Sun Wukong and his two companions were happily eating and drinking in the Hall of the Three Pure Ones!
Soon, they heard footsteps and voices!
An idea came to Sun Wukong, and he said, "Bajie, Sandy, quick! Let's carry the statues out back and impersonate the Three Pure Ones!"
Zhu Bajie was unwilling at first, but he saw that Sun Wukong had already started.
Left with no choice, he prayed inwardly, Patriarchs of the Three Pure Ones, this isn't what I, Old Pig, intended. Please forgive me, forgive me!
Zhu Bajie carried his statue into the rear courtyard and set it aside!
Sun Wukong, however, threw his straight into the latrine pit!
The Three Pure Ones were arranged from the left: Taishang, Yuqing, then Shangqing!
After all, by the traditions of the Celestial Empire, the left was the place of honor!
Zhu Bajie carried Taishang's porcelain statue, Sun Wukong carried Yuqing's, and Sandy carried Shangqing's!
Sun Wukong threw Yuqing's statue into the latrine pit, covering it in filth. Everything happened so quickly that he had no time to question why Zhu Bajie hadn't done the same!
Still, Sun Wukong was quite satisfied that Zhu Bajie had gone this far!
Once they were done, all three transformed into the likenesses of the Three Pure Ones!
Just then, the three state preceptors came in.
Seeing that all the food on the offering table had been eaten, they flew into a rage!
"Who! Who stole the food from the offering table! If I find you, I'll skin you and tear out your tendons!"
After a round of furious cursing, the three knelt to repent and pray, ordering the Daoists to replace the offerings at once!
At that moment, Sun Wukong spoke from the middle, claiming that the Three Pure Ones had manifested!
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