Journey to the West: Man in heaven, working nine to five

#2023 - Arrogant Princes

Tang Sanzang found the reaction of the soldiers on the city gate somewhat strange.

Normally, upon hearing Tang Sanzang's self-introduction, whether it was a king or a village head, they would treat him with courtesy, at least giving face to the Tang Dynasty.

However, the soldiers not only showed no intention of opening the city gate to let them in, but instead closed it even tighter.

They even adopted a posture of drawing swords and brandishing crossbows, as if treating them as enemies.

"Master, it seems they aren't buying it. Should I, Old Sun, speak then?"

Sun Wukong said to Tang Sanzang, asking him to rest aside while he shouted towards the soldiers on the city wall.

"You quickly open the city gate and let me, Old Sun, and my fellow disciples in, or else if you annoy your Grandpa Sun, I will surely make you regret it!"

The soldiers on the city wall, upon hearing Sun Wukong's words, still showed no intention of opening the gate, but instead became even more vigilant.

"I say, you bunch of soldiers, if you can't make up your own minds, then quickly call out your officials to speak."

Pigsy also shouted loudly.

Following Pigsy's shout, three young men in luxurious clothing appeared above the city gate.

These three men were clearly of noble status, and the soldiers all knelt and bowed to them.

"Are you Tang Sanzang and his disciples?"

The eldest of the three men shouted towards the bottom of the city.

"Amitabha, this humble monk is indeed he. May I ask who you are?"

Tang Sanzang recited a Buddhist chant in response.

"I am the eldest son of the Yu Hua King of Yu Hua Prefecture. These two are my younger brothers, the Second Prince and Third Prince of Yu Hua Prefecture.

You four demonic monks committed acts of defiance against the Buddha in Fengxian Prefecture, and even incited the people to rebel against my Tianzhu Kingdom. Your crimes are truly unforgivable!"

Hearing the other party say this, Tang Sanzang and his disciples completely understood. It turned out that the tightly closed city gate of Yu Hua Prefecture was for their arrival.

"It seems that the Western Paradise's influence is indeed deeply rooted in this Tianzhu Kingdom."

Chu Hao had long understood this, but the Western Paradise's infiltration of Tianzhu Kingdom made Chu Hao feel somewhat troubled.

"Three princes, you only know one side of the story. Do you know what the Western Paradise did in Fengxian Prefecture?"

Tang Sanzang still wanted to persuade the three princes and explain the truth to them.

"Three muddle-headed princes, listen well! I am your Grandpa Sun. If you know what's good for you, open the city gate and invite us into the city, or else Grandpa will make you suffer."

Sun Wukong would not be polite to these three princes and directly threatened them.

"Three fools, you better open the city gate, or else, not to mention Monkey Bro, even I, Old Pig, can crush you three to death with one butt."

Pigsy also added to Sun Wukong's words from the side.

"Hurry up and open the city gate, lest you ask for trouble."

Sandy also frowned and said, somewhat disapprovingly.

However, the words of Sun Wukong and his disciples did not make the three princes fear. It wasn't that they were brave, but rather that they were ignorant and fearless.

Although the three princes knew the reputation of Tang Sanzang and his disciples, they had no idea what Sun Wukong's strength was.

"Demonic monks are indeed demonic monks, and their disciples are also three monsters."

"A hairy monkey, a pig, and a big beard, yet they dare to speak to us like this."

"Why not capture them, tie them with iron chains, and parade them through the streets as a warning to others."

The three princes laughed and mocked Sun Wukong and his disciples, while also issuing orders to their subordinates.

"Leave the city and capture that monkey, fat pig, and big beard for me!"

The arrogance of these three princes had completely angered Tang Sanzang and his disciples. Even those powerful demons from before did not dare to ridicule and belittle them like this.

Hearing the princes' orders, the soldiers immediately responded.

A moment later, the city gate opened, and hundreds of soldiers wielding weapons charged out of the city gate.

"Monkey Bro, Sandy, you two temporarily retreat to the side to rest. Leave these chickens and dogs to me, Old Pig."

Although there were a hundred or two soldiers on the other side, these soldiers were not as strong as the minor demons that Sun Wukong and his disciples had encountered before.

"Pigsy, do not harm their lives. Just beat them half to death, Amitabha."

Tang Sanzang, on the side, instructed Pigsy.

Pigsy stepped forward alone, and the soldiers instantly surrounded Pigsy, adopting an attacking posture.

"Your Grandpa Pig will show you something big, grow!"

Pigsy smiled as he looked at the surrounding soldiers, and then his body shook.

Pigsy's body began to grow rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, he became a towering figure tens of meters tall.

Looking at Pigsy, who was like a small mountain, the soldiers were all dumbfounded, and the hands holding their weapons were trembling.

Pigsy didn't even make a move, he just opened his mouth and sneezed.

Twenty or thirty soldiers were blown away by that breath, rolling and crawling on the ground for several meters, each groaning in pain.

"Shoot arrows, shoot arrows quickly!"

Seeing this scene, the three princes were also dumbfounded. Recovering their senses, they immediately ordered the archers to shoot arrows.

The archers on the city wall immediately provided support, and countless arrows shot towards Pigsy.

However, how could those ordinary arrows cause any harm to Pigsy? The arrows shot at Pigsy's body, as if they were shot at an iron plate. With a clanging sound, the arrows fell to the ground.

Pigsy swung one foot forward, and the nearly hundred soldiers in front of him could not withstand the tremendous force and fell to the ground in disarray.

"Retreat, the demonic monk is powerful!"

"Run, run! Close the city gate."

"Retreat, retreat!"

Seeing how powerful Pigsy was, the soldiers were almost scared to wet their pants, and they threw away their helmets and armor and fled back to the city in a panic.

After the soldiers fled into the city, they immediately closed the city gate quickly. Even a few who did not have time to escape back were trapped outside the city gate.

"How is it? Do you know how powerful your Grandpa Tianpeng is?"

Pigsy said threateningly to the three princes on the city gate, still somewhat unsatisfied.