Tang Xuanzang Falls Ill

Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie quickly reached out and touched Tang Xuanzang, feeling that Tang Xuanzang was a little warm. Zhu Bajie laughed and said:

"I think I know something. It must be because I ate too much cheap food last night and got indigestion."

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong immediately reprimanded Zhu Bajie:

"Don't talk nonsense right now. Let me ask Master what happened."

After saying this, Tang Xuanzang continued, "I wasn't wearing a hat when I got up to use the restroom last night; the strong wind must have given me a headache."

He then covered his head, but after thinking seriously for a long time, Sun Wukong slowly nodded and said, "It's possible that it really is like that, but can you still walk now?"

Upon hearing this, Tang Xuanzang weakly said to Sun Wukong, "I can't even stand up now, how can I ride a horse? I'm afraid this matter will be delayed."

At this moment, Sun Wukong began to express his loyalty. He said to Tang Xuanzang Sun Wukong:

"My master once said, 'A teacher for a day is a father for life.' Now that I've become your disciple, you're like my father."

"There's another saying: 'Since you're in trouble, why can't I help you?' Now that you're not feeling well and your trip has been delayed, why not stay here a few more days?"

The three disciples all helped Tang Xuanzang from morning until noon and then from noon until evening. Time flew by, and three days passed quickly. Until one day, Tang Xuanzang suddenly sat up and said to Sun Wukong:

"Wukong, I wonder how that female benefactor is doing now? Has anyone brought her food?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong laughed and said, "Master, why are you bothering with her? You should take care of your own illness first and get better. That's the most important thing."

Upon hearing this, Tang Xuanzang nodded, then said to Sun Wukong, "You're right. Quickly help me up, get my brush, paper, and ink; we can borrow a table in the temple to use."

After speaking, Sun Wukong looked at Tang Xuanzang a puzzled expression and asked, "Master, what do you need those things for?"

"I need to write a letter; please deliver it to Emperor Taizong of Tang of Tang and let him see it."

Hearing Tang Xuanzang's words, Sun Wukong's doubts were resolved, and Sun Wukong smiled and said to Tang Xuanzang:

"Master, that's fine. I have nothing else to do. If it's about delivering messages, then I'm the best in the world. Quickly pack up this book series and give it to me."

"I could deliver Tang Xuanzong Chang'an a single Somersault Cloud and return on another, and by then your pen would probably still be wet with ink."

Tang Xuanzang was very pleased upon hearing this. At this moment, Sun Wukong said to Tang Xuanzang, "But why are you writing this letter? Read the meaning of that book to me."

After speaking, Tang Xuanzang seemed to have been touched on a sad spot, and said with tears in his eyes, "I am already ill, and I'm afraid it's quite serious. I am no longer able to go to the Western Heaven Paradise to obtain the scriptures. Let Tang Xuanzong continue to look for the next person."

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong burst into laughter and said to Tang Xuanzang:

"Master, you write this so poorly about such a minor illness? If you were seriously ill, just come and tell me. I have the ability to find the King Yama of Hell and see which judge dares to come here and take your life."

"If you anger me, I'll unleash my fury like I did in the Heavenly Palace, fight my way all the way to Hell, capture those ten King Yama, and pull out all their tendons."

However, Tang Xuanzang immediately stopped Sun Wukong and said to Sun Wukong, "My illness is really quite serious, please don't say such boastful things."

Zhu Bajie quickly stepped forward and pulled Sun Wukong aside, saying:

"Senior Brother, Master has already said it's hopeless. If you keep going against Master, I think we should discuss selling our luggage to Master to buy a coffin for his funeral."

Sun Wukong grabbed Zhu Bajie's ear and said, "Don't talk nonsense now! Don't you know that Master is the second disciple of Buddha Tathagata? The reason why Master was sent to the Western Heaven Paradise to retrieve the scriptures was all arranged by Buddha Tathagata."

After saying this, Zhu Bajie quickly said to Sun Wukong, "If all of this was arranged by the Buddha Tathagata, then it's easy to explain why Master was kidnapped by those monsters. But why was Master made sick?"

"How could you possibly understand what happened before? Back then, when Master was listening to the Dharma, you dozed off and did other things, which is why Master was destined to fall ill three times."

Upon hearing Sun Wukong's words, Zhu Bajie was immediately astonished and Sun Wukong, "If what you're saying is true, how many illnesses will I be destined to have?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong pinched Zhu Bajie's ear, causing Zhu Bajie to howl in pain.

After a short while, Sun Wukong slowly said to Zhu Bajie, "You are unaware of this matter. The Buddha's views differ from yours. Master only needs to wait patiently for one day, and he will surely be completely healed by the next day."

After speaking, Tang Xuanzang said, "I am indeed a little different from yesterday. I just feel a little thirsty. Go and get me some water."

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong was overjoyed and quickly said to Tang Xuanzang, "Since Master wants to drink water, I'll go find some for you right now."

Then Sun Wukong took a bowl and went to the kitchen behind the Buddhist temple to fetch water. He saw that all the monks had red eyes and were weeping bitterly, but they dared not make a sound.

However, upon seeing this, Sun Wukong said to them sternly, "What's wrong with you people? We've only been here for a few days, and we'll definitely return all this money to you before we leave. Why are you crying here?"

Upon realizing that Sun Wukong had misunderstood something, the monks immediately knelt down and said:

"It's not actually what you think."

"So what exactly happened? Are you worried that my junior brother is too big and might eat all the food here?"

After speaking, Sun Wukong was a little angry because he felt that these people were looking at him with strange eyes, and he immediately felt very uncomfortable.

The monks said to Sun Wukong, "Actually, there are hundreds of monks on my mountain, big and small. Each one can be supported. You could support them for half a year in just one day. How could I possibly lie to you?"

"Then tell me, why are you all crying and making a scene here?"

At this moment, Sun Wukong's temper became a little irritable, and he could no longer bear it, so he said to the monks.