Thoroughly Clear Buddha Heart, Parallel Solidification

Xuanzang sewed by lamplight through the night, a smile on his face as he tirelessly enjoyed the task.

Only after the fur had been sewn into a skirt did he lie down and fall asleep with a smile.

The next day, Xuanzang was awakened by Sun Wukong's excited laughter.

"Hahaha, it looks so good! Master, your hands are truly skillful."

"Wukong!" Xuanzang opened his eyes, sat up, and called out with a smile.

Seeing Xuanzang awake, Sun Wukong, clad in traveler's clothes and wrapped in a fur skirt, hurriedly leaped over.

"Master, this Tiger Skin Skirt looks amazing! Thank you, Master!"

Xuanzang nodded with a smile. "As long as you like it!"

A single Tiger Skin Skirt once again drew master and disciple closer together, while also strengthening Sun Wukong's determination to escort Xuanzang to Western Paradise for the scriptures.

Several days later, the heavy snow finally stopped, leaving a White Expanse outside.

Master and disciple prepared to bid the Old Man farewell and head west the following day.

Unexpectedly, something unusual happened that night.

The Old Man's son returned to the thatched cottage. When Sun Wukong and Xuanzang saw him, they were both startled.

The Old Man's son trembled involuntarily upon seeing Sun Wukong, as though he had encountered some great terror, then quickly turned and fled.

The clueless Old Man stood there with a baffled look on his face.

The Old Man's son was one of the Mountain Bandits who had previously robbed Xuanzang. Of the three bandits, he was the one who had escaped.

Watching the mountain bandit flee at full speed, Sun Wukong's eyes shifted. He casually found an excuse to go outside.

Before long, he caught up with the mountain bandit, who was hastily fleeing through a dense forest a thousand meters from the thatched