Journey to the West: A Mouse's Debt

The lowest-ranking monster under the Bottomless Cave on Xiankong Mountain, Salt Mouse was punished by being reborn as a monster for the evil deeds of his past life. His sect raises its cultivation by making human-flesh buns. Everyone in the cave eats them, but he can't bring himself to take a bite. Keeping accounts, repaying debts, learning the blade, seeking the Dao, he is caught between the gates of heaven and his cave dwelling, with the two ledgers of the Heavenly Court on either side. It is only when the Rebirth Mantra sounds at the Water and Land Dharma Assembly that he remembers: in his past life, he owed far more than what's written in these ledgers. A story about a little monster who keeps accounts, repays his debts, and finally sets off.

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.