Chapter 204: An Uproar in Golden Rhino Cave (Part Fifteen)
Now, Wukong had taken a blow from the Blood Sea King's Soul-Scattering Gourd.
The gourd was a Congenital Spiritual Treasure and carried some weight, so Wukong felt a little pain.
Fortunately, his body had weathered a hundred trials of tempering. After a short rest, he recovered.
The next day, Wukong left his tent. He had rested all night, but he was still at his wits' end over the demon and could think of no solution.
The Heavenly Soldiers and Generals stayed on their respective clouds, with nothing to do.
Ao Tu and the Water Virtue Star Lord were playing a board game off to one side.
The Fire Virtue Star Lord urged the Water Virtue Star Lord to capture a piece, but the Water Virtue Star Lord held his piece, unable to decide; Heavenly King Li watched without speaking, a true gentleman at the board, though inwardly he was anxious; Nezha found it all rather dull and sat beside Ao Tu, holding a white stone in his left hand and a black one in his right, pressing them together as though he wanted to see which was harder.
"Come on, you lot," Wukong said. "Help Old Sun think of something!"
"What else can we do?" Nezha said. "Either recognize your mistake and correct it, or invite more help."
"But Old Sun truly doesn't know where this mistake came from," Wukong said.
"Great Sage," Ao Tu said, "if you ask me, the knot still lies with the Buddha. Didn't he give you any hints?"
Wukong thought it over and decided to visit Spirit Mountain again.
After all, Tathagata Buddha had arranged the pilgrimage for the scriptures. Now that master and disciples were in trouble, how could the Buddha refuse to help?