"Th-this couldn't be the Granny those little monsters were talking about, could it?"
Zhu Bajie finally came back to his senses, still dazed.
Then he looked at the three matches in his hand, as though something had occurred to him. His hand instinctively jerked, nearly tossing away this hot potato, but in the end, he put them away.
Clever as he was, he had already realized that these matches were no ordinary objects.
"Achoo!"
Tang Sanzang couldn't help sneezing again. This outside interruption melted away the awkwardness among them.
"Master, quick, come warm yourself by the fire."
Zhu Bajie immediately reacted. Without mentioning the awkward incident, he hurriedly helped Tang Sanzang over to the fire.
"Sha Junior Brother, h-hurry and gather some more firewood. Oh, and see if there's any ginger or medicinal herbs nearby. Bring some back for Master, quick. We can't let him catch cold."
Zhu Bajie also took the opportunity to remind Sandy.
"Ah, ah, all right, all right, I'll go right now..."
Sandy snapped awake as though emerging from a dream, feeling as if he had been granted a pardon. Not daring to say another word, he plunged straight into the blizzard.
"Master, warm yourself first. It looks like we'll have to wait for the blizzard to stop before we can continue."
After Sha Wujing left, Zhu Bajie became even more eager to engage Tang Sanzang in conversation, skipping right over that awkward scene and making idle chatter.
"Yes, all right. Bajie, thank you for your efforts."
Tang Sanzang was an adult too. He deliberately avoided asking about that revelation, knowing what ought to be ignored and what ought to be forgotten.
Of course, though none of them mentioned it, all three were harboring their own hidden motives and thoughts.
*Was Wujing deliberately assigned by the