Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons

"Goku!"

The shout was actually a human voice, and Xuanzang then realized that he had regained his human form without knowing when.

He hurriedly stood up, not caring about his own embarrassment, clasped his hands together, and said sincerely: "Wukong, it was your fault."

Wukong turned his back to him, tears welling up in his eyes.

The past flashed before his eyes like a bubble, and was fixed on the words on the skeleton of the White Bone Demon. Xuanzang lowered his head in shame, and said, "I should not have been deceived by the witchcraft of the White Bone Demon, and believed in the instigation of others, and got angry and wronged you."

Bajie rubbed his nose awkwardly. Needless to say, the "other person" was referring to him.

"The journey to the west to obtain the scriptures is difficult and arduous. Without you, I can't take a single step. Please forgive me this time for the sake of Guanyin Bodhisattva. I will listen to you in the future."

Wukong wiped his tears and turned back immediately. He had been suffering these days, and what he wanted was not an apology from Xuanzang?

Who knew that just as he had the idea, Wen Jiao sent a message, "Don't agree to him yet."

Wukong was stunned.

"The law is not sold at a low price, and the truth is not passed on lightly. If it is obtained too easily, it is inevitable that people will be frivolous. Even if you have thousands of loyal and righteous people, if they are not cherished by a mediocre master, it will be wasted." Wen Jiao sighed.

In Journey to the West, after experiencing the difficulty with the Yellow Robe Monster, Tang Seng truly understood that he could not do without Wukong's protection. However, he always had a kind of confidence that was unique to the second generation of gilded people who were born outside, and Wukong could not do without him even more.

He enjoys the protection of the Monkey King level. His faults will be found out, and he will be disparaged for no reason. He will not listen to strategies, and he will also collect negative evidence against him.

In order to protect him, Wukong killed two groups of thieves, and he blurted out the truth in a fit of rage.

What is it first? "You go to the Senluo Palace to make a speech, and look for the roots of a tree. His surname is Sun, and mine is Chen. We each have different surnames. Every wrong has its perpetrator, every debt has its creditor, so please don't sue me, the monk who is seeking scriptures."

So in your mind, Wukong was not considered a member of the pilgrimage team from the beginning to the end? What was that? Was he a thug who came to help?

What happened next? "You, a monkey, have killed people and caused me so much trouble. I really don't want you anymore!"

He saved you time and time again, so that implicates you? Just because there were some casualties in the process of saving you, and most of them deserved to die, that implicates you? So every time Wukong worked so hard to save you, you kept a little notebook in your heart to record his bad deeds?

If there is nothing wrong with this, let's take a look at what Wukong did when he subdued the Green Bull Monster in a similar situation.

At that time, Wukong asked the Yellow River Water God to release water to drown the Green Bull Monster. However, once the Green Bull Monster closed the cave gate, the water scattered everywhere and flooded countless farmlands. Wukong hurriedly asked the Water God to collect the water, but the Water God didn't know how to do it. Wukong got angry and didn't care that the Golden Cudgel had been caught by the Green Bull Monster. He personally went into battle with the Green Bull Monster with his bare hands.

Did he ever say: "His surname is Huang, my surname is Sun. Every wrong has its perpetrator, every debt has its creditor. Please don't sue me, the Monkey King"?

From this one thing alone we can tell that Wukong has the potential to become a Buddha, while Tang Seng has the ability to ask for a beating.

If you want to employ people, you have to take responsibility. In the final analysis, it is you who wants to learn from them, and you want to use them to protect you. All losses incurred in the process should be counted on you. People cannot have it all. Enjoying the efforts of subordinates and then throwing all the faults on them is not only immoral, but also shameless.

Although there are many such shameless villains in the world, is this what you, a holy monk, should do?

Although the Tang Monk in "A Chinese Odyssey" is nonsensical, he said one thing that was very simple: "I will take the blame, and you go to die."

After all, Tang Seng is not good at risking his life, so his greatest value as a pilgrim is to take the blame, which is a wise move. On the other hand, Xuanzang has the same temper as his father Chen Guangrui, who wants everything except responsibility, and is like a shiny non-stick pan.

No wonder Wukong's second heart, after snatching the scriptures, wanted to go on his own with the three monkeys. For Wukong himself, having three wild monkeys as teammates is less troublesome and laborious than fighting Tang Seng, an old monk who has become a spirit of non-stick pan.

If a child is not taught well, it is the fault of the father. Chen Guangrui's biological father cannot be relied upon, so Wen Jiao, the biological mother, has to correct Xuanzang's illness. Otherwise, if he gets sick again, wouldn't she, as a mother, be scolded for how she taught her son, and even the education of the Duke's Mansion would be questioned?

"Great Sage, listen to me and say - what the master said, can't Bajie and Sha Seng protect you to the West?" Wen Jiao said.

Wukong said as he was told and was stunned for a moment, because this was exactly what Xuanzang said when he chased him away.

Xuanzang's face suddenly became hot, and he hesitated for a long time before saying again: "It is my fault."

Bajie shouted, "Brother Monkey, if you keep saying that, you're slapping me and Junior Brother Sha in the face."

When Wukong was around, he could eliminate all the demons and even had time to raise Xuanzang until he was fat and white. Wukong had been gone for only a few days when Bajie, Sha Seng and Xiao Bailong took Xuanzang to a cage of wild beasts. It was true that one could tell whether he was a mule or a horse by taking him out for a walk.

When Wukong was around, he took on so many responsibilities that Bajie and Sha Seng thought that the monsters on the journey to the West were just like that. But after they were beaten up by the Yellow Robe Monster, one escaped and the other was captured, no matter how high their self-esteem was, they also faced reality.

As it turns out, without Wukong, this family would have broken up within a month.

Now when he thought about how excited he was at the beginning, thinking that by kicking Wukong out and taking over as the eldest brother, he could make the team bigger and stronger, Bajie's pig face felt ashamed.

"But you have made a vow." Wen Jiao had no idea how many thoughts were going through the mind of the pig beside her. She only looked at Xuanzang. "I heard that Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva completed his merits and deeds, but he vowed that he would not become a Buddha until hell is empty. He stayed in hell forever and never came out again. It can be seen that Buddhist vows cannot be taken lightly. Since you swore that you would fall into hell if you see Wukong again, how can you let Wukong protect you on your journey to the west to obtain the scriptures?"

Xuanzang's face turned red and white, and after a long struggle, he made up his mind: "Then I will fall into the Avici Hell."

"What?" Bajie and Xiaobailong screamed in unison.

Wukong turned around suddenly.

Xuanzang's pale and thin face was full of remorse and determination. "I went west to obtain the scriptures for the great wish of saving all living beings and the imperial order of the Tang Emperor. What does it matter if I die for it? Besides, this is also a disaster I caused myself. If I can get Wukong to return to Buddhism, my death will be worth it. I only hope that in the next life, on the way to the west to obtain the scriptures, you, Wukong, will still call me Master."

When he finished speaking, his breath gradually weakened. When he finished saying the last word, Xuanzang sat down, closed his eyes, and passed away on the spot.