After transmigrating into the body of the Jade Rat Spirit, I became Nezha's adopted sister.

Bai Yeying tilted her head back, her voice low and tinged with excitement: "I calculated the time, and knew you were almost at Haoshan! And..."

She glanced at the red-bib doll still sobbing in mid-air, trying its best to play the innocent child: "This child is acting so hard, it's making my ears itch with crying."

She leaned closer to Sun Wukong and whispered, "Great Sage, don't believe him. An ordinary child would be too scared to cry after being hung up for so long. His voice is so strong, it's almost as loud as the rooster that crows in the morning on our Trapped Sky Mountain."

Sun Wukong, of course, didn't believe it, but his master...

Bai Yeying, of course, knew Tang Sanzang's saintly demeanor. Her eyes darted around, and she had an idea.

Red Boy was still pretending to cry while secretly observing Sun Wukong and Bai Yeying's movements. Seeing them whispering together, he felt even more smug, thinking that these two fools were about to take the bait.

Just then, he heard the female demon in emerald green say to Sun Wukong, "Great Sage, why don't we gag him and let him hang here? I'll transform into his likeness and go see Tang Sanzang, what do you say?"

Red Boy: ".............?"

His sobs stopped abruptly, and he almost thought he'd misheard. What? Guillotine? Keep her hanging? She's become me?

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong scratched his ear, a mischievous glint in his golden eyes. This idea...sounds much easier! He was already impatient with this kind of pitiful act, and he didn't want to take a child of unknown origin back, which would only bring unnecessary danger.

"Hey, you little rascal, you've got a lot of tricks up your sleeve." Sun Wukong grinned. "Alright, that's how it'll be! Be careful, this kid has a fiery aura about him, he's probably not from a simple background."

"Don't worry, Great Sage, I know what I'm doing!" Bai Yeying chuckled, rubbing her hands together in anticipation.

Red Boy heard clearly now and understood. These two guys not only weren't fooled, but were actually plotting against him!

He's not human, but these two are real dogs!

Seeing that Sun Wukong was really reaching out to grab him, how could Red Boy keep up the act? His little face instantly fell, his fake crying turned into real anger, and two flames suddenly shot up in his originally watery eyes.

"Pah! You two ignorant fools, daring to mock your master!"

The childish voice suddenly rose in pitch, carrying a hint of ruthlessness. The vines wrapped around his ankle burst into flames with a "poof," instantly turning to ashes.

Red Boy nimbly flipped in the air and landed steadily, showing no trace of the weakness he had shown after being hung for so long.

He stood barefoot on the ground, one hand on his hip, the other pointing at Sun Wukong and Bai Yeying, his delicate, pretty face filled with malice: "You stinking monkey! And you meddlesome female demon! You better hand over Tang Sanzang so I can eat him and live forever! Otherwise, today I'll show you the power of my Samadhi True Fire!"

As he spoke, *bang! bang!* He punched him twice in the nose! Blood immediately streamed down his face. He puffed out his cheeks and spat it out violently.

A blazing flame hurtled towards Sun Wukong and Bai Yeying! Where the flame passed, the air distorted, the grass and trees withered instantly, and the ground crackled and popped from the heat.

"Samadhi True Fire?" Sun Wukong's golden eyes narrowed, and he dared not be negligent. He pulled Bai Yeying behind him, and his golden cudgel instantly grew larger, held horizontally in front of him, and danced out a golden light, blocking most of the surging fire wave.

However, although the flames were swept away by the wind from the staff, the scorching heat and choking smoke spread out. Caught off guard, Sun Wukong was hit in the face by the thick smoke, and immediately felt an unbearable stinging pain in his eyes, causing him to cough involuntarily.

"Great Sage! Close your eyes! Don't open your eyes!" Bai Yeying shouted anxiously. She remembered that in the original story, Sun Wukong's fiery eyes were afraid of smoke.

