In the end, the Great Sage broke the rules.

"Junior brother, look! What a huge temple!"

Sha Wujing looked up and replied, "It really is a temple."

Pigsy called out to the two people behind him, "Master! Eldest Brother! Come here quickly!"

Chen Yi responded loudly, "Coming! Coming right now!"

As soon as Chen dismounted, Pigsy tugged at his sleeve: "Master, Master! Look quickly, what kind of temple is this?"

Chen Yi replied, "This is the royal temple of Wuji Kingdom."

Don't ask him how he knew; the answer is simply because he knew the plot.

Sun Wukong slapped Zhu Bajie's hand and frowned, saying, "Let go of me now!"

Pigsy winced in pain and immediately withdrew his hand, muttering under his breath, "Stingy! Domineering! Master isn't just your master..."

Sun Wukong: "What did you say?"

Pigsy immediately said, "Hehe~ No, I didn't say anything!"

"The royal temple must have plenty of good food and drink there, Master. I'd like to ask for lodging there!"

Chen Yi quickly stopped him: "Bajie, your face isn't good-looking, let Wujing go instead."

Pigsy: "Master! I'll go!"

Sha Wujing interjected, "Second Brother, let me go."

Sun Wukong: "Brother Sha, you go."

Pigsy wanted to say something, but upon hearing Sun Wukong's words, he immediately shut his mouth.

A short while later, Sha Wujing walked out of the temple with his head down.

Pigsy quickly stepped forward and asked, "Junior brother, have you found a place to stay?"

Sha Wujing shook his head, walked up to Chen Yi, and explained, "Master, the abbot inside said that this is a royal temple, only receiving royal relatives and not accepting wandering monks, and that we are not allowed to stay overnight."

Chen nodded and said, "In that case, let's go."

Pigsy grumbled, "Master, it's getting late, where can we go?"

Sun Wukong: "What a bold monk! I'll go teach them a lesson!"

Not wanting to cause trouble, Chen Yi quickly reached out to stop him: "Great Sage, no! We won't go..."

Unfortunately, they missed their target; Sun Wukong had already entered the temple.

Chen Yi hurriedly followed, and as soon as he entered the temple, he saw Sun Wukong holding down a monk wearing a kasaya.

"Grandpa! Grandpa Sun, spare my life!"

Sun Wukong said firmly, "Tell me! Are there any rooms left?"

"Yes, yes, yes! This humble monk will immediately have the room cleaned!"

Sun Wukong: "Hmph! It would have been so much better if we had done this earlier."

Chen Yi quickly called out, "Great Sage!"

Sun Wukong said urgently, "Little monk, how did you get in here? Get out, get out!"

Chen Yi looked completely bewildered: "??"

What's wrong? Why can't he come in?

Sun Wukong led Chen Yi out of the temple and said to the monks, "Hurry up and send someone out to greet us."

"Yes Yes Yes!"

Chen Yi: ...There's absolutely no need for that!

The master and his disciples waited outside for a while before the temple gates opened wide.

"Please welcome Elder Tang!"

Monks stood on both sides of the passageway and welcomed the group inside.

Looking at the excited Pigsy, Chen Yi smiled helplessly and slowly walked into the temple.

After entering the temple, a young monk led them to a side room.

The room was simply furnished, but clean and tidy.

The group of people, who had been traveling all day, quickly rested.

In the dead of night, Chen Yi tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.

He quietly got up and went into the courtyard.

Under the moonlight, he gazed silently at the starry sky, his mind filled with countless thoughts.

Just then, a soft footstep sound came from behind.

Chen Yi turned his head and saw that Sun Wukong had also come into the courtyard at some point.

Sun Wukong smiled slightly when he saw Chen Yi and walked over.

"What's wrong, can't sleep?" Sun Wukong asked.

Chen nodded and said softly, "It's just some感慨 (feelings of emotion/reflection)."

He was homesick.

Sun Wukong patted Chen Yi on the shoulder and comforted him, "Don't worry, with this Great Sage here, I will definitely protect you."

Chen Yi looked at Sun Wukong and smiled, "Yes, thank you, Great Sage."

The two sat under the moon for a long time before finally returning to their room to rest.

As night deepened, the entire temple was immersed in tranquility.