I am a boss in the world of nine uncles

"I don't know why, but the more I practice, the clearer my mind becomes, and my thinking and reaction abilities are soaring."

Under Sun Wukong's astonished gaze, Qin Yao silently offered a relatively reasonable and irrefutable explanation.

Sun Wukong nodded and said, "Master must have awakened his past life wisdom. Although he did not gain the memories and supernatural powers of his past life, his wisdom has increased significantly as a result."

Pigsy's heart stirred, and he asked, "Master, can wisdom be cultivated?"

Qin Yao said, "Thinking more, reflecting more, and practicing more will definitely lead to improvement... We can discuss the relevant methods later. Right now, the most important thing is still the matter of Liu Er."

Sun Wukong nodded and said, "Master is absolutely right. Do you have any good ideas about this?"

Qin Yao pondered for a moment and slowly said, "Submit an application and go through the procedures. As long as I don't turn back and stay firmly on the westward journey like a pillar of strength, your application to return to Chang'an shouldn't encounter too much resistance."

He clearly remembered that in the original drama, after Sun Wukong used the magic of the Mysterious Mirror to see the Six-Eared Macaque turn into a giant monkey and rush towards Chang'an, he was surrounded by Erlang Shen with a large number of heavenly soldiers and generals because he did not consider "applying to return home". He was even imprisoned in the Linglong Pagoda and confused by the riddles of the Venerable Wisdom.

Sha Wujing only knew to run eastward with the sun in sight, but he overlooked the fact that once it got to the afternoon, the sun was no longer in the east, so he ran off course.

Only Pigsy, through a series of unfortunate events, returned to the Tang Dynasty from the sea. But this sly pig only knew how to flirt with the princess and was utterly useless. As a result, "fate" rolled forward relentlessly, and what was destined to happen, ultimately did happen...

That being said, knowing this, Qin Yao naturally had to take a different path, hoping for a better outcome than in the original drama...

"us?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong's expression changed slightly, and he quickly said, "If we leave, who will protect you?"

Qin Yao smiled and said, "I'll protect myself. Don't forget, I'm a cultivator now too."

Sun Wukong waved his hand and said, "How long have you been cultivating? No, no, it's too dangerous."

Qin Yao said, "If you are really worried about me getting into trouble, just draw a protective circle for me or set up a protective array. I will stay safely inside the circle or array and wait quietly for you to come back."

Sun Wukong: "..."

I never dared to imagine that my master could be so understanding and considerate!
"Stop staring at me like an idiot, get moving! Wukong, go and apply to Guanyin Bodhisattva, Wujing, go and apply to the Jade Emperor. Once you've settled things with the Buddhist and Heavenly Realms, you can return to the Tang Dynasty smoothly." Qin Yao said, waving his hand as they stood there in a daze.

"Master, what about me?" Pigsy asked.

"You can wait here with me," Qin Yao said with a smile.

Sun Wukong let out a soft breath, took out his golden cudgel, and drew a golden circle around Qin Yao: "Master, then Sha Wujing and I will go and apply."

"Go, and remember, if Guanyin Bodhisattva wants to take you to see the Buddha, when you see the Buddha of the East in the Western Paradise, do not get angry, and do not argue with him. Leave everything to the Bodhisattva to decide. She is the guardian of us, master and disciple, in the Buddhist Kingdom!" Qin Yao instructed.

Sun Wukong nodded heavily: "I've remembered..."

After a short while, watching Sun Wukong and Sha Wujing leave in a hurry, Zhu Bajie stretched his arms and said, "Master, I won't disturb your rest any longer."

Qin Yao asked, "Where are you going?"

Pigsy put his hands together in prayer and said earnestly, "I'm going back to my room to cultivate myself and recite Buddhist scriptures."

"Don't go back to your room. Just stay here and cultivate, so that if anything goes wrong, Wukong will be the one in trouble," Qin Yao said.

Pigsy: "..."

I should have just said I was going to sleep; why did I have to bring up spiritual practice?!
time flies.

In a blink of an eye, the night is over and the sky is bright.

Inside the Six Ears Room, Qin Yao sat cross-legged inside the golden circle, focusing all his efforts on refining Xuanzang's physical body, while Zhu Bajie lay on the bed, snoring loudly.

"Whoosh!"

Suddenly, a silver throwing knife pierced through the wooden door, grazed the golden circle where Qin Yao sat cross-legged, and struck the wall next to the bed.

The sound of something cutting into the wall immediately stopped the snoring, and the pig demon lying flat in the middle of the bed suddenly opened his eyes.

"Awake? Take down that message; it must have been sent to us by the Roc Spirit." Qin Yao slowly got up and looked up at the flying knife.

Pigsy quickly got up, drew his throwing knife, untied the note tied to the hilt, and turned to stand beside Qin Yao.

