The Monkey King

Just as Yang Chan was using the banner of the revival of the monster clan to cleanse the monsters in the Shitu Kingdom, and the Three Realms were turbulent, the monkey was still walking on the long westward journey.

The breeze blew slowly across the earth, and on the barren hills, a few sparse dead trees swayed their branches slightly in the wind.

On the mountain road, Xuanzang was walking alone and with difficulty, carrying his luggage. The cloth boots on his feet were torn, and the clothes on his body were even more dirty, as if they had rolled on the ground.

Under the scorching sun, drops of sweat kept sliding down his forehead, and his lips were dry and cracked. But he still moved forward energetically, with a smile on his face.

Not far away, the monkey was standing on the top of the mountain, watching coldly.

"How much water does he have left?"

The Bull Demon King behind him hesitated and replied: "Probably, there is no more."

"No more? Where is the nearest water source?"

"If you go straight, you will see a village in one day's journey. There is a well in the village. That should be the nearest water source. But..."

The monkey's eyes slowly squinted.

After a slight pause, the Bull Demon King swallowed dryly and continued: "It has not rained in this place for several years, and even the water in the well is very little. Now even the people in the same village have to Buy it with copper plates. If I remember correctly, Master Xuanzang has nothing to offer, so the villagers probably won’t give him the precious water."

"What should we do?"

Looking at Lu Liuguai on the side, the Bull Demon King lowered his hands and said, "I have ordered someone to prepare a 'small pool' for Master Xuanzang in front of you. You will see it after you pass the top of the mountain."

Hearing this, the monkey nodded slightly.

Soon, Xuanzang climbed over the mountain and saw the "small pool" mentioned by the Bull Demon King.

To be precise, it was just a small puddle two feet wide. The water in it was crystal clear and looked like a sweet mountain spring.

Although this pool is not big, it is... It must be more than enough for Xuanzang to use alone.

Seeing the puddle from a distance, Xuanzang immediately burst into laughter and quickly put down his luggage. I found a few water bottles that I had brought with me and ran to the puddle.

However, when he actually stood at the edge of the puddle, he was stunned for a moment. Then, he turned around silently and put away the water bottles again. Pack your bags and take a detour.

From beginning to end, he didn't even touch the water in the puddle.

The monkey standing on the top of the mountain frowned slightly.

Behind him, the Bull Demon King also looked surprised. Lu Liuguai, on the other hand, laughed helplessly and sighed softly: "It seems that they have been discovered. Master Xuanzang knows that it was us."

"How did he know?" Bull Demon King asked quickly.

"How do you know? The devil is so stupid that he doesn't know himself. This is not simple." Lu Liuguai pursed his lips, shook his head, and said with a hint of teasing: "The water in this place must be stagnant water. It is crystal clear to the bottom. This , it’s fake at first glance.”

"Then make it a little muddier next time?"

"There is not even the slightest source of water around here. Finally, we came across a place where there were no green trees, no birds or animals, not even a root of grass. This is fake at first glance."

"Then let's change him into some birds and animals, and then some trees?"

"It's sunny here. If there was such a small amount of water, it would have been evaporated long ago. How could it still be left?"

"Then change on the back of the mountain?"

"That won't work either. Look at what kind of soil this land is full of. This soil can't store water..."

"Then what do you think we should do?" The Bull Demon King was obviously unhappy, and his voice suddenly rose an octave: "You can do it!"

"I'll do it, I'll go? I'm the Prime Minister, how can I do such a small thing?"

"What a bastard, Prime Minister. Why don't you go and get this thing done? You only know how to deal with it in hindsight!"

"What do you mean? What do you mean? Are you trying to cause trouble?"

"okay!"

Over there, the monkey suddenly roared.

Suddenly, the red-faced two people did not dare to say anything, and each looked at the monkey blankly.

Taking a deep breath, the monkey said with a dark face: "This guy has no cultivation at all. But he is a hundred times more knowledgeable about mortal matters than you. You can't beat him. If you don't want to drink, just pull him down and he won't be able to walk. Just cast a spell to push him away with a gust of wind, and give him a few mouthfuls of water to wake him up when he's fainted."

After saying that, the monkey bared his teeth and turned around and walked away, leaving the two of them standing there blankly.

…

At night, Xuanzang lit a small bonfire on the mountainside. A cold wind passed by, making him shiver with the cold.

Just at the foot of the mountain, the monkeys also lit a bonfire. The difference was that the monkeys' bonfire was really blazing. Three monsters were going back and forth adding firewood, and there were more than ten monster generals searching for the already extremely scarce dead wood within a radius of ten miles.

Holding the warmth, Xiao Bailong sighed in a low voice: "Master Xuanzang, didn't he do it to himself? Well, we were protecting him all the way. Although it was hard work, at least he wouldn't be in despair. Now that you're going through so much trouble, you can't do it forcibly. You've turned yourself into a black man."

On the other side, Tianpeng replied casually: "What do you know?"

Suddenly, the monkey's face turned around: "Do you understand?"

After looking at each other with the monkey, Canopy took a deep breath and continued to stare at the bonfire and said, "I had a few chats with him after I came back."

"What did you talk about?"

