♪Translated by♪ XQ2☻♥
500 years after the Monkey King created havoc in Heaven,
Guanyin* enacts Buddha's decree. (Bodhisattva of Mercy)
She sends a young monk, Xuanzang,
from Chang'an to the West, for humanity's salvation.
To get the Three Buddhist Scriptures*. (original unedited)
What's that up ahead?
I heard an old man call it Double Boundary Mountain.
It used to be called Five Elements Mountain.
Five Elements Mountain!
Holy monk! Holy monk!
Quick, get down!
Wait, wait!
- What about the white horse? - What do you suggest?
You're both sturdy men, go save him.☻
Some holy man! Why aren't you concerned for us?
Don't expect to see us again!
Brother Tiger,
this white horse hasn't had it easy.
He gave up the good life in the Imperial City
to carry me on this long, hard journey.
And he has a family, just like you.
So why not...
Hey you there! Yeah, you!
Come closer! Closer! You see that?
Who are you?
Help me out. Pull out that cloth!
Just pull it!
[ Om Mani Padme Hum ]
- But it's a talisman. - Rip it off! - I can't mess with magic charms.
If you don't wanna be cat food pull it, quick!
Magic Golden Staff!
Naughty, naughty!
Not a scratch on you.
So you're the one, huh?
I don't think so.
The Bodhisattva of Mercy wants me to escort a monk
to collect scriptures in the west.
Sir, I'm afraid you have the wrong man.
I'm a monk from the Tang Dynasty in the East.
Great Tang Dynasty in the East? Then, you ARE the one!
The Bodhisattva told me to protect you on your journey.
Protect me?
- I don't think so. - Say it louder!
I DON'T NEED YOUR PROTECTION!
Woohoo!
Bodhisattva, did you hear that?
HE doesn't need me. It's not ME who's shirking.
So, I can go.
Yeoww!
Monk!... What's this thing?
Why can't I take it off?
The Bodhisattva gave it to me, I've no idea what it is, either.
Kid, stop fooling around. Get it off me, quick!
Don't move. There are words written on it.
Don't move about, alright? Or I can't read the words.
It's in Sanskrit.
Simply reading it won't work.
- I must chant it. - Hurry up and chant, then.
♪ Ohm ah-hum...
Sir, could you bear with it?
If you endure it just a bit it may work.
♪ OHM AH-HUM, OHM AH-HUM...
♪ om manipadme hum.
STOP CHANTING!
Don't come near me!
- Or I'll jump in the river! - Jump in the river?!
I won't let you off so easy.
What on earth do you want?
If you don't take this gold band off me, now...
I'll crush you like...
I tell you, I don't know how to unlock the gold band!
[ Guanyin, Bodhisattva of Mercy ]
Wukong, the young monk before you
is a reincarnation of Golden Cicada, a disciple of Tathagata Buddha.
Along the road ahead he will be your master.
You must respect and protect him
on the way to Thunder Monastery in the west to get the 3 scriptures.
Only then, will your golden headband unlock.
There is no other way.
I'll go fetch those scrolls, right now.
The Bodhisattva hasn't finished!
Somersault Cloud*! (teleportation technique)
No sooner said, than done.
Now, where's that Thundering monastery?
Sir...
Huh?
The Bodhisattva asked me to tell you
Teleporting yourself, "peew!", is definitely not allowed.
The hardships are a predestined part of the journey.
Each step is spiritual cultivation. It's the wonder of life!
What did you say? Step by step is wonderful?
Right. Inexplicably wonderful!
Bodhisattva, Bodhisattvaaa!!
Sir, the Bodhisattva is busy. You shouldn't bother her.
Hmph!
Run!
Oh no, you don't!
Give me back my horse!
Enlarge! Enlarge!
Wonderful, huh?
If the road ahead is full of these kinds of 'wonders',
then I'll agree to accompany you.
What's the polite thing to do after eating someone's horse?
Brother Monkey.
What're you looking at? Get on the horse.
Did you think I'd carry you?
Sir, next time you do something like that
- discuss it with me first. - Fat chance!
Won't you get on the horse? Flying must be so tiring.
What's with all the chatter?!
