The Monkey King

When the first ray of sunlight shined through the clouds and illuminated the entire palace, the monkey lazily stood up on the eaves and stretched.

At this moment, he saw Yunxiang's maid from a distance standing on the attic a hundred feet away, watching him.

He was stunned for a moment.

After their eyes met briefly, the maid hurriedly walked down the attic.

"What's wrong?" Tianpeng asked.

"It's nothing, I'll come as soon as I go, don't make any noise." After saying that, the monkey sat down cross-legged. Immediately afterwards, he left a shadow, and his true body quietly floated in the direction of the maid.

The secret sentries guarding the surroundings did not notice anything unusual on the eaves.

…

Opening the door, the prime minister in green took the red plate filled with various pastries from the maid outside the door, turned around and walked step by step to the round table and put it down.

"Your Majesty, the pastries have been prepared and can be sent over at any time."

"I know..." Yunxiang sat on the couch, the hand hidden in her sleeve holding the handkerchief, twisting it again and again.

The red lips were pursed tightly.

There is no way out, I can only give it a try.

Essentially, Yunxiang doesn't think it's a big mistake to let the monkeys and the others enter the palace, because they won't stay, let alone pose a threat to the daughter country, and they can only be regarded as passers-by at best. As an old member of Huaguo Mountain, I was just doing my best to serve as a landlord. The reason why the monkeys must be eliminated is just because of the taboo of Nuwa.

But Empress Nuwa is her benefactor. Isn't the monkey a benefactor?

Regardless of whether the poison is effective on Tiandao cultivators, poisoning monkeys is absolutely impossible for Yue Xiang.

Her knowledge determined that she could not do such a thing.

If she had to choose, Yunxiang would rather be punished for this. But, I'm just afraid...even if Yunxiang is willing to bear this responsibility. It doesn't help either. Because Empress Nuwa said: "Someone will clean up your mess for you..."

After so many years, Yunxiang deeply understands the meaning of this sentence. As one of the ancient powerful beings, Empress Nuwa can do what she says.

Even if she was really determined to disobey Empress Nuwa, it would probably only cause another dispute. In the end, it will be a head-on confrontation between Nuwa and Monkey. This is what Yunxiang doesn't want to see anyway.

For now, perhaps the only option left is to take desperate risks.

…

The other side of the palace. In a deserted corner. The monkey stood quietly with his hands folded, looking down at the maid kneeling in front of him.

"You said, your Majesty asked you to tell me?"

"Yes." The maid kowtowed: "Your Majesty told me that she will personally deliver the poisoned cake to the Great Sage in a while. At that time, the Great Sage will only have to pretend to eat it and then get furious. "

The monkey looked at the maid meaningfully: "Pretend to eat?"

"Yes." The maid nodded and said, "Your Majesty said that with the Great Sage's cultivation, he will definitely be able to hide it from everyone and pretend to have eaten the cake. The Great Sage was once a Heavenly Dao cultivation, even if It is reasonable for the poison to be ineffective against the Great Sage. At that time, the Great Sage will be furious and claim to have found poison in the pastry. In this way, naturally no one will know that the Great Sage did not actually swallow the pastry. This matter is of great importance, and I ask the Great Sage for your cooperation. This is a great kindness, and the whole country of my daughter will be grateful."

Look at the maid. The monkey's eyebrows were furrowed.

What's going on? It's been predicted that poison will be poisoned, but you still need to teach yourself how to deal with it? Driving people away in disguise? Why doesn't it feel like it?

Seeing this, the maid quickly took out a piece of jade slip from her sleeves and held it up with both hands, saying: "I have no lies. This is the jade slip that I use to communicate with Your Majesty. If the Great Sage doesn't believe it, you can directly confirm it with Your Majesty." However... His Majesty is being watched by someone, so I'm afraid the Great Sage will have to wait a little longer."

"Is there anyone else watching?" He took the jade slip. The monkey held it in his hand and looked at the sun carefully for a few times: "Your Majesty is still being held hostage? Who wants to poison me?"

"Your Majesty said that this is a family matter in the Daughter's Kingdom, so I forgive her for not saying it clearly. In addition, Your Majesty begs the Great Sage not to hurt the sisters in this Daughter's Kingdom no matter what."

After staring at the jade slip for a long time, the monkey snorted helplessly: "Okay, I promise her. If she turns against her, I will take her away."

