In the end, the Great Sage broke the rules.

When Sun Wukong found Zhu Bajie, he immediately saw him playing and frolicking in the water with a group of monsters; to be precise, it was the group of female monsters teasing Zhu Bajie.

Before long, Pigsy realized that he had been tricked.

He roared in uncontrollable rage: "You monsters! I am the disciple of the eminent monk from the Great Tang Dynasty who went to the Western Paradise to obtain Buddhist scriptures. I am the dignified Marshal Tianpeng, Zhu Wuneng! How dare you mock me like this? I will beat you all to death with my rake!"

After saying this, he raised the nine-toothed rake in his hand and attacked the female monsters in the water like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey.

"what--"

"Spare me—"

"Girls, quickly cast your spells!"

"Quickly cast the spell!"

The female demons' navels, like springs, continuously spewed out spider silk, which swiftly coiled around the demons like serpents, forcefully snatching Pigsy's nine-toothed rake away.

Pigsy hurriedly chased after his weapon, but accidentally fell into a spider web trap and was hung from a tree by the monsters.

"Sister, what should we do now?"

The Great Spider Woman laughed contemptuously, "Look at his fat head and big ears, he's no match for us. Let him go, we should focus on capturing Tang Sanzang."

"We will listen to our older sister in everything."

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong, who was eavesdropping in the shadows, couldn't help but turn cold.

After the female demons left, Sun Wukong rushed to Zhu Bajie's side and, without saying a word, kicked him hard in his round buttocks.

"Ouch!" Pigsy cried out in pain.

"Humph!"

Sun Wukong, his face full of anger, said to Zhu Bajie in an annoyed tone, "You fat pig! All you do all day is cause trouble! Look what you've done, and now that little monk has been targeted by those monsters!"

As soon as Pigsy saw Monkey King, he became so excited that he danced around and kept shouting, "Oh my! Big Brother, you've finally come to save me! Quick, quick! Help me untangle this net!"

However, Sun Wukong remained unmoved and replied, "Dream on! You expect me to save you? Keep dreaming!"

Having said that, he turned to leave.

Seeing that Sun Wukong had actually turned and left, Zhu Bajie panicked and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Brother! Brother! You can't abandon me!"

"I know I was wrong! Please forgive me this time!" Pigsy pleaded desperately.

However, no matter how much he cried and shouted, Sun Wukong's figure gradually disappeared into the distance, without any intention of stopping or looking back.

……

Seeing Sun Wukong return alone, Chen Yi was stunned for a moment, and asked with a face full of doubt, "Great Sage, didn't you find Pigsy?"

Sun Wukong replied, "Of course we found him, but he's a bit slow. He'll catch up tomorrow. Let's go first."

After hearing this, Chen Yi nodded slightly.

And so, the three of them continued their journey.

The next morning, as the first light of dawn appeared in the east, Sun Wukong pulled his golden cudgel from his ear, slammed it into the ground, and shouted, "Earth God, show yourself at once!"

With a "whoosh," the Earth God emerged from the ground, bowed, and asked, "May I ask why the Great Sage has summoned this humble god?"

Sun Wukong pointed behind him and said, "Go to the river near the Spider Cave and release Zhu Bajie. Remember to tell him that if he can't catch up with us by noon, he doesn't need to go on the pilgrimage."

The Earth God quickly agreed and turned to leave.

Before long, dust billowed in the distance as Pigsy caught up, panting heavily.

As soon as he got close to Chen Yi and the other two, Zhu Bajie couldn't wait to start complaining and accusing them.

"Master! My eldest brother has gone too far! Not only did he kick me, but he also just watched the monster capture me without offering any help!"

"Master, you must do justice for your disciple!" Pigsy tugged at Chen Yi's sleeve and cried out.

Chen Yi first glanced at Sun Wukong, who was standing with his arms crossed, staring blankly at Zhu Bajie.

Chen Yi sighed, turned to look at Zhu Bajie, and shrugged helplessly, saying, "Bajie, let's just bear with it. It'll pass if we just bear with it."

How can he stand up for Pigsy?

Should we scold Sun Wukong? Or should we beat him up?

Don't be ridiculous, he wouldn't dare even if you gave him ten lives!

If you anger Sun Wukong, you'll be in deep trouble.

Oh, Pigsy, why did you have to provoke him for no reason?

Well, now he's really asking for trouble...

When Pigsy saw that his master was simply washing his hands of the matter, he didn't dare to confront Monkey King directly and went to Sandy for comfort, crying all the while.