Encountering the Yaoguai

"If he sharpens that stick, he'll kill the demon in front of our door first."

Sun Wukong spoke earnestly to the little demon, adding some fierce words as he spoke.

Upon hearing this, the lesser demons trembled with fear, their souls nearly leaving their bodies. Seeing this, Sun Wukong continued:

"Everyone, don't panic, listen to me. There's only a tiny bit of Tang Xuanzang's flesh; it's not going to be any of ours. If we take the blame for him, we'll die. Let's all run away!"

One of the lesser demons, who had already been brainwashed by Sun Wukong, thought seriously for a while and then said to the other lesser demons:

"That's true. Perhaps we should all just look after our own lives."

If they were government soldiers, they would obey the imperial edict and would never dare to leave these places, even if it meant death. But these were just demons who had cultivated for some time; a little deception was all it took to scatter and flee.

Sun Wukong had merely exaggerated his words, yet they scattered some minor demons as if surrounded by enemies. Seeing this, Sun Wukong was secretly pleased, thinking:

"Alright, all the monsters are dead now. They ran away as soon as they heard me say one sentence. When I go in and see those Yaomo, I'll just say that the little demons at the gate all ran away because they were afraid of Sun Wukong. That way, they'll trust me even more."

After thinking it over, Sun Wukong went to the cave entrance and looked inside. After seeing the furnishings inside, Sun Wukong couldn't help but feel a churning in his stomach and almost vomited up all the food he had eaten before.

The bones inside were piled up to form a mountain, and the hair and fur were used to make a carpet. The remaining flesh rotted into mud, and the sinews and bones of the human body were all wrapped around trees and dried, turning into something like silver.

What lay before them was truly a mountain of corpses Blood Sea. After a short while, the stench of blood was overwhelming and extremely unpleasant when the wind blew.

The demons on the east side were seen taking living people down and cutting flesh off their bodies, while the Yaomo on the west side were boiling human flesh into soup, leaving the bones on the ground.

If it weren't for Sun Wukong's unparalleled bravery, probably no ordinary mortal could have even reached his cave entrance.

Before long, Sun Wukong arrived at the second gate and suddenly discovered that the scenery before him was completely different from that outside. Inside, it was serene and elegant, beautiful and spacious, with Rare Flowers and Exotic Herbs and rare herbs on the left and right, and many trees in front and behind.

After walking for a while, they arrived at the third door. Sun Wukong peeked through the crack in the door and saw three old demons sitting on the throne. They were extremely fierce and ferocious.

The first of the three Yaomo had a round head, a roar like thunder, eyes like lightning, nostrils pointing to the sky, and fur around its head that looked like flames.

Wherever it flutters and moves, all the monsters tremble with fear upon seeing it. If it sits down, it is like a mountain. This is the king of beasts, the Azure Lion Yaoguai.

However, the monster in the middle had long, silver hair that looked like a tail, a face full of wrinkles, and a round, stone-like body, but its voice was as soft as a mosquito's buzz.

The one on the right has a head like an eagle, strong and brave, seemingly able to fly into the sky; he is the Great Peng that Little Wind Scout mentioned earlier.

Below the three of them sat various monsters, all dressed in neat armor, exuding an imposing and murderous aura.

Seeing this, Sun Wukong felt a surge of joy, but was not afraid at all. He strode forward, went straight into the doorway, removed the bell, and called out upwards:

"Your Majesty, I have returned from my patrol. Now, please feel free to give me any further instructions."

The three old demons chuckled and asked Sun Wukong, "Little Wind Scout, you're back!"

After speaking, Sun Wukong nodded to the three old demons and replied, "Yes, I have returned. Is there anything else, Your Majesties?"

"Of course something's happened. You went to patrol the mountain; did you hear any news about Sun Wukong's whereabouts?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong hesitated for a moment, then slowly said:

"Even Your Majesty, I dare not speak of this; it is an extremely difficult matter to mention."

What exactly happened to you? Why are you afraid to tell me?

The Azure Lion Yaoguai asked Sun Wukong.

"As I was marching with drums and gongs, following the king's orders, I suddenly looked up and saw a man squatting there, sharpening a stick in his hand, like a road-clearing god."

"If he were to stand up, he would probably be as tall as a mountain. So he squatted on a rock by the lake near the door, picked up a watermill and started grinding, muttering to himself."

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong spoke earnestly to the Azure Lion Yaoguai.

What was he saying?

After speaking, the three demons all looked eagerly in the direction of Sun Wukong.

"That man said his staff has arrived, but he hasn't yet Divine Ability, so he wants to sharpen it before attacking the Great King. I know he's Sun Wukong, so I rushed back to report to you."

Upon hearing this, the Azure Lion broke out in a cold sweat and said tremblingly:

"Brothers, I told you long ago, never mess with Tang Xuanzang's disciple, Divine Ability powerful. He made preparations beforehand and is now sharpening his club underground. What should we do now?"

After saying this, he loudly proclaimed, "Men, all of you come in quickly and close all the doors. Let him escort Tang Xuanzang directly away."

One of the leaders, who knew the truth, immediately returned and said:

"The little demons outside the Great King's gate have already fled."

Upon hearing this, the Old Devil demon was greatly alarmed and shouted:

"Why did they all run away? They must have heard something bad. Quickly close the door, or we'll be in big trouble if Sun Wukong gets in."

The demons quickly closed both the front and back doors, making sure not even a fly could get in.

Upon seeing this, Sun Wukong inwardly sighed inwardly that something was wrong.

"Oh no, he's asking me some other questions now that the door's closed, and I can't answer them. If I leave and reveal the truth, he might catch me. I need to scare him now so he'll open the door so I can escape."

After thinking for a moment, Sun Wukong continued forward and said loudly:

"His Majesty has said some things that are not pleasant to hear. Do you want to hear them?"

"Just tell me what else he said."

Upon hearing this, Great Peng spoke to Sun Wukong.

After speaking, Sun Wukong pondered for a long time before earnestly addressing the three Yaomo:

"Sun Wukong also said that he's going to skin the Great King, scrape the bones from the Second King, and pull out the tendons from the Third King. If you lock the door and don't leave, he'll transform into a fly and fly in through the crack in the door, and drag us all out. What should we do?"

Upon hearing this, the Old Devil shouted, "Brothers, look carefully! There isn't a single fly in my cave all year round. If any fly flies in, it's Sun Wukong!"

Sun Wukong chuckled to himself, "I'll transform into a fly right now and scare him so he'll open the door."