Head Strategy: Slaying Demons by Playing Along

"Demon, hand over my master!"

The shouting at the cave entrance continued. Before long, Black Fox emerged again, leading a little demon carrying a head.

The head looked fresh, blood streaming from its seven orifices. It was not transformed from a tree stump, but a real human head.

"Oh, Great Sage, look at this. Those Little Demons were so thoughtless that they used an illusion to deceive us. They even dared to tamper with Master Xuanzang's head."

"Luckily, we noticed something was wrong and went back inside. Otherwise, even Master Xuanzang's head would have been lost. Do not worry—the Little Demons have already been severely punished."

After speaking, Black Fox hurriedly set down the head and quickly returned to the cave.

At the sight of the head, Sun Wukong and the others dropped to their knees with a thud and wept bitterly.

"Waaah... Master! Poor Master! In the end, you were still eaten by those demons!"

"Master!"

Sun Wukong and Sand Monk kowtowed fiercely before the head.

After a while, they picked up the head and prepared to bury it when a burst of laughter suddenly reached Sun Wukong's ears.

Sun Wukong glanced back and spotted a little demon peeking out from the cave entrance.

Inside the cave, the Leopard Head Demon King laughed heartily. "Good, very good! Once Sun Wukong and the others bury that head and leave, we can enjoy Tang Monk Meat without worry."

"Black Fox, you have rendered great service. This king will reward you handsomely. You may have a larger share of the Tang Monk Meat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Outside the cave, Zhu Bajie and Sand Monk dug a pit and buried the head, sobbing all the while.

Sun Wukong pretended to wipe away tears, occasionally glancing toward the cave entrance.

Once the head