Chapter 227 - 228: Xuanzang Accepted the Ginseng Fruit?
After crossing the Liusha River, the group of four hit the main road and traveled on, braving the wind and sleeping outdoors.
Suddenly, a tall mountain appeared ahead.
"What territory lies ahead? It looks like there could be demons and monsters lurking within, lying in wait for us!"
All along the way, Sand Monk had been keeping record of the words and actions of Sun Wukong and the others, watching over them, yet he hadn’t found anything amiss, and they had been living together without incident.
"Junior Brother Sand, what are you afraid of monsters for? Your Pig Brother here is none other than Marshal Tianpeng descended to the mortal realm, possessed of profound celestial Gang Daoist magic, and fears no demons or monsters!"
Sun Wukong couldn’t help but say with a laugh.
"Brother Monkey, don’t kill me with your flattery, all that was in a past life. After being reborn, my power has greatly diminished. I still need to look to you two. Had our master not taken me in so early, perhaps I wouldn’t even compare to Junior Brother Sand!"
Zhu Bajie humbly said, already having received the true teachings of Sun Wukong, without a trace of complacency, let alone seeking trouble.
Going to Western Heaven to seek scriptures was an unavoidable task.
But if they were to encounter any peril along the way, it wasn’t something he could simply refrain from dealing with.
Sand Monk, following behind them, watched the two act so humbly and couldn’t help but find it both sad and funny.