The Monkey King

After resting, that night Xuanzang once again went to the main hall of Wuzhuang Temple to explain to him the way of universal salvation at the invitation of Zhen Yuanzi.

This time, the monkey followed him in person and did not dare to be careless.

Zhen Yuanzi was still as polite as before, and Xuanzang still answered all questions and tried his best to explain.

Time passed like this little by little.

When midnight arrived, the monkey took Xuanzang back to the attic on the grounds that he had to get up early the next day.

This time, Zhen Yuanzi did not do much to persuade him. Everything seemed to be true as Zhen Yuanzi said, and he had completely given up the idea of ​​stopping the westward journey.

Although this ending is in the monkey's interests, what kind of words can change Zhen Yuanzi's mind so quickly?

Monkey still can't understand this.

After bidding farewell to Zhen Yuanzi, he returned to his residence and settled down with Xuanzang. As soon as the monkey stepped out of the attic door, he discovered that Tianpeng, who had wandered off to nowhere during the day, had returned. Under the moonlight, he was sitting in the elegant courtyard, maintaining a human appearance, sipping tea leisurely, looking very comfortable.

"Hey, where did you go during the day?" The monkey walked slowly over with a golden hoop and sat on the stone chair opposite the canopy.

"I'm so bored, I just went out for a walk." Tianpeng lowered his head, made a cup of tea for the monkey, and pushed it over.

"Are you bored too? I thought you were born to be so bored." He reached out to pick up the teacup, and the monkey took a sip and then put it down again.

Then, the two of them sat quietly.

The bright moon slowly moves through the clouds. The breeze blew slowly. Stroking the branches and leaves.

The entire Wuzhuang Temple was so quiet that only a few crickets chirped occasionally.

Canopy lowered his head and stared at a piece of tea leaf floating in the cup, staring at the rising light smoke, sighing from time to time.

The monkey rolled his eyes, sometimes looking up at the full moon in the sky, sometimes looking down at the ants climbing on the dead leaves beside him. After a while, he stared at the canopy again, changing his sitting position.

From a certain point of view, these two people who originally belonged to different camps actually have a lot in common. For example, they are both stubborn. Once they decide, they will decide. Even eight horses can't pull them back, and they don't care about anything. For example, everyone strives to be worthy of their own hearts. For example, they don’t like the excitement. For example, they both like to be alone...

But there are many differences between these two people.

He also likes to be alone, but Tianpeng really just stays there, motionless, maybe thinking about something carefully, maybe just emptying his mind. Along the way, everyone has long been accustomed to this situation.

The monkey's so-called "stay quietly" means quietly doing something by yourself. Even the days of being trapped under the Five Elements Mountain. He would also mess around on his own, tossing the weeds, mud and other things around him. If he really didn't do anything, he would be bored again, just like he is now.

After a while, the canopy sighed lightly again, and the monkey asked unsteadily: "Why are you sighing?"

Tianpeng raised his eyelids and glanced at the monkey lightly, and said: "It's nothing, it won't affect anything."

"What's there to sigh about if it doesn't affect you? There's a saying in my hometown: Sigh. It's going to be bad for three years."

"What are the customs in your hometown? Are there such things as customs in places like Huaguo Mountain?"

"It's not Huaguo Mountain, it's another place." After a slight pause, the monkey continued: "What's wrong with Huaguo Mountain? Huaguo Mountain is very good. Under my command, Huaguo Mountain is second to none in the three realms. The Demon Kingdom is not inferior to the Heavenly Court. The scene that day... Hehe, it's a pity that you didn't have the chance to see it."

Tianpeng looked at the monkey and laughed, then took a deep breath. Rubbing the tea cup at hand, he sighed: "But it was also ruined in your hands."

The monkey's eyes squinted, and he immediately said sarcastically: "You are not much better. The Tianhe Navy has grown in your hands, but will it also be destroyed in your hands?"

Suddenly, both people fell silent.

After a long time, Tianpeng sighed softly: "Success is Xiao He, failure is also Xiao He. It seems that both of us are Xiao He."

The two looked at each other and laughed.

In the attic on the side, Xuanzang quietly looked down at the two people in the courtyard.

After the faint laughter, the monkey asked softly: "Thank you yesterday. It seems that it is right to take you with me. If I say the same thing, I guess that guy Zhen Yuanzi will not pay attention to me."

"There's nothing I can thank you for, it's just a grasshopper on a rope. Protecting Master Xuanzang on his journey to the west is what I promised."

