"So Master wanted a simple, easy life after all." Goku smiled.
"I'll be counting on you for everything from now on, Ye Chen."
Ye Chen replied, "Being with all of you is already a kind of ascetic practice. This will help improve my cultivation, too. Since you prefer that kind of life, Sanzang, follow your heart."
Tang Sanzang nodded.
Ye Chen strode ahead, and the others followed close behind.
From the back, Goku said, "Master, have you noticed that some people are just destined to follow him? Whether running or fighting, you're willing to go wherever he goes."
"That's right. Just like when you wanted to follow me back then," Tang Sanzang said with a smile.
"I remember that when you shattered Five Finger Mountain with one palm and tore apart the sealing talisman with one hand, I wanted to follow you. I just loved being free too much back then," Goku said.
"Right. In the end, I grabbed you and only got you to agree after I punched you in the head," Tang Sanzang said.
"Master, you were so powerful back then. Why did you stop fighting later?" Goku asked.
"After I met you, I thought Guanyin must be keeping an eye on me. I couldn't go on like that."
"Master, did you know Guanyin was up to something back then?" Goku asked in surprise.
"Actually, this Journey to the West to obtain the scriptures may have been Guanyin's trap. I don't know what those scriptures are meant to do, but they must be very useful," Tang Sanzang said.
Hearing that, Ye Chen said, "Those scriptures may have taken shape from Buddha's obsession. They might not be holy texts that save people, but demonic scriptures that harm them."
Goku asked Ye Chen, "How do you know?"
Ye Chen replied,