Journey to the West

The King in the Well

Test 5, three years in Wuji

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They stayed a night at a temple in Wuji. Sanzang sat under the lamp until late, then fell asleep sitting up.

The door opened and a man came in soaking wet. His clothes were a king’s, and water pooled around his feet.

“I was the king of this country. Three years ago I drowned in a well. The man on the throne now is not me.”

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