Chapter 167: Meeting Bodhisattva in the Monster Cave
Sun Wukong used his golden cudgel to smash the Tiger Spirit Cave repeatedly, causing the mountains to shake, the ground to crack, and the rocks to collapse.

The Tiger Spirit Cave was not destroyed, but the entire Zi Luo Mountain Range changed shape and was in ruins.

“Grandpa Great Sage, stop smashing it, stop smashing it, or the mountain will be destroyed.” A panicked voice sounded below. Sun Wukong stopped, took a closer look, and immediately flew down.

Sun Wukong raised his golden cudgel and shouted angrily, “How dare you come out to see me, Sun Wukong, and ask for a fight.”

It was the land god of Ziluo Mountain who came. When he saw that Sun Wukong was about to hit him, he immediately bowed and begged for mercy, “Great Sage, please spare my life, Great Sage, please spare my life, this matter has nothing to do with me.”

Sun Wukong did not really fight him, he just wanted to scare the land god. After seeing that he was obedient, Sun Wukong grabbed the golden hoop and said, “Land god, I want to ask you, what is the origin of the monster in this cave? Tell me the truth!”

The land god hurriedly replied, “Grandpa Great Sage, this demon settled here hundreds of years ago. It has never done any evil over the years and has never invaded the surrounding creatures. I don’t know how it got estranged from you, Grandpa Great Sage?”

Sun Wukong said: “He captured my master!”

“Ouch!” The land god was startled and said in surprise, “Could it be that the elder from the Eastern Tang Dynasty who went to the Western Heaven to obtain the scriptures?”

“That’s right.” said Sun Wukong.

The land god said quickly, “What a crime! This monster is so bold that he dared to capture Elder Tang. Great Sage, please calm down. Although I don’t know the origin of this monster, I know some of his relationships.”

“Oh?” Sun Wukong asked, “What are the relationships between these monsters?”

The land god said, “I once saw a woman in red come to this mountain. She had a very good relationship with this monster. Oh, and a goddess in white also came. I don’t know who the woman in red is, but I know the goddess in white. She is Huo Ling Zhenxian, the chancellor of Lingtai Zhenjun Mansion.”

“Ah?!!!” Sun Wukong screamed, are you sure that the Fire Spirit Immortal has been here?
The land god nodded and said, “It is absolutely true. I am in charge of the land books of this area. Unless they are the true saints, I know something about any immortals who come here. I saw with my own eyes that the Fire Spirit Immortal of the Great Dynasty in this cave bowed and welcomed her in.”

When Sun Wukong heard this, his mind, which had been overwhelmed by anger, suddenly sobered up, “I was wondering why this monster seemed familiar. It turns out to be an old acquaintance in a new appearance.”

After saying that, Sun Wukong immediately waved his hand towards the land god and said, “Alright, alright, I won’t smash the mountain anymore. You can go back first.”

Upon hearing this, the land god’s face lit up with joy. He bowed repeatedly to express his gratitude, then bid farewell to Sun Wukong and turned into a wisp of green smoke before disappearing into the ground.

After the land god left, Sun Wukong immediately flew to the Tiger Cave and shouted, “Tiger, come out here! I’m going to kill you, you bastard. You haven’t done anything all day and you’ve come here to embarrass me. Come out! Come out!”

Inside the Tiger Spirit Cave, Tiger Vanguard, who was lying on the couch enjoying the bone massage and muscle relaxation by General Leopard and others, closed his eyes and hummed twice.

Although he fought with Sun Wukong for more than three hundred rounds, he was really tired. His back and waist ached as soon as he came back. That monkey really has infinite strength. No wonder he could cause so much trouble in the Heavenly Palace.

At this time, Sun Wukong’s shouting and cursing could be heard from outside the cave again. General Jackal said, “My lord, Sun Wukong is still shouting and cursing.”

General Badger, who was massaging Tiger Vanguard’s legs, said, “He was scolding Tiger, what does that have to do with our king?”

Upon hearing this, Tiger Vanguard suddenly opened his eyes and listened carefully. Sure enough, Sun Wukong was scolding Tiger Da.

“This monkey,” Tiger Vanguard said with a smile, “actually figured out my origins so quickly. Well, since he called me by my name, I have no choice but to disappear now.”

After saying this, Tiger Vanguard got up from the couch, put on his robe and said, “You guys stay in the cave, I’ll go out and talk to him.”

Upon hearing this, all the demons bowed and said, “Yes, my king.”

Tiger Vanguard walked out holding the Tiannie Sword. Soon the door of the Tiger Spirit Cave opened and Tiger Vanguard walked out of the cave alone.

Sun Wukong saw Tiger Vanguard’s figure and the more he looked at it, the more familiar it looked. He couldn’t help but ask, “You rascal cat, do you dare to show your true face?”

“Hahaha.” Tiger Vanguard laughed and said, “Why not?”

After he finished speaking, the bones on his face began to make a ‘cracking’ sound, and then his tiger face began to slowly deform, and finally returned to its original appearance as a tiger vanguard.

