Hongjun's Attendant could flee.
But if Wutian pulled the firewood out from beneath the cauldron and simply let Tang Sanzang and his companions leave, Hongjun's Attendant would have no way to evade the problem.
After all, no matter how one looked at it, Hongjun's Attendant was the only means Hongjun could currently employ.
If Hongjun's Attendant did not come out to resolve this problem, Wutian would gain complete control over this Journey to the West calamity.
"Hide in the shadows. If you find that fellow, bring his corpse back to me."
Wutian spoke with utter decisiveness.
"I shall obey my Buddha's decree!"
Guanyin Bodhisattva bowed to Wutian, then turned and left, once again carrying out her duties without complaint.
After leaving, Guanyin Bodhisattva headed toward Xu Tong and his companions once more.
Xu Tong and the others were still on their way back.
"Master, are we really just going back like this?"
Only after sensing that no one was nearby did Sun Wukong approach Tang Sanzang.
"Since Guanyin Bodhisattva already said so, of course we're going back."
Xu Tong did not mind in the slightest, and his face remained wreathed in smiles.
"If we just go back like this, won't this Journey to the West calamity be over?"
Zhu Bajie was beginning to find the situation baffling.
Their decision to return straight to the Eastern Tang had left him unable to make any sense of the current situation.
"Don't worry. Even if we want to go back, Hongjun and his people will never let us."
Xu Tong understood this matter quite thoroughly.
After undergoing Dao Integration, Xu Tong could now sense Hongjun's and the Demon Ancestor's auras through the Great Dao within the Primordial World.
Hongjun and the Demon Ancestor were now both in the Purple Cloud Palace.
Although they