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“Great Immortal, these two are the ones I just saw outside the cave, so I’ve come to introduce them to Your Majesty,” the commoner said respectfully to the Ghost Fire Immortal.

"Oh? Do you two also want endless money, or something else?" the Ghost Fire Immortal asked Lin Yaoxie and Zhu Bajie after hearing what the commoner said.

"We've long heard of your great power and omnipotence, Immortal, so we've come here today hoping you can grant us endless riches and glory," Lin Yaoxie said to Zhu Bajie.

Since arriving here, Lin Yaoxie and his companions have not seen Tang Seng. They suppose the demon has hidden him well, and they guess they are going to have to do hard labor for this great immortal here.

"Great! We'll enjoy endless riches and glory!" Pigsy clapped his hands and shouted. After Pigsy finished speaking, the ghost fire immortal looked at Pigsy with shining eyes, as if he wanted to devour Pigsy.

Lin Yaoxie kept a close eye on the Ghost Fire Immortal's every glance and movement. When Pigsy said those words, the Ghost Fire Immortal clearly became excited. There must be something wrong with this Ghost Fire Immortal.

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They spent the next few days there, eating very well. The "hard labor" that the Ghost Fire Immortal had mentioned was nothing more than going out to buy groceries and chop wood—not particularly strenuous at all.

Pigsy lived a carefree life here every day, while Lin Yaoxie thought about finding Tang Sanzang every day. He searched every part of the cave, but he just couldn't find Tang Sanzang.

Lin Yaoxie watched as Zhu Bajie grew increasingly despondent day by day, and he finally understood what the Ghost Fire Immortal was up to. He was exploiting people's inherent greed to destroy them.

As for why the stall owner next to him in the market wasn't corrupted by him, it's probably because that person wasn't very greedy, so he wasn't led astray.

Lin Yaoxie was startled by his own thoughts. If that were the case, then Zhu Bajie would be in real danger. Zhu Bajie was a greedy person and would be easily led by the nose by that Ghost Fire Immortal.

Thinking of this, Lin Yaoxie hurriedly went to find Zhu Bajie.

Chapter 102 Pigsy in a Deep Trap

When Lin Yaoxie went to find Zhu Bajie, Zhu Bajie was serving tea and water to the Ghost Fire Immortal. Lin Yaoxie pulled Zhu Bajie up and then slapped him.

"Bajie, what are you doing? Where is your dignity?" Lin Yaoxie questioned Zhu Bajie.

"Brother, can't you see what I'm doing? I'm serving the Great Immortal! He can give me endless riches and honors. What future is there in following Master to the Western Paradise to retrieve the scriptures? I'd rather stay here and do as I please. You can leave." Pigsy blurted out his purpose for coming.

After Pigsy finished speaking, the Ghost Fire Immortal's expression immediately changed. Pigsy, however, was completely unaware of what he had said, only thinking about his own wealth and prosperity.

"Bajie, do you know what you're saying? What did you say when we came here? You said you'd accompany Master to the Western Paradise to retrieve the scriptures. Now you're already succumbing to such a small temptation? Can't you wake up?" Lin Yaoxie roared at Zhu Bajie, trying to rouse him.

But he forgot a saying: you can never wake someone who is fast asleep. That's how Pigsy is now. No matter what you say to him, he won't listen anymore. You can only say that he has fallen into the trap of the Ghost Fire Immortal, and he is deeply trapped. He has completely forgotten his original intention.

"Of course I know what I'm doing. What's so good about following that stinky monk to the Western Paradise to fetch the scriptures? We've encountered so many demons and monsters along the way, and every time we've barely escaped death. I've had enough of that kind of life and don't want to live like that again. If you want to stay with me, then stay. If you don't want to, then leave. I'm not leaving anyway."

Pigsy roared at the demon in the forest as well.

Lin Yaoxie was almost furious when he heard Zhu Bajie say that, but he also knew that these were all tricks of demons. Zhu Bajie's magic was not deep, so he was easily deceived.

And those common people, they all became like this because of their excessive greed. Lin Yaoxie can subdue demons and monsters, but he cannot control people's hearts well.

Since the demon had overheard what Lin Yaoxie and Zhu Bajie were saying, the demon was now wary of them, so Lin Yaoxie couldn't possibly leave so easily now…

Although Lin Yaoxie's freedom was not restricted, it seemed as if someone was following him wherever he went, so Lin Yaoxie was determined to find a way to get out.

