"Stop! Who are you? How dare you spy on Little Monk? Don't you know he's under Old Sun's protection?"
Upon hearing that, the figure ahead stopped, and the radiance around her slowly faded.
Then, smiling at Sun Wukong, she said:
"Monkey, it's been a long time!"
Sun Wukong stared at the woman before him in a daze. Then he seemed to recall something and said in astonishment:
"You are... Fairy Maiden Qiongxiao of the Three Firmaments? You really came back?
"And your cultivation... it actually... actually..."
Qiongxiao merely smiled at those words and said:
"That is only natural. We have regained the cultivation of our previous lives. Though we have not improved much, we have completely recovered.
"However, I lured you out this time to tell you something.
"And, while I'm at it, take Tang Sanzang away!"
Sun Wukong was immediately speechless. He shook his head helplessly and said:
"No, Fairy Maiden, aren't you going too far? Every one of you is already so powerful.
"Do you still need to act? Isn't that a bit excessive?
"Wasn't there supposed to be just a rat here before?"
Qiongxiao smiled and shook her head at that.
"Hehe, that wasn't some rat. It was a Yellow-haired Sable Rat, skilled in the Samadhi Divine Wind.
"Still, if they truly fought, that little thing would be no match for you.
"However, my brothers and sisters have matters to attend to. We need to settle some old grievances with Ran Deng of Buddhism.
"Of course, besides Ran Deng, there is also Chan Master Wuchao of Buddhism.
"So, little monkey, sorry for the trouble.
"Oh, right. This time, do not make a move, and do not set foot in Yellow Wind Ridge."
At those words, Sun Wukong immediately recalled what the people in the group had told