Beaten to Death

If I encounter this situation several times a month, then I'll have more business.

When the bandits saw Sun Wukong talking to his master, they quickly ran over and said to Sun Wukong:

"Little monk, your master said there's still some money in your purse. I advise you to take it out quickly, and I'll spare your lives. If you refuse, we'll send you on your way now."

After saying this, the bandit raised his stick and waved it in front of Sun Wukong, thinking that this would scare Sun Wukong.

Sun Wukong put down the bundle in his hand and said to the bandits:

"Sir, please don't worry. There is indeed some money in the bag, but not much. I also have more than twenty pieces of gold ingots and more than thirty pieces of silver ingots."

"If you want them, take them all right now, but don't hurt my master."

Upon hearing Sun Wukong's words, the bandits were overjoyed and said to Tang Xuanzang with smiles:

"I didn't expect my apprentice to be so perceptive; you've done something quite generous!"

The bandits then released Tang Xuanzang, who mounted his horse and rode swiftly to escape.

Seeing this, Sun Wukong quickly picked up his bundle and was about to chase after Tang Xuanzang when the bandits blocked Sun Wukong way, saying to Sun Wukong:

"We've already promised to release your master, so why don't you leave your belongings behind?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong sneered and said, "We must take three-thirds of the gold inside."

The bandits were taken aback by this, and their gazes towards Sun Wukong changed slightly. They said to Sun Wukong, "You little monk are too clever. It seems we'll have to keep this from your master."

"Alright, just take it out and let us see. If there's a lot, we'll keep some for you. You can go buy some food yourself."

Sun Wukong laughed and said, "You may have misunderstood me. I'm not saying I want to see my money now, but rather that I want to take all the money you've robbed from everyone before this."

The thieves were furious upon hearing this and angrily cursed at Sun Wukong:

"You monk, you're courting death! You refuse to give us your money, and instead you ask me if you're leaving. Let me teach you a lesson!"

After saying this, the thief picked up a stick and hit Sun Wukong on the head several times, then pretended nothing had happened and said with a forced smile:

"If you keep fighting like this, it might go on until next year."

Upon seeing this, the thief was immediately astonished and exclaimed, "This monk's head is so hard!"

Sun Wukong smiled and said, "No, no, you flatter me. It'll have to do."

After a short while, the thieves swarmed forward, raising their wooden clubs and striking Sun Wukong on the head. They struck him for a long time, and gradually, the thieves began to feel a sense of fear. However, Sun Wukong calmly said:

"Please don't be angry, everyone. I'll take out my stick and let you see it."

Sun Wukong had barely finished speaking when he reached into his ear and pulled out an embroidery needle, saying to them:

"You see, I'm a monk and I don't carry any money with me, so I might as well give you this needle."

Upon hearing this, the thief immediately became very angry and quickly said:

"This is truly terrible luck! They released the rich monk but captured a poor one. What use is this embroidery needle to me? To use it as a tailor?"

When Sun Wukong heard that the thieves didn't want his Ruyi Jingu Bang), he took it and shook it, and it instantly turned into a very thick stick.

The thieves were terrified upon seeing this and quickly said:

"This little monk looks quite young, but he knows some magic tricks."

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong sneered, then planted his Ruyi Jingu Bang) in the ground and said to them:

"How about this: if any of you can lift this stick, I'll give it to you."

When the thieves saw the Ruyi Jingu Bang) in Sun Wukong's hand gleaming, a hint of greed arose in them, and they rushed to snatch it. However, after half a day, the Ruyi Jingu Bang remained unmoved.

Sun Wukong slowly walked forward, gently picked up the object, pointed at the thieves, and said:

"Your cultivation levels are all too low. Now that you've encountered me, that is your fate."

The thieves immediately stepped forward and struck Sun Wukong several times. Seeing this, Sun Wukong laughed and said, "You've been hitting me for so long, your arms and legs must be sore. Let me hit you once."

No sooner had Sun Wukong finished speaking than he struck a bandit with his staff, knocking him to the ground. The bandit's head hit the ground and he never spoke again.

Seeing this, one of the bandits loudly rebuked Sun Wukong, saying, "You monk are far too rude! Not only did you not give us any money, but you also burned one of our people!"

"Don't say anything yet, wait until I beat you all down one by one."

No sooner had Sun Wukong finished speaking than he struck the second bandit dead with his staff, scaring the rest of the bandits into abandoning their armor and fleeing in panic.

At the same time, Tang Xuanzang was riding his horse, about to gallop towards Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing, when Tang Xuanzang Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing saw him from the other side and quickly ran up to stop Tang Xuanzang, saying:

"Master, where are you headed? Have you taken the wrong road?"

But Tang Xuanzang didn't care about any of that; he just pulled Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing aside and said:

"You two hurry up and talk to your senior brother, begging him to spare their lives and not kill those bandits."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie immediately ran towards Sun Wukong's direction.

However, by this time, Sun Wukong had already walked triumphantly in the direction of Zhu Bajie. Upon seeing Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie quickly said to Sun Wukong:

"Master Brother Monkey sent me to tell you, whatever you do, don't kill those bandits."

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong laughed and said to Zhu Bajie, "The other bandits have already run away; only these two are still sleeping here."

Sun Wukong tried to deceive Zhu Bajie with a lie, but Zhu Bajie ran to the two men and said to them with a smile:

"You two are really working too hard. Did you stay up all night last night? Why didn't you sleep somewhere else but here?"

After observing carefully for a long time, Zhu Bajie suddenly noticed that both of them had large holes in their heads and white things next to them.