Before Tang Sanzang and his disciples could figure out what was happening, they were seized by a group of soldiers as fierce as wolves and tigers.
The three were horrified, staring at the soldiers and the king in panic.
"Your Majesty, why are you arresting us? We are merely monks journeying to the Western Heavens for scriptures. We came to help reunite your family."
The Old King snorted coldly. "You brazen fiends, and you still dare deceive me! My Virtuous Son-in-Law has already told me that you are all monsters who kidnapped my daughter!"
"You monsters, prepare to die!"
It was not entirely the king's fault for being so gullible, believing whatever others told him.
The main reason was that Pigsy had a huge pig's head, while Sandy looked like a terrifying monster as well. The only one who appeared normal was the fair-skinned and handsome Tang Sanzang.
But hanging around with those two monsters, he could not have been a good person either.
In contrast, his son-in-law looked heroic and dignified. He had even brought the Golden Hairpin his daughter loved most as proof. It was hard for the king not to believe him.
That was why, the moment he saw Tang Sanzang and the others, he had them arrested without another word.
"You old fool! Are you blind with age? We are not monsters! I think your Virtuous Son-in-Law is the monster!"
The man snorted. "Even now, you monsters still dare make baseless accusations!"
"What baseless accusations? I say you are the Yellow Robe Monster who kidnapped Princess Bai Hua Xiu for thirteen years!"
"Nonsense! Look at yourselves. You are the monsters!"
The old king nodded instinctively. His worthy son-in-law was right—these people really were monsters!
Just look at what they looked like. Aside from that monk in