The Monkey Who Toughed It Out

Are you searching for “understanding,” too? Do you often feel that others don’t understand you? Do you believe that “feelings” determine what you love and hate?

After learning the arts, Wukong was only made a Keeper of the Horses. He wreaked havoc in Heaven, yet still nobody understood him. Now, let’s start by seeing others, instead of fixating on being seen…

The master and disciples in this book. The Heavenly Court looks down on them, but they see one another. Blood-written words on leaves, sitting by the river and watching the water. These are all “bonds.” One root, different flowers.

Fates intertwine.

A forgotten kingdom, a broken heart?

People overlooked by the world see one another.

The demons they meet along the road are all themselves. When they reach the foot of Spirit Mountain, they don’t go in. They take a detour and make a path of their own. The scriptures are beneath their feet, the road lies ahead. Whether they become Buddhas doesn’t matter. The question is how to live.

Using “Sha Wujing,” the character with the least presence, to do the most outrageous things: hit people, gamble, and seduce women.

Perhaps it will offend readers’ expectations and traditional Journey to the West storytelling.

But this isn’t “Journey to the West.” It’s a reflection of real life.