It turns out that Tiger Vanguard did not use the method of transformation, but changed his appearance by displacing bones. No wonder Sun Wukong’s flaming eyes couldn’t see it.

“Brother, long time no see.” Tiger Pioneer said with a smile.

When Sun Wukong saw this familiar face, his anger disappeared in the blink of an eye, but he still pretended to be angry and said, “You lazy guy, are you worthy of my uncle? Did he train you and promote you to be a monster?”

Tiger Vanguard said with a smile: “It’s so good to be a monster, there are not so many rules and regulations. Besides, the True Lord doesn’t care about me. You are just the True Lord’s nephew. What right do you have to boss me around and accuse me?”

Sun Wukong asked, “Does my uncle know that you are a monster here?”

Tiger Vanguard said: “So what if they know? So what if they don’t know? I didn’t harm anyone, even if the True Lord comes, I won’t be punished.”

Sun Wukong said: “He hasn’t harmed anyone yet, so why did you capture my master?”

Tiger Vanguard laughed and said, “What do you mean by catching? You monkey are so rude, I am inviting you, Elder Tang, to come to my cave and explain Buddhism to the little demons.”

“You can ask someone else to pass on the Buddhist teachings. My master is going to the West to obtain the Buddhist scriptures. There is no time to waste. Let my master go quickly.” Sun Wukong said.

Tiger Vanguard shook his head and said, “I hired him based on my ability, why should I let him go? I treat him well and all he needs to do is preach the sutras every day. Isn’t that much more comfortable than going to the West to obtain the sutras?”

Sun Wukong said, “Stop talking nonsense and let my master go immediately.”

Tiger Vanguard said: “Don’t let go.”

Sun Wukong said: “If you don’t let me go, I will go find my uncle, and then you will not have a good time.”

Tiger Vanguard smiled and said, “Wait until you call the True Lord over first.”

Seeing Tiger Vanguard so calm, Sun Wukong couldn’t help but wonder if he was really not afraid of his uncle or if there was another reason.

Thinking of this, Sun Wukong just said: “Okay, you wait here, but don’t run away.”

Tiger Vanguard laughed and said, “Whoever runs is a dog.”

After Sun Wukong finished speaking, he turned and left. Seeing this, Tiger Pioneer also smiled and turned around to prepare to enter the cave. Unexpectedly, Sun Wukong suddenly turned around at this time, and two golden lights shot out of his eyes and shot straight towards Tiger Pioneer.

‘boom’

Two golden lights hit Tiger Vanguard, and a golden flame exploded instantly. Tiger Vanguard screamed and flew out, hitting heavily on the stone wall of the cave that was blessed by Zhuang Yan’s power.

“Boom!” The stone wall shook slightly, and Tiger Vanguard was bruised and battered. The clothes on his back were torn by the golden light, and his back and tiger buttocks were immediately exposed.

“Hahaha.” Sun Wukong clapped his hands and laughed, and said to the bruised and swollen Tiger Vanguard: “Who said you can’t touch a tiger’s butt? Not only did I touch it, I also beat it.”

Tiger Vanguard was furious, and turned around and activated his magical power ‘Shocking Roar’. Waves of sound came over, and Sun Wukong quickly flew up to the clouds, pointing at Tiger Vanguard below and said, “Haha, you’re so anxious, I told you not to be anxious yet, there will be others for you to be anxious about later.”

After saying that, Sun Wukong rode on the blue cloud and flew down the mountain. He disappeared in the blink of an eye. Tiger Vanguard stared at the direction where Sun Wukong left with his eyes wide open. Suddenly, he felt a little cold on his buttocks. He quickly covered his buttocks with both hands and cursed, “Damn Bi Ma Wen.”

After cursing, Tiger Vanguard had no choice but to put away the Tiannie Sword and turn back to the cave.

When the monsters in the cave saw Tiger Pioneer in such a miserable state, they all hurried up to serve him and the first thing they did was to take off Tiger Pioneer’s tattered robe and change him.

“My king, Sun Wukong was just a small official who raised horses in heaven. How could he be so powerful that he beat you into this state?” General Jackal asked with some confusion.

Tiger Vanguard touched his blue and swollen cheek, and laughed when he heard it: “Do you think the title of Great Sage Equaling Heaven is just a false reputation? Calling him Bi Ma Wen is just for fun, if you take it seriously, then you have lived enough.”

After that, Tiger Vanguard asked again: “Where is Tang Monk?”

General Bao said quickly, “My king, Tang Monk and the purple horse are imprisoned in Guimao Cave. We have arranged for someone to deliver food and fodder to them.”

Tiger Vanguard nodded and said, “Tang Monk is a great Buddhist monk. You must serve him well. Do you hear me?”

The demons responded in unison: “Yes, my king.”

In the spacious and clean Guimao Cave, Tang Monk sat on a stone couch. The Purple Dragon Horse was tied beside him, quietly eating high-quality grass.