"He said that only by experiencing the suffering of all living beings can we suddenly understand the true meaning of universal salvation. So, he has been sharpening himself. Didn't you notice that although he endured the suffering, he seemed to be more energetic than before?"

The monkey raised his head and glanced towards the mountainside.

After a pause, Tianpeng continued: "Actually, everyone knows that you are anxious. But it is useless to be anxious about this kind of thing. The road must be walked step by step, especially in Pudu. Just let him slowly realize Bar."

"Slowly realize..." After muttering to himself, the monkey snorted coldly and looked down at the two little things in the palm of his hand.

One is a jade slip that contacts Qingxin, and the other is Yang Chan's hairpin.

Slowly realizing...how much time does he have to wait? It was already an urgent time. If he waited any longer, not only would Tathagata's problem not be solved, but I'm afraid even the other problems would be enough to overwhelm him.

…

At this moment, the moon is setting over the Three Stars Cave.

Under the same night, Qing Xin was sitting on a stone chair in the courtyard, her head lowered, quietly staring at the jade slip in her palm.

A breeze blew by and the shadows of the trees swayed.

Chen Xiang slowly walked through the corridor carrying a large stack of scrolls. Seeing Qing Xin in the courtyard, he was stunned for a moment and quickly put down the scroll in his hand and walked over.

"Master, what's wrong with you?"

"No. It's nothing." Qingxin was startled and quickly put away the jade slips in her hands, looking around in a slight panic.

Chen Xiang couldn't help but frowned.

In these days, it was not the first time that Chen Xiang saw Qing Xin facing the jade slip alone, looking distracted.

He pursed his lips. Chen Xiang whispered: "Master, didn't you say you would no longer care about that monkey? Why do you still keep this jade slip?"

"Stop barking like a monkey, he is your uncle."

"Oh." Chen Xiang responded and lowered his head in displeasure.

Staring at the empty table, Qingxin whispered: "Have you finished your homework for today?"

"Not even close."

"Just do it if you're still a little bit away. Don't go to bed until you're done. Don't ask too much about being a teacher."

"Disciple understands." After bowing, Chen Xiang had no choice but to turn back to the corridor and continue walking towards his room holding the stack of scrolls.

Qingxin was the only one left in the cool courtyard again.

for a long time. A Taoist disciple pushed open the door and walked in. He bowed and cupped his hands and said, "Disciple, see my great uncle."

Qingxin raised her head and said, "Is something wrong?"

The Taoist disciple reached out and took out a letter from his sleeve, presented it with both hands, and said: "Master Qi, uncle, a monster came down from the mountain and brought you a letter. If you say yes, please be sure to open it personally. .”

"Monster?" Qing Xin reached out to take the letter with suspicion, opened it, and spread the letter paper on the table.

With just one glance, Qingxin couldn't help but open her eyes wide. The hand trembled slightly.

"What about the monster who brought the letter?"

"left already."

Looking at the letter spread out on the table, Qingxin couldn't help but hesitate.

After a while, she whispered: "I understand, go down."

…

Ten miles away. A little demon was walking quickly along the narrow mountain path. The pace became faster and faster, and in the end, it was as fast as the wind.

He quickly looked around, and after making sure no one was following him, he jumped up, left the original mountain road and escaped into the woods. at the same time. The steps were faster than before, and the body was incredibly agile.

Obviously, this little demon's cultivation level is not as low as it seems on the surface.

Not long after, he had climbed over several mountains and crossed several rivers, but then walked back in a big circle, until he stopped in front of a mountain temple that had been abandoned for who knows how many years.

The pale moonlight shone on him. He bowed and breathed heavily, and it took him a while to regain his composure.

Immediately afterwards, his figure flashed and turned into a woman. It is the junior sister in purple who always follows the multi-eyed monster!

"Did the letter arrive?"

"Delivered."

The figure of a multi-eyed monster slowly emerged from the shadow of a tree not far away. Behind that, there were several other Spider Spirit Junior Sisters, as well as the Three Demons of Tiger, Deer and Sheep, and the hidden demon generals appeared one after another in the surrounding corners.

Suddenly, the originally empty mountain temple was crowded with more than twenty monsters.

Not long after, another monster from outside hurriedly walked in, knelt down on one knee and said, "Sir, Master Qingxin has indeed left the Xianyue Sanxing Cave!"

"It seems that the news is absolutely correct." After hearing this, the multi-eyed monster suddenly smiled and sighed: "Qingxin is both a wind chime and a bird. If others take my letter, they will only find it inexplicable. , just throw it away. However, if she takes it, she will definitely take action! I think we are not the only ones in the Three Realms who don’t want the Three Holy Mothers to control the Lion and Camel Kingdom, so they deliberately create conveniences for us. Everyone, listen to the order! "

"Yes!" All the monsters present responded.

"Take the pure heart, if you want to survive, don't hurt it at all unless you have to!"

"promise!"

…

"Don't stop it?" On the balcony, Lao Jun's eyes slowly tilted towards Subhuti.

"Don't stop it." Subhuti shook his head slowly, stroking his long beard and said, "Anyway, there won't be any danger. It's good to add some variables." (~^~)