When Sun Wukong merely stood there speechless after hearing her words, the old fox was the first to panic.
Thud.
The old fox actually dropped to her knees before Sun Wukong.
"Great Sage!"
Her withered voice took on unmistakable urgency and pleading.
"Every fault, every wrong, is mine alone! I ask only for a swift death! Please... please do not harm my children. Kill me or flay me, as you please!"
With that, she bent forward, about to knock her head hard against the ground.
"Hey, hey, hey! Stop right there!"
Seeing the old monster about to kowtow, Wukong pushed off sharply with his toes and flashed far away with a whoosh, dodging her bow.
Nothing disgusted him more than this sort of weeping and wailing, using one's life to force his hand. She made it seem as though he, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, were some unreasonable evil god.
"So annoying!"
Wukong bared his teeth and scratched hard at the monkey fur on the back of his hand, his face full of impatience.
"Get up!"
Wasting no more words, Wukong grabbed the golden ring formed by the Golden Cudgel and lifted her like a little chick.
Then he kicked off the ground, turning into a streak of golden light that shot straight into the sky.
Meanwhile, in a clearing in the woods on Pingding Mountain.
Little White Dragon, Sha Wujing, and A-Hu were waiting in mounting anxiety.
A-Hu paced restlessly back and forth, enormous tiger paws scraping at the dirt from time to time as uneasy growls rumbled in his throat.
Holding the Demon-Subduing Treasure Staff, Sha Wujing stood beside the luggage like an iron tower, his brows knotted into three deep furrows.
Little White Dragon, Ao WujI, radiated an even more piercing chill.
A rare look