"Was the sarira stolen?"
"No way. There were so many monks guarding it. Could the abbot have put the sarira away?"
The people on the long street discussed it among themselves, their panic plainly showing in their voices.
Tang Sanzang stared at Sun Wukong and asked, "Wukong, how do you know the sarira was definitely stolen?"
Sun Wukong frowned and said, "This blood rain was meant to obscure people's vision from the beginning. Think about it—such a precious sarira would surely attract the covetous eyes of other nations, let alone demons, who would also desperately want to obtain it, wouldn't they?"
"This strange blood rain suddenly fell tonight. I think the monks in the Kongming Buddhist Pagoda must have left the pagoda to perform rituals and pray together. That would have been the perfect opportunity to steal the Buddha Light Sarira."
Tang Sanzang still looked only half-convinced.
The 1,464th Chapter: Sun Wukong Is Wrongly Accused
The 1,464th Chapter: Sun Wukong Is Wrongly Accused
After all, the Buddha Light Sarira had remained in Jisaiguo for a thousand years. How could someone have stolen it overnight?
Seeing that Tang Sanzang was still deep in thought, Sun Wukong suddenly said, "Master, stay here for now. I'll fly to the pagoda and see whether the sarira was stolen."
Tang Sanzang nodded and said, "Then hurry!"
Sun Wukong channeled his True Qi into the soles of his feet and was just about to leap into the air when he suddenly looked at the blood rain filling the sky and thought of Tang Sanzang's safety.
So he pulled the As-You-Will Golden-Bound Cudgel from his ear. Golden light flashed in his hand, and the cudgel grew to more than a person's height.
Then he drew a circle around Tang Sanzang.
"Master, don't leave this circle, no matter