On a moonless night, White Bone Spirit comes out to snatch children.
Dad, you're not scaring anybody.
That's true.
How much did we earn today?
Let me see...
Never mind counting it. Let's close up. - OK.
Lady White Bone, Lady White Bone, don't!
Don't take my daughter!
I beg you, I beg you!
Lady White Bone, don't!
Such a small girl, up at such a late hour!
Still not asleep?
You've got guts!
You men do so much evil, always blaming it on others.
People are mistaking you, for me.
Tell me, what do you suppose I should do about it?
Lady White Bone, give me one chance.
I swear I won't do it again.
I too swear, you won't do it again.
Madam, we can't refuse our king's orders.
Can't refuse orders?
Refuse this...
Afraid?
Then why are you still here?
It's because I have fear, that I must get the scriptures.
- What do your scriptures say? - The truth.
The truth about this world.
Kid...
I dunno about others,
but the only one way I know the truth,
is through my own Blazing Monkey Eyes.
They scare even me.
Help! A pervert!
Pervert!
Naughty boy!
Friend...
I'd say, you've got a fine breed of monkey, except that...
he's just too ugly a specimen.
You're not a monkey trainer, you're the scripture fetcher!
Right.
You're finally here!
Brother Sha!
Bajie!
How handsome am I?
- You got guts, pig demon! - Don't hold up my business!
Again?
Again? OK!
So, I'm better looking than you, is that any reason to envy me?
FINE!!
- Why did you charge me? - Are you blind?
Let's go.
Don't hit! Don't hit!
Really, no more hitting.
You wouldn't hit someone as cute as me.
Speak, one at a time. You first, Pig!
We were told by Bodhisattva Guanyin to wait here for a scripture collector,
to revere him as our master and protect him along the way.
I'm Zhu Ganglie. I vowed to abstain from meat and all excesses.
Brother, call me Bajie* (8 restraints)
My name is Sha Wujing* (Sand aware)
Do you know who I am?
The wise Sun Wukong
from Water Curtain Cave on Flower Fruit Mountain.
Then why are you lying to me?
Prove your words within 3 sentences
or I'll push you off this cliff!
- Every word is true. - That's one.
- Did that sentence count? - So did that one.
Scripture Fetcher!
Stop!
Wukong, stop!
They're demons.
- Aren't you one, too? - Outta my way!
If you insist, you'll have to push me off first.
Master...
Wukong...
I have killed!
Shh!
Someone's looking at us.
Madam, it looks like the monk is almost here.
- Shouldn't we celebrate, then? - What's it to you?
This monk is for Madam.
How many times have I told you?
The flowers must be alive.
You are really a clumsy flatterer.
Madam is a 1000 year old demon, her malice runs deep.
Any living thing within her grasp,
suffers as if it were in hell.
Do you feel you've already lived too long?
Madam, I was wrong.
What do you mean: 'AS IF' in hell?
I AM hell!
In 3 days Madam's current incarnation as a demon ends,
If you can eat that monk by then you won't need to reincarnate.
Madam can remain a demon forever.
3 more days. Mustn't let him get away.
I'll go fetch him, right now.
No hurry.
Let's have some fun with them, first.
Wujing, it's getting late.
Let's find a place to camp for the night.
Hm!
Wow, strange mist!
Master, where's the path?
Wujing, the scripture says:
being deluded, Buddha is everyone,
being awakened, everyone is Buddha.
No matter how wide you open your eyes,
you still can't see the path.
The path depends on you, step by step, finding your own way out.
- You understand? - Hm!
Look.
How wonderful life is!
Where's Bajie?
Monk! There's a heavy demonic presence.
Don't wander far. I'll go look.
I got it at last!
Anybody home?
A demon!
- Human? - Demon! Demon!
Don't be afraid.
Don't come near me.
Stop. Come back...
Master.
I hear brother Bajie shouting.
I'm a pig, but not of the eating kind. I'm a pet!
I'm a pet pig!
I beg you, we didn't do anything wrong.
Don't hurt us.
Please stand up.
Stand up.
Amitabha.
I'm afraid you're mistaken.
