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Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie chuckled and said, "How about we lift Master up and let him climb over the wall?"

However, Sun Wukong slapped Zhu Bajie on the head and said to Zhu Bajie:

"What kind of wicked ideas are you having? If we return from our pilgrimage, they'll all say we were just monks who climbed over walls."

"Then tell me what we should do now. We can't care about our dignity anymore; we can only run for our lives."

Feeling a sharp pain in his head, Zhu Bajie clutched his head and said helplessly to Sun Wukong.

After thinking about it carefully for a long time, Sun Wukong had no choice but to follow Zhu Bajie's advice.

Before Tang Xuanzang had even escaped the country, the three demons had already woken up. Upon hearing that Tang Xuanzang was fleeing, they all arrived at the main hall, fully clothed and armed, and said:

"How long has Tang Xuanzang been steaming?"

The little demons who were tending the fire had all fallen asleep, but upon hearing what the Azure Lion said, they immediately woke up and said tremblingly, "It seems like it's been a while, but we can't count the exact time."

After speaking, he went to the large pot and saw that the cages had been thrown on the ground, while those who were tending the fire were still sleeping. He hurriedly said:

"Your Majesty is in grave danger! Tang Xuanzang has already escaped."

Upon hearing this, the Azure Lion rushed to the pot, only to find that everyone was gone and the soup had turned ice-cold, while the monsters who had tended the fire were still fast asleep.

The terrified Azure Lion roared, "What are you all doing? Tang Xuanzang has already escaped! Quickly, bring Tang Xuanzang back to me!"

The shouts rang out, and all the monsters, big and small, awoke, brandishing swords, spears, and clubs, and rushed to the gate. But the gate remained unmoved. They then asked the patrolling monsters outside:

Did you see Tang Xuanzang leave from here while you were patrolling?

"No, we've been patrolling here the whole time, and we haven't seen a single person come out."

Then, in a great hurry, they ran to the back gate, and then from the back gate to the front gate, back and forth. At this time, the palace was brightly lit. Suddenly, a little demon saw the four of them climbing over the wall to escape.

The Azure Lion quickly walked over and shouted, "Where do you think you're going?"

This incident terrified Tang Xuanzang so much that he fell off the wall and was grabbed by the Azure Lion. However, the rest of the people had already been captured by the surrounding henchmen.

However, by this time Sun Wukong had already escaped. Zhu Bajie muttered under his breath, "What should we do now? Now we're going back to the cage to be steamed again."

After the Yaomo captured Tang Xuanzang and brought him to the main hall, they stopped fighting and simply tied him to Zhuzi.

However, Tang Xuanzang was held captive by the Azure Lion, and Kunpeng, seeing this, could no longer tolerate it and said to the Azure Lion:

"Brother, what are you doing hugging Tang Xuanzang? Why don't we just eat him alive? This thing is no match for those ordinary mortals."

"He is a rare creature from High Antiquity times. We must wait for the right time, place, and people to bring him out, wash him carefully, and then eat him."

The Azure Lion laughed and said, "You don't understand me at all. If we put Tang Xuanzang in one place, Sun Wukong will definitely come to steal him. What will we do then?"

"Brother, you don't need to worry about this at all. I have another cabinet. We'll lock Tang Xuanzang that cabinet and spread rumors that we've eaten him. Let the little demons spread this throughout the city."

"Sun Wukong will definitely come to investigate. If he hears something, he'll leave without hesitation. After two or three days, when we don't see Sun Wukong, we can just take him out and eat him, right?"

After thinking carefully for a long time, Kunpeng spoke to the Azure Lion.

However, upon hearing this, the Azure Lion was immediately delighted and said, "What you said is actually quite right. Let's lock Tang Xuanzang up now."

After saying this, Tang Xuanzang was truly pitiful. He was imprisoned overnight, and rumors spread, causing a great deal of discussion throughout the city.

Sun Wukong no longer cared about saving Tang Xuanzang; he simply rode his Somersault Cloud to the Lion Camel Cave, used his Ruyi Jingu Bang) to exterminate all the monsters inside.

At this moment, the sun slowly rose in the east. Sun Wukong arrived at the edge of the city but dared not go forward, for as the saying goes, one hand cannot clap.

Sun Wukong transformed himself into a little demon and entered the gate, inquiring about news in the streets and alleys. He heard that everyone in the city was spreading the same message.

"This Tang Xuanzang is really too pitiful! How could he be eaten by the king in the middle of the night?"

That's what was said from beginning to end, Sun Wukong was very anxious. So he went into the main hall to look inside. Sun Wukong saw many demons there, and noticed that they were dressed very strangely. He thought to himself:

"This must be a patrolling monster. It's very convenient for it to go in and gather information in this form."

After thinking it over, Sun Wukong transformed into one of the demons and entered the gate. Just as he was walking, he suddenly saw Zhu Bajie tied to Zhuzi. Upon seeing this, Sun Wukong quickly went forward and shouted:

"Zhu Bajie, why are you tied up here? Where is our master?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie realized that the person in front of him was his senior brother, Sun Wukong, and immediately said, "I heard from those monsters that Master has been eaten by them. What should we do now?"

After saying this, Zhu Bajie into tears.

At this moment, Sun Wukong also felt a pang of sadness, but after a short while, Zhu Bajie said to Sun Wukong, "Although those demons said that, I didn't see it myself. What if it's not true?"

At the same time, Sha Wujing said from the side:

"That's right, Senior Brother, why don't you search inside the palace now and don't worry about us for now?"

After speaking, Sun Wukong said to Sha Wujing, "I also want to find my master, but I've searched everywhere and can't find him anywhere. Could it be that my master...?"

Before Sun Wukong could finish speaking, he had already left. Sun Wukong arrived in the sky and burst into tears.

After a short while, Sun Wukong asked himself:

"The Buddha Tathagata had nothing better to do in that blissful land than create the Sanzang True Scriptures. If he had a kind heart, he should have personally delivered it to the Great Tang. He simply couldn't bear to part with it and wanted us to come here to retrieve it. Yet, after crossing countless mountains and rivers, we perished here."