Journey to the West: My Father Is Li Shimin

I tipped just to say something. This book is truly infuriating. Whether it's about breaking the deadlock before the journey begins or going with the flow, it's a masterpiece. But ever since I encountered the monkey (a character from a popular Chinese novel), all the hardships and experiences have been just a direct copy of the original with a spoonful of feel-good platitudes. I've never seen such a good foundation ruined like this before. Goodbye. 😒

I'm so frustrated about having to give rewards just for commenting, I have to vent. What's the difference between this book and the original? You just added some motivational theories. He became a monk to escape his predicament, and actually thought he was one?

Is this a proper Journey to the West? Or is it one of those prehistoric novels disguised as Journey to the West?

The fisherman dared to catch carp, even though the Tang Dynasty had explicitly forbidden it! He was immediately imprisoned and executed. The fortune teller's instigation of the fisherman to catch carp for his own consumption only compounded the crime. Moreover, the fish was golden, clearly a veiled reference to the imperial family. How was this any different from rebellion? An unforgivable crime, he was immediately arrested and executed!

There should be more changes, otherwise it's better to read the original work.

Big brother! The part about saving Sun Wukong, and what happens next. The protagonist's tone of voice and the words he speaks are exactly the same as in the old version of Journey to the West... Well, to be honest, aside from changing the main character's name, it felt like watching the old version of Journey to the West.

It's alright. I thought it would be another story about time travel spanning decades, where I wouldn't know it's Journey to the West, let alone that there are gods, Buddhas, demons, and monsters everywhere. Those kinds of stories are so awkward for me, like the old tale of the man who covered his ears while stealing a bell, where the protagonist is incredibly stupid.

The crucial moment has finally arrived. If the protagonist follows the original text, then it's Guanyin's (or perhaps Buddha's) script. The protagonist must write their own ambiguous script; hopefully, it'll be quite outrageous.

The novel *Journey to the West* is full of human relationships and worldly wisdom, and the protagonist's way of escaping the predicament is quite good, especially the part about bribing Judge Cui. Becoming Tang Sanzang himself is brilliant; getting a position in the Western Paradise would be quite nice, as his princely status made it easy for him to squeeze in, directly squeezing out Jin Chanzi's position. His backing is definitely very strong.

The beginning was alright, and the ideas were quite novel. However, the later parts seemed to be a blatant copy of Journey to the West. Hopefully, they can put more effort into polishing it.