A Great Battle on the Verge of Erupting
"Yesterday, the three of you attacked me alone, which is why I lost. But I never expected you to burn down my cave abode and harm my family. I have a deep-seated hatred for you. Don't run away, take this!"
After speaking, he charged at Zhu Bajie, who raised Zhu Bajie Nine-Toothed Rake to meet him. The two fought, but neither had gained the upper hand.
The surrounding monsters all attacked Zhu Bajie was overjoyed at the sight and excitedly exclaimed:
"Good thing you came. This saves me the trouble of looking for you."
Zhu Bajie charged recklessly and fought with the demons. Sha Wujing wanted to help Zhu Bajie, but the other demons came to Sha Wujing's side. Meanwhile, Sun Wukong fought ten demons at once.
Some demons fought with Sun Wukong and his companions for a long time, and before they knew it, it was getting late. Zhu Bajie's legs went weak and he was defeated. Then, the two demons rushed towards Zhu Bajie. Zhu Bajie couldn't dodge in time and was hit, so he fell to the ground.
The two demons then captured Zhu Bajie and returned to the Nine-Headed Lion, saying, "Grandpa, we've successfully captured one."
At the same time, both Sha Wujing and Sun Wukong were defeated. When the demons surrounded Sun Wukong grabbed a handful of hairs and threw them away.
Instantly, many Sun Wukong appeared, enveloping all the demons. Sha Wujing and Sun Wukong then stood up again and continued fighting until nightfall.
Golden Fur recounted the incident to the Demon King. Seeing that his two subordinates had vanished, the old demon king turned and instructed his men:
"Tie up Zhu Bajie first, but don't kill him. I still need Zhu Bajie to exchange for the lives of my two men."
After Sun Wukong brought the two lion demons into the city, the old prince immediately opened the city gates and ordered his men to tie up the lion demons with ropes and carry them into the city.
Sun Wukong retracted his hair and, together with Sha Wujing, stood on the city wall and met Tang Xuanzang. Tang Xuanzang said, "This matter is very serious, but I don't know about Zhu Bajie's fate."
After saying this, Sun Wukong immediately said to Tang Xuanzang, "Master, don't worry about this matter. His two subordinates are now in our hands, and they certainly won't harm Zhu Bajie."
Just then, the three little princes came to Sun Wukong's side and said to Sun Wukong, "Master, why did I only see one of you at the time, but when I looked at you again, you turned into many? What kind of Law Power is this?"
After hearing what the little prince said, Sun Wukong smiled and said to him, "These are just hairs on my body. I have as many clones as I have hairs."
As soon as Sun Wukong finished speaking, the food was immediately served, and Sun Wukong and Tang Xuanzang began to eat on the city tower.
Just as dawn broke, the Demon King summoned the Yellow-Haired Lion Spirit again and devised a plan, saying:
"You must be vigilant today and capture Sun Wukong and Sha Wujing so I can fly into the sky and bring their master and the old king to our cave. I will report back to you after I have them."
Upon hearing this, the Yellow-Haired Lion immediately leaped out, leading his men to the edge of the city. Sun Wukong and Sha Wujing then jumped over the city wall and shouted:
"You monsters, give Zhu Bajie back to us right now, or we'll make sure you're pulverized!"
However, the Yellow-Haired Lion Spirit paid no heed to their words and simply swarmed forward.
A short while later, a fierce wind suddenly arose, and Tang Xuanzang and the king were captured by the Demon King.
The people in the city were shouting and yelling. Sun Wukong immediately knew what had happened and asked Sha Wujing to investigate carefully.
Sun Wukong then immediately summoned his clones and captured all the monsters alive.
Just as Sun Wukong returned to the city, he suddenly saw the queen weeping bitterly. Sun Wukong bowed to Sun Wukong and said:
"Master, what should I do now? My husband and your master's lives are in grave danger! What should I do?"
Sun Wukong withdrew his Divine Ability, pondered for a long time, then bowed to the queen and said:
"Don't worry, I've already captured seven of his henchmen. That Demon King managed to take my master and the prince away, so they'll definitely be unharmed."
"Tomorrow morning, my brother and I will go to the mountains, capture that old demon, and return all your family to you."
Upon hearing Sun Wukong's words, the princess and the servants immediately bowed to Sun Wukong and said, "We hope they will all be safe and sound."
Then Sun Wukong continued, "Now we've killed one Yellow Lion Spirit, and captured all the other monsters alive. We've given them some food so they can have a good sleep. Don't worry."
The next day, Sun Wukong, accompanied by Sha Wujing, rode on auspicious clouds and soon arrived outside Bamboo Joint Mountain. Standing on the mountaintop, they suddenly saw a monster leap out of the canyon. Upon seeing this, Sun Wukong shouted:
"Where do you think you're going, you monster? Old Sun is coming!"
Sun Wukong's words terrified the little demon, who scrambled back into his cave. Sun Wukong and Sha Wujing gave chase, but they couldn't find him.
After a short while, they saw a cave abode in front of them with a tightly closed door. It turned out that the little demon had run into the cave and closed the door. They went to the center and said to the Demon King:
"Grandpa, those two monks outside are back again."
Upon hearing this, the Demon King immediately asked the little demon, "Have all your brothers returned?"
After hearing what the Demon King said, the Demon King quickly shook his head and said:
"I didn't see anything at all. There were just two monks looking out from the mountain peak. When I saw them, I turned around and ran, and they chased after me. I just closed the door."
After speaking, the Demon King lowered his head and remained silent. After a short while, tears suddenly streamed down his face, and he cried out, "What should I do now? Are all my descendants dead? How can I avenge this?"
Just then, Zhu Bajie regained his senses and said to Tang Xuanzang, "Master, don't worry, our eldest brother has won. They've captured the monster and will be here to rescue us soon."
Just as Zhu Bajie finished speaking, the old demon added, "My men, you stay here for a while and keep a close watch on them. I'm going out to capture those two monks and deal with them together."
After speaking, the Demon King walked out of the cave. All that could be heard was Sun Wukong shouting loudly. The Demon King completely ignored Sun Wukong and charged at Sun Wukong with his weapon. However, Sun Wukong immediately blocked the Demon King's attack.