Pilanpo Bodhisattva smiled faintly upon hearing this and said, "Who doesn't know the Great Sage's reputation from his Havoc in Heaven back then? Who hasn't heard of it?"
Hearing this, Wukong chuckled, scratched his head, and said, "Good deeds stay home, bad deeds travel a thousand miles. For instance, I've now converted to Buddhism, but you wouldn't know that."
Pilanpo Bodhisattva feigned a surprised expression, clasped her palms together, and said, "Oh? Congratulations! Congratulations!"
Wukong smiled at this.
Pilanpo Bodhisattva then asked, "I wonder, Great Sage, what important matter brings you to seek me today? Also, I have been living in seclusion for over three hundred years, how did you know I was here?"
Seeing Pilanpo Bodhisattva's question, Wukong naturally couldn't avoid answering.
However, he had also promised Su Qing not to reveal that he knew Pilanpo Bodhisattva's address from her...
So he just chuckled and said, "I have my ways of finding things out."
Wukong had originally intended to say that Guanyin Bodhisattva had told him, as per Su Qing's suggestion...
But to avoid giving himself away, he found another excuse.
Hearing this, Pilanpo Bodhisattva shook her head and said, "Never mind, never mind. Great Sage, just tell me what you came to see me for."
Wukong breathed a sigh of relief when Pilanpo Bodhisattva didn't press further, and then quickly explained the entire situation to her.
He then said, "I implore Bodhisattva to help me save my master!"
Pilanpo Bodhisattva nodded and said, "Though I haven't left my home for several hundred years, since the Great Sage has come all this way, this old woman will accompany you, lest this good deed of seeking scriptures be extinguished."
Seeing Pilanpo Bodhisattva agree, Wukong quickly expressed his gratitude, saying, "Thank you, Bodhisattva, thank you, Bodhisattva!"
Pilanpo Bodhisattva chuckled, then followed Wukong to confront the Multi-Eyed Monster.
The subsequent events naturally proceeded smoothly.
With Pilanpo Bodhisattva's assistance, the Multi-Eyed Monster was no match at all...
He was easily subdued.
It was no surprise, as Pilanpo Bodhisattva possessed profound power, and secondly, the Multi-Eyed Monster had already been subdued by her once before; he was essentially a demon she kept.
This particular demon was only part of the Eighty-One Tribulations because of this arrangement... otherwise, the Multi-Eyed Monster of Yellow Flower Temple would either have been killed by Su Qing or worked himself to death for Pilanpo Bodhisattva.
After Pilanpo Bodhisattva and Wukong rescued the master and disciples.
Wukong immediately fed the antidote pills Su Qing had given him to his master and junior brothers...
After taking the antidote pills, they all vomited, expelling the poison from their stomachs, and the medicinal potency also healed their bodies that had been ravaged by the toxins.
After Zhu Bajie had a good vomit, he clutched his stomach and climbed up... grabbing his Nine-Toothed Nail Rake, he moved to strike the Daoist priest lying in the dust.
He grumbled, "This fellow and those Spider Spirits are siblings, so he must be a demon too! Watch me bludgeon him to death!"
Seeing this, Pilanpo Bodhisattva waved her hand, stopping Zhu Bajie's rake, and said, "Marshal Tianpeng, calm your anger. The Great Sage knows my cave is empty, and I lack a gatekeeper. Today, it's perfect to take him in to guard my gate."
Hearing this, Zhu Bajie dared not say more...
What could he do?
Pilanpo Bodhisattva could easily hang him up and beat him.
Wukong chuckled upon hearing this and said, "We are deeply grateful for your great kindness, how could we not comply? But could you please make him reveal his true form for us to see?"
"A small matter." Pilanpo Bodhisattva nodded, and with a flick of her finger, made him revert to his true form.
It was a seven-foot-long centipede demon.
Then Pilanpo Bodhisattva hooked her finger, and the centipede was drawn into her flower basket.
"You said there were still some Spider Spirits here?" Pilanpo Bodhisattva asked, looking at Zhu Bajie.
Zhu Bajie grunted twice and said, "Isn't that right? Those Spider Spirits tried to seduce this Old Pig, and even wanted to eat my master's flesh! If it weren't for this Old Pig's immunity to seduction, willing to endure a beating rather than surrender..."
"You blockhead, weren't you the one lusting after the Spider Spirits' beauty and trying to get close to them?" Wukong retorted instinctively, not waiting for Zhu Bajie to finish, "Heh heh, in the end, you gained no advantage, but instead got strung up and beaten! Tsk tsk tsk, how embarrassing!"
Zhu Bajie pouted and said, "Well... wasn't it because there were so many of them?"
