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

Chapter 264: No Power, Zhu Bajie Goes to Heaven

But outside the White Bone City, Zhu Bajie was fighting with two demons. Zhu Bajie swung his nine-toothed rake and attacked randomly, while the two demons chopped with swords. For a while, the fight was so intense that Zhu Bajie couldn't catch the two demons.

Sun Wukong in the Clouds scratched his head and said, "This idiot, how come his martial arts are so bad now? In the past, when he accompanied me to protect Tang Monk on the journey to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures, he still had some martial arts skills, but he was a little lazy. But now, why is it so difficult for him to deal with two little monsters? It must be that the Wood Mother has disrupted his practice. The former Heavenly Peng Water God has no power at all now."

Sun Wukong was itching to fight, but the two monsters below were about to die in two strikes, so there was no time for a fight.

Sun Wukong watched and saw that after ten rounds, Zhu Bajie had the upper hand, but still could not defeat the two little demons. He knew that Zhu Bajie's ability was not as good as before, so he secretly pinched his fingers and chanted magic spells to use a protective spell to bless him and boost his magic power.

Zhu Bajie, who was fighting below, suddenly felt as if he was assisted by God. His strength increased greatly. He was very excited and raised his Nine-toothed Rake to hit the two monsters randomly. The two monsters were beaten back repeatedly and could not resist. Before long, Zhu Bajie found an opportunity and hit one of the little monsters in the face with his rake.

The little demon couldn't bear it and fell to the ground, turning into a pile of skeletons.

The other demon saw how powerful Zhu Bajie was and how dared not fight him, so he turned around and tried to escape.

Zhu Bajie laughed so hard that it sounded like thunder. He said, "Don't let that demon go! Eat your grandfather's rake!"

Say it.

Zhu Bajie, riding on a strong wind, caught up with the monster and hit it with a rake, killing it on the spot.

Zhu Bajie laughed wildly, feeling that he still had some power, and made Sun Wukong in the clouds secretly curse him as a fool.

After Zhu Bajie defeated the two little demons, he strode into the city. Before he had taken a few steps, he suddenly saw a huge crowd in front of him. Thousands of zombie demons emerged from the crowd, holding weapons and surrounding Zhu Bajie.

When Zhu Bajie saw this scene, he was so frightened that he staggered and almost dropped his Nine-toothed Rake. He swallowed and stared around.

"Who's here?"

There was a sound coming from the city.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie looked towards the city and saw a monster that was thirty-six feet tall appear. This monster had red eyes and fangs, and looked like a zombie king. He had three icy horns on his forehead, and was wearing a tattered armor. His hair was like silver needles, and his fingers were like steel spikes. He was very scary.

When Zhu Bajie saw him, he was a little flustered and asked, "Are you the Great Sage Shuangpo?"

The monster said, "I am the Great Sage Shuangpo. How dare you, a little pig demon, cause trouble in my White Bone City? If you can speak reasonably, I will spare your life."

Zhu Bajie saw the monster's armor and felt it looked familiar. He asked, "Are you the flag-bearing spiritual officer of the Tianhe navy?"

Upon hearing this, the Great Sage Frost Soul walked forward. The little demons along the way parted ways to greet the Great Sage. He approached, took a closer look, and said, "You look familiar, but I don't recognize you. How do you know that I was once the flag-bearing spirit officer of the Tianhe Navy?"

When Zhu Bajie heard this, he felt a little ashamed. He knew that the Great Sage Shuangpo's soul was gone, and only his corpse was left. He said, "I used to be your colleague, so I know you."

The Great Sage Shuangpo said, "Since we are old friends, follow me in. I will welcome you. But I don't know who you are. In the past, the Tianhe Navy had a Vanguard, a Water Dividing Sima, a Patrol Yaksha, and a Ship Guarding General. Which colleague are you? What did you do to be demoted to a pig spirit?"

Zhu Bajie shook his head and said, "It's not these people, but they were banished to the lower world because they teased Chang'e, knocked over the Douniu Palace, and stole Lingzhi vegetables."