Although my disciple looks a bit...
bizarre,
actually, he's an honest fellow.
We're just four passers-by, begging for food.
Sorry to disturb you.
Four passers-by?...
Me too, Sun Wukong.
Hm! Quite a heavy demonic presence.
How can you live here?
I'm used to it.
Oh, the wind! Always blowing sand around.
You must be hungry.
Food? Let's get inside.
It's so windy. Come inside.
Come on in...
- Come. - Yes, Master.
Put down your knives...
Go cook some vegetarian food.
Sit, sit.
- Brother Sha (Wujing). - Hm? - Water.
Brother, your water.
Cold water!
Where's the cold water?
Blow on it.
Right.
Are those girls your daughters?
What your household needs is a son-in-law at home.
Bajie!
Master, I'm promoting myself, don't meddle.
Noble Sir, leave us alone.
Don't worry,
I can guarantee a lifetime of happiness.
With that face you'll just frighten them.
How about now? Any problem?
Such tender complexion! They'd just eat you up.
No problem at all.
I'll prove my filial devotion till the day I die.
My lovelies, I'm coming.
Wujing
watch him, closely. Eyes wide open!
Eyes wide open?
- Like this? - Yes, yes, go!
I notice you have some discomfort with your eyes.
There's a creek that way. You can wash them, there.
Right, Wukong,
if your eyes are uncomfortable,
wash them and you'll be all right. Go on.
Sit down!
Don't step out of this ring until I get back.
Wukong, this circle is too small.
It's big enough!
Wukong, it's really not enough!
My little beauties!
Come out!
Little sisters!
Little beauties!
There's no one around. Don't be afraid.
Brother (Bajie)!
Brother!
I see worry on our host's face.
The karma of well-being and suffering is predestined, why bother worrying?
When I was sixteen,
I was forced to marry into a rich family.
A year later,
there was a famine. Many people died.
The villagers said I'd brought misfortune upon them.
That I was evil.
The villagers left me tied up on a clifftop,
to be eaten by vultures,
as a sacrifice to Heaven.
But I escaped.
That's why we say,
time doesn't heal everything.
Obsessing prolongs suffering.
In fact suffering is like this circle
It looks powerful,
but, when you take a bold step forward
your torment will vanish.
If I can do it,
you can surely do it, too.
Your disguise can't fool this monkey's eyes so easily.
- Master! - Madam!
Madam!
You scared her to death.
Leaving so soon?
Wukong! Wukong!
Come out, sweet girls.
I'll surely find you, sooner or later.
Big brother killed her. Big brother killed her!
Madam.
Are you awake?
Big brother!
He flew off.
A dead person.
It's my First Disciple's fault.
It was wrong of him to frighten you, so.
I definitely must discipline him.
Master, save me.
Master, this monkey killed two beautiful girls!
Big brother!
You two, shut up!
Help me! Master
Stop!
Evil creature.
You've taken three lives. Your sin is too grave.
- What I killed were demons! - How dare you quibble?
You have the power to destroy the universe.
If I let you get away with this
it could mean disaster for Heaven and earth.
Spare me your concern!
♪ Om Mani Padme Hum...
That damned monkey was relentless!
Madam, that demon monkey is too much trouble.
Trouble?
What I like most...
...is trouble.
Wukong.
Wukong!
Wukong, you left me no choice but to do that.
Will you continue using this monkey control mantra?
If you don't kill the innocent, I won't use it anymore.
Why do you refuse to believe they are demons?
You and I are really alike.
We only believe what we can see.
This is why the Buddha put us together on this journey.
Wukong, look at these prayer beads.
Each bead is from a different corner of the world,
but they're all strung together as one.
Just like you, me, Baijie and Wujing.
What strings us together is
this 108,000 li* road to the scriptures (33,554 mi)
You may not believe what I see,
but I hope you believe that
every time I chant the Headband-tightening Mantra
I feel the same pain you feel.
That fat, white one
must be Bajie.
Won't anyone take pity on us?
Please help save my daughter.
My girl was snatched by demons!
Won't someone save her?
Save my child!
Majesty, the Tang monk and his men
are in our land of Yun Haixi*. (Syria)
They're in the city now.
