Sun Wukong and Bajie went to their separate rooms , changed into their jammies and slept peacefully till the morning . Sun Wukong was woken up by a scream so loud it shook the whole palace and shattered the windows . A fat peacock , dressed in a pink nightgown and pearl necklaces was standing at the edge of his bed . “ You are so cute !” she cried . It was after she said that he realized that the peacock at the edge of his bed was the princess of this kingdom . Sun Wukong immediately leaped out of bed and bowed . “ You are so fat that the universe couldn ’ t fit you , and I cannot believe that you are so ugly .” It was that moment he realized he had said something wrong . The princess turned on her heels and ran out of his room . The three travelers were summoned out of their rooms to the royal throne room . “ You have thoroughly offended my daughter ,” said the king to the worried Sun Wukong . “ You must leave . But before you do so , we will be glad to have you for our feast ”. At once , the table was filled with golden plates , silver cutlery , and bronze cups encrusted with rubies and emeralds . Sun Wukong liked it , but he did not like the fact that there was no food . Then , the queen said , “ Now , please sit down on the plates . Don ’ t worry . We are not going to cook you . We like our food fresh and alive .” She grinned maliciously . Sun Wukong suddenly realized that the king and queen and princess were all cannibals . Sun Wukong didn ’ t know peacocks could be cannibals , but all he was thinking was ‘ Get out of here , you silly monkey !’ Sun Wukong saw the look on the others and knew that they wanted to get out of here too . So , on the count of three , they leapt from the golden plates and attacked . Bajie ( much to Sun Wukongs ’ s Surprise ) used his super kung fu skills and head- butted all the servants . Xuan Zhang muttered incantations and the princess and queen started to hop around , dancing like they had burning shoes , all the way out of the palace . Only the King was left , and the three fighters ran to him , but was blocked by a strong spell . Amazingly , when they all looked up , the king wasn ’ t there . In his place , stood the Purple Spirit , Sha WuJing . “ Do not harm me .” he said . “ I will help you on this quest to find the Buddhist sacred text . Let us go out .” His voice was calm and kind , so the three heroes trusted him . So the four travelers formed a powerful team for the JOURNEY TO THE WEST .