Jiangzhu came to Thorn Ridge to aid the Journey to the West, in accordance with the Heavenly Dao.
She lightly tossed the Alchemy Furnace in her hand into the air. Boundless rosy light shone from it as it drew in every demon and tree monster on Thorn Ridge, great and small. It also took in all eight hundred li of thorns. At once, the sky cleared and the land opened up, with no obstacles remaining.
Wukong praised it at the sight. "What a treasure! What a treasure! Fairy, hurry and release those tree spirits and vine monsters so I can beat them to death and root out any future trouble for good!"
"For my True Lord's sake, Great Sage, please spare their lives," Jiangzhu said.
"What does the True Lord want these tree spirits for?" Wukong asked.
"The True Lord wants them to water the land and sweep the courtyard," Jiangzhu said.
"The True Lord has helped us so much along the way. How could I refuse him this favor?" Wukong said.
Jiangzhu offered a quiet word of thanks, then held the Alchemy Furnace in her hands and returned to the heavens.
Bajie looked at Wukong ruefully and forced a smile. "Brother, I've thought it through. We monks mustn't covet riches. I'll keep just one of those treasures and put all the rest back."
Wukong patted Bajie and said with a smile, "Bajie, Master told me to keep an eye on you and stop you from breaking the precepts. Keep one treasure, and you get ten blows of my staff; keep two, and you get twenty."
Frightened, Bajie hurried toward Tang Sanzang, muttering, "I couldn't take even one blow, let alone ten. I don't want these treasures anymore! I don't want them!"
Bajie fled all the way back to Tang