Fetching the scriptures was simple enough. Why insist on arranging for a monkey to wreak havoc in the Heavenly Palace and all that? It was thankless toil.
You had to follow the plot arranged by the Heavenly Dao.
Laozi had arranged for Zhu Bajie to join the Journey to the West precisely because of his tact.
Seeing the monkey like this, Zhu Bajie felt utterly drained. He grumbled inwardly, Ah, Holy Mother Wudang, you may hate the Buddhist Sect, but don't torment this ignorant monkey! You're making trouble for Old Sun!
"Brother Monkey, Brother Monkey, you're definitely the Great Sage Equal to Heaven! Don't lose heart. You just had bad luck."
Hearing Zhu Bajie's words, Sun Wukong sighed deeply. "I thought I was invincible under heaven, but this demon actually fought me to a draw. Then his senior sister came, and I couldn't even fight back! What kind of Great Sage Equal to Heaven am I?"
"Ah, ah, Brother Monkey, that's not how it is! This woman's cultivation is about the same as Guanyin Bodhisattva's. Do you think you could beat Guanyin Bodhisattva? Back then, even Guanyin Bodhisattva was no match for this woman!"
"Really? Bajie, is that true?"
Zhu Bajie nodded repeatedly. "Of course it's true! Two thousand years ago, this Daoist nun's senior sister fought Guanyin Bodhisattva, Manjushri Bodhisattva, and Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, and forced all three onto the back foot. Ancient Buddha Randeng only managed to win by ambushing this Daoist nun's senior sister. And this Daoist nun's cultivation is about the same as her senior sister's. Brother Monkey, there's no shame in losing to her!"
Zhu Bajie was referring to the battle during the Investiture of the Gods, when the Three Great Bodhisattvas fought Jinling, and Randeng later ambushed her with the Sea-Calming Divine Pearl, sending Holy