The Bull Demon King stood at the cave entrance for a long time.
Only when the mountain wind made the letter rustle faintly in his hand did he fold it again and tuck it into his robes. Then he mounted a yellow cloud and went searching among the peaks near Hao Mountain.
One demon had heard of the Holy Infant Great King, but the moment he mentioned Sun Wukong, the Bull Demon King cut him off. "That is not what I am asking."
The demon froze.
The Bull Demon King stared at him. "I am asking about the woman who came with Sun Wukong."
The demon shook his head.
He asked at several more places, but still no one had seen Iron Fan.
In the end, the Bull Demon King returned to Accumulated Thunder Mountain.
Jade-Faced came out to greet him and immediately noticed his dark expression and somewhat bloodshot eyes.
"Great King, what is wrong?"
"Summon a few capable lesser demons."
"What for?"
"To find someone."
Before long, several lesser demons had been summoned to the hall.
The Bull Demon King ordered them to split up and search specifically for the lesser demons who had fled Fire Cloud Cave that day. "Bring them back when you find them."
The lesser demons hurriedly agreed.
One of their leaders thought for a moment, then asked, "Great King, should we send word to the lords of the nearby mountains as well? With more people, surely..."
"No!"
The Bull Demon King suddenly barked.
The entire hall fell silent.
The lesser demons all lowered their heads.
The Bull Demon King said in a low voice, "Go and search yourselves. You are not to spread word of this, much less use my name."
"Yes."
The lesser demons dared not ask anything more and hurried out.