10 storylines in Journey to the West, each about 100 words

1. The True and False Monkey King

After Wukong killed the thieves, Tang Monk was furious and drove Wukong away. The six-eared macaque took the opportunity to transform into Wukong, injured Tang Monk and stole his luggage. Sha Monk went to Huaguo Mountain and saw the false monkey king handing over the four false masters and disciples, claiming that he would go to the West to learn Buddhist scriptures.

Sha Monk was furious and beat the fake Sha Monk to death, but was defeated by the fake Wukong again. Sha Monk had no choice but to go to Guanyin in Luojia Mountain to complain to Wukong, but he saw Wukong complaining in front of Guanyin Lotus Platform. The two cleared up their doubts and went to Huaguo Mountain to compete with the fake monkey king. The two monkeys had difficulty distinguishing between true and false, so they went to Guanshiyin for help.

The battle between the real and fake Monkey King was so dark that it was difficult to tell the winner. The two went to heaven and earth to find the gods to distinguish the true from the false, but to no avail. It was not until the Tathagata in the West that the truth became clear. Wukong killed the fake monkey king, and the six-eared macaque became extinct. Avalokitesvara leads Wukong to Tang Monk, asking master and disciple to reconcile and not to have two minds again.

2. Fengxian County is praying for rain

Fengxian County has suffered from severe drought for many years, and the king of the county posted a list to recruit magicians to pray for rain. Four monks from Tang Dynasty passed by, and Wukong went to Lingxiao Palace to ask the Jade Emperor to give him rain in response to the request of the prince.

The Jade Emperor refused. Because Prince Fengxian had committed three crimes, the Jade Emperor neutralized Mi Shan, Mian Shan, etc. in the Pixian Palace. He declared that if the Prince did not change his ways, Mi Shan and Mian Shan would not If it collapses, it will never give rain. Wukong returned to the county, found out the whole story, scolded the king, and asked him to change his ways and do good.

The prince changed his ways and returned the farmer's daughter. Wukong went to heaven again, but saw that Mishan and Mianshan were still the same. Wukong was furious, thinking that the king was hiding something, and the king was at a loss.

Wukong visited and found no bad deeds by the county king. He was also angry that the Jade Emperor should not bring disaster to the people. He and Bajie went to the Pixiang Hall, making the Jade Emperor uncomfortable. Then the Jade Emperor said that he was angry with the county king. The whole story turned out to be a mistake. Mishan and Mianshan collapsed, and rain fell in Fengxian County.

3. The Bhikkhu Kingdom

In the Bhikkhu Kingdom, every house hangs a goose cage, and the cages are full of children. Wukong found out the reason and knew that the king was unjust and favored the beautiful queen. He listened to the evil advice of the abbot: when taking the tonic for immortality, the heart and liver of a child should be used as a guide.

Wukong respects Tang Monk's order and rescues the children, and uses clever tricks to find out the truth about "Guotai": it turns out to be the Tai Chi Immortal's white deer from the lower realm causing trouble. After a face-to-face fight, the father-in-law took the beautiful queen and fled in embarrassment. Wukong went to the mountains and found the White Deer Cave. Just as he was about to destroy it, the Antarctic Immortal came to stop Wukong and take back the White Deer.

4. Watching lanterns at Jinping Mansion

On the night of the Lantern Festival, Jinping Mansion puts on lanterns. Tang Monk's master and his disciples should be given an appointment by the abbot of Ciyun Temple to stay and enjoy it. In a gust of black wind, the monster took Tang Seng away. Wukong went to the mountains to find his master, and received a report from Cao Cao, who told him that Tang Monk was trapped in Xuanying Cave in Qinglong Mountain.

The three rhinoceros monsters in the cave were delighted with Tang Monk. When they were about to enjoy them, Wukong came to the door. After several fights, Wukong was outnumbered. So he became invisible and sneaked into the cave, and when he was about to rescue Tang Monk, he didn't want to be discovered by the monster, so Wukong escaped alone. In order to save his master, Wukong fought with the monster, but was defeated by the monster. Instead, the monster captured Bajie and Sha Seng.

Wukong was helpless, so God invited Lord Simu Xingjun to descend from the lower realm and sent monsters down. The monster was injured and fled to the West Sea. He was protected by the princess, but he became evil again. Just when Wukong came back, the monster couldn't escape and was taken back to heaven by Simu Xingjun.

5. Three dozen white-bone spirits

Tang Monk, his master and his four disciples went to Baihu Ridge to collect the scriptures. In Baihu Ridge, there lives a corpse demon White Bone Spirit. In order to eat Tang Monk's meat, he transformed into a village girl, a woman, and an old man. Sun Wukong saw through all of them. The White Bone Demon was afraid and turned into a gust of wind to escape. Sun Wukong beat all the fake bodies of the village girl and woman to death.

But Tang Monk did not distinguish between human beings and monsters. Instead, he blamed Sun Wukong for committing crimes wantonly, injuring both his mother and daughter, and violating the precepts. The third time the white-bone spirit turned into a white-haired old man again and was discovered by Sun Wukong. Tang Monk wrote a derogatory letter and drove Sun Wukong back to Huaguo Mountain.

