Chapter 146: Ingeniously Rescuing Zhu Bajie

Zhu Bajie was trapped in the Net of Death, hanging from the beam in the prison. The prison was brightly lit, as if it were daytime. The guards outside the prison were heavily armed. Seeing that there was no one in the room, Zhu Bajie attempted to escape from the Net of Death. If he could get out of the net, dealing with the guards outside the prison would be a piece of cake. But he tried several times, without success. The Net of Death appeared to be ordinary and no different from other nets. However, in reality, it was extraordinary - it was a divine artifact.
Pig Bajie became discouraged, sitting in the deadly net sighing, very unlucky, why is it always me who gets injured? Just thinking about that red-nosed Gua Erliang makes me angry. If it wasn't for him challenging me, we wouldn't have had a gambling competition. Fine, let's compete, but who would have expected that Monkey King would make a grand statement again, wanting to become the Primordial Sovereign, and as a result, he trapped me in this deadly net.
As he kept thinking, he started to scold Ge Erlang: "You wine dreg nose, you selfish and self-centered person. I, old pig, came for you, but you, on the other hand, forgot gratitude and abandoned me. You are a scoundrel! A scoundrel! A scoundrel!"
Zhu Bajie cursed angrily, but he still couldn't let go of the grudge against Ge Erliang. He also cursed Sun Wukong, saying, "It's all because of you, you pretend to be the Primordial Heavenly Lord for no reason, just because you have nothing better to do. Now, I'm caught by someone, are you happy now? You damn Impostor, you plague-ridden Monkey."
Sun Wukong, transformed into a bee, landed on the wall of the prison and heard Zhu Bajie cursing again. Furthermore, he directly cursed me, Sun Wukong, by name. This made me very angry, and I had to teach this pig a lesson. I spread my wings and flew over, transforming into a ghost. This ghost was quite frightening, appearing and disappearing in front of Zhu Bajie. It floated and danced, saying, "Zhu Bajie, who are you cursing?"
Pig Ba Jie is grumbling and scolding Sun Wu Kong and Ge Erliang. Suddenly, a ghost appears and startles him. After calming down for a moment, he shouts, "Ah! Where did this ugly ghost come from? Be careful, I'll beat you to death. Get out of here." Just as he was about to attack the ghost, he realizes that he is trapped in the Net of Life and Death and cannot move freely. His tone softens as he says, "I wasn't cursing at you, I was cursing at that red nose and Sun Monkey."
“No matter who you insult, this ghost hates people who insult others the most, so I'm going to teach you a lesson and see if you still dare to insult others in the future.” After saying this, the ghost enters the Soul Retrieval Network to attack Zhu Bajie. Zhu Bajie realized that he has fallen into a desperate situation and is being bullied like a tiger fallen in Pingyang. A fallen phoenix is no match for a chicken. I, the old pig, have fallen into the Soul Retrieval Network. How dare a pathetic ghost bully me. He is about to fight the ghost, but the Soul Retrieval Network is too small. Firstly, Zhu Bajie is unable to display his full strength, and secondly, the ghost keeps changing size and appearing and disappearing, making it impossible for Zhu Bajie to hit him. I saw the ghost suddenly enter Zhu Bajie's ear and stir up a riot, making Zhu Bajie scream, saying, "Ouch, ow," while stirring, and continuously saying, "Let's see if you still dare to insult others, let's see if you still dare to insult others."
Pigsy still insisted on arguing, howling and shouting, "I cursed that red-nosed guy and Monkey King, not you. It's none of your business. You're just like a dog chasing after mice - meddling in other people's affairs."
Pigsy was itching uncontrollably, and with his eyes closed, he cunningly argued with Sun Wukong. Suddenly, he heard some noise and opened his eyes to see a bright light. His eyes were fixed as he saw a stream of red clouds floating closer and closer, until he recognized it was Nüwa, the goddess. Pigsy became instantly delighted, forgetting about his itching ears and feeling energized. He stood up halfway, with a somewhat reclining pose, and shouted, "Nüwa, my darling, Nüwa, my darling, I'm here!"
