When the novels of the Wondrous Dream Pavilion were sold everywhere in the Three Realms of Untainted Land, Tang Sanzang, who was traveling west, and Sun Wukong, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, who had just been rescued, finally arrived at Gao Lao Village.
"Master, there's a manor up ahead. Let's go there and rest for a while.”Sun Wukong jumped onto the top of the tree and looked into the distance. Then he came down and told Tang Sanzang what he saw.
"Good!" The path was filled with barren mountains and wilderness. Even though Tang Sanzang was the Golden Cicada Master in his previous life, he was just an ordinary person with a mortal body at the moment. His body could not help but feel tired.
However, when the two of them entered the manor and introduced themselves as Tang Sanzang and Sun Wukong who had gone to the Western Paradise to obtain scriptures, something very strange happened. Tang Sanzang was originally worried that the people in the village would be afraid of Sun Wukong's appearance. However, he did not expect that they would be surrounded by people immediately after they entered the village. They did not say anything and just stared at the master and disciple. However, this gaze was purely curious and did not carry any malice.
"Amitabha. I wonder why everyone is looking at me and my disciple like this.”Tang Sanzang put his palms together and bowed.
"That's right, that's right. You little wimps, don't pull my hair.”Sun Wukong slapped away the hands of the children who were tugging at his fur and even made a monkey face to scare the children. However, it didn't scare them. Instead, it made them even more kind.
"May I ask if this esteemed master and disciple are Tang Sanzang and Sun Wukong who are going to the Western Paradise to obtain scriptures?”One of the elders stepped forward and returned Tang Sanzang's greeting.
"This Penniless Monk and his disciple are."
After hearing Tang Sanzang's answer, everyone's expressions relaxed. Then, a little girl about ten years old asked,
"But are you really Tang Sanzang? You don't seem to be long-winded at all!”
Before Tang Sanzang could figure out what was going on, another little boy who was about the same age as the little girl retorted first,
"This is the later Tang Sanzang. Didn't you see that the last Tang Sanzang has become less long-winded?”
The little boy had just refuted the little girl when another little boy refuted him again.
"That's not true. Tang Sanzang became less long-winded after Zixia Fairy. You see, this Tang Sanzang only has Sun Wukong by his side. There is no Zhu Bajie or Sha Wujing. He is definitely not the Tang Sanzang who has become less talkative. Moreover, he doesn't even have Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing as his disciples. I think he might be a fake Tang Sanzang!”
"Joker, Joker, do you know Zixia Fairy? Can you help me get her autograph?”
"Stupid, he's now the Great Sage, Heaven's Equal, Sun Wukong. He's no longer Joker. Zixia Fairy is already dead.”
The group of children ignored Tang Sanzang and Sun Wukong as they talked. They started arguing about whether Tang Sanzang was long-winded, whether Tang Sanzang was real or fake, and whether Sun Wukong knew Zixia Fairy.
For a moment, it was as if there were hundreds of flies buzzing around Tang Sanzang and his disciples, making them feel extremely annoyed.
"Stop arguing, stop arguing. Everyone, take your children back.”The leading elder slapped his walking stick and said to the younger generation behind him.
Immediately, the children surrounding Tang Sanzang and Sun Wukong were pulled, dragged, or carried back by their parents.
"I'm sorry, I've embarrassed myself in front of the elders." The elders looked at Tang Sanzang and his disciple and smiled embarrassedly.
"Amitabha, there is no hindrance. But why do the people in your manor seem to be so familiar with this poor monk and his disciple?”Tang Sanzang asked in confusion.
"Let me explain." A deep voice came from behind Elder Zhu.
Hearing the voice, the crowd surrounding Tang Sanzang and his disciples, as well as the elders, all made way.
At this time, Tang Sanzang and Sun Wukong finally saw the appearance of the person. He had a tall and sturdy figure, a fat head, and big ears. He looked rather greasy, but his eyes were as calm as a deep pool, making people unable to help but ignore his external appearance.
"Alright, alright. I'll have to trouble Marshal Canopy then. I'll prepare some vegetarian dishes for everyone.”The elders bowed to Tang Sanzang and the others again and took their leave. Another person led Tang Sanzang and his disciples to the living room.
At the dining table, Sun Wukong was shocked,""Are you saying that everyone in the village knows me because they saw that stupid Journey to the West?!!”
"Yes, that's right. Especially because of your story with Zixia Fairy, I was deeply moved.”
Zhu Bajie looked at Sun Wukong's stunned expression with a smile. He and Sun Wukong were old acquaintances. When Sun Wukong wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace 500 years ago, the two of them had a fight. The result was a draw. Because he had to guard the Heavenly River, he did not chase after Sun Wukong after he left the Heavenly River.
Later, due to some matters, he reincarnated and descended to the mortal world, preparing to become a part of the people who sought the scriptures. Originally, he wanted to do some evil things casually, but when Tang Sanzang and Sun Wukong passed by here, he was subdued by them.
However, the combined influence of the Twelve Bookstores was simply too great. There were Twelve Bookstores throughout the Great Tang, and even outside the Great Tang, or merchants who had traded their interests with the Twelve Bookstores and chose to sell their biographies, audio recordings, and photo jade slips to other countries. After all, each person wearing a Universe Bag or Universe Ring could store a lot of books, voice recording jade slips, and photo recording jade slips. If they were sold to other countries outside the Great Tang, they could earn tens or even hundreds of times the profit!
How could the merchants not go crazy for such a huge profit?
Naturally, there were merchants who passed by Gao Laozhuang with biographies, audio recordings, and photo jade slips. Then, without any surprises, the story of " Journey to the West " spread. At the same time, Zhu Bajie in Gao Laozhuang had also read the whole story of A Chinese Oath to the West. Perhaps it was because the story in A Chinese Oath to the West had evoked some memories.
He had originally planned to disguise his identity and do some evil things to wait for Tang Sanzang and his disciples to subdue him. However, he suddenly lost this thought and felt that this so-called Journey to the West was nothing more than this. It hadn't even started yet, and there was already a mighty figure who had started a Chinese Oathtale. Feeling melancholic, he directly revealed his identity to Gao Laozhuang and the others, and showed his strength. Then, other than watching a Chinese Oath to the West once a day, he quietly waited for Tang Sanzang and Sun Wukong to arrive.
After watching Zhu Bajie's Journey to the West, both Tang Sanzang and Sun Wukong fell silent. However, the difference was that Sun Wukong's mood was somewhat similar to Zhu Bajie's mood. He was low, silent, and did not say a word, making it difficult for others to see what he was thinking.
As for Tang Sanzang, he sighed because of the love between Sun Wukong and Zixia Fairy in the photo. He sighed and said,"Amitabha, the world is full of suffering." At the same time, he also understood why the self he was paying attention to had turned from a chatterbox and long-winded person to a silent one. It was because words could not persuade people. No matter how much he said, it was better to do it directly.
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