"Not good! A monster!" Sun Wukong stared with his Fiery Golden Eyes, glowing with golden light, and spotted the trouble beneath the surface. He pulled the cudgel from his ear and charged toward Quicksand River, but it was already too late. Surging waves swept Tang Sanzang into the river with a roar. The churning water soon returned to its usual calm, and by the time Sun Wukong arrived, there wasn't a trace of Tang Sanzang.
"Ah! I let my guard down!" Sun Wukong pounded the ground and said furiously.
"W-what... what in the world happened?" Zhu Bajie hurried over in a panic. Looking at the scene before him, he had no idea what to do either.
"There's a monster in this river. It came for our master."
"Damn it! Monster, get out here and face your Grandpa Sun!"
With that, Sun Wukong leaped straight onto the water and began smashing the surface at random with his Golden Cudgel.
Wave after wave surged up,
Just as when he had wreaked havoc in the East Sea Dragon Palace, except this time it was on the river's surface. After dozens of minutes passed, Quicksand River remained completely still. Sun Wukong was at a loss. He wasn't afraid of tricky monsters; he was afraid of cowards who hid away like this. It was just like Yellow Wind Monster last time, holed up in his own lair and refusing to come out.
With no other choice, Sun Wukong had to give up. He couldn't go searching underwater himself, either. His swimming skills were terrible, and without knowing how strong the monster was, diving in recklessly would be the most foolish thing he could do.
"Damn! What are we going to do?" Sun Wukong scratched his head in desperation, completely at a loss.
"Monkey Brother! How