Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything-Chapter 266: Wujing as a Nanny

"Could it be? Has Guanyin already made her move!?"

Looking at Sha Wujing’s demeanor, he appeared almost as if he had given up on himself in despair. Jiang Liu was slightly moved and then asked Sha Wujing, "Wujing, what’s wrong? Are you alright?"

"Master, I’m fine!" In response to Jiang Liu’s question, Sha Wujing’s expression remained calm, his eyes filled with a numb, ashy gray as he shook his head and said, "Thank you, Master, for waiting here for over three months for me. I feel incredibly guilty!"

"You don’t need to thank me. I should be thanking you. Without you, how could I have dawdled for over three months?" Sha Wujing’s words made Jiang Liu shake his head inwardly, complaining to himself.

Of course, Jiang Liu did not voice these thoughts.

"Are you really alright? If something has happened, just tell me," though he complained inwardly, Jiang Liu’s curiosity and confusion only grew. He didn’t understand what could have happened to Sha Wujing to cause such a drastic change.

"I’m fine, Master. I..."

Sha Wujing shook his head. Although he claimed to be alright, as he spoke, his voice suddenly choked up, and soon, tears began rolling down his cheeks.

Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie, seeing Sha Wujing’s condition, exchanged perplexed looks, their faces filled with astonishment.

With him like this, to still claim he’s fine? Surely no one would believe that, right?

"Well, if you don’t wish to speak of it, then I won’t ask further. Whenever you feel like talking, you can tell me then…" Seeing Sha Wujing’s state, Jiang Liu felt a wave of emotion and helplessly shook his head as he spoke.

Yes, since Sha Wujing did not want to talk about it, Jiang Liu naturally wouldn’t press him. However, witnessing Sha Wujing’s condition, Jiang Liu felt a sense of sympathy.

Sha Wujing didn’t need to go into the details—Jiang Liu could guess that it must have been an intervention by the Bodhisattva.

To think that something could bring such a towering man like Sha Wujing to tears—what exactly could have happened to him?

Although Jiang Liu had always deliberately distanced and isolated himself from Sha Wujing, in the end, there were no hard feelings between them; they simply did not share the same path or strategies.

Now that Sha Wujing had returned, Jiang Liu had no intention of prolonging his stay.

There wasn’t much to pack up within the Scripture Seeking Team, so after a brief discussion with his disciples about the situation, Jiang Liu, along with his disciples, went to see the king.

"Master Xuanzang, what is this?" Seeing Jiang Liu and his disciples together, the King of Treasure Elephant Country asked, his expression already guessing some of the underlying reasons.

"Your Majesty, this poor monk has stayed here for a hundred days, waiting for my disciple to return. Now that he has returned, I must not overstay my welcome and will continue westward!" With his hands clasped together, Jiang Liu spoke with a humble and polite demeanor to the king of Treasure Elephant Country.

"Is that so?" Hearing Jiang Liu’s words, the King of Treasure Elephant Country’s expression showed some reluctance.

During Jiang Liu’s stay in Treasure Elephant Country, he had indeed helped eliminate many demons, and hearing that he was leaving, the king naturally felt regretful.

However, as much time had already been spent here and they still needed to continue their journey westward, the king, after making some polite attempts at persuading Jiang Liu to stay, seeing that Jiang Liu was unmoved, said no more.

Nodding in acknowledgment and to express his gratitude, the king personally arranged a farewell ceremony, accompanied by the queen and Princess Baihua Xiu, to respectfully send off Jiang Liu and his disciples.

"Holy Monk, I..." Walking among the crowd, Princess Baihua Xiu, using the excuse of expressing gratitude, moved closer to Jiang Liu and whispered her question.

"Amitabha, Princess, all you can do now is to quietly wait!" Before the princess could finish, Jiang Liu, having understood her intention, interrupted her directly.

In such a public space, with many people around, certain things were not appropriate to discuss.

"Hey, monkey, feel free to come back whenever you have the time..." Beside Princess Baihua Xiu, Wolf-Chasing Boy spoke up to Sun Wukong.

During their stay, Wolf-Chasing Boy and Sun Wukong had found they shared similar temperaments.

"Sure, I hope that if I have the chance to come back, you will have grown stronger!" Sun Wukong nodded and replied.

After exchanging a few words of farewell with the King of Treasure Elephant Country, and under the king’s and numerous citizens’ send-off, Jiang Liu mounted the White Dragon Horse and waved his hand. He and his disciples left through the city gates and continued their journey westward...

After traveling for a day, as the sky began to darken, they naturally deployed the Exquisite Immortal Mansion. After dinner, each disciple rested individually.

