At the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King's residence, everyone looked at one another in dismay.
"You muddleheaded old fool! You dared to enjoy the incense offerings of that demon? You're practically asking for death!"
Sun Wukong bared his teeth, wishing he could smack Li Jing across the face.
"Great Sage, please calm down."
"This is all my father's fault. How about we send a hundred thousand Heavenly Soldiers and Generals to surround Bottomless Cave on Void Trap Mountain, then burn that monster until she's nothing but dried meat?"
Li Jing's son, Jin Zha, spoke from the side.
Sun Wukong's fury was more than his father could handle.
"No need!"
"I came to the Heavenly Court this time hoping to find someone I took a liking to, someone who could rescue my master from Lady Earth Swell's cave. After all, the Heavenly Dao Merit and Heavenly Dao Destiny gained by helping the Pilgrim are considerable."
"Calling you to account was just a side matter!"
"Since Li Jing didn't do it on purpose, my fellow disciples and I will show you some leniency!"
Sun Wukong waved a hand, putting the matter aside.
In the end, Li Jing was let off with a warning.
It wasn't as if the Heavenly Emperor could send Li Jing to the Eighteen Layers of Hell to suffer every kind of torture!
"On this Journey to the West, the monsters we've encountered have either been mounts raised by the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas of the Western World, or evil beings who gained power by stealing incense and lamp oil. It's utterly absurd."
Zhu Bajie muttered from the side, a cold glint in his eyes.
The Buddhas and Bodhisattvas of the Demon Sect deserved to die!
Seeing this, Li Jing shook his head and said, "Actually, I don't think you need to