"So that's how it is!"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie wore another look of sudden realization.
Zhu Bajie then feasted heartily with the Red-Haired Monster in the underwater cave abode.
They reminisced and spoke from the heart.
On the shore.
Sun Wukong watched the muddy, surging river water and could not help worrying about Zhu Bajie's safety. He said lightly, "Old Zhu has been down there for so long. Why is there still no movement? Could that monster be so powerful that even Old Zhu is no match for him?"
The river churned violently, but it was normal turbulence, not the kind of upheaval that came with battle.
Sun Wukong scratched at his ears and cheeks, his face full of anxiety.
Looking at the muddy, surging water, Sun Wukong hesitated for a moment before finally choosing to leap into the river. It was true that he was not skilled at fighting underwater, but that did not mean he feared water so much that he did not dare enter it.
If he had feared going underwater, then where would the Ruyi Golden Cudgel in his hand have come from? Splash! Sun Wukong dove into the water and headed toward the depths of the riverbed. He eventually found the monster's cave abode. To avoid alerting the enemy, Sun Wukong transformed into a fish and quietly slipped inside.
When Sun Wukong entered the cave abode, he saw a scene that shocked him.
Tang Xuanzang lay unconscious on a stone bed to one side, while Zhu Bajie was currently eating and drinking with the Red-Haired Monster who had captured Tang Xuanzang, feasting on fish and meat.
Sun Wukong was completely dumbfounded.
What was going on? What kind of situation was this?
Hadn't Zhu Bajie come down here to subdue the monster? Why was he