Journey to the West: Monks do not tell lies, they only rob

In Huanghua Temple, under the corridor of the east gate of the main hall, a Taoist priest was fiddling with pills.

"Master, I'm here to ask you questions."

The Taoist looked up when he heard this and saw four masters and apprentices leading a white horse. The monk in the lead looked young.

"Elder, please come in."

The Taoist priest welcomed them in and called two fairy children to serve them fragrant tea.

On the other side, in the Pansi Cave.

The big spider fed the eighth sister clean water according to Tang Shan's instructions. After a while, the thin and dispirited spider actually turned back into human form.

"Sister, the holy monk's water is amazing. If I had known earlier, I would have ordered more. It must be very beneficial for our cultivation."

The big spider carefully helped his sister up. "Saving our eighth sister is a blessing from heaven. How can we be greedy? Have you forgotten what we promised the holy monk?"

Although they are fairies, they will keep their promises.

Eight Spiders slowly opened their eyes, their tone weak, it seemed that they had just recovered, their face still looked pale.

"Eldest sister, second sister, all the sisters, are you all dead like me?"

Otherwise, how could I see all the sisters surrounding me.

"Pfft, pfft, pfft!" The seven spiders cried with joy, "We will all live well."

The spider sisters explained the whole story to her, but she insisted on getting out of bed and thanking the monk in person.

The big spider said in embarrassment: "The holy monk must have gone far away by now."

"Hey!" Six Spiders raised their voices. "A little way west, isn't that Senior Brother's Huanghua Temple? They've been going west all the time, so judging by the time, they should be there now."

"Yeah, it won't take us long to go to my senior brother's place anyway, so we still have time to go now."

Then, all eight spiders turned back into their true forms, because they could walk faster with eight legs.

On the way west, a large and well-organized group of spiders appeared.

If ordinary people saw this, they would probably faint from fright.

The Taoist priest and Tang Shan were drinking tea and chatting in the hall when a fairy boy hurried in and whispered something in his ear.

The Taoist priest stood up and said, "I have something to do. I'll be back soon."

He came to the wall of the side hall, and a row of spiders suddenly turned back into human form.

"What's the wind that's blowing today that's bringing all of you to my Taoist temple?"

Big Spider excitedly pushed Eighth Sister out and said, "Brother, look, Eighth Sister is fine."

"Hmm? Okay?" The Taoist priest was surprised and looked the eight spiders up and down.

This group of junior sisters had come to me for this matter before, but at that time, Junior Sister Eight’s energy and blood were almost exhausted, and her chances of survival were slim.

The pills I made are of little use. Could it be that they got the elixir from heaven?

"Junior sister, have you found a famous doctor and a miraculous medicine?"

The big spider poked its head towards the main hall and saw a white horse tied in the yard.

"Brother, this matter is..."

They recounted the story in vivid detail.

The Taoist priest then realized that the fair-skinned monk who had been leading the group was Tang Monk, and he almost let Tang Monk's flesh, which everyone wanted to have a bite of, escape!

He suddenly had an idea in his mind.

The Taoist priest beguiled him, saying, "The bottle of water he gave you alone is so powerful. If we work together to capture them and divide Tang Monk's flesh, wouldn't that mean we'll be halfway to becoming immortals?"

The spiders were stunned. They came here to thank the monk in person, so how did they end up having to divide up Tang Monk's flesh?

For a moment, their expressions became a little strange.

With so many people, there are naturally many opinions.

"We are originally demons. According to what the monk said, how long do we have to practice?"

"But he saved Eighth Sister. How can we repay him with hatred? Moreover, we promised him..."

"We are fairies, how can we talk about trust with others?"

"But there are so many goblins on the road and they can't do anything to them. Can we really do it?"

The Taoist priest was so overwhelmed by the back-and-forth chatter that he said, "How can someone who wants to accomplish great things be so timid?"

Inside the house, the master and his disciples drank cup after cup of tea, seeing that the Taoist priest had not returned yet.

Wukong suggested: "Why not tell the fairy boy about it and leave on our own."

They left the main hall, led the white dragon horse and were about to go out.

When the sharp-eyed Taoist saw that several people were about to leave, he no longer bothered to continue discussing with the spider spirit.

He hurriedly tried to catch up, but the big spider blocked his way.

"Brother, this is still inappropriate. If we practice diligently, we can also become immortals in the future. After all, Tang Sanzang is our benefactor."

The Taoist priest glanced around coldly, "Do you guys think so too?"

The others didn't dare to say anything. They always listened to their eldest sister, but they couldn't afford to offend their senior brother.

The Taoist priest understood and thought that since they didn't want the chance, it would be better for him to eat it alone.

"If you don't share the same ideals, you can't work together. If you don't want to eat, just leave now and don't delay me from doing my work."

As a result, the big spider did not retreat even a step. Not only did she not eat it herself, she also wanted to stop her senior brother from eating it.

The Taoist priest was furious, "If you don't get out of the way, you'll be my enemy!"

Tang Shan walked forward a hundred meters and suddenly saw a bright golden light in the Taoist temple.

Seeing the dazzling light that was as bright as gold, she couldn't move at all.

"Master, why did you stop?"

The disciples looked back in the direction of their master's gaze, and saw that the golden light had already illuminated the entire Huanghua Temple.

"Hey~" Bajie exclaimed, "I didn't see anything so bright just now."

Sha Monk: "Brother, what is this?"

Wukong concentrated his attention and found that the golden light seemed impenetrable.

The eight spider spirits were shrouded in golden light and unable to move. They were as if they were in chaos and unable to perceive any information from the outside world.

Tang Shan turned her horse around. If it was really gold, how big would it have to be to be so shiny? How could she not go back to take a look!

Bajie accepted his fate and picked up the load and walked back. Fortunately, he only walked a hundred meters. If he had walked further before seeing the master, he would probably have come back.

The Taoist heard the sound of horse hooves and wondered if Tang Seng and his companions had returned.

He immediately transformed from his centipede form into a Taoist priest, tied up the unconscious spider spirits and threw them into the woodshed.

As Tang Shan and her companions reached the entrance of the Taoist temple, they discovered that the dazzling golden light suddenly disappeared.

Tang Shan: Hmm?

Where did such a huge amount of gold go?

Bajie: Huh?

I've already walked to the door, and you just say you don't want to see me?

Just teasing us!

The Taoist straightened his clothes and walked out from behind the door in a pretentious manner.

"Elder, why are you standing at the door?"

Bajie couldn't keep the secret, so he asked immediately, "Taoist, was it you who made that golden light just now?"

The Taoist's true form is a centipede, known as the Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord. His eyes can emit dazzling golden light and trap the enemy in the light, with a range of more than ten miles.

The Taoist priest deliberately put on a puzzled expression, "Golden light? What golden light?"

Wukong stared at the Taoist priest with a serious expression.

Tang Shan felt a little disappointed and simply didn't get off the horse.

"In that case, we thank the Taoist priest for his hospitality and must continue on our journey."

"Wait a minute!" The Taoist priest hurriedly spoke to stop him.