In the end, the Great Sage broke the rules.

As Chen Yi walked alone on the mountain path, an urge to cry surged into her heart like a tide.

There's no road here, and you can't even ride a horse. He's supposed to just force his way through with his body!

He is engaged in a fierce battle with nature.

Chen didn't know how long he had walked. He felt as if all his strength had been drained away. He was hungry and tired, and it felt like his body no longer belonged to him.

"and many more!"

Suddenly, Sun Wukong forcefully pulled his body away.

Chen Yi stumbled and nearly fell, swaying precariously like a leaf in a storm.

"what happened?"

Sun Wukong pointed ahead, and Chen Yi looked in the direction he was pointing. His face instantly turned bright red, as if he had been roasted by fire.

It turned out that two snakes were mating in the grass ahead, a scene so vivid that it was impossible to ignore.

He gave an awkward laugh and said softly, "I...I'll just walk around them!"

After walking for a while, Pigsy started yelling that he was hungry.

Pigsy: "Master, my stomach is like an empty granary, completely empty. I really can't take another step."

"I'm not leaving!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he collapsed onto a large rock like a lump of mud, and remained motionless.

Sha Wujing: "Second brother, there's nothing to eat in this desolate wilderness. Just bear with it a little longer. Once we get down the mountain, we can go begging for alms."

Pigsy huffed and said, "You talk a good game, but you sing a better song."

"Look ahead, all you see are mountains. Who knows how long we'll have to get there?"

Chen Yi: "Bajie, there's a flat area ahead. Let's rest there. You can't stretch out here. Your master wants to lie down for a while."

Pigsy glanced ahead and, sure enough, found an empty space. Only then did he reluctantly and slowly get up.

"Okay, I'll do as Master says."

After the group reached the open space, Chen Yi found a shady spot and, disregarding his image, plopped down on the grass.

Pigsy (Zhu Bajie) simply lay down.

After putting away his luggage, Sha Wujing poured Chen Yi a glass of water.

"Master, have some water."

Chen Yi smiled and nodded at him: "Okay, thank you for your hard work."

After drinking the water, Chen Yi felt like a seedling that had been parched and then received rain, and he came back to life.

Pigsy: "Junior brother, is there any more food? I'm starving."

Sha Wujing shook his head at him and said, "Second Brother, there's no more food, and not much water left either."

Chen Yi sighed helplessly, "Sigh, my stomach is starting to rumble too."

No sooner had he finished speaking than a walnut appeared before his eyes as if by magic.

Chen Yi was stunned. He looked up and saw that it was Sun Wukong. He smiled broadly and asked, "Great Sage, is this for me?"

Seeing this, Pigsy hurriedly came over and said, "Master, if you don't want it, just give it to me."

Chen Yi quickly took the walnut and muttered softly, "I'm not giving it to you."

He said he wouldn't give any to Pigsy, but after cracking the walnuts open, he still generously shared a little with everyone.

Sun Wukong and Sha Wujing both said they didn't want it, so Chen Yi shared it with Zhu Bajie.

Pigsy licked his lips, looked at Monkey King expectantly, and said ingratiatingly, "Big Brother, is there any more?"

Sun Wukong remained expressionless and replied calmly, "That's all."

"Oh..." Pigsy lay back down on the ground in disappointment, like a deflated balloon.

Chen Yi suggested, "Great Sage, your speed is as fast as lightning, could you please go and beg for some alms first?"

Sun Wukong frowned and said, "There's no village in sight and no shop in sight. Where am I supposed to go to beg for alms for you?"

Pigsy immediately jumped up and retorted, "Brother, you can somersault 108,000 miles away in one go, so getting a vegetarian meal is a piece of cake for you."

Sun Wukong glanced at him coldly and said disdainfully, "If we encounter a demon, do you think you can protect the little monk?"

Chen Yi had a sudden inspiration and suggested, "Great Sage, why don't you go and see if there are any ripe fruits nearby?"

Sun Wukong pursed his lips and drew a circle around Chen Yi, as if he had drawn an unbreakable barrier with his golden cudgel.

Chen Yi: ...Here it comes! The familiar plot is back again!

Sun Wukong warned sternly, "If you dare to step out of this circle before I return, don't blame this Great Sage for being impolite!"

Chen nodded hurriedly, like pounding garlic: "Yes, yes, yes! I absolutely won't go out!"

Sha Wujing patted his chest and assured him, "Don't worry, senior brother, with me here, I will definitely protect Master."

"Ah That's good."

Having said that, Sun Wukong flew away like a gust of wind.

……

"Ahhh—"

A shout woke Chen Yi, who was dozing off.

Looking at the girl lying not far away, Chen Yi's lips curled up and then fell back.