It's just that he hasn't found Tang Sanzang's location yet, which is really frustrating.

"Master, where did you go?" Lin Yaoxie thought to himself, but what about Zhu Bajie? Zhu Bajie wouldn't listen to him at all; he was too deeply involved.

Finally, one day, while the monster was sleeping, Lin Yaoxie transformed into a fly and secretly ran away. After he left, he came to the residence of Guanyin Bodhisattva.

He thought that he should first ask Guanyin Bodhisattva to help purify Zhu Bajie's mind and help him get rid of his greed. Only in this way could he continue to save Tang Sanzang.

"Guanyin Bodhisattva, my master, my junior brother, and I were passing by Wunian Mountain when the demons there took advantage of people's greed and harmed many people. Bajie was also trapped there!" Lin Yaoxie said anxiously to Guanyin Bodhisattva.

Chapter 103 Rescuing Pigsy

After Lin Yaoxie finished speaking, Guanyin Bodhisattva frowned. Lin Yaoxie was puzzled by Guanyin Bodhisattva's expression.

"Guanyin Bodhisattva, do you know something? My master has also been captured by him, but I have been searching for several days and have not been able to find where that monster hid my master." Lin Yaoxie said to Guanyin Bodhisattva.

"This monster was created from human greed. The greater people's greed, the stronger its power, making it very difficult to deal with. The greed of mortals in this world is too great. That monster must have seen this and that's why it came to the human world to make its power stronger. We must stop it now, or the consequences will be unimaginable," said Guanyin Bodhisattva.

Lin04 was not surprised after hearing this, because he had already guessed what the monster was thinking. He wanted to rule humanity and control people's hearts. As for why he had such thoughts or where they came from, he had no idea.

"Guanyin Bodhisattva, how about this, let's pull Bajie out of this trap first, so that he can help my master continue his journey to the West to retrieve the scriptures," Lin Yaoxie pleaded with Guanyin Bodhisattva.

After Lin Yaoxie finished speaking, Guanyin Bodhisattva took out a leaf from his jade bottle.

"Go back and soak this leaf in water, then give the water to Pigsy to drink. He will be able to turn back from his wrong path. However, you need to get Pigsy away from that place quickly, otherwise his greed is too strong and he will fall back into it." Guanyin Bodhisattva said, handing the leaf to Lin Yaoxie.

After thanking Guanyin Bodhisattva, Lin Yaoxie quickly left. He headed west to the cave, where Sun Wukong and Sha Wujing were still in the woods.

"Big Brother, how is it? Have you found Master yet? You and Pigsy have been gone for so many days, and there's still no news?" Sun Wukong asked after seeing Lin Yaoxie.

"I don't know where that monster hid Master, but there's an even more troublesome matter now. Pigsy has fallen into that monster's trap and is deeply trapped. He can only recover by drinking the water infused with this leaf," Lin Yaoxie explained to Sun Wukong and Sandy.

"Don't worry, senior brother, I'll go find a bottle and then get some water from the river to soak these leaves in," said Sha Wujing.

Soon, Sha Wujing brought water, and Lin Yaoxie soaked the leaves in it. In no time, the water became very clear.

Seeing that the water was ready, Lin Yaoxie gave Sun Wukong and Sha Wujing a few more instructions before quickly leaving. He put the water bottle in his clothes, transformed into the appearance of the commoner from that day, and arrived at the entrance of the cave on Wunian Mountain.

To his surprise, the usually clean cave entrance was now covered in human skin. Lin Yaoxie was shocked. What was going on? He had only been gone for a day.

But he couldn't worry about that now; he had to find Pigsy first and get him to drink the water in the bottle.

When he arrived at the cave, he heard wailing sounds coming from inside from afar. As he got closer, he saw that it was the same people from a few days ago. It seemed that the monster was finally about to make its move.

It turned out that the monster saw that these people's greed had lessened, so it sucked out all their remaining greed. People feel very uncomfortable when they lose something from their bodies, which is why those wails occurred.

Chapter 104 Pigsy is saved

Lin Yaoxie hurried forward and was relieved to find that Zhu Bajie was not among the group. It seemed that Zhu Bajie's greed was still strong, so there was still room for him to be used.

