The next day, the Journey to the West team departed from Gao Family Village and continued their journey westward. At this point, only Sha Seng was missing from the group; all the others had taken their places.
Before arriving at Guanyin Temple, Xiaobai had already assumed his post at Eagle Sorrow Stream, while the Black Horse had departed shortly after setting out from Five Elements Mountain.
At first, Sun Wukong and the others were puzzled and asked the Black Horse why it was leaving just as it had arrived. The Black Horse gave no explanation, only grinning as it said, "This old horse has some personal business to attend to. When I return, I might just give you all a surprise." With that, it transformed into a stream of light and vanished.
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