Lady Earth Flow carefully examined Tang Sanzang''s appearance, and once she confirmed that this indeed was Tang Sanzang, she looked around his surroundings—no one was there!

    Her heart swelled with joy, yet for the sake of caution, she continued to feign, tears plopping down ceaselessly, adding an extra hint of pity to her beauty that could topple states and cities.

    With sobs in her voice, Lady Earth Flow spoke, "Esteemed monk, my home is in the Destitute Woman Country over two hundred li from here. My parents are alive and are very charitable people.

    During the Qingming festival, our entire family went to tend to the graves. Just as we laid out the offerings and began burning joss paper and horses, a gang of bandits burst out. These bandits were exceptionally cruel; they killed ruthlessly, frightening my soul nearly out of my body.

    My parents and relatives each fled on horseback, but I, being a young girl and also the weakest, couldn''t run fast and was captured by the bandits, who brought me to these deep mountains.

    The chief bandit wanted me to be his wife, the second chief wanted me to be his consort, and the other leaders all coveted my beauty. Seventy or eighty families quarreled among themselves until, to avoid harming their good relations, they bound me here to be left alone, to live or die.

    It has been five days and five nights already. I thought I was surely doomed to die, but by some miracle, I encountered an esteemed monk. I implore you to show great compassion and save my life; even in death, I shall never forget your kindness."

    As she spoke, Lady Earth Flow cried even harder, her tears like rain falling from a pear blossom, truly a pitiable sight.

    Upon hearing such a story, Tang Sanzang''s eyes, too, brimmed with tears as he showed utmost pathos, "Miss, rest assured, I will most certainly save you!"

    Then, Tang Sanzang looked up to the heavens and lamented, "Alas, I am but a humble monk from the Great Tang in the Eastern Lands, journeying to the Western Heaven to seek the scriptures, possessing no strength to truss a chicken. Untying these ropes is not difficult, but the task of digging into the ground to extract you poses some difficulty indeed."

    Lady Earth Flow, upon hearing this, felt at ease, knowing she had not approached the wrong person.

    Quick-witted, she asked, "Since the esteemed monk comes from Great Tang, having traveled so far, surely you are not alone, are you?"

    Tang Sanzang nodded and replied, "Indeed, I have several disciples with formidable strength who have escorted me to this place. However, they had all gone to attend to some matters earlier and now I find myself alone... Ah, hearing your calls for help, I rushed here so hastily that I didn''t even have time to lead my horse.

    So, if you are not in a hurry, Miss, let us wait a bit longer.

    I estimate that in two or three more hours, they should return."

    Upon hearing this, Lady Earth Flow''s eyes sparkled, "Are you certain?"

    Tang Sanzang pressed his palms together, radiating integrity as he declared, "Amitabha, a monk does not speak lies!"

    "Hahaha... Fortune truly favors me!" Lady Earth Flow burst into laughter.

    Tang Sanzang tilted his head, looking befuddled, and inquired, "Miss, what aids you? I do not understand."

    "Not understanding is just right!" Lady Earth Flow remarked, and then she wrenched free from her restraints and leaped out of the earth.

    Tang Sanzang exclaimed in surprise, "Oh my, you have come out by yourself, that is wonderful, there''s no need for my aid now."

    "Foolish monk, you still don''t understand? Never mind, just come with me." When she finished speaking, Lady Earth Flow whirled up a gust of wind, carrying Tang Sanzang straight into the mountain and into a bottomless pit.

    "Ouch!" Lady Di Yong pulled hard, only to find that the kasaya did not rip, but her fingernails had snapped!

    "What the hell is this thing?" Lady Di Yong paused in shock, then, refusing to give up, charged again and tore at it with might.

    But the kasaya radiated a golden light, extremely tough and impervious to however hard Lady Di Yong tried, it just wouldn''t break.

    "I don''t believe this crap, look at the sword!"

    The kasaya was unharmed!

    "Look at the knife!"

    The kasaya was unharmed! Your journey continues on My Virtual Library Empire

    "Look at teeth, argh!"

    Lady Di Yong straddled Tang Sanzang, biting into the kasaya with force, but to no avail; it stretched out like candy, incredibly long, yet indestructible!

    Frustrated, Lady Di Yong cursed up a storm!

    Tang Sanzang cursed inwardly: "Damn it, you usually tear so easily, and now at a critical moment, you TM achieved an Indestructible Vajra Body? Are you intentionally messing up my good fortune?"

    Meanwhile, Tang Sanzang cheerfully encouraged Lady Di Yong: "Don''t give up, keep trying, you can do it."

    Lady Di Yong was already half-dead with anger because she couldn''t tear the kasaya. Hearing the baldy''s words, she took it as mockery from Tang Sanzang.

    In that instant, her eyes turned red with rage, "You... you... don''t get cocky. Today I will definitely open it and have you!"

    What could Tang Sanzang say?

    He could only cheer: "You can do it!"

    "Ah, you''re mocking me, I''m going all out against you!"

    Lady Di Yong kept pulling out various weapons and tools, from a forty-meter-long greatsword to golden saws, sharp claws, treasured swords and spears...

    She used them one after another against Tang Sanzang, but they were utterly useless against the kasaya.

    Weary and panting, Lady Di Yong sat down with her hair a mess, looking at Tang Sanzang with a face full of resentment and complained, "What kind of crappy kasaya is this? I can''t even tear it, can I?"

    Tang Sanzang helplessly replied, "Have you given up?"

    "Haven''t given up? What choice do I have?" retorted Lady Di Yong, clearly irritated.

    Tang Sanzang uttered an "Oh" and suggested, "Why not... let me try?"@@@@