But Tang Seng looked at the food in front of him without any appetite. The little flower demon beside him saw this and asked curiously, “Elder, why don’t you eat?”

Tang Seng looked at the little flower demon in front of him, who had pointy ears, a pretty face, and flowery hands and feet, and asked, “When is your king going to eat me?”

The little flower demon looked at Tang Seng in surprise, and then asked in confusion: “Why would my king want to eat you?”

Tang Seng asked: “Don’t monsters capture people just to eat them?”

The little flower demon chuckled and said, “The demons in our cave don’t eat humans.”

Tang Seng asked: “What do you eat?”

So the little flower demon told Tang Seng about the self-reliance and self-sufficiency of the demons in the Tiger Spirit Cave. After listening to it, Tang Seng put his hands together and said softly, “Good, good.”

But Tang Seng quickly asked again: “Since your king doesn’t eat humans, why did you capture me?”

The little flower demon tilted his head and said, “How should I know? Go ask the king.”

Tang Seng asked, “When will your king come?”

The little flower demon said, “How should I know? Go ask the king.”

“.” Tang Seng was stunned for a moment, and then asked: “Then how can I meet your king?”

The little flower demon said, “How should I know? Go ask the king.”

Tang Monk: “.”

At this time, the little flower demon suddenly reacted, “Eh? Do you want to see the king?”

“Yes!” Tang Seng cried with joy. The girl finally realized what was going on. “Could you please let her know?”

The little flower demon tilted his head again and said, “Why do you need to inform the king when you meet him? You can just go directly.”

Tang Seng was stunned again, “I go directly?”

As he said this, he looked at the monsters in the cave and said, “How can I get there?”

The little flower demon said, “Let’s go on foot.”

Tang Seng pointed to the cave entrance and said, “Can I go out?”

“Elder, you are so stupid, even more stupid than me.” The little flower demon smiled innocently, “No one is holding you, why can’t you go out?”

When Tang Seng heard this, he was speechless. After a moment, he actually stood up and walked towards the entrance of Guimao Cave Hall.

One step, two steps, three steps. The little flower demon and those monsters did not react. Tang Seng took more than ten steps and came to the entrance of the cave hall. Looking back, the little flower demon and those monsters were staring at him curiously, but still no one came to stop him.

Tang Seng took a deep breath and walked out of the cave hall. He looked back and saw that the little flower demon and those monsters were still standing there, indifferent.

Tang Seng was confused now, so he went back into the cave and asked, “Aren’t you here to look after me?”

The little flower demon said: “No, we are here to serve the elder.”

As he spoke, the little flower demon began to introduce the monsters in the cave one by one: “If the elder wants to take a bath, go to him; if he wants to drink tea, go to him; if he wants to read a book, go to him; if he wants to eat, go to him; if he wants to light a lamp, go to him.”

Tang Seng was stunned. What was going on? Were the monsters here so polite? Was he still dreaming?
Tang Seng pinched his thigh hard, and the clear pain made him twitch his mouth. It was real, not a dream.
Tang Seng was about to speak when he suddenly heard a faint sound of Sanskrit. This was the authentic Buddhist Sanskrit sound. Tang Seng was shocked and asked, “Where does this sound come from?”

The little flower demon listened carefully and then said with a smile: “Oh, that great monk is preaching Buddhism again.”

“Big monk? Are there other monks here?” Tang Seng asked in surprise.

The little flower demon nodded and said, “Yes, the king just caught him. He should be giving a lecture to everyone right now.”

Tang Seng immediately became interested. The monk he had just captured was preaching to the monsters in the cave?
“Little donor.” Tang Seng clasped his hands together and asked the little flower demon, “Can you take me over to see it?”

“Okay.” The little flower demon nodded, then walked over and led Tang Seng to the Buddhist temple where Samantabhadra Bodhisattva was.

Soon, Tang Seng, led by the little flower demon, arrived at the Buddhist temple, where he saw the Buddha’s light shining brightly and auspicious signs rising. Hundreds of demons were sitting upright, staring at the monk in the lead with pious and solemn faces as he was preaching.

Tang Seng looked up and was amazed to see the Bodhisattva sitting cross-legged on a nine-colored lotus platform, with Buddha’s light shining on his body and a round light shining behind his head. His hands were in the Bodhisattva seal and his face had a compassionate look.

“Bodhisattva?!” Tang Seng cried out in surprise. As an eminent monk, Tang Seng was naturally blessed when he saw a Bodhisattva. He could discern the authenticity of the Bodhisattva. Although he didn’t know which Bodhisattva this was, he could roughly tell that this was the real one.

Samantabhadra Bodhisattva’s lecture was interrupted by Tang Monk. The monsters who were listening attentively immediately turned to look at Tang Monk with an unhappy look on their faces.

Tang Seng’s body froze, but he stepped forward and bowed, “Disciple Xuanzang, I pay my respects to the Bodhisattva.”

Samantabhadra Bodhisattva smiled and greeted, “Hey, Tripitaka, you are here too.”

(End of this chapter)