In the days that followed, the three of them traveled without encountering a single demon. They weren't sure whether it was because Sun Wukong was with Tang Sanzang, but the demons seemed to have been frightened back into their caves, too scared to come out.
"Hey, Monkey, wasn't this whole area yours a few hundred miles around? How come I haven't seen a single demon? This is way too strange."
"Who knows? These demons are pretty clever. Back when I was trapped under the mountain, I could sense the presence of little demons nearby. But after I got out, not one of them was anywhere to be seen. It's left Old Sun terribly bored."
"Amitabha. It's a good thing there are no demons. I hope we can travel safely all the way to Spirit Mountain and obtain the scriptures."
"Master, you shouldn't think that way. People say good things come with hardships, and that's even more true of a great undertaking like obtaining the scriptures. If it were possible to obtain them without trouble, wouldn't the world have been saved long ago?"
"Hey, kid, you've actually got a point. But don't worry, Master. With Old Sun's abilities, the little demons in this world wouldn't dare come near us."
This monkey sure is good at bragging. Let's see if he still remembers those words when he has to go begging the Heavenly Court and Spirit Mountain for help. Ye Chen thought to himself.
The three of them traveled peacefully like this for nearly half a month. All along the way, Ye Chen had been studying the surrounding terrain, searching for the place where the next trial would take place.
After the three men and the horse had traveled for half a day that day, Ye Chen gazed into the distance and