"This... to be honest with you, Great Sage, there really is a way."
"Oh? What way? Tell me quickly."
"I wonder if you have ever heard of Iron Fan Princess?"
"Iron Fan Princess?"
Six Eared Macaque was somewhat taken aback. He had never heard that name before.
"Have you forgotten, Great Sage? Iron Fan Princess, Rakshasi Woman, is the wife of your sworn elder brother, Bull Demon King. That makes her your sister-in-law."
"Sister-in-law?" Six Eared Macaque narrowed his eyes, then laughed. "Right, right, right. Iron Fan Princess is indeed my sister-in-law. Ah, when my elder brother got married, I was still beneath Five Elements Mountain, so I didn't know about it. Later, I did hear my elder brother mention it. That's right, Iron Fan Princess is my sister-in-law!"
"Then this will be easy. Though the Samadhi True Fire atop Flame Mountain cannot be extinguished by water or blown out by wind, if you can obtain the Plantain Fan from Iron Fan Princess, you can put out the Samadhi True Fire."
Six Eared Macaque's eyes lit up. "Is that true?"
"This old man would never dare deceive you, Great Sage."
Six Eared Macaque nodded. A mere local earth god would hardly dare lie to him.
If the Plantain Fan was in Iron Fan Princess's hands, then things were indeed easy to handle.
Sun Wukong and Iron Fan Princess were at least connected as brother-in-law and sister-in-law. Borrowing the Plantain Fan from her should not be a problem.
He waved the earth god away and returned to Tang Sanzang's side.
"Master, I have investigated it. The mountain ahead is called Flame Mountain, and undying Samadhi True Fire burns upon it year-round. That is why it is so hot here."
After hearing this, Tang Sanzang said worriedly, "I have heard that the