李卓吾先生批評西遊記 (Journey to the West), Vol. 8

I have returned." The elders were startled, then bowed to thank him, saying, "Many thanks, many thanks." Xuanzang asked, "Wukong, you have been gone all night. Where have you caught the monster?"

The Pilgrim said, "Master, that monster is not an evil spirit of the mortal world, nor is he a wild beast of the mountains. He is the Marshal of the Canopy descended from heaven. Because he was wrongly reincarnated, his face and features look like a wild boar, but his intelligence still remains. He said he uses his appearance as his surname and is called Zhu Ganglie.

I struck him with my staff from the back courtyard, but he transformed into a whirlwind and fled. I followed him and struck him again, then he turned into a flash of fire and went straight back into his mountain cave. He brought out a nine-toothed iron rake and fought with me all night. Just now, seeing that dawn was approaching, he feared the battle and fled, locking his cave door tight. I wanted to break down the door to settle things with him, but I feared you were here, anxious and waiting, so I came back to give you the news first."

When he finished speaking, Old Man Gao stepped forward, knelt, and said, "Holy Monk, what can be done? Although you chased him..."