Now, Wukong heard Ao Tu saying things like how the Great Sage Equal to Heaven hated evil as a mortal enemy and could clearly distinguish right from wrong.
Was this not a way of goading him?
This demon dragon was deliberately flattering him, trying to lure him into a trap!
Had he not already promised his master to save those Daoists, he would never have fallen for it!
After thinking this over, Wukong said, "Fine, Old Sun will take this case!"
Ao Tu smiled.
Wukong walked up to the Green-Haired Lion Demon and said, "This is the wicked Daoist?"
Ao Tu said, "That's right."
Wukong raised his Iron Staff. "Let Old Sun give him three blows first to vent my anger!"
Ao Tu said, "Three blows from you would kill him. That wouldn't matter to me, but I fear you could search for ten years without finding whoever is behind him."
Hearing this, Wukong thought it made sense. He put away the Golden Cudgel, kicked the Green-Haired Lion Demon, and said:
"Demon, confess honestly. Where did you come from?"
The Green-Haired Lion Demon said nothing.
Seeing this, Wukong cast a spell, conjuring a swarm of hornets to sting the demon.
Tang Sanzang could scarcely bear to watch such cruel methods, so he went to the ninety-eighth level to recite sutras.
The Green-Haired Lion Demon suffered excruciating pain, and his head could no longer hold its disguise, reverting to its original form.
Wukong laughed. "So you're a green-haired lion demon."
Ao Tu said, "Exactly."
Wukong said, "Knowing what he is makes the search much easier. Let me try a few more tricks and make him spill everything."
Wukong plucked hairs from his body and turned them into a swarm of locusts to gnaw at the Green-Haired Lion Demon.
The Green-Haired Lion