To : wu @ newjourneytothewest . org From : Xuan Zang Re : ROOOAD TRIIIIP !! �
Dear Wu Lao Shi ,
The next part of our journey was pretty worrying . The train car was disgusting and occupied by groups of chain smokers , making me feel queasy and scared that one of them would drop an ash on the gross carpet and burn up the whole train . I devised an escape plan , which I luckily didn ’ t need to use . Sun Wu Kong and I took turns sleeping that nobody could steal our luggage . Sometimes he showed me how to do various card tricks , which helped take my mind off the dangers of the trip .
The journey was many hours . And at some point , a man walked by . He was short and fat and carried around a nine-tooth iron rake . He apparently noticed my concern . He approached me and said ; “ I know what you are thinking . This place is terrible , isn ’ t it ?” He introduced himself as Zhu Ba Jie , and soon we got to talking . It was a good thing he joined us because while we were talking , a pickpocket tried to steal my phone from my backpack . All I heard was a thud , and turned around to see the thief lying the floor with Zhu Ba Jie standing over him with the rake at his neck . The thief scurried away without looking back . Sun Wu Kong and I invited him to join us for the rest of the trip .
I ’ ll be arriving in India soon and will email you again .
Sincerely , Xuan Zang
To : wu @ newjourneytothewest . org From : Xuan Zang Re : Mission accomplished
Dear Wu Lao Shi ,
When we arrived in India , I waited on the train platform for the doctor who was supposed to pass me the formula . I took out my phone and started to write a report to the WHO , but I was interrupted by the conductor . He grabbed my phone and started typing . I yelled , “ Who are you ?!”
The conductor said , “ I ’ ve been tracking you and your companions on your journey . My name is Sha Wu Jing . I ’ m actually from the WHO , and I ’ m here to pass you the formula . We needed to get you out of China and make sure you weren ’ t being followed in order to safely pass you the information .”
He handed back the phone and said , “ Take this back to China . The jet will be here soon . Sun Wu Kong and Zhu Ba Jie are waiting for you .” As he turned to leave , he stopped and said , “ Good job , Xuan Zang . You may have saved millions of lives .”
Our jet will land in Beijing in a matter of hours . I ’ m anxious to start spreading the cure .
Sincerely , Xuan Zang