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Soon, they entered the Taoist temple, where two disciples came out.

"May I ask where you come from, where you are going, and what brings you here, Master?" One of the two disciples asked Tang Sanzang and his companions three questions in a row.

"We are monks from the Great Tang Dynasty in the East, on our way to the Western Paradise to obtain Buddhist scriptures. We are passing through this place today, and seeing that it is getting late, we would like to ask to stay here for the night and borrow your cooking pots and stoves to cook some hot food. I wonder if it would be possible for you to do us this favor?" Lin Yaoxie chattered on and on to the two men.

The two disciples also realized that Tang Sanzang and his companions wanted to stay overnight.

At that moment, they suddenly remembered that their master had specifically told them before he left that someone seemed to be coming today.

“My disciples, Tang Sanzang, who came from the Great Tang Dynasty in the East, will be passing through this place today. He will definitely stop by the Taoist temple to rest. Tang Sanzang and I were once very good friends. When he arrives, I will give him two ginseng fruits as a token of my appreciation.” The two disciples remembered that these were their master’s original words.

They came from the Tang Dynasty in the East, and were on their way to the Western Paradise to obtain Buddhist scriptures. They were called Tang Sanzang, so they must be the people in front of them. However, their master also told them that Tang Sanzang's disciples were not to be trifled with, and they must not offend them.

"Please follow me, Master. We will arrange accommodations for you right away," the two disciples said politely.

After Lin Yaoxie and Sun Wukong settled Tang Sanzang in, they went to the kitchen to prepare a vegetarian meal for him, leaving Sha Wujing to take care of Tang Sanzang and watch over their luggage.

They soon arrived at the kitchen.

Chapter Eighty-Eight: Wuzhuang Temple

When Pigsy arrived in the kitchen, he lifted the pot lid and saw some crispy rice inside. He became interested, picked up the crispy rice from the pot, and started eating.

"Fool, wait a while before you eat. You're full, but your master is still hungry!" Lin Yaoxie said to Zhu Bajie.

"Lin Yaoxie, what do you know? I need to eat my fill first before I have the strength to cook for my master!" Pigsy said, and then started eating again, finishing off all the crispy rice crust in the pot.

After finishing his meal, Pigsy sat down on a stool to the side, and soon the sound of him snoring could be heard from the kitchen.

"This idiot, he really does just eat and then sleep!" Lin Yaoxie said to Sun Wukong.

After Lin Yaoxie finished speaking, he rolled up his sleeves and began to prepare a vegetarian meal for Tang Sanzang. He scooped a spoonful of rice into the pot, then added some water. Half an hour later, their staple food was ready.

He then asked Sun Wukong to pick some vegetables from the garden outside and stir-fry some for Tang Sanzang. Only then did he serve the meal to Tang Sanzang, who then began to meditate and chant scriptures after eating.

They left, while Lin Yaoxie and the others went to another room.

A short while later, they heard some noises. Upon closer listening, they realized that the Taoist's disciple was talking in the backyard.

"Before Master left, he told us to give two ginseng fruits to Master Tang from the Eastern Lands. We'll deliver them to him now. Be careful not to let his disciple hear about it. I don't want to give them any, especially that Lin Yaoxie. He doesn't seem like a kind person," the eldest disciple said.

Before long, they arrived at the meditation room where Tang Sanzang was meditating and chanting sutras.

“Master Tang, our Heavenly Venerable instructed us before he left that you are his old friend, so he specially presented you with two ginseng fruits. Please accept them, Master Tang.” The young disciple said to Tang Sanzang.

Upon seeing the ginseng fruit, Tang Sanzang was so frightened that he retreated backward repeatedly.

"This is no ginseng fruit at all, it's clearly a newborn baby! How can I possibly eat a newborn baby? Amitabha!" Tang Sanzang said in a panic.

“Master, this isn’t a newborn baby, it’s a ginseng fruit! That’s what it looks like!” the two disciples quickly explained to Tang Sanzang.

But Tang Sanzang would never believe their explanation, insisting that it was a newborn baby, and hurriedly told the two of them to take it away.

Seeing that Tang Sanzang resolutely refused to eat it, the two disciples had no choice but to take the ginseng fruit away.

"Don't you think Tang Sanzang is stupid? He wouldn't eat the ginseng fruit even when offered to, and insisted that it was a newborn baby. He's really foolish!" Mingyue said to Qingfeng.

That's right, the Taoist's two disciples were named Mingyue and Qingfeng, and the Taoist was indeed Zhen Yuanzi.

“That’s right, that master probably doesn’t even know what the ginseng fruit is used for, but there’s nothing we can do if he doesn’t eat it. The only question is what we should do with the ginseng fruit. If we leave it like this, it will wither.” Qingfeng said to Mingyue.

"It would be such a waste to throw away this ginseng fruit. Otherwise, we can eat it and tell Master that we gave it to Tang Sanzang when he comes back," Mingyue said to Qingfeng.

