Tang Sanzang (唐三藏) and his four disciples arrive at the Zhuzi Kingdom (朱紫国) and lodge in a modest side room at the Huitong Hall (会同馆). They must cook for themselves. Provisions include vegetables, tofu, bamboo shoots, a bowl of rice and a bowl of noodles. There are no seasonings. Sha Wujing (沙悟净) finds the kitchen empty of oil and salt. Sun Wukong (孙悟空) and Pigsy (猪八戒) go into the market to buy supplies and sample snacks. On the street they encounter a crowd gathered around an imperial notice that calls for a healer. Sun Wukong, amused, blows the proclamation into the air. The paper lands tucked into Pigsy s clothing. Guards see the notice missing and seize Pigsy as the presumed revealer. Tang Sanzang takes his travel permit to the palace. At the Golden Throne Hall (金銮殿) he meets a court that is anxious. The king has lain ill for three years. When Tang Sanzang recounts the dynastic history and the reasons for his westward mission, the sovereign brightens. The ruler invites him to a modest vegetarian meal in the Pixiang Hall (披香殿). Word of the revealed proclamation reaches the palace. Eunuchs and officers hurry to find the supposed healer. At the Huitong Hall the captains escort Pigsy before the household superiors. Sun Wukong plays with the situation and mocks officials. He then adopts the persona of a chief physician and dons fine robes. The court is at once incredulous and alarmed. Some ministers call for punishment. Others argue that a strange appearance might conceal a strange skill. They consent to a diagnosis without face to face contact. Sun Wukong says he knows the suspended silk pulse technique. He plucks three fine hairs, breathes on them and transforms them into long golden threads. He announces he will hang the threads outside the palace and take the king s pulse from a distance. Tang Sanzang watches in dread. He fears both for the ruler and for the trouble his disciples may bring. The lodge and the court are unsettled. The episode leaves the situation poised on the edge of further chaos. FREE transcripts of the audio files are available for download at: https://www.truelake.com/qrpages/pingshufreedownloads/

唐三藏与徒弟四人到达朱紫国会同馆，只得偏厅自理饮食。馆内备有青菜豆腐笋尖和一碗米一碗面，却无油盐酱醋等佐料。沙悟净下厨寻调料未果，孙悟空与猪八戒出市觅货。街头见皇榜招医，悟空顽戏一吹将榜文卷起暗塞入猪八戒衣襟。守榜内侍发现榜失，众人搜捕，猪八戒被擒押往同文馆申讯。唐三藏持通关文牒入朝见国王。金銮殿上朱紫国王久病三载，听唐三藏陈说中土朝代与西行取经始末，心神为之一振，命请其至披香殿共食斋宴。太监传旨并派官兵来寻医。孙悟空见机自信，先以戏谑挑拨局势，后冒称孙大医官，换上华服，扮作神医进宫。朝臣惊疑不定，有人欲斩。悟空讥御医守常法无效，主张望闻问切并示以悬丝诊脉之术。太师丞相权衡后允许施术。悟空拔三毫毛吹化为长丝，欲在宫外悬丝为王把脉。唐三藏见状忧心忡忡，既为国事叹息，又恐徒弟招祸。会同馆与宫中人心惶惶，局势因此愈发紧张，暗含危机。 音频文件的字幕稿可在以下网址免费下载： https://www.truelake.com/qrpages/pingshufreedownloads/