Journey to the West: Beginning with the Apprenticeship of Bodhi Patriarch

Chapter 170: Bull King and Holy Infant come together to help
But outside the Lion City, the three demons planned to capture Tang Monk and were fighting with Monkey, Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing.

The six men fought hard outside the Lion City. It was a truly brutal battle. The Monkey King fought against Dapeng, and his Ruyi Jingu Bang fought against his Fang Tian Huaji. The Monkey King was able to use both hardness and softness, and his stick skills were powerful. He fought with Dapeng for forty or fifty rounds and overwhelmed Dapeng. If Dapeng had not had some martial arts, he would have been defeated.

The traveler's ability surpasses that of Dapeng.

However, the battle situation between Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing was extremely bad.

The Green Lion fought fiercely with Zhu Bajie holding a knife. The Green Lion's knife skills were powerful and he was experienced. On the other hand, Zhu Bajie had no rules and just attacked randomly with his rake. He relied on the nine-toothed rake, which was a top-notch treasure. The Green Lion was hesitant and did not dare to fight forcefully, for fear that he would be hit by the rake and his soul would be torn to pieces.

The two fought for thirty or forty rounds, and Zhu Bajie was in danger.

Looking at Sha Wujing again, he is holding the demon-subduing staff and fighting with the white elephant. The white elephant's spear skills are also quite good. The staff and spear collided with each other, and their martial arts strength were tested. Sha Wujing's staff skills were strong, and the white elephant's spear skills were sharp. After both fighting, Sha Wujing was slightly weaker in the end. The white elephant could not defeat Sha Wujing in a short time, but he was much better than Zhu Bajie.

The six men fought hard for a long time, with sticks, rakes and staffs on one side and swords, spears and halberds on the other. The six kinds of weapons showed their changes and came together to fight and show their strength. The three Dharma protectors of Tang Monk were powerful and some were strong and some were weak. The three law-breaking thieves and wild monsters worked together to covet Tang Monk.

After fighting for a long time, it was getting dark, the wind was blowing, and the sky was covered with gray fog.

Monkey and Sha Wujing remained unmoved and continued to fight to rescue Tang Monk.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Bajie couldn't hold on any longer. After fighting for a long time, he felt lazy. Besides, it was getting late, and his eyelids were covered by the palm-leaf fan, so he couldn't see or hear clearly. He became a little timid, so he turned around and ran away.

The old demon Green Lion raised his knife and started to chop, and Zhu Bajie was so frightened that he wanted to hide, but the Green Lion changed his tactics and bit Zhu Bajie, then captured him, threw him to the little demon, and took him into the city.

The old devil rode on a cloud again to help the white elephant to fight against Sha Seng.

When Sha Seng saw this, he felt something was wrong and turned to leave. However, the old demon's knife came faster and chopped down Sha Seng with one blow, making his hands and muscles go limp. The white elephant then rolled up its trunk and captured Sha Seng, taking him into the city.

The old demon and the second demon freed their hands, and together they flew into the air, surrounding the traveler.

When Monkey saw his two brothers being captured, he was shocked. He then saw the old demon and the second demon. The three demons attacked together. Monkey waved his golden hoop and used all his skills together, making the three demons unable to get close to him. The four of them fought outside the city at night.

The three demons fought with the walker from night till dawn. Even though they had the upper hand, they could never defeat the walker.

What a great Monkey King, his stick techniques are both hard and soft, with yin and yang. Sometimes he is strong to fight for victory, and sometimes he is soft to protect himself. After a long fight, the three demons were exhausted and hungry, but the Monkey King became more and more courageous.

Dapeng shouted, "All the monsters in the city, hurry out of the city and help us to besiege the Monkey King!"

The war drums in the city sounded, and tens of thousands of monsters armed with swords, spears, halberds, axes, hooks and forks rushed towards the walker. In a short while, they surrounded the walker and came together to deal with him.

The traveler was terrified. As the saying goes, 'A good hand cannot defeat a pair of fists, and two fists cannot defeat four hands'. Now he was fighting hard against three demons, and with so many little demons coming to help, how could he cope?

