Chapter 434 - 408: A Little Later, and the Master Would Have Turned into Poop_2
Sun Wukong nodded in satisfaction and then continued to ask, "What is the origin of those three demons?"
The Sizhi Gongcao hastily replied, "There are three demons in this cave: the eldest is called the Cold King, the second is the Heat King, and the third is the Dust King. These demons have been here for a thousand years."
"From a young age, they loved to eat pastries and sesame oil. In their early years, they became demons and pretended to be Buddha statues here, deceiving the officials and people of Jinpingfu, setting up the Golden Lamps, which use pastries and sesame oil as fuel."
"Every year on the fifteenth day of the first month, they transform into Buddha statues to collect the oil; this year, after seeing your master, the demons recognized him as the body of the Holy Monk, and they have captured your master in the cave, planning to cut and fry his flesh in sesame oil in the coming days."
After hearing this, Sun Wukong nodded to himself and said, "Is that all?"
"That’s all I know," the Sizhi Gongcao hastily replied.
Sun Wukong snorted coldly and waved his hand, saying, "Hurry up and take good care of my master’s life. If there is any slackness, beware of Old Sun’s Jingu Bang."
"Dare not! Dare not!" the Sizhi Gongcao quickly replied and then left as if granted amnesty.
As they neared Mount Meru, the four Sizhi Gongcao also appeared here because if their master were to be lost here, all their previous efforts would be wasted.
Sun Wukong turned to Zhu Bajie and Sand Monk and said, "According to what those four fur spirits said, these three demons have been here for a thousand years. It seems these demons are native to this land and are not unauthorized from the lower realm, so they probably don’t have any great powers. With the four of us against the three of them, we have the numerical advantage, so it shouldn’t be difficult to subdue them."
Zhu Bajie grunted and said, "Brother Monkey, don’t be careless and underestimate the enemy. Although these three demons aren’t from the heavens, they have some tricks up their sleeves. We should still be careful. Rescuing your master may be more complicated than anticipated."