Tang Sanzang stroked his chin and kept silent...

    The White Dragon Horse rolled his eyes and cursed in his heart, "Damn, this is the first time I''ve seen cowardice described in such a fresh and refined way! Awesome!"

    The White Dragon Horse immediately mimicked the others and shouted, "Master, this mountain is so high and the forest so dense that it''s uncomfortable for you to walk. As your mount, I can''t let you suffer like this.

    After all, what''s your status?

    Your strength, your position, your seniority, do any mounts walk on their bare legs?

    Though you don''t care about this, what if you run into a beautiful demon? Wouldn''t it be embarrassing?

    If you get tired, or fail at flirting, that would be my negligence...

    So I must follow you."

    Tang Sanzang continued to mull over the words of the two, while several fellows turned their gaze to the Six-Eared Macaque.

    Sha Wujing said, "Little Six, you are very powerful and not afraid of demons. Moreover, this high and dense forest doesn''t seem like there are any homes around, where we can perform some monkey tricks to earn money... how about you walk on your own?"

    The White Dragon Horse immediately said, "I think that''s a good idea! Don''t be scared, Six, just shout loudly if anything happens, and we elder brothers will come rescue you.

    Besides, as a man walking between heaven and earth, you should fear nothing, let alone these small mountains?

    Go boldly and with confidence!"

    The Six-Eared Macaque was dumbfounded and howled in his heart, "Well, what do you mean by splitting up, just to kick me out, right?

    And is this really an ordinary small mountain range?

    Your small mountain range covers hundreds of thousands of kilometers?

    Your small mountain range is filled with demonic energy, evil auras, and the stench of blood?

    If it''s such a small mountain, why the hell aren''t you walking on your own? Why cling to coattails?"

    The Six-Eared Macaque had countless grievances in his heart but ultimately held back.

    Firstly, he really couldn''t find a reason to stay;

    Secondly, he was confident in his own strength and didn''t really feel afraid.@@@@

    Wolf howling echoed from the mountains!

    Roar!

    Then came the roar of a Ferocious Beast!

    Upon hearing these sounds, the White Dragon Horse really cried... It felt that leaving Tang Sanzang was pretty much akin to being thrown into the pot.

    But Tang Sanzang didn''t care about all that and dropped the line, "I''m comforted that you all are always considering your master''s best interest! Stop dawdling, lads, let''s go! If we catch something delicious, we''re in for a feast!"

    Having said that, Tang Sanzang chose a direction to the southwest, "I will head to the northeast, choose as you will!"

    After taking a few steps, Tang Sanzang turned back, not quite at ease, and cautioned, "Remember, call me immediately if you find a demoness! Remember, don''t judge a demoness''s beauty by your own standards. As long as it''s female, keep it for me!"

    After previous experiences with Sun Wukong, Zhu Ganglie, and the White Dragon Horse, Tang Sanzang had no hope for his disciples'' sense of aesthetics.

    He did not want to encounter a beautiful woman only for the Six-Eared Macaque to beat her to death because she lacked fur and a tail, the White Dragon Horse because she wasn''t a horse, or Sha Wujing because she didn''t have a beard.

    After all, Sun Wukong had done such a thing before.

    The Six-Eared Macaque said with a wry smile, "Master, I''m not like the eldest brother. I''ve been living among humans for years, and I definitely prefer women to female monkeys."

    Instead of being reassured by this statement, the bald master looked at him with heightened vigilance, then hooked his arm around his shoulder and darkly warned, "Then you need to be even more honest for your master, don''t mess around, got it?"

    Six-Eared Macaque: "@#￥..."

    After ensuring there were no issues with his disciples, Tang Sanzang, claiming to head northeast, walked towards the slightly to the west of southwest direction.

    Everyone was speechless; true to form, the bald man''s sense of direction was as poor as ever!

    The White Dragon Horse wanted to cling to a powerful ally, but turning its head, it saw the Six-Eared Macaque''s snickering smile, "Little colt, you''re on your own now!"

    With that, the Six-Eared Macaque left.

    The White Dragon Horse quickly turned to Sha Wujing, but he was long gone, leaving behind on the ground a few large characters - If I really get caught, remember to leave me a horse leg!

    "Damn it, what kind of brothers are these!" the White Dragon Horse cried out to the heavens.

    Meanwhile, Sun Wukong and his companions were also about to enter the third gate.

    ...