The lord of Gao Village shouted that the Holy Monk possessed immense supernatural powers.
Tang Sanzang was utterly bewildered.
He really was just an ordinary mortal.
How could he possibly subdue demons?
Who would have thought that the Pig Demon would immediately kneel upon seeing Tang Sanzang, calling him Master?
He claimed that he had once been Marshal Tianpeng of the Heavenly Court and had been banished to the mortal world for drunkenly harassing Chang'e.
Then he had been reborn into the wrong womb and could only become a demon.
Tang Sanzang had already gone numb.
He had already guessed that this was probably another helper the gods and Buddhas had arranged for him long ago.
Sun Wukong shot the Pig Demon a glare. "Speak plainly!"
Tang Sanzang froze. He was no fool and immediately understood that the Pig Demon's words were only half true and could not be trusted.
The Pig Demon was glared at by Sun Wukong and immediately confessed.
"Master, Old Pig didn't want to descend to the mortal world either, but it was an order from God of the Heavenly Court... Old Pig had no choice!"
Tang Sanzang's heart shook violently.
His suspicions had indeed come true.
That previous thought flashed through his mind again.
Tang Sanzang could not help asking Sun Wukong for guidance.
"Great Sage, why do I feel as though I am merely a pawn, with the gods and Buddhas having already decided my Fate..."
Sun Wukong sneered.
"In this Primordial Era, among the countless cultivators, who is not a pawn?"
"Was Old Sun's birth any different?"
"It is only that I met a good master, who pulled me out of the river of Fate."
He told Tang Sanzang,
"If you wish to break free from Fate, it is simple!"
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