The journey of Emperor Donghua through time

Upon hearing this, Ao Lie felt somewhat relieved, but his attitude remained respectful, and he dared not slacken in the slightest. He said with gratitude, "Thank you, Great Sage and the three seniors!"

"If we've all rested, let's set off and try to find a place to stay before nightfall," Yang Jian said softly, glancing at the sky as he slowly stood up.

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong, Nezha, and Ao Bing all stood up, picked up their weapons, and continued their journey to obtain the scriptures.

Seeing this, Ao Lie hurriedly lifted his foot to follow, trailing behind the group at a distance.

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Two days later, the five arrived at a place called Gao Lao Zhuang.

Upon hearing that a monster was causing trouble in the area, they immediately became interested, stepped forward to inquire about the situation, and offered to help exorcise the demon.

When Master Gao heard that someone could help exorcise the demon, he was overjoyed. However, when he saw Sun Wukong among the five, his expression changed drastically. He staggered back a few steps and almost fell to the ground.

Then, with trembling hands, he pointed at Sun Wukong and stammered, "A...a monster!"

Seeing this, Sun Wukong was not angry. Instead, he greeted them with a smile and patiently comforted Master Gao and the rest of the Gao family.

After several attempts to appease them, they finally convinced Master Gao and the others to temporarily trust them, allowing them to stay at Gao Village and treating them to fine wine and food.

After the meal, the five of them had a general understanding of the monster causing trouble in Gao Lao Zhuang.

In an instant, everyone except for Ao Lie, who was unaware of the situation, had a sudden realization.

Although Yang Jian, Sun Wukong, Nezha, and Ao Bing had not specifically inquired about the details of Tang Sanzang's journey to the West, they had heard some related rumors from Erlang Shen, the Victorious Fighting Buddha, and Li Nezha.

They all knew about the people who escorted Tang Sanzang on his journey to the West.

The monster causing trouble in Gao Village is most likely Marshal Tianpeng, who was banished to the mortal realm and mistakenly reincarnated as a pig, and later became the Clean Altar Messenger, Zhu Bajie.

Seeing their strange expressions, Ao Lie couldn't help but feel a little curious. He scanned the four people's faces and vaguely guessed that they knew something about the monster that was causing trouble in Gao Village.

As Master Gao got up to attend to his business, Ao Lie couldn't contain his curiosity and asked in a low voice, "Seniors, do you recognize the monster that's causing trouble?"

"You little dragon are quite clever today." Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong turned his head to look at him, raised an eyebrow, and said with interest, "Have you ever heard of Marshal Tianpeng of the Heavenly Court?"

“I’ve heard of it! But… what does this have to do with the events at Gao Village?” Ao Lie nodded, asking with some confusion.

"I heard he recently broke a heavenly rule and was banished to the mortal realm by the Jade Emperor," Yang Jian said casually.

"Does this process seem familiar to you?" Sun Wukong chuckled and asked leisurely.

"Does the Great Sage mean... that Marshal Tianpeng also descended to the mortal realm to escort Tang Sanzang to the Western Paradise to obtain the scriptures?" Ao Lie widened his eyes slightly and said with a surprised expression.

“Not bad.” Sun Wukong nodded and said with certainty.

"Why is the Great Sage suddenly mentioning Marshal Tianpeng? Could it be... could it be that the troublemaking demon is the reincarnation of Marshal Tianpeng?" Ao Lie asked uncertainly.

"You've improved!" Sun Wukong patted his shoulder, grinned, and said with great satisfaction.

"It really is him?!" Ao Lie exclaimed in astonishment.