Tang Sen moved quickly; after catching the pheasant, he skillfully made fire by rubbing sticks, then somehow found a broken iron pot and began to bleed and pluck the pheasant.
Once everything was ready, he rubbed his hands and, with a face full of anticipation, began to roast the chicken.
Sun Wukong stood aside, watching Tang Sen's busy movements with cold eyes, increasingly finding this person somewhat strange.
After all, what kind of monk would openly kill chickens and eat meat?
Not only were his ideas strange, but more importantly, when he saw this person catching the pheasant just now, his whole body faintly glowed with golden light, which instantly reminded him of Erlang Shen Yang Jian.
Back then, when Yang Jian fought him, his body also glowed with golden light, and his aura was three parts similar to this person's.
"Don't just stand there watching!"
"You're a monkey; you should know where there are wild fruits. Hurry and get some. We'll have roasted chicken with wild fruits, fill our bellies first."
Tang Sen saw the little monkey standing there blankly, assuming the fellow had limited intelligence, and couldn't help but issue an order.
He had been wandering in the mountains for the past few days and had already seen several creatures like this little monkey, somewhat intelligent but dull and blank.
Before, he had even encountered a very clever squirrel that gave him many pine nuts to eat. That squirrel followed him for a day, but unfortunately, it suddenly disappeared the next morning.
He had been sad about it for a long time.
"Monk, where exactly did you come from?"
Sun Wukong ignored Tang Sen and asked with a solemn expression.
Tang Sen was slightly taken aback by the question.
He had actually transmigrated to this world three days ago. When he woke up, he was in a dilapidated temple called Jinshan Temple, having transmigrated into this monk's body.
After that, he awakened the Journey to the West system. The system told him that he had transmigrated into Tang Seng and had to complete the Journey to the West mission.
At the same time, it gave him a beginner's gift pack, which contained a cultivation method called Nine Revolutions Mysterious Skill. He tried cultivating it, and the effect was very good.
Then, the mission panel gave him a mission reminder, telling him to go to Chang'an City to participate in the Water and Land Assembly; completing it would yield mission rewards.
Tang Sen had, of course, read Journey to the West. Although he had no memory of this body, he happily agreed and left the dilapidated temple.
He originally thought this mission would be very simple.
But soon, Tang Sen tragically discovered that he was lost in this forest.
He had wandered in this old forest, full of strange rocks, for three consecutive days, but still couldn't find his way out.
Not only that, but he had also encountered many strange things in these three days.
For example, a headless lonely ghost tried to scare him but was dispersed by his punch.
For example, a talking wild boar tried to eat him but was killed by his two punches and eaten for two days; the taste was quite good.
And for example, a beautiful woman in revealing clothes tried to seduce him, but when he forcibly tore off her head, he found it was a flower with a pleasant fragrance...
Of course, now he had to add one more thing: a slightly crazy little monkey, a bit slow-witted, who kept asking him questions.
"I told you, I am Xuanzang, from Jinshan Temple, going to Chang'an for the Water and Land Assembly, and then to the West to worship Buddha and seek scriptures."
Tang Sen chuckled and repeated his mission.
Seeing the little monkey's face turn extremely ugly again, he couldn't help but say, "Do you know where there are wild fruit trees?"
"If you don't know, come over and help me roast this, and I'll go look!"
"Yesterday, I found a peach grove on the mountain. The peaches there are large and delicious. You're a monkey; you'll definitely love them."
Sun Wukong silently looked at the cheerful Tang Sen in front of him, finally forced a smile, and said, "Old Sun knows that peach grove. Old Sun will go pick them."
"Little monkey, you must come back later!"
"I'll wait for you to come back and eat meat together."
Tang Sen watched the monkey's receding back and couldn't help but shout.
He actually really wanted a creature that could talk to him and understand him.
Sun Wukong's steps paused upon hearing this, but he made no response, disappearing into the dense forest in a few leaps.
Half an hour later.
When he returned, carrying a branch full of peaches, he immediately saw Tang Sen, who was staring at the roasted chicken, drooling, but hadn't eaten it yet.
Sun Wukong tilted his head, staring at the monk, and couldn't help but recall the Old Monk on the Journey to the West back then, who was three parts similar to the monk in front of him, but never offered a word of thanks when he painstakingly begged for food, only complaints and blame.
"Hehe!"
He shook his head, suppressing the ridiculous memory that suddenly popped into his mind, and sat cross-legged in front of Tang Sen with a chuckle.
He plucked a peach from the branch and handed it to Tang Sen.
At the same time, Tang Sen had already divided the roasted chicken in front of him into two, handing the larger half to the little monkey in front of him.
"Here!"
Both spoke at the same time.
Then, one person and one monkey laughed simultaneously.
"Monk, are you really going to Chang'an?"
After eating and drinking his fill, Sun Wukong lay lazily on a large stone, a foxtail grass in his mouth, and asked with a smile.
"Of course!"
"Everything I told you before was true."
Tang Sen nodded with a serious expression.
"Alright!"
"Old Sun really knows where Chang'an is, but the current Chang'an might be a bit different from what you imagine. Are you sure you want to go?"
A smile tugged at the corner of Sun Wukong's mouth. He wanted to see how this monk could still confidently say he was Tang Seng, destined for the Journey to the West, once he brought him to that former Chang'an City.
"Go!"
"This is my mission!" Tang Sen said with a grin.
To be honest, he hadn't held much hope that a small monkey would know the way to Chang'an, but unexpectedly, this little monkey actually gave him a surprise.
Seeing Tang Sen nod with a confident expression, Sun Wukong immediately sprang up with a carp jump: "Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!"
"Let's go!"
Tang Sen also became somewhat impatient.
He had been in this desolate wilderness for three days, and he urgently wanted to go to the legendary Chang'an City to see what kind of splendor the Great Tang in the world of Gods and Buddhas possessed.
Both moved quickly. Tang Sen followed the monkey, moving like the wind. As dusk approached, they finally left the large mountain that had trapped him for three days.
"Holy crap!"
"I'm finally out!"
Tang Sen roared to the sky, looking at the boundless fertile fields in the distance, so excited he almost cried tears of joy.
"Oh, there seems to be smoke from cooking in the distance!"
"It's a small village. Let's go check it out."
From afar, Tang Sen saw wisps of cooking smoke rising from the foot of the mountain and immediately ran towards that spot with a face full of anticipation.
Behind him, Sun Wukong looked at the faint resentment gathering above the area where the cooking smoke was, and the corner of his mouth couldn't help but curl slightly.
He wanted to see what kind of person this monk truly was.