Searching for the Bodhisattva

Upon hearing this, Sha Wujing wiped away his tears and angrily said to Zhu Bajie:

"You're still joking with me now? Brother Monkey is completely cold, with only a little warmth left. How can you bring him back to life?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie smiled and said to Sha Wujing:

"Sun Wukong has Seventy-Two Transformations, which means he has seventy-two lives. Keep an eye on his feet and let me bring him back."

Then, Zhu Bajie straightened his head, rubbed his hands together to warm them, and used a little Law Technique to cover Zhu Bajie Sun Wukong's strange spot.

Sun Wukong immediately began to tremble all over. It turned out that the cold water had blocked Dantian Sun Wukong, preventing him from making a sound. Fortunately, Zhu Bajie was there to give him a gentle massage.

Sun Wukong immediately stood up, loudly chanting, "Master, where are you?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie immediately smiled and said to Sun Wukong:

"Senior Brother, Master is still in that demon cave. Why do you keep talking about him?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong smiled at Zhu Bajie and said:

"I originally thought that the monster could put out his fire with just water, but it seems I was overthinking it."

After Sun Wukong finished speaking, he looked up at the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas and respectfully said to them:

"I'm truly grateful for your help today, but unfortunately, the monster's fire was the Samadhi True Fire."

Upon hearing this, the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas said to Sun Wukong, "Great Sage Sun, since we cannot help you now, we shall leave. But I have a reminder for you: the Bodhisattva..."

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong quickly waved his hand. Then, Sha Wujing helped Sun Wukong to the bottom of the pine forest to rest. Although Sun Wukong had regained his senses, tears still kept flowing uncontrollably.

After a short while, Sha Wujing saw that Sun Wukong had already calmed down, so he said to Sun Wukong:

"Brother Monkey, actually, the Bodhisattva told me to protect Tang Xuanzang. He promised us that if we ever encounter any difficulties, we can just go there to find him."

Just as Sun Wukong was about to stand up after hearing this, his legs suddenly went numb. Seeing this, Zhu Bajie quickly said to Sun Wukong:

"Brother Monkey, why don't you sit here and rest? I know that when you wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace, even the heavenly soldiers and generals couldn't do anything to you, but this monster's Divine Ability are truly formidable. I'd better go and ask Bodhisattva Guanyin for help."

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong was immediately surprised and said to Zhu Bajie with an uncertain expression:

"If you see the Bodhisattva, never look up at him. Instead, be humble and bow your head in respect. If he asks you about the place or the monster, just tell him. If he responds quickly, then your master is saved."

Zhu Bajie nodded upon hearing this, and finally rode a cloud southward.

Meanwhile, Red Boy was very happy inside the cave.

"Minions, Sun Wukong has already suffered a great loss and left. My burst of flames just now will surely kill him, but now I'm afraid he'll go to call for reinforcements. Quickly open the door and let me see where he went."

The lesser demons quickly opened the door. After Red Boy jumped into the air, he saw Zhu Bajie flying south. Red Boy's eyes darted around, and he thought to himself:

"Judging from the appearance of this Zhu Bajie, he must have flown south. There's no one else there except Bodhisattva Guanyin. I'll change my appearance and play a trick on him."

He then quickly jumped down from the clouds and hurriedly said to the monsters:

"Hurry up and get my big bag out; that thin rope isn't enough to tie it. Get me a thicker one."

After getting the Ruyi Pouch, Hong Hai'er immediately flew away like Zhu Bajie. Red Boy often lived here and was very familiar with the place.

So he took a shortcut and overtook Zhu Bajie, transforming into a fake Bodhisattva Guanyin on a cliff.

As Zhu Bajie was traveling on that cloud, he suddenly saw Bodhisattva Guanyin Zhu Bajie. Unable to distinguish between the real and the imposter, Pigsy quickly jumped down and said to the Bodhisattva, "Bodhisattva, I am Zhu Bajie."

Upon Bodhisattva Guanyin immediately asked Zhu Bajie:

"You didn't protect Tang Xuanzang on his journey to the Western Heaven to obtain Buddhist scriptures, yet you've come here. What brings you here?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie sighed and slowly said to Bodhisattva Guanyin:

"Bodhisattva Guanyin, you don't know this, but when I was traveling with Tang Xuanzang, we suddenly came to the Fire Cloud Cave, where there lived a boy named Red Boy."

"He took a fancy to my master and kidnapped him. Brother Monkey and I went to confront him, but that guy can set fires, so we couldn't beat him at all. Now Brother Monkey's brain has been damaged by Red Boy's fire, so only I came."

Bodhisattva Guanyin was very pleased to hear this.

"That pig is really too stupid; it didn't even realize whether I was real or fake."

After thinking for a moment, Bodhisattva Guanyin slowly spoke to Zhu Bajie, "I know that demon; you must have offended him."

After hearing this, Zhu Bajie thought about it carefully for a while and then shifted the blame to Bodhisattva Guanyin, saying:

"It wasn't me who offended him, it was my eldest brother who offended Red Boy. He turned into a child and was hung from a tree to test my master, but my master is filial, so Red Boy rescued him and made Brother Monkey carry him on his back."

"But unexpectedly, Red Boy used a demonic wind to capture Tang Xuanzang."

Upon hearing this, Bodhisattva Guanyin quickly said to Zhu Bajie:

"Come with me to that cave to see the monster. I'll do you a favor; you compensate me, and we'll rescue your master."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie immediately said to Bodhisattva Guanyin:

"If that's the case, then that's wonderful. Forget about offering a simple apology; I'd even kowtow to him if I could, as long as Master can come back, I'd accept it."

Upon hearing this, the demon hurriedly ordered Zhu Bajie to follow him into the Fire Cloud Cave. Once inside, the demons shouted and captured Zhu Bajie, tying him to the roof beam. Bodhisattva Guanyin then revealed her true form, which turned out to be Red Boy.

Red Boy was completely bewildered at the sight. Just as he was about to speak to the monster, Red Boy slowly opened his mouth and mocked Zhu Bajie:

"Open your eyes wide and take a good look at who I am. Now that I've caught you, I'll hang you from the rafters for four or five days, then let those little monsters eat you as a reward."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie immediately launched into a tirade of curses at Red Boy:

"You monster are being extremely unreasonable! You insisted on tricking me into coming here to eat me, and now you'll all get sick."

Zhu Bajie was still very angry after cursing and swearing.

Just as Sun Wukong and Sha Wujing were sitting there, a foul gust of wind swept past, and Sun Wukong sneezed, quickly saying: