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话表三藏别了朱紫国王，整顿鞍马西进。行够多少山原，历尽无穷水道，不觉的秋去冬残，又值春光明媚。师徒们正在路踏青玩景，忽见一座庵林。三藏滚鞍下马，站立大道之傍。行者问道：“师父，这条路平坦无邪，因何不走？”八戒道：“师兄好不通情。师父在马上坐得困了，也让他下来关关风是。”三藏道：“不是关风，我看那里是个人家，意欲自去化些斋吃。”行者笑道：“你看师父说的是那里话，你要吃斋，我自去化。俗语云：‘一日为师，终身为父。’岂有为弟子者高坐，教师父去化斋之理？”三藏道：“不是这等说。平日间一望无边无际，你们没远没近的去化斋。今日人家逼近，可以叫应，也让我去化一个来。”八戒道：“师父没主张。常言道：‘三人出外，小的儿苦。’你况是个父辈，我等俱是弟子。古书云：‘有事弟子服其劳。’等我老猪去。”三藏道：“徒弟啊，今日天气晴明，与那风雨之时不同。那时节，汝等必定远去。此个人家，等我去，有斋无斋，可以就回走路。”沙僧在傍笑道：“师兄，不必多讲，师父的心性如此，不必违拗。若恼了他，就化将斋来，他也不吃。”The story now turns to Sanzang, who bid farewell to King Zhuzi and proceeded westward after making preparations for his journey. After traversing countless mountains and plains, and enduring innumerable waterways, they soon found that autumn had passed and winter was waning, and it had now come to the bright and beautiful days of spring. As the master and his disciples were walking along the road, enjoying the scenery and the spring outing, they suddenly saw a nunnery surrounded by trees. Sanzang dismounted from his horse, rolled down his saddle, and stood beside the main road. Wukong asked, "Master, this path is flat and straight; why aren't we taking it?" Bajie said, "Elder Brother, you really don't understand the situation." "The master has been sitting on his horse for so long that he is tired; it's only natural to let him get off and stretch a bit." Sanzang said, "It's not just for stretching. I see that there is a house over there and would like to go by myself to beg for some food." Wukong laughed and said, "Master, what you are saying makes no sense. If you want to eat vegetarian food, I will go beg for it myself." An old saying goes: "One day as a teacher, a father for life." "How could it be right for a disciple to sit idly while making the master go out and beg for food?" Sanzang said, "It's not that simple." "On ordinary days, when the horizon stretches endlessly in all directions, you go begging for food without regard to distance or direction." "But today there are people nearby, and I can easily ask them. So let me go beg a meal myself." Bajie said, "Master, you have no sense of direction." "As the old saying goes: 'When three people travel together, it is the youngest who suffers.'" "You are like a father figure, and we are all your disciples." "An ancient text says: 'In times of need, the disciple should bear the labor.'" "Let me old pig go." Sanzang said, "Disciples, today the weather is clear and bright, unlike those rainy or stormy days." "At that time, you would certainly have gone far away." "But now there is a nearby house. Let me go and see if they can offer food or not, so I can return quickly and continue our journey." Sha Wujing smiled beside them and said, "Elder Brother, there is no need to argue further. The master has his own mind; we should not oppose him." "If he becomes upset, even if you bring back food, he won't eat it."

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八戒依言，即取出钵盂，与他换了衣帽。拽开步，直至那庄前观看，却也好座住场。但见：Bajie followed his words and immediately took out the alms bowl, exchanging clothes and hats with him. He strode ahead and went straight to the front of the farmstead for a look. Indeed, it was a nice place to stay. One could see:

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石桥高耸，古树森齐。石桥高耸，潺潺流水接长溪；古树森齐，聒聒幽禽鸣远岱。桥那边有数椽茅屋，清清雅雅若仙庵；又有那一座蓬窗，白白明明欺道院。窗前忽见四佳人，都在那里刺凤描鸾做针线。A stone bridge rose high, and ancient trees stood tall and dense. The stone bridge towered high; a murmuring stream connected to a long brook. The ancient trees stood densely and evenly, with the chattering of quiet birds echoing from afar in the distant mountains. On the other side of the bridge were several thatched huts, neat and elegant like a hermitage for immortals; There was also a small windowed room with white walls shining brightly, surpassing even the appearance of a Taoist monastery. Suddenly, before the window appeared four beautiful women, all there engaged in embroidery and needlework, depicting phoenixes and mandarin ducks.

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长老见那人家没个男儿，只有四个女子，不敢进去，将身立定，闪在乔林之下。只见那女子一个个：The elder saw that there were no men in the house, only four women; he dared not go in. He stood still and hid himself among the trees. He could see those women one by one:

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闺心坚似石，兰性喜如春。娇脸红霞衬，朱唇绛脂匀。蛾眉横月小，蝉鬓叠云新。若到花间立，游蜂错认真。Their chastity was as firm as stone, and their gentle nature as pleasant as spring. Their delicate faces were flushed like red clouds, and their lips were evenly painted with crimson rouge. Their eyebrows arched like crescent moons, small yet elegant; their cicada-like hair was freshly arranged in clouds of beauty. If they stood among the flowers, even wandering bees would mistake them for blossoms.

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少停有半个时辰，一发静悄悄，鸡犬无声。自家思虑道：“我若没本事化顿斋饭，也惹那徒弟笑我：敢道为师的化不出斋来，为徒的怎能去拜佛？”After a while of about half an hour, everything became deathly quiet, with not a sound from the chickens or dogs. He thought to himself, "If I cannot manage to beg a meal, my disciples will surely laugh at me: 'How can the master not be able to obtain food, and yet his disciple dares to go pay homage to the Buddha?'"

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长老没计奈何，也带了几分不是，趋步上桥。又走了几步，只见那茅屋里面有一座木香亭子，亭子下又有三个女子在那里踢气球哩。你看那三个女子，比那四个又生得不同。但见那：The elder had no choice but to proceed, feeling somewhat at fault. He stepped onto the bridge with cautious steps. After taking a few more steps, he saw that inside the thatched hut there was a wooden-scented pavilion, and beneath it three women were playing with an air ball. You could see those three women; they looked even more different from the previous four. One could see that:

