‘ Let ’ s hide behind that bush . White horsey stay behind that large rock . I ’ ll clear up more of the fog . My senses are tickling ,’ Sun licked his lips , veins burning with excitement from the new challenge after boring days of walking . Xuan slowly dismounted from his travelling horse with the helping hands of Sha , and hurriedly crept towards the lush bush layered with snow . Another swipe cleared a small area of fog , revealing a creature they ’ ve never seen . ‘ See that there ?’ Everyone ’ s eyes followed Xuan ’ s fingers , as it landed on the voracious bird with bronze beaks and sharp metallic feathers that gleamed under the afternoon sun . ‘ It ’ s the Western Bird . I heard myths and stories about them but I haven ’ t seen them with my naked eye . Such a beauty ,’ Xuan sucked in a breath observing the bird . ‘ If I ’ m not wrong , try not to fire at them as it does no harm and might bounce back , hurting you instead . Aim for their flesh instead and avoid their smelly poisonous dungs ,’ Xuan continued . Sun ’ s sensitive nose wrinkled at the mention of dung . ‘ Oh , it ’ s the feather !’ Zhu gasped , nudging his head towards the direction of the nest , where it glowed with a bright yellow light , bathing the area around the nest in a soft yellowish glow . ‘ Now go ! There ’ s no time to spare ,’ Xuan shushed Zhu . ‘ Be careful !’ Sun somersaulted and morphed into an eagle , leaving his monkey tail which held his great weapon in double coils . With a loud hawking sound , he dived towards the nearest bronze bird , wings stuck to his body , tail spinning a thousand miles an hour . He then changed back into his original form in a millisecond and flung his staff against it , sending it flying a few meters away . The bird , however , just dazed but unhurt . ‘ Sha and White horsey , look out for Master !’ Sun gave out orders as Sha held on tight to his double-headed staff and flashed his skeleton necklace hanging around his neck with a determined nod , and jogged towards the steed , hands holding onto Master as they went to hide behind the large rock protecting them . Sun transformed back into his normal self . ‘ Watch out . Pig ,’ He leapt and spun , releasing his magical needle-like hair . The birds screeched , the attack finally did some damage , grazing their skin . They ’ re too fast . Way , way too fast . Sun puffed , lips forming a straight line . Never had he come across such monsters . His brain went through a haze as he brain stormed through his abilities , finding a specific one that could defeat them . ‘ Sun !’ Sun eyed the shouting pig . ‘ Master said to confuse the birds !’ Zhu shouted . Sun furrowed his eyebrows as he tried to figure out what Zhu meant , standing impatiently from his lack of explanation . ‘ Uh , forget it , be right back . Hold up for a minute , Sun ! Sha would help with water attacks !’ Zhu waved him off and he ran back to Master after a huge leap of faith towards the nearest bird and banging his rake on his metallic head . He went back as fast as his hooves can take him . Sun shrugged , not knowing what he meant as he continued the ever-going battle . Body started to ache , as the five birds guarding the nest charged towards Sun . But with the help of Sha , who came out and attacked with water needles , water ropes and strikes , Sun had less to take care of , lifting some burden off his sore shoulders . ‘ Hey you Monkey !’ Another bellow brought Sun to his senses as he dodged a flying feather which zapped past him . “ Bang your stick with that !” Without letting his brain process his sentence , a humongous piece of rock went flying towards him . Snatching it , Sun strengthened his stance on his fluff of cloud and clashed his staff and the heavy flattened stone together- non-stop , creating sounds even worse than Zhu ’ s snores . The clashing sounds rippled through the area as the sound of birds shrieking echoed through the mountains . Sha ’ s water arrows shot like fireworks , each bringing one bird down as the arrows went straight through their hearts . Ground-shaking thumps shook the dry earth as each lump of metal fell from more than a hundred feet in the air . Sun soon stopped , dropping the stone plate with a thud as he descended . Cheers and whoops from his fellow disciples welcomed him as he held his chin up high . But they soon died down when the clattering hooves grabbed everyone ’ s attention . ‘ Great job there Sun and Sha , and thanks to Zhu , who for thinking about confusing the birds out of the blue- ’ ‘ That ’ s totally not like him , are you just trying to give him credits ?’ Sun cocked his head and smirked , hands crossed over his chest as he eyed Zhu , who snorted . ‘ Why can ’ t I be smart sometimes- ?’ ‘ Stop bickering . Get the feather and leave guys . Why would you start to bicker here ,’ Sha scowled and continued . ‘ Go on .’ Sun nodded in response . With a roll of his eyes , Sun and Zhu headed towards the nest . They leapt , feet landing on the edge of the nest . Another jump brought them back to the nest . The scrunching sounds of their feet on wood echoed . The glowing feather floated in the middle , laid above others which were assumed to be feathers of the dead birds . ‘ Let ’ s get out of here before we meet another metallic bird . I don ’ t think they originated from this place . Metal birds though …’ Sun trailed off . Both of them got out of the nest with a simple leap . Hands on the feather , Sun ’ s empty hand gestured them to go back and down the mountain . The group hiked back , hearts contented and relieved to see everyone intact and safe .