Actually, it wouldn't be a bad thing if Pigsy went to the Ghost Fire Immortal to curb his greed, but the most important thing right now is to rescue Tang Sanzang, so we can't let Pigsy get too caught up in it.

When Lin Yaoxie arrived at the cave where the monster lived, he indeed saw Zhu Bajie still there serving him tea and water. It seemed that Zhu Bajie's way of doing things was quite in line with the monster's wishes, otherwise he wouldn't have kept him by his side for so long.

Lin Yaoxie transformed into a small insect and flew into the monster's wine cup. The monster was not usually careful, so he did not notice the small insect in the cup and drank it down in one gulp.

After Lin Yaoxie entered the monster's stomach, he began searching for the nerve that made people sleep. He searched for a long time before finding it. He gently bit the nerve, and the monster fell into a deep sleep.

Immediately afterwards, Lin Yaoxie flew out of the monster's nostrils again. Seeing that the monster was asleep, Pigsy thought he could take a break and also fell asleep.

Lin Yaoxie saw that Zhu Bajie was asleep and thought his chance had come. If Zhu Bajie were awake, he would definitely not accept the water he brought. After all, the current Zhu Bajie was not the same as the original Zhu Bajie. So he had to take advantage of the moment when Zhu Bajie was not paying attention to give him the water. Fortunately, Zhu Bajie was asleep now.

He transformed back into his original form, pried open Pigsy's mouth, and put the purified water bottle into Pigsy's mouth. Then he led Pigsy out of the cave and into the forest to meet up with Sun Wukong and the others.

About an hour later, Pigsy finally woke up.

"Eldest brother, second brother, junior brother Sha, what are you doing here? How did I end up in the woods? Didn't I go with eldest brother to rescue master? How did I end up here?" Pigsy asked the others in confusion.

"Bajie, don't you remember? You fell into the monster's trap and became greedy. In the cave, you repeatedly spoke ill of me and even served tea and water to that monster," Lin Yaoxie said to Zhu Bajie.

"Impossible! How could I do such a thing? It would be beneath my dignity! I am Marshal Tianpeng, how could I possibly pour water for a monster? You must be lying to me." Pigsy didn't believe Lin Yaoxie's words at all.

Pigsy has forgotten everything that happened in the cave. His only memory is of the time when he and Lin Yaoxie first entered the cave. He doesn't remember anything that happened after that. It seems that Guanyin Bodhisattva's pure water is really powerful.

“Bajie, your greed is too strong. That demon has taken advantage of your greed to make you do many things. You can no longer come with me to rescue Master, otherwise you will fall into it again. It’s too dangerous,” Lin Yaoxie advised Zhu Bajie.

Pigsy himself knew in his heart that he was a greedy person, so he did not refute Lin Yaoxie's words, but just sullenly.

Lin Yaoxie felt bad seeing Zhu Bajie like this, but there was nothing he could do. Zhu Bajie could no longer go to the cave with him, so he could only send Sun Wukong, who had slightly stronger willpower, with him.

So Lin Yaoxie brought Sun Wukong to Wunian Mountain, leaving Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing in the forest.

Chapter 105 Discovering Tang Sanzang

Lin Yaoxie felt he couldn't continue this guerrilla warfare with the demons. He needed to be more direct and ruthless, and rescue Tang Sanzang as soon as possible. If things dragged on like this, Tang Sanzang's chances of survival were slim.

This time, he and Sun Wukong made no attempt to disguise themselves and swaggered into Wunian Mountain.

They arrived just in time to see the monster emerge. After the incident involving Lin Yaoxie and Zhu Bajie, the monster learned that Lin Yaoxie and the others were Tang Sanzang's disciples.

Moreover, Lin Yaoxie was a person without any greed, making him difficult to deal with. He then looked at Sun Wukong, who was also a person without greed, so he had no way to make a move and stopped being so playful.

The three looked at each other and laid their minds straight.

"Monster, my master is a man without greed, so he has no use to you. After all, you are a 490-year-old who lives by greed. You'd better release my master quickly, or I will make you wish you were dead," Lin Yaoxie said to the monster.

Yes, that Tang Sanzang has no greed at all, which is really no fun. But I've heard that eating Tang Sanzang's flesh can grant immortality, so if I just eat his flesh, I don't care what else he has to do with it.