"Just read it aloud."

Seeing that he was about to hand the note to him, Qin Yao spoke directly.

Pigsy nodded, opened the note and read: "Tang Xuanzang, the Six-Eared Macaque has consumed our great tonic pill, not only restoring his true form, but also awakening a powerful bloodline force, growing taller by the day and ten feet by the night."

He is currently wreaking havoc around Chang'an. You have three days to return to Chang'an and negotiate with us, otherwise, the giant monkey will storm the imperial city and palace!

Upon reading this, Pigsy suddenly looked up and said with admiration, "Master, you predicted it all correctly."

Qin Yao asked, "Is there more?"

Pigsy placed the note on the table beside him, shook his head and said, "That's it. I don't even know who wrote it."

Qin Yao let out a soft breath and said, "Now I just hope that Wukong and Wujing can get their applications so that the three of you can return to Tang Kingdom as soon as possible..."

half an hour.

It's nearly noon.

As a golden light flashed in the room, Sun Wukong's figure suddenly appeared in front of the golden circle.

"Senior Brother, have you received the permission?"

On the bed, Pigsy, who was bored out of his mind and had no interest in cultivating, was overjoyed to see her return.

Sun Wukong said with a smile, "Although the Buddha of the East tried his best to stop us, the Buddha still favored my master and finally agreed to let the three of us go back to subdue the Six-Eared Serpent and resolve this crisis."

Pigsy nodded repeatedly: "Of course, Master was, after all, a disciple of the Buddha in his previous life, and in this life he is a holy monk of Buddhism who is responsible for spreading Buddhism to the East. It would be strange if the Buddha did not favor him but favored the future Buddha."

"Now it's up to Wujing," Qin Yao said.

Sun Wukong asked in surprise, "I came back so late because the Buddha from the East led the way in causing trouble. Why hasn't Brother Sha returned yet?"

Qin Yao turned to look at the sky outside the window and said in a low voice, "He must have encountered some resistance, but after all, many lives are at stake. Even if there is resistance, nothing unexpected should happen..."

Sun Wukong pursed his lips and said, "Should I go to Chang'an first, or wait for him to return here?"

Without hesitation, Qin Yao said, "Wait for him to come back!"

joke.

If Sha Wujing were to run off to Chang'an alone, he would surely end up in some unknown country. Of course, the main reason was that he clearly understood the schemes of the Roc Demon and the Yellow-Eyebrowed Ancestor, knowing that their goal wasn't to harm the people, but simply to lead them back the way they came. Therefore, within three days, they had no need to rush…

Two hours later.

Dusk.

Panting heavily, Sha Wujing finally returned to his room and, after catching his breath, said, "Master, Eldest Brother, Second Brother."

"How is the situation?" Sun Wukong asked anxiously.

Sha Wujing responded, "Although Erlang Shen and others tried their best to stop us, saying that he could lead the heavenly soldiers to guard Chang'an and that we didn't need to go back to suppress the demon, the Jade Emperor still agreed to let the three of us go back after my reasoned argument, and arranged for Erlang Shen to lead troops to assist us."

Sun Wukong let out a long breath and said, "Thank goodness, the Jade Emperor didn't make a mistake in this matter..."

“I haven’t finished speaking yet, Senior Brother,” Sha Wujing interrupted, “Although the Jade Emperor agreed, there is one condition.”

"What are the conditions?" Sun Wukong raised an eyebrow.

Sha Wujing then turned to Qin Yao and said, "The condition is that saving Chang'an cannot delay the progress of the pilgrimage. Otherwise, if the operation to save Chang'an takes a lot of time, it will delay the great cause of spreading the scriptures."

Sun Wukong's expression stiffened slightly as he said, "The problem is, based on past experiences with tribulations, whenever I leave, even if both of you are by Master's side, you won't be able to handle a slightly stronger demon or a demon with special magic weapons."

Sha Wujing said, "Your Majesty means that if we can't handle it, we should go to Heaven for help."

Sun Wukong: "..."

It's easy to say, but if it were really that easy to do, why would those powerful beings have appointed him as a protector?

Qin Yao pursed his lips and said, "Then let Wujing stay. Wukong, you and Wuneng go to Chang'an. If you encounter any troublesome matters, we can discuss them together."

Sun Wukong looked intently into his eyes and said sincerely, "Master, I'm worried about you!"
If I had left before you fell out with Donglai Buddha, I believe that some minor demons and monsters wouldn't have had the luck to devour you.

But now that the Buddha of the East has released the Yellow-Eyebrowed Ancestor, if you travel alone, who knows what other monsters he might release...

"What if, what if something really happens to you? Wouldn't everything be over?"

