Black Myth: Journey to the West: From Little Western Heaven to Saint

Bujie asked, "What kind of difficulty have you encountered?"

The red-butted monkey said, "We only reached the thorn ridge when the king and the marshal were trapped by the demon formation."

"Luckily I was born with these evil wings, so I was able to escape and tell you the news."

Hearing this, Bujie thought back to Thorn Ridge in his mind.

In the original Journey to the West, Thorn Ridge is a sparsely populated mountain range covered with thorns, located to the east of Xiaoxitian.

In the original novel, when the four masters and apprentices passed by Thorn Ridge on their journey to the West, the Eighteenth Pine Spirit disguised himself as the local god of Thorn Ridge and abducted Tang Monk to Muxian Temple.

There are also three old tree spirits here, Guzhigong, Lingkongzi and Zhiyunsou. They have no intention of eating Tang Monk's flesh, but instead talk about poetry and Taoism with him.

Later, another fairy named Xing came and wanted to marry Tang Seng. Fortunately, Sun Wukong arrived in time and rescued Tang Seng.

Sun Wukong was worried that the monsters would become powerful and cause great harm to people, so he killed all of them.

The uncle and nephew were also unlucky. They met with misfortune as soon as they left Xiao Xitian.

It seems that there are demons haunting this Thorn Ridge, so I might as well go there and kill the demons to improve my cultivation.

Bujie said to the red-butted monkey, "Don't be anxious. There won't be any big monsters in the Thorn Ridge that will harm the lives of uncle and nephew."

"Wait for me here. I'll ask for leave and then go with you to rescue them."

Bujie went to Ruoxian Temple at the bottom of Pansi Cave and saw Zi Zhu'er and the other six sisters admiring the flowers in the temple.

I didn't dare to disturb their interest, so I had to wait outside the temple.

Although a few people were admiring the flowers, they were still not cautious when seeing it.

The fourth sister joked, "Second sister, your people are here to look for you, don't you want to go and take a look?"

Upon hearing this, the fifth sister hurriedly looked over and saw that it was Bujie. She said to the third sister beside her, "Third sister, that is the fox who has read books."

"Isn't he very handsome? Third sister, do you want to keep him and marry him?"

The third sister said angrily, "You little bitch, I told you to frame me, I'm going to teach you a lesson today."

The fifth sister smiled sweetly and said, "Good sister, please forgive me."

The second sister took a glance and saw that it was Bujie. She responded sharply, "Although he is working under me, I don't know who he is looking for."

Seeing that the second and fourth sisters were about to quarrel again, the eldest sister hurriedly said, "Okay, okay, both sisters, stop quarreling. I'll go talk to him."

Zi Zhu'er always had a smile on her face. She glanced at Bujie, then at her daughters, and then looked at Taohua, as if thinking about something.

Bujie looked at his elder sister and bowed, saying, "I came here at this time and disturbed the ladies' leisure. Please forgive me."

After a few days of getting along, Bujie became familiar with the elder sister.

The eldest sister also knew that although the little fox was sometimes abrupt, he still knew his limits and would not come here unless there was something important.

The eldest sister said softly, "It's okay. You wouldn't come here unless you had something urgent."

Bujie said, "Xiaohu got the news that my mother is seriously ill. I want to go back to visit her and also ask for leave from my grandmother."

[Host breaks the precept of lying, and is rewarded with one hour of cultivation]

The eldest sister said, "This is normal, you can go now."

After saying this, Bujie was about to leave, but the eldest sister called him back.

"Fox Seventeen, wait a minute. This is the elixir refined by Master. Maybe it can help."

I saw the eldest sister take out a pill.

Bujie took the pill and said, "Thank you, grandma."

My eldest sister’s uncle is the Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord. No one can take this elixir carelessly, as there might be mantis eggs hidden inside.

After Bujie said goodbye, he left the Pansi Cave with the red-butt monkey.

Bujie now has nearly 1,500 years of magical powers and his flying speed is not slow. It only takes him a few days to get from Pansi Cave to Thorn Ridge.

Suddenly I saw a long ridge with a road on the top. The ridge was covered with thorns and ivy.

The red-butted monkey said, "Master Bujie, that is the Thorn Ridge."

Along the way, the red-butted monkey told Bujie the details of what happened that day.

After Bujie had been gone for a few days, the monkey had absorbed the roots well.

The three of them headed east to Black Wind Mountain, passing by Thorn Ridge.

Just as the three of them reached the middle of the ridge, the surrounding thorns seemed to come alive and surrounded the three of them.

Monkey King and Bajie were unable to escape and were trapped inside.

The red-butted monkey led Bujie to the place where the monkey was trapped, which was a small hill surrounded by thorns.

The red-butted monkey said, "Master, please be careful. These thorns seem strange."

"I don't know when they will surround us and trap us."

Bu Jie said, "Don't worry, I have my own way."

He shouted loudly to the hill, "Brother Monkey, Marshal, I'm here to rescue you!"

A complaining voice came from the small hill surrounded by thorns, "Little monk, why did you come just now? I thought you were bewitched by those spider spirits and forgot about us."

"My uncle and nephew have been trapped in this hellhole for more than half a month. There is no water or food. I am so hungry that I am skinny."

Bujie raised his left hand and shot out a laser-like white lotus fire.

Although these thorns were as thick as human thighs, they could not stop the Guanyin Lotus Fire. Wherever the Lotus Fire went, it cut through these thorns one by one.

Bu Jie said, "Marshal, I have cut off the obstacles around us, hurry up and use some magic power to get out of this predicament!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie said happily, "Look at me, old pig."

I saw the thorny hill in front of me suddenly being blown away.

Zhu Bajie used his Thirty-Six Transformations and transformed himself into a giant wild boar twenty feet tall. He then fled with the monkey on his back.

However, those thorns seemed to have life. They surrounded Zhu Bajie and weaved a huge thorn net.

The huge wild boar hit the huge net woven of thorns and could not move forward after only a few miles.

Zhu Bajie hurriedly said, "Little monk, don't be lazy. Help me to clear the way."

It seems that this thorny jungle is far more difficult to deal with than the one in Journey to the West. During the Journey to the West, these thorns were not so lively.

Zhu Bajie can travel a hundred miles with just one rake.

Bujie used the lotus fire to cut off those thick roots.

Zhu Bajie was behind, using his huge wild boar body to push.

The two of them worked together for a day before they escaped from the 800-mile Thorn Ridge.

After leaving the Thorn Ridge, Bajie was so tired that he fell to the ground.

"I am so exhausted trying to save this little nephew."

"My little nephew, when you become rich in the future, don't forget your uncle's life-saving grace today."

The monkey bowed to both Bujie and Bajie to express his gratitude.

Bujie waved his hand and said, "Marshal, you are well-informed. Why would this demon embarrass you?"

Zhu Bajie said, "I don't know how many monsters I killed and how many enemies I made on my journey to the West."

"Perhaps it is a demon from the past who stayed here. When it saw us, it cast a spell to embarrass us."

Bujie smiled and said, "If it is a demon, just get rid of it. Don't let it stay here, it will cause great harm to others."

Zhu Bajie said, "That's right, this demon should be killed."

The monkey also nodded in agreement.

Bujie asked, "Marshal has been trapped for a few days, has he found its true form?"

Zhu Bajie said, "I was only concerned with protecting my nephew, so I didn't take a closer look. The thorns may have caused harm to people, so maybe it's a plant spirit."

This is a difficult matter. We don't have the ability to see with precision. This monster is hiding in these eight hundred miles of thorns. How can we find it?