Xingtie: My silly online friend is actually a raccoon!

"Since you don't plan to contact Sun Wukong now, when do you plan to?" Lu Ze asked curiously.

Spark's mind works faster than his, something he had already experienced during their secret meeting on the lake.

His plan was linear—save Monkey King first, then discuss cooperation; while Spark's script was clearly network-like, with each node stuck at a key turning point in the original work.

"Is that even a question?" Spark glanced at him in surprise, her wine-red eyes gleaming in the dappled light of the dense forest. "Of course, it was when he first put on the headband."

Lu Ze was taken aback at first, then suddenly realized what was going on.

Oh right, the golden headband, how could he have forgotten about that?

In the original story, when Sun Wukong was first rescued from the Five Elements Mountain by Tang Sanzang, he was wild and unruly, often losing his temper, and even had thoughts of killing Tang Sanzang.

Guanyin gave Tang Sanzang the headband and the corresponding incantation, specifically to restrain this unruly monkey.

Tang Sanzang lied to Sun Wukong, saying it was a nice hat for practicing cultivation. Wukong, unaware of the trick, happily put it on.

When he realized he had been tricked and tried to remove it, Tang Sanzang chanted a spell and he suffered a splitting headache, only then realizing that this thing was a shackle on his head.

At this stage, Sun Wukong had no master-disciple relationship with Tang Sanzang, no intention of converting to Buddhism, and was even repeatedly tricked. His resentment probably outweighed his gratitude.

This is indeed a good opportunity to persuade him.

Lu Ze and Spark were chatting enthusiastically, getting closer and closer until their shoulders were almost touching.

Just then, a gray head suddenly squeezed into the increasingly narrow gap between them, its golden eyes glancing left at Luze and right at Spark, like a curious cat squeezing between the two people who were plotting.

"What are you guys talking about? I don't understand any of it," Xing said, her voice filled with obvious resentment.

Of the three, she was the only one who hadn't read the original novel. Lu Ze and Huo Hua were chatting enthusiastically, and she couldn't get a word in edgewise. She really disliked this feeling.

Lu Ze and Huo Hua exchanged a smile and tacitly took half a step back to each side, making room for Xing.

Then the two of them took turns giving Xing a lesson.

Lu Ze explained the origin of the golden headband, and Huo Hua added details about Sun Wukong's change in mentality after being tricked. When talking about the part where Sun Wukong rolled around on the ground while Tang Sanzang was chanting the incantation, Huo Hua even improvised a rolling-on-the-ground motion.

Wow!

After listening to the two explanations, Xing suddenly understood, and a thoughtful light flashed in her golden eyes.

Then she turned her gaze to the figure that was still slowly moving in the dense forest in the distance.

Tang Sanzang continued his journey at that frustratingly slow pace, beads of sweat sliding down his handsome profile, but he never stopped.

After observing for a while, Spark clapped his hands, and the crisp applause rang out in the woods, startling several roosting birds.

"Alright, there's nothing much to see here. Let's go to Gao Village and deal with the real Pigsy." She turned around, her twin ponytails swung in a clean arc in the air, and she started walking.

"No matter how slowly Tang Sanzang walks, he will eventually reach the Five Elements Mountain. We need to set up the team framework before he does, so let's start with that real pig teammate."

Lu Ze nodded in agreement with Spark's statement.

Zhu Bajie was indeed one of the easier members of the pilgrimage team to deal with.

So, Lu Ze once again activated his flying sword, carrying Xing and Huohua to Gao Laozhuang.