It seems that Nüwa heard Zhu Bajie's cry, and a red haze floated in front of Zhu Bajie's face, with no expression on his face. She really came to see Zhu Bajie privately, but not out of concern, nor out of curiosity, but out of fear that Zhu Bajie would run away and specifically came to have a look.
However, Zhu Bajie misunderstood and thought Nuwa still had feelings for him. How else could she come to see him? He smiled and said, "Sister Nuwa, have you come to see Brother Pig? Brother Pig missed you too!"
When Nuwa heard this, she said, "Why do you still want me when you're already at death's door?"
"I like you," Pig Bajie shamelessly declared. He couldn't control himself whenever he saw Nuwa. Nuwa had a beautiful appearance and a graceful figure. She was both voluptuous and slim, with an exceptional temperament. She was adorable, comparable to Chang'e and surpassing fairies. Her clear eyes were as pure as autumn water, incredibly beautiful. Just one glimpse and one couldn't help but be captivated.
"I don't like you. Don't you dare say those words again. I don't need you to like me." Nv Wa is very disgusted with Zhu Bajie.
Zhu Bajie is full of confidence: "Whether you like me or not is not important. The key is that I like you."
女娲生气了，一脸怒气道：“住嘴！住嘴！住嘴！不许你再说这话。”
女娲生气也好，愤怒也罢，猪八戒全不在乎，又做了一个往前凑了凑的姿势，很神秘地说道：“妹子，我告诉你一个好消息，有一次我做了一个梦，梦见咱俩结婚了，成为夫妻。只可恨那孙猴子和葛二两从中破坏，夫妻对拜没对拜成。”
Make Nüwa cry and laugh in a sentence.
Zhu Bajie continued, "Sister, please save me for the sake of our marriage. Let me out."
"Shut up, you pig-mouth. Who said we are married? When did we become a couple?" Nüwa yelled at Zhu Bajie as if she was insulted.
But Zhu Bajie was not angry at all: "Ah, sister, marrying me, an old pig, you won't suffer any losses. I, old pig, used to be a marshal in the heavens, and now I am a messenger of the Cleansing Altar. By following me, old pig, you can enjoy all the good things in life, without any grievances."
"Go ahead and dream, but take a good look at your own behavior before you make any judgments. Just a mere pig, claiming to be the Great Marshal Tianpeng or the Pure Altar Messenger." Nüwa ignored Zhu Bajie and turned to leave.
"Baby, don't go, baby, don't go."
Female Weaver stopped and turned around to look at Zhu Bajie.
"Hehe" Zhu Bajie, seeing Female Weaver turning back, smiled widely: "Baby is so good, coming back again. Baby will definitely save me."
Nvwa stared at Zhu Bajie fiercely, "Save you? No way!" She turned around without looking back and left.
Zhu Bajie was dumbfounded.
Zhu Bajie saw Nvwa leaving, sighed heavily and shrank into the deathtrap. No wonder Nvwa doesn't like me. If I hadn't fallen into the pigsty and been accidentally reborn as a pig, I wouldn't look like this now. I lamented my unfortunate fate.
This Zhu Bajie was trapped in the Soul-Capturing Web, not thinking about how to survive, but only thinking about how to marry a wife. It is truly difficult to change one's nature.
Sun Wukong, inside Zhu Bajie's ear, heard him getting close to Nüwa again. This fool's lustful heart never changes, beyond redemption. He even wants Nüwa to save him. Since you want Nüwa to save you, Sun Wukong will leave. In anger, he swiftly returned to the Chiyou's Camp, no longer caring about Zhu Bajie, and disappeared with a "swoosh."
