Struggle

He then summoned some of his men, armed, and they came out of the cave, shouting, "Who's yelling at me here?"

Sun Wukong went to the rocky cliff and observed carefully for a long time. He found that the monsters all looked strange and were carrying weapons.

Then they saw that the other monsters, large and small, all had bull heads and demon faces, carrying knives, spears, clubs, and large flags on their backs with their names written on them.

After watching for a short while, Sun Wukong couldn't help but step forward and shout loudly:

Do you monsters recognize me?

Upon hearing this, the demon said to Sun Wukong, "Are you the Sun Wukong wreaked Heavenly Palace? You really are too ugly. So it was you, this monkey, who was boasting all this time."

Hearing what the monsters said, Sun Wukong became very angry. He raised his Ruyi Jingu Bang and shouted, "I think you thieves who steal lamp oil are the ugliest! Don't talk nonsense! Return my master to me right now!"

After speaking, Sun Wukong immediately stepped forward, raised his Ruyi Jingu Bang), and charged towards the three old demons. However, the three old demons raised their three weapons and hurriedly met him, and a fierce battle ensued in the valley.

Sun Wukong, wielding his Ruyi Jingu Bang), fought the three Yaomo for hundreds of rounds until nightfall, with no clear victor.

The three Yaomo then formed a formation, surrounding Sun Wukong in the center. Seeing the danger, Sun Wukong immediately fled.

The demons didn't chase after Sun Wukong at all; they simply returned to their cave, ate some food, and had a little demon deliver a bowl of rice to Tang Xuanzang.

However, Tang Xuanzang was very principled and refused to eat their food. Sun Wukong returned to the temple and shouted loudly, "Sha Wujing, Zhu Bajie, where are you now?"

Upon hearing Sun Wukong's words, they rushed out and said to Sun Wukong, "Brother Monkey, you're finally back! I wonder if you found Master after being gone for so long?"

Sun Wukong laughed and said, "I chased after them last night, but only reached a mountain during the day, and I couldn't find the place at all."

"Thanks to the Four Duty Officers sent me a message saying there was a cave entrance inside, where three demons lived. They had been stealing oil there for years and had transformed into Buddha statues to deceive the common people."

After saying this, Zhu Bajie immediately said to Sun Wukong, "Is this the reason those monsters captured our master?"

After Zhu Bajie uttered those words, Sun Wukong immediately began to explain. Sun Wukong said:

"They encountered us today, but they didn't know they had captured Master. As soon as I found out, I immediately ordered the clerk and others to protect Master, while I shouted and cursed at the gate."

"But after a while, those monsters rushed out and fought me for a long time until we were evenly matched. Then those monsters set up a formation. I saw that it was getting late and I couldn't win, so I came back."

After hearing what Sun Wukong Zhu Bajie laughed and said to Sun Wukong, "It was probably the work of the demon king there."

Sha Wujing, looking completely bewildered, asked Zhu Bajie, "How did you know it was the Ghost King from there?"

After hearing what Sha Wujing said, Zhu Bajie came to Sha Wujing 'Sha Wujing side, patted him on the shoulder Sha Wujing, and said, "Brother Monkey said that the Ox-Headed Demon must be from Hell, right?"

Sun Wukong quickly waved his hand and said, "No, that's not it at all. I think those monsters are just three rhinoceros demons."

After saying this, Zhu Bajie immediately said to Sun Wukong, "If it's a rhinoceros demon, then we can saw off its horn and sell it for a few taels of silver."

Just then, the monks approached Sun Wukong Zhu Bajie and said to them, "Great Sage Sun, would you like some dinner?"

I usually eat a little, but now I don't feel like eating at all.

After hearing what Sun Wukong said, the monks laughed and said to Sun Wukong, "You've been fighting all day, how come you're not hungry?"

Just then, Sun Wukong to them, "I haven't been hungry at all these days. I survived five hundred years ago without eating or drinking."

Sun Wukong's words aroused the doubt of the monks, who then smiled, handed Sun Wukong the food, and Sun Wukong ate it, saying:

"Everyone, let's get ready for bed. Tomorrow we'll go together and capture that Demon King, then we can save Master."

Sha Wujing was still worried about Tang Xuanzang's safety, so he immediately said to Sun Wukong:

"Brother Monkey, why would you say such a thing? What if that monster doesn't sleep tonight and harms Master? Let's go now."

After speaking, Zhu Bajie agreed with Sha Wujing's words Sha Wujing Zhu Bajie makes a lot of sense. Why don't we take advantage of the moonlight to subdue the demons now?"

Following the instructions of Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing, Sun Wukong said to the monks, "You stay here and guard the luggage and horses until we capture the monster and rescue our master."

"Wouldn't it be great if they could just prove to our superiors that they're fake Buddhas and resolve your disaster?"

The people were extremely grateful upon hearing this, and then the three of them flew together on the clouds to the outside of the city.

It is said that Sun Wukong, along with Zhu Bajie Sha Wujing, rode the clouds and arrived at Azure Dragon Mountain.

Upon seeing the cave entrance, Zhu Bajie wanted to raise his Nine-Toothed Rake and smash it towards it, but Zhu Bajie Sun Wukong stopped Zhu Bajie and said:

"Bajie, wait a moment. Let me go in first and see how Master is doing. Then we'll fight him."

However, Sha Wujing asked Sun Wukong with a puzzled look, "Brother, the door is locked right now, how are we supposed to get in?"

After Sun Wukong what Sha Wujing said, Sha Wujing smiled at him and said, "You don't need to worry about this at all; I have a way to handle it."

After speaking, Sun Wukong transformed into a firefly and Sun Wukong inside. He heard several oxen lying there, snoring loudly, fast asleep.

They arrived at the main hall, but there was no sound around. All the windows and other things were tightly closed. They didn't know where the three fairies were sleeping. After walking a little further, they suddenly heard crying.

It turned out that Tang Xuanzang was crying on the roof beam behind the house. They heard Tang Xuanzang say:

"What should I do now? I've been away from Chang'an for so long, and now I've come here only to find those fake Buddha statues. I didn't listen to Sun Wukong and he captured me instead. I'm so regretful now."

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong couldn't help but shout it out.