Journey to the West: Starting with the Hunting of the Three Demons of Twin Fork Ridge

Chapter 130 Lotus Cave - Eight Precepts Trap Teammates

Meanwhile, inside the Lotus Cave, Golden Horn was drinking wine with Subduing Tiger.

Golden Horn, his face flushed from drinking, slapped the table and laughed, "Brother! Today is truly a double celebration! I've already captured Sun Wukong in my bottle, and Tang Sanzang and his disciples have all been captured! We're just waiting for my brother to return so we can feast on Tang Sanzang's flesh!"

Fu Hu raised his wine cup and replied, "Brother, you are truly skilled! Come, let's drink another cup!"

Just as Golden Horn was about to accept the cup, a little demon outside the cave came to report: "Great King! The Second King has returned! He's brought the Old Lady with him too!"

Upon hearing this, Jinjiao was both surprised and delighted. He jumped to his feet and exclaimed, "What? Mother has come too? Please, please come in!"

He hurriedly put down his wine glass, straightened his clothes, and strode out to greet them.

Fu Hu also stood up and followed behind, secretly lamenting: Why is that old hag here? If she's here, Tang Sanzang will probably eat very quickly! And why hasn't that villain who killed Silver-Headed Jiedi arrived yet?

Just then, the cave door opened wide, and the Silver Horn King helped a trembling old woman in.

The old woman, adorned with a green flower in her hair, dressed in a brocade jacket, and leaning on a dragon-headed cane, was none other than the old fox spirit from the Dragon-Suppressing Cave.

Upon seeing this, Jinjiao immediately stepped forward, knelt down with a thud, and kowtowed, saying, "Mother, I have been waiting for you for so long, and you have finally come to visit."

But the old fox spirit was actually Sun Wukong in disguise.

The Great Sage felt pleased with himself when he saw the demon kneeling and kowtowing to him, and he decided to tease him.

So she reached out and helped Golden Horn up, laughing, "My son is filial; knowing his mother was in danger, he immediately sent Silver Horn. But I wonder where that Monkey King is now?"

Golden Horn stood up, helped the Great Sage inside, and laughed, "Mother, don't worry! That Monkey King has been captured by your son!"

The Great Sage feigned surprise and said, "You caught him? That monkey was just cursing and yelling in front of my Dragon-Suppressing Cave, how did you manage to catch him?"

Jinjiao said smugly, "Mother, you don't know this, but that was actually Sun Wukong's plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain!"

I think that the monkey was pretending to attack the Dragon-Suppressing Cave, but actually he wanted to lure my brother out of the mountain so that he could take advantage of the cave's emptiness to rescue Tang Sanzang.

Unfortunately, he didn't expect his son to be lying in wait there, ready to ambush him. The monkey sneaked in to rescue his master, but was instead captured by his son using his magic bottle!

Having said that, the Golden Horned One patted the fake jade bottle at his waist and laughed, "Mother, that monkey is probably turned into pus by now! You've come at the perfect time; let's eat Tang Sanzang's flesh together and share immortality!"

Upon hearing this, the Great Sage nodded repeatedly and laughed, "Good, good, good! My son is capable! Mother is just waiting to eat Tang Sanzang's flesh!"

Li Fa, disguised as Silver Horn, joined in, laughing, "Brother, you are indeed farsighted! I went to the Dragon-Suppressing Cave, but found nothing. Fearing that Sun Wukong would attack the cave again, I brought Mother here, only to find that you have already succeeded!"

Upon hearing this, Jinjiao laughed heartily and said, "Although my brother is brave and martial, he is ultimately no match for my wisdom and strategy."

"Come, Mother, please take a seat!" She then took the Great Sage's hand and led him to the seat of honor.

Fu Hu stepped forward to greet her, saying, "Greetings, Grandma."

The Great Sage looked him up and down, nodded, but said nothing.

Golden Horn then instructed the little demon, "Quickly prepare a feast! Today is a joyous occasion; let's have a good drink together with my mother, elder brother, and brothers!"

The little demons busied themselves setting out the food and wine.

