The Monkey King

"Is it going to rain?" The monkey couldn't help but widen his eyes with confusion on his face.

Didn't Li Jing say that if there is rainfall here, drought will occur elsewhere? Why was it suddenly allowed again?

This is a bit unlike Heavenly Court’s style.

In the room, Xuanzang and the old prince who heard the thunder also ran out and looked up.

In an instant, the old prince burst into tears.

"It's going to rain, hahahaha, is it raining?" He was jumping up and down like a child, looking around in panic, holding Xuanzang's hand and saying: "Quickly, find something to catch the water! Quickly, quickly! Quick! God’s eyes are open, God’s eyes are open!”

He spread his legs and ran towards the courtyard where he lived.

"Come out quickly! It's going to rain! It's going to rain! Fengxian County is saved! Hahahaha!"

The laughter like crying echoed in the night sky.

Amidst the lightning and thunder, bursts of wind carrying moist air currents came towards us. Everything around him was excited, and it felt as if the whole world had woken up in an instant.

Xuanzang looked up and saw the monkey on the roof.

"This is……"

"I don't know either." Monkey spread his hands.

Without much hesitation, Xuanzang turned around and quickly ran towards his house, quickly moving out a lot of bottles and cans.

"Help him." The monkey turned his head and winked at the Bull Demon King: "Move out all the things in Fengxian County that can catch the rainwater."

"promise!"

As the Bull Demon King stretched out his hand, he made a move. Countless monsters will emerge from every corner. They quickly rushed to the abandoned huts around them and took out all the containers that could catch the rainwater.

For a time, neatly placed bottles and jars could be seen in almost every corner of Fengxian County.

"Does this count as the success of Master Xuanzang's purification?" Xiao Bailong asked in a low voice.

"I'm afraid it doesn't count. But...it's better than a complete failure." The monkey sighed lightly: "Maybe there was some rainwater in the heaven, so it took care of us first. It's rare for the Jade Emperor to have an enlightenment."

The monkey bowed and sat back, touching his chin and scanning everything in front of him. Silently waiting for a downpour.

In the distance, the old prince was still shouting: "Come out quickly! Come out quickly! It's going to rain! Hurry and catch the rain!"

At this moment, I was already in tears.

There were no people in the entire Fengxian County, and the few remaining old people were already by his side. But he still kept shouting, crazily, as if he was calling for those who had left.

"That's okay. It's a relief. It's a good thing." Monkey smiled helplessly.

Lu Liuguai laughed beside him.

Not the best outcome, but... at least not the worst. If the rain didn't come, Xuanzang would probably have only one way to be driven out of Fengxian County.

Faintly, the monkey was a little disappointed.

Soon, all the preparations were completed. The old prince wanted to move out more containers, but suddenly found that all the containers in Fengxian County had been moved out!

"This must be a manifestation of gods! It must be! Hahaha, it's all thanks to Master Xuanzang. I'm stupid. You must be sent by the Buddha to save Fengxian County. I actually want to drive you away... Please Master Xuanzang, forgive me! Please forgive me, Master Xuanzang!" He and a group of old men hurriedly knelt down in front of Xuanzang, holding Xuanzang's hand and crying loudly.

"Old Prince, don't be like this. This rain... this rain has nothing to do with the poor monk."

"The rain doesn't matter, but these bottles and jars have something to do with it, right? It was Master Xuanzang who moved God, and it was Buddha who showed his spirit!"

Xuanzang looked at them helplessly and had to help the old prince in a hurry. Unfortunately, the old prince refused to get up no matter what.

One after another they kowtowed, regardless of whether Xuanzang recognized it or not.

Time passed by bit by bit, and every old man was so excited that he cried loudly. Xuanzang hurriedly tried to comfort him, while the monkey watched helplessly on the eaves.

However, despite the continuous thunder and lightning, there was never a drop of rain.

Gradually, the old prince stopped crying. All the residents around him looked at the sky with some doubts.

"No, this rain cloud...is there something wrong?" The monkey also raised his head slightly.

Just as the monkey was about to fly into the sky. When I went up to the clouds to take a look, right in front of everyone's eyes, the rain clouds slowly dissipated!

In astonishment, everyone, including the monkey, the old prince, and Xuanzang were stunned.

After a while, the clear sky above the sky returned to the past thousands of miles, and the stars twinkled.

"What's going on?" The monkey was excited and quickly jumped towards the sky, only to find that all traces had dissipated, as if nothing had happened.

Not even a single bit of the original rain cloud remained.

For a moment, everyone looked at each other.

The dry wind of Fengxian County swept across the earth again, and everything seemed to be back to the way it was before, leaving only people standing blankly on the ground and countless containers.

"What...is going on? Isn't it going to rain?" The old prince looked at Xuanzang blankly.

For a moment, Xuanzang could only lower his head slightly.

He couldn't answer this question.

"No, it won't. It will definitely rain for a while, and it will rain for a while." The old prince said firmly.

A group of half-buried old people gathered together wrapped in quilts and stared blankly at the sky.

