The Monkey King

The sky is filled with clouds and mist.

The patrolling guards, holding long halberds, lined up in a long line and walked slowly with small steps under the leadership of a heavenly general.

The spring water on the rockery flows tinklingly, and several colorful koi carps swim back and forth in the pool with floating petals.

In the imperial study room separated by a wall, the Jade Emperor reached out and handed a memorial with a letter to Li Jing.

Li Jing silently read the memorial and the letter, folded them again, bowed and put his hands back on the dragon table.

"Do you have any comments?" Jade Emperor asked softly.

"This... I will obey your Majesty's will."

"I'm asking if you have any opinion." The Jade Emperor slowly leaned back on the chair, pressed the memorial with one hand, tapped it lightly with his fingers, raised his head and said, "If you want rainfall in Huaguo Mountain, I will satisfy him." He asked for two flat peaches, and I satisfied him. This time, he asked for four flat peaches, with a nine-tooth rake. Do you think I should still satisfy him?"

Li Jing bowed slightly and looked at the Jade Emperor cautiously without saying a word.

Time passed by so quietly.

After a long time, the Jade Emperor laughed and sighed: "It seems that if he is not satisfied, there is no other way. This monster monkey... I don't have the right to give away peaches at will. He is a monster monkey, but he wants several , Heavenly Court will have to give a few...hehehehe. If this continues, the treasury of Heavenly Court will probably become his treasury, and he will be able to take whatever he wants."

Li Jing slowly lowered his head and remained silent.

The Jade Emperor frowned tightly, pursed his lips and thought for a while, then said: "Tell me, is it possible to lead this disaster somewhere else?"

Li Jing cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, this disaster is going to the west."

"What about before he arrives in the West? Is it possible that I still have to do my best to cooperate with him?"

"This... If it really doesn't work, Your Majesty may also consider Patriarch Subhuti. If Sanqing doesn't take action, people from the Taoist sect will take action. And he is afraid of involving the heaven. In my opinion, only Patriarch Subhuti is the most suitable. After all, he too Even if the master of the monster monkey cannot solve the problem, he should not express his anger."

The Jade Emperor glanced at Li Jing lightly and asked softly: "Didn't you send him a letter last time?"

"You can go again."

Hearing this, the Jade Emperor just shook his head helplessly. Smiling helplessly.

The majestic Jade Emperor. He is said to be in charge of the three realms, but in fact, in the eyes of these powerful men, he is nothing like that. Not to mention that he was summoned by decree, even if he went in person, he might still be rejected, and he would have to force himself to smile and not complain.

Heaven after this reconstruction. In fact, the status is only weaker than it was 650 years ago.

In the Heavenly Court six hundred and fifty years ago, although the Jade Emperor also submitted to the Three Pure Ones, he did not need to bow down to Zhen Yuanzi and Subhuti, let alone look at the face of the Great Leiyin Temple. The earthly immortals in the mortal world, Yama in the underworld, and the dragon kings of the four seas all obey the orders of the Jade Emperor.

What about now?

After the reconstruction of Tianting, both Zhen Yuanzi and Subhuti participated, which meant that the original three "bosses" suddenly became five. Not only that, the Great Leiyin Temple in the West is very powerful. Any major action taken by Heaven will require many trials. Although Buddhism rarely intervenes, if it does, it will be difficult for Heaven to move forward.

As for the monsters in the mortal world, although they are divided among themselves, they are not like before the rise of Huaguo Mountain. They can be suppressed by the heavenly court, and they may not be able to attack them in groups. This directly paralyzed Heaven's control over the entire mortal world.

Although the Dragon King of the Four Seas still surrenders to the Heavenly Court, he is no longer as obedient as before.

Yama in the underworld even directly attached himself to the Great Leiyin Temple. Half of the orders from heaven were immediately ineffective when they arrived in the underworld.

Erlang Shen of Guanjiangkou listened to the imperial edicts of Heaven if he was pleased, and pretended not to see them if he was unhappy. Under such circumstances, the Jade Emperor did not dare to hold Erlang Shen accountable, and he did not dare to give away all kinds of rewards during the holidays. In the final analysis, the entire situation of Nanzhan Buzhou must be maintained by Erlang Shen.

Today's heaven is better than before. If there is anything better, I'm afraid there are more foreign invasions. When there are more external troubles, there will naturally be fewer internal troubles, and the authority of the Jade Emperor will naturally be strengthened invisibly. It's a pity that this kind of good cannot make up for the overall decline in strength of Tianting.

"Let me write again... Okay, this is the last option." Slowly closing his eyes, the Jade Emperor sighed softly: "I will leave this matter to you. If necessary, I will also You can visit Patriarch Subhuti in person."

