Meeting

As Sun Wukong was walking forward, he suddenly heard people whispering. He looked closely and saw that there were many lesser demons lined up neatly at the entrance of the monster's cave, holding weapons in their hands.

Seeing this, Sun Wukong dared not go forward, so he turned and left. Sun Wukong did not feel afraid, but only because he did not have a suitable identity to approach those monsters.

So Sun Wukong went to the place where he had just killed the little demon, took out the little demon's belongings, transformed himself into that little demon, and marched forward, banging gongs and drums.

A short while later, Sun Wukong arrived at the monster's cave. While he was admiring the scenery, someone suddenly spoke to Sun Wukong:

"You're finally back. The King is still inside waiting for your reply."

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong strode forward, beating the drum as he walked inside. Inside, there were cliffs and precipices, Rare Flowers and Exotic Herbs and rare herbs, and many trees all around. Before he knew it, he had arrived at the middle of a pavilion.

There was a chair in the pavilion, and a demon king was sitting on it. After seeing Sun Wukong, the demon said to Sun Wukong:

"You're finally back."

After hearing what the Demon King said, Sun Wukong ignored Demon King. Seeing Sun Wukong, the Demon King silently spoke again:

"You've come."

Sun Wukong still ignored the Demon King. Seeing this, the Demon King immediately stepped forward, grabbed Sun Wukong, and said:

"Why are you making such a racket in your own backyard? I ask you questions and you don't answer me. What exactly do you want?"

After hearing what the Demon King said, Sun Wukong threw the gong and drum he was holding to the ground and shouted:

"What do you mean by 'what I want to do'? I told you I didn't want to go, but you insisted. Then, when I got to their country, their army lined up and shouted 'Arrest me!' as soon as they saw me."

"Then, those people dragged and shoved me into the city, where I met the king, who immediately ordered that I beheaded."

"Then, thankfully, two people told the king that he absolutely mustn't behead me, as that would easily damage the harmony of the family."

After saying this, Sun Wukong appeared very angry, and after a short while, Sun Wukong continued:

"Then the king released me, but then hit me several times and told me to come back and give him an answer."

After hearing Sun Wukong's words, the Demon King reached a crucial point and continued, "What did they want to tell Sun Wukong when they sent you back?"

After thinking seriously for a long time, Sun Wukong stammered and replied to the Demon King:

"He told me to tell you that they will soon declare war on you."

The Demon King, completely clueless, said to Sun Wukong:

"So you've already been taken advantage of, which is why you won't answer any of my questions."

Sun Wukong upon hearing this, and then continued to answer:

"Because I was in so much pain at the time, I didn't want to say anything more."

After hearing Sun Wukong's words, the Demon King didn't show any concern for Sun Wukong. Instead, he said to Sun Wukong, "Just how many troops do they have? Let me see how much more we need to prepare."

After thinking carefully for a long time, Sun Wukong slowly said to the Demon King, "Just now, so many of them surrounded me, and I forgot exactly how many troops they had. Besides, I was afraid that if they saw me, they would attack me."

After hearing what Sun Wukong said, the Demon King burst into laughter, patted Sun Wukong on the shoulder, and said:

"You don't need to worry about this at all. I'll burn all those weapons to scrap metal with a big fire. Go and report to the Empress now, and make sure she's not angry anymore."

This morning, when she heard I was going to war, she started crying and acting spoiled in front of me. "Go tell her that the people of her country are brave and skilled in battle, and that they will surely defeat me. That will put her mind at ease."

Sun Wukong was overjoyed upon hearing this, and then said to the Demon King:

"You can rest assured and leave this to me. I'll go right now."

Then Sun Wukong arrived at the palace behind, which was where the goddess lived. Just as he was about to enter, a group of fox spirits transformed into beautiful women and served the goddess.

The lady, on the other hand, rested her chin on her right hand, tears streaming from her eyes, while wiping away her tears with her left.

Sun Wukong stepped forward respectfully and said, "Your Majesty, I have come here to tell you something."

Upon hearing this, the goddess reprimanded Sun Wukong:

"Where did this monster come from? How utterly rude! Back when I was in my country, I enjoyed wealth and luxury alongside the king. Even the Grand Tutor wouldn't dare speak to me like that. How dare you, a monster, be so disrespectful from the start?"

Upon hearing the goddess's words, the surrounding demons quickly stepped forward to explain:

"Your Majesty, please don't be angry. This monster's name is Li Laosan. He was the one who delivered the challenge to the king this morning."

The goddess was furious upon hearing this, but she suppressed her anger and said to Sun Wukong, "So it was you who issued the challenge, have you actually arrived in the Kingdom of Kingdom of Zhuzi?"

After hearing what the goddess said, Sun Wukong nodded and said to her:

"I have reached the city and met the king; now I have returned with a message."

Upon hearing this, the Queen looked at Sun Wukong with a puzzled expression and asked, "What message do you plan to deliver upon your return?"

After thinking about it seriously for a long time, Sun Wukong, in order to please the Queen, said:

"After discussing the war between the kings and the matters of troop deployment with His Majesty, he felt sorry for you and hoped you wouldn't be angry."

"So you came to ask me to pass on a message to you, but there are so many people around you right now. It might not be appropriate to say those ambiguous things the King said to you in front of so many people, so please have them leave first."

After hearing what Sun Wukong said, the Queen dismissed all the servants around her.

After a short while, Sun Wukong closed the door, revealed his true form, and said to the goddess:

"Your Majesty, please don't be afraid of me. I am Great Tang of the Eastern Lands, on my way to Thunderclap Monastery in the Western Heaven Paradise to worship Buddha and seek scriptures. My master is Tang Xuanzang, and I am his eldest disciple, Sun Wukong."

"I was passing through your country today, hoping to exchange some travel documents, but I saw your king beckoning over there. I used some Divine Ability to cure your king's lovesickness."

"While we were eating and drinking, he revealed that you had been captured by a monster."

"Although I am weak, I do have some skills in exorcising demons and monsters, so your king specifically asked me to come and rescue you and bring you back to your country."

After hearing what Sun Wukong said, the empress looked puzzled, and then Sun Wukong continued.