Xingtie: My silly online friend is actually a raccoon!

After leaving Stone Village, the three did not go directly to Gao Village.

Spark suggested taking a detour to check on the progress of the person in question.

Lu Ze also felt it was necessary to confirm where Tang Seng was, so he adjusted the direction, directed Du'e to make a turn, and led Xing and Huohua to search for Tang Seng's location.

When they found Tang Sanzang.

He was traveling at a pace that made everyone anxious.

Every ten minutes or so, stop to catch your breath for five minutes, then walk for another ten minutes or so.

His monk's robe was torn in several places by thorns, and beads of sweat streamed down his handsome profile, but his downcast eyes remained unwavering.

Occasionally, the low growls of wild beasts echoed from the dense forest. He simply gripped his nine-ringed staff, uttered a Buddhist chant, and continued walking.

"To be honest, I think he's a pretty good person. Do we really want to screw him over?" Xing looked at the stumbling yet incredibly determined figure, a rare hint of reluctance appearing in her golden eyes.

"He is indeed a good person, but we didn't really cheat him." Lu Ze had been to many worlds and was already quite detached from these kinds of things. If you don't seize some opportunities, you'll only be the one who suffers.

Moreover, the Journey to the West was originally a script written by the gods in heaven. Even if Tang Sanzang completes this journey, he will only return to his original position.

Their interception is merely a change of players; the chessboard itself remains unchanged.

"Exactly! How can you call the script a problem a 'pitfall'?" Spark chimed in with a righteous air. "We helped him learn the ropes, saving him from all the worries along the way. He should be thanking us!"

She spoke with such conviction that her pigtails twitched twice.

"So, are we going to try and contact Sun Wukong before he does?" Xing asked.

In her opinion, now that Tang Sanzang's location and speed have been confirmed, it would be a waste not to take the opportunity to go to the Five Elements Mountain first.

"No, now is not the time." Spark shook her head decisively, her wine-red eyes shining brightly in the dappled light and shadow in the forest.

"If we make contact now, wouldn't that be just like Xiao Lu Zi's flawed plan from the beginning? If a person of unknown origin comes up to you and says, 'I'll help you escape Buddhism,' would you believe them?"

"At least Guanyin is a proper Bodhisattva, who are we to judge? I'm just here to check where this monk is and see how much time we have left."

"You're planning to contact him as a member of the pilgrimage team after the second phase of my Carnival of Misunderstandings begins?" Lu Ze recalled Spark's actions over the past few days and had a vague guess in his mind.

First, spread the story among the people, making enough people believe in the setting of the Vermilion Bird Star Lord and the Red-Eyed Sand Monk. Then, when the spread of this story reaches a critical point, he can activate his skill to turn these settings into physical reality.

Spark extended a finger and shook it, her eyes curving into a sly smile.

"No, no. I only used your carnival as a backup plan for my transformation skill."

She lowered her hand, becoming unusually serious.

"In this world, there are too many people who can see through my transformation at a glance. Sun Wukong with his fiery eyes, Guanyin with her keen insight, and those gods who can calculate with their fingers at the drop of a hat."

"I can fool mortals and minor deities with the Masked Fool's transformation tricks, but I can't fool those big shots."

Spark is quite self-aware.

"But once you add your skills, the situation will be completely different. Even if those big shots see through my transformation, your 'Misunderstanding Carnival' has already planted a seed in their minds that the pilgrimage team originally included the Vermilion Bird Star Lord and the Red-Eyed Sand Monk."

"They would subconsciously think that we are the original, just like that old scholar in Stone Village, who clearly saw the pig but thought of Zhu."

Lu Ze remained silent for a few moments, then had to admit that Spark's approach was indeed much more reliable than his initial "Declaration of Freedom".

All I can say is that Director Hua truly lives up to his reputation.