Guanyin Begs Lin Zhu for Help

Sun Wukong immediately put away his wild, ferocious demeanor. He forced a rather "simple and honest" smile onto his face, with even a hint of fawning flattery. Planting the Golden Cudgel into the ground, he cupped his hands toward Guanyin in imitation of mortal etiquette.

"So it was Guanyin Bodhisattva. This old Sun... ah, no, disciple Sun Wukong greets you. I did not know earlier that Your Bodhisattva had transformed yourself to enlighten us, so I offended you greatly. You are magnanimous, Bodhisattva, so please do not hold it against a crude fellow like me!"

Guanyin hovered atop her Lotus Throne, watching this master and disciple put on their marvelous performance of switching from arrogance to deference faster than turning a page. Tang Sanzang in particular had just been "San Zang," grabbing collars and calling people "old fool," yet in the blink of an eye he had become the meek and devout "Tang Sanzang." The contrast was so extreme that the stifled fury in her chest nearly exploded! She gritted her teeth so hard that they were nearly crushed, then rebuked them sharply.

"Fine... what flexibility! What skill at following the wind! How did the Scripture Seeking journey turn into this?!"

Suppressing the urge to whip the two of them with the Pure Bottle Willow Branch, she fixed a cold gaze on Tang Sanzang, who knelt below. Her voice was as clear as pearls falling upon jade, yet laced with icy shards.

"Tang Sanzang, since you accepted King of Tang's decree, made your great vow, and received orders to travel westward in search of the True Scripture to save all living beings, why have you stopped here instead of continuing forward? Why do you intend to turn back? Have you forgotten what you said when you made your vow? If