Capturing the Demon in the Lower Realm

Upon hearing this, the celestial boy immediately said to the Taiyi Heavenly Venerable:

"That day I saw a bottle of wine, and I drank it, but before I knew it, I fell asleep. I didn't lock your mount, so it probably ran away."

After hearing what the celestial boy said, the Heavenly Venerable pondered for a long time before slowly saying:

"That wine was a gift from Taishang Laojun. You shouldn't wake up for three days after drinking it. That Demon Beast has been missing for several days now."

Just then, Sun Wukong suddenly interjected, "I heard from the local Land God that the Demon Beast has been in the human world for two or three years now."

After speaking, Taiyi Heavenly Venerable smiled and said, "Yes, that must be it. One day in heaven is one year on earth."

Then he called the celestial boy to his feet and said, "You get up now and come with me and the Great Sage to the mortal realm to retrieve it. You all go back first; you don't need to follow us anymore."

Taiyi Heavenly Venerable looked at the gods around him and said the last sentence to them.

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong immediately went to Bamboo Joint Mountain, where he saw all the local earth gods kneeling to welcome Sun Wukong. Sun Wukong, seeing this, faced the Land God and asked:

Why are you all here? Did those monsters hurt my master?

The Land God respectfully reported to Sun Wukong, "Great Sage, those demons are all asleep now and haven't touched your master at all."

However, Taiyi Heavenly Venerable patted Sun Wukong the shoulder and said, "Go out now and lure them out so I can subdue that monster."

"You demons, I'm back! Quickly return my master and all my disciples!"

Holding his Ruyi Jingu Bang and riding his Somersault Cloud, Sun Wukong arrived at Bamboo Joint Mountain in an instant and shouted loudly at the cave entrance.

However, Sun Wukong failed to awaken the Demon King inside. Sun Wukong was very impatient, so he picked up his Ruyi Jingu Bang and smashed it towards the cave entrance.

The Demon King then awoke with a start, filled with rage. He got out of bed and shouted:

"Alright, you little brat, you dare come back again. This time, I'll teach you a lesson you won't forget."

Then she revealed her true form and chased after Sun Wukong. Upon seeing this, Sun Wukong immediately jumped out of the cave, and the Sun Wukong followed closely behind, shouting, "Where do you think you're going, you monkey?"

However, Sun Wukong was not afraid at all. He simply stood on the edge of the cliff and burst into laughter. Sun Wukong said:

"If you continue to cause trouble here, your life or death will be uncertain. Your master is right here."

The demon had just reached the edge of the cliff when she was frozen in place by a spell cast by Taiyi Heavenly Venerable. Taiyi Heavenly Venerable said, "What are you still doing here? I'm here now."

Upon hearing Taiyi Heavenly Venerable's words, the demon dared not struggle any longer, prostrating itself on all fours and kowtowing. However, the celestial attendant beside it immediately rushed to the demon's side and struck it several times on the head, cursing as he did so.

"Why did you sneak away, you beast? Now I'm suffering here!"

The monster was unable to speak or move. After fighting for a while, it suddenly felt its hands go weak and stopped. Then it took a saddle and placed it on the monster's body.

After Taiyi Heavenly Venerable mounted the horse, he immediately rode through the clouds and returned to his palace.

Sun Wukong thanked them from afar. After a short while, seeing that they had left, he went into the cave to rescue Tang Xuanzang. After untying him, Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing took the old prince and his three sons back to the palace.

The next day, the old prince issued another decree to hold a grand banquet, inviting all the officials, big and small, to express their gratitude. Sun Wukong then summoned the executioner, who killed all six live lions and left their flesh for the prince to eat.

Then he saw that the blacksmith had forged three weapons and said to Sun Wukong, "Grandpa, we've finished making all these weapons."

The three little princes were overjoyed and said to their father, "Father, now that the weapon is complete, no one can harm us anymore."

Tang Xuanzang then urged Sun Wukong to quickly teach them martial arts so as not to delay their journey. So the three of them taught them one by one, and after a while, all three princes were able to use them with ease.

Several days later, Tang Xuanzang and his disciples left Long Pool. The journey was smooth, truly a land of bliss. After traveling for some time, they saw another city. Tang Xuanzang said to Sun Wukong:

"Wukong, quickly look ahead and see what's ahead!"

Sun Wukong stared intently, pondered for a long time, and then smiled at Tang Xuanzang, saying:

"Master, there aren't any flags planted on that city ahead. Why don't we walk a little closer and ask them?"

They then arrived at the city center and suddenly found it very lively. Several idle ruffians noticed that Zhu Bajie's snout was very long and Sha Wujing's face was very dark, so they rushed over to take a look.

However, no one dared to approach and ask Tang Xuanzang, who was very worried that his disciple would cause trouble. After walking for a while, they still hadn't reached the city when they suddenly saw a gate with the words "Auspicious Cloud Temple" written on it.

Tang Xuanzang pointed to the temple in front of them and said to Sun Wukong and his companions, "We've been traveling for so long, why don't we go in and rest for a while?"

After speaking, Sun Wukong nodded, and then the four of them went inside together, immediately captivated by the scenery.

After a short while, a monk emerged from the side of the corridor and asked Tang Xuanzang, "Venerable Elder, where exactly do you come from?"

"This disciple has traveled from the Great Tang of the Eastern Lands East to the Western Heaven Paradise to obtain Buddhist scriptures."

Upon hearing this, the monk immediately knelt before Tang Xuanzang. Tang Xuanzang quickly helped the monk up and asked, "Why are you bowing so deeply to us?"

"You don't know this, but the people here all yearn to be reborn in your land of China. Seeing your elegant attire, I imagine you must have had profound cultivation in your past life to be able to appear like this. When I saw you, I couldn't help but kneel down and pay my respects."

After speaking, the monk smiled and patted Tang Xuanzang on the shoulder.

Upon hearing this, Tang Xuanzang smiled and said:

"Don't look like that. You seem so relaxed and carefree here; you should be enjoying yourself."

Afterwards, the monk led Tang Xuanzang into the main hall to worship the Buddha statue, and only then did Tang Xuanzang invite Sun Wukong and the other two to come in.

It turned out that when Sun Wukong and the other two heard the monk talking to Tang Xuanzang, they all turned around, took their horses, and guarded their luggage.

The monks hadn't noticed at first, but when they heard Tang Xuanzang call out, the three of them turned around. Upon seeing this, the monk was immediately terrified and quickly hugged Tang Xuanzang, saying...