Arrested!

Journey to the West 101 Arrested!

This is ridiculous, ” said the Tang Monk. “ Why are we under arrest?” Soldiers were bringing the travelers back to the town. “ You robbed Squire Kou’s house last night, ” said one of the soldiers. “ What! ” cried Bajie. “ We would never rob somebody. Especially not the squire—he was kind to us! ”

“ You had all the stolen items, ” replied the soldier. “ You also had the two horses that were stolen from his stable. ” “ We got everything from the real robbers, ” said the Tang Monk. “ We were going to return it all to Squire Kou! ” The soldier laughed. “ Oh? You got everything from the real robbers? Tell me, where are the real robbers now? Hmm?”

Wukong sighed. “ I let them go. ” The soldier laughed again. “ Oh, that was very kind of you! ” Wukong could tell that the soldier didn’t believe him. By now they had reached the town. A crowd of people had gathered to watch. The soldiers brought the travelers into the courthouse.

The judge frowned at the monk and the others. “ Lock them up! ” “ This is a mistake, ” the Tang Monk pleaded. “ We can’t go to jail. We’re making an important journey to visit Buddha. ” The judge shook his head. “ Buddha doesn’t allow killers in the Western Paradise. ” “ Killers?” said Wujing. “ What are you talking about?”

“ You killed Squire Kou, ” said the judge. The Tang Monk’s face went pale. “ The squire is dead?” The judge narrowed his eyes at the monk. “ Yes. And Lady Kou saw you do it. ” The travelers were shoved into a jail cell, and the door was slammed shut. The Tang Monk started to cry. “ This is terrible! ”