The Law Treasures Vanished

"Isn't this basic operation? What are you praising here for? Just wait and see, those three will definitely come in handy."

Just then, after Sun Wukong finished transferring his Law Power to them, the three little princes were able to lift the Law Treasure of Sun Wukong and his companions. Old Wang was overjoyed to see this.

As time went by, their bodies underwent changes. The next day, the three princes came to their door to express their gratitude:

"We thank our master for bestowing upon us the divine power to wield your Divine Artifact, but it will be very difficult for us to use them freely in the near future."

"Therefore, I intend to have the craftsmen forge an exact replica of your Divine Artifact. What do you think?"

Sun Wukong nodded upon hearing this, and then said to them:

"Actually, this is more like our weapon. First, you can't use it at all, and second, we need to subdue demons and monsters, so you have to make another one."

The prince then summoned blacksmiths throughout the country to forge weapons in front of the palace using a great deal of steel. The next day, he placed the weapons of Sun Wukong and his two companions in the square and instructed the blacksmiths to make weapons in the same style.

It turns out that these weapons were their Law Treasure, which they carried with them at all times. Over time, these weapons also acquired a trace of Buddhist aura. Now, after only a few days in the courtyard, the Buddhist light has soared into the sky.

That very night, a fairy was sitting in her cave when she suddenly saw auspicious light in the city. She immediately flew into the sky and saw that it was coming from inside the city.

The demon looked closer and saw that it was Sun Wukong and his companions' weapons that were glowing. The demon was immediately surprised and muttered softly:

"These are really treasures! Why is no one using them and they're just sitting here? Well, if that's the case, then it's fate. I might as well take them all."

After thinking it over, he put on a show of power and took all three weapons, putting them into his cave.

The next day, the blacksmiths, having worked so hard forging weapons, fell asleep that night, planning to get up and continue forging at dawn.

But when they looked at Sun Wukong's weapons, they suddenly discovered that all three weapons had disappeared. They were all terrified and searched around frantically.

The three princes awoke and went outside to look, and the blacksmith spoke in unison:

"Master, we don't know where your master's three weapons went. What should we do now?"

The three princes, upon hearing this, thought with trepidation, "Perhaps our master took all those weapons away last night."

After thinking for a moment, he immediately went to the courtyard to check, and saw that the white horse was still grazing there. He couldn't help but shout loudly, "Master is still sleeping there! What should we do now?"

Just then, Sha Wujing was awakened by the noise in the courtyard. He opened the door and let the three little princes in. After they ran in, they searched around the room frantically and asked:

"Master, did you put all those weapons away in the middle of the night?"

Sun Wukong rubbed his sleepy eyes, muttering softly, "We didn't put our weapons away, what happened?"

Upon hearing Sun Wukong's words, the three princes immediately knelt down and said to Sun Wukong, "We are sorry, your three weapons disappeared last night."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie inwardly sighed in dismay and quickly scrambled to his feet, asking, "Is my Nine-Toothed Rake still here?"

"They were already gone. When we woke up, we saw people searching there. I was afraid you had taken them, so I asked you."

After speaking, the three princes immediately addressed Sun Wukong and his companions.

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong pondered for a long time before stepping forward. Just then, Zhu Bajie, unable to contain himself any longer, rushed out and shouted:

"Those blacksmiths probably saw how powerful our weapons were and stole them. Hand them over now, or I'll kill you all."

The blacksmiths were terrified by Zhu Bajie's words and immediately knelt down, kowtowing and weeping as they said to Zhu Bajie:

"Grandpa, we worked there for days straight, and finally fell asleep from exhaustion last night. When we woke up, we suddenly realized that those things were all gone."

"Besides, we are just ordinary people, how could we possibly lift it? Please spare our lives!"

Just then, Sun Wukong also sensed that something was amiss.

While the commotion was raging, the old prince suddenly appeared. After learning the whole story, he thought carefully for a long time before slowly speaking:

"Actually, none of our people here can even lift your weapons, and besides, nobody in my city can steal anything right now. Think about it again."

The old prince glanced at Sun Wukong, anticipating Sun Wukong next reaction, but Sun Wukong simply smiled and said, "I don't need to think about it at all. I just want to ask you if there are any Yaomo in this place?"

After speaking, the old prince indeed began to think seriously, and after a short while, he slowly said to Sun Wukong:

"If that's what you mean, then there really is a Tiger Mouth Cave near my place. Some people say it's inhabited by immortals, while others say it's inhabited by monsters."

"I've never been there, and I have no idea what's inside."

Just then, Sun Wukong suddenly realized something and said to Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing, "You don't need to worry about it anymore. It wasn't the blacksmith who stole it."

"The people there must have known our weapons were treasures, so they stole them all overnight."

After speaking, Sun Wukong continued to say to Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing:

"You two stay here and take good care of the master and protect the city. Take me to find him, and we'll be right back. You blacksmiths must not stop the fires in the furnaces and continue making things."

After bidding farewell to Tang Xuanzang, Sun Wukong arrived at Tiger Head Mountain. Upon closer inspection, he indeed saw some Yao Qi. As Sun Wukong was looking around, he suddenly heard people talking behind him. He saw that they were two demons.

Upon seeing the two demons before him, Sun Wukong thought with great suspicion, "These two demons must be patrolling the mountain. I'll follow them and ask them what they have to say."

Then, Sun Wukong transformed into a butterfly, spread his wings and fluttered about, catching up with the two demons.