Heavenly King Li lay wounded, unable to leave his bed.
Nezha tended him day and night, a filial son to a loving father.
After ten or so days of recuperation, Heavenly King Li's wounds healed.
Once recovered, Heavenly King Li again discussed ways to defeat the enemy with the other gods.
In principle, they only needed to request more troops from the Heavenly Court.
Unfortunately, their last defeat had come about because Heavenly King Li, their commander, had broken first. Under these circumstances, he found it difficult to submit a petition to his superiors.
Thus, despite lengthy discussion, they reached no conclusion.
Heavenly King Li thought it over. Since he could hardly request troops from the Heavenly Court, he could only seek help from Spirit Mountain.
Heavenly King Li looked at Guanyin Bodhisattva and said, "Bodhisattva, our last defeat came only because the Bull Demon King's son exploited an opening and threw our formations into disarray. My second son, Mucha, has cultivated under you for many years. Could you summon him to serve as a guardian before our army and resist the demons?"
Guanyin Bodhisattva replied, "Certainly. I shall summon him here to protect you, Heavenly King."
Heavenly King Li then looked at Wukong. "Great Sage, my eldest son, Jin Zha, serves Tathagata Buddha as a guardian of the vanguard. Could I ask you to visit Spirit Mountain and summon him here to accompany our army as a guardian and subdue the demons?"
"I'll go at once," Wukong said.
Wukong left the tent and reached Spirit Mountain on his Somersault Cloud. He appeared before Tathagata Buddha and explained the reason for his visit.
Upon hearing this, Tathagata Buddha summoned Jin Zha and issued a Buddha's decree, dispatching the Eight Divisions of Heavenly Dragons to accompany Jin Zha and Wukong to