Journey to the west, water margin, the plot of the honey trap in the dream of the red chamber
The honey trap plot in Journey to the West refers to a plot that Sun Wukong proposed to trick Tang Sanzang into giving up the scriptures while he and his party were on their way to the Western Heaven to obtain the scriptures. Sun Wukong lied to Tang Sanzang that a beautiful woman needed his help to escape from the pursuit of demon beasts. Tang Sanzang agreed to Sun Wukong's request in order to obtain the true scripture. Sun Wukong took Tang Sanzang to a cave deep in the mountains and told him that the beauty was in the cave. However, there was a White Bone Demon living in the cave. She was originally an ancient beauty, but because she missed her dead lover, she became a demon beast. The White Bone Demon chased after Tang Sanzang fiercely. In order to trick Tang Sanzang into leaving the cave, Sun Wukong made the White Bone Demon think that Tang Sanzang was here to help them. In order to get Tang Sanzang, the White Bone Demon offered him a beauty. Tang Sanzang was bewitched by the White Bone Demon's beauty and agreed to Sun Wukong's request. Sun Wukong used his martial arts and supernatural powers to bring Tang Sanzang to the cave of the White Bone Demon and make the White Bone Demon fall in love with Tang Sanzang. In the end, Tang Sanzang lost his mind because he was confused by the White Bone Demon, which eventually led to the failure of the plan to learn from the Western Heaven. The honey trap plot in the Water Margins referred to Lin Chong offering Li Menggu, a beauty, to gain the trust of Marshal Gao. However, Grand Commandant Gao fell in love with Li Menggu and made her his mistress. In the end, Grand Commandant Gao lost his mind because he fell in love with Li Menggu, which led to his failure and death. The honey trap plot in Dream of the Red Chamber referred to the fact that Jia Baoyu offered the beauty Xue Baochai to Lin Daiyu in order to win her love. However, Lin Daiyu fell in love with Jia Baoyu's cousin, Xue Baochai, causing the relationship between Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu to break down. In the end, Jia Baoyu lost his rationality because he fell in love with Xue Baochai, which eventually led to the tragic ending of the main characters in Dream of the Red Chamber.