Since Xuanzang expelled Wukong, the westbound five-person group has become a four-person group, and Bajie has naturally become a senior brother.

To be a senior brother, you naturally have to put on the shelf of a senior brother, and you can no longer do the drudgery of carrying the burden, otherwise you will lose your share, right?

So Bajie said to Wujing: "Senior brother, you entered the door later, you must do more to perform, you can pick this burden together, I will lead the horse for the master." ”

Wujing has always been a simple character, and naturally he doesn't care so much, so he doesn't say a word, and picks up the burden and leaves.

Majestic, being a big brother is majestic. Bajie opened the way in front of him, Xuanzang rode the giant red deer of the divine beast to follow him, and the master and several people continued to travel west.

After passing the White Bone Ridge, I walked for more than ten days, and there was a hilly area in front of me, and the forest was gloomy.

Xuanzang said: "Apprentice, this forest is overgrown with weeds, and you can't even find a path, maybe there are monsters hidden." ”

Bajie said: "Master, don't worry. I think my old pig is also the reincarnation of Tianpeng, how many of these monsters in the Nether realm can be my opponents? I will open the way ahead, and Master can only move forward with confidence. ”

After that, the idiot was full of spirits, so that the nail rake opened a way and led Xuanzang straight into the pine forest.

By noon, everyone was hungry. Bajie was even more tired, kicking and pouting, and his hands and feet were weak.

He sat down on the ground and said to Xuanzang: "Master, we have been on the road for so long, let's bake some barbecue here first." ”

Before Xuanzang could answer, he suddenly heard Wujing shouting: "Senior brother, what do you think it is?"

Xuanzang and Bajie followed Wujing's guidance and took a look, only to see a sign posted on a pine tree, which stated: Forest fire prevention is grasped all year round, and the protection of the forest depends on everyone. The inscription is: Wanzi Mountain Boyue Cave Xuan.

Xuanzang said: "This cave master is quite aware of ecological and environmental protection." Let's stop eating barbecue, be careful of being fished by them to enforce the law. Bajie, you will work hard, go and help the teacher to eat some fasting and come back. ”

Bajie obeyed the order, flew out of the pine forest with the head of the clouds, and went to the distance to turn the fate. Who knew that after going for many miles, I couldn't see a single family.

Bajie is depressed this time, really depressed and miserable.

He thought to himself: "In the past, the monkey went to transform the relationship, and one turned into a quasi, why can't I pinch it? Could it be that the name is not good? He is called a walker, and he is naturally very good, but I call it incompetent, so I can't turn into this fate, and it seems that this fate is also a technical work." No, no, if I go back so soon, Master will definitely blame me for not being careful, so let's just find a haystack and take a nap before going back. ”

If you want to talk about it seriously, in addition to being greedy, sleeping, lustful, and cheating, this Bajie is still a very decent person.

But today, he happened to be guilty of snooze, and he ignored Master's hunger, so he found a dry place to make up for his beauty sleep.

Originally, he just wanted to take a nap, but as soon as he lay down, it was completely different.

At this time, he was snoring like thunder, the corners of his mouth were salivating, if he didn't sleep enough, he would definitely not wake up.

Bajie is sleeping soundly over there, and Xuanzang is still looking at it with his eyes.

I was so hungry that I couldn't stand it, Xuanzang asked, "Apprentice, why did you say that these eight precepts have been gone for a long time and still haven't returned?"

Wujing said: "It's not that you don't know, he has a big stomach." It is estimated that he has not eaten enough yet, so where can he take care of you. ”

Xuanzang said: "Yes, yes, when he comes back from eating, I don't know when it will be." We're tired and hungry here, and we can't walk, so that's not an option. ”

Wujing said: "I also want to give you some food to eat, but if I leave, there will be no one to protect you." ”

Xuanzang asked, "Is there anything else to eat in the luggage?"

Wujing said: "The dry food is all eaten, and the rest is rice and sweet potatoes." ”

Xuanzang said: "How can you eat this raw sweet potato!"

Wujing said: "If you don't eat, you won't have to eat!"

In desperation, the two each nibbled on a raw sweet potato.

After eating sweet potatoes, it was getting late, and Bajie hadn't come back yet!

Xuanzang said: "What's the matter if we wait like this? ”

Wujing said: "I'm leaving, what should you do, Master?"

Xuanzang said: "It's okay, it's okay, there's still someone on duty." ”

Wujing asked strangely, "What is on duty?"

