Capturing Zhu Bajie Alive
Upon hearing this, Silver Horn looked puzzled and said to Golden Horn:
"We all eat people, and we only manage to eat a few each year. If that monk comes, just tell him to leave."
Upon hearing this, Golden Horn said to Silver Horn with a hint of urgency:
"You don't know that I was born in the Heavenly Realm. I heard from others that Tang Xuanzang was the reincarnation of Golden Cicada, a truly virtuous person, one in a hundred years, whose Spiritual Qi was not leaked at all. If you were to eat his flesh, you could Changsheng."
Silver Horn was overjoyed upon hearing this and quickly said to Golden Horn:
"If eating his flesh could Changsheng, then what's the point of cultivation? You could get everything just by eating him. You wait here while I go and bring him back."
Upon hearing this, Golden Horn quickly stopped Silver Horn said to him:
"Brother, don't be in such a hurry. If you go out through this door and just grab anyone you can, and it's not Tang Xuanzang, then that would be really awkward."
Upon hearing this, Silver Horn immediately stopped and looked at Golden Horn, saying to him:
"Does Brother Golden Horn have a portrait of him? If so, I can just use the portrait to catch him."
Upon hearing this, Golden Horn quickly took out a paper drawing and said to Silver Horn:
"I remember what he looks like. I once drew a picture of all four of them, master and disciples. Take this with you, and if you meet a monk, compare this picture to his."
After obtaining the image, Silver Horn learned the names of Tang Xuanzang and his disciples. He then left the cave and summoned several lesser demons to patrol the mountain with him.
Meanwhile, Zhu Bajie, who was wandering around outside, saw the little Yaomo, and the Yaomo immediately asked Zhu Bajie:
Who are you?
Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie felt a little flustered and thought to himself:
"If I said I was a monk on a pilgrimage to the Western Heaven, he would definitely arrest me. So I can only say I'm walking."
After thinking it over, Zhu Bajie spoke to the little demon. Upon hearing his thoughts, the little demon immediately said to Silver Horn:
"Your Majesty, that was a person walking."
The surrounding lesser demons, upon hearing what that demon said, some recognized Zhu Bajie and some didn't. One of them pointed and whispered among themselves:
"The one standing before Your Majesty resembles the fat-headed, big-eared man in your painting."
After the little demon finished speaking, he quickly took out the image that Golden Horn had drawn and compared it with Zhu Bajie's. Zhu Bajie was shocked when he saw this.
"No wonder these monsters recognized me; it turns out they had a picture of me!"
The little demon held a long spear and pointed it at the painting. Silver Horn had been reciting the image ever since he saw it.
"This is Tang Xuanzang riding a white horse, and that Duke of Thunder god-faced man is Sun Wukong."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie's anxious heart instantly calmed down, and he thought to himself:
"You Laozi the hell out of me! It would be fine if I weren't here."
Zhu Bajie and Silver Horn continued:
"The one with the darkest face is Sha Wujing, and the one with the long snout is Zhu Bajie."
Upon hearing Zhu Bajie's uneasy heart rose again, and he quickly shrank his long snout into his bosom.
After Silver Horn finished speaking, he looked at Zhu Bajie and said:
"You, stick your mouth out here."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie quickly said to Silver Horn:
"I had a condition when I was a child that prevented me from speaking properly, please forgive me for saying this."
Upon hearing this, Silver Horn immediately ordered the little demon to use a hook to pull out Zhu Bajie's mouth.
Upon seeing the hook, Zhu Bajie panicked even more and quickly stuck his mouth out, saying:
"You're really petty. Fine, I won't argue with you. If you want to see, just look at what you're hooking."
Upon seeing Zhu Bajie, Silver Horn realized that he was the person in the portrait and immediately raised his knife to slash at Zhu Bajie. Zhu Bajie, seeing this, quickly raised his Nine-Toothed Rake.
"Bang!"
The sound of the knife clashing with the Nine-Toothed Rake rang out. Zhu Bajie grabbed the monster and said:
"Son, never be so unreasonable and ask for a beating from your father."
After hearing what Zhu Bajie said, Silver Horn laughed and said:
"This Zhu Bajie must have become a monk halfway through his life."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie immediately sensed that Silver Horn was no ordinary person, and said to Silver Horn:
"That's right, you have a very keen eye. How did you know that your father was a self-taught monk?"
Silver Horn sneered upon hearing this, and slowly explained to Zhu Bajie:
"I bet the rake you're holding was used for tilling someone else's field. Did you steal it?"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie immediately ignored Silver Horn and raised his Nine-Toothed Nail Technique to continue slashing at the monster.
Silver Horn was not about to back down. He raised the Seven-Star Sword, broke the seal on it, and fought back and forth with Zhu Bajie.
After some time, Zhu Bajie suddenly went berserk, brandishing his Nine-Chi Rake as if fighting to the death.
Seeing this, the demon immediately realized that Zhu Bajie was not someone to be trifled with, and quickly ordered the surrounding lesser demons to come forward and stop Zhu Bajie.
Zhu Bajie one weaker demon at a time, killing both of them instantly. A horde of lesser demons swarmed forward, and Zhu Bajie panicked, unable to withstand the onslaught and was defeated.
The road was already rugged and uneven. Coupled with Zhu Bajie's panic, he didn't watch where he was going and tripped over something, falling to the ground.
Just as Zhu Bajie turned to get up, a little demon pressed him to the ground, causing him to fall face-first into the dirt.
Seeing this, the little demons rushed forward and began to beat Zhu Bajie mercilessly before carrying him into their cave.
After Silver Horn captured Zhu Bajie and brought him into the cave, he excitedly said to Golden Horn:
"I've captured one of Tang Xuanzang's disciples."
Upon hearing this, Golden Horn was overjoyed, but upon seeing Zhu Bajie, his joyful expression instantly froze. He quickly said to Silver Horn:
"Silver Horn, you've grabbed the wrong monk. He's useless."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie quickly said:
"Since arresting me is pointless, you might as well release me."
Upon hearing this, Silver Horn quickly said to Golden Horn:
"We absolutely mustn't let it out! Although it's useless, it's still with Tang Xuanzang, and its name is Zhu Bajie. Why don't we wash it clean, remove its fur, salt it, dry it in the sun, and then have it with wine when the weather gets cooler?"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie thought to himself:
"What sins did I commit to deserve encountering a monster who can make cured meat?"
After thinking it Zhu Bajie, the group of little demons carried Zhu Bajie out and threw him into a pool of water.
At the same time, Tang Xuanzang, sitting in front of the slope, suddenly felt a slight unease creeping into his heart and blushed. He quickly called out to Sun Wukong and said:
"Wukong, why hasn't Bajie returned from his patrol of the mountain after so long? Did something happen to him?"