Luckily, Sun Wukong arrived just in time.
"Ah, Senior Brother, you finally made it! I nearly lost my life!" Seeing Sun Wukong leap to the ground, Zhu Bajie wailed.
"Enough, you blockhead. Nice work—you finally drew him out. Leave the rest to me."
Sun Wukong pulled the iron staff from the ground, where it had sunk deep, then pointed it at the Yellow Wind Monster and said coldly,
"Release him, or die!"
"Big words from a monkey who doesn't know his place!" The Yellow Wind Monster paid no heed to Sun Wukong's threat and looked coldly at the two of them.
"Listen up. Your Grandpa Sun has a nickname: the Great Sage Equal to Heaven!"
"The Great Sage Equal to Heaven? Sun Wukong? Weren't you crushed beneath Five Elements Mountain by Buddha? How—"
"Take this!" Before the Yellow Wind Monster could react, the Golden Cudgel appeared before him. He tried to block it with his steel trident, but the blow knocked it askew.
Seeing Sun Wukong destroy the ice blade in his hand, the enraged Yellow Wind Monster raised his hand.
"Minions! Attack!" At his command, hundreds upon thousands of little monsters poured out of the cave, brandishing all kinds of ice blades.
Seeing the vast horde of monsters, Zhu Bajie stumbled back several steps and hid behind Sun Wukong. "Uh, Monkey Brother, I'll leave this to you. My part's done."
"Hmph. Don't worry. A bunch of little monsters like these can't do a thing to me."
As he spoke, Sun Wukong plucked a tuft of hair from his neck and held it in his hand. He blew gently, and as his breath carried the hairs down, each one transformed into a little monkey wielding a weapon. They somersaulted toward the horde, and soon the two sides were locked in