"This slave has thanked the Great Sage for His Majesty's great kindness." The maid bowed deeply and saluted, and said: "This slave came here secretly on Your Majesty's order. If you leave for too long, I'm afraid you will be noticed. Then... …”

"You go back first."

The maid stood up and saluted carefully, then took two steps back, turned around and left in a hurry.

Holding the jade slip, the monkey's brows were furrowed.

"The daughter's country's family affairs...the mutiny? No, she should ask me for help during the mutiny." After thinking for a long time, the monkey could only shake his head helplessly: "I don't understand."

In the breeze, the figure slowly faded away, leaving only a phantom, quietly returning along the way it came.

…

When the monkey returned to the original place and opened its eyes attached to the shadow left by him, Xuanzang and others in the room had already gotten up.

The roller blind is fetching water from the well in front of the door for washing.

When he jumped down from the eaves and entered the hall, the monkey happened to see Xuanzang sitting at the round table in the room, reading a red book with relish, with a rare smile hanging on the corner of his mouth.

The two maids had entered the room at some unknown time and were changing the sandalwood in the incense burner. After burning all night, the fragrance that had gradually faded was filled again.

"What kind of book is this?"

"The book that General Shroud found in the drawer over there. This... must be a book unique to the daughter country."

"What are you talking about?"

Closing the book in his hand, Xuanzang sighed softly: "The principles and perspectives of some women in dealing with things are very unique. I have never heard of them or seen them before. It has given the poor monk some inspiration."

"Oh?" The monkey picked up the fruit on the table and took a bite with a smile. Said: "Then you have an epiphany?"

After saying this, the smile on Xuanzang's face immediately faded slightly and he slowly shook his head.

This should be expected. If reading a book can lead to salvation, will it be Xuanzang's turn to achieve salvation?

But then again. What about the sacrifice thing that we originally talked about?

The monkey glanced at Xuanzang quietly. I saw Xuanzang staring at the books lying on the table, he was already in a trance, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Forget it, just leave it alone.

Queen Yunxiang is an old acquaintance, and she treats her people well, so she insists on using her daughter's country as a guinea pig. It's a bit unreasonable. Moreover. Listening to the meaning of the maid's words just now, Yunxiang herself is in a state of distress, so she shouldn't cause any trouble. Later, I will pretend to realize that the pastries are poisonous and start a fuss with them.

Anyway, Xuanzang was forced to come here by himself, so let’s forget about the sacrifice.

The monkey thought.

…

On the long palace road, Yunxiang was dressed in a rich dress and walked slowly with an expressionless face. Behind him was the female prime minister. Along with it, there were six maids, two of whom were carrying red wooden boxes filled with exquisite pastries.

"His Majesty did not return from the banquet last night, so he came to apologize early this morning. This should be reasonable. Logically speaking, the monster monkey would not be suspicious. After all, they did not shy away from the food we served at the banquet last night. Drinks and food.”

"I have ordered someone to turn the elixir given by the empress into water and mix it into the cakes."

"Speaking of which, this elixir is really powerful. It is colorless and tasteless, and it has no spiritual energy fluctuations at all. Even people who know that the pastry is poisonous will not notice anything strange at all. No matter how high the cultivation level of the monster monkey is, It can’t be discovered before the drug takes effect.”

"I have already ordered all the ministries to prepare secretly. As soon as the monster monkey is poisoned, all the troops will immediately gather together..."

"Of course. It would be best to poison all of them. But this should be a bit difficult. I don't know how long it will take for the poison to take effect, and how long it will take for the demon monkey to notice something strange after eating it. Just in case, I thought , we should try our best to let the monster monkey eat the cake first. After all, he is the opponent's main fighting force. If the others are not poisoned, maybe we can still fight, but if he is not poisoned... I'm afraid that not only If you only fall short of the success, you will also be killed."

Along the way, the prime minister kept whispering in Yunxiang's ears, but Yunxiang never said a word.

In the blink of an eye, the group of people had arrived at the attic where Monkey and others were staying.

"Her Majesty the Queen has arrived——!"

Wearing a long skirt and crossing the threshold, Yunxiang silently saluted the monkey, and the monkey returned the salute casually.

The other people behind Monkey and the group of people behind Yunxiang also bowed with full etiquette in a tacit understanding.

All this was done in silence.

As they raised their hands, Monkey and Yunxiang's eyes crossed each other. In this brief moment, Yunxiang's gaze moved slightly to the left. Standing behind her to the left was the prime minister in green.

The monkey immediately knew what the maid said about "the person staring at His Majesty."

