Zhu Bajie trembled in fright. "Great Sage, don't scare us!"
Sun Wukong shot them a sidelong glance.
"We'll be there soon. Be patient."
"A good man who cultivated for ten lifetimes, heh!"
Tang Sanzang had no idea how to respond to Sun Wukong's words.
Before long, they arrived at the banks of the Quicksand River.
Sun Wukong stamped his foot.
A propitious cloud immediately descended from the sky.
Tang Sanzang and Zhu Bajie's eyes widened. Who else could the figure before them be but Taibai Jinxing?
Taibai Jinxing hurriedly bowed to them all.
"This humble star greets the Great Sage, the Holy Monk, and Marshal Tianpeng!"
Sun Wukong waved a hand.
"Tell that old official that he's used up enough favors on us. If he stuffs any more people into our group, Old Sun will go up to Heaven and have a proper chat with him!"
Taibai Jinxing smiled like a blooming chrysanthemum.
"This is the last one, the last one!"
Sun Wukong nodded.
"That would be best. Will you call him, or should Old Sun do it himself?"
Taibai Jinxing hurriedly said, "I wouldn't dare trouble the Great Sage. This humble star will do it, I will!"
Only then did Zhu Bajie truly witness the Great Sage's majesty.
Taibai Jinxing was a close minister at Haotian's side, one of his most trusted subordinates.
And because of his connection to Taishang Laojun,
although Taibai Jinxing was amiable to everyone in the Heavenly Court,
no one dared show him the slightest disrespect.
When had Zhu Bajie ever seen Li Changgeng act so humble and deferential?
Taibai Jinxing flicked his whisk and formed a hand seal. "General Juanlian, why haven't you come at once to greet the Great Sage and the Holy Monk?"
The waters of the Quicksand River suddenly surged.
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