Pilanpo Bodhisattva chuckled and merely said, "Marshal Tianpeng, your lecherous nature hasn't changed one bit!"
Pilanpo Bodhisattva shook her head and said, "So, where are those Spider Spirits now?"
"Killed a few, knocked out a few..." Wukong scratched his head, recalling, and said.
Pilanpo Bodhisattva nodded and said, "Then I'll take those Spider Spirits with me too."
Seeing this, Wukong naturally didn't object, nodding and saying, "Whatever Bodhisattva decides is fine, it's just that I don't know where those Spider Spirits are..."
"No matter, I will find out myself."
Pilanpo Bodhisattva shook her head, then picked up the centipede from her flower basket and began questioning it.
This centipede demon had already been subdued by Pilanpo Bodhisattva once before, and his presence here to add a tribulation for Tang Sanzang and his disciples was all part of Pilanpo Bodhisattva's arrangement. So, naturally, there was no problem with her asking him anything.
The centipede demon was well aware of his predicament, so when Pilanpo Bodhisattva questioned him, he naturally revealed the whereabouts of his junior sisters without hesitation.
As for betraying his junior sisters, he didn't care... how could junior sisters be more important than his own life?
After learning the whereabouts of the surviving Spider Spirits.
Pilanpo Bodhisattva then performed a spell, summoning the Spider Spirits...
Of the seven Spider Spirits, four had been killed, leaving only three alive.
Pilanpo Bodhisattva nodded slightly, reverted the Spider Spirits to their true forms, and then placed them into her flower basket.
"In that case, I shall take my leave!" Pilanpo Bodhisattva said with a smile after finishing the remaining tasks, "You may continue your journey west! I hope you reach the Western Heaven soon."
Hearing this, Wukong didn't ask what Pilanpo Bodhisattva intended to do with the other Spider Spirits, as it had nothing to do with him anyway.
He only cared about continuing to escort his master on the scripture-seeking journey.
However, he felt a little regret.
He had originally planned to capture these Spider Spirits and give them to his Big Sister!
As a thank you for her help this time.
But now that these Spider Spirits had been taken by Pilanpo Bodhisattva, he would just have to look for other suitable gifts for his Big Sister in the future.
Meanwhile, on the other side.
After Pilanpo Bodhisattva returned to Thousand Flowers Cave with the Spider Spirits and the centipede demon, she released them all.
She sent the centipede demon to guard the gate and kept the Spider Spirits with her.
The Spider Spirits, seeing the Bodhisattva before them, trembled uncontrollably... and hastily knelt down.
The Spider Spirits' power was quite ordinary, merely at the Divine Immortal Realm.
Facing a powerful being like Pilanpo Bodhisattva, they were naturally terrified.
Moreover, when this Bodhisattva had captured them, they had no chance to resist at all, and even their senior brother, whom they considered very powerful, was now utterly docile before the Bodhisattva.
"Bodhisattva, spare our lives, please spare our lives! We are willing to convert to Buddhism, only begging Bodhisattva to show mercy and spare our lives."
The Spider Spirits hurriedly begged for mercy.
Pilanpo Bodhisattva sat there, quietly watching the Spider Spirits, and said, "Rise! I have no intention of killing you."
"Thank you, Bodhisattva, thank you, Bodhisattva." The Spider Spirits didn't know how much truth there was in Pilanpo Bodhisattva's words, but regardless, they had to thank her first.
They dared not anger the Bodhisattva...
"However... you have all committed many evil deeds, and naturally, you should receive some punishment," Pilanpo Bodhisattva said calmly. "But the Buddha says that knowing one's mistakes and being able to correct them is the greatest good, so I will give you a chance to reform. Since you are willing to convert to Buddhism, then tomorrow, you will come with me to a place, and under the care of One-Leaf Bodhisattva, you will properly reform yourselves."
Hearing this, the Spider Spirits finally breathed a sigh of relief and quickly thanked the Bodhisattva.
If they had worried earlier that the Bodhisattva's words about not killing them were a trick, they could now be completely at ease.
Because the Bodhisattva had made her intentions very clear...
So naturally, they could relax.
Although they hadn't heard of any One-Leaf Bodhisattva, at least they were given a chance to reform... they wouldn't have to worry about being killed.
Seeing the Spider Spirits' grateful expressions, Pilanpo Bodhisattva poured a basin of cold water on them, saying:
"Don't rejoice too soon... One-Leaf Bodhisattva, although a female Bodhisattva, is extremely fond of women, and also has a Daoist identity."
Hearing this, the Spider Spirits exchanged bewildered glances...
What did that mean?
A female Bodhisattva, and this female Bodhisattva is very fond of women?
"Please enlighten us, Bodhisattva," the eldest of the Spider Spirits bravely said.
