this novel is healthy

Chapter 1444: The Eighty-Ninety-One Difficulties of the Journey to the West

"Come on, come on, the eighth difficulty is the white horse getting lost, the ninth difficulty is the monkey losing his horse, these 81st difficulties are getting closer and closer."

"The monkey lost his horse? Have you already determined that Shi Pantuo is the Monkey King? Isn't that a bit too arbitrary?"

"That's not arbitrary at all. Didn't you see the description of this Shi Pantuo? His face is covered with gray-brown hair and he has a signature thunder god mouth. More importantly, he is indeed Chen Xuanzang's first disciple. If this isn't Sun Wukong, then what else could he be?"

"No, no matter whether this foreigner is Monkey King or not, I just can't understand one thing. So many people wanted to become Chen Xuanzang's disciples before, but they were all rejected by Chen Xuanzang. Why did Chen Xuanzang agree to become his disciple when this foreigner wanted to become his disciple?"

"This is a good question. I think there are two main factors. The first factor is on the spiritual level. Chen Xuanzang got lost in a dilapidated temple. He knelt down in front of the Buddha statue and prayed for someone to take him away. As a result, Shi Pantuo appeared. Chen Xuanzang would naturally think that Shi Pantuo was the man of destiny sent to him by the Buddha in response to his prayers. Since he is the man of destiny, is it natural to accept him?"

"The second factor is relatively simple. Chen Xuanzang needs someone to lead the way out, and Shi Pantuo is the only one who can take him away. This is a practical requirement and must be agreed to. Otherwise, he will be trapped to death in this dilapidated temple."

"The above two points are very well analyzed, especially the first one. I think it makes Shi Pantuo's identity more consistent with the Monkey King. Because in Journey to the West, the Monkey King is also the guide that the Buddha directly arranged for Chen Xuanzang."

"And this Shi Pantuo was also the guide given by the Buddha to Chen Xuanzang. This is a direct match, so this Shi Pantuo must be Sun Wukong!"

"Hahaha! This plot is so funny. I remember a few days ago you were still arguing about whether the White Dragon Horse appeared earlier than Sun Wukong. But now the bug no longer exists. The White Dragon Horse was sold by the monkey, and then replaced with an old horse. The order is now right again. Chen Xuanzang really did take in the monkey first, and then got a group of old horses that knew the way... These old horses that knew the way are definitely equivalent to the real White Dragon Horses. Aren't they better than the previous group of stupid white horses that could only get lost?"

"Wait, I remember that in Journey to the West, Chen Xuanzang actually had a white horse first, but after the white horse was eaten by the little white dragon, the little white dragon transformed into a white dragon horse. So this order is actually not wrong at all, it is just an ordinary horse-monkey-knowledgeable old horse (white dragon horse), which once again perfectly matches Journey to the West?"

"The person above is really talented. This Shi Pantuo is definitely the Monkey King."

"If that's the case, then Shi Pantuo must be a man of extraordinary martial arts, and he must be the main character who can escort Chen Xuanzang all the way to Tianzhu. I'm not happy that such an important role was given to a foreigner. After all, he should be a master of our China!"

"It doesn't matter whether they are Hu people or Huaxia people. I want to know when the future Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing will appear, and what they will look like in the Huaxia world."

"This Zhu Bajie should be a bandit who robbed someone's daughter, and then was converted by Chen Xuanzang with Buddhism. Anyway, that old Hu said that there are bandits everywhere in the desert, so it is normal for Chen Xuanzang to encounter a robbery in the future. As for Sha Wujing, he should be a water bandit who wanted to rob Chen Xuanzang when he was crossing the river, and then was converted."

"No way, how come Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing are both born as bandits? Does this make sense?"

"Because Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing in Journey to the West were originally monsters, and what they did was no different from bandits. Sha Wujing even ate the nine reincarnations of Jin Chanzi and polished his head into a skull necklace. Do you know how horrible this is?"

Well, the above discussion was all comments before Shi Pantuo left the plot, so when that plot was released, the whole group burst into laughter again. "I am dying of laughter, what Shi Pantuo, what Shi Pantuo is Sun Wukong. This Sun Wukong almost wanted to kill his master in the next chapter, and finally ran away. Is this Shi Pantuo really Sun Wukong?"

"The guy above is so happy? Have you really read Journey to the West? Don't you know that Monkey King actually looked down on Chen Xuanzang at the beginning and wanted to kill him to vent his anger just a few days after he subdued him? If it weren't for the timely delivery of the Tightening Curse by Guanyin Bodhisattva, the first person to kill Chen Xuanzang would have been none other than Monkey King."

"Moreover, in Journey to the West, there are too many plots where Monkey King angrily leaves Chen Xuanzang and runs away, and even makes up such outrageous plots as the real and fake Monkey King. So it is normal for Shi Pantuo to leave Chen Xuanzang now. So I bet 5 Canglan that Shi Pantuo will definitely come back and be Chen Xuanzang's apprentice in the future!"

"It makes sense!"

"That should be the case. It does correspond to the plot of Journey to the West."

"Alright, the tenth difficulty is crossing the Hulu River at night, the eleventh difficulty is the Hu monk's murderous intention, and there are only 70 difficulties left to the st difficulty. Come on, Chen Xuanzang!"

【After Chen Xuanzang became a lonely man again, the next crisis he faced was Wufengkou. Wufengkou is not a place name, but refers to five different beacon towers. The border controlled by the Tang Dynasty ended at Yumen Pass. However, in order to avoid the invasion of the Turks and to be able to give early warning, the Tang Dynasty also set up five beacon towers outside Yumen Pass. Each beacon tower was separated by a hundred miles and was set up on the road that must be passed through to exit the pass. 】

[Most importantly, these five beacon towers guarded the only five water sources along the way. If Chen Xuanzang wanted to go all the way to the Western Regions and replenish water, he had to pass through Wufengkou. Similarly, when the Turkic army came to attack, they must pass through places with water sources, so Wufengkou was a place that could not be avoided.

Although Chen Xuanzang was very careful, he was captured directly at the first beacon tower. But he never expected that Wang Xiang, the guard of the first level, was actually a fan of Chen Xuanzang and a devout Buddhist believer. So instead of sending Chen Xuanzang back, he prepared water and food for him and pointed out a shortcut for him. As long as there was enough water, he could bypass the second and third beacon towers and directly reach the fourth beacon tower.

The commander of the fourth beacon tower was a good friend of Wang Xiang, and both of them were devout Buddhists. As long as he had a letter from him, the commander of the fourth beacon tower would never make things difficult for him.

Following Wang Xiang's advice, Chen Xuanzang successfully bypassed the second and third beacon towers and replenished water and food at the fourth beacon tower. However, the commander of the fifth beacon tower told Chen Xuanzang that the commander of the fifth beacon tower had a bad temper and would not let him pass.

Just when Chen Xuanzang was in despair, he said again, but there was a shortcut to the fifth beacon tower, which could be bypassed, but because it was impossible to replenish water at the fifth beacon tower, the demand for water was very strict.

Because after passing the fifth beacon tower, there is the vast 5-mile Meheyan Desert, where there are few water sources, no birds flying above and no animals walking below, and it is also called the Quicksand River.

Even the most experienced merchants could die of thirst in there. Originally, they could have replenished water at the fifth beacon tower, but Chen Xuanzang wanted to go around it, so the water source would be really insufficient, so Chen Xuanzang had to choose carefully. 】

(End of this chapter)