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That day, they came to a forest, which turned out to be a persimmon grove. The persimmon trees were covered with bright red persimmons, which looked like lanterns. Tang Sanzang happened to be hungry at that moment and wanted them to get him some vegetarian food.

Lin Yaoxie felt a tickle in his eye when he saw the bright red persimmons. Thinking that Tang Seng was hungry, he picked some persimmons from the tree for Tang Seng to eat.

"Lin Yaoxie, could these persimmons have been planted by someone else? Does that person have an owner? What if we eat their persimmons without their permission? Will they come looking for us?" Tang Sanzang said to Lin Yaoxie.

"Master, there are no houses in this desolate wilderness, these persimmons must be wild, so you can eat them without worry!" Lin Yaoxie said to Tang Sanzang again.

Tang Sanzang thought that what Lin Yaoxie said made sense, and since he was already hungry, he picked up a persimmon and started eating it.

After they finished eating the persimmons, they continued on their way.

However, they started to have stomach aches halfway there. Since Lin Yaoxie was the only one among them who hadn't eaten the persimmons, he was the only one without stomach aches. So they easily figured it must be the persimmons' 5.4 problem.

Lin Yaoxie led Tang Sanzang and his companions forward hastily, hoping to find a village ahead and a doctor to examine them. So they hurried onward.

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They hadn't gone far when they saw a house ahead. Lin Yaoxie quickly led Tang Sanzang and the others to the door and knocked.

Chapter 83 The Story Behind the Persimmon Grove

After a long wait at the gate, an old woman finally came out. When she saw Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie, she wasn't scared at all. Instead, she greeted them.

"Is there anything I can help you with, gentlemen?" the old woman asked them.

"We are monks from the Great Tang Dynasty in the East, on our way to the Western Paradise to obtain Buddhist scriptures. We just passed by a persimmon grove and ate some persimmons from there. Perhaps those persimmons were unclean, because my master and junior brother have developed stomach aches. We suspect that some of the persimmons were unclean, so we would like to ask a doctor to take a look," Lin Yaoxie answered the old woman's question.

"You ate other people's persimmons and then said they weren't clean. You're really getting your comeuppance, hahaha!" The old lady actually laughed as she spoke.

"Those who ate the persimmons, you can expect to die from poisoning!" the old woman added immediately.

After the old woman finished speaking, Lin Yaoxie felt that something was wrong. The old woman did not seem afraid when she saw Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie. If it were an ordinary person, they would definitely be frightened by their appearance, but the old woman was obviously very calm.

Thinking about other places, the old woman said that the persimmon grove was not wild and that it had an owner. Could it be that the persimmon trees in the grove were planted by this old woman?

Of course, these were all Lin Yaoxie's thoughts; he didn't say them out loud. But just as he came to his senses, Tang Sanzang and the old woman disappeared, leaving only Zhu Bajie, Sun Wukong, and Sha Wujing writhing on the ground in stomach pain.

It turned out that the old woman had kidnapped Tang Sanzang while Lin Yaoxie was distracted, but Lin Yaoxie had no idea where she had taken him. Looking at his fellow disciples who were in excruciating pain, and thinking about his captured master, Lin Yaoxie had a terrible headache.

His only option right now is to find a way to heal his fellow disciples so they can go and rescue their master. Otherwise, his fellow disciples will die from the pain before they can rescue their master.

With that thought in mind, he ran into the room where the old woman had just come out. He saw a bed in the room, so he came out again and carried the people onto the bed so they could rest for a while. He then went out to find a doctor.

He quickly found a doctor from afar. After examining them, the doctor couldn't figure out what was wrong and couldn't explain what was wrong with them. Lin Yaoxie had no choice but to send the doctor away.

After seeing the doctor off, Lin Yaoxie began rummaging through the old woman's house, hoping to find some clues or an antidote.

Sure enough, he found a packet of white powder at the deepest part of the cabinet, with the words "cures all diseases" written on it. Lin Yaoxie then concluded that this must be the antidote for the poisonous persimmon.