The Monkey King was just about to ride his somersault cloud, but Dapeng was sharp-eyed and swept his Fang Tian Hua Ji with it, pinning the Monkey King down.

The Monkey King's teeth rang, and he brandished his golden cudgel, striking around wildly, feeling grief-stricken, for he knew that he was trapped and it would be difficult to escape. He thought to himself, "Fool, idiot! I never expected that your martial arts skills were so poor and you had lost your dignity, allowing the demons to capture you. You have tired Junior Brother Sha, and now I will let them capture me too. I hope these three demons cannot break my transformation, so that I can escape and save others."

The traveler fought against the monsters, but gradually he became powerless.

Seeing this, the white elephant laughed and said, "Brother, my dear brother, the Great Sage Equaling Heaven can no longer hold on. Come with me and take him down."

Dapeng said arrogantly: "When I eat people normally, I have to open their skulls first before I can taste them. Now that I have captured the Monkey King, I must try it out to see how it is different from human flesh!"

Qingshi said, "My two brothers, don't hesitate. Let's catch him first and then talk about frying and boiling."

The three demons exerted their strength again, and together with the other monsters, fought against the walker.

Listening to the insults from the three demons, the traveler felt sad and angry, his power was deflated, and he was in danger.

At this critical moment, there was a sudden sound of war drums coming from afar and a mysterious evil spirit appeared from afar.

"Don't worry, my dear brother. I'm coming."

"Uncle, your nephew is here to help you!"

The Monkey King turned around and saw tens of thousands of demon soldiers from the east coming in formation. The two demons leading the way, one walking on clouds and holding a stick, was the Bull Demon King, and the other stepping on flames and holding a flaming spear, was Red Boy.

The Monkey King was overjoyed and said, "Brother, my dear nephew! You have come just in time. Please help me and we will defeat the three demons together."

The three demons saw this scene and secretly felt resentful, thinking that a good thing had been ruined.

The Bull Demon King came forward to fight, swinging a mixed iron stick, and pushed the Green Lion away. He almost hit the Green Lion on the forehead with the stick. The old demon was so panicked that he raised his knife to block. The two fought together, and the sticks and swords intersected. The Bull Demon King was very skilled in martial arts, and he beat the Green Lion so hard that it cried out in pain.

Red Boy thrust his spear and stabbed, fighting with White Elephant's double spears, like two giant pythons entangled in a battle, trying their best but neither could defeat the other.

The demon soldiers over there were lined up in battle formation, while the demon soldiers over here were in chaos, and they collided with each other in a huge crowd.

When the traveler saw the reinforcements coming, he was full of power and cursed: "You thief, you have no faith and dare to speak nonsense. Now I will definitely subdue you and roast you so that my brother can taste you."

Dapeng was full of ferocity and shouted, "I don't know what you are capable of, look at the halberd!"

The two sides started fighting again. The traveler became more and more courageous as he fought. He was born and raised in nature, and his body was infused with spirit. The Dapeng had used up all his old strength and was having difficulty generating new strength. He was hungry and thirsty, so how could he be a match for the traveler? After fighting for ten rounds, the Dapeng began to feel frightened.

Dapeng was just about to call his two brothers to retreat and save their lives.

Unexpectedly, when he turned around, he saw the Green Lion was in danger and fled away early. The White Elephant was out of strength and also turned around and fled. The Bull Demon King and Red Boy were coming towards him to kill him.

Dapeng was panicked, fearing that his life was in danger, so he flapped his wings and fled into the city.

The three demons fled into the Lion Camel City. When the demon soldiers, both big and small, saw that the three demons had fled, how could they dare to fight? They all fled back, abandoning their weapons and armor, and closed the gates of the Lion Camel City, not daring to fight anymore.

The demon soldiers in Cuiyun Mountain cheered and rejoiced, having won a great victory.

The Bull Demon King came over with a club in his hand, approached Monkey, and asked, "My dear brother, have you been injured by him?"

