Chapter 93: You want the Great Tang Princess to kneel to you? Are you crazy?
After solving the problem of expelling monks and promoting Daoism, the next morning, Tang An and her four disciples came to the imperial palace of Chechi Kingdom.
"Bold! Why don't you perform the kneeling ceremony when seeing our King?"
The eunuch shouted that, which startled Tang An.
Tang An looked around and pointed at herself. "Me?"
"Presumptuous, if not you four master and disciples, who else could it be?"
"Hey, my violent temper." Tang An took out the golden brick immediately.
The King of Chechi Kingdom didn't like monks, so when he heard that the four master and disciples were going west to seek scriptures, he tacitly allowed the eunuch to reprimand Tang An and the others for not kneeling.
"You came to my Chechi Kingdom; shouldn't you pay respects to this King?"
"Heh, hehehe~" Tang An laughed in anger. "You want us four master and disciples to perform the kneeling ceremony for you? Have you thought about how hard your life is and if you can withstand it?"
Even the Jade Emperor didn't dare to let Yang Jian kneel and pay respects; a small king of a small country was acting arrogant?
"Presumptuous!" The eunuch pointed at Tang An with his orchid fingers. "You dare to speak to the King like this! Come here!"
Before the words fell, he only felt a hot wind blowing in front of him.
By the time he reacted, the arm he was using to pinch the orchid fingers had fallen to the ground.
Blood was gushing out, and the old eunuch screamed in surprise, then his body stiffened, and he fainted in fright.
The King and Queen were also scared and curled up together, becoming honest immediately.
"Quick! Quick, invite the National Teacher!"
"Fine, it just so happens I was waiting for you to invite them." Tang An took out a grand master chair from her Universe Bag, faced the outside of the hall, and sat in the middle of the hall.
As for those imperial guards, no need to think, they couldn't move at all, let alone have a chance to take action against Tang An.
"It seems that this mortal king, relying on the power of the three monsters, almost has the confidence to challenge the Great Tang." Yang Jian said lightly.
"And the Great Tang has taken two countries in succession; I don't know if they can spare the energy to conquer Chechi Kingdom."
Hearing this, Tang An shook her index finger. "You still underestimate my Great Tang. Besides, the two countries I took down before were all without bloodshed and didn't use much of Great Tang's national power."
"This time, as long as my skill of winning without bloodshed is stable, Great Tang swallowing Chechi Kingdom won't take any effort."
Tang An leaned on the grand master chair, her right hand supporting her cheek, her left hand tapping on the chair from time to time.
"National Teacher arrives~"
The eunuchs outside had already passed the word one by one, and the tiger, deer, and sheep monsters had arrived in front of the hall.
"Who is it that dares to be presumptuous in my Chechi Kingdom." The voice came before the person.
The King and Queen seemed to have seen a savior and hurriedly greeted them.
"It's them, the four master and disciples going west to seek scriptures."
"People seeking scriptures in the Western Heaven? Hmph hmph, it seems you still don't know my..."
As the tiger, deer, and sheep monsters entered the hall, their arrogant voices went silent the moment they saw Tang An sitting in the hall.
Then, a scene that almost made the King's chin drop appeared. 【93-32
The three national teachers, Tiger, Deer, and Goat, had not even performed a grand kowtow when they first saw him. Yet, upon seeing Tang An, they all knelt before her in unison with a loud "thud."
"We three brothers pay our respects to the Immortal."
Tang An smiled faintly and did not tell them to rise; instead, she turned back to look at the King.
"Now, do you still want me to perform the kowtow for you?"
"Ah?" The King came to his senses. "Oh my, oh my, it is an Immortal who has descended. I beg for your mercy, I beg for your mercy."
Tang An rose from the grand master chair, took the passage document out of her Universe Bag, and placed it on the King's dragon case.
"I am no Immortal; I was just teasing you."
The King let out a sigh of relief, his heart finally settling back into his chest.
