What happened at Shituo Ridge brought disaster upon the remaining demons along the westward journey. Every one of them met a miserable end, until they encountered another Sun Wukong.
"Master!"
The suddenly appearing Sun Wukong leaped directly in front of Wang Xian and called out.
"You Six-Eared Macaque, you still dare show yourself?"
Wang Xian stared at the "Sun Wukong" before him in surprise.
This "Sun Wukong" was naturally part of the True and False Monkey Kings tribulation among the eighty-one trials.
However, the Three Realms now knew that he, Tang Sanzang, was a fake. Everyone wished they could withdraw the demons they had placed along the westward journey, yet in order to complete the great tribulation of the Journey to the West to obtain scriptures, they had no choice but to painfully let their mounts, pets, and the like continue playing demons along the route.
This Six-Eared Macaque before him, who possessed "keen hearing, insight into reason, knowledge of past and future, and clarity regarding all things," should logically have been avoiding him. Why had it come right before him instead?
Could it be that this Six-Eared Macaque believed Wang Xian could not see through its true identity?
"Where did this demon come from? How dare you impersonate Old Sun?"
Sun Wukong widened his Fiery Golden Eyes as he stared at the other version of himself. Yet no matter how he looked, he could not figure out what exactly this demon that had transformed into him was.
"Hey! You're the fake one! I'm the real one!"
The Six-Eared Macaque shouted.
"Master, let me beat this demon impersonating me to death!"
Sun Wukong turned to Wang Xian.
Wang Xian said nothing. Instead, he looked at the Six-Eared Macaque and fell into thought.
Journey to the West mentioned the Four Great