Huangdi, Fuxi, Suiren, Guangchengzi, and Yunzhongzi are discussing how to deal with Zhu Bajie in the hall. Zhu Bajie has been captured not once or twice before, and in previous occasions, he managed to escape. This time, we must not let him escape again no matter what. Zhu Bajie is an important helper of Ge Erliang. He is currently hanging in the prison, and must be executed, immediately executed, to prevent further complications in the future.
The female Ba volunteered and said, "Your Majesty, leave the execution of Zhu Bajie to me. I will ensure that he dies cleanly and efficiently."
Emperor Huangdi pondered for a moment. Although Zhu Bajie is brave, he is trapped in the Death Rope and unable to move. Although the female Ba is a woman, she is also a capable female general. She is fully capable of executing Zhu Bajie, so he agreed.
伏羲嘱咐道：“这猪八戒实在太厉害，不能让他出索命网，以免他跑了。就在网里把他刺死，以绝后患。”
女娲自告奋勇做监斩官，黄帝同意。女娲、女魃奉命而去。
Ge Erliang rushed out of the lobby and escaped from Lieshan City. When he turned around, he saw that Zhu Bajie didn't follow, knowing that Zhu Bajie was in danger. He immediately returned to Lieshan City, transformed into a small fly, and flew into the lobby, landing in a corner. He saw Huangdi, Fuxi, Suiren, Guangchengzi, and Yunzhongzi discussing how to kill Zhu Bajie, knowing that Zhu Bajie had been trapped in Suiren's net of death. He wanted to save Zhu Bajie, but realized that he was alone and powerless. If he tried to save Zhu Bajie, not only would he fail, but he would also risk alerting the enemy, making it harder to save him in the future. He immediately flew out of the lobby, returned to his original form, and flew back to the camp. At that moment, Sun Wukong had just returned to the camp. Ge Erliang saw him and said anxiously, "Brother, something has happened."
Sun Wukong knew perfectly well and asked knowingly, "What happened?"
"Pigsy has been captured, trapped in the Sumeru's death-entangling net,"
Sun Wukong angrily exclaimed, "I don't care about him."
Ge Erliang exclaimed, "Why?"
"After this fool was captured, he actually cursed me, Sun Wukong,"
"How did you know?"
Monkey King chuckled, "To be honest, as soon as you two left, I knew you two wouldn't have a good outcome, so I followed behind you. Sure enough, you two indulged and made a fool of yourselves at the banquet, not resembling the appearance of the Primordial Heavenly Venerable at all. How could you not expose your true colors? And after this fool was captured, he even dared to curse me, Sun Wukong. How could I not be angry?"
Gan Erliang said, "Then you're scolding the right person."
Sun Wukong blinked and asked in astonishment, "Why?"
Gan Erliang said, "You caused all this. If you hadn't let the two of us turn into Yuanshi Tianzun and go to Mount Lie, this wouldn't have happened, and the idiot wouldn't have been captured."
Sun Wukong said, "Am I to blame for everything?"
"Of course, it's all your fault."
Sun Wukong thought that what Ge Erliang said was also true. If it wasn't for him proposing that they both turn into Yuanshi Tianzun and go to Lieshan City, the fool wouldn't have been caught.
Ge Erlang anxiously said, "Shi Ge, if we go any later, Zhu Ge will be in danger!"
"What?" Sun Wukong asked in shock.
"When I came back, I found out that Huangdi is about to execute Zhu Ge to prevent any potential trouble."
Sun Wukong became impatient and walked away.
Geralt said, "Brother, I'll accompany you."
"No need. If you go, you'll just be a burden and get in the way." Sun Wukong used his somersault cloud and traveled hundreds of thousands of miles. The camp of Chi You was only about fifty or sixty miles away from Mount Lie, just a stone's throw away. Sun Wukong arrived in an instant. He transformed into a bee and flew into the prison, where he found Zhu Bajie still trapped in the death-trap net.
