Journey to the West: Break the entire Western Heaven!

Bai Huaxiu was bemused by the bald monk's antics and said helplessly, "Honorable monk, please stop teasing me."

"Thirteen years ago, when that yellow-robed fiend abducted me, I only complied with him out of desperation."

"Although I bore three children, they were all demons."

"That yellow-robed fiend was always cautious, especially with the children. The three of them normally transformed into tattoo marks on his robe and were protected by him."

"Now that the demon is dead, the three children naturally perished as well, and I have finally regained my freedom."

"Thank you so much for your rescue, honorable monk."

Bai Huaxiu kowtowed again in gratitude.

It was only then Tang Sanzang understood that she wasn't here to settle accounts; she had come to express her thanks.

Realizing this, Tang Sanzang straightened up, brought his hands together in prayer, and said with a dignified aura, "Amitabha, benefactor, I had not expected our fates to be so intertwined. Since that is the case, what do you think of my eldest disciple? Hey... Wukong, where are you going?"

With Bai Huaxiu's explanation, the King of the Treasure Elephant Kingdom finally understood what sort of creature his so-called fine son-in-law was, and at the same time, reports came in about the monster devouring people in the Silver Peace Palace.

Once the maids explained the situation in the main hall, and everyone recalled the feast they had shared with the demon the previous night, they broke out into a cold sweat.

Following this revelation, everyone treated Tang Sanzang and his companions with immense respect, and the King of the Treasure Elephant Kingdom even honored Tang Sanzang as a guest of honor.

With his daughter free and the menace of the demon eliminated from the Treasure Elephant Kingdom, the King was extremely delighted.

So the King of the Treasure Elephant Kingdom grandly declared, "Today we celebrate, so let tonight's feast continue! Everyone eat and drink as much as you like, let us drink merrily until dawn!"

Come nightfall, the palace gates were bustling with traffic—most carriages were bringing supplies to repair the palace, while the rest were for the banquet attendees.

Guided by Bai Huaxiu, Tang Sanzang and his group made their way into the palace, towards the Fragrant Hall. Upon spotting a wine bottle from afar, Tang Sanzang's eyes instantly lit up.

Not caring for others, he rushed forward, grabbed the bottle and took a swig, only to find it was empty...

Bai Huaxiu couldn't help but burst into laughter, "Honorable monk, that wine has already been poured out... "

Undeterred, Tang Sanzang shook the bottle and said, "A wise man once said, 'No bottle is too empty to shake a drop of wine from. If there is, just shake it a few more times!'"

Before anyone could ask who on earth that foolish wise man was, they actually saw a droplet of wine slide out of the bottle and gently land on Tang Sanzang's outstretched tongue.

With a flick of his tongue, the drop of wine went down his throat. Tang Sanzang closed his eyes with a look of pure enjoyment.

The onlookers were speechless, having seen those who craved wine, but never someone who craved it so desperately!

Bai Huaxiu laughed, but in the next moment, she could no longer laugh.

Boom!

The earth and mountains shook!

Then people saw a bald monk climbing atop the royal hall's roof; he flaunted his muscles, waving his kasaya around and bellowed, "Happy, I'm so happy today!

I'll give everyone a performance, to liven up the spirits!"

Boom!

A surge of Fist Power shot into the sky, exploding amidst the clouds and stirring the vital energy, causing the entire Treasure Elephant Kingdom to tremble. Then, with a thunderous crash, the Treasure Elephant Kingdom Royal Palace collapsed in a cloud of dust...

And that bald monk staggered before falling down.

Amidst the dust cloud, several figures dashed past. The shortest amongst them hoisted the unconscious Tang Sanzang over his shoulder and sprinted away, vanishing in an instant.

When the figures had run out of sight and the dust settled,

The assembled courtiers, nobles, the King of the Treasure Elephant Kingdom, the Queen, Bai Huaxiu, and others had just snapped out of their shock and confusion.

