Chapter 3425

Next, Tang Sanzang and the Emperor spoke some more words, basically encouraging the Emperor to stabilize the domestic situation during his absence, and that he would return soon.

The Emperor was moved to tears and tried to kneel before Tang Sanzang many times, only to be helped up by Tang Sanzang.

An hour later, Wu Feng followed Tang Sanzang out of the Imperial Palace, and they declined the Emperor's attendants' farewell.

"Master, that... is this Emperor about to kick the bucket?"

Regarding Wu Feng's words, Tang Sanzang said indifferently, "What makes you say that? You must not look with your physical eyes; you must look with your mind's eye."

Wu Feng shook his head and said, "You didn't say that earlier; what is the point now?"

"Indeed, there is not much point. However, I still hope that you will use your mind's eye to look at all things around you in the future. Only in this way will you be able to experience things you could not experience before."

Tang Sanzang stopped walking suddenly and said to Wu Feng, "Wu Feng, do you know why I took you as my disciple?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Feng felt a slight stir in his heart, then cupped his hands and said, "Please speak, I am listening."

The reason Wu Feng acted this way was simply because the feeling Tang Sanzang gave him was very mysterious, yet also filled with a sense of wrongness, but now, he was incomparably serious.

Tang Sanzang looked at Wu Feng and sighed, "Wu Feng, perhaps you won't believe it, but in you, I actually see some hope."

"What hope? Will my cultivation base rise to a very high realm?"

Wu Feng asked.

Tang Sanzang shook his head and said, "It is not a realm, but a kind of hope—the hope for all sentient beings in this world."

Wu Feng shook his head, indicating he did not understand and hoped Tang Sanzang would explain more clearly.

"I cannot explain it clearly to you; this has already exceeded the scope of my abilities."

Tang Sanzang said indifferently, and then, no matter how Wu Feng asked, he stopped speaking. He simply buried his head and led Wu Feng back to Hongfa Temple to start packing his luggage.

Tang Sanzang naturally would not carry his own luggage; it required Wu Feng to carry it.

Fortunately, Tang Sanzang's luggage was not heavy.

Wu Feng casually summoned a clone to do this kind of work.

Tang Sanzang saw Wu Feng using a clone to do manual labor and couldn't help but smile, though it was somewhat bitter. He said, "You, being so lazy and slippery, what will you do in the future?"

Wu Feng smiled and said, "Master, I am just making reasonable use of my abilities."

Tang Sanzang was noncommittal.

Next, Tang Sanzang led Wu Feng to bid farewell to the abbot and various masters of Hongfa Temple, left the temple, and traveled westward. Very soon, they left Changancheng.

What made Wu Feng somewhat strange was that on this stretch of road after leaving Changancheng, they did not encounter any demons or evil spirits at all.

Wherever Tang Sanzang and Wu Feng went, they saw only tearful commoners; there was absolutely no negative presence.

Clearly, there was something going on here.

However, Wu Feng chose not to ask.

After all, Tang Sanzang's reputation seemed to be very famous throughout Hongfa Temple, and even the entire Changancheng; it was understandable that those demons and evil spirits would not appear.

However, this certainly could not convince Wu Feng.

After exiting the West City Gate, they didn't walk long before they reached an abandoned plank road, and the two continued to head toward the West.