“ Hey you !” A voice shouted as Xuanzang walked in , “ We are not welcoming visitors today .” A security guard blocked Xuanzang ’ s way . “ Look here ,” Xuanzang explained , “ A lot of students are killing themselves just because of that terrible examination-based …” The guard rose an eyebrow and was about to shoo Xuanzang out of the building when an office door opened . “ Let him in .” A man nodded to the guard , who shrugged and moved out of the way .
“ How can I help you ?” The Director of Educational Bureau , Mr Chan asked Xuanzang as he poured both of them a cup of tea .
“ Erm , you see , I ’ m Xuanzang from Journey to the West …” Xuanzang started awkwardly . “ Yes , I could see ,” Mr Chan laughed , indicating Xuanzang ’ s weird clothing , “ Get straight to the point .”
With this invitation , Xuanzang started , “ As you could see , the examination-oriented education system is giving children nowadays a lot of pressure . I might come from another century in another place , but I definitely watch the news . I learnt that 9 students commit suicide each day on average in 2017 . It hurts to see these innocent children throw their precious lives away because they could not withstand the pressure , and even more lost their lives accidentally for they study too hard for such a long time without resting …
“ Mr Chan ?” Xuanzang asked , surprised by the sudden outburst by the Director .
“ I ’ m … I ’ m fine …” Mr Chan sobbed as he wiped his nose noisily , “ It ’ s just that I ’ ve thought about what you just said , but I have no idea how to solve the problem .”
Mr Chan looked at Xuanzang hopefully , “ Do you have an idea ?”
“ Of course I have !” Xuanzang said proudly , “ It ’ s easy . Just abolish the examination-oriented education system in Hong Kong , and make sure non-academic achievements will be recognised and taken into account as well !”
Mr Chan ’ s eyes lit up in delight and hope , “ Xuanzang !” He exclaimed , “ You ’ re a genius , you ’ re a hero , you ’ re the saviour of Hong Kong students ’ future !”
Xuanzang laughed , “ Don ’ t thank me . Just go and make the new system work ! Oh , and goodbye , my work here is done !”
Xuanzang appeared outside the Bureau , beaming around , “ Done !” His three assistants looked at each other , puzzled , when a loud voice suddenly boomed from the huge television , “ Director of Educational Bureau has made an astonishing decision — Hong Kong ’ s education system will no longer be only based on academic results , but non-academic achievements will be recognised as well to help solve the problem of students ’ suicide due to heavy academic pressure …” Wukong , Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing had their mouths hanging open , while Xuanzang looked triumphantly at them , and led them on the way to the Peak .
As soon as they arrived , a shimmering light blinded them . They scrambled around for cover as a small yet heavy book suddenly appeared . “ Hey ! What ’ s that …” Sun Wukong asked , when the book suddenly whacked Xuanzang on the head . Wukong screamed with laughter as the book fell onto the ground with a heavy thud . “ That wasn ’ t funny .” Xuanzang mumbled as he rubbed his head .
“ Let ’ s go check it out !” Zhu Bajie said to Sha Wujing . “ Sure ,” Wujing shrugged as he picked it up . He tried opening it , but failed as he fell into a coughing fit . “ It ’ s … so … dusty …” He gasped for breath as dust flew all over the place . “ Let me do it .” Wukong picked it up and used his super powers and sent all the dust flying . He took a closer look at it screamed in delight , “ It ’ s the Book of Nature ! It ’ s got all the solution for all kinds of problems in the world ! Mankind is saved ! The world is saved ! The universe is saved !” They danced around in joy , celebrating their success .
After two days of enjoyment in Hong Kong , they set off again . This time with the Book of Nature to save the entire universe .