The Bodhisattva was so angry she nearly laughed.
I am a dignified Bodhisattva... and you want me to go to Mount Ling with you on the pilgrimage? What would that even look like? Besides, Buddha Ancestor Wu Tian will refrain from acting against you directly because of your roles in the Tribulation, but he might not show me the same restraint!
Instead of finding somewhere to lie low now...
You want to walk right up to him?
Isn't that just asking for trouble?
After a moment of speechlessness, the Bodhisattva said blandly,
"You are Pilgrims chosen by fate, so I will not involve myself... But if you need any help, send word to me at once!"
As she spoke, she plucked five willow leaves from the Willow Branch in her Pure Vase. With a gentle wave, they drifted down onto Tang Sanzang and his disciples, merging into their bodies. Even the White Dragon Horse received one.
After doing all that,
the Bodhisattva sighed inwardly.
This is all I can do... I only hope that once the Tribulation is settled and Lord Martial Ancestor restores the great order of the Heavenly Dao, he will remember this small kindness of mine!
She then turned and left.
Her figure vanished from everyone's sight...
After the Bodhisattva departed, Tang Sanzang's expression hardened with determination. He said to his disciples,
"Let us go as well. We must set out at once!"
"Let us reach Mount Ling as soon as possible... I would like to see what abilities this Buddha Ancestor Wu Tian possesses to throw Buddhism into chaos!"
Before the master and disciples had traveled far, they began to feel the heat intensifying. Sun Wukong immediately understood that they had reached Flaming Mountain. The next person they would face was Princess Iron Fan.
She was