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"Do not be careless."

Fourth Sister frowned, her expression serious:

"I know your methods are high-level and perhaps not inferior to the Sun Sun Dasheng Equaling Heaven of the past, but even he, five hundred years ago, fell under the siege of the Heavenly Court and several demon kings. Because of that, you have this journey."

The implication was clear: the Heavenly Court's strength was deep, so there was no need to clash head-on. It would be better to resurrect Sun Wukong while no one had reacted yet, completing the Destined One's mission. Why must he clash with the immortals and Buddhas of the myriad worlds?

"I understand."

Wu Xian nodded, then looked at Fourth Sister with gentle eyes and said softly: "So for this trip to Mount Huaguo, I plan to take only Uncle Bajie with me."

"What do you mean!"

Hearing this, Fourth Sister's expression changed, and her eyes gradually became somewhat dangerous.

"Fourth Sister, let me ask you one thing."

Wu Xian looked into Fourth Sister's eyes, his tone rarely serious: "Do you think that if I bring the Relics back to Mount Huaguo and resurrect the Sun Sun Dasheng, those immortals and gods will treat me as nothing and let me go like a fart?"

"Should... not be very likely."

Hearing this, Fourth Sister couldn't help but think of the Heavenly Court warrior named "Wang Lingguan" whom Wu Xian had beaten to death in the Spider Cave.

According to Zhu Bajie's later account, the other party's status should not be low; it was said he was a favorite of the Jade Emperor. Wu Xian beating him to death was undoubtedly a provocation to the Heavenly Court, and no matter how one looked at it, it was a situation that would be hard to resolve peacefully.

In fact, on the way to Flaming Mountain, Fourth Sister had always thought that a Heavenly Court army would descend to surround them, but after waiting for a long time, there was no movement, which made her gradually relax about this matter.

Now that she thought about it, this was simply unreasonable. Perhaps they knew that Wu Xian would eventually return to Mount Huaguo to resurrect Sun Wukong, so they only needed to wait for the monkey.

Not only that, because they were prepared, what awaited Wu Xian this time would surely be a heavy siege by the Heavenly Court. Who knew how many powerful immortals and gods would appear, just to attack him in one go and capture him, the Destined One.

"Looking at your expression, you must have thought of it."

Wu Xian sighed, his voice carrying a touch of melancholy.

"Regardless of the final result, whether the Sun Sun Dasheng can be resurrected, the Heavenly Court and I are destined to be in an antagonistic position. Unless I am willing to learn from the Bull Niu Niu Mowang and choose to kneel before them like a dog, wagging my tail for pity, otherwise this matter will never have an end..."

Speaking to this point, Wu Xian shook his head: "It's a pity, I have been a monkey for over twenty years and really have no intention of changing my species, so I can only go all the way to the dark and stand against the Heavenly Court."

"And because of this, this trip to Mount Huaguo is bound to be fraught with crises. I believe I can handle those powerhouses of the Heavenly Court, but if I bring you along, they will very likely use you as a breakthrough point, as a bargaining chip to force me to give up resistance."

Hearing this, the scene of herself being captured by Heavenly Soldiers, with a blade held to her throat to threaten Wu Xian, immediately appeared in Fourth Sister's mind. She couldn't help but bite her lip and say tremblingly:

"In your heart, am I just a burden?"

"Of course not."

Wu Xian said this, reached out to grab Fourth Sister's palm, placed it on his chest, and said seriously: "To me, you have never been a burden, but my soft spot and an important person I must protect well."

"Just like Princess Iron Fan is to the Bull Niu Niu Mowang, no matter what, I don't want to see you suffer any harm, not even the slightest possibility."

Hearing this, Fourth Sister felt as if she had been struck by a critical hit. Her whole body felt somewhat numb, and the look in her eyes toward Wu Xian showed signs of "stringing."

If this world were a game of some adult visual novel, a progress bar would definitely appear above Fourth Sister's head at this moment, and it would start crazily adding +1.

