Rescuing Tang Xuanzang

"Master, please don't worry, I'm here."

When Tang Xuanzang heard Sun Wukong's voice, his anxious heart instantly calmed down. Tang Xuanzang happily said to Sun Wukong:

"Wukong, where are you right now? I was just talking to the fireflies, oh, it's you."

Then, Sun Wukong revealed his true form and said to Tang Xuanzang:

"Master, please don't be anxious. I told you before that you couldn't tell the real from the fake, which delayed your journey and wasted so much of your energy. Now, Zhu Bajie, Sha Wujing, and I are waiting for you outside."

Upon hearing this, Tang Xuanzang said apologetically to Sun Wukong, "I really didn't expect this to happen. Are Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing waiting for me outside now?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong nodded, and then said to Tang Xuanzang:

"When I came in just now, all the fairies were already asleep. I'll unlock this door now, then push open the stone door and take you out with me."

After speaking, Tang Xuanzang nodded. Then, Sun Wukong cast a spell, and with a flick of his hand, the lock opened naturally. He then led his master forward, when suddenly they heard the Demon King shouting from inside the hall:

"You all need to be careful and keep a close watch. Why aren't you patrolling anymore? And even the bells have stopped ringing. You all need to lock the doors immediately."

The monsters had been fighting with Sun Wukong all day and were exhausted, so they all fell asleep. They woke up after hearing these words.

The few lesser demons, carrying weapons and banging gongs, were walking along when they bumped into Sun Wukong and Tang Xuanzang. The demons shouted in unison:

"Oh, so you two monks were here all along."

Without a word, Sun Wukong pulled out his Ruyi Jingu Bang and killed both of them. The rest dropped their weapons and fled. The Demon King then addressed the Demon King:

"Your Majesty, things are really bad now. Sun Wukong has returned and killed all my brothers."

Upon hearing this, the Demon King instantly stood up and shouted, "Then what are you all standing there for? Quickly capture them all!"

These words startled Tang Xuanzang, who panicked and frantically tried to stop Sun Wukong. Tang Xuanzang, having fought his way through, was ultimately defeated by a minor demon and couldn't stop Sun Wukong. He then opened the door and shouted:

Where are all the brothers now?

Just as Sun Wukong finished speaking, Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing appeared before Sun Wukong, weapons in hand. Sun Wukong then recounted the events to Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing.

The Demon King had already captured Tang Xuanzang and chained him up. Then, the surrounding lesser demons, wielding knives and clubs, shouted loudly in the brightly lit area:

"How did you, monk, pick the lock? How did that monkey get in? Tell us the truth right now, or we'll cut you in two."

After hearing what the Demon King said, Tang Xuanzang knelt on the ground trembling and loudly proclaimed:

"Your Majesty, my disciple Sun Wukong knows Seventy-Two Transformations. He just transformed into a firefly and flew here to save me, but I didn't expect you to notice him."

"It was my apprentice who didn't know what was good for him and killed your brother. Now he's run away without a care for me."

The three Demon King chuckled and said, "So that's how it is. Luckily we discovered it in time, otherwise you would have already escaped."

He then ordered his men to close the front and back doors tightly and remained silent. Seeing this, Sha Wujing was furious and said to Sun Wukong:

"Their door is locked so tightly, they must be planning to kill Master. Let's rush in right now."

Sun Wukong agreed with Sha Wujing's words and said to Zhu Bajie, "I feel the same way. Zhu Bajie, hurry up and knock on this door, let's rush in and rescue Master."

Zhu Bajie, showing off his Divine Ability, struck the stone door, shattering it to pieces. Then Zhu Bajie roared angrily, "You monsters, quickly send my master out!"

Upon hearing this, the little demon panicked and immediately ran to the old demon's side, saying:

"Your Majesty, things are in trouble now! Those men have broken down our gate. What should we do?"

"These monks are really being unreasonable. Let's go out and fight them again."

After the three Demon King finished speaking, they took up their weapons and led their lesser demons out to meet the enemy. Around three o'clock, the moon in the sky was as round as a plate, and then they began to fight with Sun Wukong and the other two.

This battle was truly earth-shattering. After a short while, and after fighting for a long time without a clear winner, the Great King Cold-Avoidance shouted:

"You little demons, what are you all standing there for? Quickly, surround them all!"

One of the lesser demons struck Zhu Bajie's leg with a weapon, but Zhu Bajie was knocked to the ground and dragged into the cave by several demons.

Seeing that Zhu Bajie had disappeared, Sha Wujing raised his weapon and struck at Great King Dust-Avoidance.

However, the other lesser demons swarmed forward, and Sha Wujing was also captured. When Sun Wukong saw this situation, he felt that his chances of survival were slim, so he quickly escaped.

The demons brought Sha Wujing and Zhu Bajie before Tang Xuanzang. Upon seeing them, Tang Xuanzang, with tears in his eyes, said, "You two have also been captured. Where is Sun Wukong now?"

After hearing what Tang Xuanzang said, Sha Wujing thought about it carefully for a long time, recalling Sun Wukong's every move, and said to Tang Xuanzang, "My senior brother saw that we had been captured, so he left."

Upon hearing Sha Wujing's words, Tang Xuanzang's anxious heart calmed down, and he then spoke on behalf of Sha Wujing and Zhu Bajie:

"Now that Sun Wukong has left, he must have gone somewhere else to seek help. We don't know when we'll be able to escape this place."

The three of them, master and disciples, wept bitterly.

Now, Sun Wukong had returned to Auspicious Cloud Temple. Upon seeing Sun Wukong, the Sun Wukong said:

"Elder, I wonder if you've rescued your master?"

"It's better not to talk about this, because it makes me feel terrible. Those Divine Ability are incredibly powerful, and the three of us brothers fought them for a very long time."

"Afterwards Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing were both captured by the monster, and only I managed to escape."

After saying this, Sun Wukong sighed, slowly looked up at the sky, and seemed to be deep in thought.