Struck by Lightning
After saying this, Ancestor Hongjun looked at Ao Changsheng as if he were looking at a monster.
Ao Changsheng didn't care at all about the expression on Ancestor Hongjun's face. He touched his head and looked at Ancestor Hongjun with a helpless expression.
Ancestor Hongjun then said to Ao Changsheng:
"You must already know the Principle of this world: the survival of the fittest. If you become too strong, you will plunder the essence of heaven and earth, incurring their displeasure."
"Then it struck you like Lightning Tribulation, but you absorbed Lightning Tribulation, proving that the Lightning Tribulation could no longer harm you."
Ao Changsheng looked at Ancestor Hongjun with an innocent expression, but Ancestor Hongjun, seeing Ao Changsheng's expression, did not want to pay any attention to him.
After a short while, Ao Changsheng said to Ancestor Hongjun:
"I just saw you lure away a bolt of lightning. Where did you lure it to?"
Upon hearing this, Ancestor Hongjun weakly said to Ao Changsheng:
"I think I've attracted that heavenly lightning bolt to the mortal realm."
Ao Changsheng "..."
At the same time, Great King of Numinous Touch, who was fighting with Sun Wukong Zhu Bajie, was suddenly struck by lightning and seriously injured. He hurriedly fled.
The Great King of Numinous Touch was very depressed.
"What bad luck today! I didn't even get to eat the virgin boys and girls, and instead, I was struck by lightning and seriously injured. But I can't neutralize this lightning no matter what I do; there's some inexplicable power within it."
The Great King of Numinous Touch had no idea that what struck him was a bolt of heavenly lightning.
After seeing that the Great King of Numinous Touch had escaped, Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie stopped chasing him. Sun Wukong thought to himself:
"This monster must be from the river. I'll figure out a way to capture it tomorrow. For now, let's get my master across the river."
After thinking for a moment, Sun Wukong said to Zhu Bajie, "Now move all these things to the Chen Household."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie immediately helped Sun Wukong carry them back. Tang Xuanzang and Sha Wujing were overjoyed to see Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie return in triumph. However, the two old men looked puzzled and said:
"Weren't you going to fight that monster? Why did you suddenly come back?"
Tang Xuanzang looked at Sun Wukong with a puzzled expression, and Sun Wukong smiled and said:
"I wanted to fight that monster too, but even the heavens couldn't stand it anymore. They turned into a bolt of lightning and struck the monster, severely injuring it, so it ran away."
The two elders and Tang Xuanzang were overjoyed upon hearing this, and immediately ordered the servants to clean the room so that the four of them could stay there.
But then again, the monster escaped with its life and returned to the water. Sitting on its throne, it remained sullen and silent. The person in the water looked at it with a puzzled expression and said:
"Your Majesty is always very happy when you return each year, so why are you so troubled today? What's wrong? Tell us, and perhaps we can help you."
Upon hearing this, the Great King of Numinous Touch slowly said:
"As usual, after I finished eating those two young boys and girls, I could bring the rest back for you all to eat together. Today, I didn't get to eat any of it; instead, I got struck by lightning."
His subordinates looked at him with puzzled expressions. After a short while, the Great King of Numinous Touch of Great King of Numinous Touch finally came to his senses and continued:
"There was a disciple of a holy monk from the Great Tang of the Eastern Lands who was on his journey to the Western Heaven to obtain Buddhist scriptures. He transformed into a young boy and girl and sat in the temple. He then struck me out of my original form, and I almost lost my life."
"I had already heard before that Tang Xuanzang was a very good person, and that eating a piece of his flesh would Changsheng."
"But what I never expected was that he had such a capable disciple who could summon lightning. If I were to try to capture Tang Xuanzang again, I'm afraid I would have already lost my life there."
That monster was truly pathetic; even now, he still thinks that the heavenly thunder was summoned by Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie together.
After a short while, a ragged old man smiled at the monster and said:
"What difficulty does Your Majesty face in capturing Tang Xuanzang? But if you do capture him, could you share some wine and meat with me?"
That monster was incredibly stupid; it looked at the ragged old man and said:
"Since you can capture that Tang Xuanzang, how about I share some wine and meat with you? I'm willing to become sworn brothers with you, and sit on this throne with you to eat meat and drink wine."
The ragged old man said to the monster, "I only know that Your Majesty can summon wind and rain and overturn rivers and seas, but I don't know if Your Majesty can bring snow."
Upon hearing this, the demon looked at the ragged old man with a puzzled expression and said, "So what if I can make snow? What does that have to do with Tang Xuanzang?"
The ragged old man smiled mysteriously at the demon and said, "Since you know how, that's very important. This is the only way to capture Tang Xuanzang. I wonder if Your Majesty can freeze the river?"
The monster nodded upon hearing this, and the ragged old man laughed even more heartily upon seeing this.
"Your Majesty, you can send a heavy snowfall to freeze the Tongtian River. We can then send several people to walk on the ice at the crossroads. Tang Xuanzang is very eager to obtain the scriptures; seeing others walking on the ice, he will surely do the same."
"When Tang Xuanzang sets foot on the battlefield, he will fall into this place."
Then the ragged old man said, pointing to the cage next to him.
Upon hearing this, the Great King of Numinous Touch was overjoyed and rushed out of his cave abode, disregarding his injuries, and immediately began to stir up trouble.
Meanwhile, Tang Xuanzang and his three disciples were resting at the Chen Household. With the sky about to fall, the four of them were so cold that they could hardly sit or stand. Zhu Bajie, in particular, couldn't sleep.
The four of them quickly got up, dressed, and opened the door. Looking outside, they saw a blanket of white; it had snowed that night. Sun Wukong, seeing this, said:
"I knew you guys were complaining about the cold, turns out it's snowing outside!"
The snow fell thick and fast, blanketing the world in white. The four travelers, seeing this, sighed inwardly, "This snow is so beautiful. If only that monster weren't there."
At the same time, an old man came forward, took out a pot of boiling hot soup, and handed over two freshly baked steamed buns to Tang Xuanzang.
"Elder, look at this heavy snow, I don't know when it will melt completely. You don't need to worry, I have plenty of food here, enough for us to eat and drink for the rest of our lives."
Upon hearing this, Tang Xuanzang felt extremely depressed and couldn't help but feel sad. Seeing this, the old man quickly said to Tang Xuanzang, "Elder, you don't need to worry at all. Why don't you stay with me for a few more days? Once the ice melts, I'm willing to give up everything I own to help you cross the river."