Qingfeng also thought Mingyue's words made sense, and she also felt it was a pity to throw away the ginseng fruit, so the two of them ate the ginseng fruit.

As it happened, Pigsy saw them eating ginseng fruit. Pigsy was a glutton, so he hatched a wicked plan.

Chapter 89 Ginseng Fruit

Although Zhu Bajie was greedy, he was also very timid. He wanted to eat ginseng fruit but dared not pick it, so he thought of Lin Yaoxie.

"Eldest brother, you hear them talking about ginseng fruit. I'd like to try some too," Pigsy said to Lin Yaoxie.

"Bajie, do you know what that ginseng fruit is?" Lin Yaoxie asked Zhu Bajie.

After all, Lin Yaoxie wasn't from this world, so it was normal that he didn't know the origin of the ginseng fruit. But Sun Wukong was the Great Sage Equal to Heaven who once wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace; he knew a great deal.

"Senior Brother, this ginseng fruit is a very rare thing. It is also known as the Herb Rejuvenating Pill. Just smelling it can grant longevity, and if you eat a bite, you can live forever," Sun Wukong said to Lin Yaoxie.

"Is it really that amazing?" Lin Yaoxie asked again.

“That’s right! It’s said that this ginseng fruit can only bear thirty fruits every ten thousand years, and there’s only one in the world!” Sha Wujing added.

As Lin Yaoxie listened to them describe the ginseng fruit as so miraculous, his curiosity about it grew stronger, and he really wanted to try it. So he told the others that he wanted to pick a few.

"Brother, wait a minute. You can't pick the ginseng fruit by hand. You need to use a golden mallet to knock the fruit down. You see those two boys with golden mallets next to them," Pigsy said to Lin Yaoxie.

Lin Yaoxie looked in the direction Zhu Bajie was pointing and indeed saw the golden mallet on the table. However, the two boys were guarding the golden mallet at all times, and he had to find a way to get it.

Lin Yaoxie blew a breath at the two boys, and they fell asleep. Then, Lin Yaoxie used a spell to get the golden cudgel into his hand.

After obtaining the golden cudgel, he led Sun Wukong to the back garden. They searched for a long time before finally finding the ginseng fruit tree. Lin Yaoxie then jumped onto the tree, letting Sun Wukong catch him below.

Lin Yaoxie knocked down a ginseng fruit, but Sun Wukong failed to catch it. Soon, the ginseng fruit fell to the ground. Sun Wukong wanted to pick it up, but before he could do so, the ginseng fruit disappeared.

Lin Yaoxie and Sun Wukong were both stunned by what they saw. Even Sun Wukong didn't know why, so they summoned the local earth god.

A short while later, the Earth God emerged from the soil.

"Young Master Lin, Great Sage, what brings you here?" the Earth God asked them.

"Earth God, look what this is?" Sun Wukong asked the Earth God.

"Oh my, isn't this a once-in-a-millennium ginseng fruit!" the Earth God exclaimed happily.

"Then did you steal one? Why did one I hit on the ground just now disappear in the blink of an eye?" Lin Yaoxie asked the Earth God fiercely.

"Young Master Lin, I dare not eat this ginseng fruit! This ginseng fruit can only be eaten at the banquets of the Queen Mother of the West and the Jade Emperor. It is never seen at other times. How could I dare to steal it!" the Earth God said aggrievedly.

"Then why did the ones we dropped on the ground disappear?" Lin Yaoxie pressed the Earth God again.

"This ginseng fruit will dissolve when it touches the soil, so you absolutely can't drop it on the ground. Besides, the soil for this tree is very special," the Earth God explained to them.

Chapter Ninety: Eating the Ginseng Fruit

As if he didn't believe the Earth God's words, Lin Yaoxie swung his Thunder Axe and chopped at the ground. He saw that the ground was very hard and there wasn't a single crack. Only then did Lin Yaoxie and Sun Wukong believe the Earth God's words.

"Alright, Earth God, this is none of your business. You can leave now," Sun Wukong said to Lin Yaoxie.

He and Lin Yaoxie were going to steal the ginseng fruit, and they definitely couldn't let the local earth god see them. Otherwise, things would get really bad. What if he told Zhen Yuanzi? Wouldn't they become thieves?

However, they did not realize that their actions had already offended Zhen Yuanzi.

After they finished speaking, the Earth God left.

"These two are both 480, they're not to be trifled with. I'd better make a run for it. When Zhen Yuanzi asks, I'll just say I don't know anything." The Earth God thought to himself.

Actually, he already knew what Sun Wukong and his companions were planning when they called him out, especially under the ginseng fruit tree. He just didn't want to expose them, so he turned a blind eye.

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Seeing that the Earth God had left, Sun Wukong and Lin Yaoxie resumed their activities. Soon, Lin Yaoxie used his golden mallet to knock down four ginseng fruits, one for each of his four disciples.

After finishing the fight, Lin Yaoxie put the ginseng fruit into his clothes and took it back to his meditation room.

