Teaching Disciples in Jade Flower Prefecture (XI)

Bai Ze delivered the two treasures to Wukong, but wasn't this like a lamb entering a wolf's den, never to return?

Wukong held the Ruyi and the Precious Seal in his hands; one was made of clear jade, shining brightly; the other Merit and golden in color.

Wukong was overjoyed and accepted the two items, plucked two monkey hairs to replace them, and placed them on a shelf to the side.

Bai Ze, seeing this, did not know it was a lie, and continued to drink wine with the lions and offer it to their Grandfather.

Wukong retreated, Bajie and Sha Wujing asked, "Elder Brother, did you succeed?"

Wukong laughed, "We've succeeded!"

Sha Wujing said, "Then let's do it!"

Wukong said, "Alright! Let's do it!"

Having said that, he shook his head and transformed back into his Original Form, shouting, "You little furball who stole the treasure, take this!"

Bajie also reverted to his Original Form.

Sha Wujing removed his makeup.

The demons were greatly alarmed. Since it was a banquet, none of them had brought any weapons. Seeing that Wukong and his companions' Golden Cudgel, Nine-Toothed Rake, and Subduing Demons Staff were lying to the side, they scrambled to take them.

The yellow lion wields a Nine-Toothed Rake, the Suanni wields a Subduing Demons Staff, and the Tuanshiang wields a Golden Cudgel.

Wukong drew his Golden Cudgel and struck with all his might, breaking the fake cudgel in the Yellow Lion Spirit's hand in two. The Yellow Lion Spirit was shocked, struck by the blow, and fell to the ground, crying out in pain.

Bajie and Sha Wujing each drew their weapons, shattering the fake weapons in the hands of the Suanni and the Tuanshiang, and capturing the two demons.

Bai Ze said, "Quickly protect our Grandfather!"

The lions gathered around and approached.

Wukong laughed and said, "That's good, let's kill them all at once, saving me the trouble!"

The Nao Lion said, "Don't be afraid of him! That Alms Bowl is a treasure. It ensnared us before, and today I'll use it to subdue him!"

Wukong laughed and said, "Grandson, don't you know that treasures recognize their owners?"

Upon hearing this, the Nao Lion, without discerning right from wrong, still took the Alms Bowl, bowed its head, and began chanting incantations. However, the incantations it chanted were not Buddhist incantations, but rather the incantations that the former had heard when it was captured by Wukong. It couldn't remember them clearly, so it made up a few lines of its own.

That Alms Bowl was transformed from monkey hair, how could it manifest its power?

The lions asked, "Why doesn't it work?"

The Nao Lion exclaimed urgently, "It seems the incantation was misremembered!"

Wukong laughed and said, "Don't rush, Grandpa will teach you!"

The Nao Lion bowed and said, "Thank you for your guidance."

Snow Lion roared, "Are you drunk? Why are you thanking him?"

Wukong smiled and took out his Alms Bowl from his robes. He chanted a spell, and the bowl immediately emitted light, trapping the Snow Lion and the Nao Lion inside.

Bajie and Sha Wujing cheered!

Bai Ze said, "Stop being so arrogant! Look at the treasure!"

He then retrieved the Ruyi Precious Seal, and threw them at Wukong.

Wukong shook his body, and the two treasures flew back to him, turning into monkey hairs.

Bai Ze exclaimed in surprise, "How did my treasure end up in your arms?!"

Wukong laughed and said, "Grandson, don't you know that treasures without an owner belong to the Youde? Old Sun, Youde, therefore the treasure has abandoned you, you Demon, and returned to Old Sun!"

Bai Ze roared angrily, "You impudent monkey! How can you Youde treasure by transforming yourself? You must have been the one who disguised yourself Diao Zuan Gu Guai and swapped my treasure!"

Wukong said, "You Demon! It's immoral of me to steal your treasure, but what about you stealing mine? Don't hide, look at the treasure!"

After saying this, he threw out the Ruyi and the Precious Seal.

Knowing the power of this treasure, Bai Ze quickly dodged it.

The Fuli on the side couldn't escape and was pressed under the seal, as if a huge mountain was pressing down on it, leaving it unable to move.

Wukong then called Bajie and Sha Wujing to fight Bai Ze.

The Nine-Spirit Primordial Sage protected Bai Ze and said, "Sun Wukong, I have no grudge against you. Now that you have taken back the treasure, why are you still so aggressive and hurt my seven grandsons?"

Wukong wouldn't listen to reason, saying, "Old Demon! Stop with the nonsense! You haven't taught your grandson properly, and he's committed theft. Today is their day of reckoning! Get out of the way now, or I'll kill you all too. No matter who pleads for them, I, Old Sun, will not allow it!"

Nine-Spirit Primordial Sage didn't reply.

