Chapter 10: The Skeleton Demon
Bab 10: Iblis Tengkorak
The four of them arrived at the White Tiger Ridge. There was a demon there called the White Skeleton Demon. She heard that eating Tang Sanzang's flesh could make one live forever, so she wanted to capture him.
Mereka berempat tiba di sebuah gunung yang sunyi. Di sini tinggal Iblis Tengkorak yang licik. Dia ingin memakan daging Tang Sanzang untuk mendapatkan keabadian. Iblis Tengkorak tiga kali berubah menjadi gadis desa, wanita tua, dan pria tua untuk mendekati Tang Sanzang, tetapi setiap kali Sun Wukong melihat menembus penyamarannya.
The White Skeleton Demon transformed into human form three times to deceive Tang Sanzang. The first time, she became a village girl bringing food; the second time, she became an old woman looking for her daughter; the third time, she became an old man looking for his family. Each time, Sun Wukong saw through her disguise and killed her incarnation with his golden rod.
Sun Wukong tiga kali membunuh penjelmaan Iblis Tengkorak. Tang Sanzang keliru mengira bahwa Sun Wukong membunuh orang yang tidak bersalah, dan sangat marah. Meskipun Sun Wukong menjelaskan, Tang Sanzang bersikeras untuk mengusirnya.
However, Tang Sanzang had ordinary human eyes and couldn't see through the demon's disguise. Instead, he thought Sun Wukong was killing innocent people. He recited the Tight Fillet Spell to punish Sun Wukong and wanted to drive him away. Sun Wukong left with tears in his eyes, feeling extremely wronged.
Sun Wukong tidak punya pilihan selain dengan air mata berpamitan kepada gurunya dan kembali ke Gunung Bunga dan Buah. Tanpa perlindungan Sun Wukong, Tang Sanzang segera ditangkap oleh monster lain.