Chapter 144

Tang An didn't wait for Nezha and Yang Jian to return and directly rode Jiuyue away from this place.

Xiaotian Quan didn't follow but flew up to the Heavenly Court to find Yang Jian.

"Jiuyue, you must run fast; whether we can arrive at Master's place in time to take refuge, and whether I can keep this little life of mine, all depends on you."

Tang An appeared nervous and very cowardly, cherishing her life.

In reality, when she lowered her head, her eyes were filled with indescribable gravity.

Why gravity? Why did she deliberately get close to Guanyin just now, and why was it specifically that Ginseng Fruit she had eaten, which Zhenyuanzi had specifically warned her about?

And why, after eating the Ginseng Fruit, did she have to go find Lishan Laomu immediately?

The reason for this must be traced back to the day Tang An officially recruited Guanyin to work for her.

Tang An had thought before that the Western Heaven would definitely take advantage of the True and False Monkey King tribulation to take action against them.

After all, the four of them, master and disciples, had completely broken free from Rulai's control.

To successfully pass the Journey to the West Calamity, they had to be replaced to continue the completion.

Otherwise, the Journey to the West Calamity would completely become a tribulation for Lingshan.

However, regarding this, Tang An had also given some instructions and arrangements to the four master and disciples and Guanyin in advance.

If Rulai only wanted to replace the four of them, then clearly Tang An's arrangements were enough for them all to safely pass this tribulation.

But the new problem that appeared now was, according to the secret code Guanyin had just proposed, that Rulai truly wanted to deal with Sun Wukong.

Did he want the Six-Eared Macaque to completely replace Sun Wukong? That was why the Six-Eared Macaque, after Tang An recognized him, dragged Sun Wukong to the Heavenly Court to let the Jade Emperor distinguish them.

This distinction by the Six-Eared Macaque was not following the plot at all! His ultimate goal was to take Wukong to Lingshan!

But why?

Why did the Buddha want to organize a special operation targeting Sun Wukong?

Although there were also impersonated Yang Jian and Nezha, they were too easy to distinguish and were more like smoke bombs intended to divert them.

Tang An's brain was thinking at high speed, and she even felt her head ache a little.

She kept making assumptions, overturning them, making assumptions, and overturning them again.

Suddenly, Tang An grabbed Jiuyue's tail hard, making her stop.

"Relic!"

She suddenly raised her head to look at the sky; if she remembered correctly, after Wutian appeared in the world, Sun Wukong was the most critical relic!

The Boneless Relic!

Rulai was watching things completely spiral out of control, so he wanted to ensure in advance that the Boneless Relic was completely under his control!

"Good, what a good Buddha of the Western Heaven! What a good Rulai Fozu!"

If this were truly the case, the safest method Tang An could take was still to go to Lishan Laomu for help.

Yes, there was also Taishang Laojun. Xiaotian Quan going to the Heavenly Court was not only to find Yang Jian but also to invite Taishang Laojun on her behalf.

Why did Tang An choose them to back her up?

Because their attitude toward her was unusual, especially during the New Year, when Lishan Laomu had specially prepared the Golden Armor Feather Garment for her.

And this time, the Green Bull Spirit coming down, seemingly tricked, was actually delivering the Diamond Bracelet to her.

Both of these were to save her life. In this situation, it looked especially like they were protecting her life for this tribulation.

They must have known something in advance and were prepared, so they shouldn't just stand by and watch her die.

"Sister? Where are we going?" Jiuyue's voice reminded Tang An, who was in a brainstorming session.

Tang An came back to her senses; she hadn't made a decision yet because she was also hesitating.

Hesitating about what? Hesitating about whether she should go find Lishan Laomu or find Bodhi Patriarch.

Before this, Tang An had asked Zhenyuanzi to seek out Bodhi Patriarch to see if there was any possibility of him backing Wukong up in this tribulation.

Not to mention that those guarding Tang An's side were all capable of fighting; if they went over, it would be no different from sending themselves to death.

