Chapter 26-30 Summary

Pigsy and Monkey wait for the monster. When he arrives they wait until he is close enough and then show their true forms and begin fighting. The monster is taken aback and quickly flees from them. They go back to the village and tell Tripitaka what happened. The monster goes back to his castle under the water and is told by a perch that she knows how to catch Tripitaka to eat him. This appeals greatly to the monster because one bite of Tripitaka's flesh and the monster would live forever. The perch tells him to cause it to snow heavily and Tripitaka will be in a great hurry to get to the scriptures and will try to cross the great lake on the water. When Tripitaka attempts to cross the monster will reach up and grab him through the ice...