Yet faced with the questions, doubts, and finger-pointing from Tathagata and the Buddhas of Spirit Mountain, Zhu Bajie and the other three tacitly agreed to turn a deaf ear.
Guanyin kept her eyes tightly shut as she lay on the ground of Spirit Mountain, looking every bit like a woman who had been violated. Her face bore a victim's innocent grievance, and still more tears streamed down her cheeks.
Sandy and Little White Dragon simply stayed in the positions they had been in when Zhu Bajie bit them. They did not want to move; they only wanted to play dumb.
It was simply too humiliating. They did not want to wake from this nightmare. No, waking up would be an even worse nightmare.
"Buddha, we-we really did encounter Monsters."
Of the four, the only one with a slightly thicker skin was Zhu Bajie. After being controlled like this again and again, he had grown used to it.
He rolled over and dropped to his knees. "Buddha, please uphold justice for us! That Monster on Flat Peak Mountain is utterly shameless, despicable, and vile!"
"He-who knows where he got that magic treasure! As soon as he gives us an order, we're forced to carry it out, completely beyond our control!"
"We never wanted to offend the Bodhisattva!"
"The Bodhisattva and all of us are victims!"
"Buddha, please step in and uphold justice for us!"
"This-this scripture pilgrimage is too-too hard! Far too hard!"
Thud! Thud!
Zhu Bajie repeatedly kowtowed on his knees. Now that he was pouring out his grievances, his voice began to choke up. He wanted to cry.
That was right.
Even though he had taken liberties with Guanyin, he still wanted to cry.
Who the hell didn't know Guanyin was a ladyboy!
Taking liberties with a ladyboy did