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飘扬翠袖，摇拽缃裙。飘扬翠袖，低笼著玉笋纤纤；摇拽缃裙，半露出金莲窄窄。形容体势十分全，动静脚跟千样屣。拿头过论有高低，张泛送来真又楷。转身踢个出墙花，退步翻成大过海。轻接一团泥，单枪急对拐。明珠上佛头，实捏来尖。窄砖偏会拿，卧鱼将脚抷。平腰折膝蹲，扭顶翘跟屣。扳凳能喧泛，披肩甚脱洒。绞裆任往来，锁项随摇摆。踢的是黄河水倒流，金鱼滩上买。那个错认是头儿，这个转身就打拐。端然捧上臁，周正尖来捽。提跟潠草鞋，倒插回头采。退步泛肩妆，钩儿只一歹。贩篓下来长，便把夺门揣。踢到美心时，佳人齐喝采。一个个汗流粉腻透罗裳，兴懒情疏方叫海。Their emerald sleeves fluttered in the wind, and their crimson skirts swayed gracefully. The fluttering green sleeves lightly covered her delicate, slender fingers; the swaying crimson skirt half revealed her narrow golden lotus-like feet. Their graceful postures and appearances were perfectly formed, their every movement revealing a thousand different styles of footwork. In terms of skill and technique, there was clear distinction in levels; the movements they performed were elegant, graceful, and precise. They turned their bodies to kick a ball over the wall, then stepped back and flipped as if crossing the sea in one motion. Lightly catching a clump of mud, they swiftly countered with a single spear-like move to dodge the turn. A pearl was placed on top of the Buddha's head, skillfully and precisely aimed at its tip. They could handle narrow bricks with ease, lying like fish and lifting their feet gracefully. With flat waists and bent knees in a squat, they twisted their heads and lifted their heels elegantly. They could skillfully move benches with ease, and when putting on cloaks, it was done in a very relaxed and graceful manner. Their tight-fitting undergarments allowed for free movement, while their neck chains swayed with every motion. They kicked so powerfully that it seemed the Yellow River's water flowed backward and goldfish were bought on its banks. One might mistakenly think they had lost control, but in a flash, another would turn around and make a sharp move. They calmly presented their calves with grace, precisely seizing the moment to strike at the tip. Lifting their heels, they splashed through grassy shoes and turned back suddenly for a backward kick. Stepping back with a graceful shoulder movement, the hook-like motion was executed in one swift strike. They descended from their basket-like perch and immediately lunged forward to seize the door. When they reached the moment of perfection, all the beautiful women cheered in admiration. One by one, their sweat soaked through their silk robes, and only then did they feel tired and call it a rest.

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言不尽，又有诗为证。诗曰：Words cannot fully describe the scene; there is also a poem to testify: The poem says:

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蹴踘当场三月天，仙风吹下素婵娟。汗沾粉面花含露，尘染蛾眉柳带烟。翠袖低垂笼玉笋，缃裙斜拽露金莲。几回踢罢娇无力，云鬓蓬松宝髻偏。In the spring of March, a game of cuju is played on site; A fairy wind blows down pure and graceful beauties. Sweat moistens their powdered faces like flowers with dew, Dust stains their eyebrows like willows shrouded in mist. Their green sleeves hang low, concealing jade-like fingers; Their crimson skirts are slightly dragged, revealing golden lotus feet. After several rounds of kicking, they appear 娇弱 and exhausted; Their cloud-like hair becomes disheveled, and their ornamental hairpins tilt to one side.

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三藏看得时辰久了，只得走上桥头，应声高叫道：“女菩萨，贫僧这里随缘布施些儿斋吃。”那些女子听见，一个个喜喜欢欢抛了针线，撇了气球，都笑笑吟吟的接出门来道：“长老，失迎了。今到荒庄，决不敢拦路斋僧，请里面坐。”三藏闻言，心中暗道：“善哉，善哉！西方正是佛地，女流尚且注意斋僧，男子岂不虔心向佛？”After watching for a long time, Sanzang had no choice but to walk up to the bridgehead and called out loudly, "Revered Bodhisattva, this poor monk would like to beg you for some alms." Hearing this, the women happily put down their needlework and air balls, all smiling as they came out to greet him, saying, "Elder Master, we are sorry for not welcoming you sooner." "Now that you have come to this remote farmstead, we certainly dare not stop you from your journey. Please come in and sit inside." Hearing these words, Sanzang thought to himself, "Good! Good!" "In the West, this is truly a land of Buddha. Even women take care to offer alms to monks; how much more so would men be devoted and sincere in their faith toward Buddhism?"

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长老向前问讯了，相随众女入茅屋。过木香亭看处，呀！原来那里边没甚房廊。只见那：The elder bowed respectfully, then followed the group of women into the thatched hut. Passing by the wooden-scented pavilion and looking around, he exclaimed, "Oh my!" It turned out that there were no real rooms or corridors inside. All he could see was:

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峦头高耸，地脉遥长。峦头高耸接云烟，地脉遥长通海岳。门近石桥，九曲九湾流水顾；园栽桃李，千株千颗斗秾华。藤薜挂悬三五树，芝兰香散万千花。远观洞府欺蓬岛，近睹山林压太华。正是妖仙寻隐处，更无邻舍独成家。High peaks towered, and the land's energy stretched far. The high mountain peaks reached up to touch clouds and mist; the distant land veins extended all the way through seas and mountains. Nearby, by the stone bridge, a winding stream meandered in nine curves and bends, as if looking back; In the garden were planted peaches and plums, thousands of trees and fruits competing in their lush bloom. Vines and wild grapes hung from three or five trees; ginseng and orchids spread fragrance across thousands of flowers. From afar, the cave dwellings seemed to rival the mythical Penglai Island; up close, the mountain forest overshadowed even Taibai Mountain. Indeed, this was a secluded place where demons and immortals might hide, with no neighbors nearby—only a solitary home.

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有一女子上前，把石头门推开两扇，请唐僧里面坐。那长老只得进去。忽擡头看时，铺设的都是石桌、石凳，冷气阴阴。长老心惊，暗自思忖道：“这去处少吉多凶，断然不善。”众女子喜笑吟吟，都道：“长老请坐。”长老没奈何，只得坐了。少时间，打个冷禁。众女子问道：“长老是何宝山？化甚么缘？还是修桥补路，建寺礼塔，还是造佛印经？请缘簿出来看看。”长老道：“我不是化缘的和尚。”女子道：“既不化缘，到此何干？”长老道：“我是东土大唐差去西天大雷音求经者。适过宝方，腹间饥馁，特造檀府，募化一斋，贫僧就行也。”众女子道：“好好好。常言道：‘远来的和尚好看经。’妹妹们。不可怠慢，快办斋来。”One of the women stepped forward, pushed open two stone doors, and invited Tang Sanzang to sit inside. The elder had no choice but to go in. As he suddenly looked up, he saw that everything was set with stone tables and benches, giving off a cold and gloomy atmosphere. The elder felt alarmed and silently thought to himself, "This place is full of ill omens; it must be dangerous." The women smiled happily and all said, "Elder Master, please sit down." The elder had no choice but to sit. After a short while, he shivered with a chill. The women asked, "Elder Master, which sacred mountain are you from?" "For what kind of alms do you beg?" "Are you repairing bridges and roads, building temples or pagodas, or printing Buddhist scriptures?" "Please bring out your alms book so we can take a look." The elder said, "I am not a monk who begs for alms." One of the women asked, "If you are not begging for alms, then what business brings you here?" The elder said, "I am a monk from the Great Tang in the East, sent to the Western Heavens to seek scriptures at the Great Thunder Sound Temple." "I just passed through this area, and my stomach was hungry. I specially came to your noble residence to request a meal; it is all the poor monk needs." The women said, "Very well, very well, very well." "As the old saying goes: 'A monk who comes from afar is sure to have good scriptures.'" "Sisters," "do not be disrespectful. Quickly prepare the meal."

