Watching Tang Sanzang's tearful excitement, the protectors Garana were also a bit moved, though they were utterly confused. Logically, this should be considered a trial, after all, he almost perished. But... this wasn't written in the script!

Tang Sanzang then asked, "Who was that female demon just now? Why did she trouble this poor monk?"

The protector Garana continued to be baffled; they had no clue either!

Tang Sanzang wanted to ask something else, but seeing the group of confused protectors Garana, he finally sighed and walked away.

The north wind was howling, and leaves were scattering as Tang Sanzang walked alone with his luggage, muttering to himself, "Know nothing, are nothing! Master, you scoundrel, you said everything on the way to the West was arranged, what kind of arrangement is this!"

Protector Garana: "@#￥#..."

On the road to the West, the Kingdom of the Treasure Elephant.

At this moment, the Kingdom of the Treasure Elephant was filled with joy, with salutes firing continuously, and along the way, heralds kept shouting, "The princess is back! The princess is back! And she has brought back a groom!"

Hearing this, the people were quite happy, shouting blessings and couldn't help but quietly ask, "Which princess? Aren't all the king's princesses married off?"

After thinking for a long time, they remembered that the King of the Treasure Elephant Kingdom had a younger princess named Bai Huaxiu.

Thirteen years ago, Bai Huaxiu had gone out to play and then disappeared without a trace.

Thirteen years had passed in the blink of an eye, and everyone thought Bai Huaxiu was dead, or at least never returning. Nobody expected that Bai Huaxiu would actually come back...

In any case, that day was a day of jubilation throughout the Kingdom of the Treasure Elephant, and although the people didn't care much about the return of a princess, they enjoyed the bustling, festive atmosphere and celebrated along.

Also on this day, at the city gate to the east, a few figures with unusual appearances came in.

A four-meter-tall man was either leading or dragging a horse, on which sat a bald man with a head as shiny as a light bulb, followed by a huge wild boar that measured three meters in length.

"Hey, do you think that's a monk, or a hunter?"

"A hunter, maybe? Didn't you see they have brought back such a big wild boar?"

"With a wild boar that size, they could make quite a bit of money, right?"

"Definitely, that hunter has struck it rich."

Hearing this, Tang Sanzang did not react, while Zhu Ganglie was so furious he wanted to smack the speaker with a rake.

Just then, a young servant ran over, calling out, "Sirs, seeing you're unfamiliar, you must be hunters from outside? I'm from the kitchen at the Drunk Bliss Inn, may I ask how you're selling this wild boar?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Ganglie immediately sat up and roared, "This wild boar is not for sale, not for sale! Get lost!"

The young servant was so scared that he scrambled away.

However, apparently accustomed to monsters, the Kingdom of the Treasure Elephant was somewhat scared but did not panic too much.

As he walked, Tang Sanzang saw a tall building, from which the smell of wine and meat wafted so temptingly that he couldn't help drooling.

Wiping his drool and checking his pockets, he fished around only to find three copper coins.

Tang Sanzang frowned slightly, smelling the delicious food and wine, then looking at the money in his hand, three copper coins, which weren't even the currency of this kingdom...

His tears immediately wet his eyes.

Sha Wujing said, "Master, what's wrong?"

Tang Sanzang looked at the bustling crowd and sighed deeply, "I miss Wukong."

Sha Wujing and Zhu Ganglie instinctively glanced at the glittering copper gong hanging from the carrying pole…

"Come on, can we have some food?"

Just then, a wave of begging caught everyone's attention.

Tang Sanzang looked over and saw a ragged person kneeling there, yelling out to anyone who passed by, his voice filled with sorrow and immense sadness. Especially upon seeing Tang Sanzang's monastic robe, he cried even harder, calling out repeatedly.

Seeing this, Tang Sanzang slightly furrowed his brow...

Zhu Ganglie said, "Master, that might be a swindler."

Sha Wujing then murmured softly, "Master, we don't really have any money to give him."

Tang Sanzang, however, ignored them both and walked straight toward the beggar.

On seeing this, the beggar shouted even more vigorously, his voice choked with snot and tears.

Zhu Ganglie murmured to Sha Wujing, "Old Sha, the master hasn't seen these kinds of tricks before. It looks like he's been deceived and moved by compassion."

Sha Wujing nodded and said, "Master is powerful, but his heart has always been kind."

Just then, a long face squeezed in between them, and the White Dragon Horse, scornfully curling its lip, said, "He has a compassionate heart? Ha, I think he's eyeing the money in the beggar's bowl."

Zhu Ganglie, Sha Wujing: "@#￥#..."

As the beggar watched Tang Sanzang approaching, a gleam appeared in his eyes, and he couldn't help but curl his lips up, his hand also instinctively reaching for the rice bowl in front of him to receive the money.

However, Tang Sanzang looked at him with a face full of kindness and asked, "What do you want?"

The beggar seemed to have routinely faced similar questions, knowing directly asking for money often got him nothing, so he replied, "Food."

Tang Sanzang acknowledged with an "oh," "What would you like to eat?"

The beggar said, "I'd like some meat."

Tang Sanzang, frowning, asked, "Can you get it just by kneeling here?"

Hearing this, the beggar became annoyed, thinking, "The nerve! He didn't come to give alms but to lecture me! Next, he'll probably advise me to go work or farm to earn money."

So the beggar huffed, "Sometimes people give meat, sometimes people give money, if they give money, I can buy meat, so tell me, can I get it or not?"

After speaking, the beggar sneered inwardly, "Still want to lecture me? Let's hear what you have to say next!"

But to his surprise, the bald monk not only did not seem troubled but his eyes and brain lit up, and then...

Then he squatted down beside the beggar, not forgetting to shout out:

"Wufan, get a bowl for your master, let's squat here too. Whether we can get any meat today depends on this process!"

After finishing, the bald monk still didn't forget to say to the stunned beggar next to him, "Thanks, brother."

Only then did the beggar realize, he wasn't here to lecture him; he was here to steal his bowl of rice!

The beggar immediately got angry; there were rules to begging, one spot per person, divided territories that shouldn't be crossed.

He wanted to explode in rage, he wanted to be furious!

But then, darkness fell, or more accurately, something blocked the sunlight.

He looked up only to see a three-meter-tall pig and a four-meter-tall man standing before him, he glanced at their forearm-thick fingers and old tree-trunk-like legs...

Instantly, all the beggar's fire went out, and swallowing hard, he stammered, "You, you... what do you want to do?"

Whoosh, whoosh...

Two gusts of wind blew, and then those two giants squatted down beside him like two mountains.

The pig even said to him, "Brother, scoot over a bit, it's a bit cramped here."