"But that secret means far too much to Sandy!"
"So Sandy wants to silence us. Last night, while we were asleep, he contacted the monsters here, planning to harm us both-and I was his first target! Remember that old woman who appeared earlier? She was a monster! Sha Junior Brother called her over to lure me away, when her real aim was to capture you, Master. If she eats your flesh, she'll live forever!"
"But with me here, how could those monsters possibly lay a hand on you, Master?"
"So Sha Junior Brother discussed another scheme with that monster-to make you drive me away!"
"Only once I'm gone will Sha Junior Brother and that monster dare to capture you without fear."
"Master, I know you don't believe me. I was shocked just now, too... I'm not slandering Sha Junior Brother. He really is nursing a grudge!"
"He just lied to me about staying behind to cover our retreat. In truth, he went to discuss another plan with that monster to deal with us both."
"Now that they've settled on a plan, he'll act as soon as he comes back!"
Zhu Bajie looked at Tang Sanzang with utter sincerity. "Master, if you don't believe me, you can test it. Once Sha Junior Brother returns, a monster will bring word that my wife Cuilan in Gao Family Village is about to be abducted by those monsters. They're trying to lure the tiger away from its mountain-to draw me back to Gao Family Village."
"Then Sha Junior Brother will seize the chance to reel off all sorts of accusations against me. Master, don't believe him! It's all his scheme. He wants you to drive me away just as you drove away Monkey Sun. Then there'll be no one left to protect you, and