The monkey Kui Niu had seen was not Sun Wukong, but the Six Eared Macaque disguised as Sun Wukong!
"Kui Niu, are you saying the Journey to the West Team has already reached Flame Mountain?"
Bull Demon King nodded. "That's right. Master, they reached Flame Mountain, but they couldn't get through, so they wanted to borrow my wife's Plantain Fan to extinguish the Samadhi True Fire on Flame Mountain."
"Because my wife refused to lend it to them, that Sun Wukong actually tried to harm her. If this old bull hadn't returned in time, my wife might have already met with misfortune."
As he spoke, Bull Demon King glared at Sun Wukong through gritted teeth. "It was all this monkey's doing."
Master Tongtian waved a hand. "Kui Niu, you misunderstand. Wukong has been with me this whole time. How could he have suddenly gone to Flame Mountain and injured your wife?"
"Master, this old bull saw it with his own eyes! This monkey wanted to harm my wife!"
Master Tongtian shook his head. "That was not Sun Wukong, but another monkey—the Six Eared Macaque."
"The Six Eared Macaque disguised himself as Sun Wukong, took his place, and remained in the Journey to the West Team, intending to travel west with them."
"What? That was the Six Eared Macaque?"
"But hadn't the Six Eared Macaque only just caused Havoc in Heaven? How could he be traveling with the Journey to the West Team?"
Bull Demon King suddenly slapped his forehead. "I understand! Master, could it be that the one who caused Havoc in Heaven was actually Sun Wukong disguised as the Six Eared Macaque?"
Tongtian smiled faintly and nodded. "Correct."
Bull Demon King's mouth fell open. "So that's how it was. No wonder."
Then he looked at Sun Wukong and apologized