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong immediately closed his eyes, suppressing the stinging pain. He wielded his golden cudgel with impenetrable force, protecting his entire body, while simultaneously straining his ears to detect any movement from Red Boy. As a naturally gifted stone monkey with exceptionally keen hearing, he could clearly hear every subtle sound around him with his eyes closed and focused.

Seeing Sun Wukong launch an attack, Red Boy was smug and was about to unleash another burst of true fire when he suddenly felt a strange sound in his ear! He hurriedly tried to dodge, but Sun Wukong, recognizing the sound, swept his golden cudgel away like a shadow!

"Bang!" The staff struck Red Boy squarely in the back! Even with his demonic power protecting him, he was still hit so hard that his blood and qi surged, and he staggered forward.

"You stinky monkey!" Red Boy was both shocked and furious. He hadn't expected Sun Wukong to be so accurate even with his eyes closed! He opened his mouth to breathe fire again, but Sun Wukong had already anticipated his movements. He changed his sweeping motion with his golden cudgel and swiftly stabbed him in the ribs!

Red Boy dodged in a sorry state, but was always a beat too slow. Although Sun Wukong had his eyes closed, his staff skills were exquisite, and his attacks were like a tidal wave, forcing Red Boy to tumble and crawl. His arrogance was immediately extinguished by more than half.

"Brother Monkey! I, Pigsy, am here to help you!" Just then, Pigsy, carrying a rake, pushed through the bushes and rushed in. He had just heard something amiss and, worried about his elder brother, had left Sandy to guard their master while he came over. Upon entering, he saw Sun Wukong fighting with his eyes closed against a doll wearing a red bib, and the doll was opening its mouth…

"Watch out for the fire!" Bai Yeying shouted immediately.

But it was too late. Red Boy was already furious with Sun Wukong, and when he saw another pig-faced monk, he simply unleashed a mouthful of Samadhi True Fire that he had been holding back, and spewed it all at Pigsy!

Pigsy never expected this child to be so fierce, and a ball of fire came right in front of him! He screamed in fright, forgetting to swing his rake, and his fat body desperately fell backward, rolling on the ground. Even so, the flames still scorched half of his sleeve and the monk's robe on his buttocks, instantly turning them black and emitting a burnt pork smell.

"Ouch! This is burning me! What kind of fire is this?!" Pigsy frantically patted the flames off his body, jumping up and down in pain, looking utterly pathetic.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Red Boy leaped backward, jumping out of the battle circle. He glared hatefully at Sun Wukong, who was holding his staff with his eyes closed, and then gave Bai Yeying and Zhu Bajie, who was putting out the fire, a fierce look.

"You stinking monkeys! And you lot! Just you wait!" After uttering these harsh words, Red Boy's figure blurred, transforming into a streak of red light, and he vanished into the depths of the forest.

"Don't run, monster!" Pigsy saw that the fire was out and the monster had run away, so he remembered to give chase and rushed forward with his rake.

"Bajie! Stop chasing him!" Sun Wukong shouted, his eyes still tightly shut, his brows furrowed. "This brat's Samadhi True Fire is powerful, and the smoke is even more poisonous. My eyes..."

"Great Sage, how are your eyes?" Bai Yeying quickly stepped forward, looking at him with concern. She noticed that there seemed to be tears in the corners of Sun Wukong's eyes, clearly caused by the smoke.

Sun Wukong waved his hand, trying to slowly open his eyes a crack, but was immediately jolted back shut by the stinging pain, hissing, "Hiss... My vision is blurry, and it's burning. This smoke really does a disservice to my fiery eyes."

Pigsy, ignoring his aching bottom, came over and asked, "Brother Monkey, what should we do? Your eyes..."

"It's alright, let's go back and meet up with Master first, then we can discuss this further." Sun Wukong suppressed his discomfort and, relying on his memory and senses, headed back the way he came. Bai Yeying and Zhu Bajie quickly followed on either side, carefully protecting him.

Upon returning to where Tang Sanzang was, Sha Wujing was startled to see his eldest brother return with his eyes closed and his second brother's robes charred black. Tang Sanzang immediately began chanting Buddhist prayers and inquired about the cause.