What puzzled her, however, was this.
Lin Tian had mysteriously disappeared from the Heavenly Court again.
Even the Moon Palace was nowhere to be seen.
The Queen Mother of the West sent people to the Water-Curtain Cave on Flower-Fruit Mountain, but they found no sign of Lin Tian either.
Where he had gone became a mystery!
In the lower realm.
After taking Zhu Bajie as a disciple, Tang Monk and the Six-Eared Macaque continued on their journey.
Zhu Bajie remained silent, secretly calculating how to get the Tight-Fillet Spell onto the Six-Eared Macaque's head, while Tang Monk and the Six-Eared Macaque walked ahead with their arms around each other's shoulders, growing closer.
Compared with Zhu Bajie, the disciple who had suddenly appeared, Tang Monk was clearly closer to the Six-Eared Macaque and trusted him more. After all, the Six-Eared Macaque defended him at every turn.
Zhu Bajie seemed to have become an outsider, which left him rather frustrated.
The three reached Pagoda Mountain and met Chan Master Wuchao. Tang Monk was blessed with good fortune and received the Heart Sutra of Mahaprajnaparamita. For a Buddhist cultivator, obtaining a scroll of true scripture was more precious than obtaining a spiritual treasure.
After bidding farewell to Chan Master Wuchao, the group entered Yellow Wind Ridge.
Tang Monk grew tired from walking.
So they stopped to rest.
Just then, a demonic wind suddenly swept toward Tang Monk. The Six-Eared Macaque and Zhu Bajie rose simultaneously and extended their divine sense. As the Six-Eared Macaque prepared to act, Zhu Bajie volunteered, shouting, "Just a little demon! Leave it to me!"
Tang Monk had neglected him as a disciple lately. He had to make his presence felt.
He swept through the air and thundered, **"Where did you crawl out from, demon? You dare touch my