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    Additionally, that bald man possesses immense strength. If we let him hop around at will, who knows what kind of disasters he''ll cause in this world.

    If there''s a Capricious Girl to keep an eye on him, it would be a great merit. Even the Jade Emperor wouldn''t have to pluck his hair out daily.

    Plus, the Capricious Girl would have a strong backing, and she wouldn''t have to worry about people settling scores with her in the autumn."

    Ne Zha frowned and said, "That''s all well and good, but... are you sure my sister can handle him?"

    Li Jing replied, "Don''t worry about that. Before I was married, I was fearless of both heaven and earth, but after getting married, well, you know..."

    Ne Zha said, "Makes sense... but we still have to ask my sister what she thinks."

    "I have no objections!"

    As they were speaking, someone came in. It was Lady Turbulent, the white-furred, golden-nosed old mouse sprite, Capricious Girl.

    At that moment, she was dressed in a white fox fur coat, which along with her looks that rivalled a Heavenly Immortal, made her incredibly cute. Just her eyes were a tad... simple.

    Ne Zha asked, "Sister, can you tell me exactly what happened at that time?"

    Capricious Girl said, "At that time, I wanted to force him."@@@@

    Ne Zha asked, "Then what?"

    Capricious Girl replied, "Then he forced me."

    Ne Zha: "@#￥..."

    "Ne Zha, look, your sister also wants to marry him. Why don''t you go talk to her?" Li Jing asked.

    Ne Zha rolled his eyes and said, "Why don''t you go?"

    Li Jing replied, "I''ve been assigned by the Jade Emperor to guard a loosening seal on the stone gate near the Heavenly River. It seems like something is about to emerge. I really can''t leave my post..."

    Ne Zha scoffed, "Heh, do you really think I''d believe that? We go together, or I don''t go at all."

    "You!"

    Li Jing and Ne Zha glared at each other, neither willing to back down.

    ...

    Meanwhile, Tang Sanzang was having a blast, lying leisurely on the cart pulled by the White Dragon Horse, humming a tune, bobbing his head, and mumbling to himself, "The sun comes out and I climb the hill, I reach the hilltop and have a feel. I found a little demon, oh what a steal, took my chance for fun, what a great deal..."

    Zhu Ganglie grabbed him and scolded, "Crap monster, take a good look, your Grandpa Zhu here is just a bit ugly, that''s all!"

    The other person looked at Zhu Ganglie tremblingly, cautiously asking, "Then... who might you be?" Discover exclusive tales on My Virtual Library Empire

    Seeing this, Sha Wujing quickly stepped forward and said, "Do not be afraid, we are from the Great Tang in the eastern lands, traveling to the Great Thunderclap Monastery in India to seek scriptures from the Buddha. We''re just passing through and need a rest."

    When the man took a look at Sha Wujing''s appearance, he was so frightened he nearly wet himself...

    But luckily, since Sha Wujing at least looked human, albeit ugly, he wasn''t scared to death.

    Then he took a closer look at this group, and the more he looked, the more he felt that this was a gang of monsters entering the city looking for food.

    However, when he saw the dumb-looking, bald fellow with a clean face on the carriage, his tense and scared heart relaxed a little.

    Still, he couldn''t help mumbling inwardly, "These monks from the Great Tang, are they all extremely ugly or in some bizarre monster''s guise, or else they''re silly fools with no brains at all? Can such people truly represent the Great Tang?"

    While he thought this, he didn''t dare to say it aloud, but instead mustered his courage and said, "So, you are high monks from the Great Tang, my apologies."

    When Tang Sanzang saw him speaking to him, he scratched his bald head and said, "It''s alright, we''re the ones who frightened you. Donor, don''t be scared, that pig indeed is a monster, but he was captured by this poor monk to be used as emergency rations in case of hunger. He looks ferocious, but he''s just a bit of grub.

    And as for that strong man, how else could he protect a frail monk like me all the way here?

    As for the two monkeys...

    This poor monk has traveled from afar and the journey was costly. Occasionally, I perform some monkey tricks to earn a little money, that''s not unreasonable, right?"

    Hearing all this, the man was speechless. Weren''t monks supposed to only beg for food? Since when did they also perform monkey tricks?

    Could it be that the monks from the Great Tang, aside from reciting scriptures, are also adept at this?"

    With these doubts in mind, he gradually became less fearful...

    Tang Sanzang asked, "Donor, I''ve heard that there''s been a drought with little rain here, what''s going on?"

    The man replied, "This is an outer county of India, named Fengxian County. I don''t know what''s going on, but in the last few years, there has been a continuous drought...

    The Marquis has tried everything but to no avail.

    That''s why, today, the Marquis had me put up a notice here to find a mage capable of summoning rain to save the local citizens."

    On hearing this, everyone finally noticed that this dusty fellow, whose clothes were indistinguishable, was actually wearing an official uniform.

    Sun Wukong leaned in, "Summoning rain, eh? This sounds interesting, where''s your notice?"

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