So he found some firewood and a pot, scooped some water from the well, boiled some water in the pot, dissolved the packet of powder, and after the medicine cooled, he fed it to his fellow disciples.

After Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Wujing drank the medicine, they gave some of the remaining hot water to their fellow disciples, and they felt much better.

The medicine really worked. Before long, Sun Wukong and his companions no longer had stomach aches. They were not only able to jump and leap, but they had also fully recovered.

"So this monster really does have an antidote! When I see that monster, I'll definitely tear him to pieces!" Sun Wukong said angrily.

Chapter 84 The Missing Old Woman

Lin Yaoxie saw that everyone was alright, and now it was his master's turn.

"Junior brothers, now that you're all better, let's hurry and go find Master. I reckon that old woman must be a monster. We must find Master as soon as possible, or he'll definitely be eaten by that monster!" Lin Yaoxie said solemnly to his junior brothers.

"Senior Brother, let's hurry and go find Master!" Sun Wukong said.

Immediately afterwards, the group headed towards the persimmon grove. Since the persimmons were planted by this person, she must be very familiar with the grove, so her hiding place must be in that grove.

When they arrived at the persimmon grove, they saw that every persimmon tree looked exactly the same, indicating that their search for Tang Sanzang would not be easy. Then, the forest demon chanted a few incantations and summoned the local earth god.

"Earth God, do you know when this persimmon grove was established here, and who planted it?" Lin Yaoxie asked the Earth God. He needed to understand the enemy's situation to completely eliminate them.

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"This persimmon grove was planted by an old woman, and the persimmons she grows are very sweet. She often gives me some to eat. But the old woman lives alone, all lonely and pitiful," said the Earth God.

"But for some reason, a few years ago, after his persimmons bore fruit, he stopped giving me any to eat. Once, I picked a few of his persimmons to eat, and he scolded me for days. Since then, I have never eaten his persimmons again," the Earth God complained to them.

"Earth God, are you sure this old woman is the same person as the original old woman?" Sun Wukong asked.

The group understood something from what they heard. It seemed that this old woman was not the same one the local deity had mentioned. The original old woman was a good person, and she had no reason to capture Tang Sanzang. Therefore, the current old woman must be a monster. So where did the original old woman go?

Thinking of this, Lin Yaoxie suddenly remembered that when he was looking for the antidote for his junior brothers, he had turned over a cabinet that contained the antidote, so it was definitely not an ordinary cabinet.

So he immediately returned to the old woman's house, opened the cabinet, and saw that this cabinet seemed different from ordinary cabinets. This cabinet was the kind of large cabinet with a smaller cabinet inside, that is, there was a cabinet inside the cabinet.

Lin Yaoxie opened the cabinet inside and, sure enough, found the old woman tied up. The old woman was very agitated when she saw Lin Yaoxie and kept making muffled noises.

It turns out that the monster came here a few years ago, took over the old woman's house, and locked her in this cabinet. However, the monster still had some humanity and would feed the old woman every day so that she wouldn't starve to death. But he locked the old woman in this cabinet for three years.

Lin Yaoxie quickly untied the old woman's ropes and tore off the tape from her mouth, allowing the old woman to speak.

"Young hero, please save me! That monster has not only taken over my house and my persimmon grove, but she's even imprisoned me in this little cabinet! What's worse, she's even using the persimmons to harm other people!" the old woman cried anxiously to Lin Yaoxie and his companions.

Chapter 85 Finding Tang Sanzang

"Grandma, don't worry, we will definitely help you get the persimmon grove back. But that monster has captured my master, and I need to rescue him first," Lin Yaoxie said to the old woman.

"That monster was originally a persimmon seed, but later it absorbed the true energy of the persimmon and grew bigger and bigger, eventually becoming a persimmon spirit. I never expected that she would be so ungrateful, not only trapping me in the cupboard, but also taking over my persimmon grove," the old woman said aggrievedly.

