A Night's Lodging at an Old Temple in the Woods

You never left my back.

After hearing what Tang Xuanzong had just said, the White Dragon Horse rolled its eyes in annoyance and began to argue with Tang Xuanzang.

"That's right, Master, the White Dragon Horse is right."

"You've been sitting on horseback all day, without walking a single step, how could you be tired?"

After hearing what the White Dragon Horse said, Sun Wukong looked at Tang Xuanzang and said, indicating that he strongly agreed with what the White Dragon Horse had said.

"You two dare to be disrespectful to your master! You deserve a beating!"

After hearing the conversation between the White Dragon Horse and Sun Wukong, Tang Xuanzang first pretended to be very angry. Then he slapped the White Dragon Horse on the head, quickly dismounted, and attacked Sun Wukong.

However, to Tang Xuanzang's surprise, Sun Wukong did not dodge at all when faced with his attack.

Just as Tang Xuanzang's attack was about to hit Sun Wukong moved.

However, what happened next completely shocked Tang Xuanzang: Sun Wukong's body moved, but his feet did not.

He stood still, striking various strange poses to dodge Tang Xuanzang's attacks, one after another, which were essentially bluffs.

Moreover, while dodging attacks from Tang Xuanzang who had no strength whatsoever, Sun Wukong struck many divine poses for Tang Xuanzang to see.

Tang Xuanzang's continuous, unsuccessful attacks on Sun Wukong continued for several minutes.

Finally, after Tang Xuanzang had exhausted all his strength, his body went limp, and he collapsed to the ground, he finally stopped.

In those few short minutes, Tang Xuanzang threw at least 500 punches, yet Sun Wukong dodged them one after another.

This filled Tang Xuanzong of Tang with helplessness, but he had no way to deal with Sun Wukong.

He could only sit on the ground, panting heavily, trying to regain his dwindling strength.

"Master, are you feeling better now? If you are, we'll be leaving soon."

"If you arrive too late, the temple will likely be closed. After all, there's only one temple in the mountains, so it will definitely close earlier than other temples."

After Tang Xuanzang had recovered his strength after sitting on the ground for most of the day, Sun Wukong came up to him and asked if he wanted to go with him to find lodging.

"Alright, enough talk, quickly help your master up. I have absolutely no strength left in my body."

After hearing Sun Wukong's words, Tang Xuanzang immediately said to him in an annoyed tone.

Then Sun Wukong stretched out a hand towards Tang Xuanzang, indicating that he wanted to help him up.

Tang Xuanzang also offered up one of his own food items, waving it in front of Sun Wukong to indicate that he only had the strength to lift this hand.

Sun Wukong was very helpless, so he could only walk to Tang Xuanzang's side and pull him up.

Using the force exerted by Sun Wukong, Tang Xuanzang punched Sun Wukong on the shoulder.

"Hehe, my disciple, you didn't expect this. You've been dodging me for most of the day, but now I've finally defeated you. Do you know what that's called?"

"This is called 'all's fair in war,' and today I'll give you a proper, free lesson."

"You'd better be careful when you're out in the world, don't get scammed."

After Tang Xuanzong of Tang punched Sun Wukong, he said to him with an excited expression, as if Sun Wukong was someone he had taught.

But the way he looks now clearly resembles a naughty child.

"Yes, Master, I understand. Let's hurry to that temple."

"White Dragon Horse, come here quickly! Master is completely exhausted; you'll have to carry him this time."

After saying a few words to Tang Xuanzang, Sun Wukong called over the White Dragon Horse and asked it to drag Tang Xuanzang and him to the temple to stay overnight.

Although the temple built in the forest was about 1,000 meters away from Sun Wukong and his companions, Sun Wukong and the White Dragon Horse were extremely fast and soon arrived at the temple entrance.

At this moment, the temple gate had been closed at some point. Tang Xuanzang seemed to suddenly gain strength and used his fastest speed ever to flip off the White Dragon Horse.

He ran to the temple gate and began rhythmically knocking on it with the door knocker in his hand.

Tang Xuanzang fiddled with the door for a while, then stopped, seemingly waiting for the monks in the temple to open it for him.

However, more than ten minutes have passed since Tang Xuanzang knocked on the door, but not a single monk in the temple has come to open it for Tang Xuanzang.

"Someone come here! Open the door quickly!"

The smiles that had been on the students' faces after they knocked on the door had long since disappeared, because no one could keep a smile on their face for more than ten minutes without moving.

So Tang Xuanzang immediately put away his original smile and began to pound on the door knocker with all his might, trying to get the monks inside to hear him and open the door for him. He shouted as he pried at the door, as if afraid that none of the people sitting inside would hear him.

"Coming, coming, stop knocking! I heard it just now. I've just gotten to the door and haven't even touched the doorknob yet. I'm opening the door for you, why are you sticking it up again?"

Just then, the voice of a monk from a temple came from behind the door.

"It's good that someone's here. Please open the door and let us in quickly. I'd like to stay here for the night."

Upon hearing this person's voice, Mr. Cao was overjoyed and spoke to him in his gentlest voice.

"Don't worry, don't worry, I'll let you in right away."

As soon as the little monk behind the door finished speaking, the temple gate opened.

Please come in.

After the temple gates opened, the old monk quickly invited them inside.

"Thank you so much, elder, for opening the temple gates and letting us in, and for giving me the opportunity to stay the night."

After Sun Wukong and his companions entered the temple, Tang Xuanzang grabbed the hand of the old monk beside him and thanked him.

"No need for thanks. May I ask which temple you are a high-ranking monk from?"

The old monk waved his hand, indicating that he would open the door for them and let them in to complain, as such matters were not worth mentioning. He then asked where Tang Xuanzang came from.

"This humble monk comes from the Great Tang of the Eastern Lands in the East, and is on his way to the Western Heaven to obtain the Sanzang of Mahayana Dharma Tang Xuanzang Buddha Tathagata."

Tang Xuanzang did not conceal his origins.