Back to the Way It Was

Seeing this, the White Bone Spirit realized something was wrong and quickly dodged to the side.

"Little brat, let's see where you can hide now?"

Sun Wukong sneered, raised his Jingu Bang, and struck at the White Bone Spirit's waist.

"Bang!"

"Ah!"

Sun Wukong struck the White Bone Spirit Demon hard in the waist, and she screamed in agony before turning to ashes.

Meanwhile, Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing, who were slowly arriving, were very surprised to see this. Zhu Bajie asked Tang Xuanzang with a puzzled look:

"Master, didn't you already chase Brother Monkey away? Why is Brother Monkey still here?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong immediately jumped over, grabbed Zhu Bajie by the ear, and scolded him in his ear:

"Fool, do you really want me to leave? What good will it do you if I leave?"

"Isn't it because I thought that once you left, I could be free early and wouldn't have to worry about Master's journey to the Western Heaven anymore?"

Zhu Bajie touched his ear and said to Sun Wukong.

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong became very angry and wanted to pick up his Ruyi Jingu Bang) to teach Zhu Bajie a lesson.

"You idiot, if you dare to spout such nonsense again, I'll beat you back to your original form with this stick."

Seeing this, Zhu Bajie quickly begged for mercy from Sun Wukong:

"Brother Monkey, please don't be like this anymore. I know I was wrong, please forgive me."

But Sun Wukong persisted, saying to Zhu Bajie:

"This matter can't be left like this. Luckily, Master knew the truth beforehand, otherwise I really would have been persuaded to go back to Flower-Fruit Mountain."

After speaking, Sun Wukong raised his Ruyi Jingu Bang (Zhu Bajie.

In the blink of an eye, Zhu Bajie grabbed his Nine-Toothed Rake and blocked Sun Wukong King's Ruyi Jingu Bang. However, the immense impact of Sun Wukong's Ruyi Jingu Bang shattered the soil beneath Zhu Bajie's feet.

Zhu Bajie gritted his teeth and desperately held on to the Nine-Toothed Rake.

As time went on, Tang Xuanzang finally couldn't bear it any longer and said to Sun Wukong:

"Wukong, stop Zhu Bajie knows he's wrong, so let's just let it go."

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong immediately withdrew his Ruyi Jingu Bang. Zhu Bajie the pressure on his Nine-Toothed Rake suddenly disappear, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

At the same time, Sun Wukong gritted his teeth and said to Zhu Bajie:

"If you idiot do it again, it won't just be like this; then nobody will be able to stop you."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie dejectedly said to Sun Wukong:

"Brother Monkey, I know I was wrong, please forgive me."

Sun Wukong had no choice but to give up. After a while, Tang Xuanzang said to Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie:

"We are all moving towards a common goal. Along the way, we must remain united and refrain from any further nonsense or irresponsible behavior."

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie respectfully addressed Tang Xuanzang:

"Yes, Master, we will always remember your teachings."

Upon hearing this, Tang Xuanzang nodded, then said to Sha Wujing:

"Now that this matter is over, let's leave."

After some time, Sun Wukong suddenly sensed a strange movement coming from Flower-Fruit Mountain, and said to Tang Xuanzang:

"Master, I suddenly sense a disturbance on Flower-Fruit Mountain. I must go back and check it out."

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

"Wukong, your journey is extremely dangerous. You must be very careful, but remember, under no circumstances should you kill any living being."

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong's eyes lit up, and he said to Tang Xuanzang:

"Master, what if it's a vicious demon? What if it slaughters my monkey descendants? What should I do then?"

After hearing this, Tang Xuanzang pondered for a long time and then said to Sun Wukong:

"Then just execute that monster on the spot, no need to ask me for permission again."

Seeing Tang Xuanzang's righteous expression, Sun Wukong nodded, then summoned his Somersault Cloud, stepped onto it, and left.

As Tang Xuanzang watched Sun Wukong's departing figure, he thought to himself:

"Hopefully, Wukong will be able to handle this matter smoothly this time."

At this moment, Zhu Bajie seemed to see through Tang Xuanzang's doubts and slowly stepped forward, respectfully saying to Tang Xuanzang:

"Master, don't worry, Brother Monkey has a brain and won't kill without reason."

Upon hearing this, Tang Xuanzang led Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing to continue forward.

At the same time, Somersault Cloud Sun Wukong to the entrance of the Water Curtain Cave on Flower-Fruit Mountain.

Sun Wukong used the flowers and plants on Flower-Fruit Mountain to create a withered, yellow mountain peak that collapsed completely, and the forests and trees were all burned to charcoal.

The reason is that Sun Wukong was captured after causing havoc in the Heavenly Palace and was taken to the Upper Realm. Subsequently, Erlang Shen led the Seven Brothers of Plum Mountain to this place to burn, kill, and plunder, setting fire to the entire Flower-Fruit Mountain.

Seeing this, Sun Wukong felt extremely sad. Just then, there was a loud rustling sound from the grass.

Sun Wukong immediately became vigilant and took out his Ruyi Jingu Bang), but several small monkeys jumped out. Upon seeing this, the monkeys all ran to Sun Wukong's side and surrounded Sun Wukong, saying:

"Great Sage, you're finally back!"

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong said to the little monkeys:

Why are you all no longer playing and frolicking today? You've all vanished without a trace. I've been here for so long and haven't seen a single one of you. What could be the reason for this?

Upon hearing this, the little monkeys were on the verge of tears, and said to Sun Wukong in a very heavy tone:

"Ever since Grandpa Great Sage was captured and taken to Heavenly Court, a group of Yaomo have come to Flower-Fruit Mountain. We have suffered at their Yaomo, and as a result, some of our kind have lost their lives."

After speaking, the monkeys clenched their fists, gritted their teeth, and were furious, wishing they could tear the Yaomo to pieces. However, they lacked the strength and could only cry out to Sun Wukong.

"We were just out looking for some food when we heard your voice. We rushed here from afar just to see you."

One of the little monkeys said to Sun Wukong in a trembling voice.

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong felt a pang of sorrow and asked the little monkeys:

How many of the monkeys and their descendants are still on Flower-Fruit Mountain?

"Great Sage, if we take the old monkeys and the young monkeys with us, there should be several thousand left!"

Upon hearing this, the little monkey immediately spoke to Sun Wukong.

Sun Wukong looked puzzled and asked the little monkey:

"Where did all my monkey followers go? Why are there so few left now?"

After speaking, the little monkey immediately said to Sun Wukong:

"Ever since you left, Erlang Shen set a huge fire here and burned most of it down."

"Some of our monkeys even know how to hide in the water, or even in crevices between rocks."