After accepting Sha Wujing as his disciple, Tang Sanzang immediately took this complete team of scripture collectors and continued to go west.
And he suddenly discovered that all five of his masters and disciples were victims of suffering from heaven.
Needless to say, Tang Sanzang was ordered to go to the West for the past nine lives, but all of them died in the Liusha River.
Sun Wukong tried to change his destiny against heaven, but in the end he failed and was suppressed for five hundred years. All the monkeys and grandsons of Huaguo Mountain were killed.
Zhu Bajie was framed by Fairy Chang'e and was demoted to the mortal world and thrown into a pig's womb. Although the specific reason is unknown, it was probably framed by his colleagues.
Sha Wujing was thrown into the Liusha River by the Jade Emperor because he believed in Buddhism. He suffered seven swords piercing his heart all day long, causing him to commit endless crimes.
As for the little white dragon, he was dissatisfied with the death of the Jinghe Dragon King and angrily accused the heaven of violating the power of heaven. If his father hadn't interceded for mercy, he would have been pushed to the dragon-slaying platform long ago...
Not long after, the master and disciples had crossed the 800-mile Liusha River and headed towards the broad road ahead.
And now, they have also left Nanzhanbuzhou where the Tang Empire is located, and entered the boundary of Xiniuhezhou.
"Second sister, second sister! Don't leave. How can I, an old pig, live without you?"
"Second sister, please take me away, second sister!..."
Early that morning, a burst of heart-piercing pig noises woke Tang Sanzang from his dream.
Tang Sanzang rubbed his groggy eyes and walked out of the cave where he stayed last night.
Looking around, he saw Zhu Bajie hugging a fallen tree at the entrance of the cave, dreaming of lust and crying until he died.
"Alas, it seems that Bajie still hasn't been able to let go of the love he had as a son and daughter!"
Seeing Zhu Bajie in his sleep, his tears and snot covering the tree, Tang Sanzang couldn't help but laugh or cry.
When he left Gao Laozhuang, Zhu Bajie rejected Gao Cuilan's infatuation thousands of miles away with the words "If you don't disappoint the Tathagata, you will disappoint you." He vowed to make a break with the past world of mortals.
Now it seems that he has not really put the past behind him, but just kept it in his heart.
But what makes Tang Sanzang puzzled is that Zhu Bajie usually dreams about Gao Cuilan at night, but he dreams about the second sister Mao who has been dead for six or seven years, and even cries like this A life or death?
Tang Sanzang scratched his head in confusion, but did not wake him up. Instead, he came to the stream nearby and started washing himself.
"Idiot, are you bothered by people crying and howling here so early in the morning?"
However, Sun Wukong, who was also awakened, had no good temper and jumped down from the tree and grabbed his big ears.
"Ouch!... Brother Monkey, please be gentle, be gentle, it hurts!"
Under Sun Wukong's torment, Zhu Bajie immediately woke up from the pain and let out a series of moaning screams.
"Okay Wukong, stop bullying Bajie all the time."
Seeing the brothers fighting again, Tang Sanzang said warmly.
After hearing this, Sun Wukong reluctantly let go of his hand and stuffed another wild fruit into Bajie's mouth.
But Bajie was chewing on the fruit, with a hint of disappointment in his eyes.
"Bajie, my master just listened to you talk in your sleep all morning. Was it because you were too depressed on the westward journey and made you miss people when you see things?"
Tang Sanzang also took a fruit from Wukong, and then asked him with interest.
"Maybe a little bit,"
Zhu Bajie pulled him to eat, "Since I left Gao Laozhuang, I haven't seen Miss Gao for almost a month, so I think about it day by day and dream about it at night!"
"But I just heard you calling Sister Mao, the name of your first wife."
"What? It's impossible, right?"
In response to this, Zhu Bajie suddenly panicked, "But the person I dreamed of was obviously Miss Gao. How could I have called her by the wrong name? Master, you must be making fun of me again!"
As he spoke, Bajie's eyes rolled around, as if he was a thief with a guilty conscience.
"Well... the weather is nice today! I think it's better to hurry up and hurry up, but don't gossip about me anymore!"
"By the way, where's Junior Brother Sha? Why don't you see him this early in the morning?"
Bajie looked to his left and muttered, which looked like he was deliberately changing the topic.
Tang Sanzang was about to ask more questions, but he soon discovered something was wrong.
At this time, Wukong and Bajie were right in front of them, and the little white dragon was crawling on the shallows by the stream.
Among the five masters and disciples, Sha Wujing was the only one missing.
"Yes, where did Wu Jing go this early in the morning?"
Regarding this, Tang Sanzang also felt doubtful.
"Master, two senior brothers, look what good things I have brought to you!"
But just when everyone was wondering, a rough voice from Sha Wujing suddenly sounded from deep in the forest.
Looking back, I saw him stepping on the treetops and flying quickly towards this side.
After a while, it fell from mid-air and arrived in front of Tang Sanzang.
In his hand, he also held an exquisite rice drawer made of pear wood.
"Wu Jing, where have you been?"
Seeing him rushing back in such a hurry, Tang Sanzang asked curiously.
"I just went to beg you for alms. I saw Master and brothers sleeping deeply, so I didn't dare to disturb them. I hope Master won't blame them!"
With that said, Sha Wujing respectfully handed over the rice tray.
Tang Sanzang was quite pleased with his intentions, and his impression of him also greatly improved.
But when he saw what was in the rice drawer, Tang Sanzang was slightly speechless.
I saw plates of exquisite pastries in the rice drawer.
Lotus cakes, green dumplings, flower cakes, osmanthus cakes, peach cakes... all kinds of exquisite and delicious delicacies are lined up inside.
"Hehe, Junior Brother Sha really can't see that this morning, he can actually be transformed into such a delicacy in the world!"
"Come on, let me, the old pig, help Master check whether these meals are to your liking!"
Looking at the drawer full of delicacies, Zhu Bajie immediately let out a sigh of relief and took the rice drawer over without any ceremony.
"Second Senior Brother, please slow down, don't finish every bite, and leave some for Master and the others!"
In response, Sha Wujing hurriedly stopped him, then took out some pastries and handed them to Tang Sanzang's hands.
"Wu Jing, thank you for your hard work this time."
After eating the delicacies in the drawer, Tang Sanzang was quite satisfied and said to him again.
After all, after leaving the Liusha Kingdom, the places their master and disciples walked through in the past few days were all desolate and barren mountains and rivers.
The area they were currently in was surrounded by barren mountains and ridges within a thousand miles. Not to mention large cities and towns, it was rare to even encounter a decent village.
In order to prepare this good breakfast for himself, Sha Wujing probably had to go through a lot of trouble early in the morning and might have traveled thousands of miles back and forth.
"Master, I brought these meals from a nearby villa, which is only about thirty miles away from here!"
Sha Wujing wiped the sweat from his face and said, "Oh, by the way, master and brothers, please eat quickly. After you finish eating, I have to return this rice tray to others!"
A nearby villa?
After hearing this, Tang Sanzang suddenly remembered something, so he paused slightly while eating.
"Wu Jing, can you tell me, my master, who lives in the villa where you went to beg for alms?"
With this thought, Tang Sanzang put down the cake in his hand and asked him.
"Oh, there are not many people in the villa. There is only one beautiful woman and three young girls who have just passed their haircut years."
Sha Wujing responded, "And they are very warm to others. They also said that they would like to invite you, Master, to the villa as a guest to discuss Buddhism with them!"
It seems that another disaster on the Xitian Road is about to come!
After listening to his story, Tang Sanzang suddenly understood!
