Journey to the West: Don’t mess with that monster

It was already late at night, but the four masters and apprentices still left Chenjiazhuang. In the words of Elder Tang, he felt uneasy even chanting sutras here.

Naturally, Chen Cheng tried to persuade them to stay again and again, but the four masters and apprentices were determined to leave.

It was late at night and they returned to the Tongtian River.

The monkey looked up at the location Chen Cheng said, and even in the dark, he could still vaguely see a magnificent temple.

"That should be the Temple of the King of Inspiration." The monkey said, pointing to the distance.

By now, Tang Seng was so sleepy that he fell asleep.

"Disciples, do you have any rules on how to subdue demons?"

The monkeys naturally had their own plans in mind, but seeing how sleepy Tang Seng was, they said, "It's late at night, Master, go to sleep first.

The three of us will discuss a plan first and report it to Master tomorrow morning."

Upon hearing this, Elder Tang did not hesitate and simply lay down on the white horse's belly and fell asleep.

The white horse used its magic power to protect Tang Seng from mosquitoes. Soon, Elder Tang began to snore comfortably.

The monkey turned and looked at Zhu Bajie and Sha Seng.

"Big Brother, let's go to sleep first." Zhu Bajie said.

Sha Seng didn't even say a word and went straight to sleep!

But when they saw the monkey took out his sticks, the two of them immediately gathered together again.

"Big Brother, we need to have a plan!" Zhu Bajie asked with a smile.

Sha Seng also nodded repeatedly in agreement.

"Since we promised to subdue the monster, we can't go back on our word," the monkey said seriously.

"Big Brother is right..."

The monkey put the stick on Sha Seng's shoulder, and Sha Seng immediately shut his mouth.

"But we don't know where this monster is or what kind of monster it is. But when I look at the Tongtian River in front of me, I feel that he might be in this river." The monkey said with a smile.

"It's actually simple." Zhu Bajie understood that if they didn't have a plan tonight, this monkey would definitely not let them sleep well.

"Since the King of Inspiration has a temple, we will destroy it tomorrow morning. Then the demon will naturally come looking for us." Zhu Bajie said with a smile.

"There is another way." Sha Seng also laughed. "Don't the Chen brothers want to sacrifice their children? The eldest and second brothers should transform into their appearances and wait for the demon to come.

It would be easy for you to capture it.

And I am here to protect (zai) my master (mo) and my father (yu).”

The monkey naturally understood Sha Seng's little thoughts.

However, both methods are good, but Zhu Bajie's plan is more in line with the monkey's personality.

Also! Why let this monk Sha fish?
The next day, Tang Seng woke up very early and the monkey closed his eyes to rest.

Zhu Bajie was lying on his back, snoring, while Sha Seng was sleeping comfortably on the luggage.

Elder Tang patted the white horse's belly and said, "It's really comfortable to sleep here."

Bai Ma wanted to speak, but he was worried that Elder Tang would whip him again, so he shut his mouth obediently.

Elder Tang thought his disciples had been planning all night, so he didn't bother them. He didn't dare to run far, so he sat cross-legged and did his morning lessons.

After reciting the sutra ten times, the monkey brought the peach.

Tang Seng looked at the peaches with dewdrops hanging on them, and couldn't help but think of the vegetarian meal last night. Zhu Bajie wanted to sleep again, but the monkey woke him up.

So the four masters and apprentices ate and talked about their plans.

After listening to the two plans, Tang Seng said, "I think Wujing's plan is better."

"Why?" asked the monkey.

"If the demon doesn't have much power and you destroy his temple, he will be afraid of you and won't show up again.

After all, we have to go to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures, so we can't stay here for too long." Tang Seng said seriously.

The monkey nodded when he heard this, "Master, that makes sense!"

"But now that we've left Chenjiazhuang, it's not a good idea to go back and look for them, right?" Zhu Bajie said helplessly.

In fact, Monkey also had a plan, but he was too embarrassed to say it out.

His plan was simple, to get Tang Seng to the Linggan Dawang Temple. The demon didn't even spare young boys and girls, so how could he spare Tang Seng's flesh?

But this plan will most likely not be approved by Elder Tang.

"Don't worry, the Chen brothers are probably worried that we might go back on our word, so they'll come looking for us soon!" Monkey said confidently.

Sure enough, a group of people arrived after a while.

This time, the Chen brothers brought a lot of freshly cooked vegetarian food. Everyone could see that Tang Seng was secretly swallowing his saliva because of greed, but he still took a big bite of the peach in his hand.

Chen Cheng didn't know what to say for a moment.

The monkey took a look at the Tongtian River and saw a figure in the water.

He then said, "What are you doing here, old man? Your family is not polite and has forced us to sleep here for half the night.

It’s too late to ask now.”

The honest elder Tang wanted to speak, didn’t we leave on our own?

But Zhu Bajie tugged at Elder Tang's sleeve.

Elder Tang did not say much. Chen Cheng's younger brother also wanted to speak to explain himself, but was stopped by Chen Cheng.

"Hmph!" Chen Cheng waved his sleeves and turned away with his men.

After they left, the figure in the Tongtian River also disappeared.

"Master, the demon is in the river!" The monkey sneered. Elder Tang is honest, not a fool.

He now understood why the monkey did that.

Elder Tang asked with a glance, and the monkey smiled and said, "Master, the demon has gone. Just talk."

