Sha Wujing said, "Eldest brother, I just saw the Demon King seemed to be capturing the two Divine Doctors. Could they have been taken by him?"
Sun Wukong turned to look at the window. The shadows of the two Divine Doctors had already vanished, and he felt an ominous premonition. He immediately jumped to the door and with a clang, pushed it open.
Inside the house, there were no longer any Divine Doctors, only two strands of divine presence slowly dissipating.
Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing, among others, also surged into the room.
Zhu Bajie immediately exclaimed, "This I recognize; it’s the overflow of Essence Qi after the death of a Divine."
Tang Sanzang also entered the room and cried out in alarm, "Wukong, could it be that the Divine Doctors have perished? What should we do now!"
Damn it, they’re employing a distraction tactic and playing military art with me, old Sun.
With a cold heh, Sun Wukong turned into an afterimage as he rushed out. Mid-air, his Golden Hoop Staff was already swinging down at the heads of several women, as he shouted fiercely, "Evil Spirit, take this stick from Grandpa Sun!" Get full chapters from novel※fire.net
All the women’s faces drastically changed. What’s going on? How could he possibly have found out?
The old lady could no longer care to hide; with a wave of her hand, a gleam of Buddha Light shone forth.
Bang~ Sun Wukong was sent flying back, stepping repeatedly in mid-air to stabilize himself.
Tang Sanzang and others also walked out of the house, looking shocked at the elderly ladies. Could they also be evil spirits?
Sun Wukong pointed his Golden Hoop Staff at the women, shouting sternly, "Who are you now? How dare you slay gods of the Heavenly Court."
"Wukong~ take a good look at who we are?" A grand voice emerged.
The women in the courtyard all shed their disguises, and in an instant, the Buddha Light shone brightly, the Buddha Wheel appeared, and Guanyin Bodhisattva, Manjusri Bodhisattva, Universal Virtue Bodhisattva, Lingji Bodhisattva, the four Bodhisattvas slowly rose.
Tang Sanzang hastily placed his palms together, bowed his head in a salute, and respectfully said, "Disciple pays homage to the Bodhisattvas."
Sun Wukong’s eyes shifted, and with a strange chuckle, he said, "So it turns out it’s the four Bodhisattvas themselves.
Bodhisattvas, by launching a sneak attack and slaying beings of the Heavenly Court, aren’t you afraid the Heavenly Court might declare war?"
Lingji Bodhisattva shook her head and with a smile said, "Wukong, the two Divine Doctors were killed by evil spirits; it has nothing to do with us."
"The evil spirit was in battle with me; how could she kill the two Divine Doctors?"
Lingji Bodhisattva said seriously, "A demon general adept at hiding."
Sun Wukong was speechless and lifted the Jingu Bang onto his shoulder, then pressed again, "For what purpose are you Bodhisattvas repeatedly harming the little monk and the pig head three times and again?"
Tang Sanzang also looked up in astonishment at the several Bodhisattvas. Is Wukong saying they’re harming me? How could that be? They are Bodhisattvas of great compassion.
Manjusri Bodhisattva said with a smile, "Wukong, there might be some misunderstanding; we had no intention to harm them."
Sun Wukong chuckled strangely and said, "Bodhisattvas, was there your doing in that bowl of fetus-preserving medicine? Did you really think old Sun was so foolish as to not notice?"
The expressions on the faces of the Bodhisattvas stiffened, shocked to be discovered; how humiliating!
We underestimated Sun Wukong. Although he is not very powerful at the moment, he has become quite clever.
Tang Sanzang couldn’t help but ask, "Bodhisattva, what’s going on? Why do you want to harm your disciple?"
Guanyin Bodhisattva continued to show a compassionate expression, and a grand voice arose: "Tang Sanzang, I have no intention of harming you; rather, I want to save you."
Tang Sanzang was not a fool; he respectfully said on the surface, "Bodhisattva does not wish to harm your disciple; that means you wish to harm the child of your disciple."
