Tang Sanzang climbed onto the horse, Ye Chen took the reins, and Sun Wukong flew straight into the sky, heading ahead to Black Wind Mountain to find the Black Bear Spirit.
Ye Chen briefly told Tang Sanzang what had happened the night before. After hearing it, Tang Sanzang couldn't help sighing. "So many lives lost over a kasaya. The greed in people's hearts does them no end of harm."
Ye Chen said nothing. After all, this wasn't Tang Sanzang's fault. If the old abbot hadn't succumbed to greed, the great fire wouldn't have broken out last night, and the Black Bear Spirit wouldn't have stolen the kasaya.
So he silently led the horse in the direction Sun Wukong had flown.
Twenty li wasn't very far. It took Ye Chen less than an hour to lead the horse there. When they reached Black Wind Mountain, Ye Chen saw that Sun Wukong had already arrived and was cursing loudly in midair.
"Black Bear Spirit, get out here and face your Grandpa Sun! Give back the kasaya you stole last night. If Grandpa Sun's in a good mood, maybe he'll even spare your life!"
It looked as though Sun Wukong had been cursing for quite some time, but for some reason, the Black Bear Spirit still hadn't appeared. This only made Sun Wukong angrier.
Ye Chen settled Tang Sanzang somewhere safe, then flew up into the air as well. Seeing the scene below, he was genuinely surprised. "This demon has pretty good taste. He's made his cave abode look just like an Immortal Realm."
The area below, which was filled with demonic aura, was now shrouded in a haze of mist and glow. Even just in appearance, it looked a lot like the scenery around South Heaven Gate.
Within that mist and glow