"No." Li Jing cupped his hands, hesitated for a moment, and then asked in a low voice: "The flat peach and the nine-tooth rake..."

"Send it to him." After a slight pause, the Jade Emperor ordered again: "However, it is best to delay it a little longer, so as not to make it appear that Heaven is really obeying his orders."

"promise!"

…

Carrying the Jade Emperor's imperial edict, Li Jing exited the imperial study step by step, walked through the long corridor with two guards, and arrived at the small airport exclusive to the Lingxiao Palace.

A group of Nantianmen soldiers who had been waiting there saluted one after another, including King Shiguo.

Before King Chiguo could speak, Li Jing winked at him and said, "Let's talk after we get on the ship."

The battleship set sail.

After sitting down in the cabin, Li Jing retreated to the left and right, leaving only King Shiguo alone.

Glancing in the direction of Lingxiao Palace through the porthole, Li Jing asked in a low voice: "Where is the monster monkey?"

King Chiguo whispered: "We have left Gaolaozhuang, passed Huangfengling, and will arrive at Liusha River soon."

"We are about to enter the boundary of Xiniu Hezhou. It's quite fast. Are there any Buddhists following?"

"It was there when I was at Gao Laozhuang, but I don't know now. The monster monkey's perception is too broad, and the Buddhists are all big Buddhas, so it's hard for us to investigate in a big way, so..."

Li Jing nodded, took a deep breath, turned around and sat on the wooden chair nearby.

King Chiguo followed closely and said in a low voice: "By the way, King, the third prince has just returned from a hurried trip to Kunlun Mountain. I think Taiyi Zhenren should have already known about the demon monkey and Xuanzang's westward journey. "

Li Jing was slightly stunned and glanced at King Chiguo. He smiled and said: "I know. Don't make any noise about this matter. If they know it, we can just pretend that we don't know. Find an opportunity to reveal the location of the monster monkey to Nezha."

"No." King Chiguo responded and hesitated for a moment. Then he asked in a low voice: "King of Heaven, if this matter is leaked, I'm afraid there will be some trouble."

"There is nothing we can do about trouble." Li Jing slowly closed his eyes and said leisurely: "Buddhism, Taoism, and the Jade Emperor, we are caught in the middle, so we can only pretend to be stupid. If you are too smart, there will be more troubles in the future. To Then. It’s not just business.”

"In this humble position, I will obey the teachings of the King of Heaven."

In the clouds and mist, the battleship moved slowly towards Nantianmen.

…

Looking south to the northwest border of Buzhou.

The north wind roared past with the remaining snow, and the snow on the branches fell with a "plop", forming a small snowdrift on the roadside.

The stretching mountains have long turned into a vast expanse of white. If you step on any place, you can create a pit several inches deep.

The little white dragon holding the horse couldn't help but shudder.

Lu Liuguai on the side smiled teasingly: "You are worse than a horse."

"It is blessed by the Great Sage's magic. Do I have it?"

"Then can't you give yourself blessings?"

Little Bailong looked up at the monkey walking in front, turned his head to look at Xuanzang who was walking beside him with his staff, then looked back at the canopy that was far behind, and said angrily: "You don't Do you know that if you use spells indiscriminately, the catastrophe will come early? The Great Sage has already passed the catastrophe, how can he compare with us?"

Lu Liuguai rolled his eyes at him, quickened his pace and followed the monkey.

At this time, five months had passed since the group of people bid farewell to Gao Taigong and his family and left Gao Laozhuang. However, the flat peaches that were to be sent from heaven had not yet arrived, so Xiao Bailong kept talking about them whenever he had free time. land.

In the past five months, I have encountered several waves of monsters and immortals. But in most cases, as long as Lu Liuguai shows up, the other party will wisely give way.

After six hundred and fifty years, most of the newly born monsters and immortals do not recognize monkeys, and their understanding of monkeys is limited to those legends that may be true or false. Even if a monkey stands in front of them, they will not recognize it at first sight. , secondly. He may not believe that the Monkey King, who has been missing for hundreds of years, will suddenly appear in front of him. It is more likely that the monkey mistook the monkey for the macaque king who is also a monkey demon and uses a stick weapon.

In comparison, the name of Lu Liuguai, one of the major forces of the demon clan, seems more practical. Unless he is directly related to several major demon kings including the Bull Demon King and the Nine-Headed Insect, meeting Lu Liuguai Come on, I still have to give you some thin noodles.

After catching up with the monkey, Lu Liuguai cupped his hands and whispered: "Great Sage, I may have to leave for a while."

"Leave?" The monkey walked step by step, holding the golden hoop, and asked softly: "Where to go?"

