Zhu Bajie Gets Beaten

When the demons saw Zhu Bajie's transformed appearance, they were immediately astonished and said to Zhu Bajie:

"So you were a monk, and you turned into a fish in the water. We couldn't catch you, but we never expected you to look like this. Why are you here? Quickly, leave your name."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie patted his belly, sneered, and loudly proclaimed:

"Do you monsters really not recognize me? I am none other than Elder Tang, Marshal Tianpeng Zhu Bajie, who accompanied the Great Tang of the Eastern Lands."

"You threw my master into that cave and were going to eat him. Quickly stick your heads out so I can kill you all at once."

After he finished speaking, the monsters were so frightened that their souls nearly left their bodies, and they hurriedly said to Zhu Bajie in the water:

"Please, sir, do us a favor. We were blind and misunderstood, capturing your master. Although we threw him into the cave, we didn't let him suffer. We hope you can spare our lives. We are willing to pay some money to send your master to the Western Heaven Paradise to retrieve the scriptures."

When Zhu Bajie saw that the demons were also women, a sliver of kindness stirred within him. However, after a short while, reason prevailed over desire, Zhu Bajie to the demons:

"I don't believe a word you say. Hurry up and stick your heads out so I can kill you all in one go. Only then can we safely send our master on his journey to the Western Heaven to retrieve the scriptures."

Zhu Bajie was a bit reckless and didn't know how to be gentle with women, so he grabbed his Nine-Toothed Rake and started hitting them indiscriminately.

The monsters were clearly panicked. They didn't care about shame anymore; saving their lives was the most important thing. So they released some silk threads and built a large tent, covering Zhu Bajie inside.

Upon seeing this, Zhu Bajie panicked and quickly raised his Nine-Toothed Rake, smashing the entire net into nothingness.

A short while later, Zhu Bajie realized he had been poisoned. Feeling dizzy and disoriented, he struggled to his feet, found Sun Wukong, and said:

"Brother Monkey, my life is truly miserable! I'm on my journey to the West and I'm getting attacked by those insects."

After seeing the wounds on Zhu Bajie's face, Sun Wukong smiled and said to Sun Wukong, "Then tell me in detail what exactly happened!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie said to Sun Wukong:

"I got caught in a net by those monsters, and I don't know how many times I fell. Now my back aches, my legs cramp, and I can barely move."

"When I came to my senses, I found that the monsters had already disappeared, so I crawled back."

Seeing this, Sha Wujing quickly said to Zhu Bajie:

"Second Brother, I feel you've already caused a lot of trouble. Those monsters must have gone back to the cave to harm Master. Let's hurry and save him!"

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong considered the situation for a moment and then felt a little flustered. He said to Sha Wujing, "What are we waiting for? Let's go quickly."

Then Sun Wukong hurriedly arrived at the entrance of the Webbed Silk Cave, only to find seven lesser demons blocking his way. He loudly proclaimed:

"Don't go any further. We've been waiting for you here for a long time."

Upon seeing this, Sun Wukong into laughter, and then said:

"This is absolutely hilarious! Don't you have any other monsters in your cave? Don't send little kids like you out to fight us."

As soon as Sun Wukong finished speaking, he raised his Ruyi Jingu Bang) and swung it at the monsters.

Then the monsters vanished into thin air, turning into insects that resembled Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Wujing, and pounced on them.

Upon seeing this, Zhu Bajie panicked and cried out, "Brother Monkey, although the journey to the West is supposed to be very easy, these insects are bullying us on this road! What should we do? You must think of a solution quickly!"

Sun Wukong suddenly heard Zhu Bajie shouting and said to him, "Stop talking so much nonsense. Don't be afraid. Let them go up and scatter them all, okay?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie felt extremely distressed and said to Sun Wukong, "Monkey Sun Wukong, you make it sound so easy. I'm already covered in welts from these insects' bites. How am I supposed to fight them now?"

Then, looking at the situation before him and thinking about what Zhu Bajie had said, Sun Wukong pondered for a long time before saying to Zhu Bajie, "Don't panic now, I have my own methods."

As soon as Sun Wukong finished speaking, he plucked a hair, chewed it to powder, and spat it out, transforming it into various birds and beasts that devoured all the insects.

A short while later, Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Wujing arrived at the Webbed Silk Cave, where they heard Tang Xuanzang weeping and wailing. Zhu Bajie stepped forward and said:

"Master, please stop crying now. We've come to save you. I don't know how much effort we've put into saving you."

Upon seeing Zhu Bajie's simple and honest appearance, Sha Wujing immediately interrupted Zhu Bajie, saying, "Second Brother, let's not talk so much now. Let's rescue Master first."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie immediately put Tang Xuanzang down. Seeing this, Sun Wukong asked Tang Xuanzang, "Master, do you know where those monsters went?"

After being rescued, Tang Xuanzang looked around and shook his head in confusion. Then, Sun Wukong walked out of the Webbed Silk Cave with Tang Xuanzang.

Sun Wukong had just left when he felt still not satisfied, so he set fire to the Webbed Silk Cave.

Looking at the Spider Webbed Silk Cave filled with smoke and fire, Sun Wukong felt instantly refreshed. Sun Wukong then took Tang Xuanzang on horseback and continued westward without stopping.

Just then, Sun Wukong suddenly saw a series of pavilions in front of him. Tang Xuanzang stopped his horse and said to Sun Wukong, "Wukong, quickly take a look and see what kind of place this is?"

Sun Wukong looked closely and saw that in front of him, there were mountains surrounding pavilions, birds singing and flowers blooming, and rows of trees planted neatly in front of the gate. However, there were also many wild beasts in the forest.

Then, seeing this, Sun Wukong said to Tang Xuanzang, "Master, please don't think about that place anymore. It's not an imperial mansion or a wealthy family's home at all, but it looks like a temple."

"Why don't we go inside and take a look? That way we'll know what's in there."

Upon hearing what Sun Wukong said, Tang Xuanzang immediately spurred his horse on.