"Young heroes, you must be careful! That monster is very cunning. You must not fall into his trap!" the old woman kindly reminded them.

"Okay, we understand. You must be feeling uncomfortable staying in the closet for so long. Go out and move around, or your bones will break down," Lin Yao said to the old woman with a wicked smile.

After Lin Yaoxie finished speaking, he led Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Wujing back to the persimmon forest.

Suddenly, laughter erupted throughout the persimmon grove. Lin Yaoxie looked up and realized the laughter was coming from the persimmons on the trees. He figured all the persimmons must be...

It has become sentient.

Next, he discovered the thickest of all the persimmon trees. He circled the tree three times and found an opening in it. Looking into the opening, he saw that the hole was very deep, which must be where the monster was hiding.

Soon, he transformed into a small insect and flew into the cave. There he saw the monster offering Tang Sanzang a cup of wine, but Tang Sanzang refused to drink it.

That monster didn't have a very good temper either.

"You damned Tang Sanzang, don't refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit! I kindly offered you the wine, but you refused. Even if you don't drink it, you still have to marry me!" the demon said angrily.

It turns out that the demon had taken a liking to Tang Sanzang's good looks. Along their journey, many people had tried to force Tang Sanzang to marry them, but he had never succeeded. Tang Sanzang's luck with women was certainly impressive.

After transforming into a small insect, Lin Yaoxie flew around the cave. He had thoroughly explored the situation inside the tree cave. As long as he destroyed this tree, he could rescue Tang Sanzang. However, since this tree had been growing for many years, coupled with the demon's magic, it would definitely not be easy to destroy.

Lin Yaoxie needs to think carefully about how to destroy this tree.

Before Lin Yaoxie could even emerge, Sun Wukong and his companions had already begun a battle. It turned out that these little persimmons were the demon's henchmen, and when they saw that someone had come to rescue Tang Sanzang, they launched an attack on them.

Suddenly, all the persimmons on the trees collapsed, and soon the persimmon grove was in chaos, with the roars of Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie filling the entire forest.

Soon, Sun Wukong and his companions were outnumbered and quickly fell into defeat. However, they stubbornly held on in order to buy time for Lin Yaoxie.

"Bajie, Sha Wujing, you two hold them off for now. I'll go find some help," Sun Wukong said to Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing.

Soon, Sun Wukong summoned many heavenly soldiers, and the two sides quickly resumed their battle.

The noise outside was too loud and disturbed the monster in the tree hole. After hearing the noise, the monster thought that it must be Tang Sanzang's disciple coming to find him, so he hurriedly rushed to the outside of the cave.

Lin Yaoxie knew his chance had come as soon as he saw the monster leave.

Chapter 86 The Fate of the Persimmon Spirit

Seeing that the demon had left, Lin Yaoxie quickly returned to his original form, untied the ropes binding Sun Wukong and Tang Sanzang, and slipped out of the cave.

Just then, Pigsy and Sandy were about to give up. Sandy glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw that the demons of the forest had already left with Tang Sanzang and Sun Wukong, so he reminded Pigsy and the others that they should retreat.

This time, Pigsy finally got smart and understood what Sandy meant, so he quickly got away.

When the demon saw that Pigsy and the others had already escaped, she thought that they must be no match for her subordinates and that's why they ran away in a hurry. So she didn't go up the mountain to chase after them and leisurely returned to her cave.

When he returned to the cave, he found that Tang Sanzang and Sun Wukong were nowhere to be seen. Only then did the demon realize that he had fallen for Lin Yaoxie's trick of luring him away from the mountain.

He didn't see Lin Yaoxie when he was fighting with Zhu Bajie and the others outside the cave. He thought Lin Yaoxie was too cowardly to come, so he went out without worry. He didn't expect to fall into their trap in the end.

The more the demon thought about it, the angrier he became. As the saying goes, "If you endure it for a moment, you will only get angrier; if you back down, you will only feel more cheated." The demon could not swallow his anger, so he decided to capture Tang Sanzang again.