At this moment, the two women in red also happened to arrive at the prison. When Pigsy saw Nuwa returning, he was overjoyed and immediately stood up and shouted at Nuwa, "Girl, have you come to your senses? Release me, and I'll run away with you, my dear sister."
"Bajie," Nuwa approached and spoke kindly, "don't be in a hurry. Let Sister Ba personally send you on your way."
Only then did Zhu Bajie notice the presence of Sister Ba beside Nuwa. This Sister Ba had thin eyes, long eyebrows, sharp gaze, and a face filled with murderous intent. She carried twin willow leaf blades and was glaring at him. He immediately panicked and said to Nuwa, "Sister, you can't kill me. We are husband and wife. Killing me would be like plotting the murder of your own husband."
"Shut up!" Nuwa shouted. This Zhu Bajie was about to meet his death, yet his mouth couldn't stay still. If they don't execute him soon, who knows what he might say. Immediately, he said to Nüba, "Carry out the execution."
Princess Iron Fan stepped forward with her sword, and Zhu Bajie saw that the blade was already at his chest. It was over. He closed his eyes and prepared to meet his death.
Sun Wukong, transformed into a bee, landed in the darkness. He could see everything clearly and hear everything clearly. This idiot was about to meet his end, yet he was still talking nonsense. Instead of thinking about how to survive, he was thinking about how to get married. Talking about eloping and dreaming, it was all useless nonsense. But no matter what, he couldn't let the pig's head hit the ground. It was time to save him. With this in mind, Sun Wukong used his Great Sage Equaling Heaven skill. Nüwa and Princess Iron Fan felt their heads spin for a moment, and they became dazed. But in the next instant, they regained their clarity and saw that they were trapped in the Net of Life-Taking, while Zhu Bajie was outside the net. They were astonished, how did they get in? They had no idea, they had entered in a daze.
猪八戒在网外对她俩做鬼脸，呲牙咧嘴得意洋洋气她俩。对女娲道：“妹子，你若答应嫁给我，俺老猪就救你出来。”
Nvwa said gently, "Zhu Ge, you have to save me first."
Although Pig Bajie is called a fool, he is not actually stupid: "No. Don't play tricks and make beautiful promises. If I save you, you will change your mind."
“If Little Sister agrees to you first, we will have to get married, right? How can we get married if you don't save Little Sister out?”
Pigsy still insists, "No, you have to agree to marry me first, then I will save you out."
As soon as Nüwa realized that she couldn't fool Zhu Bajie, she spat on him angrily.
Sun Wukong couldn't believe that Zhu Bajie was still fooling around at this point. He grabbed Zhu Bajie by his big ear and carried him away, just like carrying a little chicken. Zhu Bajie struggled and laughed, saying, "Monkey brother, it's done, it's done, we're getting married. It's time for you to experience the beauty of adulthood."
Huangdi, Fuxi, Suiren, Guangchengzi, and Yunzhongzi are waiting in the hall for news from Nüwa and Nüba. They have been waiting for half a day but there is no sign of Nüwa and Nüba returning. They send someone to check and the person comes back and reports, "Report to the great king, Nüwa and Nüba are trapped in the Web of Destiny. Zhu Bajie's whereabouts are unknown."
What?! Huangdi, Fuxi, Suiren, Guangchengzi, Yunzhongzi, and others were shocked when they heard the news and quickly rushed to the prison to see for themselves. Nüwa and Nüba were hanging in the Life-taking Net. Suiren hastily recited an incantation to release Nüwa and Nüba and took down the Life-taking Net. Everyone was puzzled, including Huangdi, who asked, "How did you two end up in the Life-taking Net? And where is Zhu Bajie?"
Nüwa said: "Neither of us knows what happened. We just felt dizzy for a moment, and when we woke up, we were already inside the Death Web, while Zhu Bajie was outside."
Huangdi, Fuxi, Suiren, Guangchengzi, and Yunzhongzi were all amazed. Could it be that Zhu Bajie can perform the Qiankun Mover? They looked at each other, speechless for a while.