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此时有三个女子陪著，言来语去，论说些因缘。那四个到厨中撩衣敛袖，炊火刷锅。你道他安排的是些甚么东西？原来是人油炒炼，人肉煎熬：熬得黑糊充作面筋样子，剜的人脑煎作豆腐块片。两盘儿捧到石桌上放下，对长老道：“请了。仓卒间，不曾备得好斋，且将就吃些充腹。后面还有添换来也。”那长老闻了一闻，见那腥膻，不敢开口，欠身合掌道：“女菩萨，贫僧是胎里素。”众女子笑道：“长老，此是素的。”长老道：“阿弥陀佛！若像这等素的啊，我和尚吃了，莫想见得世尊，取得经卷。”众女子道：“长老，你出家人，切莫拣人布施。”长老道：“怎敢，怎敢。我和尚奉大唐旨意，一路西来，微生不损，见苦就救；遇谷粒手拈入口，逢丝缕联缀遮身。怎敢拣主布施？”众女子笑道：“长老虽不拣人布施，却只有些上门怪人。莫嫌粗淡，吃些儿罢。”长老道：“实是不敢吃，恐破了戒。望菩萨养生不若放生，放我和尚出去罢。”At this time, three women were accompanying him, chatting and talking about various karmic connections. The other four went into the kitchen, rolled up their sleeves, and began cooking by lighting a fire and scrubbing pots. You may wonder what kind of food they were preparing? Originally, it was human fat stir-fried and human flesh stewed: the stewed meat turned black and sticky, imitating noodles; brains extracted from people were cooked into pieces resembling tofu. They placed two plates on a stone table and said to the elder, "Please have some." "In our haste, we were unable to prepare a good meal. Please make do with this and eat something to fill your stomach for now." "There will be more food coming later as well." The elder took a whiff and, detecting the foul smell, dared not open his mouth. He politely bowed with clasped hands and said, "Revered Lady Bodhisattva, this poor monk has been vegetarian since birth." The women laughed and said, "Elder Master, this is vegetarian food." The elder said, "Amituofo!" "If this is what you call vegetarian food, then I, the monk, after eating it, may as well forget about seeing the World Honored One and obtaining the scriptures." The women said, "Elder Master, you monks should not be picky about alms given by people." The elder replied, "How could I dare? How could I dare?" "I, the monk, have been commissioned by His Majesty of the Great Tang and journeyed westward all along. I have not harmed even a single living being, and whenever I see suffering, I immediately come to its aid; " "when I find grains of rice, I pick them up by hand and put them in my mouth; when I encounter threads or scraps of cloth, I gather them together to cover myself." "How could I dare be selective about the offerings from kind hosts?" The women laughed and said, "Although Elder Master does not discriminate in accepting alms, there are only some strange people who come knocking on our door." "Do not mind the plainness of it; please have a little bit." The elder said, "I really dare not eat this, for I fear breaking my vows. " "Wishing the Bodhisattva that nurturing life is better than taking it; please let me, the monk, go."

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那长老挣著要走，那女子拦住门，怎么肯放，俱道：“上门的买卖，倒不好做。‘放了屁儿，却使手掩。’你往那里去？”他一个个都会些武艺，手脚又活，把长老扯住，顺手牵羊，扑的掼倒在地。众人按住，将绳子困了，悬梁高吊。这吊有个名色，叫做“仙人指路”。原来是一只手向前，牵丝吊起；一只手拦腰困住，将绳吊起；两只脚向后，一条绳吊起：三条绳把长老吊在梁上，却是脊背朝上，肚皮朝下。那长老忍著疼，噙著泪，心中暗恨道：“我和尚这等命苦，只说是好人家化顿斋吃，岂知道落了火坑。徒弟啊，速来救我，还得见面；但迟两个时辰，我命休矣。”The elder struggled to leave, but the women blocked the door and would not let him go. They all said, "A customer who comes knocking on your door is hard to turn away." "It's like letting out a fart but trying to cover it up with your hand." "Where are you going?" Each of them knew some martial arts, and with nimble moves, they grabbed the elder. Seizing him like a sheep, they suddenly pushed him down to the ground. The crowd held him down, tied him up with ropes, and hung him high from a beam. This method of hanging had a name: "Immortal Pointing the Way." Originally, it involved stretching one hand forward while being suspended by thin threads. One hand was tied across the waist with a rope and lifted up; Both legs were stretched backward, each tied with a rope: three ropes hoisted the elder onto the beam, leaving him hanging upside down, back up and belly down. The elder endured the pain, tears welling in his eyes. In his heart he bitterly resented, "How wretched is my fate as a monk! I had only thought to visit a kind household for a meal, yet instead I have fallen into a fiery pit." "Disciples of mine, come quickly and save me before it is too late; " "if you are even two hours late, my life will be over."

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那长老虽然苦恼，却还留心看著那些女子。那些女子把他吊得停当，便去脱剥衣服。长老心惊，暗自忖道：“这一脱了衣服，是要打我的情了。或者夹生儿吃我的情也有哩。”原来那女子们只解了上身罗衫，露出肚腹，各显神通：一个个腰眼中冒出丝绳，有鸭蛋粗细，骨都都的，迸玉飞银时下把庄门瞒了不题。Although the elder was in great distress, he still kept his eyes on those women. Once they had properly hoisted him up, the women went to strip off his clothes. The elder was alarmed and thought to himself in secret, "Once they take off my clothes, it must mean they are going to beat me." "Or perhaps there is even a chance they will cook and eat me alive." Originally, the women only undressed their upper bodies, exposing their bellies and displaying their supernatural powers: from each of their waist holes sprouted silken ropes as thick as duck eggs. With a sudden burst like flying silver or jade, they quickly covered the courtyard gate without further mention.

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却说那行者、八戒、沙僧都在大道之傍，他二人都放马看担，惟行者是个顽皮，他且跳树攀枝，摘叶寻果。忽回头，只见一片光亮，慌得跳下树来，吆喝道：“不好，不好，师父造化低了。”行者用手指道：“你看那庄院如何？”八戒、沙僧共目视之，那一片如雪又亮如雪，似银又光似银。八戒道：“罢了，罢了，师父遇著妖精了，我们快去救他也。”行者道：“贤弟莫嚷。你都不见怎的，等老孙去来。”沙僧道：“哥哥仔细。”行者道：“我自有处。”Meanwhile, the Monkey King, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Wujing were all by the roadside. The former two rode their horses to watch over the luggage, while only the Monkey King was mischievous; he jumped from tree to branch, plucking leaves and searching for fruit. Suddenly turning around, he saw a patch of bright light and jumped down from the tree in alarm, shouting, "No good! No good! My master has had bad luck!" The Monkey King pointed with his finger and said, "Look at that manor over there. How is it?" Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing both looked in that direction together. They saw a patch of something as white as snow, shining like snow; it was also silver-like and gleamed like silver. Zhu Bajie said, "Enough! Enough! My master has encountered a demon; we must go quickly to save him." The Monkey King said, "Dear younger brother, do not shout so loudly. " "You don't know what's going on; wait for me to go and check it out." Sha Wujing said, "Elder brother, be careful." The Monkey King replied, "I have my own way of handling it."

