Black Myth: You and I are both destined

The surrounding rocks were scorched red and looked like they would melt at any time.

Zhu Bajie patted Tianming's shoulder solemnly, his broad palm carrying some comforting power.

"Since Shangqing knows it, then Taiqing knows it too." Zhu Bajie said with a slight sigh.

Tianming's eyes were firm as he responded, "Now that I think about it, the Supreme Lord Laozi must have known that we would steal the elixir, so he left the Green Ox alone so that we could succeed."

"They are the chess players and we are the chess pieces. It's natural."

Tianming's eyes revealed a hint of reluctance, yet also determination. "Although we are temporarily controlled and mobilized by them, a chess player without chess pieces is no longer a chess player. They should be more afraid than us."

"My dear nephew, you are really getting smarter. They dare not and cannot hinder us. Without us stirring up trouble here, they can't achieve their goals."

At this moment, Zhu Bajie put away his usual lazy look, and the mighty aura he had as the Marshal of the Galaxy in the past was briefly revealed in him like an awakening lion.

At that moment, he seemed to have returned to the glorious moment when he once commanded the soldiers of the galaxy. His eyes were sharp and majestic. Then the momentum receded like a tide and disappeared again.

"Even so, uncle will go ahead and explore."

"Hahahaha! My dear nephew, you are very good!"

"I have traveled the Milky Way with high spirits, so why should I fear the long journey ahead?"

Following these two lines of poetry, Zhu Bajie strode towards the depths of the mountains, and his figure gradually disappeared in the winding mountain road.

It was not until this moment that Tianming suddenly came to his senses and remembered that Ma Tianba had been knocked away by him.

He ran towards the edge of the fire pool anxiously. Along the way, the ground under his feet was emitting scorching heat.

When he rushed to the fire pool, he saw Ma Tianba lying very close to the lava pool, and the hot breath kept rushing towards Ma Tianba.

If he had arrived a little later, Ma Tianba would probably have been roasted into smoked horse meat.

Ma Tianba's eyes were closed and his face was pale, obviously he was unconscious after suffering a heavy blow.

Tianming wanted to wake him up, but didn't know where to start.

If a person is unconscious, you can pinch the Ren Zhong point, but if a horse is unconscious, where should you pinch?

He tried to shake Ma Tianba violently, but Ma Tianba remained like a heavy stone and did not respond.

In desperation, Tianming could only lean close to Ma Tianba's ear and whisper, "I saw a bull monster holding a big axe at the foot of the mountain. He said he was the vanguard officer of the Bull Demon King. The Bull Demon King saw that you had not returned for many days and thought you were dead, so he passed your title of general to him."

"What!!!" Ma Tianba seemed to be struck by a thunderbolt. He sat up from his coma and suddenly became energetic.

His eyes widened, his face full of disbelief!

"Old Ma is not dead! Old Ma is very energetic. I must go back and tell the king!" As he said that, he grabbed Tianming and ran up the mountain.

He ran at an astonishing speed, like a flash of lightning, as fast as the wind.

Tianming couldn't help but complain: "It takes less than a second to accelerate to 4000 meters. Brother Ma's body has at least horsepower!"

"You just woke up and you ran so fast, are you really okay?"

Upon hearing this, Ma Tianba immediately stopped and then reacted belatedly.

"Brother Monkey, when I met Taishang Laojun just now, I was hit by something and passed out. Could it be that the saint took action? Old Ma doesn't want to die. You must know the great gods up there, right? Please, good brother, help me to plead with them and ask them to be flexible."

Tianming felt mixed emotions. This old Ma was really honest and straightforward. It would have been fine if he had deliberately let him think that he had seen Laozi, but he was obviously beaten with a stick and did not suspect him at all. He really treated him as a brother.

Tianming looked not far away and saw a slightly quaint land shrine.

The three words "Cuiyun Temple" are engraved on the shrine, and under the light of the fire, it exudes a mysterious atmosphere.

He walked slowly to the shrine of the land temple, reached out and took out a stick of incense from his arms, lit it and inserted it into the incense burner in front of the shrine.

Then, Tianming turned to face Ma Tianba and said sincerely, "Since you treat me as a brother, I won't hide anything from you."

"I came here to ask your king some questions and take away a treasure. I hope you won't stop me. I don't want to hurt you."

Although Tianming's words were calm, the power contained in them was unquestionable.

If it was said at normal times, it might be regarded as a mockery, but with the strength he has shown now, it is genuine concern.

After saying that, Tianming took out a cricket from his sleeve and gently threw it on Ma Tianba.

The insect suddenly emitted a faint light, and then Ma Tianba's body gradually shrank and turned into a tiny insect.

"Let's go in and take a look together. In order to stop you from having other thoughts, I will also let you see my true strength."

Tianming said this as he walked towards the mountain, his figure looming in the firelight and smoke.

The insect transformed by Ma Tianba flapped its wings and quickly caught up with Tianming.

"Brother Monkey..."

Ma Tianba wanted to say something, but from the perspective of strength, Tianming had already given him a lot of face, so he couldn't say it for a while.

They walked along the winding and rugged stairs. The surrounding magma made a "gurgling" sound from time to time, as if it was the roar of the earth.

The further up the mountain you go, the stronger the evil spirit becomes, the more tense the atmosphere becomes, but the buildings become more luxurious.

The gate of the palace was tall and heavy, inlaid with countless sparkling gems, which sparkled charmingly under the firelight.

As you step into the palace, the first thing that catches your eye is the thick square stone pillars, on which are carved lifelike patterns of flying fairies. Each flying fairy seems to be about to leap off the stone pillar and fly into the endless sky.

The stone pillars were carefully framed with gold paper, making the entire palace sparkle with gold.

The lamps randomly placed on the ground are all made of pure gold, and the exquisite craftsmanship is amazing.

A green gauze cover gently covers the lamp, and the fabrics used are all rare and high-quality items in the world.

According to legend, the Rakshasa woman benefited the people and was deeply loved and respected by them. The tributes voluntarily offered by the people were piled up like small mountains in the corners of the palace.

Seeing it today, I found that the rumor is indeed true.

Just as Tianming and Ma Tianba, who had turned into a small insect and was lying on a pillar, were looking around, a woman's gentle yet somewhat majestic voice came from the deep palace inside the palace.

"Brother is tall, brother is short, why are you here instead of staying with your brother?"

Immediately afterwards, the crying voice of the little fox Pingping was heard.

"I want to...I want to see my mother's palm leaf fan to save my father."

"Save? I'm afraid a fan can't save us from this disaster at Huoyan Mountain."

"Mother! Mother, daughter, please."

"If this continues, my brother will go berserk and my father will surely die!"