"Oh." Elder Tang was a little embarrassed. "Then what should we do next?"

The monkey repeated the plan in Tang Seng's ear.

So Tang Seng and Sha Seng stayed where they were, and the monkey turned the two bags into himself and Zhu Bajie to deceive others.

They went to Chenjiazhuang.

Before noon, the people of Chenjiazhuang, carrying pigs, sheep, sacrificial animals, wine, and a pair of boys and girls, arrived at the Linggan Temple in a noisy manner and put them down in an orderly manner, with the boy and girl sitting at the top.

The monkey turned into the appearance of Chen Guanbao. He looked around and saw incense, flowers and candles on the altar. In front of it was a golden tablet with the words "God of Inspiration" written on it. There was no other statue of god.

After everyone had arranged everything, they all kowtowed and said, "Grandpa King, this year, this month, this day, and this hour, the Chen Family Village's chief priest Chen Cheng is of an unmarried age, so we follow the annual custom and offer a boy named Chen Guanbao, a girl named Chen Yichengjin, and all the pigs, sheep, and wine to Your Majesty for his enjoyment.

May the weather be favorable and the harvest abundant.”

After the blessing and burning paper horses, everyone returned to their own homes.

Brother Chen Cheng looked back nervously before leaving.

As soon as they left, Zhu Bajie picked up an offering of fruit and started eating it.

The monkey said, "Sister! Eat less! Don't eat like a pig!"

Zhu Bajie ignored him and kept stuffing the food into his mouth.

At this time, a gust of wind blew outside the house. Zhu Bajie pretended to say, "Brother! Brother! Let's go home! I'm scared!"

The monkey had no choice but to play along and said, "Dad said we have to stay here for one night before we can go home!"

"Go home? I'm afraid you can't go back!"

There was a sound outside the temple, and the temple door was pushed open.

The goblin was wearing a shiny new golden armor and helmet, with a red cloud-like belt around his waist, eyes as bright as the evening stars, and teeth as sharp as saw teeth.

There is mist and haze floating under your feet, and warm mist around you. There are gusts of cold wind when you walk, and there are layers of cold air where you stand. But he is like a general who is holding up the curtain and supporting the emperor, just like a gate god guarding the temple.

The goblin asked knowingly, "Whose family are you from?"

"I'm your father!" Zhu Bajie stopped acting and just cursed.

The demon was stunned. This child would have been scared to death when he saw him. How could he dare to say such words to him?

Zhu Bajie revealed his true form, drew his rake, and struck the monster, who was caught off guard and was hit by the rake. There was a loud bang.

Zhu Bajie laughed loudly and said, "I broke his armor!"

The monkey also revealed his true form, and when he looked at the ground, he saw two fish scales the size of ice plates. So the monkey smashed the seat of the Great King of Inspiration with a stick.

"Don't let him escape!" the monkey shouted.

After that, the two of them jumped into the air.

King Lingguang came to eat people, so he did not bring any weapons. He asked in the clouds with his bare hands: "Why did you two monks come here to bully people and ruin my incense and my tablet?"

"I stayed at Chen's house last night and heard that there is an evil demon. What kind of inspiration is that? Every year, boys and girls are sacrificed. It is our mercy to save lives and catch you, the evil demon!
Serve it up as soon as possible! You eat two boys and girls a year. How many boys and girls have you eaten in your years of being the king?
Eat one person! Then eat my stick first! "

The monster ran away upon hearing this, but was hit by another spiked mace by Bajie, without being hit.

But the monkey had already prepared for his escape and dropped the golden cudgel in his hand.

The blow hit the monster's back, and seven or eight scales fell off.

At this time, the five Jiedis came together.

"Great Sage, don't panic! We brothers are here to help you!"

"I'm scared of you, get out of here!" the monkey cursed.

Seeing that he was about to kill the monster with one blow, these Five-Directions Jie Di were even worse teammates than Zhu Bajie!

They actually left a hole for the demon, seemingly inadvertently blocking the monkey and Zhu Bajie.

The demon did not dare to hesitate, and turned into a gust of wind and dived into the Tongtian River.

"You five, get beaten up by me first!" The monkey turned around and cursed angrily.

The Five Jiedis were straightforward and bowed to apologize one after another.

For a moment, Monkey couldn't really swing the bat. He could only curse angrily, "What a bunch of stupid teammates!"

The term "stupid teammate" was taught to him by Master Qing.

"What are you talking about, Monkey Brother? Am I not better than these five losers?" Zhu Bajie said while eating the offerings.

"Indeed!" said the monkey angrily.

Before the Golden Head Jie Di could speak, the monkey said directly, "If my master is captured by that demon.

You will definitely get a beating today!"

When they arrived at the Tongtian River, Tang Seng and Sha Seng were safe.

Sha Seng knew at a glance that the monster had not been captured.

As soon as the Monkey King and Zhu Bajie left, the Five Directions Jie Di arrived.

They said they would help him protect Tang Seng, and the golden-headed Jie Di kept hinting that the demon was difficult to catch, so Tang Seng asked them to help.

In the past, these five people would definitely not go, but this time they were very happy. Sha Seng did not care, anyway, the child would definitely be saved.

But this man-eating monster must have some background, and in the end he just punished himself with three cups of wine and that was it.

At this moment, Sha Seng thought it would be great if Zhang Qingdi was here. (End of this chapter)