Unmasking the Lies

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong realized that the demon seemed to be taking the bait, so he smiled and said to the demon:

Why would you say that? Tell me what happened, and I'll try my best to help.

Upon hearing this, the monster was overjoyed. The monster thought to itself:

"Although I couldn't fool Tang Xuanzang, fooling a passerby is not bad either."

The two had their own thoughts, and neither could figure them out. Then the monster continued:

"My lord, I have lived here for many years, chanting Buddhist prayers every day. I have never had a son, but now I have a daughter, and she has taken a mistress with whom she has a illegitimate child. Today, when I went underwater to deliver food, I never expected to fall into the tiger's den."

"My wife came looking for him, but she didn't see him return, and now we have no idea where he is."

"I've come to check, and sure enough, they were ambushed. There's nothing we can do now but take all their remains back and bury them at home."

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong smiled and said to the demon:

"If that's the case, then why did you bring a fairy with you? You're just trying to fool me again. You can fool them, but you can't fool me. I recognize you as a fairy."

At the same time, Tang Xuanzang slowly walked over. The demon was immediately ashamed when she saw this, and Sun Wukong pulled the Ruyi Jingu Bang from his mind.

Sun Wukong glanced at Tang Xuanzang, who was slightly pretending to be a demon, and muttered:

"It's another monster, the same one as always. Master, what should I do?"

Upon hearing this, Tang Xuanzang smiled and said to Sun Wukong:

"Then let's proceed according to the normal plan, otherwise this kind of thing will be exposed very quickly."

Then Sun Wukong muttered even louder, deliberately making sure the monster could hear him.

"If I don't hit you, you might turn the tables on me; but if I do hit you, I'm afraid Master will chant the Tightening Incantation."

After saying this, Sun Wukong chanted an incantation, summoning the local earth god and the mountain god, and said:

"Since you two are both here, you can be my witnesses today and not leave again. This monster has repeatedly come to tease my master. I wanted to hit him, but my master stopped me for a while."

"If I kill this monster, you'll help me verify that it really is a monster."

After speaking, the local earth god and the mountain god immediately nodded. Then, Sun Wukong raised his Ruyi Jingu Bang (Golden Cudgel) and struck Yaomo, which instantly vanished.

Seeing this, Tang Xuanzang ran over and deliberately said to Sun Wukong, "You've only traveled this far in the morning, and you've already defeated three people. You've really disappointed me."

After Tang Xuanzang finished speaking, he pretended to recite the Tightening Incantation, and Sun Wukong, seeing this, immediately feigned pain and said to Tang Xuanzang:

"Master, please stop chanting. If you keep chanting, I'll disappear."

Upon hearing this, Tang Xuanzang's heart softened, and he put the skull down again. Then Sun Wukong ran over to the pile of skeletons and said:

"Master, come quick! There are several lines of large characters written behind this pile of Bai Gu."

Upon hearing this, Tang Xuanzang ran towards Sun Wukong's direction, and sure enough, the words "White Bone Spirit" were written behind the Bai Gu.

At this moment, Zhu Bajie whispered in Tang Xuanzang's ear, "..."

"Master, don't listen to this mischievous monkey's nonsense. He's probably just using some kind of Transformation Technique to deceive your eyes again."

Tang Xuanzang already knew the truth upon hearing this, so he ignored what Zhu Bajie said.

Tang Xuanzang took out paper and pen, wrote some words, and said to Sun Wukong:

"Today, you have brought this omen; I no longer need you as my disciple. If I were to see you again, I would plunge into the boundless Hell."

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong quickly said to Tang Xuanzang:

"Master, you don't need to swear an oath anymore. I'll leave now."

After saying this, Sun Wukong gently folded the paper, put it in his pocket, and said to Tang Xuanzang:

"Master, I've followed you all this way, and I'm so glad I received the Bodhisattva's guidance. Now, I'm giving up halfway through my cultivation and won't achieve enlightenment. Please sit down, I'll leave in peace."

Upon hearing this, Tang Xuanzang coldly said to Sun Wukong:

"I am a proper monk, and I will not tolerate the smears of a villain like you."

Seeing that Tang Xuanzang was completely ignoring him, Sun Wukong plucked out three hairs from the back of his head and blew on them.

Then three Sun Wukong appeared, making four in total. They surrounded Tang Xuanzang the four corners of the four directions and bowed to him. Tang Xuanzang tried to dodge but couldn't, so he had no choice but to accept the bow.

Seeing this, Sun Wukong jumped up, put away his hairs, and then instructed Sha Wujing:

"Junior Brother Sha, you are a good person, but you must be careful of Bajie's nonsense. Be cautious on the journey. If any demons capture Master, just say that you are Master's eldest disciple, and they will let you go."

But to everyone's surprise, after hearing what Sun Wukong said, Tang Xuanzang earnestly said to Sun Wukong:

"I'm a good monk, of course I wouldn't mention your bad reputation. Go back and don't worry about me anymore."

After saying this, Tang Xuanzang winked at Sun Wukong, who immediately understood. Sun Wukong then pretended to have tears streaming down his face and a sob in his throat. He then pushed off the ground with both feet, summoned the Somersault Cloud, and instantly crossed the sea and flew over mountains, disappearing in an instant.

Seeing that Sun Wukong had swallowed his anger and bid farewell to Tang Xuanzang, then rode his Somersault Cloud and flew towards the Water Curtain Cave of Flower-Fruit Mountain, he was all alone, looking desolate and forlorn. Sun Wukong looked down from mid-air and saw that it was Dongyang that had made that mournful sound.

Sun Wukong's face was immediately streaked with tears, as if he had become emotionally involved. Then, Sun Wukong turned around and lay down on the edge of the clouds on the horizon, keeping an eye on the whereabouts of Tang Xuanzang and his group.

After a short while, the White Bone Spirit Demon, seeing that Sun Wukong had left, confidently revealed her true form.

The White Bone Spirit used a sinister wind to sweep Tang Xuanzang and his entourage away.

By the time Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing came to their senses, Tang Xuanzang had already vanished. At that moment, the White Bone Spirit, carrying Tang Xuanzang, returned to her cave entrance. The White Bone Spirit chuckled at Tang Xuanzang:

"My Xuanzang, look at yourself! Your eldest disciple has long since left you, what are you still struggling for here?"

Upon hearing this, Tang Xuanzang looked at the White Bone Spirit a cold smile and said to her:

"Are you so sure I won't be able to handle things after he leaves? You're really overthinking it."

Upon hearing this, the White Bone Spirit felt a slight panic and quickly said to Tang Xuanzang.