The Great Sage Shuangpo laughed and said, "You have done such a thing. You are very courageous! But you are not one of those people. Who are you?"

Zhu Bajie pondered for a long time and said, "I am Marshal Tianpeng."

Upon hearing this, the Great Sage Shuangpo asked, "Marshal Tianpeng? But is that the Marshal Tianpeng who commands 80,000 Tianhe naval forces, the Marshal Tianpeng who caused me to be demoted to the lower world?"

Zhu Bajie shouted, "Flag Bearer, please listen to me. I didn't mean to do this. I didn't know I would cause you so much trouble."

The Great Sage Shuangpo did not answer, but asked again: "Are you really Marshal Tianpeng?"

Zhu Bajie swallowed his saliva and said, "I am Marshal Tianpeng."

The Great Sage Shuangpo said: "I was dragged down by Marshal Tianpeng and blown to Beijuluzhou. This is a blood feud."

As the goblin spoke, he looked up with red eyes, and suddenly roared, "Marshal Tianpeng, give me your life!"

The Great Sage Shuangpo pounced on Zhu Bajie and swung his claws at him, as if he wanted to tear him in half.

Zhu Bajie was so frightened that he stumbled and fell all over the place. How could he dare to fight against the Great Sage Shuangpo?

The Great Sage Shuangpo chased after him and attacked without stopping, determined to catch up with Zhu Bajie.

Zhu Bajie held the Nine-toothed Rake and was about to fight back, but when he saw that the Great Sage Frost Soul had the appearance of a demon zombie king, he became afraid before the battle and had to turn around and flee.

When Sun Wukong in the clouds saw this, he became extremely anxious. He had already used a protective spell. No matter how powerful the Great Sage Frost Soul was, as long as Zhu Bajie didn't get scared, the Great Sage Frost Soul would not be able to hurt Zhu Bajie. But now the fool didn't dare to resist, so it was useless to teach him a protective spell.

Seeing that Zhu Bajie was about to be injured, Sun Wukong could no longer hold back. He drew out his golden cudgel, leaped down, and hit the little demons with one blow, killing hundreds of them on the spot. He stepped forward to resist, held down the Great Sage Shuangpo, and forced him to retreat.

When Zhu Bajie saw Sun Wukong, he rushed forward in panic and said, "Brother, he didn't even bother to explain to me and is trying to kill me. You must protect me."

Sun Wukong scolded him, "You fool! I'm secretly protecting you, but you dare not fight him. Go back and let me subdue him. Then we can talk about your grudges."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie quickly dodged behind.

Sun Wukong looked at the Great Sage Shuangpo and was about to step forward to fight him.

The Great Sage Frost Soul looked at Sun Wukong and asked, "Who are you?"

Sun Wukong said: "I am the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, Sun Wukong!"

Upon hearing this, the Great Sage Shuangpo became furious and said, "It was you who caused a disturbance in the Heavenly Palace and brought the fight to the Tongming Palace, causing me to suffer!"

Sun Wukong said: "You stopped your troops and did not move forward, so why do you blame me for coming? Even if you came, I can still wipe them out. How can you say that?"

The Great Sage Shuangpo said angrily: "No matter what you say, you are responsible for this. You and Marshal Tianpeng must be killed!"

Say it.

The Great Sage Shuangpo swung his claws, which were like steel spikes, and grabbed Sun Wukong.

Sun Wukong raised his golden hoop and attacked the Great Sage Shuangpo. The two of them fought fiercely under the White Bone City. The Great Sage Equaling Heaven was highly skilled in martial arts and had great magical powers, while the Great Sage Shuangpo was resentful and wanted to avenge his old grudges and new grudges today. The two of them came to fight together, each showing their power and strength. The one said, "You are dead now, and the resentment is haunting me. I hope I can get rid of it soon." The other said, "I have suffered from you, and now I will take revenge and resolve the grudge." They really didn't agree on anything, and they fought back and forth to win.

