Do you think "Journey to the West" is an inspirational myth about the four masters and apprentices who overcome all difficulties and achieve success?
Wrong.
The true story is a history of blood and tears of a group of chess pieces who were manipulated, exploited, and abandoned, struggling to survive in the chess game of power.
Tang Monk - was painted by Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty to "ride with me" and went on the road alone, narrowly escaping death. After returning from studying the scriptures, the results were stolen. The "Records of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty" was signed by Wei Zheng, and he became a "consultant".
Sun Wukong, a technical genius, was abandoned after the "talent acquisition" of the Heavenly Palace. He was suppressed by the Heavenly Palace and was forced to wear a golden hoop to work on the Buddhist scriptures project. At the end of the project, he resigned from the Buddhist throne and retired to Emei, where he was no longer known.
Zhu Bajie, a founder of Tianting, was framed for "molesting Chang'e" because he discovered the Jade Emperor's affair, and was demoted to a pig fetus. He pretended to be stupid just to save his life. After studying the scriptures, he sealed the altar messenger and made a living by collecting swill. He didn't even dare to recognize his senior brother when he came to visit.
Sha Wujing - The Jade Emperor used love as bait, forcing him to personally execute his brother Tianpeng with two thousand hammers, and then inserted himself into the Buddhist scripture collection team as an informant. In the end, the Jade Emperor reneged on his promise. He was so heartbroken that he turned into a golden sculpture and remained motionless.
The Jade Emperor - from the little Taoist boy of ancestor Hongjun to the common master of the world, he lost power due to fear, became jealous, alienated and framed, and finally sat in the Lingxiao Palace, with no one willing to drink a glass of wine with him.
The Golden Cudgel - a sacred stone that witnessed the prehistoric times, refused to mend the sky, missed the chance to become a god, and finally became the Ruyi Golden Cudgel in the hands of Sun Wukong. It says: "I am no longer a lonely stone, I am his companion."
This is not the Bible story you read. This is chess pieces and players, loyalty and betrayal, loneliness and redemption.
