Journey to the West: Black Six Ears

056. Human Law

Baoxiang Kingdom, prison.

Xuanzang sat on the stone bed, sighing repeatedly.

Pigsy kicked the iron fence with a resentful look and complained:

"It's all Master's fault. He insisted that we not resist. Otherwise, how could those few mortals have captured me?"

Although Zhu Bajie is not good at fighting, he is still a god, and a god with some fighting ability at that.

He's not some kind of magical artifact; if he were to actually wield his nine-toothed rake, it's doubtful many people in the Kingdom of Baoxiang would survive.

Not to mention the Yellow Wind King, whose power could swallow up the entire Baoxiang Kingdom in the blink of an eye, it was no big deal.

However, Xuanzang stopped all of this.

He was, after all, a human being. Even though he was once Jin Chanzi, he still couldn't accept the idea that human life was worthless.

"No, we did kill someone."

Xuanzang was also helpless about this.

Although it was Wukong who killed someone, he was also involved.

"But Master, I never expected that you would actually kidnap someone's daughter."

Pigsy winked at Xuanzang, his expression full of teasing.

Xuanzang turned his head away, his eyes filled with anger:

"Shut up! I am a monk."

This incident may be similar to what happened in Gao Village, both involving a wicked monk behind the scenes.

Pigsy, having been scolded, immediately grumbled in dissatisfaction:

"You've taken all the good things, Master. You said you'd only be a monk, but now you're a servant, carrying bundles and leading horses by day, and carrying chamber pots and wiping feet by night. You even have to take the blame for others. You won't live much longer."

Xuanzang felt embarrassed by what Zhu Bajie said.

Along the way, Pigsy did indeed help him in many ways.

At this moment, Xuanzang even felt a little embarrassed because it had even caused Zhu Bajie to go to jail.

"Disciple, what do you suggest we do?"

Xuanzang's words of yielding pleased Zhu Bajie somewhat.

However, he never forgot that Xuanzang was still carrying the marriage agreement from Gao Village.

"Let's run away. We can always take the back roads from now on. With me here, no one can stop me."

Pigsy brandished his nine-toothed rake, making a piercing sound.

With just a light touch, a visible gap appeared in the iron fence.

"No, no, we were wrong after all. Let's wait a little longer."

If they said to wait a little longer, then it seems like this matter is open to discussion.

Pigsy, being a clever little devil, was about to speak up.

However, a series of footsteps suddenly echoed through the prison.

"Is the monk who committed the murder here?"

A voice came from behind.

A figure walked over from not far away and slowly stood at the prison entrance.

Only Zhu Bajie and Xuanzang were in the prison.

The two of them quickly looked over and saw a young man standing outside the prison.

The man stared at the two of them and asked with a smile:

"So you're the monk from the Great Tang Dynasty in the East?"

"Who is this gentleman?"

Xuanzang stepped forward and asked through the iron bars.

The man didn't respond to his question, but instead asked:

"Monk, you killed someone, didn't you?"

"Amitabha Buddha, I did not kill anyone. The one that killed me has already been driven away by me."

Xuanzang quickly explained.

But the man ignored him, and upon receiving this answer, he simply waved his hand.

"You also kidnapped the king's daughter, didn't you?"

"No, no, how could a monk like me do such a thing?"

Xuanzang could understand the first point, but he absolutely could not understand the second one.

The man stared at Xuanzang for a long while before finally speaking:

"I don't see any sign of you lying. Could it be that you really didn't do the thing about the king's daughter?"

In this Kingdom of Baoxiang, Xuanzang finally gained recognition from others, and he nodded excitedly repeatedly:

"My lord, since you trust me, please inform the king about this matter and have him send my master and me westward!"

"Dream on. Just because you did commit murder doesn't mean you're not responsible!"

The man rolled his eyes. This guy killed someone and still wanted to run away? Did he really think this was a Buddhist temple?

However, the man also gave Xuanzang a chance:

"A life for a life. You can wait to die tomorrow."

After saying that, the man turned and left, completely ignoring Xuanzang's pale face.

At this moment, Zhu Bajie, who was standing behind Xuanzang, also became a sensation.

He picked up the nine-toothed rake and struck the wall, immediately chiseling a hole as tall as a person into the stone wall.