Prepare a welcome banquet.
Water to drink... Great!
Your Majesty,
is that a painting of the demon rumored to be in town?
Hm! It is.
A long time ago
our Kingdom of Yun Haixi was prosperous.
Then the White Bone Spirit arrived and caused no end of evil.
She snatched countless young children,
to feed on them.
Only by absorbing their essence can she sustain her demon body.
She keeps them in hanging cages in Rippling Moonlight Cave.
The mountainside echoes with children crying all year long.
I can see them every time I close my eyes.
Amitabha.
Don't worry, Your Majesty, there must be a way.
Holy monk...
Your Majesty.
Would you rid my people of this evil
and exorcise this White Bone Spirit?
I only hope to live long enough
to save all those poor children.
Please, stand up.
Everyone, please stand.
Protect His Majesty!
I really like the way you tell stories. Tell it again.
Go on.
Will you actually help that old gossip exorcise me?
I'd only encourage you to abandon evil and pursue good.
That's nice. Would you do me a favor?
I'm feeling peckish now, can I eat you?
- I'll give you something to eat! - I'm eating only 'vegetarians' today.
You're just the man I came to see.
- Let's go out for a walk. - I have no time.
Afraid?
Of you?!
Master...
Master, have no fear, I'll protect you!
What, on earth, do you want?
Don't be impatient.
Speak.
We both belong...
...to the same kind.
We, who are alike, should help each other.
How could you help me?
I think your gold headband looks lovely.
You like it? I'll give it to you.
All right.
But, can you take it off?
You want to be free, and only I can help you.
How?
After I eat this monk,
there'll be no one to chant curses at you.
Believe me, I can kill you on the spot!
I believe you.
Raise your hand.
Look at this monkey.
He does whatever his master wants.
If he makes a mistake, punishment awaits him.
One coin, one somersault.
Ten coins, it'll kowtow to you.
- White Bone Spirit! - Hm?
Don't have it in you to kill him?
Let me be the bad guy.
It's what I'm best at.
Get him to meet me here at midnight, alone.
I've drunk 49 of your blood potions,
but they haven't lifted my curse!
If I eat the Tang Priest tonight
and still remain uncured, I'll eat you, instead!
Your Majesty, calm down.
Your Majesty,
the situation's changed now that Sun Wukong's around.
He's trouble for the White Bone Spirit too.
As long as she's battling that monkey
we definitely have a chance.
Wukong, are you all right?
You were gone a long time. How was your talk?
It was nothing.
That can't be. Why would she seek you out, specifically,
for no reason?
Do you really, deep down, want to enlighten the White Bone Spirit?
Really.
I vowed never to give up on anyone, on this journey.
If I just leave,
I may travel beyond countless mountains and rivers,
but never go beyond myself.
All right,
it's your choice.
You'll really let him go alone?
I'm still considering it.
While you consider I'm gonna sleep.
It's the fashion.
Do you know why you're here tonight?
I came here
hoping to convert you to Buddhism.
Hm? Still going on about that?
Wukong, why are you here?
Wukong, enlightenment is a serious matter,
stop fooling around.
ME, fool around?! YOU're fooling around!
You're being outrageous.
I'M outrageous?
YOU're outrageous!
Lady White Bone, never mind him. Let's continue.
You're a pair of first class idiots.
You think I fooled her?
Brother Sha, did she go pale with fright at my sight?
Yeah!
Brother, you're magnificent!
If you have the right stuff, Lady White Bone,
why don't you and me go 800 rounds?
If you win,
I'll marry you.
If I lose,
you'll marry me.
Fair enough?
If you don't think it's fair
you can always... suggest...
an alternative.
Pig face. Stay away from me!
Scared, huh?
You compel me to act.
Nobody interfere. I'll handle this.
Wukong, can you let me talk to her first?
Stand back.
Just give me a nod,
and I'll send this evil demon to the hereafter.
What I hate most is being called evil.
Evil demon!
If not evil, what else are you?
Let me tell you.
I can abstain from anything.
I can even abstain from eating that monk.
Until I'm finished with you.
Just wait and see.
Nobody move. Leave her to me!