The two fought for more than twenty rounds. How could the Great Sage Shuangpo defeat Sun Wukong? He was almost beaten to pieces by Sun Wukong's stick.

Seeing that he was no match for his opponent, the Great Sage Shuangpo hurriedly called upon the little demons around him to surround Sun Wukong and attack him together.

When Zhu Bajie saw this, he wanted to flee, but then he saw Sun Wukong fighting the enemy, so he gritted his teeth, swung up the Nine-toothed Rake, rushed towards the little demons, and intercepted some of them.

Sun Wukong looked around and swung his golden cudgel. The iron cudgel turned into thousands and hit in all directions. After a while, the little demons were knocked to the ground and turned into skeletons.

Zhu Bajie just raised the nine-toothed rake and saw all the little demons being knocked down. He sighed inwardly, "What a great Monkey King! His magical powers are now much better than when he traveled west before. Even though he had magical powers back then, he didn't have such power. Now he has incredible power. On the other hand, my cultivation has declined greatly, and I have caused Mu Mu to suffer to this extent."

Sun Wukong yelled at Zhu Bajie, "You idiot, what are you doing there? Come with me and defeat him!" Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie stepped forward with his rake and surrounded the Great Sage Shuangpo.

Great Sage Shuangpo was panting. Seeing the two men surrounding him, he said angrily, "You two are the ones who made me come here. I will kill you two to relieve my resentment."

Zhu Bajie said, "Flag-bearing Spirit Officer, I really didn't mean to teach you this. In the past, I thought that even if the Great Sage Equal to Heaven came out of the Eight Trigrams Furnace, he would not be able to escape from the Tushita Palace. Even if he escaped from the Tushita Palace, how could he ask the star officials along the way to let him go? There are many palaces and countless heavenly soldiers there. My troops are useless. If we need to mobilize troops, it will be very troublesome. We must report to various places and ask for their approval. If we mobilize troops without authorization, we will be punished. The more we do, the more mistakes we make, and the less we do, the better. I didn't fight like the Great Sage Equal to Heaven until the sky was dark and there was no one to stop us all the way to the Tongming Palace. I didn't want to implicate you afterwards."

Sun Wukong sighed, "In the past I was ignorant and taught the two gods to deceive people, causing trouble for many people. I know this myself."

The Great Sage Shuangpo looked at Zhu Bajie with his red eyes and asked, "If that's the case, why didn't you plead for me in front of the Lingxiao Palace?"

After hearing this, Zhu Bajie was silent for a long time and said, "I was afraid of being punished at that time, so I didn't ask for mercy from you."

The Great Sage Shuangpo said: "But you begged me for mercy. Even if I was punished, I would not burden you."

Zhu Bajie said, "It is my fault. I did not ask for mercy from you then, and I became lazy. Now I am practicing incorrectly, and I am now like this. I know I was wrong."

The Great Sage Shuangpo opened his eyes wide and stared at Zhu Bajie for a long time. Suddenly he stepped forward and hit Zhu Bajie with a claw.

Zhu Bajie was so panicked that he raised his Nine-toothed Rake to block, but unexpectedly, the Great Sage Shuangpo was so powerful that he knocked Zhu Bajie back with one move.

The Great Sage Shuangpo was stunned and said, "In the past, Marshal Tianpeng had a great martial arts skill. With my skills, I can't last more than fifty rounds in the hands of Marshal Tianpeng. Now in my hands, you can hardly survive a single move!"

Zhu Bajie propped up the nine-toothed rake and said, "I have made some mistakes in my practice. I know I am wrong. I hope you can forgive me."

The Great Sage Shuangpo cursed: "In the past, Marshal Tianpeng was so powerful, commanding 80,000 Tianhe naval forces and having great martial arts skills. How come you are like this now!"

Zhu Bajie lowered his head and said nothing after hearing what he said.

The Great Sage Shuangpo said: "You are not Marshal Tianpeng!"

Zhu Bajie said: "How can I not be Marshal Tianpeng? Even if I am wrong, I am still Marshal Tianpeng."

