I Will Turn Your View of the Journey to the West Upside Down

Do you think Journey to the West is just a myth about four masters and disciples leveling up as they battle monsters? With the hard-nosed perspective of an engineer, Kecun Village takes you behind the Buddha’s radiant light and tears open the world of Journey to the West! Why was Sun Wukong sentenced to just five hundred years for the Havoc in Heaven? Was the rumor that eating Tang Sanzang’s flesh grants immortality actually a colossal hoax? Did Tathagata and the Jade Emperor appear to save the day while secretly striking a deal for power? Red Boy’s origins lead straight to Taishang Laojun, while the Bull Demon King’s conversion to Buddhism hides a scandalous tale of infidelity in the immortal realm... The author strips away the TV adaptations’ rosy filter and digs deep into the original, exposing the “workplace corruption” of the Celestial Court and Spirit Mountain: immortals have factions, demons have official positions, and the pilgrimage is a game of chess. The truth behind the Peach Banquet, the conspiracy surrounding the Tightening Curse, the mystery of the True and False Monkey King... Every chapter will overturn what you thought you knew as a child! Engineering logic, conspiracy-theory analysis, and biting commentary combine in this dark dossier on Journey to the West, enough to make the big shots of Buddhism and Taoism break into a cold sweat. Everything Wu Cheng’en left out is laid bare here!