And Bodhi Patriarch's answer was in the Ginseng Fruit that Zhenyuanzi had specifically instructed her about.

After eating the Ginseng Fruit, a sentence rang in Tang An's mind.

"If you can arrive at Lingtai Fangcun Mountain in time, it shall represent that for this tribulation, this old man shall appear."

"If you fail to arrive at Lingtai Fangcun Mountain in time, for this tribulation, this old man shall not appear."

Tang An swallowed nervously; she was calculating whether she should go invite Lishan Laomu or Bodhi Patriarch for this tribulation.

If she invited Lishan Laomu, it was the closest and safest; she would definitely be able to protect herself.

But if chaos broke out then, and Rulai insisted on destroying Wukong, would Lishan Laomu continue to insist on protecting Wukong?

After all, she had no master-disciple relationship with Wukong, and there was no need to take on such a great causality for Wukong.

Should she go invite Bodhi Patriarch?

But once her route changed, Lingshan would definitely notice.

Whether she could arrive at Lingtai Fangcun Mountain alive was a question in itself.

Would she live? Or would Wukong live?

This thought echoed in Tang An's mind several times in an instant.

Tang An raised her head to look at the Western Heaven, laughing out of extreme anger. "As expected of Rulai Fozu of the Western Heaven, your plot within a plot is truly quite spectacular."

"Aren't you just wanting me to choose whether to save my own life or save Wukong's life?"

"Don't you just think that I, Tang An, am cowardly and afraid of death?"

"Fine! Come on!" Tang An's shout made her voice hoarse, with extreme explosive power.

"Only if I live can he live. Only if he lives can I live."

"Whatever Journey to the West Calamity, whatever True and False Monkey King, it's all bullshit."

"No matter who you are, don't you dare touch any of my three disciples!"

After Tang An made up her mind, she stopped talking nonsense and directly patted Jiuyue, "Go, to Lingtai Fangcun Mountain!"

"Okay." Jiuyue didn't hesitate and directly stepped onto the clouds.

Great Thunder Sound Temple.

Rulai was currently observing Tang An's movements, and standing beside Rulai was someone who had never appeared before, the fake Tang An.

His gaze swept over the Buddhas, and then he looked at Puxian. Although not explicitly stated, the gaze signaled that it was time to take action.

Rulai had even calculated this step that Tang An was about to take, or rather, when he was laying out the plan, he was already waiting for Tang An to jump into it.

Was his ultimate goal Sun Wukong or Tang An? Or perhaps, both.

He had already witnessed Tang An's methods and knew very clearly in his heart that this Destined One must not be left alive.

So even if Tang An went to beg Lishan Laomu, it would be useless; he had already sent people to divert Lishan Laomu away.

He wanted to complete his layout with lightning speed before all the backgrounds of the four master and disciples could react.

As for the thunderous anger of those big figures afterward...

Rulai looked at Guanyin Pusa; he had already selected a candidate.

Heavenly Court, Lingxiao Palace.

Yang Jian was fighting vigorously when he heard Xiaotian Quan shouting as he came over.

"Master, Master! Master, something has happened to your Master!"

Yang Jian hadn't had enough of fighting yet, but he immediately retracted his Three-Pointed Double-Edged Spear, "What happened?"

"Don't know; she only told me to find you and have you go find Taishang Laojun and Nezha to rendezvous with her."

"She, she also said that time is tight and the task is heavy, and being slow might really cost her her life."

Yang Jian's gaze became heavy in an instant, losing all thoughts of playfulness.

His Three-Pointed Double-Edged Spear instantly transformed into the Kaishan Axe, pointing at the fake Yang Jian.

"I don't care what conspiracy you have in Lingshan, but if something happens to Master while in your hands, I, Yang Jian, swear here that I will definitely trample Lingshan and drag ten thousand Buddhas into hell!"

"I will make it so you have no way to seek life, and no reincarnation when you seek death!"

Saying this, he directly swung the Kaishan Axe.

Just by swinging one axe, it was aimed directly at taking the fake Yang Jian's life.