It only takes a minute for the monkey to capture her. However, after all, it is someone else's territory, and they have already made a decision, so it is not good for him to overstep his bounds.

Crossing his hands, Monkey just looked at Yunxiang with a smile, preparing to perform a play that he had already agreed on.

Since the monkey had already greeted everyone, Xuanzang, Tianpeng and others also watched indifferently.

"I'm really sorry for yesterday's banquet. I had to leave the banquet due to important matters, which caused me to neglect you all. Today, I'm here to apologize."

The monkey waved his hand and said: "It's no big deal. Who hasn't revealed something?"

"Thank you, Great Sage, for your understanding." Yunxiang said with a slight blessing, she took the box containing pastries from the maid, put it on the table, and opened both food boxes with her own hands. The movement was so light that there was no sound.

"Great Sage, this is a pastry made by my own hands. I appreciate it from my heart. Please don't refuse, Great Sage." After saying that, Yunxiang said to Xuanzang and others: "You all should try it too.

Xuanzang and others all looked at the monkey intentionally or unintentionally.

At this moment, the entire hall was extremely silent, as if everything had frozen.

The prime minister in green still maintained the smile he had when he entered, but his brows were slightly frowned.

It was undeniable that at this moment, her heart was full of anxiety. From the moment she entered, she felt something was wrong in the atmosphere.

Has Her Majesty the Queen already revealed the news to the other party?

The Prime Minister was extremely anxious, but under the current situation, she could only pretend that everything was normal.

The monkey scratched his cheek and said leisurely: "I don't like eating cakes very much."

"The Great Sage doesn't like eating cakes, but I do. Since it is His Majesty's heartfelt wish, I can't refuse." With that said, Tianpeng opened his sleeves and stretched out his hand.

At this moment, the prime minister in green frowned deeper and clenched his hands tightly.

If Tianpeng ate it first and had the attack first, but the monkey didn't eat it, then...

Before the canopy could touch those cakes, the monkey stretched out his hand to stop him: "They mainly want to give them to me, why are you so anxious? I usually don't like eating them, but since it's your majesty, If it’s delivered, there’s no reason not to eat it.”

Saying this, the monkey reached out and picked up one of the pieces.

The green-clad prime minister's brows trembled slightly, and his eyes widened.

For some reason, Xuanzang's face gradually turned ugly as he stood behind the canopy. However, everyone present was focused on the monkey, and no one noticed this small change.

Looking at Yunxiang with a smile, and glancing at the prime minister intentionally or unintentionally, the monkey put the pastry to his mouth.

At this moment, the monkey quietly used magic to forcibly evaporate half of the pastry, and then used blindness to quietly create half of it. Relying on his crushing cultivation, Monkey completed such a complicated chain of spells in an instant without leaving any traces.

Take a bite and chew carefully.

No one present noticed the change.

Yunxiang opened her eyes slightly and looked at the monkey, waiting.

The prime minister slowly breathed a sigh of relief and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

The monkey ate the pastry, so that was half the battle.

She took a step forward with a smile, picked up one of the food boxes, and said with a smile: "You are really envious of me. After following His Majesty for so many years, speaking of it, no one in this daughter's kingdom has ever seen His Majesty. I'm cooking it myself. If you hadn't come here, we wouldn't have known that His Majesty's cooking skills are so good."

As she said that, she took small steps to Tianpeng, the second-ranked person in the team, and looked at Tianpeng.

After Canpeng reached out and took out a piece, he quickly walked towards the black bear spirit, who was ranked third in cultivation. At the same time, she was quietly looking at the canopy with her peripheral vision, holding her breath.

Just when Canopy was about to put the pastry into his mouth, Monkey suddenly stared and threw the pastry in his hand to the ground!

"What is this? You actually poisoned it?"

After a loud shout, Yun Xiang, who had already expected all this, stood dumbly. The female prime minister hurriedly took a step back, preparing to dodge. The others who came with him had not yet reacted, and they just looked at the monkey with a little horror. .

He reached out and grabbed it, and the golden cudgel fell into the monkey's hand.

Just when the monkey was about to take the opportunity to cause trouble, a feeling of dizziness hit him. Xuanzang, who had never touched the pastry from beginning to end, swayed and fell to the ground with a "thud".

For a moment, everyone in the entire hall was stunned. (To be continued ~^~)

PS: Please give me a monthly pass. Please give me a monthly pass. Please give me a monthly pass at the beginning of the month~