Tang Sanzang Requests to Replace Me, the Great Sage, with the Roc in My Place

After the battle at Lion Camel Ridge, Tang Sanzang, who had always disliked our incompetence, suddenly pleaded with Buddha: "Although Buddha has assigned Sun Wukong, Zhu Wuneng, and Sha Wujing to become my disciples and protect me on my journey west, these three are truly mediocre. They have repeatedly put me in perilous situations. If it weren't for Buddha and the Bodhisattvas' intervention this time, I fear I would have already fallen into the belly of a demon. This place is still ten thousand miles away from Mount Ling. I believe that with these useless disciples still protecting me, there is absolutely no possibility of reaching Mount Ling." "... I hereby earnestly request Buddha's permission for the three Green-haired Lion brothers to become my disciples and protect me on my safe journey."