Golden Horn personally poured a cup of wine for the Great Sage, and then poured one for each of Subduing Tiger and Silver Horn, raising his cup and saying, "Come, let's drink to our family reunion!"

Everyone raised their glasses and drank them down in one gulp.

Meanwhile, Tang Sanzang and his two companions were all bound.

Tang Sanzang and Sha Wujing were tied to pillars, while only Zhu Bajie was hung from a beam.

He didn't pay much attention when he saw the old fox spirit come in, but when Golden Horn kowtowed to the Great Sage and the Great Sage bent down to help the demon, he laughed out loud.

Upon hearing this, Sha Wujing exclaimed, "Second Brother, how amusing! You've got a real laugh out loud!"

Pigsy said, "Brother, there's a reason behind my laughter."

Sha Wujing asked, "Why?"

Bajie said, "We were afraid that if Grandma came, we would steam her and eat her; but it turns out it wasn't Grandma, it was just Old Yu who came."

Sha Wujing asked, "What old story?"

Pigsy laughed and said, "The Keeper of the Heavenly Horses has arrived."

Sha Wujing asked, "How do you recognize him?"

Pigsy said, "Bend down and call my son up, and then he'll scoop up his monkey tail from behind. I'm hanging higher than you, so I can see clearly."

Sha Wujing said, "Don't say anything yet, let's hear what he has to say."

Pigsy said, "That's right, that's right."

Sun Wukong, sitting in the middle, asked, "My son, now that we've captured Sun Wukong, and also taken Tang Sanzang, Sha Wujing, and Zhu Bajie, when will we eat Tang Sanzang's flesh?"

Jinjiao said, "Since Mother wants to eat, then let's eat today."

The Great Sage said, "No rush, no rush. Let him go hungry for another two or three days until his stomach is empty before eating. Let's have something else to eat today."

Jinjiao asked, "Which one would Mother like to eat?"

Upon hearing this, the Great Sage's mischievous nature rekindled. He stood up, trembling, and approached Sha Wujing, saying, "This..."

Golden Horn quickly interjected, "This is Sandy, would you like to eat him?"

The Great Sage said, "This one won't do. This one looks gloomy. It's tall and strong, but all the meat is lean and dry. My teeth aren't good enough to chew it."

He then walked up to Pigsy and asked, "My son, is this Pigsy?"

Golden Horn laughed and said, "It is indeed Pigsy."

Upon hearing this, the Great Sage was overjoyed. He reached out and touched the fool's face, laughing, "This pig's head is quite plump. I'll cut off its ears later to give to my mother as a snack with her wine."

Jinjiao laughed from the side, "Mother is right! These pig ears are the most delicious with wine! I'll cook them for you myself later!"

Upon hearing this, Pigsy was terrified and, disregarding everything else, cursed, "You bastard! I thought you came to save me, but you came to cut off my ears!"

That shout was earth-shattering!

The entire cave was filled with astonishment!

Jinjiao suddenly looked up, staring at the old fox spirit with surprise and doubt: "Mother?"

Li Fa's heart tightened, and he knew something was wrong.

Wukong was both angry and amused, thinking to himself: This idiot! I saved you, and you betrayed me!

But he was, after all, the Monkey King, and remained calm in the face of danger. He simply chuckled and said in a high-pitched voice, "This child is probably delirious with fright. What nonsense is he spouting?"

Golden Horn, however, grew suspicious. He took two steps back, carefully examining the old fox spirit, and asked, "Mother, are you... really me?"

The fool, however, egged him on, saying, "Hey monster, look at that old hag's buttocks, aren't there two red patches on them?"

Upon hearing this, the monster indeed wanted to see.

Upon hearing this, Wukong knew he couldn't hide it any longer, so he wiped his face, revealing his true form, and laughed, "It is indeed your grandfather! Your mother was long ago killed by me! You wicked demon, kneel down and accept your death!"

Golden Horn was terrified and retreated hastily, crying out, "You...you're Sun Wukong! You...weren't you trapped inside the jade bottle?!"