Chapter 393: Temple on Fire

Sun Wukong was still playing dumb, "What disaster can there be from looking at a kasaya?"

Tang Sanzang said, "There is an old saying that precious and amusing items should not be shown to those who are greedy and deceitful. Once they lay eyes on them, they will surely be moved; once their hearts are moved, they will inevitably scheme. You are one to fear disaster, so to answer their requests and give them what they want may be permissible. Otherwise, you court death. Tell me, have you or have you not caused trouble and brought on disaster?"

Li Xu, who was listening by the side, couldn't help but see Tang Sanzang in a new light. He thought to himself that although he knew Tang Sanzang wasn't just a naïve and sweet monk and had some tricks and schemes up his sleeve, he had not realized that they ran quite deep. He had long seen that this old monk wasn't a good bird, yet he kept up appearances, amicable and compliant. Those unaware would think he got along so well with these people.