Revenge

"The survivors were captured by other monsters, who gutted them, skinned them, and removed their bones. In the end, some died, some escaped, and the rest ended up inside the monsters' bellies."

Enraged by this, Sun Wukong immediately took out his Ruyi Jingu Bang and smashed it against a huge rock nearby.

"Boom!"

The violent tremor caused the earth to shake violently, and the remaining monkeys, upon seeing this, quickly said to Sun Wukong:

"Great Sage, quickly retract that Divine Ability of yours, or you'll attract those monsters."

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong addressed the remaining monkeys in a serious tone:

"My children, now that I'm back, what are you still afraid of? Quickly revive your monkey spirit, and I'll lead you to defeat that monster."

The Great Sage took down the banner bearing the four characters "Great Sage Equal to Heaven" and re-hung it above the entrance of the cave with the nine characters "Repair Monkey Mountain, Revitalize Water Curtain Cave."

After settling the remaining monkeys, Sun Wukong took his Ruyi Jingu Bang and went to the entrance of the monsters' cave.

They were shouting and yelling at the entrance to those monsters' gates.

"You monsters, your Grandpa Sun is here! Why don't you come out and face your death?"

Upon hearing this, the monsters inside the cave immediately became unconcerned. One of them, a monster with a bear's back, a lion's head, a giant cleaver in hand, and wearing silver armor, stepped out.

"Let me see who's disturbing my sleep; I'll take him as a snack with my drinks."

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong immediately gave the demon a mocking smile and said:

"You idiot, you're using me as a snack with your drinks, don't you even bother to check your teeth? What are they made of anyway?"

Sun Wukong dared to say that because he had already cultivated a body of copper and iron, Vajra Indestructible Body. Even when the Jade Emperor struck him with heavenly lightning in the Heavenly Court, he couldn't do anything about it.

Upon hearing this and seeing the figure before him holding the Ruyi Jingu Bang), the demon realized it was none other than Sun Wukong.

"You impudent monkey, didn't you already accompany Tang Xuanzang to the Western Heaven Paradise to obtain Buddhist scriptures? Why have you suddenly returned today?"

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

"That's because Grandpa missed you, my dear grandson, so I came back to see you."

Even on the verge of death, he's still eloquent!

After the monster finished speaking, it raised its giant cleaver and slashed at Sun Wukong.

Just as the monster brought down its blade, Sun Wukong suddenly split open.

Sun Wukong was split in two from head to toe, and the demon sneered upon seeing this:

"Sun Wukong Heavenly Palace five hundred years ago, is now dead by my blade. If word gets out, other demons will surely follow my lead and obey my commands."

The monster, having thought it over, prepared to sheathe its greatsword and return to its cave abode to continue sleeping. Just then, Sun Wukong's voice rang out from beneath the monster's feet again. Sun Wukong said:

"It seems my grandson's cultivation of power over all this time hasn't been in vain. What a pity, I am immortal."

Just as Sun Wukong finished speaking, he was cleaved in two by the monster, but he slowly stood up again, turning into two Sun Wukong.

The monster was greatly surprised to see this, so it continued to slash at one of the Sun Wukong.

"Bang!"

With a loud bang, the knife seemed to have struck a hard object, remaining completely still. The demon struggled to pull the knife from Sun Wukong's body, only to find that it had already shattered into two pieces.

The monster, seeing the broken sword, was terrified, realizing the situation was hopeless, and prepared to flee.

Seeing this, Sun Wukong took out his Ruyi Jingu Bang) and struck the monster with it.

Then the monster vanished without a trace, and the matter was dropped.

The monkeys and their offspring who had been watching from the surrounding bushes rushed out upon seeing this, surrounding Sun Wukong and shouting loudly:

"Great Sage Monkey King is truly extraordinary!"

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong felt a surge of pride and said to his monkey followers:

"Stop with the flattery. What we need to do now is to completely renovate Flower-Fruit Mountain and Water Curtain Cave, restoring them to their former glory."

Upon hearing this, the group of little monkeys nodded to Sun Wukong and then scattered.

With his strong connections, Sun Wukong borrowed some celestial water from the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas and used it to cleanse the barren mountain range that Erlang Shen had burned.

The monkeys and their offspring planted willows in front and poplars behind, and peach and plum trees were all there, they were really having a great time.

Meanwhile, Tang Xuanzang rode a horse with Zhu Bajie leading the way, while Sha Wujing carried the luggage along, and they arrived at White Tiger Ridge.

Tang Xuanzang saw that the mountains were shaded by green trees, with cypress and pine trees, and the mountain paths were crisscrossed, rugged and bumpy.

Tang Xuanzang then said to Zhu Bajie:

"Bajie, look how difficult this mountain path is, and how many trees there are. There might be monsters here. We must be careful as we travel."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie immediately perked up, called to Sha Wujing to lead the horse, and Zhu Bajie took out his Nine-Toothed Rake to chop trees and clear a path ahead.

After a short while, Tang Xuanzang said to Zhu Bajie, "Bajie, we've been traveling for quite a while now, and I'm a little hungry. Could you find me some vegetarian food?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie immediately said:

"Master, you can get off first. I, Old Zhu, will go find some edible fruit for you right now."

Upon hearing this, Tang Xuanzang dismounted. Sha Wujing put down his load, took out a bowl, and handed it to Zhu Bajie. Zhu Bajie, seeing this, said:

"I'm off, Old Zhu!"

Seeing this, Tang Xuanzang asked Zhu Bajie:

"Bajie, where are you going?"

Zhu Bajie patted his fat head and big ears and said to Tang Xuanzang:

"Master, don't panic. On this journey, I will make fire by rubbing sticks together and find those vegetarian meals. I will also press the snow into oil and bring some back for you."

Zhu Bajie solemnly assured Tang Xuanzang of his protection.

After speaking, Zhu Bajie conjured up a forest. After walking for a while, Zhu Bajie was panting heavily, thinking to himself:

"When Sun Wukong was here, Tang Xuanzang had everything he wanted."

"But now that Sun Wukong isn't here, it's really difficult for me, Old Zhu."

Zhu Bajie thought he should give up, but he was too tired to walk any further, so he lay down to rest for a while, intending to continue his search when he had enough energy. But little did he know that Zhu Bajie would fall asleep and it would be evening by then.

Meanwhile, Tang Xuanzang waited there. Zhu Bajie for a long time but didn't arrive. It was already late, and Zhu Bajie still hadn't come. Tang Xuanzang couldn't help but worry and asked Sha Wujing:

"Wujing, it's been so long, Bajie still hasn't arrived. I feel completely empty inside, like my body has been hollowed out."

Upon hearing this, Sha Wujing said to Tang Xuanzang with concern:

"Master, you must hold on! If it really gets too difficult, rest here for a while, and I'll go find something for you."

After Sha Wujing finished speaking, he put down the load in his hands, intending to leave Tang Xuanzang. Seeing this, he said to Sha Wujing: