Chapter 5

There was only one hammock in Wanneng's residence, and he gave it to Xuanzang. The pillow was filled with dried flowers, and the two sides were decorated with fresh flowers. His whole body was surrounded by the fragrance of flowers. Coupled with the swaying of the hammock, Xuanzang did not sleep well the whole night. He woke up in a daze for the third time and heard his two disciples talking.

First, it was Wanneng's voice, "Back then, I was with you in the Heavenly Palace. Although we were not familiar with each other, we still fought." He laughed self-deprecatingly, "With my current appearance, it's no wonder you can't recognize me."

Wukong was surprised and looked at him again, "How did you end up like this?"

"I violated the Heavenly Law."

"Which one?"

Wanneng said, "I offended someone I shouldn't have offended and was framed. The Jade Emperor sent me to the mortal world to reincarnate as a beast. He kept my memory and mana so as to humiliate me."

"What a pity!" Wukong sighed, "Which one were you framed?"

Wanneng was still angry, "Do you know who I offended?

That day, I was drunk and accidentally broke into the Guanghan Palace. I heard Chang 'e talking to a man. I was curious. The Guanghan Fairy hates men the most, so I paid attention and listened. "

Wukong grabbed his ear, "What did you hear?"

Wanneng said, "I can't remember clearly. I only heard them talking about 'Heavenly Law', 'disobeying fate', 'reincarnation', and so on. Then I was discovered."

"Think carefully."

"My brother, you can be gentler."

Wanneng shouted, "I was drunk at that time. My mind was not even my own. If only I could remember."

Wukong asked again, "Who was Chang 'e talking to?"

Wanneng said, "If I saw it, would I still be alive to reincarnate?" He paused, "In short, it was not an ordinary deity."

The two of them fell silent. Wukong asked again, "Which one was framed?"

"…" Wanneng gritted his teeth and said, "If I hadn't been unconscious at that time, I would have captured the adulterous couple and handed them over to the Jade Emperor!

However, Chang'e caught me and accused me of molesting her!

Even the fairies of the Celestial Court prostrate themselves at my feet. What's a mere Chang 'e worth? "

Wukong stared at him and laughed, "Junior Brother, you're not smart. Just tell the Jade Emperor that you like men."

"I didn't want to molest Master."

Wanneng said with a heavy heart, "Senior Brother, you may not believe it, but Chang'e not only framed me and made me into a pig fetus, but also secretly played tricks on me. She fed me a kind of lecherous drug and forced me to see beauties. Regardless of whether they were men or women, I would uncontrollably go up to them and beg for sex. My reputation as the Canopy Marshal in the past was completely ruined. Women are really the most vicious!"

Wukong said sincerely, "Indeed, I don't believe it."

Wanneng rolled his eyes and said, "Senior Brother, you may not believe it, but if you weren't as handsome as Master, I wouldn't have been able to stop myself from sticking to you."

Wukong immediately jumped two meters away, "But I believe it."

Wanneng looked at him and laughed. After a while, he said, "Actually, other than being a pig, there's nothing bad about falling to the mortal world. I can eat and sleep whenever I want. I don't need to listen to anyone. I'm a master. I can even secretly have an affair with a beautiful female demon. It's much better than working in the heavens!"

His eyebrows danced as he spoke. "But then something incredible happened. Guess what?"

Wukong said, "Avalokitesvara ordered you to protect the person who wanted to obtain the scriptures?"

"Monkeys are really smart!"

Wanneng said in surprise. After being slapped in the face, he hurriedly changed his words, "I mean, he's worthy of being the Great Sage Equal to Heaven.

Avalokitesvara asked me to protect the monk in order to obtain the scriptures. After the deed was done, he could atone for his sins and become a Buddha. He could return to the heavens again. But this isn't the most incredible thing. "

Wukong asked, "You think it's not easy for them to make a mortal monk travel thousands of miles to obtain the scriptures?"

"This is indeed something that I can't figure out, but it's not the case," Wanneng said, "The most incredible thing is that I found out that you were also instructed by Avalokitesvara to protect the person who wanted to obtain the scriptures."

Wukong raised his eyebrows.

"Others don't know how capable you, the master of the Havoc in Heaven, are, but how could I not know?" Wanneng took the opportunity to praise him, "With you around, why bother with me?"

Wukong asked, "How did you know I was around?"

Wanneng smiled brightly, "I've been in the heavens for so many years. How could I not have any connections?

I can still find out this bit of information. "He sighed," Only when you're in trouble do you know what's true friendship and what's just wine and meat. "

Monkey King didn't get angry. Instead, he smiled, "It's a pity that even with such a wide network of connections, you still ended up as a pig."

"You!"

