Journey 059: Feeling the Sting
Jul 20, 2026 · 27 min · 10 segments
The more San Zang resists, the more irresistible he seems to the women who have him in their power.
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John ZhuHost
Jul 20, 2026 · 27 min · 10 segments
The more San Zang resists, the more irresistible he seems to the women who have him in their power.
John ZhuHost
The disciples descended from the sky and looked around for a while before they came upon a sheer wall of gleaming blue stone that was smooth and bright, standing there like a great screen.
The disciples, with the horse sentou, went around the stone screen and saw a set of double stone doors bearing the large characters, Poison Foe Mountain, Pipa Cave.
Zhu Bajie went up with his rake intent on smashing the doors, but Sun Wukong quickly stopped him and said, Brother, don't be in such a hurry.
What if this is not the place? Won't we be causing trouble? You two take the horse and go wait for a minute on the other side of this stone screen.
Let me go inside and conduct some recon to see if this is the right place or not, and then we can act.
After going through a second set of doors, he saw a gazebo, and seated inside was a female demon, attended to by several young maidservants dressed in colorful embroidered clothing and with their hair in twin top knots.
Wukong saw that they were engaged in some cheerful banter, but couldn't make out what they were saying.
Two of the maidservants brought over two trays of steaming hot baked goods and told the demon, "'Mistress, one of these trays holds steamed buns filled with human flesh.
The other holds steamed buns filled with bean paste.' The demon laughed and said, "'Little ones, bring out the imperial brother.' Several maidservants went to the back and returned shortly with Sanzang.
His face was yellow and his lips pale white, his eyes were red and dripping with tears.
The demon walked out from the gazebo, took hold of Sanzang with her slender fingers, and told him, Imperial brother, don't worry.
Even though this is not the palace of the kingdom of women and not as plush, it's a really quiet, carefree place, perfect for reciting and reading scriptures.
The disciples descended from the sky and looked around for a while before they came upon a sheer wall of gleaming blue stone that was smooth and bright, standing there like a great screen.
The disciples, with the horse sentou, went around the stone screen and saw a set of double stone doors bearing the large characters, Poison Foe Mountain, Pipa Cave.
Zhu Bajie went up with his rake intent on smashing the doors, but Sun Wukong quickly stopped him and said, Brother, don't be in such a hurry.
What if this is not the place? Won't we be causing trouble? You two take the horse and go wait for a minute on the other side of this stone screen.
Let me go inside and conduct some recon to see if this is the right place or not, and then we can act.
After going through a second set of doors, he saw a gazebo, and seated inside was a female demon, attended to by several young maidservants dressed in colorful embroidered clothing and with their hair in twin top knots.
Wukong saw that they were engaged in some cheerful banter, but couldn't make out what they were saying.
Two of the maidservants brought over two trays of steaming hot baked goods and told the demon, "'Mistress, one of these trays holds steamed buns filled with human flesh.
The other holds steamed buns filled with bean paste.' The demon laughed and said, "'Little ones, bring out the imperial brother.' Several maidservants went to the back and returned shortly with Sanzang.
His face was yellow and his lips pale white, his eyes were red and dripping with tears.
The demon walked out from the gazebo, took hold of Sanzang with her slender fingers, and told him, Imperial brother, don't worry.
Even though this is not the palace of the kingdom of women and not as plush, it's a really quiet, carefree place, perfect for reciting and reading scriptures.
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