In the end, the Great Sage broke the rules.

Looking at the completed shed, Chen Yi sighed with emotion, realizing that their journey to the West was much more comfortable than that of Tang Sanzang.

Fortunately, he had the foresight to have Sun Wukong prepare a lot of water and put it in a storage bottle, otherwise he would have died of thirst.

Chen Yi greedily drank water, sip after sip, feeling as if he had come back to life.

Pigsy collapsed onto the bamboo mat like a lump of mud, muttering, "Master, I'll take a nap first. Remember to wake me up when we set off."

Chen Yi smiled slightly and replied softly, "Okay."

Sun Wukong turned to Sha Wujing and said, "Junior Brother Sha, you should go and rest too."

Sha Wujing firmly replied, "Eldest brother, you go and rest. I will protect Master."

The young monk was a bit weak and definitely needed someone to guard him. Seeing this, Sun Wukong patted Sha Wujing on the shoulder and said, "Alright, I'll take over for you later."

Sha Wujing readily agreed: "Okay!"

"Master, why don't you lie down for a while too?"

Chen Yi shook his head helplessly and said with a wry smile, "I can't sleep. The weather is so hot, it's like a steamer. How can anyone fall asleep?"

Seeing this, Sha Wujing quickly took out a fan and said, "Master, let me fan you."

Chen Yi quickly waved his hand and politely declined with a smile, saying, "No need. The wind from this fan is also hot, which will only make people more irritable and make it harder to fall asleep."

Now Sha Wujing had no choice but to silently stay by his master's side.

Pigsy slept until nightfall.

Sun Wukong and Sha Wujing wanted to wake him up, but Chen Yi stopped them because he was also feeling lazy and didn't want to travel any further, so he decided to rest for a day.

At night, the temperature in the desert suddenly dropped, and Chen Yi quickly took out blankets to cover the others.

The next morning, after breakfast, the group set off again.

After several days of travel, I finally caught sight of people at noon.

Chen Yi quickly took out the luggage and handed it to Sha Wujing to carry.

Looking at those people who were thin and weak, with lips cracked like tortoise shells, Chen Yi said softly to Sha Wujing, "Wujing, take them some food."

Sha Wujing replied, "Yes, Master."

Sha Wujing and Zhu Bajie took out the dry rations and distributed them to those who were in urgent need.

An old man warmly invited the master and his apprentices into their shed.

Pigsy asked curiously, "Uncle, where is this place? Why is it so unbearably hot? I'm almost roasted into a whole pig."

The old man pointed to the mountains ahead and replied, "That mountain ahead is called Flaming Mountain. It burns fiercely all year round, regardless of spring, summer, autumn or winter, which is why it is so hot."

Sha Wujing asked doubtfully, "Is the Flaming Mountain a necessary route to the west?"

The old man answered confidently, "It is indeed the only way to go west."

Pigsy complained incessantly, "Master, it's so hot, how can we get through this?"

The old man sighed, "Even with a head of bronze and arms of iron, one would be burned to a crisp if trying to cross this Flaming Mountain."

Sha Wujing said anxiously, "What should we do?"

Chen Yi waved to Sun Wukong and said, "Great Sage, come here for a moment."

Sun Wukong darted over and asked, "What's wrong?"

Chen Yi lowered his voice and explained, "Great Sage, Princess Iron Fan, the wife of the Bull Demon King, lives on Mount Cuiyun, which is more than a thousand miles away from here. We can go there and borrow the Banana Leaf Fan from her to extinguish the raging fire of this Flaming Mountain."

"I'll go borrow that banana leaf fan right now." Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong immediately got up and prepared to go borrow the fan.

Chen Yi hurriedly grabbed him: "Great Sage! Wait, we need to discuss this further."

“Great Sage, have you forgotten about Red Boy? You caused that mother and son to be separated, and they resent you. Why would they lend you their fan?”

"Great Sage, you should first go to Bodhisattva Lingji to ask for the Wind-Fixing Pill, and then borrow the fan. That way you won't be blown away by the banana leaf fan."

Sun Wukong: "Okay, I understand. I'll go borrow the Wind-Fixing Pill first."

Chen Yi suddenly put his arm around Sun Wukong's shoulder and whispered in his ear, "Great Sage, if you can't borrow it, you'll just have to..."

Feeling the warm breath on his ear, Sun Wukong's face flushed. He quickly pushed Chen Yi away and said, "I know, don't get so close."

Otherwise, he was afraid he wouldn't be able to control himself!

Chen Yi: ...

He waved his hand dismissively and said, "Alright, you can go now."

Sun Wukong nodded to him, then flew away.