6. Three Borrowing Banana Fans

Tang Monk and his disciples went to the West to learn scriptures. The Flame Mountain was the only way to go. The flames in the Flame Mountain were huge and not ordinary fires. Only the banana fans could extinguish them. The banana fan is the treasure of Princess Iron Fan.

The first time Sun Wukong borrowed a fan from Princess Iron Fan, Princess Iron Fan slapped Sun Wukong away. Sun Wukong turned into a bug and entered Princess Iron Fan's belly to toss. Princess Iron Fan gave him a fake fan.

Sun Wukong transforms into the Bull Demon King and deceives the real fan, and the Bull Demon King transforms into Zhu Bajie to deceive the real fan; Sun Wukong fights the Bull Demon King, Princess Iron Fan lends the banana fan, Sun Wukong fan destroys the Flame Mountain, Tang Monk and his disciples head west On the way.

7. The Savior of the Wuji Kingdom

The king of the Wuji Kingdom married a Quanzhen Taoist priest. Unexpectedly, the Taoist priest was a monster. When he was visiting the garden, he took advantage of the king's unpreparedness and pushed him away. After entering the well, he transformed into a king, usurped the throne and seized power, and even occupied the queen.

When Tang Seng’s master and apprentice passed by the Wuji Kingdom, the king’s ghost visited Tang Seng in his dream and asked Tang Seng to send Sun Wukong to slay demons for him and distinguish evil from right. When Sun Wukong learned about this, he readily agreed and said to the king with full confidence: "This stick is dancing in my ears, and now I will definitely see the results. Take charge of killing demons and sweeping away evil things. This country will soon be returned to you." ."

He first transformed into a villain named "Li Dihuo", explained the truth to the prince, and asked him to cooperate with the action. He also ordered Zhu Bajie to go down the well and carry out the king's body, and used it as a weapon from the Supreme Lord. The golden elixir is coming from there to save him.

Finally, the monster's behavior was exposed in public, and when he was about to kill him, Manjushri came to dissuade him and explained the cause and effect. It turns out that this monster is a green-haired lion under the seat of Manjushri Bodhisattva. Because the king of Wuji Kingdom once offended Manjushri Bodhisattva, the green-haired lion came to earth to punish the king on the order of Tathagata Buddha.

8. Falling into the water in the Tongtian River

The four pilgrims passing through the Tongtian River for sutras can see the events in Chapters 47 to 49. There is a monster in the Tongtian River causing trouble, and it only eats boys and girls. Sun Wukong agrees to the request of the people of Chenjiazhuang to subdue the monster for them.

Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie turned into boys and girls together, and suddenly attacked when monsters came to eat people. The monster fled into the river and froze the water. When Tang Monk and his disciples were crossing the ice, the monster burst into the ice, causing Tang Monk to fall into the water and be captured.

Sun Wukong had no choice but to go to the South China Sea to invite Guanyin. Guanyin went to the rescue with a bamboo basket and used the basket to fish out a goldfish from the water. It turned out that the monster was the goldfish in Guanyin's lotus pond that had become a spirit.

9. The Daughter Kingdom is in Distress

Tang Seng and Bajie drank the river water and became pregnant. Wukong went to search for the spring water where he was born, and Ruyi Zhenxian became angry because his nephew Hongbai was killed by Wukong. Wukong taught Sha Monk to take advantage of his opportunity to lure away the true immortal and take away the spring water. Tang Monk Bajie drank water to dissolve his fetus. ?

Arrived at the capital city gate, a group of people were escorted to the post by a female official. The queen wanted to recruit Tang Monk as her husband. Wukong asked Tang Seng to pretend to agree. The four of them entered the city, and the queen held a banquet in the palace. After the banquet, she changed the rules and sent three disciples to the west.

Tang Seng invited the queen to ride a dragon chariot out of the city to see off the three disciples, and took the opportunity to commit suicide with the three disciples and defect to the West.

10. Havoc in the Heavenly Palace

Sun Wukong went to the Dragon Palace in the East China Sea to steal the golden cudgel, and then went to the underworld to forcefully sell the book of life and death. The Dragon King and the Lord of Hell went to heaven to complain. The Jade Emperor summoned Sun Wukong to heaven and gave him the title of Bi Ma Wen.

Wukong thought that the official was young, so he fought back to Huaguo Mountain and called himself the "Monkey King". The Jade Emperor sent heavenly soldiers and generals to capture Sun Wukong, but failed, so he asked Sun Wukong to manage the Peach Garden.

Sun Wukong secretly ate flat peaches and ruined the Queen Mother’s peach banquet. He also stole the golden elixir from Taishang Laojun and escaped from the palace. The Jade Emperor again sent King Li Tian to lead the heavenly soldiers to capture him; Guanyin Bodhisattva recommended Erlang Zhenjun to help in the battle; Taishang Laojun used hidden weapons to help, and finally Wukong was captured.

Wukong was chopped with knives and axes, struck by fire and lightning, and even set up an alchemy furnace to train for forty-nine days, but still nothing happened, and he still fought in the heavenly palace. The Jade Emperor issued a decree to invite Tathagata Buddha, and then he pinned Sun Wukong under the Five Elements Mountain.