In the end, the Great Sage broke the rules.

The next morning, Chen Yi arrived as promised and stepped into the palace gate.

After hearing Chen Yi's explanation, the king was so shocked that his jaw almost dropped: "A monster stole the national treasure?"

Chen nodded and answered affirmatively, "That's right."

The king frowned deeply: "Where is that demon now?"

Chen Yi hurriedly replied, "My disciple has brought them outside the hall, where they await His Majesty's summons."

The king waved his hand and said, "Quickly invite Tang Sanzang's disciple to the palace!"

A short while later, the three disciples filed in and entered the main hall.

Chen looked around but couldn't find the two little monsters from last night. He was stunned for a moment and wondered to himself: Where are the monsters?

As if by magic, Pigsy threw the bag on the ground, and a blackfish and a catfish rolled out like two black pearls.

The king's face was filled with displeasure: "Tang Sanzang, are these the monsters you spoke of? Two dead fish?"

Chen Yi's gaze shot towards Sun Wukong like an arrow. He had repeatedly instructed him yesterday not to kill the two monsters, otherwise the king would not believe him.

Sun Wukong telepathically explained to Chen Yi: They whispered that Bajie was a fat pig, which Bajie overheard. In a fit of anger, Bajie accidentally killed them.

Chen Yi glared at Zhu Bajie with annoyance, then turned to the king and explained, "Your Majesty, they are monsters."

The king sneered, "How could two dead fish have the ability to stir up trouble and steal national treasures?"

Seeing the king glaring fiercely at Chen Yi, Sun Wukong angrily said, "You old emperor, you're really all talk and no action! Once I, the Great Sage, find the national treasure and capture the monster, let's see what you have to say then!"

Chen Yi: ...Good heavens, this guy has long hair but short wits, even Sun Wukong has learned that!

Sun Wukong glanced at Chen Yi, then turned to Sha Wujing beside him and instructed, "Junior Brother Sha, you must protect Master well."

"Bajie! Let's go!"

Pigsy snorted fiercely at the king and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Eldest brother, let's go!"

……

Bibo Pool.

"Old Dragon King!" Sun Wukong's voice rang out like thunder.

Upon seeing this, the old Dragon King hurriedly stepped forward, his face full of flattery, and said, "Great Sage, your esteemed presence is an honor! I have failed to greet you properly!"

Sun Wukong had no time for pleasantries and roared directly, "Old Dragon King, hand over the national treasures of the Golden Light Temple in Jisa Kingdom!"

Pigsy, standing to the side, shouted in agreement, "Yes! Hand it over!"

The old Dragon King gave an awkward smile and said sheepishly, "Great Sage, you're joking. We don't have any national treasures here. We don't have any, absolutely none."

Without a word, Pigsy threw the corpses of Benboerba and Baboerben in front of the Dragon King like trash, and sneered, "Look at this! Still trying to deny it?!"

Nine-Headed Insect strolled over slowly, kicked the two dead fish with his toe, and said disdainfully, "I wonder which stinking ditch the Great Sage found these dead fish. What do they have to do with the Azure Wave Pool?"

Pigsy was instantly enraged, his eyes wide with fury: "You! Stop trying to argue! I advise you to hand over the national treasure right now, or you'll cause trouble for yourself, hmph!"

Sun Wukong chimed in, "Yes, hand it over."

The Nine-Headed Insect remained calm and said provocatively, "If you two don't believe me, then please do as you please and search this Azure Wave Pool."

Upon hearing this, Pigsy immediately perked up: "Search then! Who's afraid of who!"

Seeing this, the old Dragon King quickly smiled apologetically and said, "Gentlemen, gentlemen, if we really find national treasures, I am willing to accept my punishment."

Sun Wukong narrowed his eyes and said with a half-smile, "In that case, we have been impolite. We hope the old Dragon King will not take offense."

The old Dragon King waved his hands repeatedly, saying, "It's alright, it's alright."