"I have to go back. The adopted son of the old minister sent a message, saying that there was a conflict with the Bull Demon King's people, and the old minister needs to go and deal with it."

"Does the Bull Demon King know you are with me?"

"I haven't let anyone tell anyone...but it is possible to know."

"You know that you still have a conflict with your people?" The monkey snorted and sighed: "Okay, you can go back. When you see the Bull Demon King, say hello to me and ask you to say hello to me."

"this……"

Turning his face sideways, Monkey added with a smile: "Then, come back and tell me what his face looks like."

Lu Liuguai quickly raised his hands and said, "Old minister, I understand."

Before he finished speaking, the monkey suddenly quickened his pace and rushed forward. Everyone behind him couldn't help but be stunned. They all looked at each other and quickened their pace.

After running fifty feet away, the monkey stopped and looked at it from a distance. Others soon followed.

Standing on the cliff, they could clearly see the vast ocean ten miles away. In other words, it is a huge river like a vast ocean, crossing the entire continent.

The water in the river was as yellow as sand. In the ice and snow, it was still running as before, without any sign of freezing.

"It's the Liusha River." Canopy, who was standing at the very back, said softly.

The monkey slowly looked back at him.

Along the way, Tianpeng maintained his human appearance and did not show his pig body. He still seemed to be somewhat resistant to the identity of the demon.

Although he was forced to accept the journey to the west under Xuanzang's clever words, he always walked at the end and rarely talked to other people, especially monkeys.

The only exception is probably Xuanzang. Compared with others here, he is probably the only one who is interested in Xuanzang's Way of Purification and various kinds of Buddhism.

Taking a deep breath, Tianpeng said softly: "The Liusha River is said to be eight hundred miles wide. It separates Xiniu Hezhou and Nanzhan Buzhou. There are no boats on the river. Ordinary people, even if they have boats, cannot go back and forth."

"Hey, we are not ordinary people." Xiao Bailong smiled, turned his head and looked at the monkey aside, and asked in a low voice: "Great Sage, didn't you go there before? How did you get there?"

The monkey raised his head and said: "I floated across with the barrel for several days. The river is not eight hundred miles long. They are all exaggerated. I know this."

After that, the monkey turned around and walked down the mountain road step by step.

"Floated... floated there?" Xiao Bailong looked back at the endless river, and the corners of his eyes twitched slightly: "Is it possible to float over here holding a barrel?"

"Go faster." The monkey turned around and shouted to everyone: "There should be something waiting for you by the Liusha River."

"Is there something waiting for you?" Tianpeng looked towards Xuanzang.

Xuanzang asked softly: "Does the marshal recognize the former curtain-rolling general of Heaven?"

"Roller blind? What's wrong with him?"

"He has descended to earth. The Great Sage said that he would meet him at Liusha River and hoped to invite him to go west together."

With that said, the two of them walked slowly down the mountain road.

Tianpeng frowned and said: "It was me before, and now it's Roller Blind. What is he going to do? Besides, how did he know that Roller Blind is in Liusha River?"

"There are some things that even a poor monk can't explain. Since the Great Sage did this, he must have his intention."

"I know the rolling shutter. We had many contacts in the Heavenly Court before. At that time, the prison was just next door to the Heavenly Prison."

"Then, it will be up to the marshal to persuade General Rolling Curtain to join the westward journey, okay? That General Rolling Curtain is now also a wanted criminal in Heaven. If this westward journey goes well, the Great Sage will promise to let Heaven wash away his stigma and return his favor to him. The identity of a true god.”

Tianpeng couldn't help but laugh and said: "You must first understand whether Roller Shutter cares about the identity of the righteous god."

Looking back at Lu Liuguai who was walking behind and Black Bear Spirit carrying his luggage, Tianpeng said softly: "Besides, why do so many people need to go west?"

"Hey, you don't understand this." Xiao Bailong, who was following behind, interrupted: "Of course it's better to have more people. Don't forget, we are dealing with Buddhism. How many disciples does Buddhism have? How many people do we have? The more the better, if there is a fight and we have to run away, it would be nice to have someone behind us."

Hearing this, Tianpeng immediately glanced at him with disdain, turned his head and looked straight ahead, and silently quickened his pace.

"Did I say something wrong?" Xiao Bailong looked at Xuanzang and asked.

The corners of Xuanzang's mouth twitched slightly, and he smiled lightly and said, "You're right, what Prince Ao said makes sense."

"That makes sense, so what's his attitude?" Looking at Canpeng's back from a distance, Xiao Bailong couldn't help but murmured quietly.

They walked all the way to Liusha River, and everyone set up camp on the bank.

However, after waiting for two full days, I got nothing. (To be continued ~^~)

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