"Bullshit!" Ye Chen blurted out. "You were clearly conscious that day. Don't think I didn't know! I heard you chanting sutras!"
Tang Sanzang's expression didn't change at all. He didn't even open his eyes. He seemed to have no intention of explaining himself.
"Tang Sanzang, I'm not going to hold that against you. I was just unlucky that day. I know that even if you'd spoken up, it might not have made a difference, but what you did today was too much!"
"Not only did you trick that monkey, you tried to fool me too. If I hadn't been wary of you, the monkey would've fallen into Guanyin's trap today."
"Amitabha. This humble monk has no idea what that hat is. As I said, I bought it in Chang'an City. Even if there were something wrong with it, these mortal eyes of mine could never have seen it."
Ye Chen pressed his lips together. He couldn't think of a way to expose Tang Sanzang. He knew that if Tang Sanzang was determined to keep quiet today, there was no way Ye Chen could make him tell the truth.
As for telling the truth himself, that was out of the question. It concerned his deepest secret. He had no idea what the consequences of revealing it would be, and he didn't dare take the risk.
"Fine. Fine, Tang Sanzang. If you insist on saying nothing, there's nothing I can do. But remember, Guanyin is definitely not on our side."
"When I found Sun Wukong in the Heavenly Court that day, Buddha said something to me. That's when I knew he was definitely on our side."
"But even so, Guanyin kept working against me. First she had Little White Dragon swallow me, then she gave you that hat."
"I don't know what