"Master, let's run away."

Seeing how brave Zhu Bajie was, Xuanzang also put his hands together and bowed to the Buddha.

"Since Master isn't going to speak, then let me, Old Pig, lead the way."

When Pigsy saw that Xuanzang remained silent, he knew that his statement had been tacitly accepted.

Since Master has already acknowledged it, there's nothing we can't do.

Thinking this, Pigsy grabbed Xuanzang and tried to crawl into the cave.

But Xuanzang still remembered his two followers and the Yellow Wind King, and grabbed Zhu Bajie:

"Bajie, what about those two and the King?"

"Master, you're overthinking it. The King is a capable man; how could this prison possibly stop him? As for those two followers, I don't know where they are either. I'll only come looking for them after I've taken you to a safe place."

Pigsy showed no intention of abandoning his two followers.

It's not for any other reason than that carrying luggage along the way would be much easier with two servants.

Having reached this conclusion, the two naturally continued onward.

At this time, the capital of Baoxiang Kingdom was already shrouded in darkness, which made it easier for them to escape.

With Pigsy's help, the two were quite fast. Avoiding the crowd, they reached the city wall in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea and were about to escape.

But just then, a voice came:

"Who is it?"

The two turned their heads and saw a young soldier standing not far away, casting his gaze at them.

It turned out that the two were so focused on escaping that they completely forgot to look around.

Pigsy, enraged, raised his nine-toothed rake to smash it down.

However, Xuanzang quickly reached out to stop them. They had already committed a great deal of killing, and he felt guilty about killing more now.

Seeing that he was stopping him, Pigsy could only sigh inwardly, "The old monk is soft-hearted," and blew a breath toward the soldier.

Although Zhu Bajie didn't have many supernatural powers, he had learned the Thirty-Six Transformations of the Heavenly Gang. With this breath, the young soldier's eyes rolled back and he collapsed to the ground.

Just as the two breathed a sigh of relief, a soft laugh suddenly came from behind them:

"Huh? I thought you were going to kill him."

The two were startled and quickly turned their heads away.

Then I saw a person standing not far away.

The two looked closely and realized that the figure was very familiar—it was the king!

"Your Majesty, why are you here?"

Xuanzang was an absolute defender of secular imperial power. Upon seeing the king, he was so startled that he almost knelt down.

Fortunately, with Pigsy's help, he was able to put his hands together and ask the king.

"I knew you murderous monks would try to escape tonight, that's why I am here alone to block you. I never expected you would actually kill someone and still try to get away!"

Upon hearing this, Xuanzang felt dizzy and disoriented.

Although he didn't do the thing, it was indeed Wukong who killed people.

Although Wukong was his disciple in the past, he is no longer so now, but the king simply does not believe this answer.

Now that they've been caught red-handed while trying to escape, things are really in trouble.

Arrest him!

At the king's command, dozens of soldiers, carrying torches and swords, suddenly emerged from the surrounding darkness and pounced on the two men.

Faced with such a fierce crowd, Pigsy only let out a shout.

Xuanzang clasped his hands together and stood idly by, but Zhu Bajie believed he had some strength and wouldn't be stopped by these ordinary people.

Pigsy picked up his nine-toothed rake and smashed it fiercely into the crowd.

The rake struck so hard that several soldiers were immediately sent flying backward, crashing heavily to the ground, seemingly lifeless.

Seeing the pig display its power, the surrounding soldiers were also startled.

However, the king sneered, suddenly drew his sword, and the gleaming tip tore through the night sky as he slashed heavily at Pigsy.

clang!

With a piercing sound, the knife struck the nine-toothed rake with tremendous force.

In an instant, sparks flew everywhere.

The fool drew his rake and aimed it at the monster's face. The monster dodged to the side and quickly parried with his steel blade.

This was a fierce battle, a fight where the staff was raised to meet the sword, and the rake was brought to the parry.

The stars twinkled in the sky, and the Five Elders and Four Duty Officers were desperately helping Pigsy on Earth.

During the exchange, Pigsy retreated and stood in front of Xuanzang, his face full of astonishment:

"What kind of monster are you, daring to impersonate the king and make fun of me?"

"Pigsy does have some discernment, but I'm not pretending."

The king sneered and followed, sword in hand.