"What exactly did you say to Zhen Yuanzi?"

"You will know it later, but now you don't understand it."

"Then where have you been today? Could it be that Heaven found you here and sent someone to win you over? Don't become Heaven's spy. What I hate most in my life is a traitor. Once you become a traitor, There is no room for negotiation.”

Tianpeng raised his head and smiled lightly, looked at the monkey and said, "Do you think I am that kind of person?"

After frowning and thinking for a while, Monkey shook his head and said, "Probably... not."

"Isn't that what happened? If you want to do such a little trick, you should have done it a long time ago. You won't have to wait until this day."

"I still believe you on this, even though you are still so annoying with a straight face."

At this time, dozens of miles away in the sky, Qingxin was holding a palm-sized Bagua mirror and looking at it carefully. Beside her, two boys, one gold and one silver, floated.

The scene in the Bagua mirror was Monkey and Canopy chatting in the courtyard.

After a long while, she asked softly: "Is this person Marshal Tianpeng?"

"It should be right." The boy wearing a golden Taoist robe on the side nodded heavily and said: "The news was secretly obtained from Xantian Mansion, so there should be no mistake. I have met this person twice before. His face has not changed at all from his previous life. He used to be the Grand Marshal of the Tianhe Navy, and later he was in charge of all the troops in Heaven. Before the Nantian Gate was breached, he was sentenced to the Immortal Well by the former Jade Emperor for collaborating with the enemy. Due to some mistakes and omissions, he finally He fell into the realm of animals and became a pig demon."

"Even this canopy got mixed up with him?" He put down the Bagua Mirror in his hand. Qing Xin's brows couldn't help but frown.

The boy wearing a silver Taoist robe on the other side whispered: "At that time, he was sentenced to be banished to the Immortal Well, and I cried out for him. Now that he and the Monkey King have really come together, think about what the former Jade Emperor said It might be true that he collaborated with the enemy. But..."

After a pause, the silver-robed boy looked at Qing Xin and said with some anxiety: "In this case, things will become even more difficult to handle. The demon monkey's own military power is already second to none in the world, and with the addition of Tianpeng who knows military strategy , how can we retaliate? Otherwise...junior sister, let's forget it?"

After saying that, the two boys looked at Qing Xin cautiously.

"What?" Qingxin's face turned dark and she said coldly: "Are you afraid?"

The two boys shrank their necks slightly and swallowed dryly. Don't dare to speak.

Look at the Bagua mirror in your hand. Qingxin pursed her lips and said: "Since they are so powerful, why did they both fall into trouble in the first place? We are not in a hurry. As long as we keep watching, we will be able to take action sooner or later. We must teach this arrogant monkey a lesson. This If you are willing to help with this matter, you can help, even if you are not willing... you have to help!"

…

Early the next morning. The monkey and his party packed up early and went to bid farewell to Zhen Yuanzi.

Before leaving, Zhen Yuanzi once again gave each person a ginseng fruit as a gift. This time, Zhen Yuanzi specifically informed everyone of the correct way to eat ginseng fruit to show his sincerity.

After bidding farewell to Zhen Yuanzi, the group continued on the road to the west.

As soon as he set off, Xiao Bailong changed his usual habit of being timid and falling behind, and led the horse to the front, looking very happy. It's like a different person.

It didn't matter if he walked to the front by himself. The problem was that Xuanzang was sitting right there.

Several times, Monkey had to specifically tell him to slow down. It is simply ridiculous to use the object you want to protect to clear the way.

After two days in a row, Xiao Bailong was still like this, and the trend was getting worse. The monkey couldn't help but become suspicious, so he pulled him aside and asked in a roundabout way. After asking, I realized that his home was about to arrive.

To be precise, it was his and Bai Su's home that was coming.

After saying this, the monkey felt relieved.

Although most of the reason why Xiao Bailong joined the westbound team was because of the monkey's intimidation, on the other hand, it was also because Xiao Bailong wanted to find flat peaches for his wife to extend her life.

He was about to meet his wife, how could he not be happy?

In the next few days, the crowds became sparse and the mountains became more dangerous. At first, you could occasionally encounter one or two villages or see one or two Taoist temples where monks gathered. But later, it was completely deserted and not even a single monster was seen.

But along the way, Xiao Bailong became more and more familiar with it, and his mood became better and better.

Fifteen days after leaving Wuzhuangguan, Xiao Bailong's home was already within easy reach. Along the way, Xiao Bailong, who was in a good mood, began to talk about his past with Bai Su.

