Searching for the Bull Devil King
Sun Wukong, still somewhat skeptical, continued, "Then tell me now, where exactly is the Bull Devil King?"
Upon hearing this, the Land God slowly said to Sun Wukong:
"The Bull Devil King was originally Rakshasi's husband. He abandoned Rakshasi on Emerald Cloud Mountain and went to Accumulated Mountain alone."
" On Accumulated Thunder Mountain, there lived a Ten-Thousand-Year Fox King. Now the fox king is dead, leaving behind a daughter named Princess Jade Face. That princess is extremely wealthy, and there is no one to manage her family. Princess Jade Face Bull Devil King a fancy to the Bull Devil King and made him her husband."
"Afterwards, the Bull Devil King abandoned Princess Rakshasi and did not return for a long time. If you, Sun Wukong, can find the Bull Devil King, you should be able to borrow the Plantain Fan and protect your master on his journey to the Western Heaven to obtain the scriptures."
Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong earnestly asked the Land God, "Now tell me, how far is it from here to that mountain?"
Upon hearing this, the Land God smiled and said to Sun Wukong, "That mountain is right here, not far to the south. If you use your Somersault Cloud, you'll be there in the blink of an eye."
Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong instructed Sha Wujing and Zhu Bajie to protect Tang Xuanzang. Suddenly, Sun Wukong disappeared.
After a short while, a towering mountain range came into view, its scenery beautiful and its ice and frost untouched.
Sun Wukong watched for a long time, and finally, having seen enough, he stepped onto the sharp peak and entered the deep mountains to find a way.
A short while later, a woman plucked a bunch of flowers and tucked them behind her ear. Sun Wukong hid in a strange rock and watched quietly.
The woman walked slowly along the edge of the stone, and Sun Wukong immediately stepped forward, bowed, and said, "Where are you going, Bodhisattva? I have come to ask you something."
The woman had never seen anyone as ugly as Sun Wukong before. She was shocked and terrified, and quickly backed away, only able to stammer a weak reply:
Where do you come from? Who are you looking for?
After hearing this, Sun Wukong pondered for a long time. Sun Wukong thought to himself, "If I openly tell him about it being about the Plantain Fan, this person might have some kind of kinship with the Bull Devil King."
Seeing that Sun Wukong remained silent for a long time, the woman's expression changed drastically, and she scolded Sun Wukong:
Who are you? And why are you here?
Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong could only force a smile and say, "I came from Emerald Cloud Mountain and this is my first time here. I have no idea where the road is. May I ask, Bodhisattva, is this Accumulated Thunder Mountain?"
After hearing Sun Wukong's words, the woman nodded. Then Sun Wukong asked the woman, "Where exactly is the Bull Devil King?"
Upon hearing this, the woman suddenly became wary and asked Sun Wukong, "What exactly do you want with the Bull Devil King?"
Sun Wukong laughed and said, "I am from the Plantain Cave of Emerald Cloud Mountain, where Princess Iron Fan has always been searching for the Bull Devil King."
Upon hearing that it was Princess Iron Fan, the woman was greatly surprised. After a short while, she gradually became angry, her face turning red and her neck thickening, and she began to curse loudly:
"This person is utterly unreasonable. It's been two years since the Bull Devil King came to my house, and I don't even know how much gold and silver I've given Bull Devil King. Now he's still ungrateful and comes to ask me to go back. What does he want?"
Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong realized that the person before him was Princess Jade Face, so he took out his Princess Jade Face Ruyi Jingu Bang and cursed at her:
"You shrew, you managed to take in the Bull Devil King with some money, aren't you ashamed? Who are you cursing now?"
Upon hearing Sun Wukong's words, Princess Jade Face was so terrified that she turned and ran away without even putting on her shoes properly.
Seeing that Princess Jade Face had already fled, Sun Wukong immediately followed her to the entrance of a Princess Jade Face. After Princess Jade Face ran inside and closed the door tightly, Sun Wukong put away his iron cudgel and waited quietly at the entrance.
Princess Jade Face, panting heavily, arrived at the study. However, the Bull Devil King was already reading. Princess Jade Face, annoyed, climbed onto the Bull Devil King and said:
"Since you dared to harm me, haven't I been good enough to you? So you're a coward after all!"
Upon hearing this, the Bull Devil King looked completely bewildered and said to Princess Jade Face:
"What exactly happened? If I really did something wrong, then I apologize to you."
After pondering this for a long time, Princess Jade Face complained to the Bull Devil King:
"I was traveling alone when suddenly a monk ran up to me, bowed, and hit me. I was startled. Then I asked him who he was, and he said he was Princess Iron Fan looking for the Bull Devil King. After I said a few words to him, he even cursed at me."
"Then he picked up that stick again and chased me away. If I hadn't run fast enough, he probably would have beaten me to death."
Upon hearing this, the Bull Devil King quickly went to comfort the Princess Jade Face. After a short while, the Bull Devil King slowly said:
"To be honest, although that place is remote, it's peaceful and serene. My wife used to cultivate there and became an enlightened female immortal."
"But I really don't know about that hairy-faced, Duke of Thunder- mouthed monk you mentioned. I'll go take a look now."
The Bull Devil King strode out of the study, drew his weapon, and shouted, "Who's making such a racket here? Don't they know who's protecting this place?"
When Sun Wukong saw the Bull Devil King, he suddenly felt that the Bull Devil King was very familiar, so he said to the Bull Devil King:
"Bull Devil King, I am the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Sun Wukong, do you still remember me?"
When the Bull Devil King saw Sun Wukong, he looked at Sun Wukong with a puzzled expression, as if a part of his memory was missing, and Sun Wukong, "Who exactly are you? Why don't I know your name?"
Sun Wukong was quite surprised to hear this. Sun Wukong thought to himself:
"What's going on? Why doesn't the Bull Devil King remember me?"
Meanwhile, in the heavens, Ao Changsheng and Hongjun Laozu quietly watched Sun Wukong's every move. After hearing what the Bull Demon King said, Ao Changsheng was immediately surprised and looked at Hongjun Laozu with a puzzled expression, saying:
"What's going on with the Bull Devil King? Why did he suddenly lose his memory?"
Upon hearing this, Ancestor Hongjun smiled and said:
"I think things would be much simpler if the two of them recognized each other. It would be better to make the Bull Devil King lose his memory, wouldn't that solve everything?"
Upon hearing this, Ao Changsheng was speechless and stopped paying attention to Ancestor Hongjun.
At the same time, Sun Wukong said to the Bull Devil King, "Didn't we swear brotherhood five hundred years ago?"