The Great Battle

After the demon dispersed the wind and mist, it commanded the demons to set up a formation on the continent, specifically to watch over passersby. Zhu Bajie, as if blind, walked into the formation and was captured by the demons.

The monster grabbed Zhu Bajie's clothes, intending to tear them off, but Zhu Bajie pulled back, saying, "Please don't tear my clothes off, I'm going to eat them one by one."

However, the demon asked Zhu Bajie with a puzzled look, "What do you want to eat?"

Just then, Zhu Bajie patted the little demon on the head and said to him, "I am a monk who came here to beg for alms."

After speaking, the monster laughed and said, "You want to eat here, but we only eat monks. We are the monsters here, and we specialize in capturing monks like you and taking you to our caves to eat. Now you want to eat here?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie felt terrified and complained, "That damned Keeper of the Heavenly Horses is so lazy! He lied to me and said there was food in here, but there's no one here at all; these are clearly demons!"

After saying this, Zhu Bajie felt extremely annoyed, so he raised his Nine-Toothed Rake and chased away all the little demons.

One of the lesser demons hurriedly ran back to report to the old demon, "Your Majesty, things have gone terribly wrong! We've caused a disaster!"

"What happened? Why are you all so panicked?"

The old demon looked at the little demon with a puzzled expression and asked, but the little demon whispered in the old demon's ear:

A monk came from outside. He was fairly good-looking, and I said I was going to capture him and eat him, but unexpectedly, he could transform.

Then the old demon asked the little demon, "What exactly does that monk look like?"

The little demon thought carefully for a long time, trying hard to recall what Zhu Bajie looked like just now, and then said to the old demon:

"It originally looked like a human, but now it has a fat head and big ears, and some hair on its back. It's wielding Nine-Toothed Rake and comes at us as soon as it sees us, scaring us so much that we rushed back to report to you."

The old demon patted the little demon on the shoulder and said, "Don't be afraid yet, let me see what it looks like."

Then the old demon came out with his weapon in hand. Sure enough, seeing that Zhu Bajie was ugly, the demon mustered his courage and said to Zhu Bajie, "Who are you? Where did you come from? What's your name? Speak quickly, and I might spare your life."

"You don't even recognize your ancestors anymore! I was once Marshal Tianpeng, but I've committed some crimes, which is why I'm now traveling to the Western Heaven Paradise with Tang Xuanzang to retrieve the scriptures. My current name is Zhu Bajie."

Zhu Bajie snorted coldly and said to the old demon.

Upon hearing this, the demon immediately reprimanded:

"So you're Tang Xuanzang's disciples. I've always heard that Tang Xuanzang's flesh tastes better, and I was just about to capture you. But you've delivered yourselves to my doorstep. I certainly won't let you go. Don't run, just wait and see."

Then Zhu Bajie spoke up, saying, "You wicked creature, so you're a dye worker!"

How could you say that? You need to provide some evidence.

After saying this, Zhu Bajie laughed and said, "The weapon you're holding reveals your identity."

Without saying a word, the monster attacked Zhu Bajie, and the two of them became entangled in a fight. Zhu Bajie showed off his prowess and fought against the monster, who then ordered his minions to surround Zhu Bajie completely.

At the same time, Sun Wukong suddenly burst out laughing behind Tang Xuanzang. Sha Wujing, looking puzzled, asked Sun Wukong, "Brother Monkey, what are you laughing at?"

Only then did Sun Wukong reveal the truth to Sha Wujing. Sun Wukong said:

"Zhu Bajie is really stupid. As soon as he heard there was food, he was immediately tricked into going out and hasn't come back yet. If he can drive that monster away, he will definitely return in triumph and boast about his achievements."

"But if I can't beat him, I'll be captured by the monster. That's my bad luck. He's been cursing me for a long time. Please don't say anything more here. Let me go take a look first."

Sun Wukong didn't want Tang Xuanzang to know what had just happened, so he transformed the next hair into a human form.

Then, Sun Wukong used his ability to fly through the clouds to get to Zhu Bajie's side.

Just then, Sun Wukong finally couldn't hold back any longer and shouted, "Zhu Bajie, don't panic! I'm here now!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie recognized Sun Wukong's voice and became even more ferocious, attacking the monster. However, the monster was gradually losing ground to Zhu Bajie, who thought to himself:

"That pig couldn't beat me at all before, why is it suddenly so fierce now? What happened?"

"My son, stop bullying me now, my brothers are here."

Zhu Bajie seemed to have seen through the monster's thoughts, so he sneered and said to the monster.

Subsequently, the monster gradually became unable to withstand Zhu Bajie's attacks and was defeated. After seeing the monster escape, Sun Wukong did not chase after it, but immediately returned to Tang Xuanzang's side.

Before long, Zhu Bajie returned in triumph, panting heavily, and shouted, "Master, I'm back now!"

When Tang Xuanzang saw that Zhu Bajie was covered in wounds, he said to him, "Didn't you go looking for food? Why are you in such a sorry state? Someone on the mountain must have been watching over you and sent you back."

After saying this, Zhu Bajie put the Nine-Toothed Rake aside and said dejectedly, "Master, please don't say any more now, or it will only bring tears."

Upon hearing this, Tang Xuanzang looked at Zhu Bajie with a puzzled expression, patted Zhu Bajie the shoulder, and said to him:

"What exactly happened, Bajie? Don't rush, tell me slowly."

After speaking, Zhu Bajie regained his senses and earnestly said to Tang Xuanzang, "Sun Wukong tricked me. He initially said that this wasn't caused by a demon at all, and that there was even some food prepared by a family on it, so I believed him."

"So I wanted to go eat something, but who knew that the place was full of monsters and they surrounded me. I fought for a long time, and if Sun Wukong hadn't come to my aid, I wouldn't have been able to come back."

Just then, Sun Wukong suddenly stepped forward and said to Zhu Bajie:

"Zhu Bajie, don't talk nonsense! You must have been a thief and they chased you away. Don't frame me! I was right next to Master the whole time."

Just as Zhu Bajie was about to speak, Tang Xuanzang suddenly interrupted him, saying, "What Zhu Bajie was about to say Tang Xuanzang said..."

"It's Bajie! Wukong was right next to me the whole time; I didn't see him leave at all."