ok now THIS is interesting - the tree spirit dubbed master emptiness (凌空子), whose name shares the same 空 in wukong's name, also has metallic gold eyeliner just like wukong's 👀
(missed opportunity to have lxlt play him as well, but that might've been too on the nose)
#lots to potentially unpack about what this might say about wukong in sanzang's subconscious#jttw 86#episode 19#*caps#master emptiness#凌空子#Lingkong Zi#something else interesting is the theory that this whole part of the bramble ridge arc was because sanzang needed to reconcile his mind#before proceeding onwards w/ the journey