Not long after, Ye Chen received a message from the Spirit Bird. He turned to everyone and said, "I know where Li Hentian is now. We can set out!"
Just as they were about to leave, Ye Chen suddenly remembered something. "Um, do you all think everyone needs to go? If anyone doesn't want to, we can split into two groups and each take care of our own business."
"Actually, I don't think we all need to go together," Ye Chen added.
Tang Sanzang thought it over, then said, "How about this, Benefactor Ye Chen? You, Lan Guangxian, and Tomb Spirit can take Axi inside. The rest of us will be on our way!"
"We've caused you a lot of trouble along the way, and I'm truly sorry for that. Let's part ways here!"
As he spoke, Tang Sanzang brought his palms together and bowed to Ye Chen. "Amitabha!"
Since Tang Sanzang had put it that way, Ye Chen couldn't say anything more. After all, they were on their way to the Journey to the West. Having them follow him around while he handled other matters did seem a little unreasonable.
"All right, Master Tang Sanzang. Then let's part ways here. I hope we'll meet again if fate allows!" Ye Chen said.
He, too, pressed his palms together and bowed to Tang Sanzang.
And so, the group split into two, each with their own business to attend to and their own path to follow.
Ye Chen seemed to have something he wanted to discuss with Tomb Spirit and Lan Guangxian, so Tang Sanzang and the others set off ahead of them.
Ye Chen turned to Tomb Spirit and asked, "Tomb Spirit, what do you want to do now?"
Tomb Spirit thought for a moment. "I don't really have any particular