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After leaving the village, Tang Monk and his disciples resumed their journey westward. They had traveled only about thirty or forty miles when they arrived at the border of Western Liang, the Women Kingdom.
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Trying to calm him, the Monkey King said: “Don’t worry, Master. Wu Jing and I will go and fetch water that will restore your health, and we’ll return as soon as possible.”
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Tang Monk mounted his horse and continued westward on his journey, accompanied by his disciples. They rested beside streams and satisfied their hunger outdoors. They walked for a long time without stopping, and once again spring returned.
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The Monkey King was forced to flee with empty hands and the bitter taste of defeat in his heart. As soon as he had returned to the Mountain of the Golden Helmet, he threw himself to the ground. Suddenly, his eyes lit up and he thought to himself:
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When Wukong finally returned to the spot on the mountain where he had left Tang Monk and the others, he found no one there; everyone had vanished. The circle he had drawn with his iron bar was still visible, but inside it there was no sign of the horse. Worried, he turned his gaze…
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Tang Monk grew increasingly impatient at the Monkey King’s delay. Tang Monk asked,“Where could that monkey have gone to beg for rice?”
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Tang Monk escaped from the ice trap of the Heaven-Reaching River and managed to cross it riding on the back of a huge white turtle.
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Bajie and Sha Wujing opened a path through the waters and headed straight for the Mansion of the Sea Turtle(Turtle Marine Mansion) to rescue their master.