Captured at Lion Camel Ridge, Transformed into Drill Wind

Eight hundred li of Lion Camel Ridge was lush and verdant, brimming with life.

Xuanzang's group had traveled west to this place and was resting by a giant boulder at the entrance.

Among the group, Xuanzang sat cross-legged atop the boulder with his eyes closed, chanting Buddhist scriptures.

Zhu Bajie lay beneath a nearby large tree, enjoying the shade as he slept soundly and dreamed sweetly, drool running from the corner of his mouth.

Sand Monk dutifully remained at Tang Xuanzang's side, guarding him like a soldier.

White Dragon Horse grazed on grass some distance away.

Sun Wukong had flown off not long ago to seek alms and fetch water, and had yet to return.

Not long after he left, a village girl in plain clothes arrived carrying a bamboo basket. She warned Xuanzang's group not to proceed, saying that demons gathered here and were led by three highly skilled demon kings.

Zhu Bajie carelessly took the village girl's bamboo basket and returned to the boulder to tell the others what had happened. Xuanzang had intended to take some food from the basket, but Sand Monk reminded him, making his heart tremble as he withdrew his hand.

Afterward, Zhu Bajie devoured all the food in the bamboo basket. With his belly full, he contentedly lay beneath the tree and continued sleeping.

Little did they know that a patrolling little demon had witnessed the entire scene from the shadows and hurried back to Lion Camel Cave deeper within the ridge to report it.

There were two demons in Lion Camel Cave: one was Azure Lion, and the other was White Elephant. Upon hearing the report, the two demon kings were overjoyed.

However, they feared Sun Wukong, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven who had once wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace.