The Monkey King

When Laojun arrived outside Nantianmen, I don't know when a large number of immortals had gathered here. Seeing Laojun arriving, everyone bowed respectfully. Even Li Jing, who was standing by the gate, was like this.

After a quick glance at the immortals, Laojun found Que'er among them, called her to his side, took out a token and whispered softly: "Please take a trip to the Xie Yue Sanxing Cave for my master..."

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There was still a commotion in Daleiyin Temple in Lingshan, and the Buddhas were arguing about what measures should be taken to stop Laojun's attempt to restore his cultivation.

In a short period of time, Laojun has obviously replaced Xuanzang as the biggest threat to Buddhism.

On the lotus platform, the Tathagata sat cross-legged, his expression as if made of steel, with no waves visible. It's like being in trance.

On the other side, the eyes of Zhengfa Ming Tathagata, who was standing motionless, flickered slightly.

After a long time, he walked step by step to the center of the hall, bowed silently to Tathagata, bowed and exited the hall.

All of a sudden, all the Buddhas in the hall looked at each other, confused.

…

On the school grounds of the Shitu Kingdom, hundreds of demon generals stood quietly on both sides. The six-eared macaque, which had already put on new clothes, was inspecting the scene happily with its hands on its waist.

The goat spirit bowed and followed closely behind him, and said softly: "Great Sage, these are the elite backbone of our lion and camel country. With them here, and with you personally in charge, unless Buddhism makes a big move, otherwise No one can touch Master Xuanzang's hair."

"Oh? So powerful?" the six-eared macaque asked casually: "What if it was that monkey who did it?"

"Uh..." When asked this question, the goat spirit was stunned and didn't know what to say.

Looking back at the confused goat spirit, the six-eared macaque waved his hands lazily and said, "Okay, stop saying nice things. Don't I know how many pounds my men weigh?" This time we go, we don’t want to have a head-on conflict with him.”

After that, he went back to reviewing himself.

The goat spirit swallowed dryly and followed, and whispered: "Great Sage, why don't you take the Nine-Headed Insect and the Peng Demon King with you? It's more reliable to take them with you."

"No." The six-eared macaque stretched out his hand to check the belt of a demon general, and said casually: "If you take them all, who will guard the lion and camel country? Besides, having more people is not necessarily a good thing. This time there will be no Is it because there are so many people that even the internal strife is known to us? Well... Hehe, when they have a falling out, we will go over and shoulder the task of protecting Master Xuanzang on his journey to the west. Let's see who still thinks that I am not the same person. Great Sage!"

Hearing this, the goat spirit's brows couldn't help but frown slightly.

Taking on the important task of traveling to the west, is he the real Monkey King? He really didn't understand the logic here. However, if his great sage wanted to say this, he would not be able to refute it.

Not long after, the six-eared macaque turned around and asked, "Has he left?"

"This..." The goat spirit looked around awkwardly.

Coincidentally, a demon hurried from a distance, knelt down on one knee in front of the two of them and reported: "To the Great Sage, that... for some reason, that monkey had a falling out with Master Xuanzang, but he did not leave. . What are you talking about when you pull the canopy now?"

"What are you talking about?"

"No...not found."

"Explore again!"

"No!" After a salute, the demon general bowed and retreated.

Looking at the demon general's retreating figure, the six-eared macaque bared his teeth and said with a displeased expression: "He won't...won't leave again, will he? If he doesn't leave, it will be troublesome. I may not be able to defeat him." ah."

…

At this moment, the two of them were still standing quietly by the dry stream.

Tianpeng asked softly: "If the price of helping Laojun restore the 'inaction' of the way of heaven is to give up freedom and completely become the Sun Wukong on the right track of the way of heaven, will you still agree?"

The monkey replied blankly: "I don't know..."

Looking at Xuanzang from a distance, Tianpeng whispered: "You said before that Master Xuanzang's journey to the west is not included in Laojun's 'Heavenly Way'. In other words, these two things can only be a choice between two. The best outcome is, of course, that Master Xuanzang’s journey to the west is successful. However, none of us are sure about this now. If it fails then, it’s hard to say whether Laojun’s path is still there..."

"Choose one of two...choose one of two..." Under the moonlight, the monkey hugged his head tightly and kept mumbling to himself.

In the distance, the demon generals were still waiting quietly, waiting for the final decision.

However, the monkey just kept pacing back and forth, sighing, and struggling.

This time, no matter what, you can't make the wrong choice.

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"Is he gone?"

"The Great Sage Qi has not left yet."

"Explore again!"

"promise!"

…

"Has he left or not?"

"Great...Great Sage, he hasn't left yet..."

"Explore again!"

"promise!"

…

"He hasn't left yet?"

"Report to the Great Sage, he...has not left yet."

"Then what is he doing now?"

"In a daze."

"daze?"

For a moment, the six-eared macaque felt that his head was stuck. Why was it that the good situation that we were about to get suddenly got stuck?

"Are you in a daze? Isn't he going to leave?"

"Probably not leaving."

The whispers of the demon generals on the side fell into the ears of the six-eared macaque. The disappointing replies one after another had already made him furious and gradually losing his patience. Now these inexplicable words added to the fire were like adding fuel to the fire.

In anger, the six-eared macaque shouted: "Get ready! Let's go!"

"Ready to leave?" The goat spirit was startled and said quickly: "Great Sage, he... hasn't left yet."

"So what if he doesn't leave? He will leave eventually. Let's leave now!"

After that, no matter what the goat spirit said, the six-eared macaque turned around and jumped into the sky. The demon generals had no choice but to follow them one by one.

On the distant platform, Yang Chan was watching the mighty team from a distance. He murmured to himself: "We have already set off...Have you received any news?"

"Probably not yet." The demon general behind him whispered: "There is no news that the general has heard. If they go, the two parties will probably collide."

"It doesn't matter if we bump into each other." Yang Chan smiled bitterly and said: "Both of them were once cultivators of the Heavenly Dao. Apart from the Heavenly Tribulation, who can do anything to them? They are just suffering for the people below. .”

The demon general behind him lowered his head slightly and said nothing.

After a long silence, when the six-eared macaque and his demon generals were gone, Yang Chan turned around and walked step by step towards his study, and whispered softly: "Check the reactions of all parties, be more detailed. Especially. It's Laojun and Subhuti. These two old foxes...forget it, do your best. I guess it's hard for you to find anything useful."

"promise."

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Walking down the long stone steps step by step, Zhengfa Ming Tathagata saw Lingji and Samantabhadra sitting in the pavilion from a distance.

After standing up and bowing, Samantabhadra smiled and shouted at the top of his voice: "Where are you going, Your Majesty?"

Zhengfa Ming Tathagata also laughed and responded at the top of his voice: "Go put out the fire——!"

Hearing this, Samantabhadra laughed even more happily and shouted loudly: "On the way to the west, the Venerable made a start, but then he didn't take action. What's the reason now?"

Zhengfa Ming Tathagata sighed lightly and said with a smile: "The poor monk wants to see the results of his journey to the west. Wouldn't it be a pity if he couldn't see the result after all the hard work and effort?"

Puxian didn't answer, he just laughed. The smile made Lingji, who was originally solemn beside him, laugh too.

When he came to the two of them, Zhengfa Ming Tathagata clasped his hands together and bowed, "Why don't you two go down the mountain with the poor monk?"

"If you don't want to go, it's difficult to navigate this muddy water." Puxian shook his head and waved his hands: "Since Venerable Zhengfa Ming is so interested, it's better for you to go. We are here waiting for your good news. "

Zhengfa Ming Tathagata glanced at Samantabhadra indifferently, then glanced at Lingji beside him, and sighed softly: "Okay."

After silently bowing to him, Zhengfa Ming Tathagata stepped forward and continued walking along the mountain road to the bottom of the mountain.

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In the Qianxin Hall, all the disciples gathered in the Qianxin Hall, but they all just watched Subhuti sighing and sighing again and again. He walked to the window and stared, as if reaching out to touch the scenery outside the window. However, he took it back and walked back to his original position. After going back and forth like this, not even a single word came out.

This is an unexpected result. Laojun's intervention instantly changed the number of players in the game to three. Among these three players, only one can win in the end.

What's worse is that Laojun has disguised himself so well over the years that no one is wary of him. So far, whether it is Buddhism or Subhuti, all plans have been aimed at each other, which has given Laojun an excellent opportunity to enter. It is even possible to completely push the monkey towards Laojun.

This is a result that Subhuti cannot accept.

But now, what else can he do?

Only monkeys have the memory of another world, which means that monkeys have an irreplaceable position on Laojun's chessboard. But once Subhuti takes the side of the monkey, it means that the six-eared macaque will completely fall to Buddhism. When the time comes, what will Buddhism guide him to do?

Monkeys are the key to determining whether Laojun can restore his cultivation of heaven, and the six-eared macaque is the nemesis of monkeys. Standing on the monkey's side and giving him more choices will definitely cut off Lao Jun's thoughts. But in this way, when it comes to traveling westward, they will definitely be at a disadvantage when facing Buddhism. Completely abandoning the monkeys to gain the trust of the six-eared macaques, although it gave them an advantage in the game against Buddhism, it could not guarantee the success of the westward journey. In the end, it gave Laojun a great opportunity. And this opportunity may even become the only obstacle to the journey to enlightenment at a critical moment...

Thinking about it, Subhuti couldn't help but feel a little dizzy. He closed his eyes tightly and sat on the futon, thinking carefully, drops of sweat slowly falling from his forehead.

After eight hundred years of planning, at this moment, the outcome is just a matter of a thought. How could he not be anxious?

The Taoist disciples in front of him all looked at him at a loss.

Not long after, Yu Yi walked in from the door, bowed and said: "Master, the six-eared macaque has led his men to look for Master Xuanzang. And... the manager of Tusita Palace is here. , she took Laojun’s token and said she wanted to see you.”

Hearing this, Subhuti was slightly startled and slowly opened his eyes.

The time to make a decision has arrived. (To be continued ~^~)