Rescuing Tang Xuanzang

Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie laughed and said to Sha Wujing, "This monkey is too fragile; one fall and he's gone. Brother, don't worry about him for now. Let's go find our master."

Upon hearing this, Sha Wujing panicked and hurriedly said to Zhu Bajie, "No, he has to come. Although he doesn't know how to swim, he's more honest than us. If he doesn't come, I won't go with you."

Meanwhile, after a short while, Sun Wukong Zhu Bajie n't help but shout loudly, "Sha Wujing, I'm here!"

Upon hearing this, Sha Wujing immediately laughed and said, "Forget it, you only dare to play tricks on this person because he's dead. Now we can only hear his voice but can't see him. What should we do?"

Seeing this, Zhu Bajie panicked and immediately knelt in the mud, kowtowing and saying:

"Brother Monkey, I was wrong this time. I'll apologize to you after I rescue Master. I'm terrified of you talking in there. Please show your true form. I promise I'll never talk back to you again."

After Zhu Bajie finished speaking, Sun Wukong continued, "You're still carrying me on your back, so just keep going."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie muttered something under his breath, then got up and continued on his way with Sha Wujing.

After the group continued on their journey for a while, they suddenly saw a pavilion with the four large characters "Great King of Numinous Touch" written on it. Sha Wujing said:

"This must be the fairy's house. We have no idea what's inside, so how are we supposed to get up there and fight?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong suddenly spoke up, asking, "Sha Wujing, is there water outside?"

Upon hearing this, Sha Wujing quickly looked around, and after a short while, he slowly said to Sun Wukong, "There is no water at all."

"Since there's no water, you two stay hidden nearby while I go and ask around."

As soon as Sun Wukong finished speaking, he transformed into a long-legged lobster, hopping and skipping into the doorway. When he opened his eyes, he saw the monster sitting right in front of him.

The demons sat on both sides, and next to them was a ragged old man, all discussing eating Tang Monk.

After a short while, Pilgrim Sun came to their side and said, "Your Majesty, you are all discussing eating Tang Monk, but where is Tang Xuanzang now?"

The ragged old man said, "Tang Xuanzang is currently imprisoned in that stone by the king. If his disciples haven't arrived by tomorrow, then he can eat."

After hearing this, Sun Wukong stayed quietly for a while, then walked straight into the palace. There he saw a stone that looked like a coffin. Sun Wukong lay down on it and listened quietly for a while, and heard Tang Xuanzang crying there.

Sun Wukong immediately advised Tang Xuanzang, "Master, please don't cry. This isn't the first or second time you've been captured. You need to get used to it. Besides, we will all come to rescue you."

Tang Xuanzang was speechless upon hearing this, but after a short while, he suddenly realized that the words he had just heard seemed to be Sun Wukong's voice. Overjoyed, he quickly said to Sun Wukong:

"Wukong, you've finally come to save me! I've been waiting for you for so long! Now please get me out of here quickly!"

Sun Wukong pondered for a long time after hearing this. Tang Xuanzang, not having heard what Sun Wukong said, assumed that Sun Wukong had given up on saving him and continued:

"I'm suffocating in here."

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

"Master, don't worry, I'll get you out of here in a bit."

After speaking, Sun Wukong quickly jumped outside the cave entrance, revealing his true form, and said, "Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing, where are you now?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing hurriedly came out and asked Sun Wukong, "Brother Monkey, we're all here. How did it go? Did you find Master? Is Master still alive?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong frowned, and after a short while, continued, "He is alive, but his current condition is not optimistic."

Seeing Sun Wukong's expression, Zhu Bajie immediately realized the seriousness of the matter and stopped joking. He slowly asked, "Where exactly is Master being held now?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong recounted everything he had just seen to Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing. Sun Wukong then said:

"That monster tricked Master, but Master wasn't injured. He was just imprisoned in something that looks like a stone coffin. You two go down to that monster and get Master back."

Zhu Bajie remained silent for a long time after hearing this. After a while, he slowly spoke, saying helplessly to Sun Wukong, "Brother Monkey, what you said sounds simple. What if we can't beat him?"

After thinking carefully for a long time, Sun Wukong slowly said to Zhu Bajie:

"You don't need to worry about this at all. If you can beat him, then catch him. If you can't, just pretend you can't beat him and lure him out of the water. I'll fight him then. I'm waiting for you on the shore right now."

After speaking, Sun Wukong used his Water-Avoidance Instruction and swam to the shore.

After seeing Sun Wukong Zhu Bajie became emboldened, grabbed his Nine-Toothed Rake, and went to the gate, shouting loudly:

"You monsters, release my master right now, and give us some good food and drink so we can make our journey to the Western Heaven to obtain the scriptures. Otherwise, I'll beat you all to a pulp."

Upon hearing what Zhu Bajie said, the Great King of Numinous Touch's men were immediately terrified and rushed back to report to the Great King of Numinous Touch:

"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened! There's a fat, big-eared man shouting at the door, demanding that we return his master!"

The Great King of Numinous Touch pondered the words seriously, but after a short while he still hadn't made up his mind. At that moment, the ragged man slowly spoke and offered the Great King of Numinous Touch a suggestion.

"Your Majesty, why don't you fight him first to see if he's truly your equal?"

Upon hearing this, Great King of Numinous Touch ordered his lesser demons to bring out their weapons and armor. Great King of Numinous Touch opened the gate, and hundreds of lesser demons appeared behind him, brandishing swords and spears.

After seeing Zhu Bajie, the Great King of Numinous Touch slowly said:

"You Zhu Bajie, how dare you come here and yell at me? I regretted not killing you right then and there."

Upon hearing this, Pigsy hurriedly said, "You think you can kill me? We were originally disciples of Tang Xuanzang from the Tang Dynasty, traveling to the Western Paradise to retrieve Buddhist scriptures. But you've been playing tricks, pretending to be the Great King Linggan, and you're only after children."

"When you first met me, I was kind-hearted and let you go. But now that we've met again, I can't let you go no matter what."

After saying this, Zhu Bajie raised his Nine-Chi Rake and struck at the Great King of Numinous Touch.