"Master, what should we do?" Chenxiang, whose head was now shaved bald, clutched Zhu Bajie's hand and asked him nervously.
The Great Bear Immortal, whom he had thought so powerful and badass, had been dealt with by Yang Jian so quickly. The bear had even boasted that the Heavenly Emperor protected him, the Heavenly Kings had to obey him, and the Twenty-Eight Lunar Mansions and Five Directional Guardians feared him. And now? Yang Jian had knocked the whole bear flat. When Yang Jian stormed in and knocked him flat too, what was he supposed to do?
Hearing Chenxiang's question and feeling the sweat on the palm gripping his wrist, Zhu Bajie knew how frightened he was. Just as nervous himself, he comforted him. "D-don't be afraid. You've become a monk. You belong to the Buddha Lord now. He wouldn't dare do anything to you."
"Really, Master?"
"Really. No matter how arrogant that Erlang God gets, he wouldn't dare show the Buddha Lord disrespect!" Zhu Bajie insisted stubbornly.
"Then, Master, who ranks higher, the Buddha Lord or the Heavenly Emperor?" Chenxiang asked, trembling.
"The Heavenly... of course. Wait, why are you asking?"
"Didn't that Great Bear Immortal claim to be the Heavenly Emperor's most trusted Heavenly God? He belongs to the Heavenly Emperor, right? If Erlang God even dares lay hands on someone belonging to the Heavenly Emperor, will he really let me go just because I've become a monk?" Chenxiang pressed.
"Well..." Sweat began to bead on Zhu Bajie's forehead.
Indeed, that ruthless Yang Jian had even dared to take on Divine Lord Xiong Meng. Why would Chenxiang becoming a monk stop him from doing anything to him?
At that thought, Zhu Bajie hesitated, unsure whether he should hurry off to hide and cut ties with Chenxiang.
**"Chenxiang, I've already