Calamities in Journey to the West? My heart and form are both void.

Summary

The passage describes an encounter between Wu Kong and Yan Luo Wang in the Netherworld. Initially, both parties were uncertain and apologetic, misunderstanding each other's intentions. Wu Kong had unknowingly helped resolve a significant problem in the Netherworld by reducing the population of wandering souls. Yan Luo Wang and other Yama kings were grateful for his unexpected intervention. Despite Wu Kong's modesty about his abilities, he was treated with great respect. The Yama kings welcomed him, offered him wine, and appreciated his supernatural powers that had temporarily alleviated the underworld's crisis of managing lost souls.

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