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望為助力 “Lend Me Your Aid”
行者又將前項事說了一遍，道：「向日有勞，未曾成功；今日之事，望為助力。」龍王道：「遵命，遵命。」行者又将前项事说了一遍，道：「向日有劳，未曾成功；今日之事，望为助力。」龙王道：「遵命，遵命。」
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行者又將前項事說了一遍，道：「向日有勞，未曾成功；
行者又将前项事说了一遍，道：「向日有劳，未曾成功；
Pilgrim again set out the foregoing matter to them and said, “The other day I put you to trouble, and we did not succeed;
將前項事: 將 = jiāng. 行者: 行 = xíng. 向日有勞 "the other day I put you to trouble" -- the polite formula for a favour previously asked, here with the awkward addition that it did not work.
今日之事，望為助力。」
今日之事，望为助力。」
in today's affair, I hope you will lend your strength.”
望為助力: 為 = wèi, on my behalf -- "I hope you will lend a hand."
龍王道：「遵命，遵命。」
龙王道：「遵命，遵命。」
The Dragon Kings said, “At your command, at your command.”
遵命 "we obey the order," said twice, immediately.
He asks the Dragon Kings for help the way you ask a favour of someone you have worked with before, including the mildly embarrassing acknowledgement that the last time came to nothing.
Their reply is two words repeated. There is no negotiation and no reference at all to the decree that brought them, and with that the whole weather establishment is his. The contest is now entirely a matter of when he lifts his cue.