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

shang Laojun took me and placed me in the Eight-Trigrams Furnace. He refined me with divine fire, tempering me into fire-eyes and golden pupils, a copper head and iron arms. If you do not believe it, strike me a few more times and see if it hurts or not." The monster said, "You monkey, I remember you. When you caused trouble in the Heavenly Palace, your family lived in the Water Curtain Cave of the Mountain of Flowers and Fruit in the Aolai Kingdom of the Eastern Continent of Superiority. It has been a long time since I heard your name. How did you come here to my door to bully me? Could it be that my father-in-law went to find you and invited you here?" The Pilgrim said, "Your father-in-law did not visit me. Because Old Sun has reformed and abandoned the Dao to follow the Buddhist path, I am protecting the imperial brother of the Great Tang of the Eastern Land, named Master Sanzang. We are traveling to the Western Heaven to worship the Buddha and seek the scriptures. Passing through the Gao manor, we borrowed lodging. Old Man Gao brought up the matter and invited me to save his daughter and capture you, you husk-feeding brute!" Upon hearing this, the monster dropped his nailed rake and made a deep bow, saying, "Where is that pilgrim? I have troubled you, please lead the way and introduce me." The Pilgrim said, "You want to see him, why..."