Not to mention the Bodhisattva's troubles.
Sun Wukong continued westward with Tang Sanzang and Little White Dragon. His cheerful appearance along the way left Tang Sanzang puzzled, and he could not help asking:
"Wukong..."
"What has made you so happy?"
Hearing this, Sun Wukong thought to himself:
Thinking of the Bodhisattva's helpless, aggrieved expression made him laugh inside. It felt utterly satisfying... He was always being plotted against by others, so it was only natural to be happy when he occasionally plotted back!
But he could not say that to Tang Sanzang.
Otherwise, that foolish monk would start nagging again!
Sun Wukong's eyes shifted, and he said with a grin:
"Now that we've recovered the cassock, master and disciples can continue westward. We're one step closer to Mount Ling. Isn't that worth celebrating?"
Tang Sanzang nodded.
Yet inwardly, he was somewhat unconvinced...
Yeah, right. You unruly monkey—would you really be happy just because we've resumed the journey to seek scriptures? I've never seen you show such sincerity toward Buddha Ancestor before!
Still, he could tell Sun Wukong was merely brushing him off. He could only sigh inwardly and ask no further questions...
Master and disciples traveled for another five or six days.
The road was nothing but desolate wilderness.
That day, they finally spotted signs of habitation in the distance. Sun Wukong took one look... and immediately matched it with the memories of his "past life," chuckling inwardly:
"The idiot is coming!"
Ahead lay Gao Family Village, where Zhu Bajie would join the Scripture Seeking Group. He had originally been Marshal Tian Peng, but after drunkenly molesting Chang'e in the Moon Palace, Haotian banished him to the mortal world. He was reborn in the body of a pig and became a pig demon.
Zhu Bajie was naturally greedy, lustful, slick-tongued,