Journey to the West: Break the entire Western Heaven!

This city seemed to have suffered some attack, the entire city was in a state of disarray and busyness, awaiting revival.

Tang Sanzang, curious, stopped a person and asked, "Amitabha, kind sir, what exactly has befallen the Treasure Elephant Kingdom? Why have so many houses collapsed?"

The person initially didn't want to talk to Tang Sanzang, but on looking up, his eyes suddenly shone with a sharp light!

He tentatively asked, "Esteemed monk, where do you come from?"

Tang Sanzang folded his hands and replied, "Amitabha, I hail from the Great Tang of the Eastern Land, and I am on my way to the West to fetch the scriptures."
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The man got visibly more excited, "What is your name?"

Tang Sanzang replied, "I am Tang Sanzang..."

At the mention of the name, the man grabbed Tang Sanzang's arm and yelled, "I've got him, I've got him! I've captured Tang Sanzang, quickly, report to the authorities!"

The entire street immediately erupted, as countless people spread the news...

It wasn't long before a government official rushed over with a portrait in hand, compared it with Tang Sanzang, then turned and ran towards the palace, shouting as he ran, "We've found Tang Sanzang, we've found Tang Sanzang!"

Tang Sanzang, seeing that these people weren't actually seizing him but merely shouting, was completely confused about his situation.

Tang Sanzang, puzzled, asked the person who had grabbed him, "Kind sir, what wrong have I committed? Why are you arresting me?"

The man sneered, "I'm not arresting you, just not letting you go, as for why, you'll know soon enough."

The Guardians, invisible in the shadows, secretly whispered to Tang Sanzang, "Perhaps this small nation has never seen a high monk from the Great Tang before and is just overly excited..."

Tang Sanzang thought about it, and that seemed to be the only possible explanation for the current situation.

Otherwise, if that fake Tang Sanzang had caused trouble, he should be the one getting arrested...

On the other hand, upon hearing that Tang Sanzang was captured, the King of the Treasure Elephant Kingdom immediately jumped up from his throne and exclaimed, "We've caught that dead baldy? My ministers, follow me to give him a piece of our mind!"

As he spoke, the King of the Treasure Elephant Kingdom gestured to his ministers and ran outside.

Soon, Tang Sanzang saw a crowd of royalty and ministers charging towards him, he quickly straightened his robes, thinking to himself, "The King of the Treasure Elephant Kingdom is certainly enthusiastic..."

By then, the King of the Treasure Elephant Kingdom had already rushed up to him, and then opened his mouth wide, letting Tang Sanzang truly experience the warmth of the Treasure Elephant Kingdom!

"You tortoise, bastard monk, you dare to show your face here?"

"Is there no one else left in the Great Tang? Are they sending a good-for-nothing like you to fetch the scriptures?"

"Filthy monk!"

"Dead bald donkey!"

"Grandson with a turtle head!"

…

Listening to the overwhelming shouts of abuse, Tang Sanzang was dumbstruck, standing there gaping at everything, muttering, "Is… is… is this how the Treasure Elephant Kingdom welcomes me? Is there such a huge cultural gap between Central Plains culture and that of the Treasure Elephant Kingdom? This doesn't look like a welcome at all..."

A distressed Guardian finally transmitted to him, "Stop guessing, they are actually cursing you! It seems like you are shouldering the blame for that fake Tang Sanzang again."

Hearing this, Tang Sanzang's tears were about to fall, what was all this about!

However, Tang Sanzang was a monk who had attained the Way, and although somewhat weak, his principles were still sound. He thought to himself had he not gone on the quest for the scriptures, there would not have been a fake Tang Sanzang impersonating him on the journey west and such consequences would have never occurred. Thus, he decided to accept his fate, sat down, pressed his palms together, and let everyone scold him.

On the other hand, the King of the Treasure Elephant Kingdom was also incredibly vexed by Tang Sanzang. To beat him? He feared that he might enrage the other party and receive a punch to his imperial city...

Not to beat him, then the rage over his dismantled imperial city was something he couldn't swallow, so he decided to start scolding as soon as he met him, scolding while observing the monk's reactions, ready to shut up and release him if anything went awry.

But who would have expected that Tang Sanzang would simply sit on the ground not talking back, allowing them to scold him. The King of the Treasure Elephant Kingdom and his ministers were suddenly delighted, and without any reservations, they burst out scolding!

Three hours later, the King of the Treasure Elephant Kingdom and his ministers had also grown tired from scolding, dry mouthed and parched they sat on the ground, looking at Tang Sanzang who remained unfazed, everyone felt a wave of admiration.

Finally, the King of the Treasure Elephant Kingdom approached and asked a couple of questions, only to realize they had scolded the wrong person!

The King of the Treasure Elephant Kingdom and his ministers were suddenly wearing faces of embarrassment.

In an attempt to cover their embarrassment and to express their apology for scolding the wrong person, upon confirming that Tang Sanzang was just a common monk, they threw him out of the west city gate and along with him a message: "No need to send you off!"

Tang Sanzang looked behind at the Treasure Elephant Kingdom, then forward at the endless mountain road, feeling like crying but finding no tears, and thought to himself, "What is all this about?!"

...

Meanwhile, at the Heavenly Palace.

"Your Majesty, you must seek justice for your servant! The Western Buddha Lord deceived us, promising just a walkthrough, a mere ordinary monk, but then..." Kui Wood Wolf knelt on the ground, crying loudly.

Not long ago, Tang Sanzang had punched him into smithereens...

Fortunately, his True Spirit was on the Investiture of the Gods, destined to be reborn in the ancient star of Kui Wood Wolf, so even though his body and soul perished, he could still be reborn in that ancient star.

The first thing he did upon rebirth was to complain to the Great Emperor of Heaven!

The Great Emperor, looking at Kui Wood Wolf who was crying his eyes out, didn't let him finish and took the initiative to say, "Kui Wood Wolf, We are well aware of your situation. When the monkey caused havoc in the Heavenly Palace, you were cast down to the earth and hid below, not daring to return, yet inadvertently got involved in the Eighty-One Trials. You did not consider how to complete the task and return to the Heavenly Palace, but instead started to cause trouble and misfortune on earth, are you aware of your crimes?"

Kui Wood Wolf kowtowed, "Your servant knows his crimes, but I was truly deceived by that Buddha Lord. He promised..."

"Enough, let's not discuss other matters. Now that the child of the Old Master thwarts Tang Sanzang's westward journey, and there's a need for an alchemy child, go to the Palace of Doushuai and tend the fire."

Seeing that the Great Emperor had given his command, Kui Wood Wolf could only nod in agreement.

He wasn't foolish, by stopping him from speaking further, there must be some hidden truth. Since the Emperor wished him to remain silent, if he insisted on speaking out, he wouldn't be going to perform alchemy, but rather, be turned into alchemy.

After Kui Wood Wolf left, the Great Emperor waved his hand, adjourning the court!

...

Meanwhile, within the Palace of Doushuai.

The Most High Lord Laozi, frustrated and agitated, pointed at the two boys in front of him and said, "I sent you to the mortal realm to perform a play, and you took almost all of my possessions with you. Now you've come back empty-handed, but at least bring back my belt!"

Angry, Laozi felt like hitting someone, but as he raised his hand, his trousers almost fell down.

The Golden Horned Boy bitterly said, "Great Lord, didn't you say that with those treasures, you could protect us completely? It was supposed to be just a play, but... something is not right. That monkey is still manageable, but that bald guy, he's simply unbearable!"