Journey to the West: Break the entire Western Heaven!

Seeing the person's attire, Tuo Long laughed, "This person's clothes are rather odd indeed. Clearly a nun, yet wearing a monk's robe designed for men…"

The woman said, "Husband, could this be the Tang Sanzang you mentioned?"

Tuo Long shook his head and said, "Haha... My dear, you're thinking too much."

After speaking, Tuo Long pulled out a picture for comparison and said, "Look, this one has a completely bald head without a single hair, that's Tang Sanzang, while the one before us has flowing long hair.

Moreover, their gazes are not the same either. This nun's gaze is clueless and cute, whereas Tang Sanzang's gaze is silly and adorable.

And look, Tang Sanzang is not alone, he has a monkey, a three-meter-tall pig, and a four-meter-tall man by his side. Now look at this nun, all alone…"

So you see, this is definitely not Tang Sanzang."

The woman compared the two and, although her instincts told her it wasn't so simple, since Tuo Long was certain, she didn't think much about it and just reminded him, "Husband, since it's not Tang Sanzang, make sure not to trouble this person."

Tuo Long laughed and said, "Don't worry, after all, I come from the Dragon Palace, I wouldn't stoop to doing such wicked deeds."

So it was, Tuo Long and the woman chatted while watching the nun approaching from a distance. The three of them looked at each other and then slowly passed by one another, even nodding their heads in a friendly manner as a greeting.

The woman reminded, "Ahead is the Black Water River, five hundred li wide. It's quite difficult to cross without a boat."

The nun paused, seeming to consider how to cross.

Seeing this, Tuo Long said, "I have a ferry, get on and I'll take you across the river!"

The nun placed her palms together and chanted, "Amitābha, thank you, benefactor."

Then, the nun led the white horse onto the boat, and Tuo Long, without further ado, waved his hand and the ferry sped up instantly, creating a wave as it headed straight to the opposite riverbank.

When the nun disembarked with the white horse, she placed her palms together again to express her gratitude, then rode off on the white horse.

Tuo Long said, "That white horse is not bad, and it looks somewhat familiar too."

The woman laughed, "Are you exhausted, my dear? Even a horse looks familiar to you. If you are really tired, take a rest, I'll keep watch for a while."

Tuo Long shook his head and said, "Forget it, I've been on guard for a year now, a day or two more won't matter. I'll keep going…" Experience tales at empire

"Hmm…"

As they were talking, a flash of light streaked across the sky…

The woman instinctively looked up and said, "Husband, it seems like a monkey just flew by."

"A monkey spirit, why bother with it?"

Tuo Long was indeed tired, rubbing his temples and squinting his eyes as he replied.

Whoosh!

The woman looked up again and said, "Husband, it seems like a pig just flew by."

"A pig demon, why worry about it, help me rub my temples, I am really tired," Tuo Long said.

The woman acknowledged with an "oh" and continued to massage Tuo Long's temples.

Whoosh!

The woman looked up again and said, "Husband, a red-bearded man just flew by."

"Just keep an eye on that Tang Sanzang, and don't bother with anyone else. Put some muscle into it, give it a rub, ah... that's comfortable," Tuo Long squinted his eyes in utter enjoyment, his peripheral vision just catching a glimpse of the scene on the opposite bank of the river.

The nun above grabbed her hair and yanked it down, her white strands coming off in her hands; he thought he saw a shiny bald head!

He suddenly widened his eyes, but by then the nun had already walked into the forest and was out of sight.

Tuo Long said, "My dear, that nun seemed to have pulled off her hair."

The woman laughed, "What are you talking about? Which woman would pull off her own hair..."

"Really, I think I saw a bald head," Tuo Long said.

The woman replied, "Stop joking, bald head indeed. I think you're obsessing over it. Since I'm still here, you better take some rest."

"Alright, maybe I did hallucinate..." Tuo Long continued to close his eyes.

However, the image of that bald head kept flashing in his mind, and the faces of the nun and Tang Sanzang repeatedly appeared, comparing...

The more he compared, the more they seemed alike. If the nun's hair was removed, the differences between dazedly cute and dumbly cute didn't seem too vast.

Just then, he suddenly widened his eyes and exclaimed, "Monkey, Pig, Man! Bald head, white horse, nun, wig, Monk? Damn it!"

Tuo Long suddenly stood up, shouting, "Missed it, missed it, missed it all!"

Then, like a madman, he ran towards the opposite bank of the river; alas, by the time he reached there, the bald group had long disappeared.

Seeing this, Tuo Long held his head and wailed, "Damn it, oh damn, crap, they ran right under my nose, oh... A year, man, I got tanned! And they just ran off, you damn bald thief, you're no human, running late is one thing, but wearing a wig too!"

Seeing Tuo Long nearly going crazy, the woman ran over and asked, "Husband, what happened to you?"

Tears streaming down his face, Tuo Long replied, "What happened? That nun was Tang Sanzang! He just passed by right in front of us, and I even helped him across… All that waiting for nothing! Oh—-no..."

Tuo Long cried so heartbreakingly.

But then again, anyone who spent days and nights on the riverbank enduring the elements for a year would feel the same if they watched their target slip by unnoticed!

The worst part is that he had helped the other side cross the river!

It felt like someone who had been starving for a year finally saw a meat bun, then mindlessly gave it to the dog next to them, only to realize afterward that it was a meat bun.

The regret was imaginable.

Far on the other side of Black Water River, Tang Sanzang rode the white dragon horse, who dashed wildly while shouting, "Whitey, hurry, we can't let them catch up in the three-thousand li race!"

While the white dragon horse sped up, it rolled its eyes thinking, "Big brother, don't you have any sense of whether they will catch up? Firmly clenching your fist all the way, who would dare surpass you!"

But it answered, "Master, that dark, catfish-looking guy by the riverbank I recall seeing him somewhere… Ah, I remember now, his foolish gaze, it's kind of like the Jing River Dragon King's silly son, little Tuo Long."

"Don't call someone foolish, he's a good man, he even gave us a lift," Tang Sanzang said.

"Nice guy? That dude's got way thicker skin than me..." the white dragon horse replied.

The two gradually trotted away, chatting.

Behind them, Sun Wukong, yawning, commented, "Although Whitey's speed has improved, there's still room for enhancement."

Even farther behind, Zhu Ganglie turned and shouted, "Brother Sha, let me tell you, in this race, Master is first, the big brother is second, I am third, you fourth. You better not overtake me!"