Xuanzang said: "The Bodhisattva secretly arranged for someone to protect me. It's a long story, I'll tell you later, you go find him. ”

When Wujing heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief and went to look for Bajie.

Xuanzang has been waiting for a long time.

He sat so numb that he wanted to get up and take two steps to relax.

Who knew that this walk went farther and farther, and unconsciously came to a cave, six big characters above the door of the cave: Wanzi Mountain Boyue Cave.

He thought to himself: "Isn't the Boyue Cave in Wanzi Mountain the entrance of the hall where the forest fire prevention notice was posted? Could it be that Bajie was caught by the monsters here?"

While he was thinking, he accidentally ran into a hidden mechanism, a large net fell from above, covering him, and then he was bounced up and hung in the air, unable to go up or down.

A little demon jumped out of the hole, and when he saw someone hanging from the tree, he laughed and said: "This little demon has been casting nets for 20 years, and today I got another one, waka kaka!"

So the little demon took Xuanzang and went into the cave to ask the king for credit.

When the old demon in the cave heard that he had grabbed a large dough and a large noodle, tender and delicate, the delicate monk couldn't help but move his index finger and immediately called to lift it up.

The little demons brought Xuanzang up. When the old demon saw it, he was really a white and pure monk.

He asked, "Monk, where do you come from and where are you going?"

Xuanzang said: "I came from the Eastern Tang Dynasty and brought a few apprentices arranged by Guanyin Bodhisattva to worship the Buddha in the West Heaven and seek scriptures. Now I have passed by your place, and I have disturbed you, and I hope that my sins will be forgiven. ”

Who knew that this monster not only did not buy the account of the Bodhisattva, but also the account of the Buddha!

He smiled happily: "Wow, this is the food delivered to the door, hahahaha." By the way, you said how many apprentices do you have, what about the apprentices?"

Seeing that he was so arrogant, Xuanzang didn't expect the name of Marshal Tianpeng to bluff him, so he had to take one step at a time: "My eldest apprentice is called Zhu Bajie, and the second apprentice is called Sha Wujing, they are very capable of fighting." I see, you'd better let me go. ”

The monster said: "Zhu Bajie, Sha Wujing, I haven't heard of it! ”

When the little demons heard the king say this, they jumped out one after another to make a performance: "The king, we are willing to go and arrest the two remaining monks!"

The monster said, "You don't have to catch it. If they can't find Master, it will inevitably be delivered to the door automatically, so why should we waste our hands and feet?"

The little demons were ordered to escort Xuanzang to the back cave, and tied Xuanzang to a stone pillar, and then dispersed.

Xuanzang's hands were tied, and he thought to himself: "Do you want to recite the hoop mantra to inform Wukong? And this time, Wukong went back to visit his relatives, and it was only more than ten days, and he was summoned in a hurry, which seemed unreasonable. ”

While hesitating, I suddenly heard a woman shouting, "Wow, what a Peugeot monk!"

Xuanzang looked up and saw that the female monster looked to be in her twenties, but she also looked quite marked.

Xuanzang said: "Monster, you can eat if you want, you can't have other ideas, the poor monk is a serious person." ”

The woman said, "Elder, don't be surprised, I'm not a monster. More than 300 miles west from this pine forest, there is a treasure elephant country, and I am the third princess of the treasure elephant king, and my milk name is Baihua Shy. Actually, I was captured by this youkai more than ten years ago. He also insulted me, and I was forced to become his wife. ”

Xuanzang heard the situation, and then said: "The poor monk is a monk who went to the West Heaven to learn scriptures from the Eastern Tang Dynasty, and he was accidentally arrested. The monster said he was going to catch my two apprentices and eat them together. ”

After some mutual inquiry, the princess finally determined that Xuanzang was a well-behaved and trustworthy monk, and Xuanzang also determined the identity of the princess.

Finally, the princess said, "In that case, I have a task here to deliver a letter, would you like to do it?"

Xuanzang said: "How to do it?"

The princess said, "How about you help me deliver the letter to my father, and I will tell my husband to spare you? ”

Xuanzang replied without thinking: "Okay, I took this task." ”

The princess immediately went back to the house, repaired a book, and then turned back and stuffed the letter into Xuanzang's sleeve and hid it.

After the arrangements were made, the princess said, "Okay, I'll go and plead for you." If you are saved, you must not be faithful to me. ”

Xuanzang replied: "As the saying goes: If you don't say it, you will be very funny! I will definitely bring the letter to you, princess, you can rest assured." ”

The princess then turned around and went to the monster to intercede.