Lady Whitebone

Journey to the West 32 Lady Whitebone

Lady Whitebone sat by the road and sniffed the air again. “ The Tang Monk has some powerful companions, ” she said. “ I need a disguise. ” Bajie dropped the bags. “ I’m tired and hungry. Let’s stop for lunch. ” Using his magic sight, Wukong saw a peach orchard thousands of miles away.

“ I’ll be back in a minute, ” he said. Soon after the monkey had left, a young woman came down the road. She held out a bowl. “ Are you the Tang Monk?” she asked. “ I have food for you. ” Bajie reached for the bowl. “ Thank you! ” “ Don’t eat that! ” Wukong was flying fast, back to the group.

He dropped all the peaches and pulled out his iron bar. Wham! He struck at the young woman. But before he hit her, she disappeared. “ Why did you do that?” cried the Tang Monk. “ You’re a human, Master, ” said Wukong. “ You couldn’t see that the woman was really a spirit who wanted to harm you. Unfortunately she got away. ”

“ Why are you so cruel?” asked the monk. “ She was giving us food. ” “ It’s not food, ” said the monkey. “ See?” He held up the bowl, which was filled with worms. “ Don’t believe Wukong, ” said Bajie. “ He used magic to turn the food into worms. ” The pig looked at the ground where the woman had been and shook his head. “ Wukong hit her so hard, there isn’t anything left of her. ”

“ That’s ridiculous, ” said Wukong. “ I— ahh! ” The monkey rolled on the ground as the Tang Monk recited the Tight Headband spell. Bajie laughed. “ I didn’t know you could do that, Master. ”