卻說孫大聖惱惱悶悶，起在空中，欲待回花果山水簾洞，恐本洞小妖見笑，笑我出乎爾反乎爾，不是個大丈夫之器；欲待要投奔天宮，又恐天宮內不容久住；欲待要投海島，卻又羞見那三島諸仙；欲待要奔龍宮，又不伏氣求告龍王。真個是無依無倚。苦自忖量道：「罷罷罷，我還去見我師父，還是正果。」
却说孙大圣恼恼闷闷，起在空中，欲待回花果山水帘洞，恐本洞小妖见笑，笑我出乎尔反乎尔，不是个大丈夫之器；欲待要投奔天宫，又恐天宫内不容久住；欲待要投海岛，却又羞见那三岛诸仙；欲待要奔龙宫，又不伏气求告龙王。真个是无依无倚。苦自忖量道：「罢罢罢，我还去见我师父，还是正果。」
Now, the Great Sage Sun rose into the air, angry and miserable. He wanted to return to Flower-Fruit Mountain and the Water-Curtain Cave, but feared the little demons there would laugh at him for saying one thing and doing another, for lacking the mettle of a true man. He wanted to seek refuge in the Heavenly Palace, but feared they would not let him stay long. He wanted to go to the islands in the sea, but was ashamed to face the immortals of the Three Islands. He wanted to make for the Dragon Palace, but his pride would not let him beg the Dragon King for help. Truly he had no one to turn to, nowhere to lean. Brooding bitterly, he said to himself, “Enough, enough, enough! I’ll go back to my master. That is still the way to attain the true fruit.”
遂按下雲頭，徑至三藏馬前侍立道：「師父，恕弟子這遭！向後再不敢行兇，一一受師父教誨。千萬還得我保你西天去也。」唐僧見了，更不答應，兜住馬，即念緊箍兒咒。顛來倒去，又念有二十餘遍。把大聖咒倒在地，箍兒陷在肉裡有一寸來深淺，方才住口道：「你不回去，又來纏我怎的？」行者只教：「莫念，莫念。我是有處過日子的，只怕你無我去不得西天。」三藏發怒道：「你這猢猻殺生害命，連累了我多少，如今實不要你了。我去得去不得，不干你事。快走，快走，遲了些兒，我又念真言，這番決不住口，把你腦漿都勒出來哩。」大聖疼痛難忍，見師父更不回心，沒奈何，只得又駕觔斗雲，起在空中。忽然省悟道：「這和尚負了我心，我且向普陀崖告訴觀音菩薩去來。」
遂按下云头，径至三藏马前侍立道：「师父，恕弟子这遭！向后再不敢行凶，一一受师父教诲。千万还得我保你西天去也。」唐僧见了，更不答应，兜住马，即念紧箍儿咒。颠来倒去，又念有二十余遍。把大圣咒倒在地，箍儿陷在肉里有一寸来深浅，方才住口道：「你不回去，又来缠我怎的？」行者只教：「莫念，莫念。我是有处过日子的，只怕你无我去不得西天。」三藏发怒道：「你这猢狲杀生害命，连累了我多少，如今实不要你了。我去得去不得，不干你事。快走，快走，迟了些儿，我又念真言，这番决不住口，把你脑浆都勒出来哩。」大圣疼痛难忍，见师父更不回心，没奈何，只得又驾觔斗云，起在空中。忽然省悟道：「这和尚负了我心，我且向普陀崖告诉观音菩萨去来。」
He lowered his cloud and went straight to stand before Sanzang’s horse. “Master, forgive your disciple this once! I’ll never dare act so savagely again. I’ll follow your teaching. Whatever you do, let me guard you on the journey to the Western Heaven!” The Tang Monk saw him but gave no answer. He reined in his horse and began reciting the Band-Tightening Spell. Over and over he recited it, more than twenty times, until the Great Sage fell to the ground and the band sank about an inch into his flesh. Only then did he stop. “Why haven’t you gone back? Why come pestering me again?” Pilgrim could only cry, “Stop reciting, stop reciting! I have somewhere to live. I’m only afraid you won’t reach the Western Heaven without me.” Sanzang flew into a rage. “You ape, you’ve killed and destroyed lives and dragged me into so much guilt! Now I truly want no more of you. Whether I can get there or not is no concern of yours. Go, go! Delay even a little and I’ll recite the True Words again. This time I won’t stop until the band squeezes your brains out!” The Great Sage could scarcely bear the pain. Seeing that his master would not relent, he had no choice but to mount his somersault cloud again and rise into the air. Suddenly a thought came to him. “This monk has betrayed my devotion. I’ll go to Potalaka Cliff and tell the Bodhisattva Guanyin about it.”