"However, I am a Princess of Great Tang, sent by the Sage to seek scriptures in the Western Heaven. May I ask the King to grant passage for the four of us, master and disciples?" As she spoke, Tang An opened the passage document on the dragon case.
In the King's wide, clouded eyes, he saw the plain and easy-to-understand threat written on the passage document.
"Ah—"
He plopped back onto his dragon throne, his hands clutching the clothes over his heart so tightly he nearly choked on his own breath.
After all, at his age, having his heart stimulated like a roller coaster was truly more than he could bear.
"Tch, how boring." Tang An had not expected the old man to be so arrogant just a moment ago, yet so unable to handle a little teasing.
It seems he really is getting old and should retire.
The three national teachers, Tiger, Deer, and Goat, rushed over in a swarm to save the King.
After their ministrations, the King finally recovered. However, his imposing manner had been cut in half, and he dared not give Tang An any more attitude.
After all, if she were truly an Immortal, it would be one thing; Immortals rarely interfere in the affairs of mortals.
But although she is a mortal, she is a Princess of Great Tang—the very Princess of Great Tang who has been expanding the borders of the Great Tang all along the journey to seek scriptures.
He had just indulged a eunuch and asked a Princess of Great Tang to perform a grand kowtow for him?
My heavens! I've caused a huge disaster!
But at this moment, the attitudes of the three demons—Tiger, Deer, and Goat—and the King had indeed undergone a 360-degree reversal.
"You are actually the Destined One seeking scriptures; you are no Immortal!"
Tang An cleared her throat. "I am indeed not an Immortal right now. But I didn't lie to you either; I am truly a disciple under the tutelage of Lishan Laomu."
"If you don't believe me, why don't you ask my disciples?"
The Deer-Power Immortal said angrily, "You dare to play us for fools! Do you really take us for idiots? Your own people will naturally side with you!"
"Tch, why are you so hot-headed?" Tang An was also very distressed. Every time she bluffs, people believe her. But every time she tells the truth, no one believes her. Isn't that frustrating?
The Goat-Power Immortal glared at Tang An and her three disciples. "It was you! You are the ones who wounded my fellow Daoist so severely at Gao Lao Zhuang!"
"Right, I remember now, there was a monkey demon with a hairy face and a thunder-god mouth!" The Tiger-Power Immortal was filled with rage. "Wa ya ya! You have such guts!"
"Tiger guts?" Tang An asked her three disciples behind her. "Have you eaten them? Are they tasty?"
Sun Wukong waved his hands with a grin. "If Master wants to eat them, we can just pluck his tiger gall, roast it, and eat it. That wouldn't be a problem at all."
As he spoke, he wiped the corner of his mouth. "Sigh, even I'm starting to get a craving."
"Right? I think so too..." Tang An was extremely excited, but then she realized something. "Wait a minute? Gao Lao Zhuang? Fellow Daoist?"
Tang An flipped through her memories. "You mean that Daoist at Gao Lao Zhuang who tried to summon a deity and almost summoned himself away?" Thinking of this, Tang An couldn't help but find it funny.
The Deer-Power Immortal snorted angrily, "If it weren't for you four playing tricks, with my fellow Daoist's abilities, he should have defeated you!"
"First you wounded our fellow Daoist, then you toyed with us three brothers!"
"Today, none of you will be leaving easily."
Tang An rubbed her chin and walked back and forth in front of her three disciples.
"Wait, didn't your fellow Daoist tell you how he was miserably defeated?"
"Is it possible that the deities he summoned didn't even dare to lay a hand on my disciples?"
Hearing Tang An boast like that, the three demons—Tiger, Deer, and Goat—burst into laughter.
"A mere mortal, daring to be this ridiculous."
"Since you claim to have skills, do you dare to compete with us three brothers?"
So, this is what they were waiting for?
A battle of Dharma in Chechi Kingdom—the interesting part is here.
End of Chapter