Pilanpo Bodhisattva lightly coughed and said, "Amitabha, if you are meant to understand, you will naturally understand... Let's stop here for today! You may ponder it slowly."
With that, Pilanpo Bodhisattva waved her hand, and the few creatures were once again gathered into her flower basket.
She planned to take them to Su Qing when she went to the Moon Palace banquet tomorrow.
"Guanyin Bodhisattva certainly knows how to create trouble for me!" Pilanpo Bodhisattva shook her head, thinking helplessly, "But never mind, it's all for the sake of the common people, so helping with this small matter is fine! Still... Guanyin Bodhisattva really likes to bully Azure Spirit Sovereign! What grudge or animosity do they have? It can't just be because Azure Spirit Sovereign ran off with a few of her disciples, can it?"
Pilanpo Bodhisattva didn't quite understand...
She only had one son, no daughters, and hadn't taken many disciples, so she truly couldn't comprehend it.
Because she would even wish for a woman to run off with her son, how could she possibly understand?
Shaking her head, Pilanpo Bodhisattva stopped pondering.
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Su Qing, in the Northern Continent, was stamping the last official document.
Suddenly, for no apparent reason, she sneezed.
She rubbed her nose, wondering, "Strange, who is talking about me behind my back? It can't be Guanyin again, can it?"
Liu Xixi, who was beside her, silently offered a handkerchief and asked, "Yuanjun, are you ill? But, can Heavenly Immortals fall ill?"
Su Qing shook her head and said, "I don't know if Heavenly Immortals get sick, but I'm definitely not ill! It's probably just someone talking about me behind my back."
"Is that so?" Liu Xixi nodded, then didn't ask further.
Su Qing smiled and said, "Alright, this last official document is settled... There's nothing much else today. Hmm, I'm going to practice my spear, you should go rest too, right?"
Liu Xixi shook her head and said, "I can't rest yet."
"Why?"
"Because I am your assistant official, Yuanjun, and there are still many matters to attend to."
"Oh, I see? You're truly working hard."
"It's not hard. Assisting you, Yuanjun, is already very easy," Liu Xixi said with a serious expression.
The reason Liu Xixi said this was actually because Great Emperor Zhenwu had become somewhat lax and problematic since his semi-retirement... thus, the assistant official who aided Great Emperor Zhenwu often complained about being overwhelmed.
In contrast, when assisting Su Qing, although still busy, it was at least not as infuriating.
Of course, she couldn't openly complain on the spot.
After all, the Great Ancestral Emperor was her direct superior.
Su Qing looked at Liu Xixi, then smiled slightly and said, "You call this easy?"
Liu Xixi nodded and said, "Yuanjun, please go rest quickly! You have a banquet to attend tomorrow."
Hearing this, Su Qing nodded slightly, then turned and left the study, returning to her sleeping quarters.
Attending the banquet tomorrow naturally required a little preparation...
But there was no need to rush.
Because she still had to practice her spear.
The day passed quickly.
In the blink of an eye, it was the next day.
Early morning.
Su Qing had originally intended to dress casually...
But with the help of her four dragon maid servants.
Su Qing was ultimately dressed exceptionally elegantly...
But it had to be said, beautiful people looked even better after applying makeup.
Su Qing was almost falling in love with her reflection.
"This should be about right," Su Qing said, nodding at her reflection.
She then instructed her dragon maid servants, "Help me keep an eye on those silly sparrows, don't let them cause trouble..."
Zi Chun nodded upon hearing this and said, "Yuanjun, please rest assured."
Seeing this, Su Qing nodded in satisfaction, then rode her cloud towards the Moon Palace.
On the way to the Moon Palace, Su Qing also encountered several other immortals...
It was clear that the Star Lord had a wide network, and there were quite a few immortals coming to attend this time.
"Greetings, Azure Spirit Sovereign!" Nezha saluted Su Qing upon meeting her and said, "Yuanjun, are you also here for the Star Lord's banquet?"
Su Qing nodded slightly and said, "Yes! And your father?"
"My father has duties; he must guard the South Heaven Gate and cannot leave for now," Nezha said with a smile. "So, today, I'm attending the banquet alone..."
"I see..." Su Qing nodded, "That's a pity."
Nezha also nodded, then said, "By the way, Yuanjun, I have something I'd like to ask your guidance on. Would you be willing to enlighten me?"
Su Qing was a bit bewildered, thinking, You've cultivated for much longer than I have, what could I possibly teach you?
However, Su Qing didn't refuse...
She just looked at Nezha's somewhat feminine face and said, "Just ask..."
"Yuanjun, could you teach me how to win a woman's heart?" Nezha asked seriously.
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