Meeting the Monkey King

Upon hearing this, the White Dragon Horse was completely dumbfounded.

"Are you the one saying those discouraging things, or am I?"

After thinking it over, the White Dragon Horse said to Zhu Bajie:

"I'm not asking you to fight that Old Yellow-Robed Demon to the death now. I only ask you to go back to Flower-Fruit Mountain and call Brother Monkey Brother Monkey. So much time has passed and there's still no trace of him. I wonder what he's doing now?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie chuckled mockingly and said:

"What else could that monkey possibly do? He obviously thought that Flower-Fruit Mountain was much more interesting than the journey to the Western Heaven, so he stayed on Flower-Fruit Mountain and never came back."

Upon hearing this, the White Dragon Horse immediately said to Zhu Bajie:

"Senior brother, please don't talk nonsense. What if Brother Monkey is dealing with something very difficult over there?"

Zhu Bajie, having given up, put away his Nine-Toothed Rake, dusted off his sleeves, mounted a lucky cloud, and headed east, crossing the ocean to Flower-Fruit Mountain.

After a while, Zhu Bajie heard a group of people talking. Zhu Bajie looked closely and saw that it was Sun Wukong standing in front of the stone seat.

A dense swarm of monkeys had gathered at Sun Wukong's feet, and the monkeys said in unison:

"Long live the Great Sage!"

Upon seeing that it was Zhu Bajie, Sun Wukong changed his mind and devised a plan to play a Zhu Bajie on him. So Sun Wukong said to his monkey subordinates:

"You've got a fat, big-eared guy in here. Bring him up quickly."

Upon hearing Sun Wukong's words, the monkeys looked around and suddenly spotted Zhu Bajie hiding in the grass. They immediately surrounded him, Zhu Bajie him up, and brought him before Sun Wukong.

Sun Wukong pretended not to recognize Zhu Bajie said to him:

"Where did you come from, you villain? How did you get here? What do you want?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie quickly said to Sun Wukong, "I'm not a bad person at all. I came here to let you go back."

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong's eyes darted around, and he said to Zhu Bajie:

"Why do you want me to go back? Tell me what you want right now."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie squeaked and mumbled to Sun Wukong:

"Originally, there was nothing wrong with looking for you, but my master really missed you. Since you haven't returned for so long, he sent me to search for you and ask around."

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong realized that Zhu Bajie had no good intentions. Sun Wukong then said to Zhu Bajie in a serious tone:

"Since my master misses me, I'll stay here a little longer and go back later. I don't think you have anything to hide. To be honest, I advise you to tell the truth."

After speaking, Sun Wukong plopped down on the stone throne and looked at Zhu Bajie with a serious expression, eagerly awaiting the truth from him.

Seeing this, Zhu Bajie realized he could no longer hide it from Sun Wukong, so he said to Sun Wukong:

"Brother Monkey is actually my master. He's already been killed, so I had no other choice but to come to you."

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong immediately pulled out his Ruyi Jingu Bang) and pretended to strike Zhu Bajie Sun Wukong, muttering to himself:

"If you had told me the truth earlier, I would have gone back with you sooner. But you haven't told me the truth for a long time. Where is Master now?"

Seeing this, Zhu Bajie quickly covered his body and slowly said to Sun Wukong:

"Brother Monkey, haven't I already told you the truth? Now put down your stick and come back with me."

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong immediately grabbed Zhu Bajie 'Zhu Bajie ear and said to him:

"You idiot, if you'd known this would happen, why did you do it in the first place? Forget it, I won't dwell on this anymore. You'd better lead the way."

After speaking, Sun Wukong put away his Ruyi Jingu Bang, grabbed Zhu Bajie by the ear, summoned his Somersault Cloud, and the two embarked on their journey to Kingdom of Precious Images.

On the journey, Sun Wukong asked Zhu Bajie with a puzzled look, "How did Master get captured by that Yellow-Robed Yao Jing? Can you tell me in detail?"

Upon hearing Zhu Bajie immediately explained to Sun Wukong:

"After you returned to Flower-Fruit Mountain, my Junior Brother Sha and I protected our master as we continued our journey. On the way, we passed through a forest, and our master asked me to go and beg for alms. But I never expected that so much time would pass before I returned."

"So Junior Brother Sha came looking for me, leaving Master alone. Master ended up in a temple, where a demon named Yellow Robe captured him and took him back."

After Zhu Bajie finished speaking, Sun Wukong twisted his pig ear and whispered in Zhu Bajie's ear:

"You idiot, why didn't you say I was Tang Xuanzang's eldest disciple when you encountered a monster?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie said to Sun Wukong:

"If Brother Monkey hadn't said anything, it would have been better. After you did, the monster got even angrier. This is what the monster said to me."

"If it were Sun Wukong, I would definitely skin him alive, pull out his tendons, put his bone fragments in a pot of oil, fry them until soft, grind them into ash, and scatter them into the air."

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong became so angry that he scratched his ears and cheeks, and in a fit of rage, he roared:

Is this how he insults me?

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

"Brother Monkey, please calm down, but that's exactly what that Old Yellow-Robed Demon said, which is why I'm telling you this."

Sun Wukong was about to reach Kingdom of Precious Images when he noticed a small pond ahead and said to Zhu Bajie:

"Wait here for me for a while. I'll go wash myself up and come back."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie looked at Sun Wukong with a puzzled expression and said:

"Brother Monkey, you've been going around in circles all this time, why do you need to take a bath? Won't you just get covered in mud and grime again?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong smiled, stroked his monkey fur, and said to Zhu Bajie:

"Bajie, you don't understand. Since I returned to Flower-Fruit Mountain a few days ago, I've picked up a trace of demonic energy. Master is someone who always likes cleanliness, so I can't let him dislike me."

After Sun Wukong, Somersault Cloud somersaulted into the pond.

After Sun Wukong finished washing up, he dragged Zhu Somersault Cloud Zhu Bajie and arrived at the pagoda in the west.

Seeing this, Sun Wukong immediately said to Zhu Bajie:

"Wait here for a moment. I'll go scout out the situation and familiarize myself with the terrain so we can fight that Yellow-Robed Yao Guai."

Sun Wukong, along with a semi-retired soldier, flashed by and landed in front of the pagoda. There, he saw two little kids playing and laughing. Sun Wukong immediately went up to them and grabbed them by the hair without thinking twice.

Just then, the demon patrolling the gate saw Sun Wukong's actions and immediately went back to report to the princess.