Red Boy also came forward and said, "Uncle, did my nephew arrive in time?"

The Monkey King put away his golden cudgel and bowed, saying, "Thank you, brother and nephew, for coming here. If you hadn't come, I would have been in great trouble."

The Bull Demon King said, "It is precisely because I know you are in trouble that I have gathered my troops and rushed here. My dear brother, please wait a moment. I will set up camp and I will definitely deal with these three demons."

Say it.

The Bull Demon King turned around and ordered his soldiers to use local materials to set up camp, and arranged for gatekeepers, patrol officers, etc. After the camp was set up, the Bull Demon King set up a large tent, welcomed Monkey and called Red Boy, and they all went in.

Inside the tent, the traveler thanked him again and again, and then asked, "Brother, you live in Cuiyun Mountain, which is very far away from here. How did you know that I was in trouble and come to help me?"

The Bull Demon King sat down and said, "Some time ago, the Dharma Protector went to Jambu Continent. When we were on a river, the Dharma Protector subdued a demon and felt something in his heart. He knew you were in trouble and saw that I was worried, so he sent me to help you. I thought that the only place that could stop you on the road to the west would be Lion Camel Mountain, so I returned to the mountain to mobilize troops and come to help you."

When the Monkey King heard this, he suddenly realized what was going on. He bowed again and said, "Thank you, Brother. Thank you, Senior Brother. If you hadn't felt this way and were worried, I wouldn't have known what to do. I couldn't stand the insults from that fellow."

Red Boy stepped forward and said, "Uncle, I came to help you too, why haven't you thanked me yet?"

The traveler smiled and said, "Thank you very much, nephew. Thank you very much, nephew."

Red Boy pretended to be magnanimous and said with a smile: "Uncle, I cannot express my gratitude enough for your help."

The Monkey King asked, "My dear nephew, since words of thanks are not enough, how can I thank you for your help?"

Red Boy said, "Uncle, when you succeed in your mission and return home, you must play with me for a while and don't leave."

The traveler smiled and said, "My nephew and I get along very well. This is how it should be."

Red Boy just sat down with a smile.

The Bull Demon King said: "Since those three demons dared to insult you, I will definitely help you get back at your level."

The Monkey King held the Bull Demon King with his hand and said, "Brother, humiliating me is a small matter. The bigger matter is that he captured Tang Monk and my two brothers. That is a bigger matter."

The Bull Demon King asked, "How did Tang Monk get captured? My dear brother, even though two fists cannot defeat four hands, you have great magical powers and high martial arts skills. Even if you cannot defeat the three lion demons, you should not let Tang Monk get captured."

The Monkey King sighed and said, "Brother, you don't know. If we were competing in skills, how could the three Lion-Camel Demons capture Tang Monk from me? It was because they were dishonest and deceived me that they were able to capture Tang Monk."

The Bull Demon King asked, "How do you say coax?"

The Monkey King then recounted the previous events, telling how he had defeated the old demon and the second demon, and also how the demons from the Lion Camel Mountain were not trustworthy.

Upon hearing this, the Bull Demon King was furious and said, "How could there be such an unfaithful demon? The 800-li Lion Camel Mountain is also a famous place on the road to the west. How could this happen? If others knew about this, wouldn't they think that all the demons on the road to the west are unfaithful? They deserve to be killed! They deserve to be killed! Besides, the three Lion Camel monsters enjoy eating people and have done countless evil things. They deserve to be killed even more!"

The traveler bowed and said, "It is true that 'two fists cannot defeat four hands'. I beg you to help me, brother, to subdue the three monsters in the city."

The Bull Demon King helped Monkey up and said, "My dear brother, please don't bow to me like this. Let's not talk about the fact that you and I are from the same family. Back then, you and I were in the Banana Cave and cultivated our brotherhood. We swore to share weal and woe. Let's not talk about this demon. Even if you were to cause trouble in Heaven or overthrow the Underworld, I would follow you."