The look on his face made Xuanzang's heart tremble slightly.

"What on earth is going on? Are you kidding us?" The monkey pointed at the Bull Demon King and shouted: "You! Let Li Jing come here to see me immediately! Immediately!"

"promise!"

Crossing his arms, the monkey panted heavily. It felt like being played by someone.

With the Bull Demon King gone, Fengxian County was overjoyed and felt disappointed, but it did not dissipate.

The old people were still staying in the yard with the old prince one by one, looking at the sky and unwilling to leave.

Xuanzang had no choice but to accompany them in the courtyard. He holds the heart-hiding stone given by Nuwa in his hand.

"Did... the poor monk do something wrong?"

"No, no!" The old prince moved quickly, held Xuanzang's hand tightly and said, "It's not your fault, Master Xuanzang, it's my fault, old man. You helped us dig the well and moved God. Only then did The rain clouds are falling. But old man, I still want to drive Master Xuanzang away... It must be my fault, old man! It must be that the old man angered the Buddha, and this is the punishment! Both the master and Yu Yun are the hope of Fengxian County, Yuyun is gone! Master, you can’t leave anymore!”

Staring at the tearful old prince, Xuanzang couldn't find any words of comfort for a moment. He could only maintain a half-crouched position and watch him quietly.

On the eaves, the monkey's mouth was twitching with anger.

…

"Did it rain in Fengxian County?" Li Jing frowned slightly.

"It didn't fall. But the problem is that it was supposed to fall. Rain, clouds, lightning, everything came together, but suddenly they all disappeared." The Bull Demon King crossed his hands and said: "The Great Sage was very angry and asked Li Tianwang to go see him immediately. .”

Li Jing was stunned for a moment after hearing this. He quickly turned to look at Nezha and said, "Fengxian County is the territory of the Dragon King of the West Sea. Go and get the rainfall report from the Dragon King of the West Sea."

Nezha nodded, turned around and ran towards the Nantianmen Tower.

Not long after. He came back again, holding a large book half as tall as himself.

Putting the booklet on the ground and spreading it out, Li Jing climbed up and quickly read it. Soon, he found the records belonging to Fengxian County. It's just a cross, nothing else is written.

"It's impossible, it's impossible. There won't be any rain in Fengxian County in the next three years."

"The king has nothing to do with this." The Bull Demon King snorted and said: "Anyway, the rain clouds did come and go again. The King of Heaven should explain it to the Great Sage himself later. Or maybe you don't want to go, in that case. I’m afraid I can only ask the Great Sage to come and invite me in person.”

Faced with these words that were like an ultimatum, Li Jing hesitated and took out a jade slip from his sleeve.

…

At the same time, Xuanzang had already excused himself from the courtyard where a group of elderly people gathered, and came to an alley.

In the corner of the alley, the monkey was squatting and picking out its ears.

Walking step by step in front of the monkey, Xuanzang said softly: "The poor monk has already told me about the journey to the west. There is no need for the Great Sage to take action."

"I didn't take action. If I did, it wouldn't just be rain clouds. It should also rain." As he said that, the monkey flicked his nails as if nothing had happened.

Xuanzang stood quietly, watching the monkey without saying a word.

The plaintive voices of old men could be heard vaguely in the distance, and Xuanzang couldn't help but clenched his fists.

"What, you don't believe it?" Monkey stood up slowly with his hands on his hips.

Xuanzang took a deep breath, looked back in the direction of the old prince, and said, "I believe it, but..."

"only?"

"It's just that the journey to the west to realize the Tao must be done step by step and cannot be accomplished in one fell swoop. Even if the Tao is not realized, what's the use of reaching Lingshan Mountain?"

"Then you still don't believe it?" The monkey rolled his eyes and sighed: "I have already said it, if it was really me, why didn't the rain fall in the end?"

"Then why do all the bottles and jars in Fengxian County come out automatically? It can't be that you have grown legs, right?"

"you!"

After asking this question, for a moment, the monkey didn't know how to answer. He could only stare at Xuanzang with wide eyes.

"The poor monk has already said that there is no need for the Great Sage to take action when traveling to the west."

"If I didn't take action, would you be alive today?"

"It is precisely because he relies on the Great Sage for everything that this poor monk achieves little success."

"Are you blaming me?" Monkey suddenly laughed, but it was a mocking smile.

Under the moonlight, the two of them stared at each other with big eyes and small eyes.

Xuanzang refused to give in. For a long time, the monkey had no choice but to give up. He shook his head angrily and said: "Forget it, I don't expect you to believe me. Anyway, you can believe it or not."

As he said that, the monkey punched the wall hard, punching through the already decayed wall.

The dust quickly spread.

Turning around, the monkey jumped up and stepped onto the eaves, quickly disappearing into the night.

Xuanzang was the only one left in the alley, still standing quietly, as if nothing had happened. Turn around slowly and leave.

…

A hundred miles away, Lingji smiled slightly, turned and left. (To be continued ~^~)

PS: The first day of reforming~