Infiltrating the Cave Abode
Just as Silver Horn was about to leave, Silver Horn Golden Horn quickly grabbed him and said:
"Little brother, you're in too much of a hurry. Although Sun Wukong has already gotten two of our treasures, I still have three left."
Silver Horn looked bewildered upon hearing this, but Golden Horn, seeing this, slowly spoke to Silver Horn:
"I still have the Seven-Star Sword and the Plantain Fan with me, but the Golden Rope is with our old mother."
Then Golden Horn slowly looked around and said to the two little demons:
"I'll give you two another chance to redeem yourselves. Now, go and bring our mother here."
After Golden Horn finished speaking, the two little demons immediately turned and left.
Seeing this, Sun Wukong immediately followed. After a while, Sun Wukong flew out of the two little demons' reach and transformed into one of their own kind. The two little demons, seeing this, asked with puzzled expressions:
"Who exactly are you? Why do you look just like us?"
Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong immediately conjured a token from his monkey hair and showed it to the two little demons, saying:
"I was ordered by the King to accompany you to invite his elderly mother. The King was afraid of delaying his business, so he sent me along personally."
The two little demons were also in a hurry, and in their haste, they mistook Sun Wukong for one of their own and continued walking forward. After a short while, Sun Wukong asked the little demons.
How much longer until we reach that old mother's place?
Upon hearing this, the little demon immediately said to Sun Wukong, "Judging from this direction, they should be there soon."
Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong immediately raised his Ruyi Jingu Bang) and struck at the two lesser demons, who ultimately perished under Sun Wukong blows.
Sun Wukong transformed himself into a person exactly like the little demon, then plucked a hair from his body, blew on it, and Sun Wukong turned into another demon.
Sun Wukong and his clone arrived at a cave. The old woman saw that the stone door was half-open and half-closed, but she didn't dare to rush in. She could only shout loudly at the door.
After a short while, one of the monsters inside was startled, and then the door slowly opened, accompanied by a sound.
Who are you? And why are you here?
Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong immediately said to the demon:
"We are here on the King's orders to take Grandma out for wine and meat."
Upon hearing this, the demon immediately let Sun Wukong in. As soon as Sun Wukong saw the demon, he knelt down and kowtowed to the old woman. Seeing this, the demon quickly stood up and gently helped Sun Wukong up, saying:
What brings you two here to see me?
Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong immediately said to the monster:
"Today, the King Golden Horn and the King Silver Horn want to take you along to eat Tang Monk, and while they're at it, they want you to take out that Golden Rope and tie up Sun Wukong."
Upon hearing this, the demon was overjoyed and immediately summoned the sedan chair. The demon then slowly sat down in the sedan chair and had Sun Wukong lead the way.
After a long time, Sun Wukong took out the dry rations he had and ate them.
Upon seeing the food in Sun Wukong's hand, the demons were immediately overcome with hunger and said to Sun Wukong:
Why did you bring food with you when you came out? Could you share some with us?
Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong smiled at the demons and said:
"Of course, I didn't know how far the road was when I came out, so I brought some food with me. Now I'm hungry, so I'm taking it out to eat."
Upon hearing this, the demons swarmed around. Seeing this, Sun Wukong quickly pulled out his Ruyi Jingu Bang (Golden Cudgel) and teased the demons. Then he rushed into the sedan chair and struck the old demon Pidi on the head, causing him to bleed profusely and reveal his true form. Sun Wukong immediately said:
"So it's a Nine-Tailed Fox. Let me see where your Law Treasure is."
After a long time, Sun Wukong finally found the Golden Rope. Sun Wukong transformed into the old demon, while his hair transformed into the two little demons from before. They then arrived at the Lotus Cave.
Upon seeing Sun Wukong, both Golden Horn and Silver Horn mistook Sun Wukong for their former mother and spoke to Sun Wukong:
"Mother invited you here today because we captured Tang Xuanzang here and wish to share Changsheng with you."
Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong burst into laughter after seeing Golden Horn Silver Horn Silver Horn bowing respectfully to him. He then said to them:
"My children, you don't need to be so cautious in front of me. Just act as usual."
At the same time, after seeing Sun Wukong's transformed appearance, Zhu Bajie laughed heartily. Sha Wujing, looking puzzled, asked Zhu Bajie:
"Bajie, why are you laughing at me? Isn't that the demon's mother?"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie sneered and said to Sha Wujing:
"You might not recognize who that person is, but I've been with Brother Monkey for so long, I can recognize his every move. The mother of those two demons is none other than Sun Wukong."
Zhu Bajie's words only attracted the attention of the surrounding demons. They immediately rushed out to investigate, and a short while later, one demon hurriedly ran in and reported to Golden Horn:
"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened! Sun Wukong killed Grandma and now he's transformed into her!"
Upon hearing this, Golden Horn immediately raised his Seven-Star Precious Sword and slashed at Sun Wukong. Sun Wukong, seeing this, drew his Ruyi Jingu Bang and fought fiercely with the monster.
After a short while, the monster gradually gave in, and Silver Horn said to Golden Horn:
"Brother, let's hurry and return Tang Xuanzang, Sha Wujing, and Zhu Bajie, along with all their luggage, to Sun Wukong. Then we can consider this matter settled."
However, Golden Horn didn't think that way.
"We went through so much trouble to capture Tang Xuanzang, and now you're returning everything because you're afraid of Sun Wukong. How can that be the behavior of a true man?"
"Please sit here and calm down. I've heard you say that Sun Wukong is Divine Ability powerful, and I really want to fight him."
"Now, let's see. I'll fight him for three hundred rounds. If I can't beat him, then we'll return everything. If I can beat him, then we'll eat Tang Xuanzang."
After Golden Horn, Jinjiao immediately rushed out of the cave and started fighting with Sun Wukong. After a short while, they were evenly matched. Seeing this, Sun Wukong was very happy.
"This monster is quite skilled; it actually managed to block my iron rod. Didn't I already take its treasure?"
"But I'm still struggling with him so hard, which is just wasting my time."