave now." Then, the bunch of ministers also ran off.

The Grand Tutor was speechless, but he eventually went out to meet Tang Sanzang.

Meanwhile, on the road to the West.

A mountain peak stood like a sword thrust into the earth, with a waterfall tumbling down it, surrounded by flying cranes.

Atop an old pine tree on the peak, a monkey stood as straight as a javelin, hands behind his back, looking toward the east. If one looked closely, they would see that his ears overlapped, having as many as six! Continue your adventure at empire

This monkey was none other than the Six-Eared Macaque, one of the chaotic creatures of the world.

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At this moment, his six ears quivered slightly, as if he was listening to something, the corners of his mouth curving up into a smirk, "My six ears can hear all sounds from a thousand miles away. From the noise, it must be that Tang Sanzang who's headed to the Western Heaven to fetch the scriptures. Sun Wukong, oh Sun Wukong, all of us are amongst the chaotic four monkeys... Why should you be the one to go to the Western Heaven and attain Buddhahood while I'm stuck here playing the role of a splashy demon? Today, I shall swap our fates! Let me listen in on what you're all saying; just wait, I will become you!"

On the journey westward, Tang Sanzang shaded his eyes with his hand and looked at the high mountain in the distance, "Disciples, look at that mountain. It's as tall as anything. I'm afraid there might be some evil spirits causing trouble."

Zhu Ganglie followed his gaze and frowned, "Master, Big Brother has good eyesight, you tell us what you see."

Sun Wukong scrutinized carefully and said, "Hmm, the idiot's got a point, that's indeed the case."

Tang Sanzang narrowed his eyes at the two, "I'm giving you five seconds to rephrase that. What is it supposed to be?"

Sun Wukong and Zhu Ganglie chorused in unison, "A mountain!"

Tang Sanzang nodded with satisfaction, "That's more like it; how could your teacher be mistaken?"

Sun Wukong and Zhu Ganglie: "...￥#%#"

Tang Sanzang continued, "That second brother is quite the oddball; as they say, different waters and soils breed different kinds of monsters. Don't you think there might be an old sly one up that mountain?"

Thump!

Atop the mountain, the Six-Eared Macaque tumbled down cursing, "Damn it, Tang Sanzang, just you wait. Once I become Sun Wukong, I'll see you get to the Western Heaven first!"

The Six-Eared Macaque climbed up the tree again, listening to the distant commotions.

Tang Sanzang went on, "If there really is an old monster that's become enlightened, it should be quite nourishing, right?"

Thump!

The Six-Eared Macaque fell from the tree again, looking dazed, "Is this TM what they call a Great Tang high monk? A paragon of good across ten lifetimes?"

In that moment, the Six-Eared Macaque began to doubt his life.

He continued climbing the tree, continuing to listen.

"Master, we still have oxtail here; why don't you nourish yourself first?" Sha Wujing suggested.

Tang Sanzang looked chagrined, "Don't bring that up; it just upsets me. What was I thinking back then? Leaving aside such a she-demon... and I actually... Ah! What a waste of natural resources! How regrettable!"

Tang Sanzang wailed to the sky...

The Six-Eared Macaque up in the distant tree began picking at his ears, "There must be some mistake in hearing, this TM definitely isn't a monk; it must be someone or something else..."

After waiting a while, he listened again.

Tang Sanzang sighed, "Alas, if there really are monsters, what could I, a mere ordinary monk, do? All of you are either poisoned or injured..."

Listening to the baldy starting to play weak and helpless again, Sun Wukong became somewhat impatient, "Master, if you're truly afraid, why don't we just forget about the Western Heaven? Isn't it still not too late to turn back?"

Tang Sanzang gave him a sideways glance and huffed, "Wukong, your resolve is too weak. My heart is firm in my western journey, how can I retreat in the face of difficulties? I'm just lamenting my lack of strength, worried about the disturbance that monsters may cause."

The group rolled their eyes again. What is this 'disturbing and causing trouble'? He's just brewing a pot and making soup!

The Six-Eared Macaque, upon hearing this, nodded slightly, "The one speaking these words must be the true Tang Sanzang, with a firm Zen Heart, there's no mistake, it's the person I'm waiting for."

And then, a small snake slid over and whispered, "Great King, I've heard that Sun Wukong excels in seventy-two transformations and was unbeatable when he caused havoc in the Heavenly Palace. Are you sure you want to contest with him?"

The Six-Eared Macaque snorted, "So what if he knows the seventy-two transformations? I understand the Listening Mind Spell; I can discern the principles of his spells upon hearing them and make them my own."

The small snake added, "I've also heard about his Jingu Bang."