That night, to celebrate the safe return of Fourth Sister Zhu and thank a certain wild monkey for helping Pansi Ridge, Lanxi Village once again threw a feast.
But unlike previous banquets, the shrewd, capable, and thrifty Second Sister Zhu of Pansi Cave didn't use the occasion to send invitations to the demon kings around Pansi Ridge. So naturally, no demons from outside came to join in, and there were no extra congratulatory gifts or contributions.
Of course, even if Second Sister Zhu had sent out invitations, given the current situation, no one would dare come.
After all, the battle in the eastern region of Pansi Ridge and the thunderous arrival of the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals had long been witnessed by demon kings and cave lords for hundreds of miles around. Though they didn't know the details—not that Third Prince Nezha of the Heavenly Court had been driven back, nor that nearly all eight thousand Heavenly Soldiers and Generals had been killed or wounded—they knew one thing:
Pansi Ridge and the Spider Demons of Pansi Cave were definitely in serious trouble!
With the Heavenly Court preparing to attack Pansi Ridge, the demon kings and cave lords were scrambling to distance themselves from Pansi Cave. None of them would be foolish enough to come cozy up to them and court death.
The Zhu sisters of Pansi Ridge, Zizhu'er, and Zhu Bajie all thought the same way. They believed the Heavenly Court wouldn't let this go, but had no idea when it might send more Heavenly Soldiers and Generals.
Especially after Zizhu'er's senior brother—the master of Yellow Flower Temple next to Pansi Cave, the demon king Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord—had come to demand answers and nearly fallen out with Zizhu'er and Zhu Bajie before leaving on bad terms. The whole banquet was