Journey to the West: Upon seeing the Yellow-Eyebrowed Demon, why not pay homage?

Achoo!

"Achoo..."

East of the Liusha River, within Huangfeng Ridge, Huang Mei sneezed twice in a row, rubbed his nose, and said, "One sneeze, two curses—which bastard is slandering me?"

Bai Susu couldn't help but chuckle: "How do you know it's one 'thinking' and two 'cursing'? What if two people are thinking of you at the same time?"

Huang Mei laughed and said, "Besides you, who else would miss me?"

Bai Susu blushed slightly and quietly changed the subject: "When will we get involved?"

Huang Mei used his Xuan Guang Mirror to shine on the Liu Sha River Water Mansion, only to see Zhu Bajie shouting in front of the mansion gate and even hitting the stone gate with his Nine-Toothed Rake, but he was still turned away.

Clearly, the plan of Sudhana and Zhifeng in this game is to "play it safe" until they have no other choice but to go to the Purple Bamboo Forest to ask Guanyin for help!

"Go and tell Wukong to try to get reinforcements from heaven again," Huang Mei said softly after thinking it over.

He didn't think he could rely on one trick to succeed, nor did he think the current Buddhist lineage was incapable of even mending the fence after the sheep were lost. But he still had to give it a try. If it didn't work, he would think of other strategies!

Not long after.

On the riverbank.

Pigsy, soaked to the bone, came ashore and waved to the master and disciple who were looking at him, saying, "I refuse to come out, let alone borrow any magic tools."

Sun Wukong scratched his cheek: "What should I do?"

Sanzang said, "Didn't your sworn brother say that you can go to him if you have any difficulties?"

Sun Wukong was stunned for a moment, and his smile suddenly became strange.

If Guanyin Bodhisattva heard these words from Sanzang, I wonder if she would secretly curse him a few times in her heart?

"Great Sage, Great Sage~~"

In the silence, calls suddenly came from the clouds.

The three of them looked in the direction of the sound and saw a familiar figure riding a sword, with an otherworldly and ethereal appearance.

"Look, here it comes!" Sun Wukong said to Sanzang in high spirits.

Tripitaka remained silent.

He didn't care about the jokes; he was only focused on crossing the river as soon as possible.

Before landing, Bai Susu raised her hand to put away her flying sword and said with a smile:

"Great Sage, my king said that you should try going to the Heavenly Court again. If that fails, he will come in person to help you resolve your troubles."

"I understand now, thank you for making this trip, fairy," Sun Wukong said with a smile.

Bai Susu shook her head: "I was just following orders, so I don't deserve your thanks."

"Then I'll trouble you, Fairy, to stay here and guard my master with Pigsy. I'll be right back," said Sun Wukong.

Bai Susu said, "Great Sage, you may go..."

Seeing his eldest brother vanish in a golden light, and with his junior uncle nowhere to be found, Pigsy couldn't resist shamelessly approaching Bai Susu and laughing:

"Susu, your relationship with Junior Uncle should just be that of master and servant, right?"

"So what if it is, and so what if it isn't?" Bai Susu asked, amused.

Pigsy said, "If that weren't the case, I, Old Pig, shouldn't have any other thoughts, after all, Junior Uncle has been kind to me..."

"No!" Bai Susu said decisively.

Pigsy: "..."

In the blink of an eye.

Half a day later.

Sun Wukong somersaulted down from the sky on his cloud and said to Bai Susu, "The Jade Emperor is in seclusion, and no one else dares to make a decision!"

Bai Susu said, "As I thought... Please wait a moment, Great Sage, I will go and fetch my king."

Sun Wukong laughed and said, "Very good, very good! With Big Brother here, this problem will surely be easily solved!"

After watching Bai Susu depart on her sword, Zhu Bajie couldn't help but tug at Sun Wukong's sleeve and whispered, "Eldest Brother, isn't it a good thing that Junior Uncle keeps interfering in the Journey to the West?"

