Who knew that the sound of their voices would wake the female demon? She came over and began berating Tang Sanzang.
Goku hurried out of the cave and resumed his true form. He told Ye Chen and the others what had happened to his master the night before. When Bajie heard how vicious the demon was, he flew into a rage and smashed nine holes in the stone gate with his rake.
When the demon found out, she grabbed her twin-pronged weapon and leaped outside. After only a few exchanges, she used the same trick as the day before and jabbed Bajie in the mouth.
Bajie let out a cry, clutched his mouth, and ran. Goku knew how it felt to be jabbed, so he put away his staff and left. The demon laughed and ran back into the cave.
Just then, Ye Chen came over and said, "That demon is a Scorpion Demon. When Tathagata Buddha was preaching, she didn't put her palms together, so he pushed her. She stung his middle finger in return, and to this day, Tathagata Buddha still can't straighten it."
He told Goku to go to Taishang Dao Ancestor and ask Moro Star Official to come subdue the demon. Then he turned and returned to the South Sea.
Goku immediately flew up to heaven. Before long, he returned with Moro Star Official.
Seeing that Bajie was in too much pain to speak, Moro Star Official reached out and touched him, then blew a breath of Immortal Aura. Bajie's mouth stopped hurting. When they brought up subduing the demon, the Star Official said, "Go draw the demon out, and I'll use a Magic Spell to capture her."
Bajie and Goku fought their way into the demon's cave and lured her outside. Moro Star Official stood