Then, the man in white started to teach Darryl how to play Go.
Darryl was anxious to leave the place, so he was not in the mood to learn. However, he had no choice but to force himself to listen to the man’s explanation.
“Right!” After some basic explanation of Go, the man in white subconsciously looked at Darryl and asked, “Young man, I still don’t know your name.”
“I’m Darryl Darby!” Darryl did not even think before he answered the man. Then he returned the question. “Sir, may I know your name too?”
Darryl had tried to guess that person’s identity. He must be someone special as he lived in the palace’s forbidden place.
“Me?” The man in white was suddenly spirited. He replied proudly, “My name is pretty famous! I’m afraid if I say it out loud, you’d be frightened! Listen up! My name is Zhu Bajie. I was once the Heavenly Reeds Marshal…”
He was halfway through his speech when Zhu Bajie suddenly thought of something. He waved his hands in dismissal and said, “Forget about it. Let’s not talk about the past!”
‘Zhu Bajie?!’ At that moment, Darryl’s mind buzzed!
The Heavenly Reeds Marshal—Zhu Bajie?!
Darryl trembled and exclaimed. “F*ck! You’re the Heavenly Reeds Marshal Zhu Bajie?!”
Darryl looked at Zhu Bajie in amazement. He said to himself, “Wait a second. I thought they said that Zhu Bajie had a fat head, big ears, and a long nose, and looks like a pig? Why are you so handsome?”
Since Zhu Bajie was in a good mood, Darryl quickly changed his tone and asked, “You’re very famous. We all look up to such a great person like you! Can you help me leave this palace?”
Zhu Bajie chuckled. “Young man, if you want to know how to leave the palace, you will have to play a round of Go with me! Come, come, let us say no more and play!”
Zhu Bajie smiled, but his eyes were shifty; he did not dare look at Darryl!
The truth was the palace had no other exits! Zhu Bajie had been confined in the forbidden place! He also wanted to leave the palace, but he could not even leave the forbidden place!
Zhu Bajie had a bad habit. Whenever he saw a woman, he would stop and try to woo them. A thousand years ago, Zhu Bajie had been the Heavenly Reeds Marshal. He held a high position and was only secondary to the Emperor! Once, on Emperor Hou Yi’s birthday, all the officials were all drunk. Even Empress Chang Er was drunk, too. Zhu Bajie became bold and snuck into her bedroom. He wanted to kiss her while she was drunk, but Emperor Hou Yi had caught him.
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