After a moment, a heart-wrenching scream pierced the air.

"My royal palace!"

"It's gone, all gone!"

Following that, the King rolled up his sleeves and beckoned his courtiers, "Chase them! Chase!"

Someone cautioned, "Your Majesty, that monk is terrifyingly powerful, we might not be able to defeat him..."

"If we can't defeat him, then scold him! Scold him!"

The King of the Treasure Elephant Kingdom was truly going mad, as he led his courtiers in a frenzied pursuit all the way to the western gate, shouting at the few figures still visible in the distance:

"At least leave me somewhere to live, Tang Sanzang, you motherfucker, don't let me see you again, spit on your Great Tang high priest, fuck your ancestor!"

The courtiers echoed, "Fuck your ancestor!"

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"Fuck your granny's slipper board!"

...

Bai Huaxiu watched her father, who seemed crazed and bereft of all manners, and the courtiers' irate display, speechless. Yet this was the first time since the founding of the Treasure Elephant Kingdom that the monarch and his subjects were so united at heart; recalling how she, too, had been provoked by that baldy to curse at the window, she couldn't help laughing, "That baldy, truly a bane to people!"

Far away, Tang Sanzang yawned and woke up. He had drunk less this time, got drunk quickly, and sobered up just as swiftly.

He glanced around hazily at his disciples, then turned back to look in the direction of the Treasure Elephant Kingdom, only to see dust rising like a dragon, soaring to the skies, and bright lights at the city gate where courtiers were frantically waving their arms under the lead of the King of the Treasure Elephant Kingdom, shouting something.

Seeing Tang Sanzang awake, Zhu Ganglie hurriedly called out, "Master, you're awake?"

After Tang Sanzang uttered a noise, he asked, "Weren't we supposed to drink? Why did we leave without drinking?"

Zhu Ganglie, Sha Wujing, Sun Wukong, and the White Dragon Horse exchanged glances, each seeing shock in the others' eyes. A single drop of alcohol caused a blackout? What kind of fucking tolerance was that!

Sun Wukong said, "Master, don't you remember?"

Tang Sanzang countered, "Remember what?"

Sun Wukong really wanted to explain clearly, but he feared if he told the truth, the baldy would stubbornly go back for two more drinks. Previously, he had been overjoyed, swinging his Fist Power at the sky, but now if he harbored any Resentment Energy, who he might hit was anyone's guess.

So Sun Wukong replied, "Uh... Something happened before, and you told us to carry you away first, don't you remember?"

Tang Sanzang thought hard with his head tilted but couldn't recall anything. However, it wasn't in his nature to dig too deep, so he let it go.

Then looking back at the still arm-waving, foot-stomping courtiers of the Treasure Elephant Kingdom and listening carefully, due to the strong wind, he couldn't quite make out the words, only hearing something about a high priest and 'stay' or 'step' but not clearly.

Then Tang Sanzang couldn't help but sigh, "The people of the Treasure Elephant Kingdom are really enthusiastic. We've gone so far, and they still can't bear to see us leave. They are still calling, 'high priest, stay a step,' what a group of earnest and loyal people."

Sun Wukong, Zhu Ganglie, and the others had clearly heard all the cursing earlier, but they had no intention of correcting the baldy, just chuckling, "Yeah, Master, they're so enthusiastic, too fucking enthusiastic!"

On the road ahead, Sun Wukong, Zhu Ganglie, Sha Wujing, the White Dragon Horse, and the others covertly agreed that they must never let Tang Sanzang touch alcohol again, not even a single drop!

Especially when Tang Sanzang was unhappy, or when they had caused trouble; they absolutely, absolutely couldn't let him drink.

Thus, on the road, although Sun Wukong saw a few households, he had already hidden all their wine in advance.

As a result, Tang Sanzang didn't get a drop of alcohol wherever he went, which truly left him feeling depressed.

Tang Sanzang was depressed, but someone else was even more so.