Chapter 1919: Massive Construction, Monks as Forced Labor

After traveling forward for about an hour, they had entered the main thoroughfare of Chechi Kingdom, where traffic was heavy and the flow of people was endless.

Tang Seng rode the White Dragon Horse and looked up, seeing the Imperial Palace of Chechi Kingdom, golden and magnificent, like an ancient castle, shining brilliantly under the sun.

Right next to the palace, there was also a construction site, which should be for building a side hall or similar structure.

Many monks wearing monk robes were doing hard labor there, and there were many government soldiers guarding the place, holding whips in their hands.

"Stinking bald donkey! You still dare to slack off!"

A soldier suddenly roared, and then whipped a monk.

This monk was already skin and bones, and his face and body were covered in scars. He had originally been carrying a basket of stones, and after this whip strike, he immediately collapsed to the ground.

"Get up, you're still pretending!"

Seeing this, the soldier rushed forward, the whip in his hand lashing out at the monk's body repeatedly.

The monk was wailing in misery from the whip, but he only looked up at the soldier, his eyes filled with deep fear. His raised right arm seemed to be trying to fend off the blows, but it had no effect at all.

On the surrounding construction site, there were many other monks carrying stones and wood, each one in a wretched state. Seeing this monk being punished, they became even more fearful and hurried to work even harder.

Sun Wukong saw this scene and was already so angry his teeth itched, saying, "Pah, there's simply no justice. I'll go up there and teach these animals a lesson!"

As he spoke, Sun Wukong picked up his staff and was about to go forward, but Fahai grabbed his right hand.

Sun Wukong looked back at Fahai, his eyes extremely puzzled. Fahai raised his head and gestured upward.

They saw a Daoist standing on a high platform, a precious sword hanging at his waist, looking calm and composed.

Fahai said, "Wukong, we are about to enter the Imperial Palace. Before we exchange the travel documents, we cannot get involved in this."

"See that Daoist? He should have cultivation. If you take action, I'm afraid this matter won't be resolved in a short time, and it will also alert the King of Chechi Kingdom."

Sun Wukong was still very angry and said, "Aren't we all Buddhist disciples? Can we just watch our fellow disciples receive such cruel treatment?"

Fahai's expression was calm as he stared at him and said, "It's not that we don't care, but solving this here is just a drop in the bucket for the current situation in the entire Chechi Kingdom."

"Only by entering the Imperial Palace of Chechi Kingdom can we get to the bottom of everything."

Sun Wukong was still very angry. Seeing those monks doing the hardest and most tiring work under the scorching sun and being cruelly treated by the soldiers, he was filled with rage.

"Great Senior Brother, Master Fahai makes sense. It stands to reason that Buddhist disciples receiving such treatment should be the case throughout the entire Chechi Kingdom; we've seen it on our way here."

"I think the root of the matter lies with Daoism, and those three State Preceptors the commoners keep talking about."

Zhu Bajie looked at Sun Wukong and also immediately advised him.

Sun Wukong looked at Tang Seng, but saw Tang Seng looking at the entire construction site with a blank expression, his eyes filled with deep sympathy.

All the forced laborers on this construction site were monks, numbering several thousand, and the soldiers beat and scolded them at every turn. Their situation looked extremely miserable.

However, Tang Seng remained rational this time. He said, "Wukong, let's enter Chechi Kingdom first. I believe that once we meet the King, we should have a way to solve this." ===== CHAPTER 1921 =====