Journey to the West: Starting by taking Sun Wukong as my disciple!-Chapter 678 - 677 Tang Monk Recites Scripture

Chen Nuo was so afraid that he didn’t dare to ride the horse forward, but the horse had its own consciousness and, despite Chen Nuo’s fear, it continued moving forward.

The forest was not only dark and impossible to see through, but even after walking for a while, he could no longer feel the presence of the person ahead.

Chen Nuo called out, "Master, Master, are you still there? It’s so dark here, I can’t see you at all."

His voice was loud, but there was still no echo in response.

Chen Nuo grew even more afraid and shouted louder, "Master? Master, where are you? I can’t see you at all, are you still ahead? Can you respond to me? I’m really scared."

There was still no reply from the front.

Chen Nuo shouted out again, "Master? Master? Are you there? Can you answer me? Don’t joke with me, it’s really too dark here, I’m truly afraid. If you’re still there, can you respond?"

Although he shouted loudly, there was still no response from anyone.

The horse continued forward, only it was unclear what was ahead. The area gradually became quiet, dark, and silent, with not even the sound of the wind around.

After walking a long time, Chen Nuo saw two figures appear ahead and he called out, "Master!"

The two figures didn’t respond to him and continued walking ahead. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

Looking at those two figures that looked like they were made of paper, Chen Nuo felt somewhat amused—Six-Eared Macaque was really fooling him too much.

Even the illusion was such a poor deception that he was too powerless to criticize it.

Bad as it was, he still had to play along, so Chen Nuo continued with a trembling voice to shout to the two figures, "Master, Master! Master Wukong! Please wait for me, let me catch up with your steps."

The two paper figures really stopped, and Chen Nuo nudged the horse’s belly to make it walk a bit faster.

Upon reaching the two figures, he sighed with relief, "You scared me to death. What happened just now, Master? Why didn’t you respond when I called you? I thought you had left me behind here."

He had just spoken at length, but still heard no answer, which made Chen Nuo ask involuntarily, "Master? Master, I’m speaking to you. Why are you ignoring me?"

Those two figures neither answered him nor turned around, but remained looking straight ahead.

Chen Nuo asked curiously, "Oh right, Master, what about the horse? Weren’t you riding a white horse just now? Where has it gone?"

Although there were two people opposite him, his words seemed to vanish without a trace, with not a single response.

Unable to contain himself, he reached out to touch the shoulder of one of the figures, "Master?"

The figure slowly turned its head, revealing a face with no features.

"Ah!" Chen Nuo screamed.

After he screamed, the scene in front of him disappeared, and suddenly there was nothing there.

Chen Nuo felt the spiritual power in his head come forth; although it had emerged, it didn’t dissipate directly but instead swirled around him.

At that moment, it was as if Chen Nuo had received a suggestion; he should act as if he was awakening from a nightmare.

Chen Nuo then followed the Six-Eared Macaque’s intention, struggling to open his eyes.

His shout woke Tang Xuanzang as well.

Xuanzang opened his eyes abruptly, "What’s the matter?"

The Six-Eared Macaque had initially intended to scare this mortal once more but hadn’t expected that attempting to do so in his dreams would actually awaken him with a cry.

He had even woken Xuanzang, making the illusions he had prepared for reality redundant.

Chen Nuo, of course, did it on purpose. Acting continuously was exhausting, especially playing roles with exaggerated expressions, so he simply shouted loudly enough to also rouse Xuanzang.

After all, the Six-Eared Macaque couldn’t continue with the illusions in front of Xuanzang, for it would be bad if they frightened his master.

As expected, once Xuanzang woke up, the Six-Eared Macaque had withdrawn his spiritual power. He slowly opened his eyes and looked at Chen Nuo, who was still panic-stricken, with a trace of resentment in his eyes as if he resented Chen Nuo’s exaggerated performance for waking Xuanzang too.

"What’s wrong, Great General? Have you, had another nightmare?" the Six-Eared Macaque asked.

"Yes, I just had a terrifying nightmare," Chen Nuo said, still shaken. "It scared me to death; I thought I had really encountered a ghost, but it turns out it was just a dream."

"What did the General encounter?"

"I dreamed we entered that forest, where it was pitch-black. Then it seems I lost my way and couldn’t find you, Master," Chen Nuo explained. "Even upon waking up, I was covered in a cold sweat. I don’t know what’s happening; maybe I’m just really tired."

"What you encounter during the day, you dream of at night. Didn’t you encounter something in the forest today? So, I assumed you would have such dreams," the Six-Eared Macaque said.

Chen Nuo wiped his forehead, "Maybe so; that nightmare was truly horrifying."

Xuanzang, seeing Chen Nuo’s distressed state, suggested, "How about this, General? I shall recite the Scripture of Quietude for you so you won’t have nightmares while you sleep."

No sooner had Xuanzang spoken than he faced the rejection of both individuals.

The Six-Eared Macaque rejected the idea because he didn’t want Xuanzang reciting scriptures for this mortal; if Xuanzang’s time was spent reciting for him, then there would be no time for his own rest.

Chen Nuo refused out of courtesy, a mere formality, given that he didn’t really care whether the recitation happened or not.

"The General hasn’t slept well for two consecutive nights. If you don’t sleep well tonight, you will surely be drowsy on the morrow’s journey," Xuanzang said.

"I will recite the Scripture of Quietude for you. Once I finish this volume, I shall naturally rest as well, so you need not worry about me not taking rest after reciting," Xuanzang said.

Chen Nuo felt embarrassed, "There’s no need, Master. Considering I’ve had the audacity to follow you and then troubling you with my sleep issues at night, I just can’t justify it, so please, you really don’t need to."

"General, you are also concerned for the comfort of this poor monk. If you do not sleep well now, naturally, I won’t be able to either," Xuanzang said.

Seeing that this mortal was about to be persuaded by his own master, the Six-Eared Macaque felt immense regret. Had he known, he wouldn’t have set any traps.

Now look at the result, his attempt to frighten someone had failed, and he had caused his master to awake in the dead of night. Not to mention, now his master might even recite scriptures for this mortal.

"Master, why don’t you go rest, and I’ll recite scriptures for the General?" the Six-Eared Macaque suggested.

"Impossible," Xuanzang refused. "You’ve only been my disciple for a short while, barely touching the scriptures, let alone reciting them. I shall teach you to recite after we return from the Western Heaven with the scriptures. Forget it for now. Let me recite for the General myself."

The Six-Eared Macaque was disappointed and a little angry, upset with both the mortal and himself.

Now he felt caught in a bind, accomplishing nothing and instead causing trouble for his master. What a mess.