Taking Action
After hearing what Zhu Bajie said, everyone immediately said to Zhu Bajie:
"If your senior brother truly possesses that ability, then he should also control half the empire, and we should all kneel before him in reverence."
The idlers were making a racket at the entrance, while Zhu Bajie led the eunuchs into the guild hall. After a short while, they heard Sun Wukong talking to Sha Wujing about how he had tricked Zhu Bajie earlier.
Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie became very angry, and quickly went up to Sun Wukong, patted Sun Wukong on the shoulder, and said:
"Brother Monkey, have some decency! You tricked me by saying you'd buy me food, but it turns out it was all a lie. Now you're playing a trick on me again, taking a royal edict and putting it in my arms."
Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong assumed that Zhu Bajie was unaware of the matter, so Sun Wukong said to Zhu Bajie:
"Bajie, you must have made a mistake. You must have taken the wrong path and ended up somewhere else. After I bought the materials, I never saw you again, so I came back first. I didn't take that imperial edict anywhere."
After hearing what Sun Wukong Zhu Bajie said, Pigsy knew that Sun Wukong wouldn't admit it, so Zhu Bajie sneered and said to Sun Wukong:
"I knew you were a cunning monkey who wouldn't admit it, so I brought all those officials here. You can talk to them yourself."
No sooner Zhu Bajie speaking than a eunuch immediately stepped forward and said to Sun Wukong:
"Grandpa Sun, I feel we are destined to meet. It is truly an honor for our king that you have come all this way to treat his illness. I hope you can help him."
Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong immediately resumed his serious demeanor, accepted the imperial edict, and addressed the crowd:
"You must be the officials who reviewed the list."
After hearing what Sun Wukong said, the eunuch nodded to Sun Wukong, and then Sun Wukong continued:
Do you all know why I did this?
Sun Wukong's words stumped the entire group. Sun Wukong continued, "..."
"I did indeed make this. Why would I put it in my junior brother's arms? Since your emperor is ill, and I haven't even seen your king, even if I had the ability to cure anything, I wouldn't dare to administer the medicine so easily."
Upon hearing Sun Wukong's words, Sun Wukong eunuch instantly understood their meaning and immediately said to Sun Wukong:
"We now wish to invite you to the palace to treat our Emperor's illness; we would be grateful if you could do us this favor."
Sun Wukong sneered upon hearing this, and continued to say to the eunuch, "It seems you still don't understand what I mean."
After hearing what Sun Wukong said, the eunuch looked puzzled. After a short while, Sun Wukong continued:
"You must have your king come and invite me personally before I can have the ability to cure your illness."
The eunuch was immediately surprised upon hearing this, but after a short while, he suddenly thought for a moment and continued speaking to Sun Wukong:
"Since you've brought it up, it means you're absolutely confident you can cure our King's illness. So, I plan to have half of the men stay here to chat with you, while the other half return to the palace to report to the Emperor."
Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong nodded, and then the eunuch summoned four people to return to the palace together.
At the same time, the king was discussing Buddhism with Tang Xuanzang when he suddenly heard a voice coming from the doorway. The voice said:
"Your Majesty, congratulations! You are saved! We have found a folk doctor, and that doctor is extremely skilled."
The king was immediately taken aback and asked, "Who is this doctor? Where is he now?"
Upon hearing the king's words, the servant smiled and said to him, "The doctor is currently at the inn where Master Tang is staying. He told us that you must personally go and greet him; only then will he be able to cure your illness."
Upon hearing this, Tang Xuanzang was also very surprised. He thought to himself:
"Who is it? What an arrogant attitude! If he had come in person, the king would have treated him well. But given his current behavior, I wonder if the king is angry."
After thinking it over, Tang Xuanzang greeted the king with a smile and said:
"Your Majesty, congratulations! You are truly fortunate. At such a critical moment, a folk doctor suddenly appeared and was able to cure your illness. It seems that Buddha does not wish for your country to perish."
Upon hearing what Tang Xuanzang said, the king nodded excitedly to Tang Xuanzang.
The king then asked the minister, "Who exactly said they could cure my illness?"
Upon hearing this, the minister glanced at Tang Xuanzang and continued to the king, "He is the eldest disciple who accompanied Master Tang from the Eastern Lands to the Western Heaven to retrieve the scriptures."
Upon hearing this, Tang Xuanzang was immediately astonished, thinking to himself, "When did Sun Wukong Tang Xuanzang such abilities?"
After thinking about this, Tang Xuanzang immediately explained to the king, "Your Majesty, there must be some misunderstanding. My eldest disciple only knows how to subdue demons and monsters, and leads me to climb mountains and capture dragons and tigers. He has no medical skills whatsoever."
However, the king didn't think too much about it and patted Tang Xuanzang the shoulder, saying:
"Master, why are you so modest? I'll go to your place right now and personally invite your eldest disciple over."
"I suddenly feel that I am incredibly lucky today. This is the first time in so long that I have entered the main hall and I have seen you. Now I am sick, and he needs my personal welcome to cure my illness. I dare not neglect him at all."
After the king finished speaking, he immediately followed his ministers to the meeting place.
Meanwhile, inside the guild hall Sha Wujing and Zhu Bajie were in a great panic.
Because Sha Wujing and Zhu Bajie had no ability to heal others, while Sun Wukong sat there leisurely drinking tea.
Suddenly a noise came from the doorway, which startled Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing immediately covered their heads and ran away. However, Sun Wukong was sitting in the main hall.
Upon seeing Sun Wukong, the king was terrified by Sun Wukong appearance. He then shook his head and said to Sun Wukong:
"Holy Monk, I know you come from the Great Tang of the Eastern Lands. Now that you are passing through here, I cannot stay outside for too long. Therefore, please come with me back to the palace to heal me."
Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong snorted coldly and turned to leave. However, the servants were immediately dissatisfied and quickly came to Sun Wukong's side, saying: