Upon reaching Eagle Sorrow Ravine, they felt their hearts pound with fear.
The only way across was a stone bridge, and an extremely narrow one at that. Beneath it lay an unfathomable abyss, where raging torrents could be seen roaring far below.
Tang Monk dared not stay mounted, and the horse was too frightened to move forward. With no other choice, master and disciple stopped there to rest.
Suddenly, a white dragon flew out of the abyss and swallowed Tang Monk's white horse in one gulp.
Tang Monk was badly frightened, and Sun Wukong flew into an uncontrollable rage. He immediately descended into the abyss to fight the white dragon.
Without question, this white dragon was none other than Little White Dragon, Ao Lie.
Yet Sun Wukong was shocked. He had once wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace, but against this white dragon, he had little advantage.
Unable to subdue him, Sun Wukong emerged from the abyss.
Tang Monk asked curiously, "Wukong, didn't you say you were the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, that you once wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace and no one could do anything to you? How can you fail to subdue even a white dragon?"
Tang Monk's question left Sun Wukong deeply conflicted.
Sun Wukong was troubled himself. He still remembered wreaking havoc in the Dragon Palace, when those of the Four Seas Dragon Palace saw him brandishing the Golden Cudgel. "There's something you don't know. I'm no good at fighting underwater. I can't use my abilities freely down there, which is why I couldn't subdue this white dragon underwater!"
Sun Wukong had frightened them all until their legs went weak.
Why could a mere white dragon withstand his attacks today?
After finding an excuse for his master, he seethed inwardly.
Sun Wukong felt terribly