Complaints and Grievances

"To be honest, we don't know where the monster came from in the mountains. Last night, two monks from our area went to ring the bell, and they only heard the bell ring, but no one came back."

"When we went to search the next day, we found their remains still there. It seems they were eaten by a monster. Since you are staying here, and we saw that your master was safe and sound, we dared not say anything rash, so we couldn't help but cry here."

One of the young monks spoke timidly to Sun Wukong, fearing Sun Wukong's sudden rage. However, Sun Wukong, upon hearing this, was both surprised and delighted, and slowly replied:

"Actually, you don't need to say any more about this. It must be that Yaomo hurting people here. Let's go and get rid of it together."

Upon hearing this, the monks quickly pulled Sun Wukong aside and said:

"Actually, if that monster doesn't know Law Technique, it must be able to fly through the clouds. Don't tell us that. If you can capture it, it will be like ridding us of this scourge, and we will be extremely fortunate."

"If you can't catch him, we won't get anything out of it, and we'll have to find another place to stay."

Sun Wukong looked puzzled upon hearing this and turned to the monks. The monks then said to Sun Wukong:

"To be honest, although there are several hundred monks in this desolate mountain, they have all been ordained since childhood. If a demon were to come, we would be helpless and could only be eaten by it."

After hearing this, Sun Wukong, filled with rage, loudly rebuked him. "You monks are truly foolish! You only know about that demon, but don't you know about my actions?"

Upon hearing this, the monks slowly shook their heads and said, "We have no idea who you are."

"Then listen carefully. I once Dragon-Subduing on Flower-Fruit Mountain, and I also wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace. When I was hungry, I stole Taishang Laojun's elixir, and when I was thirsty, I drank the Jade Emperor's wine."

"With that Ruyi Jingu Bang), I appear and disappear without a trace. Not to mention demons, even gods would scatter and flee at the sight of me."

The monks nodded in agreement, thinking to themselves, "This monk is boasting; he must have quite a background."

Everyone else was hesitant and submissive, but only the monk Tang Xuanzang had met before spoke to Sun Wukong:

"Now that your master is safe and sound, that monster is no longer a threat. Just make sure you two don't hurt your master while you're fighting."

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong nodded and said with a smile, "What you said is correct, very reasonable. Let me take this water to my master to drink first."

At the same time, Tang Xuanzang was extremely thirsty when he looked up and saw that Sun Wukong had brought him water. Tang Xuanzang drank it all in one gulp, and it was as if the medicine had cured him.

When Sun Wukong saw that Tang Xuanzang looked refreshed and his expression relaxed, he asked Tang Xuanzang, "Master, you haven't eaten for so long. Would you like to eat something now?"

"This water is like a magic pill; my illness is half cured instantly! Hurry up and bring up the food so I can have some."

Upon hearing this, Tang Xuanzang smiled and said to Sun Wukong.

Upon hearing this, the monks outside quickly brought up all the food. However, due to his illness, Tang Xuanzang only ate a little, and the rest was devoured by Zhu Bajie. After a short while, Tang Xuanzang said to Sun Wukong:

"Wukong, how long have we been living here now?"

Sun Wukong looked at his finger, pondering for a long time. Tang Xuanzang said, "Master, we've already stayed for three days. If we wait until dawn, it will be the fourth day."

Upon hearing this, Tang Xuanzang inwardly sighed in dismay and said to Sun Wukong:

"We've been here for three days now, and we've probably missed a lot of the journey. What should we do? Why don't we set off now?"

"Master, let's not worry about whether or not we go to the Western Heaven Paradise to retrieve the scriptures. You should stay here and focus on recovering."

After speaking, Sun Wukong looked at Tang Xuanzang's eagerness to obtain the scriptures and suddenly felt a little worried.

After thinking carefully for a long time, Tang Xuanzang said to Sun Wukong, "Wukong, you don't understand what I mean at all. Although I have a slight illness, I can still make it to the Western Heaven Paradise to obtain the scriptures."

Sun Wukong that he couldn't persuade Tang Xuanzang, Sun Wukong's eyes lit up and he said to Tang Xuanzang, "Since we've already decided to leave tomorrow, why don't I capture all those monsters tonight?"

Having just regained consciousness, Tang Xuanzang was unaware of what had happened to Sun Wukong. He asked Sun Wukong Tang Xuanzang a panic, "Where is that monster now? And what monster are you trying to catch?"

However, Sun Wukong fearlessly patted Tang Xuanzang the shoulder and comforted him, saying, "Master, don't worry about these things. Just focus on recovering. Actually, that monster is right here in this school. I'll catch him."

After speaking, Tang Xuanzang said to Sun Wukong, "Disciple, my illness is not yet cured. Why do you have such thoughts? If that demon has Divine Ability, you won't be able to catch him. Instead, you're pushing me into a pit of fire."

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong smiled and said to Tang Xuanzang:

"Master, how can you boost others' morale and diminish your own? I've been catching demons everywhere, and you see I can't beat any of them. I just don't want to fight. If I were to fight, then I would have won."

Tang Xuanzang, holding Sun Wukong's hand, said with a worried Sun Wukong, "Wukong, as the saying goes, 'Forgive others when you can,' so please don't go and fight that monster again."

At this moment, Tang Xuanzang held Sun Wukong's hand tightly, pleading with Sun Wukong not to subdue the demon. Sun Wukong, having no other choice, told the truth, "Tang Xuanzang..."

"Master, you've misunderstood something. It wasn't that I wanted to hit him; the monster had already eaten people, so I had no choice but to kill him."

"Is this true? What kind of person did they eat?"

Tang Xuanzang looked at Sun Wukong with disbelief, eagerly awaiting his next words.

"In the few days we've stayed here, that monster has already eaten six little monks. If I don't fight him, who am I supposed to fight?"

Sun Wukong looked helpless as Tang Xuanzang said that just after Sun Wukong finished speaking, he felt a strange sense of anger in his heart.

That's true. With Sun Wukong's personality of hating evil as if it were his enemy, he would want to tear any monster that harms people to pieces whenever he sees it.

"Since you've said so, and he's already taken action, I'm a monk too, so I'll let you go. Just be careful."

The earnest words of Tang Xuanzang echoed in Sun Wukong's mind.