Xuanzang snorted coldly. Looking at Ananda and Kasyapa's nauseatingly ugly faces, he immediately rebuked them from the moral high ground.
"The Buddhist Sect is a sacred place. How could it have two things like you, with your six senses so impure? You've utterly disgraced Buddha!"
After being cursed at so randomly, Ananda and Kasyapa naturally did not look pleased.
"Qin Xuanzang, just for what you said, if you don't bring out something valuable, don't even think about taking a single scripture from us brothers today."
"That's right. If you go back without completing your task, let's see whether the Qin Emperor will cut off your head."
Hot-tempered Sun Wukong immediately grabbed one of the venerables by the collar, raising his other fist to strike, but Sha Wujing and Black Bear Demon stopped him.
"Eldest Brother, calm down. This is the Great Thunderclap Temple!"
"Exactly! Buddha might be watching us. Eldest Brother, you can't lose your head!"
Jinchi hesitated before approaching behind Tang Sanzang and whispering, "Master, didn't we bring quite a bit of gold and silver? Why not give it to them? The scriptures are more important, after all!"
The moment Ananda and Kasyapa heard there was plenty of gold and silver, the greed on their faces became impossible to hide. Who knew whether they were pretending or simply showing their true colors?
Xuanzang shoved Jinchi aside and said righteously, "I took so many damned detours to get from the Qin Empire in the Eastern Lands all the way to this Great Thunderclap Temple. Now any random cats and dogs that jump out think they can take money from my pocket. Tell me, is that reasonable?"
As Xuanzang's loyal lackey, Zhu Bajie was the first to step forward in support. "Master's right! Why should we have to pay?"
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