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好大圣，束一束虎皮裙，掣出金箍棒，拽开脚，两三步跑到前边，看见那丝绳缠了有千百层厚，穿穿道道，却似经纬之势。用手按了一按，有些粘软沾人。行者更不知是甚么东西。他即举棒道：“这一棒，莫说是几千层，就有几万层，也打断了。”正欲打，又停住手道：“若是硬的便可打断，这个软的，只好打匾罢了。假如惊了他，缠住老孙，反为不美。等我且问他一问再打。”The great sage gathered up his tiger-skin kilt, pulled out the golden-ringed staff, and with a few long strides ran ahead. He saw that the silken ropes were wrapped in hundreds of layers thick, crisscrossing like threads of longitude and latitude. He pressed it with his hand for a moment and found it somewhat sticky and soft to the touch. The Monkey King had no idea what this thing was. He immediately raised his staff and said, "With one strike of this rod, no matter if it is thousands or even tens of thousands of layers thick, I will break through them all." Just as he was about to strike, he paused and said, "If it were hard, I could break it. But since this is soft, all I can do is flatten it." "If I startle them and they wrap around me, that would be even worse." "I should first ask him a question before striking."

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你道他问谁？即捻一个诀，念一个咒，拘得个土地老儿在庙里似推磨的一般乱转。土地婆儿道：“老儿，你转怎的？好道是羊儿风发了。”土地道：“你不知，你不知。有一个齐天大圣来了，我不曾接他，他那里拘我哩。”婆儿道：“你去见他便了，却如何在这里打转？”土地道：“若去见他，他那棍子好不重，他管你好歹就打哩。”婆儿道：“他见你这等老了，那里就打你？”土地道：“他一生好吃没钱酒，偏打老年人。”两口儿讲一会，没奈何，只得走出去，战兢兢的跪在路傍，叫道：“大圣，当境土地叩头。”行者道：“你且起来，不要假忙。我且不打你，寄下在那里。我问你，此间是甚地方？”土地道：“大圣从那厢来？”行者道：“我自东土往西来的。”土地道：“大圣东来，可曾在那山岭上？”行者道：“正在那山岭上。我们行李、马匹还歇在那岭上不是！”土地道：“那叫做盘丝岭。岭下有洞，叫做盘丝洞。洞里有七个妖精。”行者道：“是男怪，是女怪？”土地道：“是女怪。”行者道：“他有多大神通？”土地道：“小神力薄威短，不知他有多大手段。只知那正南上，离此有三里之遥，有一座濯垢泉，乃天生的热水，原是上方七仙姑的浴池。自妖精到此居住，占了他的濯垢泉，仙姑更不曾与他争竞，平白地就让与他了。我见天仙不惹妖魔怪，必定精灵有大能。”行者道：“占了此泉何干？”土地道：“这怪占了浴池，一日三遭，出来洗澡。如今巳时已过，午时将来哑。”行者听言道：“土地，你且回去，等我自家拿他罢。”那土地老儿磕了一个头，战兢兢的回本庙去了。You may wonder who he was going to ask? He immediately made a hand gesture, recited an incantation, and summoned the old Earth God in the temple, who spun around like someone turning a millstone. The old Earth Goddess said, "Old man, why are you spinning around?" The Earth Goddess said, "Old man, why are you twirling around like that?" "It must be your goat-dizziness acting up again." The Earth God replied, "You don't know, you don't know. " "The Great Sage Equal to Heaven has come, and I did not receive him properly; he is summoning me there." The Earth Goddess said, "Just go see him then. Why are you spinning around here?" The Earth God replied, "If I go to see him, his staff is so heavy. He might hit me no matter what." The Earth Goddess said, "He would not strike you just because he sees how old you are!" The Earth God replied, "Ever since his youth, he has loved drinking cheap wine and always beats the elderly." After a while of arguing, with no choice but to go out, the Earth God stepped forward tremblingly and knelt by the roadside, calling out, "Great Sage, this local Earth God bows his head." The Monkey King said, "You may rise. Do not be in such a rush." "I will not strike you for now and leave it at that." "I ask you, what place is this?" The Earth God asked, "Great Sage, from which direction have you come?" The Monkey King replied, "I am coming westward from the East." The Earth God asked, "Great Sage, when you came from the east, did you pass through any mountains or hills?" The Monkey King replied, "I was right on those mountain ridges. " "Did we not leave our luggage and horses resting there on the ridge?" The Earth God said, "That is called Pansilin." There is a cave at the foot of the mountain called Pansi Dong. "There are seven demons inside the cave." The Monkey King asked, "Are they male demons or female demons?" The Earth God replied, "They are female demons." The Monkey King asked, "What kind of supernatural powers do they have?" The Earth God replied, "My power is weak and my authority limited; I do not know the extent of their abilities." "I only know that to the exact south, about three li away from here, there is a spring called Zhuogou Quan. It is naturally hot water and was originally the bathing pool of seven immortal nuns above." "Ever since these demons moved here to live, they have occupied the spring. The immortal nuns never competed with them for it and simply gave it up without a fight." "I see that heavenly immortals do not provoke demons or monsters, so these spirits must have great power," said the Earth God. The Monkey King asked, "What use is there in occupying this spring?" The Earth God replied, "These demons have occupied the bathing pool and come out to bathe three times a day." "Now it has passed the hour of Si, and the hour of Wu is about to arrive." Hearing this, the Monkey King said, "Earth God, you may return. I will deal with them myself." That old Earth God bowed deeply once and shakily returned to his temple.

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这大圣独显神通，摇身一变，变作个麻苍蝇儿，钉在路傍草梢上等待。须臾间，只听得呼呼吸吸之声，犹如蚕食叶，却似海生潮。只好有半盏茶时，丝绳皆尽，依然现出庄村，还像当初模样。又听得呀的一声，柴扉响处，里边笑语喧哗，走出七个女子。行者在暗中细看，见他一个个携手相搀，挨肩执袂，有说有笑的走过桥来，果是标致。但见：The Great Sage displayed his supernatural power alone, transformed with a twist of his body into a green fly, and perched on the tip of a blade of grass by the roadside to wait. In no time, he heard breathing sounds, like silkworms eating leaves and as if the sea were rising in tides. It was only half a cup of tea time before all the silk ropes were used up, and once again the village appeared as it had originally. Then came a creaking sound, followed by the gate opening with a noise; from inside came laughter and chatter as seven women stepped out. The Monkey King, watching carefully from the shadows, saw that each of them held hands with one another, walked shoulder to shoulder, and came across the bridge chatting and laughing. They were indeed beautiful. One could see:

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比玉香尤胜，如花语更真。柳眉横远岫，檀口破樱唇。钗头翘翡翠，金莲闪绛裙。却似嫦娥临下界，仙子落凡尘。Their fragrance surpasses that of jade, and their beauty is more genuine than flowers. Willow eyebrows stretch like distant hills; betel-nut lips part with cherry-red hues. Hairpins adorned with emerald green, golden lotus patterns shimmering against crimson skirts. They seemed like Chang'e descending to the mortal world, or fairy maidens stepping down from heaven into the dust of men.

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行者笑道：“怪不得我师父要来化斋，原来是这一般好物。这七个美人儿，假若留住我师父，要吃也不够一顿吃，要用也不够两日用；要动手轮流，一摆布就是死了。且等我去听他一听，看他怎的算计。”The Monkey King chuckled and said, "No wonder my master came here to beg for food; it turns out there are such fine things here." These seven beauties, if they were to keep my master detained, would not even be enough for one meal, nor sufficient for two days' use; if we had to take turns in action, it would all end up with death. I should go and eavesdrop a bit first to see what plans they have."

