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

"Hehe!" Sun Wukong grinned, scratching his ear. "What a fool who doesn't know his own limitations! You recognize your maternal grandfather, yet you dare to spout such nonsense? Take this!"

Before he finished speaking, the golden cudgel transformed into a golden light, carrying the force of wind and thunder, and smashed down on Zhu Ganglie's head!

Pigsy dared not be negligent and raised his nine-toothed rake to meet the attack with all his might!

With a deafening clang, the sound of metal clashing against metal echoed across the land, causing the roof tiles of the houses in Gao Laozhuang below to rattle. Many ordinary people covered their ears, their faces contorted in pain.

Zhu Bajie's arms went numb from the impact of the blow, his rake hummed, and his massive body staggered back several steps in the air, his heart filled with horror: "This monkey, even after being suppressed for five hundred years, is still so strong!"

"Interesting! It can withstand one of my old Sun's blows!" Sun Wukong's fighting spirit intensified, and he wielded his golden cudgel like the wind, each move powerful and heavy, fast as lightning.

Zhu Ganglie mustered his spirits and wielded his nine-toothed rake with impenetrable force. Although he was bulky, his moves were quite methodical. The rake sometimes plowed the land and turned the river, and sometimes swept the leaves in a whirlwind. He defended himself tightly and occasionally managed to counterattack once or twice, barely managing to hold on.

The two fought back and forth in mid-air, their staffs flashing and their weapons gleaming, locked in a fierce and evenly matched battle.

The demonic energy collided with the golden light, unleashing waves of energy that sent sand and stones flying and trees falling below.

Bai Yeying watched intently, her small hands clenched tightly, and she couldn't help but mutter to herself, "The Thirty-Six Forms of the Rake versus the Seventy-Two Transformations... Oh my, that 'turning the tables' move is brilliant! The Great Sage's 'Mount Tai Pressing Down' move is even more ingenious!"

She was so engrossed in watching that she didn't notice the way Nezha was looking at her.

Nezha remained leaning against the rock, but his gaze had shifted from the fighting below to Bai Yeying's excited profile.

The girl's eyes reflected the light of the distant magical clash, shining brightly. Her cheeks were flushed with excitement, and her rosy lips were slightly parted.

His gaze lingered on her face for a moment, then slid down to her fingers unconsciously clutching her sleeve.

Tsk.

He clicked his tongue inwardly, shifted his gaze, and looked back at the battlefield. But in his eyes, there was a hint of bitterness he himself didn't even realize.

It's just a fight, what's so interesting about that?

The battle below has reached a fever pitch. Sun Wukong is fighting with increasing ferocity, his golden cudgel appearing and disappearing unpredictably, forcing Zhu Bajie to defend himself on all sides and leaving him in a sorry state.

Zhu Ganglie had several more wounds from being hit with a club, and his robe was torn in many places, exposing the skin and flesh underneath.

"Monkey King! Monkey King, spare me!"

Pigsy finally couldn't hold on any longer. He feigned an attack, jumped out of the battle, and waved his hands repeatedly, saying, "I'm not fighting anymore! I, Old Pig, admit defeat! Brother Monkey, we're all family, this is a case of the flood washing away the Dragon King's temple!"

Sun Wukong stopped his attack with his staff, his golden eyes scrutinizing him with suspicion: "Family? Who's family with you, you pig-headed fool?"

Pigsy, panting heavily, wiped the sweat from his face and said with a forced smile, "Brother Monkey, have you forgotten? I, Old Pig, was originally Marshal Tianpeng in the Heavenly River. But because I was drunk and harassed the fairy Chang'e, the Jade Emperor banished me to the mortal realm, and I was mistakenly reincarnated as a pig. In a way, we both committed crimes in Heaven; we're in the same boat, in the same boat!"

"Oh?" Sun Wukong slung his golden cudgel over his shoulder, grinning. "So it's you, you fool. Even if you were once a celestial being, now that you've descended to the mortal realm as a demon, forcibly taking women as your own, your crime is doubly serious!"

