But he never expected that the endless yellow sand was a Magic Spell cast by a demon. Taking advantage of the sand blinding everyone, it had eaten many of the village's oxen and horses.
The people were terrified and too afraid to leave their homes. Whether day or night, whenever they heard the wind blowing, they immediately ran back inside and shut their doors and windows.
As the village's representative, Old Man Li was chosen by the villagers to go to South Mountain and bring back a monk to exorcise the demon.
After the monk arrived, he set up an incense burner outside the village, lit incense, and kowtowed. Holding a bell, he shook it back and forth, bobbed his head, and muttered incantations.
Seeing this display, the villagers all said, "This monk must be a master with boundless magical power. Now we'll finally be able to live in peace."
Just as everyone was celebrating, a fierce gust of wind suddenly swept through, and the demon returned. Everyone hurried back into their homes, shut the doors and windows, and didn't dare come out. They could only hope the monk would capture the demon.
Once the wind died down, everyone rushed outside to take a look. They found the incense burner shattered across the ground, and the old monk was nowhere to be seen. Only his hat hung from a treetop, fluttering all alone.
The villagers realized the demon had taken the old monk, so they all went home. No one ever mentioned capturing the demon again, and they kept their doors and windows shut all day long.
After hearing Old Man Li's story, Zhu Bajie fell silent, but Sun Wukong patted Old Man Li on the shoulder and said, "Don't be afraid. One or two demons are nothing. I'll go