Now, Ao Tu was leading troops down to the mortal realm to subdue the demon.
The hundred thousand Heavenly Soldiers were just about to set out when a streak of fire flew in from the horizon. In the blink of an eye, Nezha, clad in a lotus battle skirt, landed before Ao Tu.
Wukong exclaimed delightedly, "The Third Prince is here!"
Nezha asked, "I heard you were going down to the mortal realm to subdue a demon?"
"That's right, Third Prince," Wukong said. "That Blood Sea King we fought on Drill-Head Hao Mountain really did have a way to come back to life. Now he's blocking Old Sun's path at Tongtian River, and he's captured Bajie too."
Nezha said, "Then why didn't you ask Guanyin Bodhisattva to deal with him?"
Wukong said, "Third Prince, it's not as if you don't know the Bodhisattva isn't skilled in offensive combat. When we sought her help before, didn't she also fail to overcome the Blood Sea King's Gourd?"
Nezha said, "So you recommended him to His Majesty?"
Nezha raised a hand and pointed at Ao Tu.
With his hands behind his back, Ao Tu said, "Nezha, how can you be so rude? I am the Great Marshal of Demon Subduing, appointed by His Majesty himself, yet you dare point your finger at me? Put it down at once!"
Nezha rolled his eyes at Ao Tu.
Wukong said, "Old Sun originally meant to invite Emperor Zhenwu, but the emperor wasn't there. So many of the other immortals and gods fall short of Old Sun-how could they subdue that demon? After turning it over and over in my mind, I had no choice but to ask him to act."
Nezha said, "Do you know who he is?"
Wukong said, "Of course I do. I was