Real and Fake

"Brother Monkey, please don't be in a hurry. Wait here for me a moment, let me go and see if it's really you over there."

Sun Wukong was originally kind-hearted, but Sha Wujing had a slight suspicion in his heart. So the two of them rode the clouds together and went there. Sure enough, when they arrived at Flower-Fruit Mountain, Sun Wukong looked closely and saw that there was indeed Pilgrim Sun sitting there drinking and making merry with the other monkeys.

The person looked exactly like Sun Wukong. After a short while, Sun Wukong finally couldn't stand it anymore, so he raised his Ruyi Jingu Bang (Golden Cudgel) and charged towards the monster, shouting:

"What kind of monster are you, changing your appearance to resemble mine? Now that I've returned, you still remain unrepentant."

After hearing Pilgrim Sun Wukong's words and seeing Sun Wukong actions, Sun Wukong raised his iron cudgel and struck at Sun Wukong, and the two monkeys began to fight.

Sun Wukong and Pilgrim Sun each rode on a cloud and leaped into the heavens. Sha Wujing watched from the side but dared not make a move. After a short while, even Sha Wujing could not distinguish between the two of them.

After a while, Sun Wukong said to Sha Wujing:

"Sha Wujing, go and retrieve the luggage from the Flower-Fruit Mountain cave. Then give it to Master to take back. After I've settled my score with him, I'll naturally come to find you."

Upon hearing this, Sha Wujing rushed into the Water Curtain Cave of Flower-Fruit Mountain, retrieved his bundle, and flew towards Tang Xuanzang's direction.

At the same time, Sun Wukong and Pilgrim Sun turned Flower-Fruit Mountain upside down.

A short while later, Sun Wukong and Pilgrim Sun arrived at Bodhisattva Guanyin's place and said to Bodhisattva Guanyin:

"Bodhisattva Guanyin, we are now locked in a fierce battle with this demon, and we hope you can help us distinguish the real from the fake. This way, I can give my master some answers."

Upon hearing this, Bodhisattva Guanyin immediately addressed her two subordinates:

"Sudhana, Dragon Girl, you two go together and pin these two monkeys to the ground. I'll chant the Tightening -Tightening Incantation in a moment, and the one who will truly feel the pain is Sun Wukong."

Bodhisattva Guanyin, along with Sudhana and the Dragon Girl, arrived at the side of Sun Wukong and Pilgrim Sun.

Bodhisattva Guanyin began chanting earnestly, and then Sun Wukong and Pilgrim Sun both clutched their heads, crying out in pain:

"Bodhisattva Guanyin, please stop chanting for now. We're both in so much pain we can't do anything about it."

Then, Bodhisattva Guanyin, having no other recourse, summoned the other deities and said to them:

"I can't tell who's Sun Wukong and who's Pilgrim Sun anymore. Come and take a look."

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong and Pilgrim Sun started fighting again. Bodhisattva Guanyin finally lost her patience and reprimanded them both:

"You two stand still and put your hands down while we examine you carefully."

After a long time, the other gods still couldn't tell who was real and who was fake. Then the two of them, pulling and tugging at each other, arrived outside the Southern Heavenly Gate. The Jade Emperor, also flustered, hurriedly asked:

"Sun Wukong, what's going on with you? How can there be two of you? One of you is already giving me a headache, and now there's another one."

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong said to the Jade Emperor:

"I was originally protecting Tang Xuanzang on his journey to the Western Heaven to retrieve Buddhist scriptures, but I was driven back by Tang Xuanzang because I fought and killed bandits along the way. Now, someone has taken my place, occupied my lair, and injured Tang Xuanzang."

"Then we went to Bodhisattva Guanyin to ask her to examine us carefully, but unfortunately she couldn't tell who was who either of us. So we came to you, hoping you could help us to distinguish us."

After staring at Sun Wukong for a long time, the Jade Emperor still couldn't distinguish the real from the fake. Then they went to Bodhisattva King Dizang. Upon seeing Sun Wukong Bodhisattva King Dizang immediately stopped Sun Wukong and said:

"You two wait here for a moment. Let me use my Diting to see who is the real one and who is the fake one."

After a short while, Diting looked at Pilgrim Sun seriously, and Diting shook its head.

King Dizang was at a loss for what to do, so he said something to them again. King Dizang said:

"Why don't you two go to the Great Thunderclap Monastery and find the Tathagata? He'll then know who is the real one and who is the fake one."

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong immediately understood, and so they went together Tathagata the Buddha's place.

Tathagata pondering this for a long time, the Pilgrim Sun:

"I know who you are now. You are the Six-Eared Macaque. You can know things that happen thousands of miles away, and you can understand what mortals are saying. You are good at observation and at listening to people's prophecies."

Upon hearing the Tathagata's words, the Six-Eared Macaque immediately sensed something was wrong and tried to escape. Tathagata, the Sun Wukong did not give the Six-Eared Macaque the chance. Sun Wukong couldn't help but raise his Ruyi Jingu Bang and strike the Six-Eared Macaque. Seeing this, the Buddha Tathagata could only sigh and shake his head.

Sun Wukong smiled and said to the Buddha Tathagata:

"You shouldn't pity him. He injured my master and stole my belongings. In the mortal world, that should be a capital offense."

Tathagata hearing what Sun Wukong said, Buddha couldn't bear it any longer and said to Sun Wukong:

"Don't say so much to me now, just protect Tang Xuanzang on his journey to the Western Heaven to obtain the Buddhist scriptures."

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong immediately said to the Buddha Tathagata:

"Buddha Tathagata, have you forgotten something? If I go back now, my master will definitely abandon me. Why don't you do me a favor and remove this Tightening Incantation from my head? Take it and let me return to my Flower-Fruit Mountain."

Upon hearing Buddha Tathagata immediately smiled and said to Sun Wukong:

"Don't think nonsense, you monkey. I'll have Bodhisattva Guanyin send you back now. She won't refuse to take you. Just protect her well from now on. When you achieve enlightenment, you'll sit on this lotus platform too."

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong followed Bodhisattva Guanyin to Tang Xuanzang. Bodhisattva Guanyin then explained to Tang Xuanzang:

"The one Tang Xuanzang beat up a few days ago was the Six-Eared Macaque. Fortunately, the Buddha Tathagata is very knowledgeable, and he has already been killed by Sun Wukong. You must take Sun Wukong in today."

"There are still many Yaomo to be eliminated along the way. Let him protect you all the way until you reach the Spirit Mountain, meet the Buddha, and obtain the true scriptures. Then, do not blame him anymore."

Upon hearing this, Tang Xuanzang quickly nodded and kowtowed to Bodhisattva Guanyin in gratitude. A short while later, a strong wind blew, and under the watchful eyes of everyone, Zhu Bajie arrived on the wind carrying two bundles.

When Sun Wukong saw that it was Zhu Bajie returning, he hurriedly went to greet Zhu Bajie.

But Zhu Bajie was so frightened that he quickly dodged away.

After seeing Bodhisattva Guanyin, Zhu Bajie said to Bodhisattva Guanyin: