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Seeing this, the Great King of Numinous Touch sneered and said:

"You monk, don't exaggerate. It was I who caused the Tongtian River to freeze over, which is why your master didn't come this morning. Before that, I was unarmed because I was trying to eat those two young boys and girls, which is why I was struck by lightning and seriously injured."

"Now that my injuries have healed, you shouldn't leave. Let's fight a few rounds. If you win, I'll release your master. If you can't beat me, I'll capture you and eat you too."

After speaking, the Great King of Numinous Touch raised the two copper hammers in his hand and Zhu Bajie. Seeing this, Pigsy suddenly realized what was happening and said to the Great King of Numinous Touch:

"So you're a monster who became a spirit halfway through life."

Upon hearing this, the Great King of Numinous Touch was immediately alarmed and hurriedly asked, "How did you know?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie patted his belly and chuckled, saying:

"Judging from your ability to use that bronze hammer, you must have stolen it from a blacksmith's house and ended up in your possession."

Upon hearing this, the Great King of Numinous Touch quickly explained to Zhu Bajie:

"You're talking nonsense. This wasn't made from blacksmith's tools; it was originally a lotus flower from the Yaochi that transformed."

After the Great King of Numinous Touch finished speaking, Zhu Bajie pondered for a long time before realizing that the Great King of Numinous Touch did not come from the mortal realm.

Just as Zhu Bajie was about to continue speaking, Sha Wujing finally lost his temper and interrupted their conversation.

Sha Wujing frowned and shouted, "Demon, stop talking! You can't escape today. Just wait to die!"

Upon seeing the weapon in Sha Wujing's hand, the Great King of Numinous Touch quickly said:

"Looks like you're a monk who came to this path later in life too."

Before Sha Wujing could speak, the Great King of Numinous Touch of Great King of Numinous Touch continued speaking to Sha Wujing:

"I see your weapon is just someone else's rolling pin. Why did you just grab his rolling pin? You think you can beat me with a weapon like that? You're dreaming."

Without a Great King of Numinous Touch, the three men's expressions changed and they began to fight underwater.

The three fought underwater for a long time without a clear winner. Zhu Bajie knew he couldn't defeat Great King of Numinous Touch, so he gave Sha Wujing a signal.

The two pretended to be outmatched and planned to escape. Seeing this, the monster quickly said to its minions:

"Men, wait here for me for a while. I'll go and bring those two back, and we'll eat them together."

Upon hearing this, all the monsters froze on the spot, and seeing this, Great King of Numinous Touch turned around and went ashore.

Sun Wukong, on the east bank, was staring intently at the river when suddenly the waves surged. Zhu Bajie jumped ashore first and said, "Brother Monkey, it's bad! He's here! You'd better get ready!"

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong held up his Ruyi Jingu Bang and waited quietly to the side. After a short while, Sha Wujing also jumped out of the water, chanting loudly.

"Brother Monkey, hurry up and get ready, he's already here and is waiting for you."

No sooner had Sha Wujing finished speaking than the demon followed closely behind.

"Let's see where you think you can run now."

Sun Wukong swung his staff at the monster, who quickly dodged and retaliated with his copper hammer.

The two fought, and a fierce storm arose. After a short while, the demon could no longer hold out and quickly used a trick to escape back into the water. Sun Wukong stood on the high hillside and said to Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing:

"You two have really gone through a lot of trouble this time."

After a long pause, Sha Wujing slowly spoke:

"This monster is so powerful in the water, but it's already helpless on land. It's been tricked this time, and it definitely won't come out again next time. How can we save Master?"

After Sha Wujing finished speaking, Zhu Bajie thought about it seriously for a while and then slowly said:

"How about this? I'll go lure that monster out again. Don't rush, wait in the air for a while. Once it surfaces, I'll fight it in the water, and you fight it in the sky. How about that?"

Sun Wukong nodded upon hearing this, and then Zhu Bajie turned around and went back into the water.

Meanwhile, the monster had already been defeated by Sun Wukong and returned home. Later, the lesser demons took the monster back with them. The ragged old man, seeing the Great King of Numinous Touch Linggan covered in wounds, asked in confusion:

"Your Majesty, which monk possessed such great Divine Ability that he beat you into this state?"

Upon hearing this, the Great King of Numinous Touch sighed and slowly said:

"It turns out that the monk had an accomplice. After they both jumped ashore, one of them grabbed a stick and started hitting me. I fought him for a while, but I don't know how heavy his stick was, I couldn't beat him at all."

After listening to this, the ragged old man thought seriously for a while, then suddenly panicked and hurriedly said to the Great King of Numinous Touch:

"Your Majesty, I wonder what this person looks like? Is he the one I know?"

Upon hearing this, the Great King of Numinous Touch was greatly surprised and asked the ragged old man in a puzzled tone:

"Do you know his accomplice? That accomplice has a hairy face, Duke of Thunder's mouth, and Fiery Eyes and Golden Pupils."

Upon hearing the words of the Great King of Numinous Touch, the ragged old man was terrified and immediately tried to flee. After a short while, he suddenly came to his senses and said to the Great King of Numinous Touch:

"Your Majesty, we can't eat Tang Xuanzang then, because the person you just mentioned, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven who caused havoc in Heaven five hundred years ago, I've also heard the Old Dragon King mention his name."

A short while later, one of the lesser demons returned and reported to Great King of Numinous Touch:

"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened! That fat-headed, big-eared monk is back again, and he's shouting at the gate. What should we do?"

Upon hearing this, the Great King of Numinous Touch quickly addressed the group of lesser demons:

"Quickly close the city gates tightly and don't let anyone out. If anyone calls out to us from outside, we just need to ignore them."

"Let's keep bothering him for a few more days. When he finally can't wait any longer, he'll naturally go back. Then we can enjoy Tang Monk together."

Upon hearing this, the lesser demons quickly moved a large rock to block the cave entrance. Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing called out for a long time, but the demon still wouldn't come out.

Zhu Bajie was very anxious, so he raised his Nine-Toothed Rake and smashed it against the door, but the door remained unmoved.

After thinking carefully for a long time, Sha Wujing said to Zhu Bajie:

"This can't go on like this. Why don't we go back and discuss it with Brother Monkey first, and then make a final decision?"