Journey to the West: Black Six Ears

Muzha practiced his spiritual cultivation at the foot of the mountain.

Today, it is he who is guarding the mountain gate again.

"I wonder when the Bodhisattva will be able to find someone to guard the mountain in my place. That black bear from last time was quite good."

Mu Zha let out a complaint.

With a Bodhisattva presiding over Mount Luojia, no one would dare to disrespect him, yet he is still required to guard the mountain, thus hindering his spiritual practice.

Thinking of the powerful dragon girl and the old tortoise that could turn mountains and seas upside down, Mu Zha couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

Just then, a gust of cold wind swept by, and Mu Zha shuddered.

"What kind of monster is this?"

Mu Zha struck out with his palm, hitting the wind.

With a snap, the wind shattered into countless pieces and vanished completely.

But Mu Zha also suddenly opened his eyes wide.

The moment he came into contact with the wind, Mu Zha keenly sensed a sense of familiarity.

Upon closer reflection, he was immediately horrified.

This wind is clearly the same one that the headstrong young man Sha Wujing met when he descended to the mortal realm with Guanyin Bodhisattva a few days ago.

"Sha Wujing, is he dead?"

This is no joke; even the soul is gone. This is true death.

The gust of wind that had just arrived, which was the last remnant of Sha Wujing, was extinguished by him with a single slap.

Muzha followed the Bodhisattva across the Flowing Sand River, so he clearly understood how much Guanyin Bodhisattva valued this journey to the West, and also how important Sha Wujing was to the Bodhisattva.

"Something terrible has happened!"

Mu Zha was extremely anxious.

He dared not let the Bodhisattva know that Sha Wujing's last words were extinguished by a slap from him.

"Since no one knows about this anyway, let's just keep it quiet for now."

Mu Zha pondered for a moment, then hardened his heart and pretended not to know anything.

At this moment, the Dragon Girl also followed a clue and flew towards the Flowing Sand River.

"Those little demons said that the yellow-haired weasel met a traveling merchant a while ago, but after the yellow-haired weasel left, the man disappeared without a trace."

After pondering for a moment and watching the pilgrimage team from afar, the Dragon Girl ultimately decided not to go forward and seize the Yellow Wind Monster for questioning.

Now that the Yellow Wind King has been personally certified by Xuanzang as a member of the pilgrimage team, causing trouble for him is no different from slapping Xuanzang in the face.

Although Xuanzang is currently an ordinary monk, he was Jin Chanzi in the past and will become the Sandalwood Merit Buddha in the future. The Dragon Girl is unwilling to provoke him for such a reason.

"That traveling merchant is definitely suspicious, most likely related to that Six-Eared Macaque. We must capture him."

With that thought in mind, the Dragon Girl immediately headed west, intending to wait by the Flowing Sand River.

In the blink of an eye, the Dragon Girl had already arrived at the Flowing Sand River.

"Sha Wujing, come out and pay your respects."

The Dragon Girl called out towards the Flowing Sand River, waiting for Sha Wujing to emerge from the river.

But after waiting for a long time, there was still no movement from the Liusha River.

She called out again, but there was still no response.

"what?"

The Dragon Girl felt something was amiss, so she made a hand seal and summoned the Earth God.

The land deity, with a kind and benevolent face, resembling an old sage with white hair, stepped forward and bowed to the Dragon Girl.

"So you are the Dragon Girl under the command of Guanyin. This humble deity greets you."

The dragon maiden returned the greeting before asking:

"Lord, where is Sha Wujing from this river now?"

"Could it be Sha Wujing, who was enlightened by Guanyin?"

"Exactly."

Upon hearing this, the land's expression changed slightly.

He lowered his voice, a hint of horror in his eyes:

"This Sha Wujing is already dead."

"Dead? How did he die?"

The Dragon Girl was also astonished.

Sha Wujing waited patiently for Tang Sanzang in the Flowing Sand River. Logically, nothing should have happened to him, so why did he die?

The land points its finger to the sky:

"Sha Wujing, having made some oath, was struck by a flying sword that pierced his chest and side, and died."

As he spoke, Tudi tapped his cane on the ground three times.

The next moment, a corpse appeared between the two.

The Dragon Girl looked closely and realized that the red-haired man with glaring eyes and a skull on his body was none other than Sha Wujing.

Upon closer inspection, the scattered wounds on Sha Wujing's body were indeed from flying swords piercing his heart.

The cause of death is correct.

"That shouldn't be the case."

The dragon girl remained puzzled.

After all, Sha Wujing was chosen by the Bodhisattva, and the matter had already been reported to the higher-ups.

Logically speaking, even if punishment were to descend from heaven, its intensity wouldn't be too great, and it's not impossible that the punishment would stop before Xuanzang arrived.

As a result, Sha Wujing has now been killed by heavenly punishment, which is no simple matter.

"Could it be that someone in heaven is dissatisfied?"

Only this explanation can clarify why Sha Wujing died before the pilgrimage team arrived.

This was no small matter, and the Dragon Girl dared not keep it a secret. She was about to turn around and leave to return to Mount Luojia to report the matter.

Then the earth god suddenly spoke:

"However, on the day Sha Wujing was killed by the flying sword, a monk came to my place, claiming to be from the East, but he was just passing through."

A monk from the East!?

The dragon girl immediately became alert.

There can only be one monk in this world, and that is Tang Sanzang.

Since there's only one, things are simple; the other one is definitely an imposter.

Because the monks who are truly going to Mount Ling are still behind us!

"Lord, where did that monk go?"

The dragon girl asked urgently.

The land deity stared blankly at the dragon girl, pointing westward.

The dragon girl thanked her and rode on a cloud straight up into the sky.

No matter what, we must capture this Six-Eared Macaque who is disguised as Tang Sanzang.

She had to obey Guanyin Bodhisattva's command.

After determining that the west was the right direction, the Dragon Girl immediately took out a compass from her bosom, attempting to use the magic weapon to locate the Six-Eared Macaque.

However, the monkey truly vanished without a trace, and even the celestial treasures could not find him.

"The monkey didn't die; rather, it concealed the secrets of heaven at some unknown time."

This was unexpected for the Dragon Girl; she never imagined that this mere monkey, a demon in the heart, would have such an opportunity.

The Dragon Girl gritted her teeth, and a surge of anger welled up in her heart as she thought of the monkey's rudeness last time.

She decided to abandon the compass in her hand and flew straight west.

This time, she was determined to capture the Six-Eared Macaque.

"Just because the compass doesn't work doesn't mean I can't do it."

The Dragon Girl had met Sun Qiong once and even fought with him once, so she remembered Sun Qiong's aura very clearly.

I thought I could track it through this aura, but now the aura has become very chaotic and I can't track it.

She came up with another idea.

A clumsy but effective method.

"This Liusha River is rarely visited by people; no one comes here for ten days or half a month. Therefore, these footprints could only have been left by the Six-Eared Macaque."

The Dragon Girl's sharp eyesight allowed her to clearly see the footprints left on the muddy ground.

Since the Six-Eared Macaque was going to pretend to be a monk, he must have to be down-to-earth.

What remains is naturally the opportunity for her to track down.

According to the local deity, Sha Wujing died yesterday, and the monkey also left yesterday.

"You can't escape!"

The dragon girl snorted coldly and followed in his footsteps without hesitation.

At this moment, Sun Qiong held the Treasure Coin in her hand, pondering for a moment.

With this thing, Sun Qiong couldn't help but want to calculate and see what kind of future awaited her.

But he also knew that once he used the Treasure-Dropping Coin to calculate his future, it would lose its ability to conceal the secrets of heaven during the calculation period.

That will expose his location, and it will probably attract a bunch of gods.

"Forget it, let's just do it step by step."

Sun Qiong stuffed the precious gold coin back into her bosom and headed towards the next location.

On this trip, Sun Qiong used only a few tricks to successfully kill Sha Wujing.

Moreover, under his control, anyone who looked at it would believe that Sha Wujing was killed by heavenly punishment.

Some may have doubts, but without bringing out the innate treasure, no one can find the existence of a second person on Sha Wujing's corpse.

This is the effect of the Falling Treasure Coins on concealing heavenly secrets.

One of Sun Qiong's calculations was to kill Sha Wujing so quickly, instead of leaving him behind like Zhu Bajie and handing him over to the pilgrimage team.

Although Sha Wujing didn't seem to play much of a role on the journey to the West.

However, it must be said that on many occasions, Sha Wujing acted as the link that kept the pilgrimage team together.

The monkey had a bad temper and wouldn't listen to anyone; the pig was lazy and would shiver and want to go back to Gao Village when a cold wind blew; and Xuanzang was a tormenting crybaby.

As for the yellow-haired weasel that Sun Qiong forced into the job, he is now a complete mole.

Every step this pilgrimage team took was like dancing on the edge of a knife; the slightest thing could cause them to break up.

Everything seemed well planned, but Sun Qiong knew that the real test was yet to come.

"The next calamity... will be the test of the Zen mind by the Four Sages."