Tang Sanzang sighed, "As the saying goes, 'live off the mountain, eat from the mountain', yet here it is hard to find even a single precious item to forage, let alone figure out how ordinary people manage to survive. Even among these nations, some are relatively well-governed, but their populations are too sparse, leaving them powerless to expand outward. On top of that, numerous demons and monsters run amok, making it difficult to unite the people's hearts." At this moment, the local Earth Deity manifested to warn everyone about the current situation of the Kingdom of Extermination and the fact that the monks had been captured.
Sun Wukong speculated, "Could this be the work of that Daoji Master's enemies?" After the Earth Deity explained the specifics of the anti-Buddhist decree, it left Tang Seng deep in thought. "Could there truly be a hidden reason?" he murmured, deciding to temporarily set aside his cassocks. "Bajie, bring me my secular clothes. Today, we four masters and disciples will disguise ourselves as ordinary people and go inside to investigate."
Sha Seng and Zhu Bajie stared in absolute disbelief, feeling that their master was uncharacteristically lenient today. "Has he been possessed by Sun Wukong?"
Chapter 411