Why did Sha Seng fail to work hard along the way?

I think there are three main reasons for this: 1. Sha Seng is a low-key person and does not steal the limelight from the first and second senior brothers. 2. Sha Seng only wants to atone for his sins, not seeking merit, but seeking no faults. 3. Sha Monk only needs to protect his master.

First of all, let’s talk about the first reason. Sha Seng is Tang Seng’s third apprentice. There are two senior brothers in front of him, and the two brothers are higher than Sha Seng in terms of ability and ability. Yes, Sha Monk has no advantages in comparison. In terms of martial arts, he is not as good as his senior brother. In terms of intelligence, he is not as good as his second senior brother. His seniority is still lower. Therefore, Sha Seng gave the credit and limelight to his two senior brothers along the way, and remained unknown to himself.

Let’s talk about the second point. Sha Seng was originally a curtain general in heaven. He was thrown down from heaven only because he accidentally broke a glass lamp. Sha Seng made trouble in the Liusha River in the world, causing harm to one party. Eat passers-by. Sha Monk hung nine skulls under his neck. It is said that they are the heads of nine pilgrims who passed by here. They are also the only things on the river that cannot sink. Finally, after being enlightened by Guanyin, he followed Tang Monk to learn Buddhist scriptures. It is conceivable that Sha Monk's journey to learn scriptures is to atone for his sins. Therefore, Sha Monk is afraid that he will make another mistake, so he does not work hard.

Finally, the third point is that Sha Monk once served as the bodyguard of the Jade Emperor, which shows that his security capabilities are very strong, so he has to remain silent and always pay attention to Tang Monk's safety. This is why every time he was arrested, it was Sha Seng and Tang Seng who were arrested together, which shows that Sha Seng's security work was in place and he never left Tang Seng. Sha Seng's consciousness is still good, and he neither commits any crime nor causes trouble.

Sha Seng himself has no backing, the curtain general has no status, and Zhu Bajie is also the reincarnation of Marshal Tianpeng, so it is natural to give way.