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好大圣，嘤的一声，飞在那前面走的女子云髻上钉住。才过桥来，后边的走向前来呼道：“姐姐，我们洗了澡，来蒸那胖和尚吃去。”行者暗笑道：“这怪物好没算计，煮还省些柴，怎么转要蒸了吃？”那些女子采花斗草向南来，不多时到了浴池。但见一座门墙，十分壮丽，遍地野花香艳艳，满傍兰蕙密森森。后面一个女子走上前，唿哨的一声，把两扇门儿推开，那中间果有一塘热水。这水：The Great Sage, with a soft ying sound, flew and perched on the woman's cloud-like coiffure who was walking in front. As soon as they crossed the bridge, those behind came forward and called out, "Sisters, now that we have taken our bath, let's go and steam that fat monk to eat." The Monkey King secretly chuckled and said, "These demons are really bad at planning. Boiling would save some firewood; why do they suddenly want to steam him instead?" Those women came picking flowers and playing with grass toward the south, and in no time at all, they arrived at the bathing pool. One could see a gate and wall, very grand and magnificent; wildflowers bloomed everywhere with fragrant beauty, while orchids and hui grass grew thickly along the sides. A woman from behind walked forward, gave a sharp whistle, and pushed open the two doors. Indeed, there was a pool of hot water in the middle. This water:

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自开辟以来，太阳星原贞有十，后被羿善开弓，射落九乌坠地，止存金乌一星，乃太阳之真火也。天地有九处汤泉，俱是众乌所化。那九阳泉，乃香冷泉、伴山泉、温泉、东合泉、潢山泉、孝安泉、广汾泉、汤泉──此泉乃濯垢泉。Since the beginning of creation, there were originally ten true sun stars; later, Yi, skilled with the bow, shot down nine of them and they fell to earth, leaving only one golden crow star, which is the true fire of the sun. There are nine hot springs on earth, all transformed from those crows. Those nine hot springs are Xiangleng Quan, Banshan Quan, Wenquan, Donghe Quan, Huangshan Quan, Xiao'an Quan, Guangfen Quan, Tangquan—this spring is Zhuogou Quan.

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有诗为证。诗曰：There is a poem to confirm this: The poem says:

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一气无冬夏，三秋永注春。炎波如鼎沸，雪浪似汤新。分溜滋禾稼，停流荡俗尘。涓涓珠泪泛，滚滚玉生津。润滑原非酿，清平还自温。瑞祥本地秀，造化乃天真。佳人洗处冰肌滑，涤荡尘烦玉体新。One breath knows no winter or summer; three autumns forever flow with spring. The hot waves boil like a cauldron, the snowy ripples fresh as steaming water. Divided streams nourish crops; still waters wash away worldly dust. Dripping like pearl tears, rolling with jade-like moisture. Smooth and lubricating without brewing, clear and calm yet naturally warm. Omen of local beauty; the work of nature's innocence. Fair maidens bathe there, their icy skin smooth and refreshed as they wash away worldly troubles with renewed jade-like bodies.

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那浴池约有五丈馀阔，十丈多长，内有四尺深浅，但见水清彻底。底下水一似滚珠泛玉，骨都都冒将上来，四面有六七个孔窍通流。流去二三里之遥，淌到田里，还是温水。池上又有三间亭子。亭子中近后壁放著一张八只脚的板凳。两山头放著两个彩漆的衣架。行者暗中喜嘤嘤的，一翅飞在那衣架头上钉住。The bathing pool was about five zhang wide, more than ten zhang long, and four chi deep; one could see the water was clear to the bottom. The water at the bottom looked like rolling pearls and flowing jade, bubbling up continuously from six or seven holes on all sides. It flowed two or three li away, into the fields, and was still warm water. There were also three pavilions above the pool. Near the back wall of the pavilion stood a bench with eight legs. On both sides were two colorful lacquered clothes racks. The Monkey King, secretly delighted, flew with a soft ying sound and perched on top of the clothes rack.

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那些女子见水又清又热，便要洗浴，即一齐脱了衣服，搭在衣架上，一齐下去。被行者看见：Those women, seeing that the water was both clear and hot, decided to bathe. They all took off their clothes at once, hung them on the clothes rack, and went into the pool together. The Monkey King saw:

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褪放纽扣儿，解开罗带结。酥胸白似银，玉体浑如雪。肘膊赛冰铺，香肩疑粉捏。肚皮软又绵，脊背光还洁。膝腕半围团，金莲三寸窄。中间一段情，露出风流穴。They unfastened their buttons and untied the silk sashes. Their tender bosoms were white as silver, their jade-like bodies pure as snow. Their elbows and forearms resembled ice laid out; their fragrant shoulders seemed molded from powder. Their stomachs were soft and supple, their backs smooth and clean. Their knees and wrists formed half-round circles; their golden lotus feet measured only three cun in width. In the middle was a section of sensuality, revealing an alluring spot.

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那女子都跳下水去，一个个跃浪翻波，负水顽耍。行者道：“我若打他啊，只消把这棍子往池中一搅，就叫做滚汤泼老鼠──一窝儿都是死。可怜，可怜！打便打死他，只是低了老孙的名头。常言道：‘男不与女斗。我这般一个汉子，打杀这几个丫头，著实不济。不要打他，只送他一个绝后计，教他动不得身，多少是好？”好大圣，捏著诀，念个咒，摇身一变，变作一个饿老鹰。但见：The women all jumped into the water and splashed about merrily, each one leaping through waves and playing in the water. The Monkey King said, "If I were to attack them, all I need do is stir the pool with my staff once. It would be like pouring boiling water over mice—every last one of them would die." Pitiful! Pitiful! Killing them would be easy, but it would lower my reputation as the Great Sage. As the old saying goes: "Men do not fight with women." A man like me killing a few girls would really be beneath my dignity. I shouldn't kill them; instead, I'll give them an ultimate plan to ensure they can never move again. That would be much better." The Great Sage concentrated, recited a spell, and with a twist of his body transformed into a starving eagle. One could see:

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毛犹霜雪，眼若明星。妖狐见处魂皆丧，狡兔逢时胆尽惊。钢爪锋芒快，雄姿猛气横。会使老拳供口腹，不辞亲手逐飞腾。万里寒空随上下，穿云捡物任他行。Feathers like frost and snow, eyes as bright as stars. Even demons and foxes would lose their souls upon seeing it; clever rabbits would be terrified when encountering it. Its steel claws were sharp and swift, its proud posture exuding fierce might. It was ready to use its old fists for food, not afraid to chase flying prey with its own hands. Through the cold sky of ten thousand li, it could fly up and down at will, piercing clouds to catch whatever it pleased.

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呼的一翅，飞向前，抡开利爪，把他那衣架上搭的七套衣服，尽情叼去，径转岭头，现出本相，来见八戒、沙僧。With a hu sound, it flapped its wings forward, spread out its sharp claws, and seized all seven sets of clothes hanging on the rack. It flew straight to the hilltop, resumed its original form, and came to see Zhu Bajie and Sha Seng.

