Savior

"Weren't you pretty arrogant just now? How come you look so pathetic now?"

Seeing this, the shadowy figure showed no panic whatsoever, but instead slowly chased after Zhu Bajie and the Little White Dragon.

Just as Zhu Bajie and the Little White Dragon were about to run away, the dark figure snorted coldly, slowly raised his arm, and clenched his fist in the air.

But at that moment, the water in the Flowing Sand River stirred up a large amount of silt, and as the rotation speed increased, it gradually formed a whirlpool.

A pair of enormous hands, formed from silt and sand, slowly emerged from the vortex.

Seeing this, Zhu Bajie and the Little White Dragon secretly realized something was wrong.

"Good grief, we're done for. That Little White Dragon Monkey Sun is really too unfair. It would have been fine if he hadn't come himself, but he tricked the two of us into coming here."

Zhu Bajie looked at the Little White Dragon with a hint of resentment in his voice.

"Second Brother, what are you saying? I was also ordered by the Bodhisattva to escort Master to the Western Heaven Paradise to retrieve the scriptures."

"We're still dreaming of going to the Western Heaven to retrieve the scriptures, but this clay figure will soon be sending us there. At that point, forget about getting the scriptures; we'll risk our lives."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie wanted to cry but had no tears.

"If I had known, I wouldn't have followed the monkey and accompanied my master on the journey to the Western Heaven to retrieve the scriptures. I would have been much better off staying in my Old Gao Village."

Zhu Bajie felt extremely regretful at this moment.

"Second Brother, what's the use of saying all this now? Instead of saying these words, you should think about how to deal with these giant hands."

Hearing so many discouraging words from Zhu Bajie, the Little White Dragon was getting a little impatient.

"What else can we do? We've already tried everything, haven't we? We can't freeze them, and we can't beat them in a fight. We might as well face it head-on; maybe we'll die a quicker death then."

Zhu Bajie had given up hope, and instead put away his Nine-Toothed Rake, facing the situation with equanimity.

"Oh, why aren't you running away anymore? Giving up the fight? If you knew this would happen, why did you do it in the first place? Hahaha!"

The shadowy figure burst into laughter after seeing Zhu Bajie put away his weapon.

"You're talking nonsense! Who said we've already given up resisting? I'm telling you, as long as I'm alive, I will definitely rescue Master."

Upon hearing this, the Little White Dragon cursed loudly, looking completely Qi Ingestion.

The shadowy figure scoffed at this.

"You're still no match for me. Go back and practice your skills for a few more years. Besides, didn't I already say that I wasn't targeting you guys?"

After speaking, the shadowy figure used a giant hand formed from mud and sand to grab Zhu Bajie and the Little White Dragon.

Upon seeing this, Zhu Bajie exclaimed in surprise:

"Didn't you say you weren't targeting us? Why are you arresting us? Release us now and go target that Monkey Sun outside!"

"Oh!"

The shadowy figure sneered upon hearing this:

"I've been entangled with you for so long, and I'm quite hungry anyway. I might as well fill my stomach with this pig first, and then I can fight the Keeper of the Heavenly Horses later."

Having said that, Zhu Bajie, who was always afraid of death, quickly said to the shadowy figure:

"I'm Old Zhu with thick skin and tough flesh, I can't be eaten at all. If you eat me, I'll easily break my molars, so you might as well let me go."

"It's alright, I just like this kind of thing, so stop talking nonsense. The less you talk, the longer you'll live, otherwise I'll eat you right now."

The shadowy figure was now aroused by the words of Zhu Bajie and the Little White Dragon.

"Old Sun, am here. Let's see who dares to touch them!"

Just as Zhu Bajie and the Little White Dragon were struggling desperately in the giant's grasp, a sound suddenly came.

The sound came from Sun Wukong.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie felt it was heavenly music, Zhu Bajie roared loudly:

"Monkey Sun, why are you so late? Can't you see I'm about to be eaten? Hurry up and save us!"

"That's right, Senior Brother, we've been grabbed by these giant hands and can't break free for now. We're counting on you!"

The Little White Dragon then spoke respectfully to Sun Wukong.

Upon hearing Sun Wukong's voice, the shadowy figure immediately panicked.

The shadowy figure suppressed his inner panic and calmly said to Sun Wukong:

"You've finally arrived. I've been waiting for you for so long. If you hadn't come, I would have eaten your master and all your junior brothers."

But Sun Wukong still hadn't appeared, so his voice came from afar.

"You mere demon, how dare you spout such nonsense? Don't be so hasty, you'll get what's coming to you soon enough."

As soon as Sun Wukong finished speaking, his Ruyi Jingu Bang pierced through the arm of the giant sand hand that the black shadow had conjured.

Their arms were instantly torn to pieces in the water, and Zhu Bajie and the Little White Dragon were able to resume normal movement at the same time.

At this moment, Sun Wukong flashed to the side of Zhu Bajie and the Little White Dragon.

"Why are you so late? If you had come any later, Little White Dragon and I would already be dead."

Before Sun Wukong could speak, Zhu Bajie questioned Sun Wukong.

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong scratched the fur on the back of his hand and smiled at Zhu Bajie, saying:

"Fool! You can't even handle this one clay figure? What kind of Marshal Tianpeng are you?"

"You silly monkey, you're still making fun of me even now."

Zhu Bajie was very unhappy that the past had been brought up again.

At the same time, the shadowy figure slowly spoke:

"I never expected to see you again, Keeper of the Heavenly Horses."

Sun Wukong looked completely bewildered as he stared at the dark figure.

The dark figure slowly revealed its true form. It was disheveled, with dark skin, and nine heads hanging around its neck.

Then the shadowy figure took out a crescent-shaped shovel, pointed it at Sun Wukong, and slowly said:

"Back then, you openly acted unreasonably before the Jade Emperor, causing chaos at the Peach Banquet and leading to my punishment for breaking the crystal goblet. It was because of you that I was banished to the mortal realm."

After listening to this, Sun Wukong thought about it seriously for a long time. Just as he was about to speak, Zhu Bajie suddenly interrupted Sun Wukong.

"You think you can even attend the Peach Banquet, wielding a broken crescent-shaped shovel? What makes you so arrogant?"

Upon hearing this, the shadowy figure immediately became somewhat Qi Ingestion and said:

"I am the Curtain-Raising General by the Jade Emperor's side, and my weapon is the Demon-Subduing Treasure Staff, a treasure bestowed upon me personally by the Jade Emperor."

After saying this, the shadowy figure even revealed a hint of pride.

Sun Wukong mocked upon hearing this:

"So you're saying I'm the one who ruined you? You really have no brains."

"Hmph, what's the use of saying all this now? I've already captured your master. Do you see the nine heads on my neck?"

"These nine heads represent the nine people I ate. I strung their heads together and hung them around my neck, and soon there will be ten."

After speaking, the shadowy figure greedily stared at Zhu Bajie and licked his lips.

Upon seeing Zhu Bajie panicked and hurriedly said to Sun Wukong:

"That senior brother of mine has improper thoughts about me, you must stop him!"

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong raised his Ruyi Jingu Bang) and pointed it at the dark figure, saying to Zhu Bajie.