Younger Brother, I've Come to Take You Home!

At the foot of Spirit Mountain, in the capital of the Tianzhu Kingdom,

Tang Sanzang and his disciples were riding through the clouds when they passed this place. They saw that the city was bustling with activity,

"Clang, clang, clang~"

Countless soldiers and horses were marching neatly through the city gates. Judging by their appearance, they seemed to be the army of Great Tang.

"Wukong, hurry and fly over there. I want to see what's going on. How could Great Tang's army have appeared here?"

Tang Sanzang pointed at the mighty army and said,

How strange. This was the Tianzhu Kingdom at the foot of Spirit Mountain. Why had Great Tang's army appeared here?

Inside the royal palace, Li Shimin was dressed in imperial robes and looked radiant as he entered the main hall, surrounded by a group of military generals.

"This little king pays his respects to the Emperor of Great Tang!"

The King of the Tianzhu Kingdom bowed to Li Shimin. A month or so earlier, the army of Great Tang had suddenly appeared at the kingdom's border.

Upon closer inspection, he discovered that nearly all these soldiers were bald. Some even had ordination scars on their heads.

Faced with an invasion by several million soldiers, the Tianzhu Kingdom had naturally surrendered without a fight.

The once-mighty Great Tang had possessed tens of thousands of temples and over ten million monks. Now, only a thousand or so remained...

These were the truly virtuous eminent monks Li Shimin had carefully selected to stay. The rest had all been sent to Xiniuhezhou to hold the front line.

"No need for formalities!"

"You, the King of the Tianzhu Kingdom, truly know how to read the situation. This move spared both armies from clashing and the people from suffering!"

Li Shimin waved