Red Boy

Journey to the West 49 Red Boy

Wukong is right, ” said Bajie. “ We should all go home and forget about reaching the Western Paradise. I’ll return to my cave and take a nice long nap. ” Bajie started to walk away. Wujing grabbed him. “ Are you crazy?” He looked at Wukong. “ We can’t go home! ”

“ I know that, ” said the monkey. “ I wasn’t serious about going home. But I’m angry with Master. How many times have I warned him about demons? He never believes me! If he had listened to me earlier, he wouldn’t have been kidnapped. ” Wukong sighed. “ We need to figure out where the demon took him. I’ll summon a local spirit. ”

The monkey closed his eyes and muttered some words. A soft breeze blew, and then a spirit appeared. “ Hello, Sun Wukong, ” said the spirit. “ I am the spirit of this mountain. ” “ Our master was kidnapped by a demon, ” said Wukong. “ We think the demon lives near here, but we don’t know where. ”

“ Oh dear, ” said the spirit. He looked nervous. “ Your master was probably kidnapped by Red Boy, a very nasty demon. His cave is near the peak of that mountain. ” The spirit pointed to a nearby mountain. “ You shouldn’t go there though, ” the spirit continued. “ Red Boy is very powerful. His father is the Bull Demon King, one of the most horrible demons ever. ” A smile spread across Wukong’s face, and he began to laugh. That is good news! ”

Everyone looked at the monkey in surprise. “ Why is that good news?” asked Wujing. “ The Bull Demon King is an old friend of mine! ” said Wukong. “ Before I caused trouble in Heaven, I was friends with a group of demon kings. The Bull Demon King was one of them. When I tell Red Boy who I am, he’ll release the Tang Monk right away! ”