Killing the Monster

The little demon followed, asking, "Madam, where are you going?"

"I'll send this Tang Xuanzang out first, and then I'll keep one of his heads."

The demon summoned auspicious clouds and instantly arrived at the cave entrance. A loud crashing sound was heard, and Tang Xuanzang was greatly surprised. He then said to Sun Wukong:

"Wukong, what's going on? Why are there sounds of weapons outside?"

However, Sun Wukong laughed and said, "Master, you don't need to worry at all. This is Zhu Bajie's Nine-Toothed Rake. You can just call out to him."

Upon hearing this Tang Xuanzang immediately shouted, "Bajie!"

Upon hearing Bajie, Sha Wujing and quickly said, "Sha Wujing, Master has come out now, let's release him quickly!"

After saying this, the two men took their weapons and led the demon and Tang Xuanzang out.

After Tang Xuanzang was brought out of the cave by the demon, Sha Wujing hurriedly stepped forward and said to Tang Xuanzang, "Master, you're out! Where is our eldest brother now?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie pondered seriously for a long time before saying dismissively, "I reckon my senior brother must have sacrificed himself for Master."

Just then, Tang Xuanzang pointed to the monster's belly and said to Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing, "Don't worry, Sun Wukong is inside the monster's belly now."

After saying this, Zhu Bajie laughed and said, "You're really not doing anything good! What are you doing in his belly? Hurry up and come out!"

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong roared from inside the monster's stomach, "Make this monster open its mouth, and I'll get out right now! It's unbearably uncomfortable in here!"

The monster opened its mouth, and Sun Wukong shrank to a tiny size, wanting to escape, but he was afraid the monster would bite him.

So Sun Wukong took out his Ruyi Jingu Bang), transformed it into a nail, placed it in the monster's mouth, and then leaped away, taking the Ruyi Jingu Bang with him.

Sun Wukong had just gone outside and revealed his true form, raising his Ruyi Jingu Bang) to strike the monster, who immediately drew two swords to parry.

The two were fighting fiercely on the mountaintop. Seeing them battling, Zhu Bajie turned to Sha Wujing, muttering to himself, and said:

"Now that Senior Brother has already come out, why is that monster still attacking him? It would have been better to have Sun Wukong completely smash him to pieces inside his stomach before he came out."

Upon hearing this, Sha Wujing nodded to Zhu Bajie said to him:

"You're right. How about this: let Master sit here, and you and I, armed with weapons, help our brother kill that demon."

However, Zhu Bajie waved his hand and said, "Actually, there's no need to be like that. Sun Wukong has Divine Ability. We don't have them, so let's leave this matter to Sun Wukong. I believe he can handle it well."

After speaking, Sha Wujing couldn't help but say to Zhu Bajie:

"What's the point of all this? Let's go together and help Brother Monkey defeat the monster."

At this moment, Zhu Bajie, filled with enthusiasm, raised his Nine-Toothed Rake and soared into the sky.

Seeing this, Sha Wujing disregarded Tang Xuanzang and rushed forward to meet them. At that moment, the demon panicked, but Sun Wukong seized the opportunity and killed the demon with a single blow.

Seeing the monster's already cold corpse, Zhu Bajie was very puzzled and said to Sun Wukong, "Is this monster already dead?"

At this moment, Sun Wukong also felt a little uncertain, because he was afraid that the monster would suddenly return and catch Sun Wukong off guard.

So Sun Wukong raised his Ruyi Jingu Bang) and touched the monster's corpse, but the monster's corpse did not react at all.

Just then, the Land God suddenly appeared beside Sun Wukong and said to Sun Wukong:

"Great Sage, don't think this monster is dead. She actually has several lives. After she dies, her soul will possess another monster. You must be careful!"

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong waved his hand dismissively and said, "What's there to worry about? If that monster comes back again, I wouldn't mind killing her again."

Meanwhile, the monster had already transformed into a spirit and returned to its cave. Upon seeing a minor demon, it immediately attached itself to it, and the minor demon instantly became different.

The surrounding demons were already used to such sights, so they said to the little demon, "Madam, were you killed by Sun Wukong's staff?"

Upon hearing this, the demon licked the blood from its hands and said to the lesser demons around it:

"Although I was killed by Sun Wukong, he never expected that I still had this ability. I will definitely bring Tang Xuanzang back when the time comes."

Outside, Sun Wukong asked the Land God, "If things are like this, what should we do?"

Just as the Land God and Sun Wukong were talking, the monster suddenly returned and took Tang Xuanzang away again. Sun Wukong was furious and rushed over.

Just then, a plume of smoke suddenly filled the air. Sun Wukong, seeing this, became very alert, thinking, "This smoke is coming from behind me; the monster must still be there."

After thinking it over, Sun Wukong raised his Ruyi Jingu Bang and went to the monster's cave. He looked closely and saw that there was a furnace on the cave, and next to the furnace was a wooden plaque that read "Honorable Father, Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li".

Seeing this, Sun Wukong stopped searching for the monster's whereabouts and instead, holding the sign, laughed loudly as he approached Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing. Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing, seeing Sun Wukong so happy, asked Sun Wukong in confusion:

"What exactly happened, Brother Monkey? You're laughing so happily, you must have rescued your master?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong Zhu Bajie patted Zhu Bajie's head and said to him, "Actually, you don't need to worry about Master's safety anymore. We just need to ask this sign for help later."

After speaking, Sun Wukong placed the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li, the Zhu Bajie- Bearing Heavenly King, on the ground, leaving Zhu Bajie very puzzled.

Then Sun Wukong explained:

"Actually, you still don't understand what I mean. This demon is actually worshipping Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li. Presumably, this demon is Heavenly King Li's daughter, Third Prince Nezha's sister."

"I'll just call Heavenly King Li over and have him take his daughter back."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie looked at Sun Wukong a puzzled expression and said, "Brother Monkey, what exactly do you mean by that? Are you saying you can't beat that monster and need to call for reinforcements?"