Brother Bajie!
Brother Sha, look after our Master.
Help, I'm stuck!
Master?
- Where's our monk? - You're asking me? - Hmph!
Hm?
Do you know what blood tastes like?
For years, in order to lift my curse,
I've drunk a lot of these children's blood.
Now it's your turn.
By eating you, my disease can be cured.
Consider it your karmic good deed.
You drain others' lifeblood to extend your life.
I see no difference between you and the demons.
I won't be as vicious as that White Bone Spirit.
Monk, the world has been hell since its beginning.
Buddha himself couldn't extinguish the evil in the human heart,
can you?
Wukong!
His kind is more vicious than demons.
I can't kill him, either?
You can't.
If you keep doing evil,
I'll finish you with this Staff.
Go home.
Child, go home.
Buddha must be blind!
Trusting someone as useless as you!
How far would you get without your monkey
to slaughter a path for you?
Is that any way to accumulate good karma?
Every word you speak is nonsense. Every step you take is murderous.
What scripture do you seek? To enlighten what people?
What scripture? Salvation for whom?
Thank you, holy monk!
Mama!
The holy monk saved them all.
Let's hit the road.
Holy monk, please stop.
The people of Yun Haixi will never forget your kindness.
Please accept our gifts.
You saved my daughter's life. You're a real living Buddha.
Holy monk, thanks for saving my life.
Please accept these.
I said
I'll abstain
until I'm finished with you
He hit her!
Wukong! Why did you do this?
She's a demon.
Is everyone you see a demon?
How awful!
- Mama. - My child!
My child, are you all right?
Everybody calm down. Calm down!
What's wrong with that monkey?
You hurt my child. I won't stand for it!
Brother Bajie...
Mama!
Holy monk, help!
Holy monk, help me!
♪ Om Mani Padme Hum...
Master, stop chanting, he knows he did wrong!
Right!
Help me...
Holy monk, help me!
Wukong.
Go away.
Master, this is no ordinary girl.
You can't send our brother away.
Yes, Master. His unexpected action must have had a cause.
Monk, they are the illusions of demons.
You just can't see through them.
My duty is to protect you.
Protect me?
That's no reason to kill innocent people!
In your zeal to protect me, you wouldn't even spare a child.
Were you really afraid I'd die, or that my mortal body
wouldn't make it to the West to remove your headband?
The band around your head is not the problem
it's the band around your heart.
Only you, yourself, can undo that one.
This humble monk can't help you.
Will you reconsider?
Go.
Master...
Our destinies part here. Don't kneel before me.
You...
GO!
Bajie.
Brother Sha.
Big brother.
The road ahead is dangerous,
protect the monk, well.
I'm gone!
- Big brother! - Big brother!
Big brother!
- Master! - Master!
Brother Bajie
Our master's been abducted by the demon!
Thanks. If you hadn't told me
I wouldn't have a clue, how he got abducted.
What do we do, now?
Brother Sha,
the situation's serious, now.
We have 3 choices.
The first:
You go to Flower Fruit Mountain and bring big brother back.
Right!
The second:
You go to Rippling Moonlight Cave to harass them and stall for time.
Excellent! And the third?
The third choice is more complex. You have to use you brain to figure out
how you can go to Rippling Moonlight Cave to buy time,
and still go to Flower Fruit Mountain to fetch big brother.
How about you?
I haven't finished!
We have one last resort.
The tasks are your responsibility. The dragon horse is mine.
We'll split up.
Right.
Why didn't I think of it?
Because you're a pig headed idiot.
Why didn't I think of it?
Because you...
are a heartless, dishonorable thing!
I've put up with you, long enough!
Did I hurt you?
No!
Brother Sha, hit him in the face!
The Dragon Horse is yours.
Dragon Horse, let's go save our Master.
Why, exactly, are you doing this?
You want to know?
Because if I eat you, I can remain a demon forever.
I don't want to reincarnate. I don't want to be human.
In your previous life
what happened to you?
In my previous life
the villagers said
I'd brought misfortune upon them.
I was seen as a demon.
That's the story of my previous life.
It's all true.