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你看那呆子迎著笑道：“师父原来是典当铺里拿了去的。”沙僧道：“怎见得？”八戒道：“你不见师兄把他些衣服都抢将来也？”行者放下道：“此乃妖精穿的衣服。”八戒道：“怎么就有这许多？”行者道：“七套。”八戒道：“如何剥得这般容易，又剥得乾净？”行者道：“那曾用剥。原来此处唤做盘丝岭，那庄村唤做盘丝洞。洞中有七个女怪，把我师父拿住，吊在洞里，都向濯垢泉去洗浴。那泉却是天地产成的，一塘子热水。他都算计著洗了澡，要把师父蒸吃。是我跟到那里，见他脱了衣服下水，我要打他，恐怕污了棍子，又怕低了名头，是以不曾动棍，只变做一个饿老鹰，叼了他的衣服。他都忍辱含羞，不敢出头，蹲在水中哩。我等快去解下师父走路罢。”八戒笑道：“师兄，你凡干事，只要留根。既见妖精，如何不打杀他，却就去解师父？他如今纵然藏羞不出，到晚间必定出来。他家里还有旧衣服，穿上一套，来赶我们。纵然不赶，他久住在此，我们取了经，还从那条路回去。常言道：‘宁少路边钱，莫少路边拳。’那时节，他拦住了吵闹，却不是个仇人也？”行者道：“凭你如何主张？”八戒道：“依我，先打杀了妖精，再去解放师父：此乃斩草除根之计。”行者道：“我是不打他，你要打，你去打他。”Look! That dullard greeted with a smile and said, "I see now why the master was taken away—it's as if he were pawned at a pawnshop." Sha Seng asked, "How do you know that?" Zhu Bajie said, "Don't you see how your elder brother has taken all their clothes?" The Monkey King put them down and said, "These are the clothes worn by the demons." Zhu Bajie asked, "How could there be so many?" The Monkey King replied, "Seven sets." Zhu Bajie asked, "How could they be stripped so easily and completely?" The Monkey King said, "They didn't even have to strip them. Originally, this place is called Pansilin, and that village is called Pansidong." Inside the cave are seven female demons who have captured our master, tied him up in the cave, and all went to bathe at Zhuogou Quan." That spring was naturally formed by heaven and earth; it is a pool of hot water. They had planned to bathe first, then steam our master and eat him. I followed them there and saw that they had taken off their clothes to bathe. I wanted to attack them, but was afraid of soiling my staff or lowering my reputation, so I did not use the staff at all. Instead, I transformed into a starving eagle and took away their clothes. They are now enduring humiliation in shame, too embarrassed to show themselves, crouching in the water." We should quickly go and untie our master so we can leave." Zhu Bajie laughed and said, "Elder brother, whenever you do anything, you always leave a clue behind. Now that we've seen the demons, why didn't you kill them and instead went to rescue our master?" Even though they may now be too ashamed to come out, they will surely emerge at night. They still have spare clothes at home; once they put on a set, they'll chase after us." Even if they don't chase us, since we will be staying here for some time and return along the same route after obtaining the scriptures, As the old saying goes: "Better to lose money on the roadside than to lose a punch." At that time, if they block our way and cause trouble, won't they become our enemies?" Wukong said, "Then what do you suggest we do?" Zhu Bajie said, "According to me, let us first kill the demons and then go free our master. This is a plan of cutting off weeds at their roots." Wukong said, "I won't attack them. If you want to fight, then go ahead and do it yourself."

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八戒抖擞精神，欢天喜地，举著钉钯，拽开步，径直跑到那里。忽的推开门看时，只见那七个女子蹲在水里，口中乱骂那鹰哩，道：“这个匾毛畜生，猫嚼头的亡人，把我们衣服都叼去了，教我们怎的动手？”八戒忍不住笑道：“女菩萨，在这里洗澡哩？也携带我和尚洗洗，何如？”那怪见了，作怒道：“你这和尚，十分无礼。我们是在家的女流，你是个出家的男子。古书云：‘七年男女不同席。’你好和我们同塘洗澡？”八戒道：“天气炎热，没奈何，将就容我洗洗儿罢，那里调甚么书担儿，同席不同席？”呆子不容说，丢了钉钯，脱了皂锦直裰，扑的跳下水来。那怪心中烦恼，一齐上前要打。不知八戒水势极熟，到水里摇身一变，变做一个鮎鱼精。那怪就都摸鱼，赶上拿他不住：东边摸，忽的又渍了西去；西边摸，忽的又渍了东去。滑扢虀的，只在那腿裆里乱钻。原来那水有搀胸之深，水上盘了一会，又盘在水底，都盘倒了，喘嘘嘘的，精神倦怠。Zhu Bajie gathered his spirit, overjoyed and full of excitement. He raised his rake, took a few big steps, and ran straight to where they were. Suddenly, he pushed open the door and saw seven women squatting in the water, cursing at the eagle. They said, "This bald 畜生 (creature), this wretched cat-chewer, has taken all our clothes away; how can we possibly move?" Zhu Bajie could not help but laugh and said, "Bodhisattva ladies, are you taking a bath here?" Why don't you also bring along this monk of mine for a wash? What do you say?" When the demon saw this, he became angry and said, "You monk, you are extremely rude. We are laywomen, while you are a male monk. Ancient texts say: 'Men and women should not sit together on the same mat for seven years.' How could you, a man, possibly take a bath with us in the same pond?" Zhu Bajie replied, "The weather is very hot. I have no choice but to make do and take a quick wash with you. Who cares about those old books and their rules about sitting together or not?" Without waiting for a reply, the fool dropped his rake, took off his black silk robe, and jumped into the water with a splash. The demon was greatly annoyed and rushed forward to attack him. Unbeknownst to them, Zhu Bajie was extremely skilled in water; as soon as he entered the water, he transformed into a catfish demon. The demons all rushed to catch him like fishermen chasing fish, but could not seize him: when they reached for him on the east side, he suddenly darted westward; when they reached for him on the west side, he instantly vanished to the east. Slippery and elusive, he kept darting around wildly between their legs. Originally, the water was only chest-deep. After circling around on the surface for a while and then diving to the bottom, they all became exhausted, panting heavily with tired spirits.

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八戒却才跳将上来，现了本相，穿了直裰，执著钉钯，喝道：“我是那个？你把我当鮎鱼精哩。”那怪见了，心惊胆战，对八戒道：“你先来是个和尚，到水里变作鮎鱼，及拿你不住，却又这般打扮，你端的是从何到此？是必留名。”八戒道：“这夥泼怪当真的不认得我。我是东土大唐取经的唐长老之徒弟，乃天蓬元帅悟能八戒是也。你把我师父吊在洞里，算计要蒸他受用。我的师父，又好蒸吃？快早伸过头来，各筑一钯，教你断根。”那些妖闻此言，魂飞魄散，就在水中跪拜道：“望老爷方便方便！我等有眼无珠，误捉了你师父，虽然吊在那里，不曾敢加刑受苦。望慈悲饶了我的性命，情愿贴些盘费，送你师父往西天去也。”八戒摇手道：“莫说这话。俗语说得好：‘曾著卖糖君子哄，到今不信口甜人。’是便筑一钯，各人走路。”Just then Zhu Bajie jumped up, resumed his original form, put on his robe, held his rake tightly, and shouted, "Who am I?" You took me for a catfish demon!" When the demon saw him, he was greatly frightened and said to Zhu Bajie, "You first came as a monk, then transformed into a catfish in the water. When we could not catch you, you suddenly appeared dressed like this. Who exactly are you, and where have you come from?" You must tell us your name." Zhu Bajie said, "These rascals truly don't recognize me at all. I am Zhu Bajie, the disciple of Master Tang from the East, who is going to fetch scriptures for the Great Tang Dynasty. I was once Marshal Tianpeng and my dharma name is Mengeng." You have tied up my master in your cave, plotting to cook him for your own enjoyment. Is your master really good enough to be steamed and eaten?" Quickly, stick out your heads and I'll hit each of you with my rake so that I can cut off the root of your evil." Hearing these words, those demons were terrified and immediately knelt in the water and pleaded, "Master, please show us some mercy!" We are blind fools who mistakenly captured your master. Although we have tied him up, we have not dared to mistreat or torture him." We beg you for mercy and spare our lives. We are willing to offer some money as travel expenses to send your master on his way to the Western Heavens." Zhu Bajie shook his head and said, "Don't say such things. As the saying goes: 'Once you've been tricked by a sweet-talking gentleman, you'll never trust someone with honeyed words again.' Now then, I will hit each of you once with my rake and we shall all go our separate ways."

