txolops Chapter 50 Yellow Wind Ridge: Wukong Steals Rat Hair
Chapter 50 Yellow Wind Ridge: Wukong Steals Rat Hair
"But what?" Sun Wukong's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and he quickly asked for the answer.
Li Fa said, "My supernatural power requires a single hair from the enemy as a fuse to be effective; without this medium, even with the greatest skill, it would be difficult to harm the monster in the slightest, let alone capture him."
Wukong exclaimed in surprise, "Oh? Such supernatural powers exist? I, Old Sun, have traveled through the Three Realms for hundreds of years, causing trouble in the Heavenly Court, knowing immortals and Buddhas, and having seen countless magical arts and secret techniques, yet I have never heard of such a thing before!"
Li Fa laughed and said, "This is my unique skill. If Elder Sun can get the Yellow Wind Monster's hair, he'll be taught a lesson by my technique."
Upon hearing this, Wukong chuckled and said, "I thought it was something difficult! It's just taking a few hairs, what's so hard about that! You wait outside the cave and watch my skills!"
Good traveler! He leaped into the air and arrived at the entrance of Yellow Wind Cave, only to find the door still closed.
He didn't knock on the door, nor did he disturb the monster. Instead, he made a hand gesture, chanted a spell, and transformed himself into a mosquito with flowery legs.
With a light flap of his wingtips, Sun Wukong flew buzzing to the stone gate, intending to slip through the crack and explore the cave.
But when he got closer to the stone door, he found that the two stone doors were tightly closed, completely one piece, with not even a crack or a tiny gap for air to pass through, making it impossible to squeeze in.
He remained calm and immediately devised a plan. He used the earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a technique or method that Li Fa had taught him) to dig a tunnel through.
After passing the second gate, he quietly peeked half his head out from underground to observe the inside of the cave.
Sure enough, in the main hall, the Yellow Wind Monster was healing his wounds. He took a glass cup, drank something, and within a few breaths, his injuries were healed.
Sun Wukong, hiding in the shadows, saw everything clearly and was secretly startled.
He actually intended to show himself directly and take the Yellow Wind Monster's life while he was injured, but who knew that the old demon's injuries would heal so quickly.
Then he thought that Li Fa was outside the cave. If he fought the monster again inside the cave, Li Fa wouldn't have time to calm down when Li Fa made a signal, and he might not be a match for him. Therefore, he gave up.
So it transformed into a mosquito again, and simply flew through the hall and came straight to the back.
The inner door, though tightly closed, still had a gap.
Sun Wukong then squeezed through the crack in the door and found himself in a large, empty garden. Tang Sanzang was bound with ropes on a wind-fixing post on the other side.
Tang Sanzang was there, weeping and sobbing, his mind filled with thoughts of Wukong and Wuneng, unaware of their whereabouts.
Wukong stopped his wings, perched on his bald head, and called out "Master".
Tang Sanzang recognized his voice and said, "Wukong, you want to kill me?! Where are you calling me?"
The pilgrim said, "Master, I'm right above you. Don't be anxious or worried. We must capture the demon to save your life."
Tang Sanzang asked, "Disciple, when will we capture the demon?"
The pilgrim said, "We invited Master Oujizi, and he has already killed the tiger monster that captured you. Although the old demon's wind force was also formidable, we managed to subdue it together."
He's been keeping to himself and refusing to fight, so Old Sun came to find out what's going on. We now have a way to subdue the demon, and we expect to capture him in just a few days.
"Master, please don't cry. I, Old Sun, will go and do my best to get you out of here as soon as possible!"
With a word, Wukong flapped his wings and flew to the front, where he saw the Yellow Wind Monster sitting on it, looking quite energetic as he was assigning tasks to the various leaders.
At that moment, a bull-headed demon said, "Your Majesty, that Sun Wukong is incredibly powerful. We are no match for him. If we force ourselves to fight, we may suffer casualties."
Huang Feng sighed and said, "What you said makes sense. I don't know why, but I can't use my supernatural powers today. Instead, that monkey kicked me."
Fortunately, I still have a cup of Ling Shan's medicinal oil here, which can heal my wounds; otherwise, if that monkey had taken the opportunity to sneak in, I would have been finished.
The bull-headed demon said, "Your Majesty need not worry. Let him shout and curse outside the door, we will not fight. Can he curse for a day, ten days, or even a year?"
Once his patience runs out, he'll naturally back down. Then we can come out again, and we'll still be at ease, right?
Upon hearing this, the Yellow Wind Monster's worry turned to joy, and he slapped the table and laughed, "Wonderful! Wonderful! What you said is exactly what I wanted! Let that mischievous monkey cause trouble, I will just shut myself in and see what he can do to me!"
Go quickly and fetch a jar of fine wine. I will drink my fill right here in this cave today and drown my sorrows, ignoring all this noise!
Sun Wukong was perched on the dark stone wall, and he heard every word of their conversation without missing a single detail.
Upon hearing the words "Lingshan Pure Oil," a thought stirred within him, and he realized, "So that's why this fellow's injuries healed so quickly; he has such a background!"
As Wukong was pondering to himself, he saw the bull-headed demon bow and accept the order, then turn around and go to fetch the wine.
His eyes darted around, and a plan immediately came to him. He chuckled to himself, "A golden opportunity! I'll seize this chance!"
So he flapped his wings and flew up, quietly following behind the bull-headed demon, flying cautiously all the way.
After the bull-headed demon took the wine, Wukong revealed himself, blew a breath to freeze him in place, hid himself, and then transformed into the bull-headed demon's appearance, carrying a jar of wine, and returned the way he came.
When the Yellow Wind Monster saw him arrive, he shouted angrily, "You scoundrel, why have you been gone for so long? It's just to fetch a jar of wine, yet you've been dawdling and ruining my drinking mood! What is your punishment?!"
Sun Wukong immediately bowed and apologized, saying, "Your Majesty, please forgive me! I deserve to die. I was halfway there when I suddenly had an unbearable stomachache, so I went to relieve myself, which delayed me. Please forgive me this time!"
Upon hearing this, Yellow Wind Monster roared, "You lazy donkey on the millstone, all you do is shit and pee! You good-for-nothing! Hurry up and pour me some wine, or I'll skin you alive!"
Sun Wukong quickly agreed, picked up the wine jar, and filled it for the Yellow Wind Monster.
The Yellow Wind Monster snatched the wine bowl, took a sip, and exclaimed, "Good wine!" Then he drank it all in one gulp.
Wukong quickly refilled his bowl. The Yellow Wind Monster picked up the second bowl of wine and was about to bring it to his lips when Wukong took advantage of his momentary lapse in attention, raised his hand, and slapped him on the back of the head.
Yellow Wind Monster flew into a rage, cursing, "You damned beast, why are you slapping your master? Are you tired of living?! I'll beat you to death, you piece of trash!"
Wukong immediately begged for mercy, feigning panic, and knelt down to apologize, saying, "Your Majesty, please calm down! Your Majesty, please calm down! I dare not! I really dare not! I just saw a mosquito buzzing on the back of Your Majesty's head."
"I was afraid he would peck at Your Majesty and spoil your enjoyment, so I accidentally patted him. I had absolutely no intention of disrespecting you. Please forgive me this time!"
Upon hearing this, Huang Fengguai shuddered and the anger on his face vanished instantly.
He seemed to suddenly remember something, and forgetting all about scolding, he hurriedly said, "Oh no! I almost forgot!"
Sun Wukong is most skilled in transformation, able to turn into mosquitoes and ants, squeezing into crevices and probing into hidden places. Perhaps that mosquito just now was actually that mischievous monkey in disguise!