Sun Wukong waved his hand and said, "Bajie, let's go."

Pigsy looked bewildered. They hadn't even found the Buddha's treasure yet, so why were they leaving already?

Seeing that the two were really about to leave, Nine-Headed Insect hurriedly spoke up to stop them: "Wait! Please wait, gentlemen. My wife recently picked a few leaves of peerless immortal tea and specially invited you to taste them as a small token of her respect."

Sun Wukong sat down calmly, a slight smile playing on his lips: "Alright, this Great Sage is thirsty."

Princess Wansheng brought out four cups of tea.

Sun Wukong didn't stand on ceremony and took the cup directly.

Seeing this, Pigsy also picked up a cup.

Old Dragon King gestured for them to raise their teacups, beaming with smiles: "Please, gentlemen!"

Sun Wukong smiled in response: "Please!"

Just as Pigsy was about to raise his cup in a toast, Monkey King suddenly shouted, "Pigsy, look! There's treasure!"

Upon hearing this, Pigsy exclaimed in surprise, "Treasure? Where is the treasure?"

He rushed toward the coral tree.

The Dragon King and the Nine-Headed Insect followed closely behind, walking over together.

Sun Wukong took the opportunity to cleverly exchange the four cups of tea.

Pigsy searched the coral tree for a long time but found nothing, looking puzzled: "This...this is it?"

The old Dragon King and the Nine-Headed Insect couldn't help but laugh, their laughter echoing in the air.

The old Dragon King laughed and said, "Hahaha... Great Sage, you really know how to joke."

The Nine-Headed Insect chimed in, "What treasure could there be? The Great Sage must be seeing things."

Pigsy muttered, "Brother Monkey, really..."

Sun Wukong chuckled lightly: "It was this Great Sage who didn't see clearly."

The old Dragon King hurriedly said, "Please sit down, please sit down."

The Nine-Headed Insect picked up his teacup, smiling broadly: "Great Sage, please have some tea."

Sun Wukong's lips curled up slightly, forming a sly smile: "Alright."

Seeing that the Nine-Headed Insect had drunk all the tea in one gulp, he also drank his tea clean without hesitation.

Sun Wukong exclaimed, "This is truly excellent tea; it leaves a lingering aftertaste!"

The nine-headed insect said cryptically, "It's good tea, good tea."

As he spoke, he turned his gaze to Pigsy and said warmly, "Elder, please have some tea!"

Pigsy returned the greeting with a bow: "Please!"

Seeing that Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie had already drunk their tea, the Nine-Headed Insect's lips curled up slightly, revealing a barely perceptible smile.

However, at that moment, the old Dragon King suddenly let out a painful groan, "Ouch...ouch..."

Everyone was shocked, and all eyes turned to the old Dragon King. The old Dragon King collapsed to the ground with a crash, like a tree ravaged by a storm.

Nine-Headed Insect was terrified and rushed forward to help him up, calling out, "Father-in-law! Father-in-law!"

"what--"

The old Dragon King let out only one miserable scream before dying.

The Nine-Headed Insect's eyes turned fierce. He stared at Sun Wukong and the other man with a vengeance, as if he wanted to devour them alive.

It wasn't until a sudden, sharp pain shot through his stomach that he snapped out of his daze and looked at Sun Wukong in shock: "You switched the tea!"

Sun Wukong raised an eyebrow and sneered, "Otherwise what? I'm not stupid enough to just stand here and let you poison me."

"Hmph! You brought it on yourself!"

Only when he saw that the old Dragon King was dead did Pigsy realize what had happened.

He pointed at the nine-headed worm and cursed, "You filthy bug! You actually poisoned me!"

As he spoke, he stepped forward and began fighting with the Nine-Headed Insect.

Watching the two fight back and forth, Sun Wukong frowned. This nine-headed worm was poisoned, but not only did it not die, it could even fight Pigsy to a standstill.