On the other side, after Lin Yaoxie rescued Tang Sanzang and Sun Wukong, he met up with Zhu Bajie and the others at the old lady's house. They said goodbye to the old lady, who kindly gave them some dry food to eat on the road, and the group continued their journey westward.

As they passed through the woods, a cloud of smoke suddenly drifted by, and Tang Sanzang disappeared again. They hadn't even gone 500 meters yet, so they quickly realized that the demon, still angry, had kidnapped Tang Sanzang again.

So Lin Yaoxie told Sha Wujing to watch the luggage, and he led Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie to the entrance of the demon's cave. When the little demons on the persimmon tree saw Lin Yaoxie and his companions arrive, they began to shake.

They shook for two reasons: one was to let them know that their king, Lin Yaoxie, had arrived, and the other was to confuse them in order to fight against Lin Yaoxie and his group.

Soon, Lin Yaoxie and his companions discovered that the path they had taken earlier was gone, and all that remained around them was a dense cluster of persimmon trees.

"This must be the work of those persimmon spirits, deliberately trying to confuse them," Lin Yaoxie thought to himself, but these tricks were certainly no match for him.

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At that moment, Lin Yaoxie shook his body, and instantly the entire persimmon grove became a well-connected and transparent area. From inside the persimmon grove, one could even see the main road in the distance.

When the persimmon spirits saw that their carefully constructed Bagua formation had been broken by Lin Yaoxie, they panicked. However, the leader of the persimmon spirits soon appeared.

"Monster, you have abducted my master multiple times, aren't you afraid of divine retribution!" Lin Yaoxie shouted at the monster.

"Heh, I just want to capture that Tang Sanzang. As long as Tang Sanzang marries me and then obtains the true scriptures, I can easily become an immortal, hahaha!" The monster became more and more excited as he spoke, as if it were all true.

"Monster, you're dreaming!" Lin Yaoxie was on the verge of exploding with rage. He swung his Thunder Axe at the persimmon trees in the persimmon grove, and instantly all the persimmons on the trees fell to the ground, turning into persimmon pulp. Now all of the monster's helpers were doomed.

Chapter 87 The Persimmon's Enraged Moment

Lin Yaoxie's series of actions angered the leader of the persimmon spirits. As soon as she appeared, she wanted to fight Lin Yaoxie and his companions to the death. Of course, Lin Yaoxie did not hold back.

After a fierce battle of three hundred rounds, the persimmon spirit finally succumbed to the demonic power of the demon Lin and was defeated. Gradually, the demon Lin seized the opportunity to kill the persimmon spirit.

After Lin Yaoxie killed the persimmon spirit, he quickly entered the cave and rescued Tang Sanzang. Zhu Bajie and the others were furious about the persimmon spirit's actions and burned the persimmon spirit's tree cave to the ground.

"Lin Yaoxie, this time you really scared your master to death! How could eating a persimmon almost cost you your life? We must never eat things on the road again." After saying these words, Tang Sanzang truly felt like he had escaped a disaster.

"Master, as the saying goes, those who survive a great calamity are destined for good fortune. Having endured so many hardships, we will surely reach the Western Paradise safely and obtain the true scriptures," Lin Yaoxie said to Tang Sanzang.

And so, the master and his disciples walked and talked until they came to a place with mountains and water. The place was beautiful with clear water and lush mountains. The demon Lin fetched some water for Tang Sanzang by the river and told him to drink it.

The group rested by the river for a while, took out the dry food that the old lady had given them before they left, ate some simply, and then continued on their way.

They walked a long way until evening, when they finally arrived at a Taoist temple. The temple's plaque bore the three large characters "Wuzhuang Temple".

"Master, we've arrived at a Taoist temple. Let's go in quickly," Lin Yaoxie said to Tang Sanzang.

"Yes, with a Taoist temple, we can have a hot meal and stay overnight. We can continue our journey tomorrow morning without having to sleep outdoors," Tang Sanzang said with relief.