Chapter 568: Sudden Enlightenment

"After I said goodbye to Tang Xuanzang, I came to the Water Curtain Cave in Huaguo Mountain to look for my baggage. Sure enough, I saw a fake Tang Xuanzang and Zhu Bajie. Now I have beaten them to death. The prototypes turned out to be two monkeys."

Guanyin Bodhisattva told Zhu Bajie what had just happened again. Zhu Bajie was very happy when he heard the words, and then returned to the same state as before.

Xuanzang of the Tang Dynasty specialized in studying the will of Guanyin Bodhisattva. Later, he took in Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing, cut off their two minds, and went to the West to learn scriptures together.

After a while, the four masters and disciples continued to move forward, gradually feeling the heat. Tang Xuanzang reined in the white dragon horse and said:

"It's autumn now. Why is it so hot? What is happening here? Can anyone go and take a look?"

Zhu Bajie smiled and said to Tang Xuanzang:

"Master, you don't know something. There is a country on the way to the west called the Place of Sunset."

"The sun there is like a real fire, setting between the Western Sea. When water drops on the ground, it will instantly dry up. If you put a basin of water on the ground, the water will be boiling hot instantly."

"I guess we've all reached sunset now."

Sun Wukong laughed loudly when he heard this and said:

"Idiot, stop talking nonsense. It's still too early to reach that country. You and the master have been walking for so long, and you won't reach it even when you are old."

When Zhu Bajie heard this, he immediately looked dissatisfied and said to Sun Wukong:

"Brother Monkey, if you said this is not a place for sunset, then why is it so hot here?"

Sha Wujing heard this and said with a smile: "It must be because the weather here is not right. Autumn is as hot as summer."

The three of them were arguing fiercely. Tang Xuanzang saw a courtyard in front of him. Tang Xuanzang dismounted and said to Sun Wukong:

"Wukong, now go to the house in front of you and find out what's causing the hot weather."

Sun Wukong put away the golden cudgel, arranged his clothes, pretended to be a gentleman, and came to the door like a gentleman scum.

After a while, an old man suddenly walked out of the door. I saw that the old man was wearing yellow clothes, with a hat on his head, and a cane in his hand with gold teeth exposed. After the old man saw Sun Wukong, , was suddenly shocked and said quickly:

"Who are you? Why are you here? And what is the purpose of coming to my door?"

When Sun Wukong heard this, he smiled and said to the old man:

"Old man, please don't be afraid of me. I'm not a weirdo. I came from the Tang Dynasty in the East to go to the West to learn scriptures."

"Now that the four of us, master and disciple, have come here and seen the hot weather, we don't know what's causing it or what it's called, so we want to come here and ask."

When the old man heard this, he immediately felt relieved and said to Sun Wukong:

"Elder, please don't blame me. I just didn't see your true face clearly for a while."

Sun Wukong smiled at the old man, and then the old man continued to ask Sun Wukong: "Where is your master now?"

Sun Wukong smiled and said:

"My master is coming on the main road outside now. If you want to see him, I will bring them over now."

After hearing what Sun Wukong said, the old man felt very happy and shouted to Tang Xuanzang:

"Masters, please stop standing there and come over quickly and sit inside."

Tang Xuanzang came over with a smile when he heard this. Then the old man saw that Tang Xuanzang was plump, while Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing looked strange. He was surprised and happy, so he could only invite him inside.

After a while, Tang Xuanzang finally couldn't sit still anymore, so he stood up and asked the old man:

"Old man, I want to ask you what the name of this place is and why is the weather so hot?"

The old man smiled and said to Tang Xuanzang: "This place is called Flame Mountain. There is no spring, autumn and winter here, only the heat of the four seasons."

After Tang Xuanzang heard this and thought seriously for a long time, he continued to ask the old man:

"So where exactly is the Flame Mountain? Has it blocked the way to the West to learn scriptures?"

After hearing this, the old man quickly said to Tang Xuanzang: "This master must not go to the west again. The Flame Mountain is also some distance away from here, and it is the only way to the west."

"And there is no grass growing around the Flame Mountain. If we cross the Flame Mountain, even the copper-headed iron walls will turn into iron juice."

Tang Xuanzang was shocked when he heard this and didn't ask any more questions.

After a while, a young man stood at the door, pushing a red cart and shouting loudly: "Does anyone want to buy food?"

Sun Wukong pulled out a piece of hair and turned it into a copper coin, and bought a piece of food from the man.

After the man took the money, regardless of whether it was good or bad, he opened the cloth on the car and took out some steaming food and handed it to Sun Wukong. After Sun Wukong got the food, he was immediately burned and caught off guard.

The food is like coals in a brazier and red-hot nails in a coal furnace.

Sun Wukong switched from his left hand to his right hand, and from his right hand to his left hand, muttering in his mouth: "This thing is too hot, and it tastes so bad."

The young man heard this and said to Sun Wukong with a smile: "If you are afraid of the heat, then don't come here. It will only get hotter here."

Sun Wukong felt a little angry when he heard this, and he scolded the young man:

"You are too ungrateful, although it is often said that crops cannot grow in a cold and warm environment, but it is very hot here. Where do you get all this food from?"

After hearing what Sun Wukong said, the man smiled and said to Sun Wukong:

"If you want to know where my food comes from, then go find the fairy holding the banana fan."

Sun Wukong looked at the man with a confused face, and after seeing Sun Wukong's face, the man knew that Sun Wukong didn't know what happened here, He said to Sun Wukong:

"The fairy with the banana fan can put out the fire with one fan, create wind with two fans, and rain with three fans. We can plant and harvest crops, so we don't have to worry about the five grains."

Sun Wukong heard this and quickly handed the cake to Tang Xuanzang, and said to Tang Xuanzang:

"Master, you don't have to worry about this matter, don't eat this rice cake."

"I will borrow the banana fan later, let's put out the fire, and then we can cross the Flaming Mountain, right?"

The old man smiled and said to Sun Wukong: "You still think too simply. If you don't have a gift, I'm afraid he won't help you at all."