The Monkey King, Sun Wukong, pledged to protect Tang Sanzang on his journey to the West to obtain the scriptures. Along the way, he killed numerous demons. As a result, many former acquaintances among the demons came to me seeking justice and asking me to reason with the Monkey King.

They claimed that since I am the Monkey King's sworn elder brother, I should rein him in. In their eyes, ever since the Monkey King was saved by Tang Sanzang, he had become a dog—a dog that obeys Tang Sanzang's every command.

He used to be a demon himself. How could he be so ruthless towards his own kind?

They often complained to me and urged me to intervene, but I remained silent.

In their eyes, the Monkey King had become a dog that obeys Tang Sanzang's every command, a disloyal and ungrateful person.

However, during the time when the Monkey King was imprisoned under the Five Elements Mountain, who visited him?

I didn't, nor did any other demons.

After the disastrous defeat at Flower Fruit Mountain, the entire mountain was reduced to ashes. Who helped the monkeys and their offspring on Flower Fruit Mountain? I didn't, and neither did any other demons.

Not only did they not help, but they also took the opportunity to kill many monkeys. They claimed that even though Flower Fruit Mountain had turned into ashes, it was still suitable for demon cultivation. If it weren't for later events when the Monkey King was rescued by Tang Sanzang, those demons who occupied Flower Fruit Mountain would probably still be there!

They said the Monkey King had become a dog that obeys Tang Sanzang's every command simply because he had gotten to know them.

But I wouldn't bother talking nonsense with them because it's unnecessary.

Seeing that I ignored their complaints, these demons became dejected and dispirited.

As a result, the new generation of demons saw an opportunity and began to make their move.

They believed that as long as they eradicated Sun Wukong, they could command all the demons in the world.

Red Boy was one of them.

As one of the outstanding members of the new generation of demons, Red Boy possessed remarkable abilities. He is the son of me and the Rakshasi, inheriting his mother's immortal physique and part of my magical powers. Other demons need to achieve human form before they can cultivate, but Red Boy was born in human form.

He practiced on Flame Mountain for two hundred years, not only mastering my and the Rakshasi's skills but also comprehending the Samadhi True Fire.

For him, as long as he continued to cultivate for another hundred years, he could achieve immortality.

However, he didn't. He chose to capture Tang Sanzang and eat his flesh.

Because he wanted to seize this opportunity to show me how excellent he was.

But at that time, I didn't know his intentions, otherwise, I wouldn't have let him provoke Sun Wukong.

Soon, Sun Wukong subdued Red Boy.

Sun Wukong found Guanyin, who put the tight-fitting circlet on Red Boy's head. This circlet is often used to subdue the most wicked monsters.

A demon wearing the circlet often experiences an illusion, in which they undergo repeated cycles of agony, eventually losing their sanity.

After learning about this, the Rakshasi wept day and night, refusing to leave her house.

She believed that I was the one who caused the death of Red Boy. If I hadn't been cold towards him all along, Red Boy wouldn't have been so eager to prove himself.