When the Monkey King heard this, tears welled up in his eyes and he said, "Thank you, brother. But I will never do anything that would cause trouble to your family."

The Bull Demon King smiled and said, "Let me tell you something. If you and I do such things that defy the heaven again, I will not let us go."

The traveler nodded and said, "I will not do that anymore. I will return to my true practice. How can I be like a demon?"

The Bull Demon King smiled and said, "That's right. We have come here in a hurry today, so it is not appropriate to fight again. Tomorrow I will send troops to challenge the city. I will definitely capture the three lion demons and teach them how powerful I am."

Red Boy asked, "Father, I will be the vanguard tomorrow."

The Bull Demon King readily agreed.

The Monkey King stepped forward and said, "Brother, nephew, you must be careful. Among the three lion-camel demons, there is one named Yun Cheng Wanli Peng. He has a treasure in his hand called the Yin Yang Two Qi Bottle. The bottle is very powerful. If you are caught and the things in it are put into it, your life will be in danger."

The Bull Demon King was not afraid and said, "He has a treasure, so why don't I have one? My dear brother, look at what I have."

Say it.

The Bull Demon King patted his waist, and saw a small tripod hanging on his waist, which was the Yu Ding.

When the Monkey King saw it, he was overjoyed and said, "It is the Yu Ding. Didn't my elder brother give you this too?"

The Bull Demon King laughed and said, "My lord feared that I was not strong enough, so he gave me the Yu Ding to protect me. If that thief wants to fight for treasure, I will take out the Yu Ding and smash it to pieces no matter what treasure he has."

The traveler feels at ease.

Everyone was reminiscing about the past in the tent, having a great time.

……

But it was in the Lion City, in the Golden Palace.

The three demons all returned here, terrified and worried, with no mood to have fun anymore.

The old demon Qingshi said: "Where did this reinforcement come from? Why are they so powerful! If it weren't for this reinforcement, we would have captured the Monkey King today."

The white elephant said, "I recognize the leader. He is the Bull Demon King from the Cuiyun Mountain. I have heard that he has become a disciple of the Taoist Master Guangxin from Hezhou, Xiniu, and has become a guardian deity. He has gathered people in the Cuiyun Mountain. There are tens of thousands of demon soldiers, all of whom are elite and brave. He also has a son named Niu Shengying, who is also a man with magical powers. He once occupied the area around the Hao Mountain and defeated the Monkey King. The one I am fighting today is the Niu Shengying. Although he is young, his spear skills are not weak at all. I cannot easily defeat him."

Dapeng patted his chest and said, "My two brothers, please don't destroy your own ambitions and help others gain prestige. Why should the three of us brothers be afraid of the Bull Demon King?"

The old demon said, "In the previous battle, I was somewhat defeated by the Bull Demon King."

Dapeng said, "That's because the three of us didn't have enough to eat. When we fought Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing first, our old strength was exhausted and we didn't have new strength to generate. If we had eaten enough and had enough to fight them, the outcome would still be uncertain."

The old demon pondered for a long time and said, "My dear brother, if we fight them, I'm afraid we really can't win. Why don't we release Tang Seng and let them go?"

Dapeng cursed, "Brother, don't be confused! We have deceived the Monkey King, how could he let us go? If we let him go now, our lives will be in danger."

The white elephant said, "Brother, you have always had a plan. If you don't want to let me go, tell us your plan."

Dapeng said: "At this point, what else can we do? It's just a fight of life and death."

The white elephant said: "If this is the case, we really can't fight."

Dapeng was helpless and said, "How about this? If the three of us see that Bull Demon King, Sun Xingzhe, and Bull Holy Infant are alone, we will attack them together. If we can capture Bull Demon King and Bull Holy Infant, we can refine them with Yin Yang Two Qi Bottle. If we capture Sun Xingzhe, Yin Yang Two Qi Bottle can't do anything to him, but we can capture him. Then it won't be too late to defeat Bull Demon King."

Upon hearing this, the old demon and the second demon were skeptical, as the three of them were not harmonious and unwilling to work together.

(End of this chapter)