In the end, the Great Sage broke the rules.

Chapter 146 My Father is Amazing

After breakfast, the master and his apprentices saw the door, which had been tightly closed the night before, open and an elderly couple came out.

Upon seeing Chen Yi and his group, the couple, like startled birds, quickly retreated back into the house.

Jiang Liuer stepped forward and gently knocked on the door: "Don't be afraid, benefactor. We are monks from the Great Tang Dynasty in the East, on our way to the Western Paradise to obtain Buddhist scriptures. We are by no means evil people."

The door opened slightly, revealing a crack. The old man stared at Jiang Liuer as if facing a formidable enemy, and asked warily, "Are you really not monsters?"

Pigsy glared angrily and retorted, "You're the monster!"

The old man caught a glimpse of Pigsy's face and was nearly scared out of his wits.

Little Eleven skipped over to the old man, gently tugging at his clothes. Her little face was full of seriousness as she said in a sweet voice, "Grandpa, don't be afraid, Uncle Pig is a good person!"

Chen Yi quickly stepped forward to explain, "Uncle, we really aren't monsters. We only arrived here yesterday."

The old man scrutinized the group of people who looked normal, then glanced at the adorable little dumpling, and his expression softened slightly.

The old man asked, "What brings you here?"

Jiang Liuer voiced his question from the previous night: "May I ask, benefactor, why is it that every household here keeps their doors tightly shut at night?"

The old man sighed and invited the group inside before beginning his explanation.

"Elder, our place is called Tuoluo Village. It's because a monster came here some time ago. So every night, every household keeps their doors and windows tightly shut and doesn't even dare to speak loudly, for fear of being kidnapped by that monster."

Upon hearing about monsters, Little Eleven instantly perked up, raised her little hand high, and shouted in a childish yet deliberately fierce voice, "Grandpa! Eleven can help catch monsters!"

The old man's wife quickly stuffed an egg into Eleven's hand and said with a gentle smile, "My little darling, catching monsters is for adults. Don't bother with it."

"Thank you, Grandma~" Eleven said sweetly, looking at the egg in her hand.

The old woman's heart melted at the sight, and she couldn't help but touch Eleven's little face.

Sun Wukong took the boiled egg from Eleven's hand, peeled it as he said, "We can help you subdue the demon."

The old man thought Sun Wukong was talking nonsense, and said with a serious expression, "We often pooled our money to hire a sorcerer to subdue the demon, but the sorcerer was always taken away by that demon."

"A few days ago, a monk came and instead of catching the monster, he was killed by it."

Pigsy pointed to himself and asked, "Old man, what do you think of me? Can I help you catch that monster?"

The old man shook his head and said, "You can't do it."

Sha Wujing laughed loudly, "Hahaha... Second Brother, the old benefactor looks down on you."

The old man's gaze swept over the group before finally settling on Jiang Liuer.

"This elder seems more capable."

Pigsy: "Don't be fooled by my master's handsome appearance; he can only chant scriptures, he can't catch demons."

"Although I, Old Pig, am ugly, I have many ways to catch demons."

After hearing this, the old man asked curiously, "What tricks does this Elder Pig have?"

Pigsy boasted with a smug look on his face, "I, Old Pig, am the mighty Marshal Tianpeng, commanding 80,000 naval troops..."

The old man, however, was completely baffled. He shook his head blankly and said, "Marshal Tianpeng? Never heard of him."

"Pfft~" The tea in Chen Yi's mouth sprayed out like a fountain.

Seeing the old man's ignorance, Pigsy felt a lump in his throat and was utterly speechless.

He was about to display his divine power to show the old man how powerful he was, but unexpectedly, Sun Wukong beat him to it.

Sun Wukong appeared as if he were a ghost, possessing the statue and speaking to the old couple in the tone of a night-wandering deity.

The old man then realized that Sun Wukong had the ability to subdue demons and monsters, and hurriedly stepped forward to beg Sun Wukong to help capture the monster.

Eleven, like a cheerful little bird, clapped her hands and excitedly exclaimed, "Father! You're absolutely amazing!"

Old man: "Elder Sun, please help us!"

Sun Wukong's vanity was greatly satisfied, so he readily agreed.

Jiang Liuer reminded him, "Wukong, you must not let your guard down."

Sun Wukong naturally understood the principle of knowing yourself and your enemy, so he asked the old man about the origin of the monster.

It turned out that just a month ago, the old man was picking watermelons in the field with his son and daughter-in-law when suddenly, a plume of black smoke drifted down from the sky, like a ferocious beast baring its fangs and claws as it pounced on them.

Before they could react, the old man's son was captured by the monster.

From then on, the monster would come to the village every three to five days like a ghost, specifically targeting the young and strong men.

From this, we can infer that this is probably a female monster.

Sun Wukong pressed on, "Do you know what kind of monster she is?"

The old man explained with lingering fear, "When she came, it was pitch black, and you couldn't see your hand in front of your face. Even if you saw her, she would sweep you away."

"Who knows what she looks like, let alone what kind of monster she is?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong replied, "Leave the task of capturing the demon to me, the Great Sage."

Upon hearing this, the old man and his wife were moved to tears and repeatedly bowed to Sun Wukong in gratitude.