After becoming rich overnight, I handed over the system.

Chapter 207 Replacing the Golden Hoop

When Wukong explained the situation, Lin Liuyi found it hard to believe.

Although she disliked Tang Sanzang when watching the TV series, she never expected him to be this kind of person.

“He went to chant sutras for the deceased to help them pass on to the afterlife; that shows he has a compassionate heart!” Daiyu said sarcastically.

“Don’t be angry, Daiyu. This time, I, Old Sun, didn’t hit anyone on my own initiative. He agreed to it!” Monkey King quickly comforted Daiyu.

“Great Sage, you are an upright and honest person, but Tang Xuanzang may not be! So you must be careful from now on, and don’t be fooled into wearing the golden headband!” Daiyu was extremely worried when she mentioned what was going to happen next.

Lin Liuyi also instructed him to hide the fake golden headband well, as she was worried that they might not be able to fool Tang Sanzang and the Bodhisattva.

Wukong scratched his head, patted his chest, and assured him, "Don't worry, I, Old Sun, have fiery eyes and will definitely not be tricked by him again."

Sure enough, as soon as the master and disciple set off, Tang Sanzang began to complain that Wukong hadn't saved him in time. Wukong was too lazy to listen and went to beg for alms. At this time, the Bodhisattva transformed into an old woman to inquire about Wukong's recent behavior.

The old woman asked, "Where are you from, elder, walking here all alone?"

Tang Sanzang hurriedly said that he came from the Great Tang Dynasty in the East and was going to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures.

Seeing this, the old woman asked him why he was alone, without a partner or apprentice, and how he was going to get there.

Tang Sanzang hadn't finished venting his frustrations when the old woman asked him a question, so he continued to complain about Wukong: "I have a disciple, but he's unruly! If I say anything to him, he gets upset and just leaves without a trace. I don't know if it's just that I'm not meant to have a disciple."

Tang Sanzang spoke with extreme grief and indignation, and Guanyin also pondered to herself that she had long heard that this stone monkey was unruly and incompetent, and now it seemed that this was indeed the case.

She pretended to be an old woman and said, “I have this cotton robe and a hat inlaid with gold flowers, which originally belonged to my son. He only served as a monk for three days before he died young. I just went to his temple, cried, and bid farewell to his master. I brought these two garments and hat as a memento. Elder, since you have a disciple, I will give these garments and hat to you.”

Tang Sanzang quickly refused, saying that his disciple was unruly and did not deserve to wear such clothes.

The old woman said she had another incantation called the "Heart-Stabilizing Mantra," also known as the "Tightening-Headband Mantra," and told Tang Sanzang to memorize it thoroughly and never reveal it to anyone.

Once Wukong is dressed and ready, if he disobeys his orders, he should silently recite this incantation, and Wukong will no longer dare to commit violence.

After saying that, it turned into golden light and flew away.

Tang Sanzang finally understood; this must be the Bodhisattva coming to help him. He quickly bowed in reverence.

After bowing, he put away his clothes and hat, hid them in the middle of his bundle, and sat by the roadside, reciting the mantra for calming the mind.

I recited it several times until I knew it by heart and had it firmly in my mind.

Wukong, who claimed to be begging for alms, hadn't gone far. He hid and indeed saw the Bodhisattva trying to help that hypocritical monk and even putting a golden headband on him.

Wukong pretended not to know and told Tang Sanzang that he had returned from begging for alms.

"Oh, Master, I've searched this area for miles around, but there's no sign of human habitation. I'm afraid you'll have to make do with this spring water."

"Wukong, aren't there even any wild fruits in these mountains?"

Having just been frightened by the six people and walked halfway up the mountain path, Tang Sanzang was already feeling hungry and was hoping that Wukong would beg for some food.

"Well, Master, I was so focused on finding the people that I didn't notice the wild fruit. Should I go back again?" With that, Wukong was about to leave.

Tang Sanzang quickly stopped him and offered to give him his clothes and hat.

Wukong pretended to be surprised and put on the clothes and hat. In fact, he had already used a transformation technique to turn the fake golden headband into the shape of a hat. When Tang Sanzang saw him put on the hat, he began to silently recite the headband mantra once.

Wukong pretended to cry out, "Headache! Headache!"

The master kept chanting it several more times, causing Wukong to writhe in pain and tear his gold-inlaid hat.

Tang Sanzang, fearing that the golden headband would break, stopped chanting.

When he stopped thinking about it, the pain subsided. He reached up to touch his head and felt a golden thread tightly binding him, impossible to remove or break; it had taken root there.

Wukong pretended to take a needle out of his ear, inserted it into the headband, and flung it out randomly.

Tang Sanzang was afraid that Wukong would really break the golden headband, so he started chanting again. Wukong then pretended to have a headache and even did a few somersaults to show that he was in a lot of pain.

Seeing this, Tang Sanzang breathed a sigh of relief and stopped chanting.

Wukong was furious: "So it was you, Master, who cursed me on this side."

As he spoke, he reached for his staff to hit Tang Sanzang, which frightened Tang Sanzang so much that he started chanting incantations again. Wukong then pretended to have a headache, and suddenly remembered something. He took the opportunity to get close to Tang Sanzang to hear what he was chanting, while wailing, "Master, please stop chanting! I...I won't do it again!"

When Tang Sanzang saw that he had admitted his mistake, he stopped reciting the sutra and told Wukong that this was a method taught to him by Guanyin Bodhisattva, and that Wukong should listen to her.

Wukong expressed his determination to be obedient, as long as he stopped chanting.

The two then set off together again, and from then on, Tang Sanzang felt that he had found a way to control Wukong.

"Phew, we've passed this hurdle. I was worried that Guanyin Bodhisattva would find out!" Lin Liu and Daiyu breathed a sigh of relief together.

"No way, I, Old Sun, rolled around on the ground several times, so Tang Sanzang definitely wouldn't suspect anything. It's just that I didn't hear what he was chanting clearly?" Wukong scratched his head, a little embarrassed. He remembered that Lin Liuyi had asked him to find out what the contents of the Tightening-Headband Mantra were.

"It's nothing, it's nothing. I was just curious. We don't really need this headband anyway. But Great Sage, what are you going to do with this golden headband?"

Speaking of this, Wukong was really worried. The golden headband was hidden in his personal space. He had seen that when Tang Sanzang chanted the incantation, the golden headband kept shrinking inward. Luckily, he was wearing a fake one. If it were real, his head would be in so much pain.

Upon hearing this, Lin Liuyi and Daiyu both felt that the golden headband really couldn't be taken out lightly. What if the Bodhisattva discovered it and tried to put it on Monkey King's head again?

"Didn't you say I have two junior brothers behind me? Why don't we let them wear it?"

"That won't do!" Tang Sanzang would definitely find out, and what if they come up with something else and trap Monkey King in it again?

"Then I'll give it to the fairies on the street!"

No, that won't work either. Lin Liuyi suggested not taking it out, but Monkey King wasn't happy about it. He didn't want to put such a thing in his companion space.

"How about we give it to the system?" Daiyu finally had a flash of inspiration.

Lin Liuyi and Monkey King exchanged a glance. What a brilliant idea!

She immediately called the system to log on, and the system said there was no problem; the exchanged energy was just enough for the young couple to use for video calls.

With their biggest worry finally gone, the two of them and the monkey were overjoyed. Lin Liuyi said that when Monkey King arrived at Gao Laozhuang, he should call her again, because she wanted to see Pigsy carry his wife on his back.