The only person in Journey to the West who ever ate Tang Seng’s flesh died long ago

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It is said that Yin Wenjiao followed Chen Guangrui to Jiangzhou, where Guangrui was killed by the bandit Liu Hong along the way. Yin Wenjiao was already pregnant at that time, so she had no choice but to endure humiliation and follow Liu Hong. After giving birth to little Xuanzang, fearing that Liu Hong would harm him, she reluctantly threw both the child and a letter written in blood into the river. There is a detail when throwing it into the river. Before throwing it, fearing it might not be recognizable, she bit her finger and wrote a blood letter, detailing her parents’ names and the reasons behind her actions. He then bit off the little toe on this son’s left foot with his mouth, as a mark of verification” — note well, it wasn’t just a scar left behind; rather, an entire little toe was bitten off. Miss Yin had no choice either; all other marks might disappear, but this one would definitely remain unchanged, making it easier to recognize each other in the future. Poor little Xuanzang was only three days old when his mother bit off a piece of his toe; from then on, Tang Seng had only nine toes and was missing a limb. On the journey west, there were countless demons who wanted to eat Tang Seng’s flesh; yet surprisingly, the only one who had actually tasted it was his own mother. But what’s truly terrifying isn’t this detail, it’s the ending. Later, when Tang Seng grew up, he reconnected with his mother; his enemy Liu Hong was brought to justice, and his father Chen Guangrui was revived. It should have been a happy ending, but when it came to determining each person’s fate, Tang Seng continued on his spiritual journey, Chen Guangrui was given an important position by the King of Tang, and as for Yin Wenjiao—well, in the end she chose to take her own life.