Chapter 2532: The Bewitchment of the Thickets

It was not as if they hadn't seen such things before; back in Chechi Kingdom, those three state preceptors also believed in Daoism and were incredibly devout.

Sun Wukong paid no attention to this. He scanned the vast main hall and listened intently, hearing the faint sound of a zither coming from a side hall.

He turned his body, leaped directly, and with both hands raised the Ruyi Jingu Bang, he smashed open the door of the side hall.

"Boom!"

With a loud crash, wood chips flew everywhere.

The people inside the side hall were all startled. Tang Sanzang was holding the cup of tea the Apricot Immortal had handed him, just about to drink it.

"Master, don't drink it! That tea is poisonous!"

Sun Wukong looked at Tang Sanzang and hurriedly said.

Tang Sanzang's movements froze. He stared fixedly at Sun Wukong, then looked at the teacup in his hand.

He saw that the Eighteen Elders, Lingkongzi, and the others looked at the person at the door with fear in their eyes.

Subsequently, Tianpeng and the others also arrived at the door of the room.

"This must be the Great Sage Sun, right? Hearing of you a hundred times is not as good as seeing you once. The battle in the Heavenly Palace back then shook all the heavens."

"We have no intention of harming your master; we only invited him here to discuss poetry, books, rites, and music. As for this cup of apricot blossom tea, it was brewed by my junior sister, the Apricot Immortal, with apricot blossoms herself. How could it be poisonous?"

After his expression calmed, the Eighteen Elders stepped forward, cupped his hands, and said to Sun Wukong.

Seeing these monsters kidnap Tang Sanzang and trap him here for so long, Sun Wukong was already furious.

He didn't listen to the Eighteen Elders' explanation at all and was about to swing his staff to kill all these monsters.

Just at this moment, a voice suddenly rang out in Sun Wukong's mind.

This voice was vast and distant, carrying a sense of detachment, "Wukong, do not kill these tree spirits. They are truly Daoist practitioners."

Sun Wukong frowned. This voice in his mind was extremely unfamiliar, as if he had never encountered it before.

"Who are you? Are you trying to excuse these monsters?"

Sun Wukong frowned and said to the voice in his mind.

"I am Yuanshi Tianzun. I am not excusing these monsters. Think about it: your master has been kidnapped for so long; does the scene before you look like they intend to harm him?"

The voice came leisurely.

Sun Wukong scanned the six people before him. He saw that five of them were dressed as Daoist priests, and only the Apricot Immortal was dressed in a flashy, flowery manner.

The look in her eyes as she watched Sun Wukong clearly showed extreme fear.

Tianpeng glanced at Sun Wukong, and a golden light flashed in his hand as he drew the Nine-Toothed Rake.

He leaped and raised the Nine-Toothed Rake high in his hand.

In the air, Tianpeng shouted loudly, "Monsters! How dare you harm my master! I will destroy you today!"

Seeing this, Tang Sanzang immediately spoke out to stop him, "Bajie, do not act!"

However, Tianpeng paid no heed to this; the Nine-Toothed Rake in his hand smashed fiercely toward Lingkongzi, who was playing the zither.

Lingkongzi was shocked beyond measure. His hands instantly stretched forward, transforming into tree branches, and coiled toward him.

"Bang!"

With a loud crash, Lingkongzi's obstruction had no effect at all. Tianpeng smashed Lingkongzi's body to pieces with a single rake.

Leaves fell one after another, and Lingkongzi's soul drifted away.

"Senior Brother!"

Tears immediately overflowed from the Apricot Immortal's eyes, and she cried out. ===== CHAPTER 2534 =====