Qin Yao smiled and said, "If we stop because we are afraid of trouble and danger, how can we be worthy of the title of pilgrim? We are even less worthy of the title of holy monk!"

Moreover, believe me, no matter what, I will protect my own life and wait for your return.

Sun Wukong gritted his teeth and said, "I'll go to the Heavenly Realm and argue with that old Jade Emperor again."

Qin Yao suddenly grabbed his wrist and said gently, "The Jade Emperor's words are law. If you go to argue with him now, he will see it as forcing him to admit his mistake, which will only make the situation more confrontational and acute. Wukong, I still stand by what I said, trust me!"

Sun Wukong flipped his hand and grasped his arm, saying in a deep voice, "Master, wait for me to come back!"

Shortly after, Qin Yao, accompanied by Sha Wujing, saw his two disciples off. Watching them disappear into the deep night, he softly asked:
"Wujing, besides Erlang Shen, who else in Heaven opposes the three of you going back to your old ways?"

Sha Wujing said, "And there's also Li Jing, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King."

Qin Yao slowly narrowed his eyes, seemingly lost in thought.

The next day.

The sun rises, and the sunlight shines brightly.

Qin Yao, leading the white dragon horse and accompanied by Sha Wujing, slowly walked out of the Buddhist household, followed the straight official road out of the city's west gate, and once again entered the wilderness...

half an hour.

The two, one on horseback and the other carrying a load, gradually arrived at the foot of a green mountain. Just as they were about to find some shade to rest, they suddenly heard the sound of drums. Immediately afterwards, hundreds and thousands of monsters, wielding various weapons, rushed down, shouting and yelling.

Sha Wujing suddenly opened his eyes wide, subconsciously summoned his crescent shovel, and flashed in front of Qin Yao: "Master, you ride away quickly, I will cover your retreat."

Qin Yao shook his head, dismounted, and took out a nine-ringed tin staff from his robes: "If I leave, what will you do?"

Sha Wujing: "?"

These are words that could possibly come out of my master's mouth!

In fact, although Qin Yao had saved them once before, they did not witness the rescue firsthand that time. They were immediately taken to the Lingxiao Palace, and their enemy was right in front of them, so the impact of the rescue was diminished.

But at this moment, with only the two of them facing hundreds of demons and monsters, the feeling was amplified to an unbelievable degree, and his nose inexplicably felt sore.

"Master..."

Qin Yao did not respond. Instead, he held his staff in front of him and calmly looked at the monsters that surrounded them: "Where is the Demon King?"

"Are you Tang Sanzang?" At his call, a one-horned demon king riding on the back of a strange beast and wielding a broad-backed ghost-headed sword slowly appeared and asked from above.

Qin Yao nodded slightly: "I am Xuanzang, who came from the Great Tang Dynasty in the East and went to the Western Paradise to worship Buddha and seek scriptures. And what kind of monster are you?"

The One-Horned Demon King laughed loudly and said, "Monk, listen up! My name is Divine Horned King. Today I was just planning to go down the mountain for a treat, but I unexpectedly found a piece of fat meat. Brothers, grab it and cook Tang Sanzang as soon as we get back. For every bite of my flesh, you'll have a sip of soup."

Encouraged by him, the demon soldiers surged forward like a tidal wave, their killing intent soaring to the sky.

Qin Yao silently recited the scriptures, and suddenly golden light emanated from the pores of his body. In an instant, this golden light transformed into the phantom of a golden Buddha, enveloping him and Sha Wujing within it.

"Bang bang bang..."

Many fast-moving demon soldiers crashed into the golden Buddha phantom and were instantly thrown back, then crashed heavily into their companions behind them.

Seeing this, the other demon soldiers slowed down and brandished their clubs and swords, striking the golden Buddha phantom fiercely, producing crisp sounds.

Sha Wujing was stunned again.

The gods in the void were all dumbfounded.

They all knew that Xuanzang had begun his spiritual practice, but none of them had expected that he would be able to release such a golden Buddha shield.

At this moment, having lost the ability to think, they were unaware that this was the scene Qin Yao wanted to show them!
He wanted to show Xuanzang's cultivation and growth trajectory, so he couldn't immediately display the strength of a Taiyi Golden Immortal.

These people, along with Sha Wujing and the White Dragon Horse, are the recorders of the trajectory.

Amidst their repeated "shock" and "amazement," he will gradually lift the seal. At that time, even if someone raises doubts, these people will become his talismans and human megaphones!

"Trash, a bunch of trash!"

After a long while, seeing that the demons had fought desperately for so long, yet the golden Buddha's light hadn't even dimmed much, the Great King of the Divine Horns was enraged. He cursed and leaped into the air, gripping his broad-backed ghost-headed saber tightly in both hands, fiercely slashing at the illusory golden Buddha with the power of a tiger, terrifying to behold. (End of Chapter)