In the end, the Great Sage broke the rules.

Chapter 152 was captured

Looking at the wide river, Jiang Liuer was so anxious that he kept pacing around in circles.

"There's no boat, how are we going to cross the river?"

Sun Wukong said, "Master, my water skills are not as good as my two junior brothers'. Let them carry you across the river."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Liuer turned his gaze to the enormous Pigsy and said, "Pigsy, why don't you carry your master across the river?"

Pigsy stammered, "Master... it's not that I don't want to carry you across the river, but as the saying goes, carrying a mortal across a river is as heavy as a mountain. If I really carry you across the river, I'm afraid even this old pig will fall into the river."

Sun Wukong looked at Sha Wujing and said, "Junior Brother Sha, why don't you carry Master across the river?"

Sha Wujing waved his hands repeatedly and said, "Eldest brother, I can't do it. I'm afraid I'll cause Master to fall into the water, and that would be a terrible sin."

Jiang Liuer's expression turned somewhat unpleasant when he heard his three disciples making excuses.

Chen Yi hurriedly said, "Great Sage, why don't you put Brother Jiang into your space too, and then take him across the river?"

Sun Wukong pondered for a moment and said, "Well... let's give it a try."

Sun Wukong put Jiang Liuer and Chen Yi, father and son, into his spatial storage, and then prepared to take them across the river.

But as soon as he stepped onto the river, Jiang Liuer fell straight into the river like a kite with a broken string.

Sun Wukong hurriedly rescued the person.

Sun Wukong frowned and asked, "Master, why did you come out?"

Jiang Liuer looked bewildered and said, "I didn't. I thought you were the one who released me."

Sun Wukong shook his head and said, "I didn't."

Jiang Liuer asked, puzzled, "Then what exactly is going on?"

As soon as Chen saw Jiang Liuer disappear, he also came out of the space and overheard their conversation. He tentatively asked, "Is it possible that, Brother Jiang, you can't take shortcuts and have to walk step by step to the Western Paradise?"

Jiang Liuer pondered for a moment, nodded, and said, "...What Brother Chen said makes sense."

Pigsy chimed in from the side, "If there's no boat, how will Master cross the river?"

Just then, a small boat suddenly appeared on the river. Sun Wukong looked closely and found that the boat was appearing and disappearing, as if it were playing hide-and-seek with them, which felt very strange.

But Jiang Liuer couldn't wait any longer and immediately called the boatman over loudly.

The old man rowing the boat frowned as he looked at the five people, including the master and his disciples, plus a child: "There are too many of you. My boat is too small to accommodate so many of you."

Jiang Liuer: "Old man, you only need to give me a ride. You don't need to worry about the others."

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong stepped forward and stopped Jiang Liuer, saying in a deep voice, "Master, there isn't a single boat in sight for dozens of miles around here, yet this person has suddenly appeared. He must be a monster in disguise."

Upon hearing this, the boatman flew into a rage, like a powder keg that had been lit, and immediately turned the boat around to leave.

Seeing this, Pigsy quickly reached out and grabbed the small boat.

Jiang Liuer pushed Sun Wukong away and said with a serious expression, "Wukong, how could this perfectly normal person be a monster? Don't talk nonsense."

"If you don't carry me across the river, do you expect me to swim across?" With that, he climbed onto the boat, ignoring Sun Wukong's attempts to stop him.

Chen Yi tugged at Sun Wukong's sleeve and whispered, "Great Sage, let him go. Once he's captured by the monster, he'll know how powerful he is."

Chen Yi had experienced most of the previous tribulations, while Jiang Liuer had little experience and doubted Sun Wukong's ability to see demons, which he could understand.

Let Jiang Liuer suffer more hardships, and perhaps he will understand Sun Wukong's good intentions.

Moreover, he must have been quite unhappy that his three disciples refused to carry him across the river, and he was probably sulking with them.

After Jiang Liuer and Bajie boarded the boat, Sun Wukong put Chen Yi and his son into his spatial storage. Then, he and Sha Wujing flew in the air, closely following Jiang Liuer to prevent any unforeseen events.

However, when the small boat reached the middle of the river, a huge wave suddenly shot out from under the boat, capsizing it and causing Jiang Liuer and Bajie to fall into the water together.

Even Sun Wukong and Sha Wujing were thrown to the shore by the powerful impact.

Sun Wukong sighed helplessly, "Now look what's happened, we've been captured by that monster again."

Sha Wujing nodded repeatedly, expressing his deep agreement.