Wukong was guided by Guanyin, and he was willing to convert to Buddhism, and he was waiting day and night for those who wanted to learn the scriptures. Xuanzang Road passes through Wuxing Mountain, where he uncovered the Tathagata's seal, rescued Wukong, and named him Sun Xingzhe. The master and his disciples walked together and stayed in the farmhouse at night. In a ray of white light, Tang Monk's white horse disappeared. Wukong found Yingchou Stream and fought fiercely with the little white dragon, but he never won. At night, three robbers came to rob the farmhouse. Wukong killed all the robbers. Tang Monk blamed him for killing, and Wukong left his master in anger.
Introduction to the content of "Journey to the West"
"Journey to the West" was produced in the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty (1522-1566 AD) in China in the 16th century, more than 400 years ago. The author Wu Chengen, whose courtesy name is Ruzhong and also known as Sheyang Jushi, "Journey to the West" was written as a first draft in Wu Chengen's middle age and later polished. He created artistic creations based on the literary works and stories about Tang Monk's Buddhist scriptures that had been accumulated in previous generations and circulated among the people. He also changed the original story mainly about Tang Monk's Buddhist scriptures to a story about Sun Wukong's battle against heaven and earth.
Sun Wukong is the most glorious image in the book. "Havoc in Heaven" highlights his spirit of loving freedom and having the courage to resist, and "Searching for Buddhist Scriptures from the West" expresses his spirit of eradicating evil and eradicating it. After Sun Wukong failed to cause trouble in the Heavenly Palace, after five hundred years of suppression under the Five Elements Mountain, he was released by Tang Monk and went to the West with him. He is no longer a rebel, but a hero who wears a tight band on his head and a tiger skin skirt, dedicated to relieving the world of evil. Being tenacious and unyielding in the face of numerous difficulties and adapting to circumstances are the main characteristics of the demon-suppressor Sun Wukong. The influence of "Journey to the West"
The emergence of "Journey to the West" opened up a new category of long chapter novels about gods and demons. The book's clever combination of good-natured ridicule, bitter satire and serious criticism directly affected the development of satirical novels. Therefore, "Journey to the West" is the peak of ancient romantic novels. In the history of world literature, it is also a masterpiece of romanticism and the pioneer of magical realism.
After "Journey to the West", there was a climax of writing novels about gods and demons in the Ming Dynasty. There are Zhu Xingzuo's "The Biography of the Twenty-Four Arhats Who Got the Way", Deng Zhimo's "The Story of the Iron Tree", "The Story of the Flying Sword", "The Story of the Cursed Date", Xu Zhonglin's "The Romance of the Gods", etc. "Journey to the West" also had a profound impact on Chinese opera. The Qing Dynasty palace drama "The Treasure Raft" is a Western game with ten volumes and 240 episodes. "Journey to the West" not only had sequels and imitations, but also had an impact on later novels, operas, scrolls, and folk customs. There are lyrics from "Journey to the West" in the books of the Qing Dynasty, which shows its great influence.