Sun Wukong ran into trouble too. When he circled around to the rear, he found that many of the lesser demons hadn't been affected by his sleep insects. By then, they had surrounded him.
Sun Wukong had no choice but to drop the bundle he was carrying and release White Horse, then leap away to escape on his own.
Once he was out, he discovered that Tang Sanzang and the others hadn't returned either.
After the Third King captured Tang Sanzang and the others again, he hid Tang Sanzang in an iron cabinet in Jinxiangting and announced that they had already eaten him.
Before long, everyone in the kingdom knew that the demons had eaten Tang Sanzang. Of course, Sun Wukong and Ye Chen heard the news too, but Sun Wukong refused to believe it and said he would investigate personally.
But Sun Wukong was burning with fury. He went to Shituo Cave to vent his anger on the lesser demons there. The slaughter continued for a whole day and night.
Sun Wukong killed a hundred thousand lesser demons in the cave. He was covered in blood, his eyes bloodshot. When Ye Chen arrived, he found him in that state.
Ye Chen quickly pointed a finger, and Sun Wukong collapsed at once. Then Ye Chen carried him out of the cave.
Sun Wukong slept through the entire night before waking. His head was splitting with pain, as if it were about to burst, and dried blood had caked all over his body into hard, prickly clumps.
Sun Wukong formed a hand seal, and in an instant, he was clean again. When he realized Ye Chen wasn't there, he transformed into a little demon and went to Shituo City to gather information.
Sun Wukong slipped into the hall and saw Bajie