Don't think you're any different...
from those who left me on the cliff.
You mortals are merciless.
I hate you all!
Hate...
perpetuates hate.
Why must you be so hard on yourself?
Still trying to enlighten me...
I tell you, your enlightenment is of no use at all.
Bodhisattva, why are you blocking my way to Flower Fruit Mountain?
Wukong, even if you get back there today
it won't be your final destination.
Then tell me, where else can I go?
Big brother, do you know our Master was snatched by the demon?
Big brother!
Don't be afraid, I came to see your great King.
Big brother, only you can save our Master!
You really don't understand.
Can't you just indulge him a little?
He's so young and you're so old! Huh?
Big brother, look...
One branch can be easily...
easily...
snapped effortlessly.
A bundle of ten branches is unbreakable.
If we disciples stand by our master,
we can't fail to reach the West and get those scriptures!
He's not here.
Why didn't you say so before?
What can I do?
Tell me, what am I supposed to do, huh?
Big brother!
Look at that!
What an idiot!
Wearing Big brother's armor gives me courage.
Wukong,
Golden Cicada waited nine lifetimes,
until you were destined to be his disciple,
so he could lead you on the right path of Buddhahood.
But the monk of this lifetime gave up on me.
How am I at fault?
Wukong, in fact, you gave up on your master.
500 years ago, you trusted yourself, and wreaked havoc in heaven.
500 years later, you haven't changed a bit.
Why not let go of yourself and trust in others?
This whole time
you've used your own standards of right and wrong to judge others.
Your Blazing Eyes see reality,
but your master looks into the heart.
Wukong, your master's life is at risk.
Now he needs you more than ever.
Your time's up.
You can enlighten me in your next lifetime.
I'll be waiting for you.
I hope that this monk's death
can dispel Lady White Bone's obstinacy.
Who's that?
What's happening? Answer me!
Damned relentless monkey!
Master,
I'm back.
Wukong...
Let's go!
Brother Sha, attack!
I'll avenge you...
Come on!
Master.
Buddha gave you this mission.
I won't let you die.
Hold on!
[ cloning ]
White Bone Spirit,
This millennium's Judgment Day is here.
Your soul will vanish into ashes.
Buddha,
I want to help her avoid her doom.
Please give her a chance.
Xuanzang, if you want to save her,
you must get her to reincarnate into human form.
But, since your flesh is mortal,
you must sacrifice your life to do it.
Are you willing to do that?
This disciple is willing.
Do you think you're saving me?
As long as there's a glimmer of hope,
I'll never give up.
Come what may, I'll accompany you on this trip.
A thousand years...
I've gotten used to being a demon.
The year I turned 16
people said
that I was evil.
No! Don't!
You didn't enlighten her.
Wukong
Lady White Bone
wants to die within my body.
Unless I get her to reincarnate she'll vanish into ash.
Will you trust me?
From now on, I...
will trust only you.
Kill me.
I can't.
Impossible!
Wukong,
at first I thought,
that to enlighten people,
meant only, to teach them.
Only, now I see
unless I go through hell
I may reach Thunder Monastery
and still not possess the scriptures.
I've decided,
If she won't change her fate,
I'll guide her through life.
Even after ten lifetimes,
I'll guide her, without fail.
Alright.
Along the 108,000 li road,
I'll wait for your return.
If you don't return in one lifetime
I'll wait.
If not after ten lifetimes,
I'll be waiting, without fail.
Alright.
Come.
Big brother,
You absolutely mustn't!
No, big brother. Don't do this!
If I have the good fortune,
next lifetime,
I want to be your master again.
Master.
This is as far as I can accompany you.
[ Golden Cicada ]
Master.♥
Big brother, it's been seven days,
why hasn't Master's soul returned yet?
At this rate, why don't we split up?
I won't allow any talk of splitting up. Got it?
So, what should we do?
As long as Master's Golden Body* is in one piece,
I'll carry it to the Thunder Monastery
to meet Tathagata Buddha, himself.
Master, let's head out!
Oh, brother, am I hungry!
What can I do? I can't be hungry!
All you know how to do, is eat.
Right!
♪Translated by♪ XQ2☻♥