Subduing the Yaomo
"Great Sage, this is absolutely not allowed! If you kill him, the water will surely flood our temple, and all the people and all living things will be doomed."
Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong stopped wielding his weapon. Then, Zhang Lao'er used a Law Technique to transform the monster into an elixir, which was then buried in the water, after which the water became calm.
Upon seeing Sun Wukong's actions, the Imperial Preceptor was immediately delighted. He quickly approached Sun Wukong, patted Sun Wukong on the shoulder, and said:
"You did a fantastic job. Without you, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to subdue this monster. So, without further ado, hurry and go save your master."
Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong nodded. Then, the Imperial Preceptor, Zhang Lao'er, and Sun Wukong arrived at the entrance of the Yellow-Browed Old Yaomo's cave. Sun Wukong raised his Ruyi Jingu Bang and smashed the entrance of the Yellow-Browed Old Yaomo's cave to pieces with one blow.
Upon hearing the commotion at the door, the Yellow-Browed Old Yaomo realized that Sun Wukong had returned, and he immediately flew out in a rage.
Just then, upon seeing the Yellow-Browed Old Yaomo, Zhang Lao'er immediately stepped in front of Sun Wukong, raised his sword, and said to the Yellow-Browed Old Yaomo:
"You wicked monster, I will now subdue you."
Upon hearing this, the Yellow-Browed Old Yaomo sneered and said to Zhang Lao'er, "In your current state, unarmed, how could you possibly defeat me?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Lao'er sneered and looked disdainfully at the Yellow-Browed Old Yaomo, saying:
"I have many skills; let's see if you can unleash them. I'm afraid you wouldn't even last a few moves against me right now."
The Yellow-Browed Old Yaomo had no intention of dealing with Zhang Lao'er at this moment, so he used his pouch to trap Zhang Lao'er Yellow-Browed Old Yaomo.
A short while later, Sun Wukong hurriedly fled, and that's when he encountered Maitreya Buddha.
After Sun Wukong met Maitreya Buddha, he smiled and said to Maitreya Buddha:
"I'm facing a very difficult problem. I've encountered a monster that I simply can't subdue."
After hearing what Sun Wukong said, Maitreya Buddha smiled at Sun Wukong and said:
"Great Sage, you don't need to worry about that at all. That old yellow demon is actually one of my attendants. When I went to the gathering, my attendant stole my Heaven and Earth Ruyi Bag."
Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong immediately understood. He raised his iron cudgel and went to the outside of the mountain gate, shouting loudly, "Old demon, your grandfather has returned! Come out and face your death!"
Upon hearing Sun Wukong's words Yellow-Browed Old Yaomo rushed out. However, Sun Wukong noticed a melon nearby and transformed it into a large, ripe melon.
However, Maitreya Buddha transformed into a melon seller and said to the old demon:
"Sir, would you like to buy a melon? These melons are big and sweet. Which one would you like?"
The Yellow-Browed Old Yaomo didn't even glance at it, but instead picked up a watermelon that Sun Wukong had just transformed into and ate it.
After Sun Wukong entered the belly of the Yellow-Browed Old Yaomo, he immediately revealed his true form and rolled around wildly inside the Yellow-Browed Old Yaomo's stomach.
The Yellow-Browed Old Yaomo suddenly felt an unbearable pain in his stomach, and after a short while, he revealed his true form. The Maitreya Buddha also revealed his true form and said to the Yellow-Browed Old Yaomo:
"You've gone too far, you little brat! Give me back your Heaven and Earth Bag right now, and then come back to the Land of Ultimate Bliss with me."
Upon hearing this, the Yellow-Browed Old Yaomo obediently followed Maitreya Buddha back. At that moment, Sun Wukong was still inside the Yellow-Browed Old Yaomo's belly.
Sun Wukong quietly slipped out of the boy's mouth and immediately spoke respectfully to Maitreya Buddha:
"Thank you for saving my life. I'll go rescue my master and all my brothers right now."
As soon as Sun Wukong finished speaking, he returned to the Yellow-Browed Old Yaomo's cave and rescued Tang Xuanzang and the rest of the people. Zhu Bajie had been starving for several days and was in a panic, so he ran to the kitchen to find food without thanking Sun Wukong.
A short while later, Sun Wukong and Tang Xuanzang set off together to continue their journey to the West to retrieve the Western Heaven scriptures.
After admiring many beautiful sights outside, they came to a forest. After a while, with the wind and sun blowing, Sun Wukong became very restless and wanted to seek rain.
Then Sun Wukong's wish came true, and a battle ensued. Feeling very strange, Sun Wukong continued speaking to Tang Xuanzang:
"Master, it's already night and there's nowhere to stay. Luckily, the three of us are capable enough to have Zhu Bajie cut grass, Sha Wujing cut down trees, and I'll set up a tent for you. What do you think?"
However, after hearing what Sun Wukong said, Zhu Bajie became very flustered and said to Sun Wukong:
"Brother Monkey, look at this desolate wilderness outside, teeming with tigers, leopards, wolves, and insects, and lurking everywhere with demons and monsters. How can you dare to stay here at night when it's so difficult to walk during the day?"
As the four travelers were discussing, they suddenly saw a mountain village in front of them. Sun Wukong, seeing this, was overjoyed and exclaimed loudly:
"Now that's great, we have a place to stay. Why don't we stay there for the night and continue our journey tomorrow morning?"
Upon hearing this, Tang Xuanzang was overjoyed and immediately urged his horse to come. When they arrived at the woodshed, Tang Xuanzang knocked on the door and said softly:
"Is anyone inside? Open the door quickly, we'd like to stay here for the night."
A short while later, a ragged old man came out of the room and said to Tang Xuanzang, "Who dares to shout like that here? Don't they know what kind of place this is?"
Upon hearing this, Tang Xuanzang respectfully addressed the old man:
"This humble monk comes from the Great Tang of the Eastern Lands, on his way to the Western Heaven Paradise to obtain Buddhist scriptures. It's so late tonight, and we see that your place is still lit, so we'd like to stay here for the night. We'll continue our journey tomorrow morning, so please don't worry about disturbing you."
After hearing what Tang Xuanzang said, the old man pondered for a long time before saying, "Elder, you can't go to the Western Heaven. This place is called Lesser Western Heaven."
"But once we reach the Greater Western Heaven, the journey will be extremely difficult. Right now, I'm the only family here. There will be no one else ahead. Where will you stay then?"
Upon hearing this, Tang Xuanzang said disdainfully:
"Elder, please don't worry about me at all, but I have a question for you. Why did you say that it would be difficult to move forward?"
Upon hearing this, the old man pointed ahead and said: