The Calamity of Chanling Temple, the Mouse of Bottomless Cave

"Ah?" The ruler of Bikshu Kingdom jumped in fright and swiftly dodged aside.

Xuanzang hurriedly explained, "Your Majesty, do not fear. This humble monk's eldest disciple has already slain the demon."

"This... How could my Queen be a demon?"

The ruler kept glancing at the White Fox's corpse, finding it strangely familiar. Suddenly, inspiration struck him, and he recalled something from a year ago.

Not long after ascending the throne, he had led a group of soldiers hunting outside the city. He had shot a White Fox with an arrow, but it had escaped.

"So she came for revenge after all." The ruler of Bikshu Kingdom patted his chest, still shaken.

"Fortunately, fortunately, several eminent monks came to our aid."

After they spoke for quite some time, the ruler immediately issued a decree to hold a banquet in honor of Xuanzang's group.

The Travel Permit had already been stamped with the royal seal and handed to Xuanzang.

After the banquet ended, Xuanzang and his disciples bid farewell and resumed their journey westward.

With the Queen and National Preceptor gone, the previous imperial decree to collect children was revoked. The people cheered, and the weight in their hearts was finally lifted.

After several more months of wandering, Xuanzang's group arrived at a Buddhist temple called Zhenhai Chanling Temple.

Whenever the master and disciples encountered a Buddha, they paid homage; whenever they encountered a temple, they entered to worship. Naturally, they could not pass this one by. As they entered the temple, the monks and abbot respectfully welcomed them.

Seeing that night had fallen, the master and disciples stayed at the temple.

Unexpectedly, in the middle of the night, a disturbance arose within the temple.

Sun Wukong had sharp ears. Following the sound, he found a monk lying on the ground, bleeding