好大聖，撥回觔斗，那消一個時辰，早至南洋大海。住下祥光，直至落伽山上，撞入紫竹林中，忽見木叉行者迎面作禮道：「大聖何往？」行者道：「要見菩薩。」木叉即引行者至潮音洞口，又見善財童子作禮道：「大聖何來？」行者道：「有事要告菩薩。」善財聽見一個「告」字，笑道：「好刁嘴猴兒，還像當時我拿住唐僧被你欺哩。我菩薩是個大慈大悲、大願大乘、救苦救難、無邊無量的聖善菩薩，有甚不是處，你要告他？」行者滿懷悶氣，一聞此言，心中怒發，咄的一聲，把善財童子喝了個倒退，道：「這個背義忘恩的小畜生，著實愚魯！你那時節作怪成精，我請菩薩收了你，皈正迦持，如今得這等極樂長生，自在逍遙，與天同壽，還不拜謝老孫，轉倒這般侮慢。我是有事來告求菩薩，卻怎麼說我刁嘴要告菩薩？」善財陪笑道：「還是個急猴子。我與你作笑耍子，你怎麼就變臉了？」
好大圣，拨回觔斗，那消一个时辰，早至南洋大海。住下祥光，直至落伽山上，撞入紫竹林中，忽见木叉行者迎面作礼道：「大圣何往？」行者道：「要见菩萨。」木叉即引行者至潮音洞口，又见善财童子作礼道：「大圣何来？」行者道：「有事要告菩萨。」善财听见一个「告」字，笑道：「好刁嘴猴儿，还像当时我拿住唐僧被你欺哩。我菩萨是个大慈大悲、大愿大乘、救苦救难、无边无量的圣善菩萨，有甚不是处，你要告他？」行者满怀闷气，一闻此言，心中怒发，咄的一声，把善财童子喝了个倒退，道：「这个背义忘恩的小畜生，着实愚鲁！你那时节作怪成精，我请菩萨收了你，皈正迦持，如今得这等极乐长生，自在逍遥，与天同寿，还不拜谢老孙，转倒这般侮慢。我是有事来告求菩萨，却怎么说我刁嘴要告菩萨？」善财陪笑道：「还是个急猴子。我与你作笑耍子，你怎么就变脸了？」
Fine Great Sage! He wheeled his somersault cloud round and, in less than a double-hour, reached the great South Sea. He brought his auspicious light to a halt, went straight up Mount Potalaka and barged into the Purple Bamboo Grove. There he suddenly met Pilgrim Mu Zha, who greeted him with a bow. “Where are you going, Great Sage?” Pilgrim said, “To see the Bodhisattva.” Mu Zha led him to the mouth of Tide-Sound Cave, where the boy Sudhana also bowed in greeting. “What brings you here, Great Sage?” Pilgrim said, “I have a matter to lay before the Bodhisattva.” Hearing the words ‘lay before’, Sudhana laughed. “What a spiteful tongue you have, monkey! Just as when I captured the Tang Monk and you bullied me. My Bodhisattva is a saint of boundless goodness: great in kindness and compassion, great in vows and in the Great Vehicle, a saviour from suffering and peril, without limit or measure. What fault can you find with her that you want to lay a complaint against her?” Pilgrim was full of misery already. At these words his anger flared. With a sharp “Hah!” he shouted Sudhana back a step. “You ungrateful little beast, forgetting every kindness! What a fool you are! When you were a demon making trouble, I asked the Bodhisattva to subdue you and bring you to the right path under her blessing. Now you have all this bliss and endless life, freedom and ease, a lifespan equal to Heaven’s, yet instead of bowing to thank Old Sun, you insult me! I have something to tell the Bodhisattva and ask her help with. Why call me spiteful and say I’ve come to accuse her?” Sudhana smiled appeasingly. “Still such a touchy monkey! I was only teasing. Why turn angry at once?”