Journey to the West: Interpretation and Teaching Disciples

Chapter 161

With the help of Mu Zha and Monk Sha, Xuanzang and his party crossed the Liusha River and continued westward.

On this day, spring is coming and autumn is coming, and the season is already scorching summer!Monkey King and Zhang Xing walked in front, Bajie led the horse, and Drifting carried the burden behind.

Bajie, who was walking in the middle, led the horse, and said, "This damn weather, it's so hot, I'm an old pig!" He fanned himself with his sleeve as he spoke.

Sun Wukong, who was walking in front and talking to Zhang Xing, heard Zhu Bajie's complaint and said, "Bajie, you are a man of cultivation after all. Before our master said anything, why are you called hot?"

The Drifting Monk walking behind also said at this time: "Yes! Yes! Second senior brother, do you think I am still carrying the burden?"

Seeing so many objections to him, Bajie hurriedly said to Zhang Xing in front of him: "Brother Zhang, do you think it's hot?"

"Hehe!" With a slight smile, Zhang Xing turned his head to look at Zhu Bajie and said, "Bajie! You are too lazy! But the weather is indeed a bit hot, and we all have a good time talking, because we are afraid that Master Xuanzang will be hurt. No! Great Sage, why don’t you go to the front and see if there are any houses or places where you can rest.”

"Okay! My old Sun Yun is quick, let's go and have a look, you have to watch out for Master not to be captured by monsters!" Monkey King responded, and after a few words, he disappeared.

Xuanzang, who was sitting on the horse, actually felt the heat, but none of his apprentices spoke, and he was too embarrassed to speak. Now that Zhang Xing asked Sun Wukong to go and have a look, he was also moved.

A group of people stopped after Monkey King left, rested and just waited for Monkey King to come back.

After the Monkey King left, he flew not far away, and before flying too far, the Monkey King saw a manor appearing on this empty plain, and the Monkey King was afraid that this was a place where monsters transformed into harm, so he raised his head and flew into the air. Looking around, I saw Qingyun shrouded in mid-air, and auspicious mist covered it.Seeing this situation, Sun Wukong knew that it must be enlightened by the Buddha, so he flew to Xuanzang again.

As soon as Bajie sat down, he didn't rest for a while when he saw an auspicious cloud flying towards him from the sky, and knew that Monkey King was back!

Sure enough, as soon as the auspicious cloud fell, it showed Monkey King's appearance.As soon as Bajie saw that Monkey King came back so soon, he hurriedly asked: "Brother Monkey, have you found a place to cool off? Master is going to be so hot!"

"You idiot, you know you need to rest!" After saying Bajie, Monkey King turned his head and said to Xuanzang, "Master, I saw a manor in front of us, so we can take a rest!"

When Xuanzang heard Sun Wukong say that there was a manor in front of him, Xuanzang was overjoyed and asked Monkey King to lead the way when he thought of this.

Sun Wukong listened to Xuanzang's words, responded and led the way ahead. At this time, Bajie was also happy in his heart, and his face was also a little bit happy, and he walked without the usual problems.

A group of five people plus a horse walked quickly after learning that there was a place to rest. Originally, the place was not far from Xuanzang and his group, but now they walked fast again. After a while, Xuanzang saw the manor that Wukong mentioned!
As he got closer, Xuanzang had to marvel at the magnificent construction of this manor, with steep eaves and intrigue.

While Xuanzang was admiring the manor, Zhu Bajie over there was ready to knock on the door!Seeing this surprised Xuanzang.Xuanzang knew what his two apprentices looked like, if it wasn't for the Bodhisattva's guarantee, even he himself was a little scared when facing these two apprentices, let alone this ordinary family?

Xuanzang hurriedly called Bajie to stop, Bajie still didn't understand so he glanced at Xuanzang, but Zhu Bajie didn't keep his temper like Monkey King, even though he didn't understand but listened to Xuanzang's words, he retreated.

After Xuanzang called Bajie down, he gave a lecture, saying that he shouldn't be so reckless, he should pay attention to etiquette and so on. Finally, Xuanzang was ready to knock on the door as soon as he straightened his clothes and put on a good posture.

After knocking twice, Xuanzang waited.After a while, I heard rustling sounds from inside the door.Before the door was opened, I heard a soft voice saying: "Who is it, come to knock on my widows?"

Hearing this voice, Xuanzang was startled, he didn't expect that this family was a widow.It's not that he dislikes widows, it's just that "there are many gossips in front of widows." It's really inappropriate for a group of men like himself to knock on a widow!

Before Xuanzang could think about what to say, he saw a beautiful woman coming out of the door.

That beautiful woman is only in her [-]s or [-]s, but she was born beautiful.He was not surprised when he saw a group of men in front of the door, and he was not afraid when he saw the appearance of Monkey King and Zhu Bajie.Instead, he said with a smile: "Hey! What's the wind today! Why did you send me a group of men? To the elder and this Taoist, come! Come! Come! Come in and sit down!" They brought Xuanzang and his party into the manor.

As soon as she entered the room, the beautiful woman said: "Xiaoyun, there are guests! Hurry up and serve tea!"

"Hey! Here we come!" Before the words finished, a soft female voice came to everyone's ears, and a maid came out from a side room and brought six cups of tea.

Zhang Xing took a look and found that the maid was not bad looking.Before Zhang Xing took a closer look, he saw the maid suddenly glanced at him. This glance made Zhang Xing feel a little strange, but before Zhang Xing could think of anything, the maid bowed down.

As soon as the maid left here, the beautiful woman chased after Xuanzang to ask questions.This made Xuanzang very uncomfortable.When Xuanzang said that they were going to the West to learn Buddhist scriptures, the beautiful woman said that her family had a great career and her four daughters wanted Xuanzang and his party to stay and find a son-in-law.Hearing what the beautiful woman said, Xuanzang was unwilling, and Sun Wukong knew that the manor was weird, so he would not agree, and the Drifting Monk over there did not agree either.As for Zhang Xing, he would not agree!But this guy Bajie was moved, but he couldn't say anything when he saw that none of his seniors and brothers stayed. He just persuaded Xuanzang tactfully, but obviously Xuanzang would not let Bajie persuade him.

Such a result made the beautiful woman very angry, and the few people broke up unhappy. Until the beautiful woman left, Bajie still complained that Xuanzang would not agree to come down in advance, and let him eat first.Xuanzang didn't pay attention to what this guy said, so he walked away, followed by Zhang Xing and Monkey King.The Drifting monks also left, and Bajie saw that everyone was gone, so he chased after the beautiful woman.

After leaving the hall, Zhang Xing felt a little bored in his heart, so he didn't go to the resting place. Instead, he took a walk in the manor. As he walked, Zhang Xing thought of the look that the maid looked at him before.Zhang Xing always felt that that look was familiar, but he didn't quite know where it was.As he walked, Zhang Xing didn't notice a person coming in front of him.

(End of this chapter)