Discovering the Demons

After walking for a long time and finding no motive, Zhu Bajie confidently and boldly continued forward Zhu Bajie, swaying precariously.

At the same time, Sun Wukong couldn't help but burst out laughing when he saw Zhu Bajie staggering away.

Upon seeing this, Tang Xuanzang reprimanded Sun Wukong:

"You mischievous monkey, we're all so worried about you, and you still dare to joke around with your fellow disciples."

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

"If I don't act this way, then that idiot will always be like this."

Just then, Sha Wujing couldn't stand it any longer and quickly spoke up:

"Brother Monkey, please don't talk about Zhu Bajie like that! He's doing it for our own good."

Upon hearing Sha Wujing's words, Sun Wukong was both amused and annoyed. After a short while, Sun Wukong said to Sha Wujing:

"If he did it for our own good, why did he suddenly abandon you during the battle against the Old Yellow-Robed Demon, running away while you were captured by Old Yellow-Robed Demon?"

Upon hearing this, Sha Wujing immediately fell silent. Seeing this, Sun Wukong smiled and continued speaking to Tang Xuanzang:

"Master, you know Zhu Bajie's attitude. Why did he say something sarcastic to me when we fought the White Bone Spirit again?"

As Sun Wukong spoke, he grew increasingly angry, so he took out his Ruyi Jingu Bang) and prepared to confront Zhu Bajie.

Upon hearing this, Tang Xuanzang patted Sun Wukong on the shoulder and comforted Sun Wukong:

"Wukong, what's done is done, so don't blame Zhu Bajie anymore. Besides, we all know the truth, so let's just let this matter go."

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong had no choice but to drop the matter. He put away his Ruyi Jingu Bang) and sat down cross-legged next to Tang Xuanzang.

Meanwhile, Zhu Bajie turned left and right, and suddenly lost his bearings.

Just then, Zhu Bajie muttered softly:

"That damned Keeper of the Heavenly Horses, and that kind-faced Sha Wujing, you're both enjoying yourselves over there, while I'm the one who has to come here to find the way."

"Everyone is on their way to the Western Heaven to obtain the scriptures and achieve enlightenment, so why am I being sent to patrol the mountain? We should be avoiding these monsters ourselves, why do I have to be the one to find them?"

After thinking it over, Zhu Bajie saw a patch of grass in front of him, so he used his Nine-Chi Rake to dig a hole there and lay down inside.

At the same time, Sun Wukong transformed into a mosquito and wobbled over to Zhu Bajie's side, only to find that Zhu Bajie had already lay down in the pit he had just dug. Upon seeing this, Sun Wukong couldn't help but feel a little angry.

Sun Wukong suddenly thought:

"Now that he's asleep, I can play a trick on him."

Then it flapped its wings and flew towards Zhu Bajie.

Upon seeing the carefree Zhu Bajie, Sun Wukong felt a surge of anger and transformed into a woodpecker with a red beak and black feet.

Then it pecked at Zhu Bajie's face with its mouth. Zhu Bajie quickly got up and shouted:

"A monster stabbed me in the face! It hurts so much!"

After finishing speaking, Zhu Bajie touched his face and suddenly noticed a splash of blood-red on it. Zhu Bajie felt a little strange at the sight.

"How strange is this? Why am I completely unharmed, while my face is already injured?"

Thinking of this, Zhu Bajie looked around and saw a woodpecker staring at the trees. Upon seeing this, Zhu Bajie felt a surge of anger and thought to himself:

"Fine, it's one thing for Sun Wukong to bully me, but now you're doing it too. I know you don't see me as a pig, but only as a worm that crawled out of a rotten tree."

"Fine, I won't argue with you. I'll put my face in my chest and sleep with my face covered."

After thinking it over, Zhu Bajie rolled over and went back to sleep. Seeing this, Sun Wukong pecked Zhu Bajie behind the ear again. Zhu Bajie hurriedly scrambled up and said:

"You must have seen me take over your lair. Fine, I won't argue with you, but I won't sleep either."

After Zhu Bajie finished speaking, he shouldered the Nine-Toothed Rake and continued searching for a way. This situation amused Sun Wukong greatly. Sun Wukong King immediately transformed back into his original form, which greatly surprised Zhu Bajie. Zhu Bajie said to Sun Wukong:

"Brother Monkey, what are you doing here?"

Sun Wukong, using Zhu Bajie's ear as a springboard, immediately walked towards Tang Xuanzang. Upon seeing Tang Xuanzang's shadow, Sun Wukong immediately threw Zhu Bajie the ground, letting him go to Tang Xuanzang himself. Tang Xuanzang, seeing this, immediately asked Zhu Bajie:

Are there any Bajie ahead of Pigsy?

Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie quickly said to Tang Xuanzang:

"Master, there are so many demons ahead; they all live inside that rocky mountain."

Upon hearing this, Tang Xuanzang was immediately astonished, while Sun Wukong remained silent with a smile. After a short while, Sun Wukong finally couldn't help but expose Zhu Bajie, saying:

"You idiot, hurry up and tell your master the truth, or I'll make you regret it."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie was immediately terrified and hurriedly said to Tang Xuanzang:

"Master, what I just said was just to amuse you. Please don't take it to heart. Actually, I checked ahead and found no monsters. Let's continue on our way without worry."

After hearing what Zhu Bajie said, Tang Xuanzang nodded to Zhu Bajie, and then said to Sha Wujing and Sun Wukong:

"Since Bajie has said so, there must be no monsters ahead. Let's hurry on our way."

The group continued their journey. After some time, seeing that Zhu Bajie was still gluttonous and lazy, Sun Wukong raised his Ruyi Jingu Bang Golden Cudgel) and pointed it at Zhu Bajie, saying:

"I just told you to patrol the mountain, but you didn't do as I said. Now you will continue patrolling the mountain."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie could only scramble and crawl back onto the main road. Zhu Bajie was filled with suspicion and mistook everything he saw for Sun Wukong.

Anyway, that mountain is called Flat-Top Mountain, and that cave is called Lotus Cave. Inside the cave are two monsters, one called King Golden Horn and the other King Silver Horn. One day, Golden Horn said to Silver Horn:

"Little brother, how long has it been since we last went on a mountain patrol?"

Upon hearing this, Silver Horn looked at Golden Horn with a puzzled expression and said:

"Brother, I reckon it's been a long time since we last went. Why did you suddenly decide to go on a mountain patrol today?"

"You probably don't know this, but recently a Tang Monk has come from the Eastern Lands. It's like the four members of the pilgrimage to the Western Heaven who are about to pass through here. Look where he is, I'll bring him over."

Golden Horn touched the bridge of his nose and said to Silver Horn.