However, he still understood the principle of "know yourself, know your enemy, and you will never be in peril," so he asked, "Since you know Zhu Ganglie, then you must also know Sun Wukong, right?"

    Little Whirlwind immediately replied, "Of course I know, I also know about the rest of their group, including the Six Ears Macaque, General Roller Blind, and a white dragon horse."

    Wukong looked at him warily and said, "Since you know that, then you must also know that Sun Wukong excels in the Method of Transformation. If he is to come here, he will surely transform into some plant, bird, fish, or bug, or even into you or me to gather intelligence. Therefore, I suspect you might not be Little Whirlwind but Sun Wukong himself!"

    Little Whirlwind grew anxious, "Officer, I truly am Little Whirlwind, not Sun Wukong."

    "Just because you say you''re not means you''re not? I''ll test you first!" Sun Wukong said.

    Without any suspicion, Little Whirlwind immediately patted his chest and said, "Officer, ask away. There''s hardly anything on this mountain I don''t know about."

    Sun Wukong nodded slightly, then asked, "If you are indeed genuine, then do you know what abilities our King possesses?"

    Little Whirlwind immediately responded, "I know, I know! Our King has vast Divine Skills; he once swallowed a hundred thousand Heavenly Troops in one gulp!"

    Upon hearing this, Wukong''s heart skipped a beat.

    He had fought against a hundred thousand Heavenly Troops and knew what kind of strength they represented. To swallow them in one gulp was indeed mighty!

    Little Whirlwind continued, "The Queen Mother once hosted the Peach Banquet, inviting all the Heavenly Immortals and Buddhas, but she didn''t invite our King. Our King was displeased, so he went straight up there.

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    When the Jade Emperor sent out a hundred thousand Heavenly Troops to stop him, our King simply used the Method of Transformation and turned into a colossal lion that reached heaven, swallowing those hundred thousand troops in one bite! It scared the Heavenly Troops so much they dared not leave the Southern Heavenly Gate, and his reputation shook the world!"

    Wukong thought to himself, "What a formidable old demon, he seems to have some of the prowess from my younger days. I''ll have to challenge him later!"

    Sun Wukong continued to deceive him, "You''re not wrong there, but what else do you know?"

    Little Whirlwind said, "The Second King is just as fearsome, standing three zhang tall, with silkworm eyebrows, phoenix eyes, a voice like a beauty''s, brandishing teeth shaped like plaques, and a nose like a flood dragon''s. If he fights someone, with just a snort from his nose, even someone with an iron back and a bronze body is useless, his soul gets swept away instantly, and he dies on the spot, his spirit extinguished!"

    In his heart, Wukong noted down that the Second King specialized in the Soul Capturing Technique.

    At his call, there were immediate responses from all around, and soon, forty Little Whirlwinds had gathered.

    "Eh, why did you call us all here? What''s the situation?" one of the lesser demons asked Sun Wukong.

    Sun Wukong replied, "I''ve called you here because there''s good news! I''ve spotted Zhu Ganglie, but I can''t take him down alone, so I''ve summoned everyone to strike together!"

    Upon hearing this, the lesser demons'' eyes lit up.

    Their Third King had just put the word out to be extremely vigilant on the eastern front, to capture the fake Tang Monk''s entourage, and now they had stumbled upon them.

    Only a fool would miss out on such a colossal opportunity.

    Immediately, a lesser demon exclaimed, "What are we waiting for? Let''s hurry up and go!"

    Sun Wukong chuckled and nodded, "Exactly!"

    Then the group of lesser demons rushed towards Zhu Ganglie''s sleeping cave.

    Zhu Ganglie was sound asleep when he suddenly heard noise at the entrance. Looking up, he saw a crowd of lesser demons surrounding him.

    Instantly, Zhu Ganglie was incensed. He might be wary of the older demons, but these young runts didn''t intimidate him. He burst out angrily, "What brats dare disturb your Grandpa Zhu''s sleep!"

    As he was about to grab his rake, a large foot kicked him squarely in the face.

    Flipped over by the kick, Zhu Ganglie was shocked to his core, "Damn, do these young demons have such strength now? Comparable to Brother Monkey!"

    Before he could react, the lesser demon was upon him, pinning him down. No matter how he struggled, he couldn''t break free. Instead, a group of lesser demons rushed forward and swiftly tied him up.

    Then he saw the strongest-looking Little Whirlwind raise his hand and, with great satisfaction, shouted, "Brothers, Zhu Ganglie has been captured, let''s go see the Third King!"

    The horde of lesser demons chorused, "Let''s go!"

    Afterward, the lesser demons carried Zhu Ganglie away on sticks, heading into the mountains.

    Until now, Zhu Ganglie hadn''t grasped how suddenly these lesser demons had become so fierce.