The Rescue

"Wait here for me a little while, I'm going to rescue Master."

After Sun Wukong, Somersault Cloud somersaulted into the cave, killed all the monsters inside, and released Zhu Bajie. Upon seeing this, Zhu Bajie quickly said to Sun Wukong:

"Where is that monster Brother Monkey? How about I go and fight him?"

Sun Wukong was speechless upon hearing this, and then said to Zhu Bajie:

"What good will it do you to go now? The Bodhisattva has already subdued that monster. You can't just run up to the Bodhisattva and fight that monster again."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie scratched his head awkwardly. Then, the group arrived at Tang Xuanzang's Tang Xuanzang and found him crying in the courtyard. Sha Wujing quickly untied Tang Xuanzang's ropes.

Zhu Bajie, Sun Wukong, Sha Wujing knelt before Tang Xuanzang Tang Xuanzang said in unison:

"Master, you've worked hard. It was our negligence that allowed you to be captured by the monster."

Upon hearing this, Tang Xuanzang was immediately delighted and said to them with a smile:

"I can endure this little hardship, but I just heard from Zhu Bajie that you damaged your eyes while subduing that monster. How are you all able to subdue it now?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong quickly recounted to Tang Xuanzang his plea to Bodhisattva Guanyin to subdue the boy. Tang Xuanzang immediately knelt and bowed to the south. Seeing this, Sun Wukong patted Tang Xuanzang Tang Xuanzang the shoulder and said:

"Master, you don't need to bow to him. They only accepted an extra disciple because they were impressed by our Qi Ingestion."

Sun Wukong then went to find rice and prepared some food for Tang Xuanzang. After Tang Xuanzang had eaten, Sun Wukong led his horse and continued on his journey.

After some time, the four of them suddenly heard a deafening sound of water outside. Tang Xuanzang was greatly alarmed and said to Sun Wukong, "Why are we encountering water again?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong smiled and said to Tang Xuanzang:

"Master, you're being too suspicious. Of the four of us, only you heard the sound of water."

Upon hearing this, Tang Xuanzang fell silent. After a short while, they continued on their way, and then a river appeared before them, its surface so dark that even horses could not travel on it.

Upon seeing this, Tang Xuanzang was greatly alarmed and asked Sun Wukong:

"Wukong, why is this water so dark? Is there a monster in it? Don't worry, I know some Buddhist teachings. This time, you don't need to come out again. Let me defeat that monster."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie glanced at Tang Xuanzang and said, "Master, even I don't believe what you're saying."

Tang Xuanzang was immediately filled with black lines, rubbed his hands together, and couldn't wait to say to Zhu Bajie:

"If you don't believe me, then I'll demonstrate the Great Might Heavenly Dragon for you right now."

As soon as Tang Xuanzang finished speaking, the Great Might Heavenly Dragon struck the black water, and a short while later, a person suddenly appeared from above.

The man rowed his boat up to the four travelers and said with a smile:

"Elders, you have such good tempers! The river was perfectly fine, why did you have to make it so turbulent?"

After saying this, the man slowly looked at Tang Xuanzang, a glint of light appearing in his eyes.

When Tang Xuanzang and Zhu Bajie saw the man's boat, they were overjoyed. Zhu Bajie quickly said to the man:

"My master just happened to be on a ferry and wants to cross the river now. Could you please give us a ride?"

Upon hearing this, the man glanced at his boat, then at the four travelers and the White Dragon Horse behind them, and slowly spoke:

"I want to take you all with me, but my boat is only so big. How can I take you all over at once? My boat can only carry one person at a time right now."

After hearing this, Zhu Bajie thought about it seriously for a long time and then flattered Tang Xuanzang, saying:

"Master, how about we have Third Brother and Brother Monkey watch the luggage for now, and then the boatman can come back and pick up Brother Monkey and Third Brother together?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong immediately understood what Zhu Bajie meant, and then said to Tang Xuanzang Sun Wukong:

"Master, don't say anything more now. You and Bajie go up first. Wujing and I both know Cloud Soaring and Mist Riding Technique, so we can lead the horses over there."

Upon hearing this, Tang Xuanzang and Zhu Bajie boarded the boat together. When the boatman reached the middle of the river, suddenly the blue waves surged and the wind howled.

That wind was created by the boatman. It turns out that the boatman was a monster from the Black Water River. After seeing Tang Xuanzang and Zhu Bajie, he was overcome with greed and disappeared without a trace.

After a short while, Sha Wujing and Sun Wukong waited for a long time but did not see the boatman arrive. Sun Wukong suddenly felt very flustered.

Sun Wukong said to Sha Wujing with a worried expression:

"Why hasn't that boatman returned after so long? And I'm starting to panic. Could something have happened to my master?"

Upon hearing this, Sha Wujing immediately agreed with Sun Wukong's words. "Could the boat have capsized?"

After thinking about it seriously for a long time, Sun Wukong said to Sha Wujing with a worried expression:

"If it were a sailboat, Zhu Bajie can swim, he could definitely bring Master to the surface. I just saw that the boatman had a slightly Yao Qi; maybe it was that boatman who created that gust of wind and dragged Master into the water."

Upon hearing this, Sha Wujing was immediately shocked and hurriedly said:

"Brother Monkey, why didn't you say so earlier? You stay on the shore and watch the horses and luggage while I go into the water to look for them."

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong immediately became worried about Sha Wujing's safety and said to Sha Wujing, "The water's color is completely off right now; you can't go."

Upon hearing this, Sha Wujing said to Sun Wukong in a very serious tone:

"This water is calmer than my Flowing Sand River. If I can adapt to the Flowing Sand River, then this water will be even calmer."

After speaking, Sha Wujing leaped into the Black Water River. A short while later, he heard voices. Sha Wujing quickly dodged to the side and saw a demon sitting on a throne, slowly saying:

"I've worked so hard to obtain this treasure today. The Tang Xuanzang I just captured is a good man."

"Eating just one piece of his flesh will Changsheng. I've been waiting for him here for so long, and I've finally caught him."

After saying this, the demon continued speaking to the remaining demons:

"Go quickly and carry that iron cage out, steam those two monks until they're cooked, then go and invite your second uncle over to enjoy it together."

Upon hearing this, Sha Wujing immediately became very angry.