All the heavens began with Huo Yi

"Hey, village chief, there's no need for this. Your enthusiasm makes me feel embarrassed." Although Bajie said this, there was no embarrassment on his face at all.

"Thank you, Village Chief." Su Er stepped forward, clasped his hands in greeting, and said, "Master, let's go."

After Su Er finished speaking, he patted Bajie on the shoulder. If he didn't pat him, who would know how long he would keep up the act?

"Oh, right, right, you two come with me and stay at my house for the night," the village chief said, leading the way.

The village chief's house was quite large, a four-courtyard mansion. It was only after Su'er and Bajie entered the mansion that they learned the village chief's surname was Chen.

The village chief, Chen, has two sons. The elder son went away to learn a trade and hasn't returned home for a long time.

The youngest son stayed at home; it was the village chief's youngest son who arranged guest rooms for Su'er and Bajie.

“This estate is really nice. It’s called an estate, but some towns can’t compare.” Bajie looked at the furnishings of the Chen family’s guest rooms. Although the wood wasn’t top-quality, the furniture was all made of mahogany. “This old village chief’s family is quite virtuous. They are wealthy, but the villagers are not afraid of him.”

"Indeed, was it this wealthy when the Marshal came here back then?" Suer asked doubtfully.

"No, back then, although those villagers had some surplus wealth, most of them lived in mud-brick houses or thatched houses. They didn't have such large or small courtyards." Bajie sighed at the passage of time.

The two were chatting when there was a knock on the door.

When I opened the door, I saw it was Village Chief Chen. He had just gone to arrange the details of the vegetarian banquet, and now that he was back, I realized that everything was arranged.

Sure enough, Village Chief Chen immediately invited Su'er and Bajie to move to the vegetarian banquet area.

"Master, young master." Village Chief Chen led Su'er and Bajie to their seats and began to introduce the public courtyard. "In the past, opera troupes would set up a stage here to perform. Back then, in order to be able to watch operas and listen to music even when the weather was bad, the villagers pooled their money to build this courtyard, just to cover some expenses for entertainment."

But later, the one who played the clown somehow went hysterical and peeled off the face of the one who played the lead role, then covered his own face with it.

Later, we tied him up and sent him to the Little Thunderclap Temple.

Bajie and Su'er exchanged a glance, probably knowing who Village Chief Chen was referring to.

"That person whose face is covered in white powder?" Bajie asked.

Upon hearing Bajie's words, Village Chief Chen nodded happily and replied, "Yes, yes, he has no hair on his head and looks like a gourd."

Bajie nodded pretentiously and said, "That should be it. His current Buddhist name is Bubai. He died because he had hysteria and got into a fight with a demon while guarding the mountain gate."

When Su'er heard Bajie's words, she was stunned and rolled her eyes at him.

Upon hearing this, Village Chief Chen sighed, "Alas, he always fantasizes that he is a great hero, but even after entering the temple, he still didn't get a good ending."

As Village Chief Chen spoke, the vegetarian dishes began to be served on each table.

At the same time, Su'er and Bajie saw a monk who was leaning on a staff, wrapped in black cloth, and had a large bulge on his back.

Upon seeing the newcomer, Village Chief Chen immediately ran out to greet the strange monk. With a respectful demeanor, Village Chief Chen led the strange monk to the main table where Su Er and his group sat.

After the village chief arranged for the strange monk to sit down, he immediately introduced them to each other. He pointed to Su'er and Bajie and said, "Master, this master is from Xiaoleiyin Temple, and this young man is a disciple that the master has not yet accepted."

After introducing Su'er and Bajie to the strange monk, the village chief introduced the strange monk, "This eminent monk's Dharma name is Baimu, and he cultivates here in our Qijue Mountain."

There used to be a gang of bandits on our Seven Wonders Mountain who would come down from time to time to plunder. Master Baimu went to persuade them day and night, and finally convinced them to abandon their evil ways and become villagers in our village.

Because of Master Baimu in our village, ordinary demons and monsters can't harm anyone.

After the village chief introduced them, Bai Mu smiled and said to Su Er and Bajie, "Greetings, Master and young master."

"We've seen Master Baimu here too," Bajie and Suer greeted each other at the same time.

The banquet was a great success, with guests and hosts enjoying themselves for a full hour. Some of the people at the table also drank some vegetarian wine and ate some meat that was not considered "clean" (meaning it was not eaten or drunk). The banquet did not end until it got dark and the moon hung in the treetops.

Chen Family Guest Room

"Marshal, do you find that Hundred-Eyed Monk a bit strange?" Suer mentioned Hundred-Eyed Monk. Suer had almost no impression of this person. Judging from his appearance, he couldn't possibly be a great demon cultivator like the Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord.

Upon hearing Su'er's words, Bajie fell into deep thought for a while before replying, "That's true. There's an evil aura on Bai Mu's back, and judging from his words, he's a practitioner of both Buddhism and Taoism, with Taoism as his main focus. We need to observe him further; hopefully, he's not a bad person."

"Heh, if it's a demon, then let's get rid of it. Although the vegetarian food is just so-so, the kindness of a meal is a debt, and eliminating a hidden danger for the village is a reward." Su'er clapped his hands and immediately decided to go and investigate this Hundred-Eyed Demon.

"Alright." As Bajie said this, suddenly a person appeared in the room. It turned out to be Kang Jin Xingjun who walked out of the painting.

"Su Lang..." Kang Jin Xingjun called out to Su Er with deep affection upon seeing him.

Seeing this, Pigsy opened the door and went outside for some fresh air, muttering something like "Good luck, my dear nephew" before he left.

After leaving, Bajie transformed into a fly and headed towards Bai Mu's residence. After all, his nephew was currently accompanied by a beautiful woman, so as his uncle, he naturally had to be more considerate.

"What have you been up to lately, Kang Jin? I haven't seen you in a while... Why do you look a little pale?" Su Er hadn't seen Kang Jin Xingjun for a while either, and he was quite curious about what Kang Jin Xingjun had been doing lately, always acting so mysteriously.

Even when it was mealtime and Su Er returned to the painting and Chen Long to get some food, Kang Jin Xing Jun was never seen at the table.

Upon hearing Su Er's words, Kang Jinxingjun bit her lip lightly, picked up the cloth bag in her hand, and handed it to Su Er.

"Oh! It's nothing, I just haven't been resting well lately. The other day I saw you were overjoyed to receive the armor from the Tiger God General."

So, during these days, I learned some weapon-forging techniques from General Yinhu and crafted a new set of armor for you.”

As he spoke, King Kang opened the bag, revealing a golden dragon-scale armor with a golden dragon shoulder strap on his left shoulder and a vermilion brocade robe with gold embroidery on his right side serving as a sleeve.

Suer picked up the outfit, looked at it for a moment, and exclaimed how beautiful it was.

It must be said that Kang Jinxingjun has excellent taste; he would definitely look radiant in this outfit.

It is only natural that Jin Chi was moved by the kasaya; who doesn't appreciate beautiful objects?

Suer felt that he should have this garment too, but fortunately, it was a gift from Kangjin Textile Bureau.

Seeing that Su'er liked the cloak he had made by hand so much, Kang Jinxingjun smiled happily.

"Su Lang, let me help you change your clothes," said Kang Jinxingjun, reaching out to untie Su Er's clothes and belt.