“ You ’ re very welcome ! Oh , could you two gentlemen help me bring some water from the well so I could make us all some tea ?” she smiled , gesturing to Sandy and Pigsy .
“ Of course ma ’ am .” Sandy stood up , wiping his mouth with his sleeve .
“ Juht gih ee unn heccund ,” Pigsy garbled , stuffing the eighth piece of dumpling into his mouth .. They walked out her back door to a pea-green garden with flowers placed sporadically among the grass .
“ Could both of you look down and tell me when the bucket reaches the water ?” The two nodded , looking over the edge of the well . All of a sudden they both felt a hard push and tipped over the edge . “ ARGHHHHH !” Their screams echoed across the walls of the well as the old lady smirked above them . “ Now , it ’ s time to savour the monk !” she whispered menacingly .
Instantly , Yulong , which was attached to a pole in an outdoor shelter neighed ferociously , calling the attention of Xuanzang .
“ What happened ? What happened ?” Xuanzang ran outside with concern . He looked from Yulong , to the old lady , to the well . “ Where are Sandy and Pigsy ?” He asked .
With no reply , the old lady charged at him . Xuanzang being quite helpless at defending himself stood there with a look of horror plastered on his face . Yulong broke free from the rope and started kicking the old lady , while Xuanzang hid behind a bush . As hard as Yulong tried , he wasn ’ t a match for her . In a matter of seconds , the old lady lifted him up and flung him into the well too . Xuanzang prayed with all his might that he would stay alive . The old lady advanced on him , licking her lips . Her hands reached out to grab him but Monkey leaped down from above .
“ HAIYA !” Monkey turned a plucked hair into a metal stick , advancing on the old lady .
Quickly , she grabbed the monk , dodging Monkey ’ s hits along the way . Xuanzang was frozen in fright in her arms . As she moved back and forth , she tripped on a pebble and tumbled down the dark hole , with Xuanzang still in her arms . Without hesitation , Monkey jumped into well and they all disappeared .
While they were fighting above ...
“ AHHHH !” Sandy and Pigsy were plummeting down the dark hole until they finally hit the icy water . The water pushed and pulled them in every direction making it impossible to have a sense of where up was . They kicked and paddled , but however hard they tried , the water beat them . Luckily , the water calmed down fast .
“ UP THERE !” Sandy mouthed , pointing to a faint light shining above . They pushed to the top , their heads surfacing , both gasping for air . Expecting the same walls of the well , they were astonished by a drastically different view .
They floated in silence , filled with curiosity and confusion until they were surprised by Yulong coming up near them .
“ What is this place ? Am I dreaming ? What happened to the others ? What about the old lady ? I thought she was nice until she pushed us in ...” Pigsy questioned . Then , Xuanzang and Monkey both floated up nearby , the same look of awe frozen on their faces .
“ Where ’ s the demon gone ?” Monkey asked , “ She was here just now .”
“ You mean the old lady ?” Pigsy replied “ Who cares about her ? We somehow landed in the middle of the ocean in this strange world and you ’ re asking about the old lady !”
“ No , you idiot ! She ’ s a demon trying to eat Master and she can disguise as anyone she wants like that little boy we saw earlier . I can see through their disguise .”