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呆子一味粗夯，显手段，那有怜香惜玉之心，举著钯，不分好歹，赶上前乱筑。那怪慌了手脚，那里顾甚么羞耻，只是性命要紧，随用手侮著羞处，跳出水来，都跑在亭子里站立，作出法来：脐孔中骨都都冒出丝绳，瞒天搭了个大丝篷，把八戒罩在当中。那呆子忽擡头，不见天日，即抽身往外便走，那里举得脚步。原来放了绊脚索，满地都是丝绳，动动脚，跌个躘踵；左边去，一个面磕地；右边去，一个倒栽葱；急转身，又跌了个嘴搵地；忙爬起，又跌了个竖蜻蜓。也不知跌了多少跟头，把个呆子跌得身麻脚软，头晕眼花，爬也爬不动，只睡在地下呻吟。The fool, being coarse and clumsy, wanted to show off his skills. He had no compassion or delicacy in his heart; holding up his rake, he rushed forward without distinguishing between good and bad, beating them all wildly. The demons were in a panic, no longer caring about shame or dignity; all they cared for was their lives. Covering up their private parts with their hands, they jumped out of the water and ran into the pavilion to take cover. They then performed a magical maneuver: from their navel holes, long silk ropes spewed forth, forming an enormous silk canopy that concealed Zhu Bajie in the center. The fool suddenly looked up and saw neither sky nor sun; he immediately tried to pull himself out, but could not take a single step. Originally, they had released the entangling ropes; silk threads were scattered all over the ground. Every time he moved his foot, he stumbled and fell flat on his face. If he tried to go left, he would fall face-first onto the ground; if he went right, he would tumble backward like a scallion planted upside down. When he tried to turn around quickly, he fell again with his face smushed into the ground; when he hurriedly got up, he tumbled once more like a dragonfly standing on its head. He didn't know how many times he had fallen, and the fool was so beaten up that his body ached from head to toe. He felt dizzy and disoriented, unable even to crawl; instead, he lay on the ground groaning in pain.

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那怪物却将他困住，也不打他，也不伤他，一个个跳出门来，将丝篷遮住天光，各回本洞。到了石桥上站下，念动真言，霎时间，把丝篷收了，赤条条的跑入洞里，侮著那话，从唐僧面前笑嘻嘻的跑过去。走入石房，取几件旧衣穿了，径至后门口立定，叫：“孩儿们何在？”原来那妖精一个有一个儿子，却不是他养的，都是他结拜的乾儿子。有名叫做蜜、蚂、蠦、班、蜢、蜡、蜻：蜜是蜜蜂，蚂是蚂蜂，蠦是蠦蜂，班是班毛，蜢是牛蜢，蜡是抹蜡，蜻是蜻蜓。原来那妖精幔天结网，掳住这七般虫蛭，却要吃他。古云：“禽有禽言，兽有兽语。”当时这些虫哀告饶命，愿拜为母。遂此春采百花供怪物，夏寻诸卉孝妖精。忽闻一声呼唤，都到面前，问：“母亲有何使令？”众怪道：“儿啊，早间我们错惹了唐朝来的和尚，才然被他徒弟拦在池里，出了多少丑，几乎丧了性命。汝等努力，快出门前去退他一退。如得胜后，可到你舅舅家来会我。”那些怪既得逃生，往他师兄处，孽嘴生灾不题。你看这些虫蛭，一个个摩拳擦掌，出来迎敌。The demons then trapped him, neither beating nor harming him. One by one they jumped out the door, using the silk canopy to block out the daylight and returned to their cave. They stopped on the stone bridge, recited a mantra, and in an instant, they retracted the silk canopy. Completely naked, they ran into their cave, covering themselves up with embarrassment, and passed by Master Tang laughing cheerfully as if nothing had happened. They went into the stone house, took out a few old clothes to wear, and then stood at the back door calling, "Where are my children?" Originally, each of those demons had a son, but they were not his biological sons; rather, they were all sworn dry sons he had taken in. Their names were Mi, Ma, Chou, Ban, Meng, La, and Qing: Mi was the honeybee, Ma was the wasp, Chou was the hornet, Ban was the bristly insect, Meng was the locust, La was the waxworm, and Qing was the dragonfly. Originally, that demon had woven a vast web across the sky to capture these seven kinds of insects and worms, intending to eat them. As an old saying goes: "Birds have their own language, and beasts have their own speech." At that time, these insects pleaded for mercy, offering to kneel before him as a mother. Thus, in spring they collected nectar from myriad flowers to offer the monster, and in summer they searched for various herbs to show filial devotion to the demon. Suddenly hearing a call, they all rushed forward and asked, "Mother, what is your command?" The demons said, "My children, earlier we made a mistake by provoking the monk who came from Tang China. Just now his disciple blocked us in the pond and caused us great humiliation; we nearly lost our lives." You must all make an effort and quickly go out to drive him away. If you win, come to my brother-in-law's house to meet me." Those demons, having escaped with their lives, went to their senior and caused trouble by spreading rumors; this is not worth mentioning further. Look at these insects, each one rubbing their hands together in preparation as they came out to meet the enemy.

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却说八戒跌得昏头昏脑，猛擡头，见丝篷丝索俱无，他才一步一探，爬将起来，忍著疼，找回原路。见了行者，用手扯住道：“哥哥，我的头可肿，脸可青么？”行者道：“你怎的来？”八戒道：“我被那厮将丝绳罩住，放了绊脚索，不知跌了多少跟头，跌得我腰驼背折，寸步难移。却才丝篷索子俱空，方得了性命回来也。”沙僧见了道：“罢了，罢了，你闯下祸来也，那怪一定往洞里去伤害师父。我等快去救他。”Meanwhile, Zhu Bajie had been knocked so hard that he was dazed and confused. Suddenly lifting his head, he found the silk canopy and ropes gone. He then crawled up step by step, enduring the pain, and slowly made his way back along the original path. When he saw Wukong, he grabbed him by the arm and asked, "Brother, is my head swollen? Is my face bruised?" Wukong said, "What happened to you?" Zhu Bajie said, "I was trapped by those demons with silk ropes and tripped over the entangling cords. I don't know how many times I fell; it knocked me so hard that my back is bent and every step feels impossible." Only when the silk canopy and ropes vanished did I manage to escape with my life." When Sha Wujing saw this, he said, "Oh no, oh no! You've caused trouble. That demon must have gone to the cave to harm our master." We should go quickly and save him."

