Slaying Gods and Extinguishing Buddhas, by My Special Permission

Sun Wukong's condition was strange and unusual, so Tang Luo could not make a move directly.

So he might as well stir things up and get everyone back on the journey for scriptures—a sort of "revisiting old places" therapy.

Perhaps as they traveled, Sun Wukong would suddenly recover.

As for how to persuade Sun Wu to undertake the journey for scriptures, that was the task of the Tang Seng before him.

Tang Luo's method of persuading people through reason was not suitable for Sun Wukong.

So, the higher-ups had personally appointed him as the scripture seeker.

After a round of coaxing, Tang Luo successfully won over Tang Seng. This man had been a devout and virtuous monk to begin with.

After Tang Luo displayed a "miracle," he believed without the slightest doubt and resolutely set out on the journey for scriptures.

The task of coaxing Sun Wu into joining the journey was also handed to Tang Seng.

That had originally been his job.

Tang Luo coaxed Tang Seng, and Tang Seng coaxed Sun Wukong—a perfect chain of command.

After sending Tang Seng near Sun Wu and finishing his instructions, Tang Luo finally departed. He still had a few things to do.

Like an old father worrying himself sick over an unfilial son, he was so busy that he could not stop at all.

Eagle Sorrow Ravine was deep, steep, and broad, its waters crystal clear.

A poem said:

A frigid stream threads through the clouds; clear waves reflect the crimson sun. Its sound shakes the night rain through secluded valleys; its colors scatter the dawn glow, dazzling the heavens. Waves a thousand fathoms high spray shattered jade; a pool of water roars with the pure wind. Flowing into vast misty waters, gulls and egrets forget themselves, never meeting fishers.

Simply