Taishang Laojun's expression could not help darkening further.
If this really had not been done by Sun Wukong and his companions, then things would be troublesome.
In the vast Primordial World, there were not many who could evade his senses and take control of the Heaven-Shaking Staff, but there were no small number of them, either.
Without even a rough idea of the suspects, he would never be able to find the culprit.
Who else could have done such a thing?
"Laojun, since you now understand what happened, we'll be leaving if there's nothing else."
Sun Wukong had no desire to spend much time dealing with Taishang Laojun.
This fellow was Laozi's avatar. If they spent too long in contact with him, he might really spot a flaw in their act.
Taishang Laojun said nothing, merely watching Tang Sanzang and his companions gradually walk away.
Only when their figures had vanished completely did Taishang Laojun stop circulating his magic power.
The moment he arrived, he had begun trying to sense his magical treasures.
Yet he had received no response whatsoever from anywhere around Sun Wukong and his companions.
"Could it really be that they weren't the ones who did this?"
Taishang Laojun was now beginning to doubt his suspicions.
Logically speaking, aside from him, it should have been utterly impossible for anyone else to accomplish such a thing.
After all, those people had been nearby at the time.
Moreover, Tang Sanzang had already been captured by the Gold Horn King and the Silver Horn King.
No matter how he looked at it, this matter should not have been completely unrelated to them.
Yet Taishang Laojun's sensing had yielded no change at all.
Tang Sanzang and his companions paid no heed to Taishang Laojun's thoughts and simply left.
They still had