Wukong, seeing that he had lost his nerve, raised his staff and stepped forward to strike Bai Ze.

Bajie and Sha Wujing, each carrying Rake and Precious Staff, also stepped forward.

The Nine-Spirit Primordial Sage shook its head, and three more heads appeared out of thin air, grabbing Wukong, Bajie, and Sha Wujing and shouting, "Bring me the Rope!"

The Little Demon in the cave then brought Rope, disarmed the three men, tied them up, and released the six lions: the Yellow Lion, the Nao Lion, the Snow Lion, the Suanni, the Fuli, and the Tuanshiang. The treasures were returned to the lions' hands, and Wukong and the other two were imprisoned in the Prison Cave, where they continued to drink wine and eat meat.

Wukong and his two companions were imprisoned in Prison Cave, guarded by three Little Demon: one with a blue face, one with a red face, and one with a hairy face.

The three Little Demon also took the wine and meat brought from the banquet and ate and drank.

Before they knew it, night had fallen. The three Little Demon, having eaten and drunk their fill, drifted off to sleep.

Wukong then used his magic to escape, freeing Bajie and Sha Wujing.

The three men opened the cell door and walked out.

Wukong and Sha Wujing walked through without any hindrance.

Just then, as Bajie left, he stirred up a gust of wind, which stirred up a hairy-faced Raccoon Dog Spirit. The demon opened half its sleepy eyes, grabbed Bajie's leg, and mumbled, "Strange! Strange! During the day, I personally took the knife and killed ten fat pigs, none of them survived. How come there are still live pigs left?"

Upon hearing this, Bajie angrily retorted, "Go kill your ancestors!"

He kicked it, sending the Raccoon Dog Spirit flying. It crashed through the stone table with a loud bang, startling all the mountain Yaoguai.

The lions hurriedly changed into their armor, grabbed their weapons, and rushed over.

Wukong cursed him as an idiot, then, without even bothering to grab his Golden Cudgel, he used his Seventy-Two Transformations to turn into a tiny insect and flew away.

When Bajie saw this, he was also frightened, so he quickly used his Thirty-Six Transformations to turn into a fat rat and ran away.

Unfortunately, Sha Wujing was not skilled in transformation, and seeing that Yaoguai were closing in from both sides, he had no choice but to hide with his back pressed against the eaves.

Before long, the Seven Lion Spirits arrived, only to find the Rope prison door open, the three monks nowhere to be seen, the Raccoon Dog Spirit lying on the ground coughing up blood, and the remaining two little Demon squatting on the ground with their heads down, not daring to move.

The Yellow Lion Spirit cursed, "A bunch of useless trash, hurry up and light the lamps!"

They then set fire to the fire and searched the area.

They couldn't find Wukong or Bajie, only Sha Wujing with a gloomy face, standing against the wall under the eaves.

The Yellow Lion Spirit said, "What an arrogant monk! The other two have left, but you're the only one who won't. Are you planning to stay and fight?"

So the Seven Lion Spirits rushed forward and fought with Sha Wujing for forty rounds before binding him back into the Prison Cave.

After the lions had fought enough, they all returned and reported to the Nine-Spirit Primordial Sage:

"Grandfather, Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie have left, leaving only Sha Monk behind. We beg you Grandfather, to use your Supernatural Ability once more to capture the two of them, along with the Princes of Jade Flower Prefecture, and avenge our entire family in this cave!"

The Nine-Spirit Primordial Sage said, "That Sun Wukong is not someone to be trifled with. He's always the one causing trouble. Why do you insist on provoking him? You were both at fault before, but now that he's escaped and no one has been killed, I think we should release Sha Monk, return their weapons, and let's call it a day!"

The Yellow Lion Spirit said, "Grandfather, even if we don't capture Sun Wukong, we must capture that Princes of Jade Flower Prefecture. He has harmed countless people in my cave; how can we let this go?"

Nine-Spirit Primordial Sage said, "They've taken the Three Princes of Jade Flower Prefecture as disciples, and even if they've captured the Prince, won't they still be inviting trouble?"

The Yellow Lion Spirit cried out, "We beg our Grandfather to do us justice!"

Nine-Spirit Primordial Sage did not agree, holding the cup and hesitating.

Upon seeing this, Bai Ze said, "Grandfather, the Immortal have said that King of Jade Flower is destined to suffer Prisons!"

Nine-Spirit Primordial Sage hurriedly asked, "Is this true?"

Bai Ze said, "How dare your grandson speak such nonsense?"

After speaking, he recounted how he had transformed himself into a mount and entered the city with Taoist Baoshan.

Upon hearing this, the Nine-Spirit Primordial Sage flew into a rage and exclaimed, "What an ignorant King! How dare you slight my Daoism supreme being! In that case, tomorrow morning I will seize the entire Jade Flower Prefecture and send them to the cave to Prisons!"