Why didn't the monster eat the Tang Priest immediately? What are the essences of Westward Journey culture?

Tang priest was caught by monsters many times on his way to learn from the scriptures. Many of these monsters who caught him tried to eat him, but they didn't succeed in the end. This is a common phenomenon, but also an intriguing phenomenon. What is the reason? The legendary Tang monk meat can live forever, and things are rare. There are naturally many people who want to eat him. Someone has arrested the Tang Priest, so be careful of the Monkey King. Even if the Monkey King is trapped, be careful of others scrambling to eat. Since it is tasteless to eat directly, the steamed meat accounts for the majority. It is said that the steamed skin is tender and the meat is crisp.

I remember a little monster said that if you want to eat the Tang monk's meat, you have to catch the Monkey King, so that you can eat with confidence. Otherwise, the Monkey King's golden hoop will collapse the abode of fairies and immortals, and the monsters will have no place to live. In this case, I think you really want to eat Tangseng meat and are afraid of the Monkey King.

The result is monster or slow, which is not right. Those with no background didn't eat the Tang monk's meat, but worked hard to cultivate into a demon, but they were killed. People with backgrounds used to sneak around as adults, but they didn't live long. They were also taken back by Master as mounts and gatekeepers, not to mention how lost they were. So, for a long time, we all thought that this was deliberately designed by Wu Cheng'en for the development of the plot, and then we thought that it must be because the Tang Priest was destined, only to find out later that it was because ancient people could not eat good things casually.

So we can see that after the Tang Priest was caught, the carp essence needed to be tasted by his uncle, the West Sea Dragon King. After being arrested, Qingniu Jing and Baobing Jing are going to share with the young children, while the lion camel bell is going to gather the three kings, and then wash the Tang Priest before eating. Huang Paoguai loves his wife very much, and he wants to have dinner with her ... In this way, the best time to eat Tang Priest is postponed. This story tells us that some things should not be too particular.