Manjusri Bodhisattva said, "Tang Sanzang, your body does not belong to you; it belongs to the Three Treasures of your master, to all the myriad beings. It’s a boat, a horse, the tool for ferrying all beings; thus, you cannot move it at your whim."
"Your disciple believes that before one can save others, one must first save oneself. If my heart has not been saved, how can I save the sentient beings?" Tang Sanzang was deeply disappointed and started to argue with reason.
Lingji Bodhisattva’s grand voice arose: "Tang Sanzang, all conditioned phenomena are like a dream, an illusion, a bubble, a shadow, like dew and like lightning. One should regard them thus."
Tang Sanzang stretched his hand to cover his protruding belly, revealing a smile, and said, "Your disciple can feel that she truly exists."
"The Heart Undisturbed. With no obstruction, there comes no fear. Far removed from inverted dreams.
Tang Sanzang, your duty now is the Westward Journey to obtain the scriptures, and not indulging in the midst of children. Do you understand?"
"Your disciple doesn’t quite understand!
Although your disciple has concerns at this moment, it doesn’t change my original aspiration. If she can come to my side, it means she has a destiny with me. The Buddha Sect values life, saves countless beings; how could your disciple harm her life? My having a child does not mean I will not proceed Westward."
All Bodhisattvas could sense Tang Sanzang’s determination. The always compliant Tang Sanzang was now even daring to debate with the Bodhisattva. Should this be said to be the greatness of maternal love? Or the greatness of paternal love?
Guanyin Bodhisattva looked down at Tang Sanzang, and indifferently said, "Tang Sanzang, within the Three Realms, rules are everything. Yin and Yang conjoin; from the great beginning, new life emerges.
When Heaven and Earth first opened, all things turned to the mother, as the maternal can nurture life. Today, with your male body nurturing life, giving birth to offspring, it is an act against nature, harmful to both her and you.
Give up now, and I can assure you to find her the best mother, living a life of joy in the next life."
Zhu Bajie also quickly shouted, "Master, this is also my opinion, there are rules within the Three Realms, and what we do goes against nature! Master, please do not make another mistake."
Tang Sanzang’s body stiffened, his hand touched his belly, feeling some discomfort, and his pleading gaze looked towards Sun Wukong, saying in a low voice, "Wukong, is your Master truly wrong this time?"
Sun Wukong chuckled and said, "The Taoist Scripture states: The way of Heaven does not strive, yet it excels in victory; it is silent, yet it excels in response; it does not summon, yet things come on their own, it is casual, yet it excels in plans. The nets of Heaven are wide but miss nothing.
If this child has come into your belly, then she is a regularity allowed by Heaven and Earth, where does this go against nature? How vast are Heaven and Earth, are they incapable of accommodating a mere child?"
Tang Sanzang’s eyes lit up, and he nodded in agreement, repeatedly saying, "Wukong speaks the utmost truth!"
Zhu Bajie immediately shouted from the side: "Monkey, you aren’t the one standing in pain, try having one yourself.
The Taoist Scripture says: Though a duck’s legs are short, stretching them brings worry; though a crane’s legs are long, breaking them brings sorrow.
Master, to force action will surely lead to unhappiness and pain. We must let nature take its course; where in the natural order is there a man giving birth to a child? Let’s quickly end it!"
"Tianpeng~ what are you saying?" A crisp call suddenly resounded in the night sky.
A streak of starlight descended from the sky, forming a beam of light that shone into the courtyard, and within the starlight, a Fairy slowly floated down, sword scabbard in hand; her heroic bearing was striking.
Zhu Bajie was instantly stunned and exclaimed, "Gao Cuilan~"
Tang Sanzang, Sun Wukong, and the others also looked towards the descending figure in the starlight; it was indeed Gao Cuilan. She had become immortal?
Gao Cuilan landed on the ground, and the starlight immediately retracted and disappeared.