Journey to the West: Break the entire Western Heaven!

Zhu Ganglie stepped forward and said, "Right, right, right... we all made mistakes in this matter. If you didn't eat our fruits, would we have gone to take some ourselves? If you ask me, each person should be given fifty lashes and then just find their own mothers to settle it."

The two spoke lightly, but Qingfeng and Mingyue didn't see it that way.

If their actions were to be known by Zhen Yuanzi, it would be no small matter!

Ginseng fruits bloom and bear fruit once every ten thousand years, and in ten thousand years, there are only about thirty fruits. When they opened the garden and hosted guests from all quarters, they only took down two to eat...

Now, suddenly losing one, that was no minor error!

Naturally, neither of them wanted to bear the blame...

You look at me, I look at you, eyes full of resentment.

Crack...

A crisp sound rang out, and the two subconsciously looked over.

They saw that the bald monk, unknown when, had taken a small stool and was sitting there crossed-legged, cracking sunflower seeds, and watching the excitement contentedly!

Their faces turned black as coal, and they couldn't help but feel an evil fire surge up again.

Qingfeng, struck by inspiration, pointed at Tang Sanzang's bald head and accused, "Tang Sanzang, now the matter is clear. They've admitted themselves, they went to the tree and picked our fruits! Taking something without the owner's permission is stealing. Do you have anything else to say?"

Mingyue chimed in, "Tang Sanzang, your disciples are unruly, stealing our ginseng fruit. Are you aware of your crime?"

Seeing Qingfeng and Mingyue shifting the blame towards Tang Sanzang, Sun Wukong slightly furrowed his brows. These two boys seemed furious, but they were not foolish. Knowing they couldn't clear things up with him, they changed their tactic, aiming to take advantage of the seemingly naive Tang Sanzang.

In fact, Sun Wukong was quite worried too. Although he knew Tang Sanzang was not naive and was very clever, this fellow often acted unpredictably...

True to form, the bald monk first blinked in confusion, then scratching his head, said, "You have your discussion, why involve me?"

Qingfeng said, "You are their master, of course, we should ask you."

After thinking it over carefully, Tang Sanzang muttered, "I bought two fruits with two copper coins, ate one, gave one to the disciple, and then you ate it. So the disciple took one of your fruits to eat. You say it's stealing... so confusing, too confusing, ah..."

Tang Sanzang let out a mournful wail to the heavens, "My brain can't handle this!"

As Tang Sanzang wailed, Qingfeng and Mingyue's faces grew incredibly somber.

Previously, they had only thought of giving the ginseng fruit to Tang Sanzang as repaying a favor, a grand favor! But they had forgotten that initially, they didn't want to give Tang Sanzang the ginseng fruit at all and even lied that it was a wild fruit. It was only after Tang Sanzang insisted on buying it with two Copper Coins that they had relented and given it to him.

So, if one were to really pursue the matter, the fruit was actually bought by Tang Sanzang!

The fruit bought by Tang Sanzang, which they ate, indeed, could not be justified...

Cold sweat broke out on their foreheads instantly...

However, neither of the two had any way out now. Qingfeng stamped his foot, gritted his teeth and said, "Tang Sanzang, don't play the fool when you know better, playing dumb will get you nowhere! Our fruit is a heavenly Spirit Root, giving it to you was a favor!"

Tang Sanzang cocked his head and looked at Qingfeng, saying, "Wait a second, I just managed to straighten things out, and now you've confused me again... what favor..."

After thinking for a while, Tang Sanzang clapped his hands and said, "Thinking is too tiring, I don't want to think anymore. You say we stole it, so let's just say we stole it."

Hearing this, Qingfeng and Mingyue looked at each other, both spotting the triumph in the other's eyes, and smiled, "Since it's stolen, Tang Sanzang, do you admit your wrong?"

Just as Sun Wukong and the others were about to speak, they saw Tang Sanzang sit down on the small stool, crossed-legged, cracking watermelon seeds, spitting out the shells, and saying like a little rascal, "Admit my wrong? I've admitted it, now what?"

Now it was Qingfeng and Mingyue who were stunned. Yeah, they realized their mistake, but what next?

Tang Sanzang said, "Isn't it just a piece of wild fruit? I bought two for two copper coins earlier, so isn't it all settled if I just give you one more copper coin now?"

Having said that, Tang Sanzang generous reached into his pocket, then his expression stiffened.

Qingfeng and Mingyue's faces also turned ashen. This guy actually wanted to compensate them with one copper coin... One copper coin for a Spirit Root of heaven and earth? Their eyes nearly burst into flames with anger, and they cursed in their hearts, "This bald thief is going too far!"

However, what completely broke them was that after the bald man had fumbled in his pocket for quite a while, he eventually pulled out a sunflower seed that had been there for who knows how long and casually started cracking it open, "Pfft... this... If you want money, I don't have any, and if you want my life, you can't beat me, so tell me, what are you going to do?"

Upon hearing these words, let alone Qingfeng and Mingyue, even Sun Wukong, Zhu Ganglie, and the others had faces full of black lines, having seen hooligans before, but never one quite this thorough!

Qingfeng clutched his chest, so angry he could hardly breathe.

Mingyue finally caught his breath, but had to take care of Qingfeng!

The two of them glared at the bald man before them, racking their brains for what to do next. Your next chapter is on empire

In the end, they miserably discovered that there really wasn't much they could do...

But swallowing their pride was out of the question!

So they glanced at each other, rolled up their sleeves, and without a second thought, they started hurling insults at Tang Sanzang's nose.

"You dead baldy!"

The moment these words came out, the expressions of Sun Wukong, Zhu Ganglie, and the others changed dramatically, and they hurriedly tried to hide behind Tang Sanzang to avoid being caught in the crossfire.

However, to their surprise, Tang Sanzang did not react by striking out as he had done in the past but instead sat there with a blank, well-behaved look, obediently listening.

All Qingfeng and Mingyue could do was call him bald and foolish, spiting saliva all over, their anger reaching the skies...

Yet the bald man just sat there, quietly listening, not getting angry, with hardly any expression, except for occasionally cracking a few sunflower seeds.

That drove Qingfeng and Mingyue, who had just had a rant and wanted to take a break, to flare up again, casually taking a sip of water and continuing their tirade...

This tirade went from dusk till midnight...

And the bald man showed an unprecedented composure and magnanimity, not getting angry at all, utterly serene...

But Sun Wukong, Zhu Ganglie, and the others couldn't endure it anymore.

Because the tirade from Qingfeng and Mingyue was simply unbearable, and from start to finish, the whole situation was actually their fault. If they hadn't been discontented and insistent on knocking down a fruit, would Tang Sanzang have suffered this grievance?

They knew all too well that although Tang Sanzang didn't care about his face, he was very particular about his hairstyle. Usually, anyone who dared call him bald would be met with a punch instantly! The kind that left you either dead or gravely injured.

But this time, he was enduring it...

They knew that although the bald man didn't say it, he must be very upset in his heart; he was bearing this for their sake.

They felt uncomfortable, aggrieved, sullen...

Finally, Sun Wukong stamped his foot and clenched his teeth, cursing inwardly, "Curse, go on and curse, I'll let you curse!"

As he spoke, he used the "Escape Technique," with his true body sneaking away from there, heading straight for the ginseng fruit tree!