Nostalgia Trip

You head west to the nostalgic House of Tiger and Leopard, otherwise known as Haw Par Villa. As you venture into the grounds, the surroundings make old scenes flash before your eyes -- fragments from the long journey with Sanzang. You’d rather trust what you see than your unreliable memories. As you look back, you think about what you truly gained.

This runaround is not a meta. It does not require reference to previous puzzles/answers.

...A blue rope binds you to the tree. Your rake lies sadly on the ground, its nine prongs pointing uselessly to the sky...

...At the top of some fantastical scenery of blue stone and water, there's the pond, with seven lotuses growing serenely in it.

You're more interested in the other 'flowers', of course: the delicate ankles, those five hands raised and waving, the outfits in purple and red and blue.

You eye the five women at the pond, as you approach them along the corridor...

...From your vantage point high above, you scout for danger, knees bent, holding your right hand up to one eye. Before you, your other hand grasps your trusty magical staff...

...This body still feels unfamiliar. Head up, you inspect the boxes that you're supposed to carry: the brown one with two handles, and the blue one with a rope...

...Three women -- no, spider spirits -- grasp hungrily at you. A tall durian tree bears witness to this preposterous scene.

Beneath withering plum blossoms, the one in purple shorts strokes your cheek with two red-tipped fingers. You sure hope your buttons can stay fastened...

...Well, this is annoying. Some demon with a bow grabbing you around the waist, another with a sword approaching, and you still have to fight this red guy.

The red dude shakes his red spear at you menacingly. You still don't know why those two women are dancing cheerfully in the background beneath the blooming tree...

...White headgear in place, you prepare to set out on a journey of a lifetime: reins grasped in a hand, horsehair whisk in the other, with one finger outstretched serenely...

...You struggle against the woman in green robes as she pushes the branch against your neck. You kick both legs in the air...

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