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"You can leave now." Lu Ze waved his hand casually, not feeling the need to kill the Six-Eared Macaque.

The six-eared macaque was stunned.

He looked up at Lu Ze, his monkey-like eyes filled with disbelief.

He didn't doubt Lu Ze's words.

He had long since figured it out: the one in charge of this group was neither the gray-haired girl nor the mischievous maid who was always causing trouble, but this black-haired youth.

Since Lu Ze said he should leave, the others probably won't stop him.

He just couldn't understand it.

What they were doing was clearly trying to kill their companion Sun Wukong and then take his place.

Why doesn't this person kill himself?

Pity?

"I don't need your pity."

The six-eared macaque's voice was harsh, as if it was using stubbornness to mask its confusion.

"It's not pitiful." Lu Ze shook his head.

"Perhaps in your eyes, the enlightenment and Buddhahood gained from the pilgrimage are very important. But in our eyes, or rather, in the eyes of the Great Sage, freedom is the most important thing."

The Six-Eared Macaque gave a disdainful smirk.

"That sounds nice. Well then, let him give me this position."

"That won't do. It's not a matter of whether we agree or not, but rather that Heaven has determined the choice of those who will go west from the very beginning; it is destiny."

"Isn't your only chance of replacing him to transform into the Great Sage?"

Lu Ze paused.

"Some things are not a matter of whether we allow them or not, but rather that the rules of this world simply do not permit them."

"In the end, it's all for nothing." The Six-Eared Macaque turned his face to the side, but his tone was no longer as harsh as before.

"Think what you want. Anyway, you can leave now." After saying that, Lu Ze called to the others to prepare to leave.

It doesn't make sense that this Six-Eared Macaque was so eager to get a government job.

As long as he doesn't cause any more trouble, Lu Ze doesn't feel the need to go to extremes to eliminate him.

After the group had walked quite a distance, Spark suddenly slowed down, moved closer to Lu Ze, and darted around in her wine-red eyes.

"Are you just going to let him go like that?" Her tone implied, "I have a brilliant but terrible idea, but I'm not going to tell you."

"Don't try anything funny. Have you made any plans for the future? We're about to face Buddha head-on, so don't end up with nowhere to run."

Lu Ze's biggest concern right now isn't the Six-Eared Macaque, but the upcoming final challenge.

Zhen Yuanzi once said that the Buddha's silence itself is an attitude.

Since he has tolerated their nonsense until now, there will definitely be an explanation in the end.

Every gift from fate comes with a price tag attached.

It's just a matter of whether the price is high or low.

He had considered simply leaving, since he had already gained enough this time.

But whenever this thought arises in my mind, I feel a chill run down my spine, as if a great calamity is about to befall me.

Those who frequently travel through time know that whenever this feeling arises, it means there's high energy ahead, and you can't just stubbornly push your way through.

You can rest assured that I can handle things well.

Spark patted her chest, straightened her back, and proudly swayed her twin ponytails, her face radiating confidence.

It's precisely because it's you that I'm worried.

Looking at her charming and cute appearance, Lu Ze secretly grumbled to himself.

After spending six months together, his biggest takeaway from Spark was that her reliability was like Schrödinger's cat—you never knew if she was truly reliable or just messing around until you opened the box.

Even if someone told him now that the Spark Society would switch sides and help Tathagata at the Great Thunderclap Temple, Lu Ze wouldn't be too surprised.

However, he glanced at Spark's bouncy figure and figured she probably didn't really want to stay in a world without internet, live streaming, or fans.

Thinking of this, Lu Ze comforted himself a little.