True Form Revealed
"Even after all I've said, are you still not going to listen to me?"
Tang Xuanzang ignored what the Peach Blossom Demon said, but the Peach Blossom Demon then began to pull Tang Xuanzang away.
Tang Xuanzang was not one to be trifled with, so he struck the Peach Blossom Demon back to her original form with a single palm strike.
At the same time, it was already dawn, but Tang Xuanzang suddenly heard Sun Wukong's voice. Sun Wukong said loudly:
"Master, where are you now? Why are you talking nonsense? What are you saying?"
Upon hearing this, Tang Xuanzang immediately ran towards Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie. It turned out that Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie had already used their cloud-riding abilities to cross the thorny thicket and arrive at this hillside in order to find Tang Xuanzang.
Sun Wukong Zhu Bajie Zhu Bajie saw Tang Xuanzang talking to himself and were immediately puzzled, so they went to Tang Xuanzang's side.
However, by the time Tang Xuanzang came to his senses, the old man and the Peach Blossom Demon had already vanished.
At the same time, Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing came to Tang Xuanzang 'Tang Xuanzang side and said to him:
"Master, why did you come here?"
After hearing this, Tang Xuanzang pondered for a long time before saying to Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing:
"My disciples, this time it's all thanks to you meeting that old man last night. He insisted that he was the Land God who came to deliver food, but you knocked him away with your stick, and he brought me here to discuss Buddhism with me."
A little while later, a young and beautiful woman came and wanted me to marry her, but I refused and struggled to leave.
"They wouldn't let me leave at all, so I kept stalling for time. Sure enough, you finally came. First, it was already daylight, and second, they were afraid that you were still arguing with me, but now they've all disappeared."
After thinking about it seriously for a long time, Sun Wukong said to Tang Xuanzang, "Master, you've been talking to him for so long, haven't you asked him what his name is?"
After listening to this, Tang Xuanzang thought about it seriously for a long time, then shook his head at Sun Wukong. A little while later, a peach tree appeared next to Tang Xuanzang.
Sun Wukong used his Fiery Eyes and Golden Pupils to take a look and knew that the peach tree was the monster in disguise.
However, there were still many trees around that peach tree. Sun Wukong smiled and said to Zhu Bajie:
"Zhu Bajie, can you see the monsters around us?"
After hearing what Sun Wukong Zhu Bajie shook his head. After a short while, Sun Wukong explained to Zhu Bajie, "Actually, the monsters are right beside you, but you just haven't noticed them."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie and Tang Xuanzang were immediately terrified and said to Sun Wukong:
"Wukong, please don't scare us! We don't have your Fiery Eyes and Golden Pupils, so of course we can't see where those monsters are. If you could see them, why don't you just drag them all out?"
Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong smiled and shook his head, saying, "There are some good monsters in this world, and some bad ones. However, I don't see any bad intentions in those monsters, so let's just forget about them."
After hearing what Sun Wukong said, Zhu Bajie immediately retorted in an annoyed tone:
"What do you mean 'let it go'? If these monsters were to cause trouble, Master would already be dead at their hands. So I suggest we eliminate all of them."
After saying this, Zhu Bajie raised his Nine-Toothed Rake and chopped at the peach tree.
"Bang!"
With a loud crash, several bloody marks appeared on the peach tree from Zhu Bajie's nine-foot nail technique. Zhu Bajie was startled by the sight and quickly said to Sun Wukong:
"What should Brother Monkey do now? Perhaps the monster lives inside that tree."
Seeing this, Sun Wukong sighed helplessly, shook his head, and said to Zhu Bajie:
"Now that things have come to this, you might as well eliminate them all to prevent them from making further progress in their cultivation and harming others."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie felt relieved and smashed down all the trees. After a short while, he cleared them all away. Then, Sun Wukong set fire to the trees, burning away the remaining roots.
After cleaning up, the four of them continued on their journey.
However, at that very moment, in an inconspicuous corner, a small willow tree still survived, and a Buddha-like light shimmered on it.
As the four travelers walked away, the willow tree revealed its true form: it was the old man who had discussed Buddhist scriptures with Tang Xuanzang. The old man looked at the mess on the ground and sighed slightly before continuing to enter the willow tree.
The light around the willow tree then intensified, before gradually dimming after a short while.
Meanwhile, the four travelers were walking along the road. After a short while, they arrived in front of a high mountain. However, Tang Xuanzang muttered softly to himself:
"I wonder how that old man is doing now?"
After hearing what Tang Xuanzang said, Tang Xuanzang Sun Wukong asked him in confusion, "Master, what are you saying? I don't understand."
Upon hearing this, Tang Xuanzang smiled and said to Sun Wukong:
"After that person brought me to the Peach Blossom Demon's side, he started talking to me about Buddhist scriptures, but so much time has passed since then."
"I don't know how that person is doing now, nor do I know what level of understanding he has reached regarding Buddhist scriptures. If I have the chance, I really would like to continue discussing Buddhist teachings with him."
After hearing what Tang Xuanzang said to Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie looked at Tang Xuanzang in disbelief and said to Sun Wukong:
"Don't you understand what Master Brother Monkey is saying? He means it seems he has some designs on that old man."
No sooner had Zhu Bajie finished speaking than Tang Xuanzang became a little angry. He personally grabbed Zhu Bajie's ear and said to Zhu Bajie:
"You pig, if you dare to spout nonsense again, I'll stew you into soup and give your flesh to any passing monsters."
Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong was immediately incredulous. Sun Wukong thought to himself:
"What's going on? Why has Master changed so much overnight? He's usually so kind and benevolent, why would he say such things today?"
Sun Wukong was still completely baffled after thinking about this, but Tang Xuanzang silently looked at Sun Wukong and said to Sun Wukong:
"Sun Wukong, what are you thinking about right now? Hurry up and keep going!"