The Southern Wilderness Is a Wonderful Place!

"So, The Legend of Monkey and Journey to the West are actually the same book, and it's simply called Journey to the West, right?" In a school in Qingqiu Kingdom, a Fox Woman sat opposite a Scholar, while the tail behind her crept toward him beneath the table. She smiled brightly and said, "I didn't quite understand. Could you explain it to me again, Young Scholar?"

"Mm..." The Scholar felt something strange beneath the table, and his face instantly flushed crimson. He leaned back slightly, nodded, and replied, "The news from Mount Fangcun says it's... ah~ like this..."

The Scholar nervously glanced at the Fox Woman opposite him. She still wore an innocent smile, as if nothing had happened. Only the fox tail beneath the table seemed to have become even more... audacious...

I can't disgrace the Scholars. I can't disgrace the Scholars! The Scholar took a deep breath and forced himself to stay composed. Sitting up straight again without retreating an inch, he explained, "The original version of Journey to the West circulated among the Demon Race ran from 'The Spiritual Root Bears Fruit, Its Source Flows Forth; Cultivate the Mind and Nature, and the Great Dao Is Born' to 'Guanyin Attends the Assembly to Ask the Cause; The Little Sage Displays His Might and Subdues the Great Sage.' Those were precisely Chapters One through Six of the complete Journey to the West."

"The human version began with Chapter Eight, 'My Buddha Preaches the Scriptures and Founds Ultimate Bliss; Guanyin, Following the Decree, Goes to Chang'an,' and continued through Chapter Eleven, when King Tang convened the Water-Land Dharma Assembly. However, the content of Chapter Eight had previously been placed later. Now that the two books have been combined, it has returned to its original position."

"That leaves Chapter Seven."