Taking Sand Monk, Entering the Eerie Forest Again

At the eight-hundred-li-wide Flowing Sand River, Xuanzang was abducted by a river demon. When Sun Wukong returned with food and learned that Xuanzang had been taken by a monster, he flew into a rage, raised his staff into the air, and struck down fiercely.

Bang! The Ocean Stabilizing Divine Needle transformed into a massive pillar and slammed into the Flowing Sand River. Water sprayed everywhere, and towering waves surged into the sky.

The riverbed rumbled. The river demon who had abducted Xuanzang trembled. After binding Xuanzang, he secretly surfaced and poked his head out, only to see Sun Wukong's thunder-god face and pointed monkey mouth in the sky.

That familiar appearance stirred a fragment of his memory.

His eyes suddenly lit up. "Great Sage Equal to Heaven?"

This river demon had once been the Heavenly Court's Curtain Lifting General. After accidentally shattering the Jade Emperor's glass cup, he had been banished to the Lower Realm and subjected to the daily punishment of being pierced through the heart.

Recognizing the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, the demon's heart trembled. This is not someone to provoke. Looks like I won't be eating this monk after all.

After considering it, Curtain Lifting General flashed back to his underwater cave. For the sake of his life, he decided to send the monk back to shore.

Above the Flowing Sand River, Sun Wukong continued shouting in fury, occasionally smashing the water with his staff, but he did not enter the river.

Seeing that the demon would not come out, he called Zhu Bajie over and told him to go into the water and lure it out.

Zhu Bajie did not hesitate. He dove into the river and began searching for the demon again.

Sensing Zhu Bajie entering the river, Curtain Lifting General's eyes shifted. Still