Ye Chen released the reins at just the right moment and let White Horse walk on its own. White Horse was intelligent, and Ye Chen knew the Bodhisattva had just secretly given it some guidance. It could find the right path on its own.
"Alas, these two attendants have had a rough time of it. It should still be early enough to send them back now..." Ye Chen glanced at the two attendants behind him, but in the end, he still didn't send them away.
"Forget it. If I send them away, that Tiger Demon might eat Tang Sanzang. If Tang Sanzang really gets eaten, I'll have a lot to answer for."
Thinking this, Ye Chen gave the attendants behind him another pitying look. Seeing him glance their way again and again, the two attendants wondered if there was something wrong with them.
Ye Chen knew he couldn't let on too much, so he simply stopped looking at them and focused on the path ahead.
"Almost there, almost there." Ye Chen watched the barely noticeable cave entrance up ahead, knowing the Tiger Demon must be waiting inside.
The Tiger Demon was a poor soul. He had no idea whom he'd offended. He'd only wanted to catch two people to feed himself, yet in the end, Taibai Jinxing would silence him.
Just as Ye Chen was thinking about what was about to happen, Tang Sanzang, seated on the horse, suddenly cried out. Ye Chen snapped back to attention and saw that Tang Sanzang and the horse had both fallen into the cave.
"Ye Chen, save me!" Tang Sanzang shouted from inside the cave. Without a second thought, Ye Chen jumped in after him.
Seeing this, the attendants set down the things they were carrying and jumped in after them. Their duty