When Pigsy saw that Lin Yaoxie had returned with the ginseng fruit, his eyes lit up. Lin Yaoxie then distributed the ginseng fruit to his fellow disciples.

Pigsy had been eyeing the ginseng fruit for a long time. When Lin Yaoxie gave it to him, he swallowed it in one gulp. After finishing, he looked at the others.

"Brother Sha, I've finished my ginseng fruit, and I haven't even tasted what it's like. Can I have a bite of yours?" Pigsy said, looking longingly at the ginseng fruit in Sandy's hand.

"You idiot, why didn't you savor it slowly and instead swallowed it all at once? Don't even think about eating Brother Sha! Don't take advantage of Brother Sha's honesty to bully him!" Sun Wukong said to Zhu Bajie.

Seeing that Sha Wujing's ginseng fruit was hopeless, Zhu Bajie urged Lin Yaoxie to go and get a few more.

(aefe) "Bajie, you know that the ginseng fruit only bears thirty fruits every ten thousand years. We ate four of them in one day. We can't be too greedy. We can't pick any more." Lin Yaoxie said to Zhu Bajie.

Although Pigsy was unhappy that he couldn't eat the ginseng fruit, he thought that what Lin Yaoxie said made sense, so he stopped nagging Lin Yaoxie to pick it.

After Lin Yaoxie finished speaking, he returned the golden cudgel. However, when he returned it, it made a sound, which was heard by Mingyue and Qingfeng.

When Mingyue and Qingfeng saw that the golden mallet had moved from the table to another place, they knew that they must have used it to knock down ginseng fruits, so they quickly went to the back garden to count the number of ginseng fruits.

Sure enough, five ginseng fruits were missing. Master took two, and Mingyue and Qingfeng ate two. Now there were only twenty-one ginseng fruits left on the tree, and they actually ate five.

When the two disciples saw that so many ginseng fruits were missing, they became angry and went to find Tang Sanzang and Lin Yaoxie.

"Tang Sanzang, I told you to eat the ginseng fruit, but you refused. Now you're sending your disciples to steal our ginseng fruit. What's the difference between you and thieves?" Mingyue said angrily to the group.

"You're talking nonsense. We clearly picked four of your ginseng fruits, not five," Lin Yaoxie said to the two disciples. Obviously, they hadn't included the one that had fallen to the ground.

Chapter Ninety-One: Zhen Yuanzi Appears

When had Tang Sanzang ever been spoken to like that before? He was furious.

"Lin Yaoxie, how many ginseng fruits did you eat? We can apologize to them for eating their ginseng fruits, but don't lie," Tang Sanzang said to Lin Yaoxie.

"Master, we really only took four, one for each of us, we really didn't pick any more!" Lin Yaoxie said anxiously to Tang Sanzang.

But Mingyue and Qingfeng didn't believe Lin Yaoxie's words. They insisted that Lin Yaoxie and his group had stolen one more than they had, and so the group started arguing.

Just as they were arguing fiercely, Zhen Yuanzi returned.

When Mingyue and Qingfeng saw that their backer had returned, they rushed to Zhenyuanzi to complain about what had happened in the past few days. After hearing this, Zhenyuanzi decided to punish them.

"As the saying goes, it is the father's fault if the son is not taught. Since the disciple has done something wrong, you, the master, must be punished." Zhen Yuanzi said, about to punish Tang Sanzang, and ordered someone to bring a whip.

"My master's flesh is tender, unlike mine which is thick-skinned and tough. I took the ginseng fruit, so if you have any problems, come at me instead of hurting my master," Lin Yaoxie quickly said.

He was genuinely afraid that Tang Sanzang wouldn't be able to withstand the whip.

After Lin Yaoxie finished speaking, Zhen Yuanzi also felt that punishing Tang Sanzang was inappropriate, so he asked someone to bring a whip and began to punish Lin Yaoxie. Lin Yaoxie conjured up a fake version of himself and hung it there to be punished in place of the real him.

Little did the others know that the one being punished was a fake Lin Yaoxie; they genuinely believed they were beating Lin Yaoxie. Once the punishment was over, the group returned to their meditation rooms.

"Master, you said that Tang Sanzang's disciples are not easy to deal with, so why are they so quiet after being punished? This is not like their usual style." Mingyue asked Zhenyuanzi.

"Perhaps that evil spirit Lin felt he was in the wrong, which is why he didn't cause a big scene," Zhen Yuanzi replied to Mingyue. He felt that this explanation both convinced Mingyue and gave him some peace of mind.

But they were wrong. How could Lin Yaoxie possibly swallow this insult? In the middle of the night, Lin Yaoxie got up and quietly went to the back garden, where he found the ginseng fruit tree.

With a single swing of his axe, he chopped off the branches of the ginseng fruit tree, uprooted the tree, and knocked it down.

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When Zhen Yuanzi woke up the next day, he found that his ginseng fruit tree had been knocked down. He thought that it must have been Lin Yaoxie and his gang who did it. He felt that they would not swallow this insult and would not let it go so easily.

Sure enough, they were waiting for him there.