The White Dragon Horse gave no response, but on reflection, realized how rxing it felt without the monk around. Then the two guys simply sat down right there and enjoyed this rare break.


    In the ck Wind Mountain, inside the ck Wind Cave.


    The Bear Demon had returned, and a bunch of small demons rushed out to greet him and line the path—everything from mountain chickens, wild cats, to leopard demons was present.


    The small demons cheered along the way, and the Bear Demon was immensely proud.


    "Great King, why did you bring a monk back? I thought we don''t eat human flesh," a small demon yelled out.


    The Bear Demon burst outughing, "This monk is no ordinary monk—this is the master of the Great Sage Equalling Heaven who once caused havoc in the Heavenly Pce!"


    The small demons were startled upon hearing this.


    "The master of the Great Sage Equalling Heaven who caused havoc in the Heavenly Pce? Great King, if the Great Sage Equalling Heavenes after us, we could be in big trouble," another small demon eximed worriedly.


    The Bear Demon chuckled cheekily and proudly dered, "What''s there to be afraid of? That Bima Wen is mediocre at best. I''ve fought with him; he''s nothing special. And this monk, I snatched him right out of his hands."


    Hearing this, the small demons'' eyes lit up as they showered their leader with ttery.


    "The Great King is mighty!"


    "Great King is amazing, with your skills, you could be a Great Sage Equalling Heaven yourself!"


    "Hahaha..."


    The Bear Demon, greatly pleased with himself after his own boast, grabbed Tang Sanzang and brought him into the cave, threw him into a room, and ordered, "Keep a close watch on him! Make sure he doesn''t escape, got it?"


    Two small ck bear demons, holding steel forks, stood guard and nodded vigorously, "Rest assured, Great King!"


    Content, the Bear Demon went off to eat and sleep.


    It wasn''t long before cries of Sun Wukong could be heard outside. The Bear Demon, full and drunk, cursed, "Bima Wen, what are you yelling for? Can''t you sleep?"


    Without even going outside, the Bear Demon just found a ce to sleep.


    The cave was exceedingly sturdy, and besides, he hadn''t nned to exert real effort to bust in. Those couple of shouts weren''t really meant for the Bear Demon but for Tang Sanzang—it was his way of saying he''d arrived, he''d tried…


    After symbolically banging on the cave''s main gate a few times, he went off with the White Dragon Horse to find a ce to rest.


    Into the night…


    "Ah—ha! Smack smack…"


    Tang Sanzang woke from his sleep, rubbed his neck and his bald head, and mumbled sleepily, "Not having a pillow isn''t veryfortable."


    After rubbing his eyes and looking around, Tang Sanzang realized he seemed to be locked up.


    However, he showed no signs of awareness of being imprisoned, stood up to look around—there was nothing that could serve as either a pillow or a bed, only rough hard stones…


    "No pillow, no bed, no mattress...how can one sleep like this?"


    Just as Tang Sanzang was worrying, a voice emerged, "Hey, monk! What''s all the noise in the dead of night? Shut up!"


    Tang Sanzang turned to look, and saw at the doorway, beyond the iron bars, stood two small ck bears, barely reaching 1.6 meters tall.


    Both creatures, donning steel helmets and armed with steel forks, exuded the stern aura of gate-guarding generals.


    Seeing these fluffy, plump bears, Tang Sanzang''s eyes immediately sparkled, and he began walking towards them.


    Seeing the monk approaching, one of the small ck bears pointed at Tang Sanzang, "Monk, what are you doing? Didn''t you hear you are supposed to sleep?"


    Even though Tang Sanzang was locked up, the two bears had an uneasy premonition. But taking another look at the steel forks in their hands, then back at the seemingly harmless, oblivious monk, a burst of courage surged within them. They stomped the steel forks and shouted, "You stay right..."


    Before they could finish, the monk grabbed the iron bars and effortlessly tore them apart; the bars twisted and deformed, and with a groan, the door flung open.


    And just like that, the monk walked out.


    "Jailbreak…"


    Before the bears could shout the words "prison break," Tang Sanzang pped each of them down and dragged them back.


    The bears were ced side by side, and Tang Sanzang, feeling blissful,y on top of them. Through the window, he gazed at the moonlight outside and sighed, "This is much morefortable."


    But Tang Sanzang found that he couldn''t fall asleep no matter how hard he tried.


    Sitting up to inspect his bed, he found it soft but not big enough, nor t enough, and itcked pillows and nkets. Moreover, the smell was rather unpleasant! This seriously affected his ability to sleep.


    "No pillows, bed, sheets, or duvet covers—alright, let''s go out and look."


    Creak, creak...


    The sound of twisting metal filled the air once more.


    Footsteps then echoed through the pitch-ck cave.


    "Pillows, bed, sheets, duvet covers, thick quilts..." mumbled Tang Sanzang as he walked.


    Just then, a dark figure loomed over him, "Monk, are you thinking of escaping?"


    Tang Sanzang looked up and saw a giant three meters tall blocking his path, with arge cape fluttering behind him!


    Tang Sanzang''s eyes suddenly lit up.


    "Monk, what are you staring at?"


    Bang!


    Tang Sanzang threw a punch, and the huge ck bear fell backwards.


    Tang Sanzang casually took his cape: "This will make a fine sheet... Still need pillows, a bed, duvet covers... hmm, and a quilt..."


    Twisting and turning along the way, Tang Sanzang encountered some minor demons, but he knocked them out effortlessly.


    However, Tang Sanzang was frustrated that the cave was too primitive to contain anything that could serve as a bed. Let alone any bed sheets or duvet covers...


    Just as Tang Sanzang was considering whether to leave, arge door appeared in front of him!


    At the same time, a little ck bear sprinted into the room of the ck bear demon, eximing, "My lord, it is terrible, the monk is heading for the treasury!"


    The sleeping ck bear demon abruptly sat up, eximing, "What?"


    Then the ck bear demon, as if remembering something,ughed, "That useless monk is going to the treasury?


    Ha, ha, ha... no need to worry.


    The door to my treasury is even sturdier than the cave''s main door.


    Without my Treasure Seal Mantra, even Sun Wukong couldn''t get in."


    Just as the ck bear demon said this, a loud bang resounded, and the entire cave trembled.


    The ck bear demon''s heart shuddered...


    The little ck bear said, "My lord, the sound seems to havee from the treasury''s direction."


    The ck bear demon could no longer sit still and dashed toward the treasury.


    When he got there, he was stunned!


    The door, which he prided himself on, had been opened!


    The ck bear demon immediately panicked, howling, "My treasures!"


    However, when he stormed into the treasury, he was shocked to find that none of his treasured celestial and earthly treasures were missing!


    The ck bear demon was puzzled, "Strange, the door is open, but nothing''s missing. What''s going on?"


    At that moment, the little ck bear came up and said, "My lord, not everything is intact. Your treasury''s door is gone…"