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行者闻言，急拽步便走；八戒牵著马。急急来到庄前，但见那石桥上有七个小妖儿挡住道：“慢来，慢来，吾等在此。”行者看了道：“好笑，乾净都是些小人儿。长的也只有二尺五六寸，不满三尺；重的也只有八九斤，不满十斤。”喝道：“你是谁？”那怪道：“我乃七仙姑的儿子。你把我母亲欺辱了，还敢无知，打上我门。不要走，仔细。”好怪物，一个个乱打将来。八戒本是跌恼了的性子，又见那夥虫蛭小巧，就发狠举钯来筑。那些怪见呆子凶猛，一个个现了本像，飞将起去，叫声：“变！”须臾间，一个变十个，十个变百个，百个变千个，千个变万个，个个都变成无穷之数。只见：Wukong, upon hearing this, hurriedly took off running; Zhu Bajie led the horse. They hurriedly arrived in front of the village, only to see seven small demons blocking the stone bridge and saying, "Slow down, slow down! We are right here." Wukong looked at them and said with a laugh, "How amusing—these are nothing but tiny little men." The tallest among them was only about two feet six or seven inches tall, not even reaching three feet; the heaviest weighed no more than eight or nine catties, less than ten." He shouted, "Who are you?" The demon replied, "I am the son of the Seven Fairy Maidens. You have insulted my mother and now dare to come here without knowing your place." Don't run, or else you'll regret it!" The demons attacked wildly one after another. Zhu Bajie, already annoyed from his earlier fall and seeing those tiny insects, grew furious and raised his rake to strike them. When the demons saw Zhu Bajie's ferocity, one by one they revealed their true forms and flew up into the air, shouting, "Transform!" In an instant, one became ten, ten became a hundred, a hundred became a thousand, and a thousand became ten thousand; each transformed into countless numbers. You could see:

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满天飞抹蜡，遍地舞蜻蜓。蜜蚂追头额，蠦蜂扎眼睛。班毛前后咬，牛蜢上下叮。扑面漫漫黑，翛翛神鬼惊。Waxworms flew everywhere in the sky, and dragonflies danced all over the ground. Honeybees and wasps chased after their heads and foreheads, while hornets stung at their eyes. Bianmao bit from front to back, and locusts nipped from above and below. They swarmed in thick clouds that darkened the face, so numerous they startled gods and ghosts alike.

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八戒慌了道：“哥啊，只说经好取，西方路上，虫儿也欺负人哩。”行者道：“兄弟，不要怕，快上前打。”八戒道：“扑头扑脸，浑身上下，都叮有十数层厚，却怎么打？”行者道：“没事，没事，我自有手段。”沙僧道：“哥啊，有甚手段，快使出来罢，一会子光头上都叮肿了。”Zhu Bajie panicked and said, "Brother! I thought the scriptures would be easy to obtain. But on this Western Road, even insects dare to bully people!" Wukong said, "Don't be afraid, brother. Just go ahead and fight." Zhu Bajie said, "They are stinging my face, head, and all over my body in layers thick enough to cover me ten times. How can I fight them?" Wukong said, "Don't worry, don't worry. I have my own methods." Sha Wujing said, "Brother, what method do you have? Hurry up and use it. My head is already swollen from the bites."

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好大圣，拔了一把毫毛，嚼得粉碎，喷将出去，即变做些黄、麻、𪀚、白、雕、鱼、鹞。八戒道：“师兄，又打甚么市语，黄啊、麻啊哩？”行者道：“你不知。黄是黄鹰，麻是麻鹰，𪀚是𪀚鹰，白是白鹰，雕是雕鹰，鱼是鱼鹰，鹞是鹞鹰。那妖精的儿子是七样虫，我的毫毛是七样鹰。”鹰最能嗛虫，一嘴一个，爪打翅敲，须臾，打得罄尽，满空无迹，地积尺馀。The great sage, Sun Wukong, plucked a handful of his monkey hairs, chewed them into powder, and blew them out. Instantly, they transformed into some yellow hawks, crows, magpies, white birds, kites, and falcons. Zhu Bajie asked, "Elder Brother, what kind of riddles are you speaking? What do 'yellow' and 'má' mean?" Wukong said, "You don't know." "Huang is the golden eagle, Ma is the crow eagle, Hei is the black eagle, Bai is the white eagle, Diao is the griffon vulture, Yu is the fish hawk, and Yao is the kestrel." "The monster's son consists of seven kinds of insects; my monkey hairs have transformed into seven types of hawks." Hawks are most capable of catching insects, one beak at a time. They pecked with their beaks and struck with their claws, flapping their wings. In no time, they had completely wiped out the pests—there was not a trace left in the sky, while on the ground lay more than a foot thick layer of dead insects.

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三兄弟方才闯过桥去，径入洞里，只见老师父吊在那里哼哼的哭哩。八戒近前道：“师父，你是要来这里吊了耍子，不知作成我跌了多少跟头哩。”沙僧道：“且解下师父再说。”行者即将绳索挑断，放下师父。问道：“妖精那里去了？”唐僧道：“那七个都赤条条的往后边叫儿子去了。”行者道：“兄弟们，跟我来寻去。”The three brothers finally crossed the bridge and went straight into the cave, where they saw their elder master hanging there, weeping and groaning. Zhu Bajie approached and said, "Master, you came here to hang around for fun without knowing how many times it made me fall flat on my face." Sha Wujing said, "Let's untie Master first and talk about it later." Wukong immediately cut the rope with his staff, lowering their master down. He asked, "Where has the monster gone?" Tang Sanzang said, "The seven of them went off to call for their son from behind, all naked." Wukong said, "Brothers, follow me and let's go look for him."

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三人各持兵器，往后园里寻处，不见踪迹。都到那桃李树上寻遍不见。八戒道：“去了，去了。”沙僧道：“不必寻他，等我扶师父去也。”弟兄们复来前面，请唐僧上马。八戒道：“你们扶师父走著，等老猪一顿钯筑倒他这房子，教他来时没处安身。”行者笑道：“筑还费力，不若寻些柴来，与他个断根罢。”好呆子，寻了些朽松、破竹、乾柳、枯藤，点上一把火，烘烘的都烧得乾净。师徒却才放心前来。The three of them each held their weapons and searched the back garden, but found no trace. They searched every peach and plum tree without finding anything. Zhu Bajie said, "He's gone, he's gone." Sha Wujing said, "We don't need to look for him. Let me help Master go instead." The brothers returned in front and helped Tang Sanzang onto his horse. Zhu Bajie said, "You help Master walk. Let me use my iron rake to knock down this house in one go so that when he comes back there will be nowhere for him to hide." Wukong laughed and said, "It's still too much trouble to knock it down. Why not find some firewood instead and burn the whole thing to the ground?" The clever monkey gathered some rotten pines, broken bamboo, dry willows, and withered vines. He lit a fire, and in no time the whole place was burned clean. Only then did the master and his disciples feel at ease as they continued forward.

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咦！毕竟这去，不知那怪的吉凶如何，且听下回分解。Hmm! Wherever they went from here, no one knew what would happen to the monster. We shall hear of it in the next chapter.