After sensing the area, Goku knew there were two monks outside, but he paid them no mind.
It was nothing if they were merely eavesdropping, but if they tried anything reckless, Goku would not mind killing them.
In the latter half of the night, Goku opened his eyes again. He heard sounds outside once more, and this time there were many people.
Transforming into a bee, Goku flew out. He saw many monks from Guanyin Monastery carrying firewood to the lodging where Xuanzang and the other man were staying, quietly piling it around the house.
Seeing this, Goku gave a cold smile. Elder Jinchi had ultimately failed to resist his greed. He wanted to kill the two of them and claim the cassock for himself.
Goku shook his head, returned to the room, and looked at the sleeping Xuanzang. "Xuanzang, in the end, you still failed to pull that monk back."
After saying that, Goku flashed into the sky.
After Goku left, Xuanzang slowly opened his eyes, rose to his feet, and looked out the window.
After a long silence, Xuanzang shook his head again, his face tinged with helplessness.
"Elder Jinchi, I truly hope you can stop while you still can. Before the fire begins, turn back in time—that is the proper path." Xuanzang lay back down, thinking silently to himself.
Over at Elder Jinchi's side, he stood at the door watching the busy monks, a smile on his lips.
He wanted to keep the cassock for himself and pass it down through the ages, but the others might not agree, so he had resorted to this.
Of course, this was also the plan that man had told him before: find an opportunity to kill the two of them. Now was the perfect chance—set a fire and burn them