Wanneng raised his voice. Wukong hit him with a stick and reprimanded, "Don't wake Master up."

"Don't point that thing at me.

Wanneng shrank back, not knowing what he was afraid of. "The monk isn't simple.

I heard that the monk is the reincarnation of Buddha's second disciple, the Golden Cicada. "He looked serious," That's why I pretended to be frivolous during the day. In fact, it was to test the monk. "

Wukong asked, "Didn't you say that you were drugged by Chang'e just now?"

Wanneng's expression didn't change, "It's both. You can't look at the problem with one perspective."

Wukong didn't tease him this time, "In the morning, I had some conflicts with … with Master and left in a fit of anger. I met some small demons who were talking about 'eating a piece of Tang Seng's meat can make you immortal'. I asked which Tang Seng they were talking about, which was Master, so I turned back."

He never expected that when he found the monk, not only was he safe and sound, but he was also taking in disciples. He was furious, thinking that he had finally thought things through and came back, but the monk didn't need him anymore. Just as he was about to leave, he heard his new disciple speak frivolously and wasn't kind at all.

Wanneng was shocked, "You're saying that even the small demons know?"

"Yes."

Wukong really did put away the stick, "I just met the Tang Seng this morning, and it hasn't even been a day. Even the demon who hasn't fully transformed knows that I'm protecting him in his journey to the West. The Tang Seng is the reincarnation of the Golden Cicada. Eating a piece of Tang Seng can make you immortal. It seems that all the demons in the world know."

His gaze went past Wanneng and landed on a young rose behind him, "Who do you think is so capable?

What's their purpose? "

Wanneng blurted out, "Avalokitesvara?

Since she wants us to protect the Tang Seng, why does she have to announce it to the world?

Doesn't that mean that everyone wants a piece of meat?

How can that be? "

Wukong said, "This is our purpose."

"A shield?"

"A sacrifice."

A chill rose from Wanneng's back, "That's it. It seems that the Buddha values this disciple very much.

I guess he's trying to gain merits for the Tang Seng so that he can return to his original position directly after taking the sutra.

Those in the Heavenly Palace all like to do this. "He smiled," The Tang Seng can't die, and neither can we. We still have to accompany him to become a Buddha. "

Wukong paused, "This is just our guess. No one can say for sure."

Xuanzang was the biggest mystery.

The two of them looked at Xuanzang in the hammock at the same time. The young monk had his back to them, and his breathing was long and steady. He sounded carefree and sound asleep.

"He probably doesn't know anything." Wukong frowned, "Let's wait a little longer."

"I don't want to become a Buddha," Wanneng whispered, "What about you?"

Wukong stood at the entrance of the cave. From Wanneng's perspective, a large part of him was blocked by the cave wall. The bright moonlight only illuminated half of his indifferent face.

"I'll only become myself."

"But Monkey," Wanneng's voice carried a loneliness that had never been there before, "your magic power is not like before."

Wukong's expression changed.

"Because I'm the same."

Wanneng smiled faintly, "No matter how bad I am, I'm still a Zenith Heaven Immortal who cultivated steadily. Why should I be unable to fight back under your hands?"

Wanneng did not lie. Wukong had fought with him in the sky before, and it was definitely not at this level now.

"Yes," Wukong said after a while, pointing to his head, "ever since I put on this thing."

This tight band was not only prepared for Xuanzang, a large part of his magic power was sealed at the same time. Even if he were to cause a ruckus in the sky now, he would probably only be able to make a splash.

"I'm about the same. Wearing this pig skin, I can't do anything.

I don't want anything. I just want to shed this skin and live happily. "Wanneng lowered his eyelids," What do you want to do? "

Wukong said, "Get rid of this thing and kill our way over."

Wanneng said happily, "Senior brother, it's still that monkey. I knew you were a good person!"

Wukong said, "The prerequisite is to get rid of it."

Wanneng said, "I'll sneak back to the Heavenly Palace some other day and ask some old friends if they have anything to say."

Wukong did not speak anymore. In his heart, he repeated the three words that Wanneng mentioned.

Heavenly Dao, defying fate, reincarnation.

There must be something else that he can't touch.

Xuanzang lay on his side on the bed without moving. Even the frequency of his breathing did not change. He quietly eavesdropped on his disciples' conversation. His eyes were open in the darkness, as clear and bright as the North Star.

***

Ba Jie was beaten out of his original state by the Monkey King. His body expanded by three times, but his face remained the same. However, as his body expanded, his facial features also expanded. One could vaguely make out his true appearance. He no longer looked like a scholar. He wore a small indigo shirt that could not cover his belly. He simply carried his luggage with his chest open and recited as if he was singing, "Since I converted to Buddhism, I wish for all living things … What then, master?"

