The Dragon King's Crown Prince
Sun Wukong said to the Dragon King:
"Please don't give me such a big bow, I can't accept it. I'll have to treat you to drinks afterwards."
Upon hearing this, the Dragon King smiled and said to Sun Wukong:
"Great Sage, you must be joking! I know you've converted to Buddhist Order and don't eat meat or drink alcohol anymore, so when are you going to invite me for a drink?"
Upon seeing the Dragon King's expression, Sun Wukong became even angrier, then took out his Ruyi Jingu Bang) and said to the Dragon King:
"Even though you didn't go drinking, you've still been charged with this crime."
Upon seeing Sun Wukong's actions, the Dragon King immediately panicked and begged Sun Wukong to take a detour.
"Great Sage, when did I offend you? Please tell me in detail so I can think about it carefully."
Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong took out the box from his robes. When the Dragon King saw the words written on the box, he was terrified, his soul nearly leaving his body. He immediately knelt down and said to Sun Wukong:
"That monster was actually my sister's ninth son. Because my sister's husband was beheaded for causing trouble, my sister had nowhere to go, so she brought his child to me."
"I raised him to adulthood for so long, and then my sister suddenly had a mishap, and now this monster has nowhere to live."
"I arranged for him to cultivate in the Black Water River because I saw him there, but I never expected him to commit so many evil deeds."
"If the Great Sage is angry now, I will have my men capture that dragon right now."
After speaking, the Dragon King of the West Sea instructed his son to go with Sun Wukong to capture the monster.
A short while later, the Dragon Prince and Sun Wukong arrived at the Black Water River.
Upon hearing this, the Black Fish Spirit was immediately taken aback.
"Didn't I already ask my maternal uncle to come? Why did his son show up instead? Has something unexpected happened? And why is my maternal uncle putting on such a big show?"
After thinking for a moment, the Black Fish Spirit immediately said to his subordinates:
"Take all my weapons now. It wouldn't be good if the Crown Prince saw them and got upset."
After speaking, the Black Fish Spirit handed the steel whip in its hand to one of its demon subordinates.
Then the Black Fish Spirit led a group of lesser demons out the door, shouting loudly:
"Big brother, little brother, we've been waiting here for a long time, come over here quickly."
Upon hearing this, the Dragon Prince immediately donned his golden armor and approached the Black Fish Spirit, asking, "Why have you invited us here?"
Upon hearing this, the Black Fish Spirit smiled humbly at the dragon prince and said:
"I sent someone with an invitation this morning to invite my uncle over. It seems he has some reservations about my place, so he sent you instead. Now that you're here, why make such a fuss and not come inside, but instead station troops outside?"
Upon hearing this, the Dragon Prince immediately asked the Black Fish Spirit, "You said you wanted to see us, what is it about?"
Upon hearing this, the Black Fish Spirit smiled awkwardly at the dragon prince and said:
"I was thinking that I recently captured a Tang Monk and wanted to kidnap your father to come here and eat his Tang Monk, but it seems your father dislikes this place, so he sent you instead."
Upon hearing this, the Dragon Prince immediately said to the Black Fish Spirit:
"Is the person you arrested Tang Xuanzang, who came from the Great Tang of the Eastern Lands and was on his way to the Western Heaven to obtain Tang Xuanzang?"
The Black Fish Spirit nodded upon hearing this. Seeing this, the dragon prince panicked and quickly said to the Black Fish Spirit:
"You're only seeking momentary pleasure, without considering what might happen later."
The Black Fish Spirit was completely bewildered upon hearing this. Seeing this, the Dragon Prince continued speaking to the Black Fish Spirit:
"You only know him as Tang Xuanzang, but you don't know just how amazing his disciples were."
The Black Fish Spirit scratched its head helplessly and continued to the dragon prince, "He has a monk with a long snout and big ears named Zhu Bajie. I've captured him too, and I'm going to steam him with Tang Xuanzang."
"I also have a disciple named Sha Wujing, a dark-skinned man with a gloomy face. He carries a magic staff and fought with me outside the door last night for Tang Xuanzang, but I beat him and made him flee in defeat."
"So you really didn't know? He also has a senior disciple who is Sun Wukong, who caused havoc in Heaven five hundred years ago, and is now protecting Tang Xuanzang on his journey to the Western Heaven to seek Buddhist scriptures."
The Dragon Prince said to the Black Fish Spirit, "I'm so disappointed in you."
Upon hearing this, the Black Fish Spirit became extremely angry and shouted at the dragon prince:
"I didn't say much to you because you're my cousin, but now you're siding with Sun Wukong instead of me."
The Black Fish Spirit became very angry after saying this, and then Black Fish Spirit:
"I'm only doing this because you're a distant cousin, yet you're protecting others. If I were to listen to you and send Tang Xuanzang away, things wouldn't be that simple."
"If you're afraid of him, do you think I'm afraid of him? If he really has some skills, let him come to my Water Palace and fight me. Then I'll release his master."
"If he can't beat me, I'll just capture him and steam him with me. I'm not without family; my men are singing and dancing, and I'm sitting here freely. Why should I be afraid of him?"
Upon seeing this, the Dragon Prince cursed at the Black Fish Spirit:
"You monster are truly unreasonable. Not only that, but you dare to argue with me when Great Sage Sun is fighting against you."
Upon hearing this Black Fish Spirit said:
"If you're going to do something, do it like a hero. Do you think I'm afraid of you? Quickly, bring me my shawl."
After saying this, the Black Fish Spirit turned to his lesser demons and spoke.
Upon hearing this, the Dragon Prince realized that the negotiations were not going well, so he quickly raised his weapon and started fighting with the Black Fish Spirit.
A short while later, the Dragon Prince used a trick and poked the Black Fish Spirit's right arm. The Black Fish Spirit was immediately in unbearable pain and collapsed to the ground.
Upon seeing this, the subordinates rushed forward and tied the black Black Fish Spirit's hands with ropes, then used iron hooks to pierce its bones.
Then the Dragon Prince captured the Black Fish Spirit and brought it ashore, placing it before Sun Wukong. He then said to Sun Wukong:
"Great Sage Sun, I've captured this monster. Whether it lives or dies is up to you."
After seeing the Black Fish Spirit, Sun Wukong smiled and said to it:
"You actually disobeyed your uncle! He only wanted you to live here to temper your temper and wait for you to become famous."
"But how could you seize someone else's house and deceive my master and junior brother?"
Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong's temper flared up, and he wanted to raise his Ruyi Jingu Bang) to strike the Black Fish Spirit.
However, after a short while, Sun Wukong felt that fighting like this was really inappropriate.