With a loud bang, the cannonball exploded, and the Protective Shield shattered. Ye Chen spat out a mouthful of blood and passed out. Seeing this, Sun Wukong hoisted Ye Chen onto his shoulders and turned to run.
After the Third Kings returned to the city, they first held a lavish banquet, then announced that they would eat Tang Sanzang and the others on the fifteenth day of the eighth month. They ordered the little demons to set a huge pot in the main hall and fill it with water.
Meanwhile, Sun Wukong kept running with Ye Chen. Ye Chen woke up once along the way and said only two words: "Cold Pond." Sun Wukong then started running north.
After traveling at full speed for three days, Sun Wukong finally reached the entrance to the so-called Cold Pond. All around him, as far as he could see, everything was blanketed in snow. He had no idea why Ye Chen had wanted to come here.
He stopped and panted softly. White vapor drifted from his mouth, instantly turning into ice crystals that scattered through the air. A layer of frost had already formed on his eyebrows.
Sun Wukong shivered uncontrollably as the frigid air stabbed into his body like knives. He had been in such a hurry that he hadn't bought a thick padded coat.
Ye Chen slowly opened his eyes. After seeing their surroundings, he asked Sun Wukong to put him down. Then he began healing himself and asked Sun Wukong to protect him while he did so.
Sun Wukong didn't understand why they had come here, but Ye Chen had already closed his eyes, so he didn't ask any more questions. He could only sit nearby and guard him.
A day and a night passed. Ye Chen exhaled a breath