"Greed! As long as there's Tang Sanzang's flesh, that's enough! Hahaha!" The monster laughed as he spoke.

When Sun Wukong saw the monster's appearance, he was so angry that his teeth itched, and he was about to rush up and fight the monster.

"I didn't expect Tang Sanzang's disciples to be so useless. The eldest disciple has been searching for days without success, the second disciple is impatient, and the third disciple is greedy. No wonder they haven't reached the Western Paradise to obtain the true scriptures yet. If you ask me, you shouldn't go. Just give me the travel documents, and I'll go to the Western Paradise to retrieve the scriptures for you." The demon said arrogantly.

Lin Yaoxie originally thought that the monster hadn't noticed him while he was walking around in the cave these past few days. He didn't expect that the monster had been on guard against him all along. Rather than guarding against him, it was more accurate to say that the monster was guarding against everyone.

Everyone who stayed in the cave never saw Tang Sanzang.

After saying these words, the monster stopped talking nonsense with Lin Yaoxie and the others, turned around and went into the cave. Lin Yaoxie and the others were not to be trifled with either, and before the cave door closed, they followed the monster into the cave.

They quietly followed the monster to a secret room. It turned out that there was another level below the cave, where many people were tied to the stone wall. These people were all without any greed.

Lin Yaoxie and his companions saw that Tang Seng was tied up in a stone cave at the very end. At this time, Tang Seng had no consciousness at all, and he did not even notice when the demon entered.

Suddenly, the monster produced a basin of cold water from somewhere and splashed it on Tang Sanzang's face, instantly sobering him up.

"Benefactor, please release me quickly, or my powerful disciple will not let you go. They can give you anything you want, as long as you release me," Tang Sanzang pleaded with the demon.

"You'll give me anything? Including your flesh? Your disciples are very powerful, but don't you know that? I've already killed them all. You can forget about escaping." The demon lied to Tang Sanzang.

But Tang Sanzang had no idea that the demon was lying. He thought the demon was telling the truth, and when he heard that Lin Yaoxie and the others had been killed, he lost control and fainted from fright.

"What a coward!" the monster scoffed.

Chapter 106 Rescuing Tang Sanzang

After the demon finished speaking, he was about to attack Tang Sanzang. He felt that he had kept Tang Sanzang for long enough and it was time to eat him.

"Someone, get the iron pot ready! I'm going to cook this Tang Sanzang and eat him today!" the Ghost Fire Immortal said to his men. Soon, his men brought the iron pot and were about to throw Tang Sanzang into it.

Lin Yaoxie and Sun Wukong, who had already followed the demon into the cave, jumped out as soon as they saw Tang Sanzang about to be boiled and eaten.

"Monster, where do you think you're going? You really dare to eat my master? Today I'll show you the power of Lin Yaoxie!" After saying that, Lin Yaoxie swung his axe at the monster.

Seeing that Lin Yaoxie had held the demon back, Sun Wukong quickly rescued Tang Sanzang from the group of people. After all, they were just mortals with no magic, and Sun Wukong easily succeeded.

After Sun Wukong rescued Tang Sanzang from the bad guys, he quickly led Tang Sanzang to the forest to meet up with Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing. Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing were very happy to see their master return.

On the other side, Lin Yaoxie had just given that Ghost Fire Immortal an axe blow, but the immortal was very agile and easily dodged it, and then used his best skills to fight against Lin Yaoxie.

"Monster, I advise you to repent quickly, or you'll regret it when I beat you to death!" Lin Yaoxie shouted at the monster.

"If I let you go, who will let me go? I was just an ordinary person back then, but I was cheated out of a lot of money. Those debt collectors chased me every day and even beat my elderly mother to death. Aren't people all greedy? I'm going to use people's greed to destroy them!" The Ghost Fire Immortal said to Lin Yaoxie.

Lin Yaoxie never expected that the Ghost Fire Immortal had such an experience. It seems that he was also forced to the brink of despair. However, no matter how many difficulties he had, he could not forgive him for kidnapping his master. Moreover, he had harmed so many people, and even almost caused Bajie to become deeply entangled in it.

"Monster, I see you're a pitiful soul, so I'll leave you with a whole corpse." After saying this, Lin Yaoxie was about to take his axe and chop at the back of the Ghost Fire Immortal.