However, after the meal, Sha Wujing, seeing Zhu Bajie starting to clean up, took the initiative and said, "Second Brother, you can rest. Let me take care of this!"

"You will?" Zhu Bajie was slightly surprised and looked at Sha Wujing curiously.

"Yes, just let me do it," Sha Wujing nodded slightly, not saying much more. After tidying up the dishes, he went to the well at the Exquisite Immortal Mansion to fetch water and clean them.

Alright, although Zhu Bajie was full of doubts, given his lazy nature, since Sha Wujing had volunteered to take care of the chores, he was naturally happy to relax and went off to rest.

Jiang Liu lay in a slouched pose on the big chair, casually picking up a banana from the desk beside him.

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Sha Wujing was very meticulous in cleaning; after washing all the pots and pans, he looked around and picked up a broom to sweep the Exquisite Immortal Mansion carefully.

After the sweeping, he took out a cloth and wiped down all the furniture in the Exquisite Immortal Mansion, looking very diligent.

However, he seemed like a full-time housewife.

"Is he transforming into a nanny now!?" Watching the three-meter-tall, burly Sha Wujing busily doing these traditionally female chores all night, Jiang Liu felt somewhat peculiar and muttered softly.

It wasn’t until late into the night, after he had wiped down the entire Exquisite Immortal Mansion, that Sha Wujing finally turned and went back to his room to rest.

"It seems something serious has indeed happened to him!" Jiang Liu could fully sense the great change in Sha Wujing and murmured quietly to himself.

But why, after returning this time, had Sha Wujing almost turned into a nanny?

Jiang Liu was also curious and puzzled.

Was it because he felt he had no significant place or role in the team, and thus wanted to showcase his value as much as possible?

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As the days went by, Jiang Liu’s guess seemed to be confirmed; Sha Wujing truly transformed into a nanny-like figure.

Every evening after dinner, he would take the initiative to wash the dishes.

Gradually, after meals, Zhu Bajie and the others stopped helping, simply leaving their dishes for Sha Wujing to quietly clean up.

Then, after washing the dishes, he routinely cleaned the house, even voluntarily asking Jiang Liu and the others to take off their clothes to wash.

Even when Jiang Liu was cooking, Sha Wujing was as helpful as he could be, preparing and cutting vegetables.

Sha Wujing never voluntarily spoke about what had happened to him, and Jiang Liu and the others indeed did not ask further. For Zhu Bajie, this change in Sha Wujing was welcomed; he felt extremely comfortable during these recent days.

Cooking had the Master cooking various delicious dishes every day, and for sleeping, the Exquisite Immortal Mansion provided a place to rest, not to mention someone to wash their clothes. It was truly a celestial lifestyle.

Furthermore, as the pace of the Journey to the West was not fast, this journey had almost turned into a leisurely tour, complete with its own nanny.

That night, late at night, after Jiang Liu’s Heavenly Dragon Zen Sound and True Yuan had circled through his body for eighty-nine complete cycles, he opened his eyes, felt an urgent need, and got up to head towards the latrine.

Passing by Sha Wujing’s door on the way, in the silent night, even from outside the door, Jiang Liu could hear Sha Wujing’s voice, as if he were talking in his sleep.

"Amei, my clothes are dirty, please wash them for me!"

"Master, you have been sincerely devoted to your disciple, who would shatter his body into pieces and still not be able to repay your great kindness!"

"Amei, don’t go, don’t go!"

His sleep-talking turned into shouting toward the end, then the chatter stopped, leaving only a long sigh inside the room.

Clearly, Sha Wujing had woken up from a nightmare at the end.

"Ah, Guanyin Bodhisattva has repeated her old tricks, is it another tale of sorrow?" Hearing some of Sha Wujing’s sleep-talking, Jiang Liu sighed silently to himself and left quietly.

...

At Black Wind Mountain, inside Black Wind Cave.

Though it was late at night, the cave was still a scene of revelry.

A large pot nearby was a complete mess, still filled with plenty of uneaten food, many little hot peppers floating around, and several jars of wine rolled about scattered on the ground.

Clearly, they had just enjoyed a lavish hot pot meal.

On the other side, a large table was set up where Jinchi, Black Bear Demon, and Yellow Wind Monster were sitting together, playing poker.

"Burp, this hot pot was really tasty, the chili peppers delicious, wait, trump card, I win, haha..." Black Bear Demon let out a burp, suddenly raising his tone, and laughed aloud.

Reluctantly dropping his cards onto the table, Yellow Wind Monster, upon hearing this, shook his head and sighed: "Though our hot pot was tasty, the one personally made by Holy Monk Xuanzang, now that’s authentic!"