"The sky is growing dark. Wukong, go see if there's anywhere nearby where we can stay."
The weepy monk looked around the desolate wilderness. Three months had passed since the Four Sages Test the Chan Mind. They had been sleeping in the wild, with the sky for their blanket and the earth for their bed, eating in the wind and sleeping beneath the dew. As a monk of mortal flesh, how he longed for a house where he could eat a hot meal and shelter from the wind and rain, with a level bed and warm covers beneath which he could enjoy a good night's sleep.
"All right!"
Sun Wukong did not refuse the monk's request. After all, the monk had rescued him, and he owed him a great debt. Besides, he had to complete the scripture pilgrimage. This was Patriarch Bodhi's test for him. The happiest time in his life had been those carefree decades of cultivation in the Crescent Moon Three-Star Cave on the Mountain of the Heart and Mind.
Soon, Sun Wukong leaped onto a cloud and surveyed the surroundings from above. Before long, he really did discover a luxurious residence.
Cooking smoke curled above the residence, which brimmed with the bustle of mortal life. He saw no demonic aura, Buddhist light, or immortal qi. This time, it seemed to be an ordinary household. That was wonderful.
Besides, if it really was no ordinary household and he simply could not see through it, then this was another ordeal on the scripture pilgrimage. Patriarch Bodhi had said there must be eighty-one ordeals-not a single one could be missing.
Soon, Sun Wukong returned, descending from his cloud beside the monk Tang Three Treasures. "Master, you're in luck this time. There's a household about five or six li ahead. I