Squire Kou's Vow

Journey to the West 99 Squire Kou’s Vow

The monster yelled from inside the cave. “ We ate the Tang Monk! So you might as well leave! ” “ Oh no! ” Bajie fell to his knees and cried. Wujing wiped tears from his eyes. “ Poor Master. ” Wukong frowned at his companions. “ I can’t believe you two believe that monster. ” He sighed. “ Wait here. ”

The monkey turned into a moth and flew into the cave. He soon found the Tang Monk tied up in a dark room. Wukong turned back into himself. “ Wukong! ” cried the Tang Monk. “ Shh. ” The monkey untied the monk. “ We must be quiet. ” Wukong recited a spell. A moment later the sound of snoring drifted into the room.

“ My spell put the monster and demons to sleep, ” said the monkey. “ Let’s go. ” Wukong and the monk came out of the cave. Bajie and Wujing were thrilled. “ Master, we thought you’d been eaten, ” said Bajie. “ I knew he was fine, ” said Wukong. “ Now I’m going to make sure these villains never bother anyone again. ”

He pulled out his iron bar. It grew until it was the size of a very tall tree. “ Stand back, ” said the monkey. With one swing Wukong smashed the entire cave. Rocks exploded and fell on top of one another. Wukong looked at the rubble and smiled.

Weeks went by, and the travelers arrived in a small town. Bajie’s stomach growled loudly. Wukong laughed. “ I guess we should look for food. ” They saw an old monk walking down a street. “ Kind monk, ” said the Tang Monk. “ Do you know where we can beg for some food?We are quite hungry. ”