In the end, the Great Sage broke the rules.

At noon, the old man struck a gong to announce to the other villagers that several highly skilled monks had come to his village and were willing to exorcise demons for them free of charge.

Upon hearing the news, neighbors flocked to the old man's house like a tidal wave.

However, when they saw Pigsy's face, they were so frightened that they wet themselves and backed away repeatedly.

They said that the group of people were exactly like monsters in disguise.

"That fat-headed, big-eared fellow must not have mastered the art of sorcery enough, which is why he has become so ugly."

Pigsy: "..."

"That child does look somewhat human; I guess he was stolen by the demon monk who was holding him."

Little Eleven made a face at everyone: "Hehe~"

Chen Yi: “…”

With such handsome features, how could he resemble a monster?

"And that other monk was even wearing a kasaya; he disguised himself quite well."

Jiang Liuer retorted, "This humble monk is not pretending; this humble monk is a monk by nature."

"Oh, listen to the tone of your voice. You still say it's not an act."

Jiang Liuer: "..."

"That male monster dressed in all black, exuding a murderous aura, claimed to be a high monk. What high monk keeps long hair? He must have eaten a lot of people."

Sun Wukong: "..."

It was clearly Brother Sha who ate people!

What's wrong with him keeping his hair long?! If the little monk likes it, let him keep it!

These incredibly foolish people!

"That honest and simple-minded one must be the one who gets bullied the most among the monsters."

Sha Wujing: "..."

That's a very good review, but please don't do it again next time!

Fearing that the master and his apprentices would be angry, the old man quickly led them to the courtyard and patiently explained for a long time before the villagers' doubts were dispelled.

Just as everyone was talking, a gust of wind swept in from outside.

A clueless monster showed up at their doorstep, and everyone was so frightened that they scattered in all directions.

Chen Yi wanted to find a place to hide, but unexpectedly, the next moment, he, Jiang Liuer, and Xiao Shiyi were taken into Sun Wukong's spatial dimension.

Seeing this, Pigsy also tried to hide, but Monkey grabbed him and said, "Fat Pig, where are you going?"

Pigsy's eyes darted around, and he mumbled, "The monster is coming. Let's hide for a bit."

Sun Wukong frowned: "Why are you hiding? Are you, Marshal Tianpeng, afraid of that monster?"

Pigsy: "Brother, we have no relation to them, so why should we meddle in their business?"

Sha Wujing interjected, "Second Brother, since you've promised, how can you go back on your word?"

Pigsy snorted coldly: "That was promised by my eldest brother, what does it have to do with me?"

"Let the senior brother go instead, I'm not going!"

Seeing that Pigsy was trying to slack off, Monkey King grabbed him by the ear without saying a word and forcibly dragged him to subdue the demon.

"Brother Sha, protect the villagers."

Sha Wujing nodded and replied, "I know, Senior Brother."

Sun Wukong dragged Zhu Bajie out of the room, and when they looked up, they saw a dark cloud as black as ink, and in the cloud, a pair of huge green eyes as big as lanterns were visible.

Pigsy exclaimed in alarm, "That monster's eyes are so big, who knows how big its mouth is! Oh no! Quick, hide! Quick, hide!"

Sun Wukong dared not be careless either, and instructed his two junior brothers to protect the villagers, while he went first to meet the monster.

Upon hearing that there was no need to fight the monster, Pigsy immediately ran into the house and hid as if his feet were greased.

Sha Wujing glanced at his eldest brother, who had already flown away, and then at his second brother, who had gone back to his house to hide. Finally, he shook his head helplessly and began to patrol around the village.

Since his senior brother had instructed him to protect the villagers, he naturally dared not slack off in the slightest.

……

When Jiang Liuer first stepped into this mysterious gourd space, he was so shocked by the scene before him that he was stunned and his face was filled with disbelief and astonishment.

He stared intently at the flock of chickens, cows, and sheep frolicking and playing on the ground, then his gaze shifted to the monkeys that were busy running around.

For a moment, he felt as if he were in a completely different world.

Jiang Liuer couldn't help but sigh from the bottom of his heart: "Brother Chen, I never imagined that the magic weapon you and Wukong possessed would hide such a wonderful place, like a paradise on earth!"

As soon as Xiao Shiyi stepped into this magical space, he couldn't wait to ask Chen Yi to put him down.

The little guy, like a wild horse let loose, took off running into the distance, clearly very familiar with the place.

In the blink of an eye, he disappeared from Jiang Liuer's sight and went off to play with his friends.

Chen Yi led Jiang Liuer slowly into an exquisite wooden house, poured him a cup of steaming hot tea, and said with a smile, "Brother Jiang, please have some tea."

Then, Chen Yi took a sip of tea and said slowly, "It will probably take the Great Sage quite a while to capture the monster."

"Let's rest here for a while, and then I'll take you around to see the unique scenery of this gourd space."

Jiang Liuer quickly nodded and replied, "That would be excellent. Then I'll trouble Brother Chen to take care of it."

At this moment, he was also filled with doubt and curiosity—there was not a trace of sunlight here, but the crops were growing lush and green.

Moreover, despite the lack of sunlight, the entire space remained as bright as day. How could this be?