In the end, the Great Sage broke the rules.

Chapter 125 Reunion

"Brother Jiang, if I just follow you on this journey to the West, won't Buddha really blame me?" Chen Yi asked worriedly.

Jiang Liuer gently shook his head, a gentle smile on his face, and said softly, "Don't worry, Brother Chen. Buddha has always been compassionate and magnanimous, how could he easily blame you?"

Hearing Jiang Liuer's words, Chen Yi's worries eased slightly, but he still nodded somewhat nervously and replied, "Alright then."

To be honest, he wasn't particularly concerned about whether he could achieve enlightenment; he simply wanted to stay by Sun Wukong's side.

As he spoke, Chen Yi's gaze involuntarily fell on Jiang Liuer's bald head. He couldn't help but sigh and said regretfully, "Brother Jiang, why did you shave your head? I think you looked better with hair."

Jiang Liuer smiled slightly, put his hands together, and slowly said, "Since this humble monk has already entered the Buddhist order and become a monk, he should naturally follow the Buddhist precepts and shave his head to become a monk."

Besides, the reason it kept its hair was simply because 001 liked it.

Now that 001 has entered a dormant state, even if he continues to keep his hair, no one will appreciate it anymore.

Hearing Jiang Liuer's words, Chen Yi thoughtfully reached out and touched his equally bald head, then let out a hearty laugh: "Haha... In that case, it makes sense!"

"Great! Now we have two little monks in our pilgrimage team!"

After laughing, a doubt suddenly arose in Chen Yi's heart—now that he had changed his appearance, he wondered if the all-powerful Great Sage could still recognize him at a glance.

Thinking of this, a hint of anticipation unconsciously appeared in his eyes.

……

Upon returning to Lion Camel Ridge, Chen Yi was so terrified by the sight before him that he trembled like a leaf!

"My God! My goodness! There are corpses everywhere!"

When they passed Lion Camel Ridge before, he turned into a little ant and slept soundly on Sun Wukong's chest all day like a lazy bug, completely unaware of the situation at Lion Camel Ridge.

Who would have thought this place would be so terrifying! It was gloomy and eerie, like the entrance to hell, with pale skeletons everywhere. Chen Yi felt that if he had a heart condition, he would probably have been scared to death long ago!

Jiang Liuer put his hands together and said, "Amitabha!"

Seeing Jiang Liuer's calm and composed demeanor, Chen Yi could no longer remain calm. He lowered his voice and asked, "Brother Jiang, aren't you afraid?"

Jiang Liuer gently shook his head and replied, "I'm not afraid!"

Suddenly, Chen Yi had a bright idea and asked, "Brother Jiang, do you know magic?"

Jiang Liuer replied softly, "I know a little bit of transformation techniques."

This was a life-saving skill that 001 specially taught him because he knew he was going to the Western Paradise to obtain Buddhist scriptures and was worried about his safety.

Chen Yi: ...This world has completely turned upside down! Tang Sanzang actually knows magic!

Unable to contain his curiosity, Chen Yi pressed on, "Then, Brother Jiang, what can you transform into?"

Hearing Chen Yi's question, Jiang Liuer blushed and replied, "You'll know later."

Chen Yi: “…”

Why are you being so mysterious?! Are we still good brothers?

Upon arriving at the foot of Lion Camel Ridge, Chen Yi immediately spotted a wooden house, and the two people outside the house were all too familiar to him.

"Bajie! Wujing!" Chen Yi waved excitedly at the two of them and shouted at the top of his lungs.

Bajie and Wujing turned around as if they had been electrocuted when they heard the shouts. Instantly, their eyes were drawn to the two handsome monks.

Chen Yi said happily, "Me? I'm a master... cough... no..."

Chen Yi hurriedly pulled Jiang Liuer in front of him and introduced him to Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing like a treasure: "Bajie, Wujing, this is your master, Tang Sanzang."

"No! His name is Jiang Liuer now."

Upon hearing Chen Yi's words, Pigsy and Sandy's expressions changed instantly.

Sha Wujing looked at the two monks before him with suspicion, and questioned, "Who are you? How do you know our Buddhist names?"

Pigsy: "A monk this handsome must be a monster!"

"They must have found out from somewhere that Senior Brother likes monks, so they came looking for him!"

Chen Yi: ...How come he didn't know that Sun Wukong liked monks?

Sha Wujing: "Second Brother! Don't talk nonsense, or Eldest Brother will beat you up when he gets back!"

Just as Chen Yi was about to explain what had happened, he was suddenly embraced tightly by a powerful force.

He was terrified and screamed, "Ahhh!! Who?!"

He turned his head in a panic, and what came into view was Sun Wukong, whose eyes were slightly red and who looked like a child.

Chen Yi was filled with astonishment, then overjoyed: "Great Sage!"

"You actually recognized me?!"

Sun Wukong did not speak, but buried his head in Chen Yi's neck, like a drowning person grasping at the last straw, and held him tightly around the waist.

Chen Yi was in excruciating pain from being strangled and couldn't help but struggle a few times.

Unexpectedly, this action only made Sun Wukong hug him even tighter.

Chen Yi felt as if his waist was about to break!

He hurriedly raised his hand and gently patted Sun Wukong's arm, saying, "Great Sage! Let go of me first!"

Sun Wukong said in a muffled voice, "I won't let you go! This Great Sage will never let you go!"

Feeling the warm liquid on his neck, Chen Yi froze for a moment: "...Great Sage, what's wrong with you?"

Sun Wukong sniffed, his voice low and hoarse: "I searched everywhere for your whereabouts, but to no avail. I thought you were dead, but I couldn't find you even in the underworld. Do you know how terrified I was, afraid that I would never see you again..."

"I...I still have so much...so much to say to you..."

"Little monk... I miss you so much..."

Chen Yi: "Um... Great Sage, it's not good for a man to cry, and besides... we've only been apart for seven days..."

Just as the atmosphere was reaching its most emotional point, Chen Yi's words instantly shattered the beautiful mood. Sun Wukong: "..."

Jiang Liuer, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but chuckle.

Sha Wujing muttered to himself, "My senior brother actually called him a little monk? Then he..."

Sha Wujing stared at Chen Yi in utter shock, his eyes blazing: "Master! You're Master?!"

Chen Yi turned his head and replied, "Haha, Wujing, you finally recognized me, I..."

Before he could finish speaking, Sun Wukong suddenly turned his head away.

"Don't look at him! Look at me!"

"His master is over there! You belong to me alone."

As he spoke, he raised his finger and pointed it directly at Jiang Liuer.

Chen Yi: “…”

Sha Wujing: "?!"

Pigsy was completely baffled, his mind filled with questions, utterly unable to understand the situation before him.