Chapter 87 Earth traveler Sun and his wife The hate of Zhang at Yang Bliss now was boiling out. Without any preparation he left out to challenge Yang to fight. It was the opportunity to Nezha, who reached him and used his Nine-dragon Fire Shade to wrap Zhang and burn him. However, Zhang owned the ability for travelling underground into the earth, and so he escaped out of the shade. As a result of the death of his mother, the mind of Zhang Kui remained in a state of confusion, but his wife oriented him to travel through the inner earth to the camp of Ziya and kill King Wu. Zhang became very satisfied with the plan. Nevertheless, that night, Yang Ren was in charge over making the security of the camp and Yang Ren had three eyes, one of which could see through the earth. Thus, by his eye, Yang Ren traced Zhang and kept spying on him and reporting to Ziya. Thus Zhang did not have an opportunity to get near to King Wu. When Earth Traveler Sun convoyed the supplies back to camp, he was communicated of the death of his friend Yellow Flying Tiger. Thus in that night Sun took the moment to go out to avenge at Zhang. Although Earth Traveler Sun was a dwarf, he stroke the leg of Zhang so much that Zhang could not chase him. Hence, Zhang entered into the earth and retreat away. Sun implemented the same magic to pursue Zhang, but he was not as fast as Zhang, so he failed to chase him. Thus, to be able of trapping Zhang Kui, first Sun took a route to meet his master Krakucchanda, who could teach him how to transform earth substance into iron. But Zhang used his magic cunning and learned of Sun's plan and his route to his master. So, Zhang travelled into the earth and ambushed Earth Traveler Sun at Fierce Beast Cliff, where he sliced off his head. When Deng Chanyu saw her husband's head hanging from a pole, she could not avoid to go and challenge Zhang Kui's wife Gao Lanying to a battle. But Gao Lanying fired her needles to hurt Deng's eyes and killed her. Meanwhile Ziya commanded his army to lay siege to the city and strike from four directions, but after two days and two nights, there was not successful, so Ziya ordered the soldiers to retreat for a period. From that time Zhang Kui sent a messenger to Morning Song asking for reinforcements. King Zhou issued an edict to recruit people having the ability necessary to serve the court. Then three men, who were actually sprites from a nearby mountain, presented themselves to the royal house. They were Yuan Hong, —a monkey sprite, Wu Dragon —a centipede-dragon sprite, and Chang Hao —a snake sprite. King Zhou designated them as chief commanders. Yuan Hong then led the armies to encamp at Meng Ford.
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