'Hehe! Isn't this Yang Jian's daughter-in-law? Good child, you even know how to show respect to your master!'

The master held the dragon bone and danced around, while the howling celestial dog stood silently beside him, shedding tears.

Then he looked at the trident spear in my hand and asked, 'Huh? Did your uncle give you this spear?'

'Master, I found it.'

The master pondered for a moment, no longer saying much, but instead took out a pot of pork.

'Come, come, eat the meat.'

He picked up a pig's nose and handed it to me, soft and delicious.

'Master, what happened to the Buddha?' I asked.

The master paused, his eyes filled with infinite reverence. 'The Buddha, the enlightened one, possesses supreme wisdom and power, capable of restoring this decaying world to its former glory!'

I was astonished. 'But, master, he corrupted this world with the true scriptures!'

The master smiled and said, 'Silly child, this is the path that the world must go through to return to the right track. You will understand in the future.'

I watched as the master faced west, knelt down in reverence before the Buddha statue, murmuring to himself. The once unrivaled Great Sage Equal to Heaven, the victorious fighter against the Buddha, now resembled a fanatic disciple.

I recalled the words of the Patriarch. Perhaps the monkey had long ceased to be just a monkey.

Then, the dragon bone tentacles behind him stretched out and he said, 'Child, this Ao Cunxin's dragon bone, your master has helped you graft it on. It will serve you well!'

From then on, I had an extra dragon bone tail, as handy as an arm.

The howling celestial dog was also extremely happy. 'Hehe! The master and the mistress are together forever!'

At this moment, the master said, 'Child, if you want to light up the Lotus Lamp, go to the Wuzhuang Temple and find Zhenyuanzi.'