"Misunderstanding! A huge misunderstanding!" Pigsy cried out in protest. "I, Old Pig, truly love Miss Gao. I wanted to marry her through proper channels... uh, although my methods were a bit crude, I had absolutely no intention of forcing her! Brother Monkey, you see, I was just angry because that old man Gao went back on his word!"

The two exchanged words in the air, one questioning and the other defending himself.

Zhu Ganglie recounted his origins, how he was demoted, how he was mistakenly born as a pig, how he came to Gao Village to work hard and become rich, and how he was rejected when he wanted to become a live-in son-in-law. His tone was full of grievance.

On the hillside, Bai Yeying listened with great interest, occasionally offering her comments: "This Pigsy... oh, Pigsy, he's quite the talker!"

Nezha, standing to the side, scoffed, "Glib-tongued and lustful."

Bai Yeying turned to look at him and blinked: "But his skills aren't bad either, he was able to fight the Great Sage for so long."

"That's because Sun Wukong didn't use his full strength. If he had really fought to the death, the ten pig demons would have been killed long ago."

Bai Yeying thought about it and realized it made sense. In the original story, the Monkey King didn't seem to have much trouble dealing with Pigsy. Just as she was about to say something, the situation below changed again.

It seemed that Zhu Bajie and Sun Wukong had reached some kind of consensus, and the two of them descended from the clouds and landed in Gao Village.

Old Master Gao and the villagers approached him tremblingly. Pigsy put away his rake and transformed back into his plump, white-haired form. Although still ugly, he bowed deeply to Old Master Gao and Miss Gao in apology and said something else.

The distance was too far to hear clearly. But judging from the scene, it seemed that Zhu Bajie promised not to bother her anymore, was willing to set Miss Gao free, and that the Gao family would not pursue the matter further.

"That's it?" Bai Yeying asked, somewhat unsatisfied. "Aren't you going to fight anymore? Zhu Bajie has already given in?"

"Otherwise what?" Nezha stood up and dusted off non-existent dust from the corner of his clothes.

"That monkey still needs to protect Tang Sanzang on his journey to the West, he doesn't have time to waste here. This pig demon is quite powerful, and he was once a righteous god in the Heavenly Court, so recruiting him as a laborer would be just right."

He paused, then looked at Bai Yeying: "The excitement is over, it's time to go back."

Bai Yeying exclaimed "Ah," looked down at Gao Laozhuang below where people were already cleaning up the mess, and then looked at the sky; it was indeed getting late.

Although she was still somewhat eager to see what would happen next, such as how Pigsy would formally become a disciple and whether Tang Sanzang would appear, she dared not linger since Nezha had already said he was going back.

"Okay." She nodded obediently and stood up.

The Hun Tian Ling gently wrapped around her waist again. Nezha's Wind and Fire Wheels spun with flames, and he was about to take off.

Just then, something unexpected happened!

From the direction of the back mountain of Gao Lao Zhuang, a strong demonic aura soared into the sky, darkening the heavens!

"Roar~~~"

A roar echoed through the mountains, causing the trees to tremble! From the back of the mountain, an enormous black shadow slowly rose!

It was a gigantic python, entirely black with a single horn on its head! Its vertical, scarlet pupils stared greedily at the direction of Gao Village, especially at Tang Sanzang inside.

"Tang Sanzang... Haha! Heaven is on my side! By swallowing you, I can ascend to heaven in one step." The giant python spoke in human language, its voice hoarse but filled with a sense of oppression.

This turn of events came too suddenly! The people in Gao Village who had just breathed a sigh of relief were immediately plunged into panic again, and cries and screams filled the air.

Sun Wukong's golden eyes stared intently at the giant black python, his brows furrowing: "Where did this serpent come from? What arrogance!"

Pigsy instinctively looked at Sun Wukong and asked, "Brother Monkey! Where did this thing come from?"

On the hillside, Bai Yeying watched this scene, grabbing Nezha's sleeve: "What's going on now?"

This part isn't in the original story!