Now, Wukong and Bajie returned victorious.
The two rode their clouds down to Chen Si's house, only to find Tang Sanzang gone. Upon asking, they learned he had been invited to Chen Qing's house, so they headed to Chen Qing's courtyard.
Wukong leaped through the gate and shouted:
"Master! Master! One blow from Old Sun's staff scared that demon so badly he wouldn't dare come out!"
Hearing him, Chen Qing, Chen Cheng, Tang Sanzang, and the others all came out to see.
Eager to claim credit, Bajie stepped forward. "Master, look! This is that demon's fur!"
Tang Sanzang took the few red hairs and exclaimed in surprise, "Such long hairs! What sort of demon could he be?"
Bajie said, "That demon looked quite strange. He had a single horn on his forehead and five tails behind him. I don't know what sort of demon he was."
Wukong said, "Old Sun saw that the demon had a heavy demonic aura and a vicious nature, no less fierce than a tiger or leopard. He's certainly no good creature!"
Bajie said, "That's right! That demon was vicious!"
At these words, Chen Qing's and Chen Cheng's expressions soured somewhat.
In their eyes, although Great King Pingyou was a demon, he was their benefactor who had avenged them. Even if he was a demon, he was a good demon.
Chen Cheng was Chen Qing's elder brother and had a more blunt temperament. He gave a cold snort, turned, and left. If Chen Cheng had followed his heart, he would have thrown these monks straight out.
By comparison, Chen Qing was more tactful. Although he was just as displeased, he still invited Tang Sanzang and his three disciples inside and offered them the seats of honor.
Chen Qing knew that driving the four of them away