[Journey to the West] I Am the Sixth on the Pilgrimage

Blurb: 1. A Liu emerged from chaos and took human form. She was born on a battlefield, where demonic energy ran rampant. Using her innate power to suppress it, she drove out the evil and proclaimed herself queen. With a wave of her hand, she carved two characters into the boundary stone: Zu'an. May your ancestors for eighteen generations all rest in peace. It was a beautiful blessing. On the second day after the Zu'an battlefield found peace, a Bodhisattva came from the west. His hair fell to his waist, a white mark shone between his brows, and his figure was graceful, radiating serenity. A Liu dealt with him for years, but one day, quite by chance, her blocked meridians opened and she remembered everything from her past. She packed her things and followed the Bodhisattva to Mount Ling. At the foot of Mount Ling, a young woman had been waiting for years, holding fast to the obsession in her heart. Five hundred years passed, then another five hundred, and another, and another. Then a tremendous sound came from Flower-Fruit Mountain in the Aolai Kingdom, shaking all three realms. A Liu forgot why she had been waiting there, until another five hundred years had passed. The planned pilgrimage to the west now had one extra person... 2. On the journey west, there was someone to protect the pilgrims. She was responsible for everything, from meals to bathroom breaks. But every so often, things went off the rails. Tang Sanzang: "Thanks for asking. This auntie is great in every way, except that she keeps beating people up. I can't take it anymore. My head is bruised all the time, and even my brilliant little brain gets sluggish now and then, blah blah blah... Don't go, benefactor! Stay and listen to me ramble a little longer!" A monkey: "Sister A Liu is really good to me! She may seem cold, but she's warm-hearted. If I cry, she softens right away. She'd even pick peaches from the Queen Mother of the West's orchard for me. I love her so much!" A pig: "I don't know. I'm just a pig." A monk: "Oh, she's the smartest one among us." Someone who doesn't want to reveal their name or gender: "Interesting. As she would say, interesting." When a monkey isn't a monkey, a pig isn't a pig, a monk isn't a monk, and the Golden Cicada isn't the Golden Cicada either, how will the journey west begin, and how will it end? #You were once the most unruly person between Heaven and Earth, yet you willingly donned a monk's robe and turned to Buddhism. Will you now forsake the golden headband, or the person you love?# A note from the author: The female lead's love interest is not Sun Wukong. She and the monkey share a familial bond. Everyone is out of character. I made it all up. I don't have any religious beliefs myself, and I only know the barest bit about Buddhism and Taoism. Please forgive me if anything here offends you. I have no particular stance. Just enjoy the show. It's all made up anyway. I'll do my best to make the plot add up. The female lead's love interest is decided, but I haven't figured out whether the two of them will get together. I can't promise daily updates, because my plans fall apart too quickly. All I can do is bow to you all. Starts September 23 Theme: How can one have it both ways, keeping the golden headband and keeping you?