In Journey to the West, why didn’t Sun Wukong kill the monster while it was sleeping?

In "Journey to the West", Tang Seng and his apprentices often encounter monsters and monsters. However, every encounter with monsters will be a fierce and evenly matched fight. Many times, in order to inquire about the enemy, Sun Wukong would turn into a fly and fly into the monster's cave; sometimes he could hear important information, and sometimes he could encounter the monster sleeping.

Maybe we will think, why didn’t Sun Wukong kill the monster while he was sleeping? Wouldn’t this save a lot of trouble? In my personal opinion, the reason why Sun Wukong did not do this is because of the following reasons: 1. Killing monsters while they are sleeping would damage his reputation

Sun Wukong is a very face-conscious person , and has always been proud of the Monkey King. When encountering a monster, they will give their name first; if they encounter a monster with a scared expression, they will feel very happy inside. If you meet that kind of monster who has never heard of your name and ridicules you, you will be very angry. Zhu Bajie used this trick to trick Sun Wukong into coming to rescue Tang Seng.

If you secretly beat the monster to death while the monster is sleeping, once word of this spreads out, others will laugh at Sun Wukong. Compared with the difficult process of fighting monsters, Sun Wukong cares more about other people's evaluation and opinions of himself, so he will not do such sneaky things. 2. Monsters have high magic power, so this approach cannot kill them

Most of the monsters Sun Wukong encountered on his way west are very powerful; under such circumstances, even if they are asleep, they can still sense Feeling of danger, one instinctively wakes up and resists.

In addition, this is in a monster's cave. If your actions awaken the monster, and let other little monsters come out, your situation will become troublesome. Therefore, if such an approach fails, you will not be able to get a good deal. Since the goal is achieved, there is no need to worry too much.

Of course, in addition to the above two reasons, it is also because monsters can also change; just like Sun Wukong, he has as many lives as he can change, so just relying on one blow cannot Kill the monster.