noffsinger #2177 - Rescue Master
#2177 - Rescue Master
At this time, Sun Wukong and his companions had already arrived at the驿馆 (yì guǎn - posthouse/guesthouse), where the official in charge greeted them with great enthusiasm.
“You are all disciples of the Holy Monk. The Holy Monk is about to become the Royal Son-in-Law of our Tianzhu Kingdom. If you elders have any needs, please feel free to instruct this humble official.”
The excessive enthusiasm of the official actually made Sun Wukong and the others immediately see through the flaw.
Without even guessing, they knew that this official was also a transformation of the Buddha of the Western Paradise, meant to monitor Sun Wukong and his companions at all times.
“Give me the best rooms to rest in.”
“And a table of sumptuous food.”
“And take care of our luggage and horses.”
Since the other party was a transformation of the Buddha of the Western Paradise, Sun Wukong and his companions naturally wouldn't be polite to him.
Soon, a table of sumptuous food was laid out, and Sun Wukong and his companions ate while discussing their plans.
That official was secretly monitoring them, but Sun Wukong had already discovered him, he just didn't reveal it.
“My two junior brothers, Master is about to become the Royal Son-in-Law, what should we do?”
Sun Wukong pretended to discuss with Zhu Bajie and Sha Seng.
“We should rescue Master.”
“Yes, Master doesn't want to get married, he wants to go to the Western Paradise to obtain the scriptures.”
Zhu Bajie and Sha Seng both ate while speaking to Sun Wukong.
“However, it's not good for us to directly rescue Master. I think it's better to lie low for now.
Then, using the excuse of exchanging official documents, we can enter the palace to meet Master and take the official documents while we're at it.
Once we have the official documents, I can secretly rescue Master, and we can leave Tianzhu Kingdom and continue westward.”
Sun Wukong told Zhu Bajie and Sha Seng his plan.
“Brother Monkey is really smart, this method is good.”
“Senior Brother, let's do it that way.”
Zhu Bajie and Sha Seng immediately agreed to Sun Wukong's plan.
All of this was heard by the Buddha, who had transformed into the official and was secretly monitoring them. In fact, Sun Wukong and his companions had deliberately said it for him to hear.
After hearing this, the Buddha naturally immediately reported to Guanyin.
After listening to the Buddha's report, Guanyin was very satisfied with the effect.
“We can't let them easily rescue Tang Seng. We still need to trap Tang Seng in the palace, and then, with the help of the fake princess, make his mind pious, and finally give him a brainwashing, making him more loyal to our Western Paradise.”
Guanyin instructed the Buddha.
Although Guanyin received such a report, Sun Wukong and his companions in the posthouse were indeed lying low.
“Official, today's meal should be more sumptuous, and the quantity should be greater.”
“Official, bring a pot of tea, a good tea!”
Sun Wukong and his companions spent their days eating, drinking, and having fun in the posthouse, as if they had turned the posthouse into their own home and the official into a servant girl.
“If it weren't for the orders from above, I really wouldn't want to serve these three fellows.”
The Buddha, who had transformed into the official, felt unbearable and cursed Sun Wukong and his companions endlessly behind their backs.
“When will they go to rescue Tang Seng? Hurry up and go.”
For several days in a row, Sun Wukong and his companions were like this, as if they had no intention of rescuing Tang Seng at all.
In fact, Sun Wukong and his companions were not worried at all. Tang Seng would not have any problems in the palace.
The more Tang Seng resisted, the more unwilling he was to marry, and the more willing he was to go to the Western Paradise to obtain the scriptures, the safer he would be.
Because this was exactly what the Tathagata Buddha and the Western Paradise wanted to see, and they would not really let the fake princess marry Tang Seng.
Everything was just to test Tang Seng's mind and make him more loyal to the Western Paradise.
And Tang Seng was indeed having a good time in the palace, eating and drinking well every day, and being served by special personnel.
The king allowed Tang Seng to reside near the princess's bedroom in order to facilitate the fake princess's seduction of Tang Seng.
And Tang Seng, after eating and drinking his fill every day, would pretend to chant scriptures, completely ignoring external matters.
This made the fake princess, who had been wandering outside, appear somewhat anxious.
The fake princess finally couldn't help but directly enter Tang Seng's residence to seduce him.
“Holy Monk, may I come in?”
The fake princess arrived at the door, knocked, and asked Tang Seng with a pretended shy demeanor.
“Come in, this monk also has something to clarify with the princess!”
Tang Seng naturally wouldn't refuse the fake princess's entry, because according to Chu Hao's plan, Tang Seng still had a mission.
Tang Seng's mission was to extract information from the fake princess, thereby providing Chu Hao with some clues to figure out the fake princess's background.
“Holy Monk, the king is preparing for the wedding, you and I are about to become husband and wife, this is a God-given marriage.”
After the fake princess approached, she deliberately displayed her figure, approaching Tang Seng in a seductive manner.
Seeing the fake princess like this, Tang Seng hurriedly dodged, and said to the fake princess.
“Princess, this monk is a monk, how can I get married? Although this monk received the embroidered ball, I believe that Heaven's will has made a mistake.”
“Holy Monk, this statement is wrong, the Heavenly Court governs the Three Realms, what authority, how can there be mistakes.”
The fake princess immediately retorted Tang Seng's words.
Hearing the fake princess say this, Tang Seng discovered some clues.
Because the fake princess showed great reverence when mentioning the Heavenly Court, obviously this was not an ordinary demon.
Ordinary demons are arrogant and their habits are like bandits, and they are not afraid of the Heavenly Court at all.
A demon who is so respectful of the Heavenly Court must have a close relationship with the Heavenly Court, either a boy from the Heavenly Court who has descended to the realm, or a mount or pet of some immortal who has escaped privately.
“Princess, do you know what marriage represents?”
Tang Seng further tried to get information, asking the fake princess.
“The questions asked by the Holy Monk are so difficult to answer, marriage is the fate of men and women, to join hands for life, to share honor and disgrace, does the Holy Monk think it is right?”
The fake princess replied to Tang Seng with a shy demeanor.
“The princess's words are only half right. In this monk's view, the so-called marriage fate is just karma, like fleeting clouds.
Only cultivation is the right path, and only the realm of immortals and Buddhas can ascend to the Elysian Immortal Palace, which is what should be pursued.”
Tang Seng shook his head, pretending to disagree with the fake princess's opinion.
“I dare not agree with the Holy Monk's words, what is so good about becoming an immortal or a Buddha? That immortal palace pure land is not a realm of Elysium, but rather cold, lonely and indifferent, how can it be as carefree as the human world.”
Under these words of the fake princess, Tang Seng had already confirmed some things.
This fake princess must be a demon who escaped from the Heavenly Court Immortal Palace. Becoming an immortal and attaining the Dao is the pursuit of ordinary demons. Only those demons in the Immortal Palace will feel that the human world is better than the Immortal Palace.
Tang Seng continued to talk with the fake princess, wanting to get more information to provide to Chu Hao, so that Chu Hao could find out what kind of demon this fake princess was transformed from.
The fake princess did not have much defense, and after a conversation, she naturally revealed a lot of information to Tang Seng.