As soon as the girl saw Pigsy, she cried out, "Monster! Monster!"

Chen Yi: "Don't be afraid, girl."

"Although my apprentice is ugly, he is a good demon."

The girl stared intently at Chen Yi: "Elder, this humble woman greets you."

Chen Yi nodded at her and didn't say anything more.

Seeing the basket in the girl's hand, Pigsy's eyes lit up: "Steamed buns!"

The village girl said, "This master looks very hungry, so please have one."

After saying that, she handed the steamed bun in her hand to Pigsy.

Sha Wujing quickly went over to stop him and shook his head at Zhu Bajie.

Chen Yi: "Miss, judging from your appearance, you're going to deliver food, right? You should hurry up and go, don't delay."

Village girl: "Elder, I see you are all hungry, why don't you eat these steamed buns?"

“My husband is a kind-hearted person. If he knew, he would definitely be willing.”

Pigsy said happily, "Master, look what the girl has said, it would be unreasonable not to eat her."

"Master, if you're not going to eat, I'll eat first."

After saying that, he snatched the steamed bun from the girl's hand and stuffed it into his mouth, afraid that Chen Yi would stop him.

Chen Yi simply shook his head helplessly and did not stop him.

Pigsy ate one steamed bun after another, and in no time he had finished all the buns in the basket.

When Chen saw that the girl's face had turned black, he realized she was about to pinch her thigh raw.

He pursed his lips, afraid that he would laugh out loud.

"Burp~" Pigsy patted his round belly and let out a loud burp.

The village girl said, “Elders, my home is at the foot of North Mountain. Since you don’t want my food, why don’t you come home with me so I can prepare a vegetarian meal to entertain you?”

Upon hearing this, Pigsy immediately replied like a greedy cat, "Okay, okay!"

"Master, let's go quickly."

Sha Wujing: "Master, we can't leave. Let's wait for our eldest brother."

Before Chen Yi could speak, Zhu Bajie, like a raging bull, shoved Sha Wujing aside.

"Go away, go away! Senior Brother hasn't come back for ages, Master is starving."

Chen Yi quickly replied, "No, no, I can still manage."

As he spoke, he looked at the village girl and smiled gently: "Girl, you should go on your way first. This humble monk will wait here for my eldest disciple to return."

Pigsy: "Master!"

Chen Yi snorted coldly and said expressionlessly, "What, you're still not enough after eating a whole basket?!"

Pigsy said sheepishly, "No, I was just thinking of Master."

The village girl said, "Elder, we don't know when your eldest disciple will return. Why don't you come home with me first?"

Pigsy advised, "Master, why don't we leave?"

Sha Wujing frowned and stopped him: "Second Brother, you can't leave."

Chen pulled Pigsy back and said irritably, "Pigsy, shut up!"

This time, facing the White Bone Demon, Chen Yi immediately turned cold: "Girl, I advise you to leave quickly, my eldest disciple will be back soon."

The village girl was still unwilling to give up, and cried, "Elder, I meant well, how could you... Waaah... I'm so heartbroken..."

Seeing the familiar figure in the tree not far away, Chen Yi stretched and said lazily, "Oh dear, I told you to leave but you wouldn't, now you can't leave."

The village girl was stunned by Chen Yi's sudden change.

"You monk, what's wrong with you..."

Before he could finish speaking, he was killed by Sun Wukong's staff, which descended from the sky. Like a pitiful little chick, he instantly lost his breath.

Sha Wujing: "Eldest Brother!"

Pigsy touched the corpse on the ground with his hand, his face filled with shock: "Master! Master!"

"He's dead! Senior Brother beat him to death!"

Chen Yi looked at the female corpse and said, "Amitabha..."

Fearing that his master would misunderstand, Sha Wujing quickly explained to Chen Yi on behalf of his senior brother, "Master, senior brother has discerning eyes and would not mistake a monster."

Chen Yi: "I know."

Pigsy complained, "Master! You're...you're spoiling our eldest brother way too much!"

Sun Wukong narrowed his eyes: "Say it again!"

Seeing Sun Wukong playing with the golden cudgel in his hand, Zhu Bajie wisely shut his mouth.

Sun Wukong turned to look at Chen Yi, and said with a smile, "It's a good thing you listened and didn't step out of the circle, otherwise you would have been captured by the monsters, and this Great Sage wouldn't have come to save you."

Chen Yi immediately said, "Great Sage, I listen to you the most. If something happens to me in the future, you can't leave me unattended."

Sun Wukong chuckled softly, "Okay, I know. You're the most obedient one."

Sha Wujing: Senior Brother... something's not right!

Pigsy: These two... something's not right!