"Stop worrying and don't take sides," Sun Wukong said sincerely.

Pigsy blinked, seemingly lost in thought.

"Wukong, Bajie, what are you two whispering about?"

Seeing the two whispering to each other, Sanzang asked with a face full of curiosity.

Sun Wukong smiled and said, "We were discussing how our elder brother would help us cross the river."

"Amitabha," said Sanzang. "No matter what method we use, as long as we can cross this great river, we will be indebted to them."

"You said it yourself, and I hope you won't change your mind in the future," Sun Wukong said intentionally.

Sanzang frowned: "In your eyes, is your master such a fickle person?"

"Both Pigsy and I will be watching you." Sun Wukong shrugged, neither confirming nor denying.

Sanzang: "..."

evening.

The sunset glow was more fiery than fire.

Huang Mei rode a cloud carrying Su Su back to the Flowing Sand River. Sensing his presence, Sun Wukong immediately smiled and waved, "Big Brother!"

"Wukong, Bajie...Master Sanzang."

As he descended from the clouds, Huang Mei greeted him with a smile.

Pigsy chuckled: "Junior Uncle, I didn't expect to see you again so soon."

Huang Mei said, "I really wish I could travel with you all, but unfortunately, I don't have that privilege."

Pigsy's heart skipped a beat, and he turned to say, "Master, why don't we let Junior Uncle take over for me for a while? He is superior to me in both wisdom and ability, and will definitely be more useful than me."

"Don't talk nonsense!" Sanzang refused without hesitation.

He didn't want to spend every day with this killer star, otherwise he wouldn't be able to sleep peacefully.

Pigsy muttered under his breath, "When did I talk nonsense? I was telling the truth..."

Sanzang pretended not to hear and looked at Huang Mei, asking:

"Benefactor Huangmei, do you have any way to help us cross the river?"

Huang Mei smiled, put his arm around Sun Wukong's shoulder, and said, "I've already decided. Wukong needs to run an errand for me..."

As he spoke, he pulled Sun Wukong away from the crowd and asked softly, "Wukong, are you familiar with the Barefoot Immortal?"

Sun Wukong said, "He seems familiar. This old man is a nice guy; he gets along with everyone."

Huang Mei nodded slightly: "I have found out that the river god in this Liusha River is the Curtain-Rolling General who has been punished in the mortal world."

At that time, during the Peach Banquet, he broke the Jade Emperor's crystal cup, a crime punishable by death. Fortunately, the Barefoot Immortal pleaded for him, thus sparing his life. Therefore, we can do this...

After listening silently to his elder brother's explanation, Sun Wukong's lips curled into a slight smile: "I understand. I'll go and ask the Barefoot Immortal for help!"

Having said that, he immediately jumped up and rode away on a somersault cloud.

"Junior Uncle, where did he go?"

As Huang Mei slowly walked back to the group, Zhu Bajie asked curiously.

"He went to invite someone; if this person comes, this problem can be solved," Huang Mei said with a smile.

Pigsy couldn't help but ask, "Who is this person who possesses such abilities?"

"You'll find out soon enough," Huang Mei said, waving his hand.

They waited for almost half an hour, until the sun set and the moon rose, and the stars filled the sky. Suddenly, a kind-faced, barefoot old man with a disheveled beard and hair came riding on a cloud, holding a bamboo cane.

"This old, barefoot immortal greets the holy monk."

"So it was you who the eldest brother invited," Pigsy said with a smile.

"May I ask, Great Immortal, where is Wukong?" Sanzang looked up at the starry sky, but did not find a second celestial cloud.

"When he found me, I was dealing with a very difficult matter and couldn't get away."

"He had no choice but to take on this task and send me here to help the holy monk avert disaster," said the Barefoot Immortal.

Sanzang suddenly realized, and put his hands together in prayer: "Amitabha, thank you, Great Immortal."

The Barefoot Immortal shook his head: "No, you should thank the Great Sage."

Sanzang: "..."