It turned out the Yellow Brow Monster had once been the bell-ringing attendant to Taishang Laojun's chief disciple. Recently, that disciple had gone to the South Sea to attend a lecture and had yet to return.
The Yellow Brow attendant had seized the opportunity to steal his master's Sky Swallowing Bag and come here to cause trouble.
After hearing the story, Sun Wukong finally understood what had happened. He asked Taishang Laojun to help him rescue his master.
Taishang Laojun beckoned Sun Wukong closer and motioned for him to lean in. "In a moment, I'll turn this area into a melon patch."
"I'll be the farmer tending the melons. Once you've lured the Yellow Brow Monster here, turn yourself into a watermelon. Then I'll offer you to him to eat."
Following the plan, Sun Wukong went to Lesser Thunderclap Monastery and started shouting insults at it. Hearing him, the Yellow Brow Monster came out and saw that Sun Wukong was alone, with no helpers. He had nothing to fear, so he came out by himself and fought Sun Wukong.
After exchanging a few blows, Sun Wukong pretended to be losing and fled toward West Mountain Slope, hoping to lure the Yellow Brow Monster there. Sure enough, the monster followed him.
While the Yellow Brow Monster wasn't looking, Sun Wukong spun around and rolled, transforming into a watermelon and blending in with the melons in the patch.
When the Yellow Brow Monster arrived, he couldn't find Goku. Seeing watermelons scattered across the ground, all big and ripe, he couldn't help but crave one.
So the Yellow Brow Monster asked the melon farmer to give him a watermelon to quench his thirst. Taishang Laojun handed him the one Sun Wukong had transformed into.
The monster didn't suspect a thing. He took the