Escape

"We've come all this way to the West through countless hardships, intending to achieve enlightenment. But today we've encountered these demons. I must not enter here, lest I lose my life and leave you stranded halfway up the mountain, unable to move forward."

"It must be because of my past great reputation that I am now facing this disaster."

Upon realizing this, Sun Wukong suddenly burst into tears.

Just then, I suddenly remembered.

"Back then, Bodhisattva Guanyin gave me three life-saving hairs at Snake Coil Mountain. I wonder if I still have them. Let me look for them."

After thinking it over, Sun Wukong reached out and touched his entire body. He found three very hard hairs on the back of his head, and he was overjoyed, thinking to himself:

"My body hair was already so soft, but these three are so hard; they must have saved my life."

Then, Sun Wukong gritted his teeth, endured the pain, plucked a hair from his body, blew a breath of immortal energy, and the hair turned into a diamond.

After Sun Wukong obtained the diamond drill, he turned it downwards with all his might. After a short while, it turned into an eyehole, revealing a glimmer of light.

"That's great! I can go out now."

At this moment, a ball of light slowly flew out; that ball of light was none other than Sun Wukong in disguise.

However, after Sun Wukong arrived outside, he transformed into an insect, becoming incredibly nimble. He saw the three demons drinking there and, unwilling to leave, quietly lay on the ground listening to their conversation. He heard them say:

"Has Third Brother Sun Wukong refined it this time?"

The demon who said this was none other than the Azure Lion. After thinking about it seriously for a long time, Kunpeng slowly nodded and then ordered his subordinates to bring the bottle up.

After the men lifted the bottle, they immediately felt that it was very light and quickly said, "Your Majesty, the bottle is much lighter now."

"You're talking nonsense! This treasure of mine is formed from the fusion of Yin and Yang energies, how could it become lighter?"

The stern little demon, with his green mane, reprimanded the lion.

One of the little demons wanted to prove that the bottle had turned blue, so he gritted his teeth, lifted the bottle, and said:

"If Your Majesty doesn't believe me, look for yourself. This bottle has become incredibly light."

Kunpeng opened the lid and saw a glimmer of light inside. He couldn't help but exclaim, "This bottle is empty! This bottle is empty!"

Sun Wukong, standing right there on Kunpeng, couldn't help but say something.

"What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and start looking!"

The lesser demons were also very nervous. Without even caring who had said it, they all said in unison, "Let's go, let's go find everyone and close the door first."

Once dressed, Sun Wukong revealed his true form, jumped out of the cave, and turned back to curse, "These demons are so unreasonable! The bottle is broken and can't hold people anymore. They might as well use it to hold some water. What are they keeping it there for?"

After speaking, Sun Wukong happily summoned his Somersault Cloud and arrived beside Tang Xuanzang.

At the same time, Tang Xuanzang was praying, Sun Wukong heard what Tang Xuanzang was saying in the sky. Tang Xuanzang said:

"May all the gods bless my eldest disciple Sun Wukong, so that he may return safely."

Hearing this, Sun Wukong was even more delighted, so he quickly went to Tang Xuanzang's side and loudly proclaimed, "Master, I'm back now!"

Tang Xuanzang, holding Sun Wukong 'Sun Wukong hand, smiled and said, "It's good that you're back. The journey was tiring; you traveled for so long without returning even once. I couldn't help but worry. Did you go to investigate what kind of monster was on that mountain?"

After speaking, Sun Wukong scratched the monkey hair on the back of his hand and said with a smile:

"Master, your departure can only be attributed to three things: firstly, your good fortune; secondly, your immeasurable merit; and thirdly, my boundless Law Power."

Why would you say that?

Zhu Bajie couldn't help but interrupt Sun Wukong and Tang Xuanzang's reminiscing. Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong recounted everything that had happened to him, and then continued:

"The reason I was able to return safely is entirely due to my master's protection."

"You didn't fight that monster, did you?"

Patting Sun Wukong's head, Tang Xuanzang spoke to Sun Wukong with concern.

Sun Wukong smiled and said upon hearing this:

"I didn't fight him at all, so you can rest assured. Besides, I've already toyed with so many monsters, especially the lesser ones, who were all scared away by me."

So you mean we can't get over this mountain at all?

Tang Xuanzang's words, echoing in Sun Wukong's mind, had a profound impact on Sun Wukong. However, Sun Wukong was also a competitive person, so Sun Wukong said to Tang Xuanzang:

"Master, how can you say that? Why can't we get over this mountain?"

Upon hearing this, Tang Xuanzang weakly said to Sun Wukong:

"You didn't even manage to defeat him, and your words are so vague. How can I proceed with peace of mind?"

After saying this, Sun Wukong smiled and said to Tang Xuanzang, "Master, you're mistaken. As I just told you, there are many lesser demons inside their cave. How could I possibly defeat them if I were to fight them?"

"Brother Monkey, you're wrong about that. Take me and my second brother with you now. We're capable enough to defeat them all, and then we'll protect Master on our journey to the Western Heaven."

After hearing what Tang Xuanzang and Sun Wukong were saying, Sha Wujing couldn't help but stand up and speak to Sun Wukong.

After thinking carefully for a long time, Sun Wukong slowly said:

"That won't do at all. You have to protect Master. Bajie can come with me."

After speaking, Sun Wukong walked towards Zhu Bajie, who, upon seeing Zhu Bajie, panicked and immediately waved his hand, saying:

"Brother Monkey, you really have no tact! I've always been clumsy and have no skills whatsoever. I'll be wobbling along following you, and I doubt I can help you at all."

However, Sun Wukong immediately understood what Zhu Bajie meant, and said to Sun Wukong:

"Even though you're not very capable, you're still one person. As the saying goes, more people mean more strength. If you really can't do it, you can come and give me some encouragement."

"Fine, I'll go with you now. But if anything goes wrong, don't try to pin the blame on me. I can't take that responsibility."

After thinking seriously for a long time, Zhu Bajie patted Sun Wukong on the shoulder and said to Sun Wukong.

Tang Xuanzang was overjoyed upon hearing this.

"Then you two go now. Wujing and I will stay here and wait for your return."