Now Bajie called to Heaven for help.
When Wukong heard him, he naturally could not refuse to save him.
In truth, Wukong had not wanted things to turn out this way, but now one mistake had followed another. The Divine Generals had already descended to the mortal realm, and he was riding a tiger he could not dismount.
Hearing Bajie's cries, Nezha said to Heavenly King Li beside him, "Father, Marshal Tianpeng and the Curtain-Rolling General have been captured by the Bull Demon King. They are disciples of the Pilgrim whom Guanyin Bodhisattva personally guided to enlightenment. We cannot stand by and let them die!"
Heavenly King Li said, "Your words are sound, my son. But they have been captured by a demon. How are we to rescue them?"
Nezha looked at Wukong. "Great Sage, do you have a way to rescue them?"
Wukong took the opportunity to say, "Everyone, allow Old Sun to go down and try persuading him once more."
The gods all replied, "Please do, Great Sage!"
Wukong leaped down and called to the Bull Demon King, "Brother Bull, now that the gods have descended, Old Sun asks nothing else of you. Just follow Heaven's will and let my master and fellow disciples cross the mountain. Then I will ask the immortals to return and spare you a clash of arms. How does that sound?"
The Bull Demon King laughed loudly. "Impudent monkey, still trying to deceive me? When did I ever refuse to let you cross the mountain? You came to my door time and again, deceiving me with lies and fighting me with force. When you could not win, you went to Heaven and invited these immortals to help, bringing outsiders here to harm me.
"Do you still remember who rebelled against Heaven when we