Lies

These words terrified the little demon carrying the plate, who trembled as he returned to report, "Your Majesty, this is truly a difficult situation!"

"What exactly makes it difficult?"

The old demon had no idea what was happening outside; he was completely bewildered.

The little demon said to the old demon:

"We've already fooled Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing, but Sun Wukong can tell it's a fake head. Now, we have to give him a real head, and maybe then he'll leave."

"But where do we find True Person heads?"

After speaking, the old demon looked at the little demon with a puzzled expression, expecting the little demon's next answer. Then, without thinking, the little demon said to the old demon:

"Actually, we've already eaten so many people before. Why don't we just go to that pavilion, find one, and give him a human head with flesh still attached?"

Upon hearing what the little demon said, the old demon immediately ordered someone to bring a fresh human head, gnawed off the scalp until it was bald, and then held it on a plate, loudly proclaiming:

"The one in front of Grandpa Sun is a fake head, so this is the real head of Tang Xuanzang. Our king kept it to ward off evil spirits, and we've brought it out for you to see today."

Then they threw the severed head out of the door. The head was still covered in blood. When Sun Wukong saw that it was a True Person head, he could only cry helplessly. Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing also burst into tears.

After a short while, Zhu Bajie said with tears in his eyes:

"Brother Monkey, please don't cry now. It's not a good day, and what if this head starts to stink? Let's bury it now."

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong nodded to Zhu Bajie and then said, "That's true."

Zhu Bajie wasn't afraid of the dust and bloodstains on the ground at all. He hugged his head to his chest, ran to the cliff, chose a good spot, dug a large pit with his Nine-Toothed Rake, buried his head in it, and then built a tomb.

After finishing these things, he turned to Sha Wujing and said, "You and Brother Monkey stay here and cry. I'll go find some things to put here, as a way of showing our filial piety."

After speaking, Zhu Bajie went to the riverbank, found some branches, and picked up some stones. He then went to the grave and placed the branches on either side, while placing the stones in the middle. Seeing this, Sun Wukong looked puzzled and asked Zhu Bajie:

What exactly are you trying to do with all this?

After hearing what Sun Wukong Zhu Bajie scratched his head sheepishly and said with a smile, "Actually, I just wanted to wish Master a safe journey."

"You fool, your master is already dead, and you're still trying to fool him with these stones."

"Don't cause any trouble here! Let Sha Wujing stay here to guard the tomb and the luggage and horses. The two of us will go and wreak havoc on his cave abode, catch that old demon, and tear him to pieces to avenge our master!"

Upon hearing this, Shang Wujing Sun Wukong grabbed Zhu Bajie's ear and coldly said to Sun Wukong, "Brother, you are absolutely right. You two go ahead, I'll stay here and keep watch."

Zhu Bajie was truly fearless. He took off his clothes, brandished his Nine-Toothed Rake, and followed Sun Wukong, smashing the monster's stone gate to pieces without saying a word. He then shouted loudly, "Quickly return my master alive!"

The monsters, large and small, inside the cave were all terrified, complaining about the vanguard's mistake. The old demon asked the vanguard, "Now that they've come knocking on our door, what should we do?"

"Let's go all the way and lead our soldiers to attack that monk."

After hearing what the old demon said, the vanguard replied to the old demon without hesitation.

The old demon had no choice but to do as he was told. Seeing this, Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie quickly retreated a few steps to an open area, blocking the demons' attacks, and shouted:

"Who among you is the boss here? And who is he? Find my master and bring him out right now!"

Seeing Sun Wukong's arrogant attitude, the old demon finally lost his temper, picked up the flag, planted it in the ground, and shouted:

"You monk, don't you recognize me? I am the Great King of the Southern Mountain, who has been here for hundreds of years. Your Tang Xuanzang has long been eaten by us. What can you possibly do to us?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong became extremely angry and raised his Ruyi Jingu Bang) to strike the old demon. The old demon was surprised and gritted his teeth as he jumped forward. Sun Wukong easily blocked the demon's attack with his Ruyi Jingu Bang.

Just then, Zhu Bajie finally lost his temper and picked up his Nine-Toothed Rake to smash the monster. Just as the monster was about to be hit, Vanguard suddenly led a group of lesser demons over, and then another chaotic battle broke out on the flat ground in the mountains.

After a short while, Sun Wukong saw how fierce those little demons were and realized he couldn't defeat them, so he used his Clone Technique to split his Jingu Bang into many parts and attack those little demons.

The lesser demons were too busy to handle the situation and could only flee to their caves. Zhu Bajie and Sun Wukong came into the cave together and beat all the demons to a pulp, scaring the Great King of the Southern Mountain so much that he ran away as fast as he could, only caring about his own life.

Sun Wukong then killed the vanguard with a single blow; it turned out to be a wolf. Seeing this, Zhu Bajie stepped forward, kicked the vanguard's corpse, turned it over, examined it for a moment, and said:

"This monster must have devoured countless living beings to have become what it is now; it's truly terrifying."

"Don't worry about that now, hurry and find the old demon and save Master's life."

The old demon ran back to his cave and ordered his minions to move stones and carry soil to block the door. The minions who had escaped death were all trembling with fear and dared not show their faces. Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie shouted loudly at the door, but no one answered.

Zhu Bajie picked up his Nine-Toothed Rake, intending to strike, but it wouldn't budge. Sun Wukong, upon learning this, said to Zhu Bajie, "Bajie, don't waste your energy now; he's already blocked the door."

After speaking, Zhu Bajie asked Sun Wukong with a puzzled look, "He's blocked the door now, how are we going to avenge Master?"

Sun Wukong thought for a long time but couldn't come up with a good solution, so he said to Zhu Bajie, "Let's not worry about that now, let's go back and see how Sha Wujing is doing."

Then, Sun Wukong brought Zhu Bajie to Sha Wujing's side.