When Yellow Wind Monster saw Lingji Bodhisattva appear, he was instantly overjoyed.
"Bodhisattva, save me!"
Lingji Bodhisattva's expression changed at once.
This Yellow Wind Monster was far too tactless...
At a time like this, was that something he could say?
Sure enough.
Sun Wukong immediately asked with a grin:
"Oh... so this monster belongs to the Bodhisattva! No wonder he was so arrogant, daring to use the Samadhi Divine Wind to harm my master... turns out he had someone backing him!"
Even Tang Sanzang, steadfast as he was in his devotion to Buddhism,
could not help frowning slightly, suspicion appearing on his face.
Especially when he recalled the heaps of white bones he had seen in the cave, Tang Sanzang felt increasingly troubled. Though he had always been immensely respectful toward Bodhisattvas, he did not immediately bow to Lingji Bodhisattva. Instead, he silently watched the scene before him.
Lingji Bodhisattva gave a bitter smile and hurriedly said:
"Great Sage, you misunderstand!"
"This Yellow Wind Monster was an enlightened rat from the Foot of Spirit Mountain. After stealing the lamp oil from the Glazed Lamp, he feared the Buddha Ancestor's punishment and secretly fled down the mountain. Who would have thought he would come here and become a monster!"
"The Buddha Ancestor perceived what happened here. Though he had harmed lives and committed sins, his crimes did not warrant death. Thus, I was ordered to escort him back to Mount Ling... to await the Buddha Ancestor's judgment!"
Sun Wukong let out another "Oh."
Then he said in a strange, mocking tone:
"So his patron is even more powerful—Tathagata!"
Lingji Bodhisattva felt even more helpless.
In truth, he had not wanted to come either. This matter had unfolded completely differently from what he had expected... Normally, Sun Wukong should have come to