The Great Sage Shuangpo turned around and was about to enter the city.

Zhu Bajie was unable to stop him and could only watch the Great Sage Shuangpo enter the city.

Sun Wukong came forward, helped Zhu Bajie up, and said, "Silly boy, are you hurt?"

Zhu Bajie shook his head and said, "I have never been hurt, I have never been hurt."

Sun Wukong laughed and said, "He ridiculed you for not being Marshal Tianpeng."

Zhu Bajie sighed and said nothing.

When Sun Wukong saw this, he grabbed Zhu Bajie and walked back the way they came.

It didn't take long before the two of them arrived at where Jiang Yuan was and paid their respects to the immortal.

Sun Wukong said: "Big Brother, it is not difficult to subdue the Great Sage Shuangpo, but I have heard that he has a grudge. Even if I kill him, he will come back to life after thousands of years, which will make it difficult for me to deal with him."

Zhu Bajie stood aside, silent.

Jiang Yuan said, "I have seen all your fights. It is useless for Zhu Bajie to argue with them. According to your words, what should we do?"

Sun Wukong said: "If not, we will kill him. When he appears again after thousands of years, we will kill him again. Even if he survives, how can he compare with us?"

The land god bowed and said, "Great Sage, if he is resurrected, there will be someone suffering. Please, Great Sage, cure the root cause."

Sun Wukong said: "It is difficult to cure."

Zhu Bajie suddenly spoke up, "Master, I will go to the Heavenly Palace once, maybe I can help relieve his resentment."

Jiang Yuan asked: "How do you say that?"

Zhu Bajie said: "He is somewhat resentful of me for not asking for mercy and causing him to be punished. I will go to heaven and meet the Jade Emperor and ask him for a decree to punish me and then ask him to pardon his crime. If this is done, he will no longer feel resentful."

Sun Wukong was surprised when he heard this and said, "Fool, when did you become so wise?"

Zhu Bajie yelled, "Brother, don't underestimate me. After all, I was also Marshal Tianpeng in the past."

Sun Wukong said, "Big Brother, I think what Bajie said makes a lot of sense. Why don't we ask him to go to the Heavenly Palace?"

Jiang Yuan naturally agreed.

Zhu Bajie then picked up the Nine-toothed Rake and was ready to ride a cloud to heaven.

Sun Wukong stopped him and said, "Bajie, do you want me to go with you?"

Zhu Bajie said: "I can go alone. I was once the Marshal of the Heavenly Peng. I am not so incapable of entering the Heavenly Gate."

Sun Wukong said, "In that case, go ahead. If you encounter anyone blocking your way, just announce my name and no one will dare to stop you."

Zhu Bajie was a little indignant and said, "But don't stop me!"

Say it.

Zhu Bajie rode a cloud and flew towards the Heavenly Palace.

Jiang Yuan watched Zhu Bajie leave and said with a smile, "Wukong, do you think Zhu Bajie can succeed?"

Sun Wukong shook his head and said, "I don't know, but he used to be the Marshal of the Heavenly Peng, so he wouldn't even block the road for him to pass."

Jiang Yuan said: "But it is rare for him to be willing to practice."

Sun Wukong smiled and said, "Big Brother, what you said makes sense. He seldom practiced in the past. I tried to persuade him for a long time. When we reached Lingyun Ferry, I even asked him to cross with me, but he didn't want to. I had no choice but to let him go."

Jiang Yuan smiled and said, "What would you have done if he had followed you across the single-plank bridge?"

Sun Wukong shook his head and said he didn't know, so he told him the story of Erlang Shen coming to ask him to teach Chenxiang.

Jiang Yuan heard this and said, "Since you have agreed, I will help you. Don't break your promise."

Sun Wukong said: "Big Brother, I know it, but he should come to me as a disciple and let me see his talent. If he is good, I will teach him some real skills."

Jiang Yuan listened to Sun Wukong's talk with a smile.

(End of this chapter)