Half a month later.
Upon hearing that Tang Sanzang, whose might overshadowed the world, was about to journey far away to the Buddhist Kingdom of India, countless passersby were overjoyed, while countless victims wept silently.
In short, over the past few days, who knew how many people had been unable to sleep at night.
Whenever the night grew still, many homes saw tears of excitement soaking their pillows.
And when the day finally arrived.
Outside the gates of Chang'an City's imperial palace, an escort force numbering two thousand had long since assembled.
Several hundred of them were Soldiers, while the rest were cooks, maids, physicians, blacksmiths, carpenters, and the like.
As for those several hundred Soldiers, every one of them was an elite selected from a thousand candidates. Each cultivated military-grade techniques. Though they could not claim to be worth a hundred men apiece, beating dozens of rioters barehanded was effortless for them. With weapons in hand, even dragging them off to fight immature spirits one-on-one would not pose much of a problem.
Beside the escort force stood an imposing ceremonial procession tens of thousands strong. Even Li Shimin's personal guard had been mixed into it, serving as pathfinders.
They would be responsible for escorting the entire escort force a hundred li beyond Chang'an City.
This was ceremony of the highest standard!
Farther out stood the densely packed commoners and dignitaries of every kind.
At this moment, their eyes were full of anticipation.
Some were exceptionally curious about the lively spectacle before them. Some were incomparably delighted by Tang Sanzang's departure. Others had traveled a thousand li in a day just to personally watch that Demon Monk, Tang Sanzang, leave...
In short, the world had suffered that Demon Monk Tang Sanzang for far too long!!
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