Xuanzang was listless as he rode on the white horse. His head was nodding off and he forced himself to be awake when he heard Wukong's question. Before he could speak, he heard Wukong continue, "Understand the Great Dao, develop a supreme heart."

Xuanzang praised him, "Only Wukong has the root of wisdom."

"Master is biased towards Senior Brother. Reciting scriptures is all for Senior Brother's good." Ba Jie shouted, "Senior Brother's clothes, tsk, tiger skin, so new. Did Master make them?

I saw needles and thread in the luggage. "

He stuck out his belly, "Look at my poor appearance. Master didn't even say that he would make a set for me."

Xuanzang was somewhat ashamed, "I didn't think it through. When we meet someone later, you can melt two bolts of skin. I'll make them for you."

Ba Jie said, "I also want tiger skin clothes."

Xuanzang looked at Wukong awkwardly.

Wukong turned his head and did not look at him, "Go by yourself."

Xuanzang thought for a moment and said, "Then you can accompany me."

"I'm not letting you." Wukong rolled his eyes, "Whoever wants to go can go."

"Brother, you're making things difficult for your younger brother." Ba Jie cried, "I want to go by myself. Untie me."

His two hands had become a pair of pig's trotters. They were red and swollen, as if they had just been braised. It was just that they were not steaming.

If he dared to touch Xuanzang, his hands would become pig's trotters. It would take a whole day for them to recover. In the morning, he did not know that he had touched Xuanzang and immediately suffered retribution.

"I'll teach you a way. You put your trotters there and use them as bait to lure the tiger to bite you."

Wukong said, "Your skin is thick. The tiger won't be able to bite through it. Its teeth are also embedded in it and can't move. At this time, if you drag it back, the tiger will be dragged to death by you. Its skin will also be torn. You can just peel it off directly." After saying that, he laughed.

Ba Jie was so angry that his head was about to be steamed, "You're so easily amused."

Xuanzang was kind enough to smooth things over. He got off the horse and tidied his clothes, "I'll go."

He took a step and turned back three times, aiming at Wukong each time. He looked at him pitifully for three seconds before reluctantly turning back.

Ba Jie wiped his tears with his trotters, "My poor master …"

Wukong could not stand Xuanzang's stare. He glared back at him, "Sit down."

He took out the Jingu Bang and disappeared like a gust of wind.

"Master is still the best."

Ba Jie took the opportunity to get closer to Xuanzang, "Master, what you said in the morning, can you repeat it for me?"

Xuanzang took a small step back to keep a distance from him. He repeated the "three conversions" and sighed, "Ba Jie, the beauty in the world is just a piece of skin. After a hundred years, it will all be a pink skeleton. Why should you indulge in it?"

"A hundred years later is a hundred years later. Who knows what it will be like after a hundred years?

I only know that the present is real. The beauty's skin is not rotten and can please me. Living in the present and having fun is the right way. "

Ba Jie said leisurely and even made up a rhyme, "You can control the heavens and the earth, but you can't control a hard cock."

Xuanzang's face turned red. He turned his head and pursed his lips. He could not say a word of persuasion. It was too, too vulgar, too much!

It was too scary!

"Hard cock?

I'll tell you how hard cock is!

Let's see who's harder! "

Wanneng took a solid hit on the head. He was suddenly dizzy and felt that his brain was about to come out. He sat on the ground and then a tiger skin was thrown over to cover him.

Wukong's voice was a little muffled through the tiger skin, "You're always hard, Shidi. Cutting it off can be cured."

Wanneng hurriedly covered his lower part and cried, "Shidi, I was just joking. I didn't mean to be disrespectful …"

Wukong hammered him on the head again, knocking out his cattail leaf ears, pig skin, and mouth, "You can recover when you reflect on your mistakes." He then threw the tiger skin to Tang Sanzang, "Just make a hood for him."

Xuanzang saw him and immediately felt relieved. He was in an indescribable good mood. His eyebrows and eyes curved. He put the cleaned tiger skin on a rock and measured Ba Jie's size.

Wukong gave him a pair of scissors and asked him to do it. He squatted in front of Ba Jie and thought about how much to cut. Poor Ba Jie was trembling in fear and begged for mercy.

After a while, Xuanzang called him, "Wukong!"

Wukong was teasing his Shidi enthusiastically. He did not even turn his head. "Speak."

Xuanzang said, "Come here!"

"What's the matter?"

Xuanzang said, "Come here, I'll tell you."

Only then did Wukong stop and walk to his side. "Speak."

Xuanzang pulled the corner of his clothes and asked him to sit down. He leaned close to his ear and whispered, "One is not enough."

Her breath blew on his ears, making him feel numb and itchy. Goku didn't understand for a moment. "What?"