Chapter 1920: Miserable Plight of Monks, Wukong

Thus, Sun Wukong had no choice but to give up, and the group continued walking toward the Imperial Palace.

After a while, Tang Seng and his group arrived in front of the Imperial Palace.

This was a gate made of gilded gold, grand and imposing, shining with golden light, appearing to possess a sense of majesty.

On both sides of the gate stood two guards, each wearing silver armor and holding a silver long spear. Their gazes were particularly sharp as they looked at people.

Tang Seng wore a smile as he walked up to the two guards and said, "Two officials, this poor monk has come from the Great Tang in the East. By the order of the Tang Emperor, I am heading to the Western Heaven to obtain scriptures. Please report to the King that we are passing through here and wish to exchange our travel documents."

"So, you are a monk?"

The guard on the left immediately showed a fierce look on his face, looking at Tang Seng and saying.

Tang Seng smiled awkwardly and didn't respond immediately.

At this moment, the other guard frowned, as if remembering something, and said, "This monk just said he came from the Great Tang in the East and was acting by the order of the Tang Emperor?"

The two soldiers looked at each other, face to face.

It stands to reason that their first reaction upon hearing Tang Seng say he was a monk would be to arrest him.

But then, they heard the name "Great Tang in the East," and they immediately realized something.

The Great Tang existed in an era where its territory was the most vast on this land, and its national prestige was famous for ten thousand miles. So even though Tang Seng announced his background and said he was a monk, they realized the crux of the problem; they still had to consider the national prestige of the Great Tang.

At this time, one of the guards said, "Wait here for a moment. I'll go report to the King first."

Tang Seng smiled slightly and said, "Good."

Thus, the guard ran quickly into the palace, while Tang Seng and his disciples stood outside the gate waiting.

A moment later, the guard ran out, panting, and said to Tang Seng, "Since you are a high monk from the Great Tang, please come in to see the King."

As he spoke, the two guards pulled open the heavy gilded bronze gate from both sides.

Tang Seng looked back at Sun Wukong and the others, then strode into the Imperial Palace of Chechi Kingdom.

The scene inside the palace was extremely vast, the ground paved entirely with smooth marble, with various palaces towering on all four sides, and a red carpet extending toward the main hall directly ahead.

Sun Wukong saw from afar that the King of Chechi Kingdom was sitting at the entrance of the main hall under a canopy, with two maids serving him melons and fruits.

This King was about fifty years old, short and stout, with a full beard, and standing on his left and right were three men wearing Daoist robes.

The Daoist robes of these three men were of different colors: one cyan, one white, and one black.

And Sun Wukong saw at a glance that one of the Daoists was the goat demon he had met at the market town on the border of Chechi Kingdom today.

The goat demon saw Sun Wukong and his group striding into the palace from afar, a cold, icy glint flashing in his eyes.

Seeing Tang Seng and his group walking along the red carpet, the King of Chechi Kingdom also immediately stood up to welcome them.