After a long while, Fourth Sister finally came to her senses. Seeing that paralyzed monkey face leaning in, she turned her head away in a tsundere manner and snorted coldly: "Who is your important person? Stop spouting nonsense here."

Saying that, you should at least take your hand back.

Wu Xian smiled, not minding the tsundere's inconsistency between heart and mouth. He used a bit of force on his hand to pull her into his arms, then whispered in her ear:

"Rest assured, since I dare to return to Mount Huaguo, I naturally have the confidence to retreat unscathed. And I have always carried the Ruyi Scroll with me; in a way, it can be considered us fighting side-by-side."

Fourth Sister was silent for a moment and finally said: "This is the first time, and also the last time."

Wu Xian smiled and promised: "After this matter is over, I will take you to travel through the Three Realms and Four Continents, and make up for all the scenery you haven't been able to see in the past, all at once."

Setting a flag?

Non-existent.

For those without strength, this is called setting a flag, similar to "I'll go home and get married after this battle," but for those with strength, this is romance, understand?

"Hmph! I don't need you to accompany me; I can see it by myself."

With her face pressed against the chest armor of the Traveler's set, the corner of Fourth Sister's mouth curled up slightly, but she quickly returned to a cold state, pushed Wu Xian away forcefully, and turned to return to the courtyard where the Zhu family lived.

However, she had only walked two steps when she stopped, as if she had decided something. She turned around, and under Wu Xian's surprised gaze, reached out to grab the prayer bead pendant on his neck, and said coldly: "Go! To your room, I have something to tell you!"

"Ah, this... that's not very good, it's not even dark yet."

Wu Xian blinked, pretending to be reserved.

"Go, or not."

Fourth Sister sneered, her eyes filled with disdain, as if to say, "Weakling, are you not capable?"

How unreasonable! Looking down on whom!

Wu Xian was instantly enraged, directly hoisted Fourth Sister onto his shoulder, and then marched aggressively toward the room Chen Long had prepared for him in the 66 Village...

Spider silk on the eaves reflects the moonlight, weaving a quiet dream hoping for the return of the beloved.

Heart threads secretly entwine with your threads, when the body becomes you, who does the self become?

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Two months later, Dongsheng Divine Continent, Mount Huaguo.

As the hometown of the former Victorious Fighting Buddha Sun Wukong, although Mount Huaguo was still beautiful with birds singing and flowers fragrant, the creatures that were once the most common here—monkeys—were already extremely rare.

This was because, in order to force Sun Wukong to submit and return to the Buddhist position, Erlang Shen, the True Lord of Manifested Holiness, had led Heavenly Soldiers and Generals in a large-scale slaughter of the living beings on Mount Huaguo.

So much so that the number of those monkey descendants was less than one in ten. Even after years of recuperation, it was difficult to return to their peak state.

Besides that, a considerable number of monkeys had fled Mount Huaguo in a panic back then. Later, to avoid the pursuit of Heavenly Soldiers, they could only seek a way to survive in other parts of the Three Realms and Four Continents, such as the Lesser Western Heaven and Flaming Mountain.

But as the information from the Shadow God Map showed, these monkeys who left their homeland were either forcibly converted by the Yellow Eyebrow or became experimental subjects for the Flaming Mountain Earth Deity; their ends were all very miserable.

Incidentally, before leaving Flaming Mountain, Wu Xian had given that Earth Deity a good time, letting those Yin soldiers summoned to the mortal world inflict the punishments of hell upon him.

One type every day, never repeating, until all the tricks of the eighteen levels of hell had been gone through. Only then did he use a staff to blast his physical body and primordial spirit to pieces, truly turning him to ashes and scattering his soul.

"Dong————!!!"

On the outskirts of Mount Huaguo, a golden figure descended from the sky like a meteorite.

The moment it landed, a powerful force vibrated outward. The gravel on the ground was shaken ten meters into the air, and even the waterfall not far away flowed backward, rushing into mid-air.

Without a doubt, who else could the visitor be but Wu Xian.

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