After the master and his three disciples followed Qingfeng and Mingyue inside, everything within sight was exceedingly simple, yet faint Daoist Charm flowed through the place. After taking a few more steps into the main hall of Five Villages Temple, they found Zhen Yuanzi already seated there, smiling at them.
Tang Sanzang hurried forward to offer his respects.
Sun Wukong and the others followed suit...
Just as the legends said, Zhen Yuanzi was an exceptionally easygoing man. Despite his tremendous strength, he rose with a smile to greet the four master and disciples, saying cheerfully:
"No need for such formalities. Please, sit!"
Perhaps it was just an illusion...
But Sun Wukong felt that whenever Zhen Yuanzi looked at him, his smile was especially radiant, and there was an inexplicable gentleness in his eyes. It made Sun Wukong unable to stop his thoughts from wandering:
"They say those with truly great divine abilities can know the past and future..."
"Could Great Immortal Zhenyuan know something?"
As Sun Wukong pondered this, he sat down with Tang Sanzang and the others, becoming increasingly low-key. His quiet demeanor surprised Tang Sanzang and the others, while Zhu Bajie grumbled inwardly:
"This dead monkey has always been the most restless."
"Why is he being so well-behaved at Five Villages Temple? Could he have been frightened by what I said earlier? No, that can't be right. This dead monkey didn't seem particularly reverent even toward the Supreme Dao Ancestor!"
The four master and disciples each had their own thoughts.
Just as they were thinking, they heard Zhen Yuanzi smile and say:
"My Five Villages Temple is poor, with nothing much to entertain you with... I only have these Ginseng Fruits for you to taste, to quench your thirst and show a little of my sincerity!"
Only then