The two Gokus left the underworld, soared through the clouds, and fought their way all the way to Leiyin Temple in Western Heaven.
Beneath the jeweled lotus pedestal, the two Gokus recounted what had happened and asked Buddha to determine which one was real.
Buddha called out, "Amitabha. Well done, well done."
Then Buddha casually performed a spell. The two monkeys looked ready to erupt in anger and start fighting. Suddenly, Buddha shouted, "Freeze!"
The two monkeys were frozen in place, raging. Tang Sanzang suddenly noticed that one monkey's eyes had turned red, while the other's had not. Now they could tell them apart.
Buddha saw that Tang Sanzang had figured out the answer and smiled.
He said, "I believe this fake Goku is a Six-Eared Macaque. Look at his blood-red eyes. Someone clearly cast a spell on him to stir up the resentment deep in his heart, which turned him into this."
Everyone understood at once.
Ye Chen added, "The Six-Eared Macaque is actually your brother, Sun Wukong. He's only become like this because resentment has blinded him."
Bajie suddenly realized. "That's right, Senior Brother. I remember you once said you had another brother who was lost out there. I just never imagined he'd become like this after all these years."
Tang Sanzang said, "I beg you, Buddha, have mercy and restore this poor monkey's mind, so he can devote himself to cultivation and attain enlightenment as soon as possible."
Buddha gently tapped the Six-Eared Macaque on the crown of his head. The blood-red color in the monkey's eyes quietly faded, and they returned to normal. His body also shrank a little, so he no longer looked exactly like Sun Wukong.
After regaining his senses, the Six-Eared Macaque bowed deeply to Buddha, Ye Chen, and the others to express