Seeking Help

Zhu Bajie nodded upon hearing this, and then Sha Wujing and Zhu Bajie returned to the shore together. After seeing Sun Wukong and Sha Wujing return, and not seeing Zhu Bajie for a long time, the demon immediately jumped down from the cloud and asked Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing:

"What's wrong with you two? Why haven't you brought back even a single monster yet?"

Upon hearing Zhu Bajie deflated like a punctured balloon and said to Sun Wukong:

"Brother Monkey, don't mention this anymore. That monster kept the door tightly shut and wouldn't come out. I just broke down the door and suddenly found the room full of rocks."

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

"It seems this method really won't work. That monster has learned its lesson. How about this: you all go patrol the riverbank first, and I'll go find some help."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie laughed and said to Sun Wukong, "Brother Monkey, this kind of thing is such a waste of time."

Seeing this, Sun Wukong grabbed Zhu Bajie's ear and whispered in his ear:

"What does saving Master matter? Don't worry about this. Just do as I say. I'm going to the South Sea now, I'll be right back."

After Sun Wukong this, Somersault Cloud somersaulted to the South Sea. After some time, he jumped down from the cloud. A group of immortals saw Sun Wukong arrive and smiled as they said to Sun Wukong:

Why does the Great Sage have such leisure time to come here today?

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong smiled and said to the group of immortals, "I have something I need to discuss with Bodhisattva Guanyin."

The immortals slowly shook their heads upon hearing this. Sun Wukong looked puzzled, and after a short while, he slowly spoke:

"This morning, Bodhisattva Guanyin went out and didn't allow outsiders to enter the bamboo forest alone. She knew you would come today, so she asked us to wait for you here."

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong immediately felt relieved and chatted with the immortals. After a short while, the Sudhana suddenly came out and said to Sun Wukong:

"Thank you for your kindness, Great Sage Sun. The Bodhisattva has taken me in, and I will stay by your side day and night, solely to serve you."

Sun Wukong laughed and said upon hearing this:

"You were completely bewitched back then. Now that you've seen the light, you finally realize I'm a good person."

Sun Wukong waited there for a long time, but Bodhisattva Guanyin did not arrive. Finally, Sun Wukong could not wait any longer and decided to go in to find Bodhisattva Guanyin.

After a short while, Sun Wukong was finally about to leave, but Bodhisattva Guanyin came out and said to Sun Wukong:

"Sun Wukong, why are you still so impatient? If you had waited just a little longer, I would have come out."

Upon seeing Bodhisattva Guanyin, Sun Wukong immediately knelt down and said to Bodhisattva Guanyin:

"I've run into some trouble, which is why I wanted you to find out what kind of monster the Tongtian River is."

After listening to this, Bodhisattva Guanyin pondered for a long time before slowly saying to Sun Wukong:

"Please wait for me outside for a while; I'll be out in a little while."

After saying this, Bodhisattva Guanyin turned around and continued into the bamboo forest.

Sun Wukong dared not forcibly take Bodhisattva Guanyin away, so he could only walk out of the bamboo forest and say to all the gods:

"Today, the Bodhisattva is doing housework again. Instead of sitting on her lotus throne and wearing makeup, what is she doing cutting bamboo in the bamboo grove?"

Upon hearing this, the gods quickly waved their hands and said to Sun Wukong:

"I don't know anything about this either. Bodhisattva Guanyin entered the bamboo forest this morning and told us to wait for you here. You must have encountered something."

After a short while, Bodhisattva Guanyin came out slowly, carrying a bamboo basket, and said to Sun Wukong:

"Wukong, I'll go with you now to rescue Tang Xuanzang."

Upon hearing this, Wukong immediately knelt down and said to Bodhisattva Guanyin, "I dare not urge you, but I still need you to put on your clothes and come with me to catch that monster."

After listening to this, Bodhisattva Guanyin pondered for a long time before slowly speaking to Sun Wukong:

"Catching that monster doesn't require so much work; all I need to do is carry a bamboo basket."

After Bodhisattva Guanyin finished speaking, she followed Sun Wukong and rode the clouds to the Tongtian River. Upon seeing this, Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing spoke up:

"Senior brother, you're really too impatient. How could you bring a Bodhisattva who wasn't prepared at all?"

No sooner had Zhu Bajie Bodhisattva Guanyin Zhu Bajie beside him. Upon seeing this, Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing immediately knelt down and said to the Bodhisattva:

"Bodhisattva, please forgive our incompetence. We failed to protect Tang Xuanzang on his journey to the Western Heaven to obtain Buddhist scriptures, and now we have to trouble you again."

Bodhisattva Guanyin ignored Zhu Bajie's words, simply threw the bamboo basket into the water, muttered a spell for a short while, and then lifted the basket, which contained a glittering golden fish.

Seeing this, Bodhisattva Guanyin quickly said to Sun Wukong, "Sun Wukong, don't worry about that now, go and save your master!"

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong thought Bodhisattva Guanyin was teasing him, so he smiled and said to Bodhisattva Guanyin:

"Bodhisattva, you're joking! That demon hasn't even been captured yet, how can we save my master?"

Upon hearing this, Bodhisattva Guanyin showed Sun Wukong the fish in the bamboo basket and then said to Sun Wukong:

"The monster in the river is currently inside this bamboo basket. You must hurry and rescue your master."

Upon hearing this Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing immediately asked, "How can a fish transform into this? It must be fake!"

Bodhisattva Guanyin smiled upon hearing this and said:

"This fish was originally a goldfish I raised in my lotus pond. It listened to my chanting every day, which is why it cultivated such a powerful technique. The weapon it wields is a lotus leaf that hasn't yet bloomed in my water."

"I don't know which day the tide suddenly came in and he escaped. I did some calculations and learned that he had harmed your master here, so he didn't have time to dress up and just wove a bamboo basket to come here."

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong smiled and said to Bodhisattva Guanyin:

"Since that's the case, after I rescue my master, I'll have everyone in Chen Household Village build you a golden Buddha statue, how about that?"

Upon hearing this, Bodhisattva Guanyin didn't want to pay any attention to Sun Wukong, but helplessly said to Sun Wukong, "Let me think about this for a while. Now go and rescue your masters."

However, just as Sun Wukong went to rescue Tang Xuanzang, Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing had already run to Chen Household Village and were shouting loudly.

All that could be heard was Zhu Bajie shouting:

"Come quick, everyone! This is a living Bodhisattva Guanyin!"