"That girl was very well-behaved at first and listened to me in everything. I told her not to go east or west, but as soon as we got married, she changed. When she became fierce, it was really... Hey, a little trivial matter like sesame seeds and mung beans, can't stop her at every turn. They drove me out and told me to go back to Xihai if I wanted to and never see her again. What do you think this is?"

"Actually, I know that she was just saying angry things. At first, I argued with her, but later I realized that I couldn't win the argument at all. This woman has no logic at all when she gets angry. Be reasonable. Over time, I learned how to deal with her."

"Every time she gets angry, I get angry too, pack my bags, and leave without looking back."

Monkey raised his eyebrows and asked, "What next?"

"Then?" Xiao Bailong said mysteriously: "Guess."

The monkey rolled his eyes and said, "If you like to talk, don't talk."

After that, he quickened his pace and walked forward.

As soon as he left, Xiao Bailong became anxious and pulled the white horse to catch up quickly, saying: "Don't go, I said, I said. Then, find a place for a walk, and take your luggage to a friend Have a cup of tea in a cave or a Taoist temple, play chess or something, wait for an hour or two, and then stroll back."

"Woman, that's what's going on. It's useless what you say to her when you're angry. When the anger subsides, you don't have to say anything and it's just a matter of time. If there's a quarrel, I'll continue to stay at home, hehe. , maybe it will still be noisy a few hours later."

"How often does she usually get angry?" the monkey asked softly.

"How long...well. I get angry every three days. If I don't get angry for five days, then there's a problem."

"What's the reason for getting angry?" the monkey asked again.

"The reasons for getting angry are varied. For example, when she went out, she asked me to fix the leaking roof, but when she came back, she found that I had forgotten it. For example, I took something and forgot to put it back to its original place, and made the house a mess and didn't Cleaning up...probably just these little things like sesame seeds and mung beans."

The monkey raised his head and thought for a while. Asked in a low voice: "Then don't you often carry your luggage and run around?"

"That is."

"Your friends don't find it strange?"

Xiao Bailong was stunned for a moment, scratched his face and said, "I could talk at first, but later I got used to it. When I saw me carrying my bag to drink tea, I understood what was going on without even asking. Ask more.”

"Your life is really miserable."

"Hey, you don't understand. This is how daily happiness comes. Getting married. If we don't quarrel, how can we just stare at each other in a daze every day?"

"This is the first time I've heard people say that they will quarrel after getting married."

"This is the experience I have gained after we have been together for more than 600 years. Now that I am imparting such valuable experience to you, the Great Sage, for free, do you still know your stuff?"

The monkey rolled his eyes, but secretly remembered Xiao Bailong's crooked theory in his heart.

When Yang Chan gets angry, she must be much scarier than Bai Su, right? kindness. I wonder if this trick will work when the time comes?

Seeing that the monkey stopped talking, Xiao Bailong continued: "When two people are together, there will always be a lot of friction. If they really have to quarrel, there will be endless quarrels every day. Someone has to give in, right? This is my trick. How good would it be to not only keep the ears clean but also maintain harmony between husband and wife? It just makes me a little embarrassed to carry a package around all the time. But we are men, able to bend and stretch, so we can’t even swallow this little pain. How can we talk about achieving great things? Right? ?”

"Okay, okay, let the Jade Emperor give you a model husband award some other time." The monkey couldn't help but laugh and said: "I haven't been back for so long this time, and I didn't hear you say you wanted to go back. Could it be that we had a quarrel? Are you running away from home?"

After saying this, Xiao Bailong couldn't help but frowned, crossed his hands and said, "It's almost the same. But this time it's a bit serious. I broke her beloved mirror. I originally thought she would run away from home for about half a month." , it’s best to bring some gifts back to finish it off... That’s why I thought of catching Master Xuanzang as a gift, and that’s why I met you, the Great Sage. After all, it’s been a year.”

"How did you break her mirror?"

"Just be careful when you look in the mirror."

"You are such a big man, why are you looking in the mirror?"

Xiao Bailong pointed at himself and said seriously: "I am such a handsome young man, why do I need to ask when I look in the mirror?"

The monkey was suddenly speechless.

Thinking about it, the world of the Third Prince of Xihai was indeed beyond his ability to understand.

After a while, everyone came to a steep mountain.

At the foot of the mountain is a clear water, surrounded by shady vegetation, birds singing and flowers fragrant. It feels like a paradise.

On the mountain peak that stands upright like a pen, there is a small courtyard, but there are no winding mountain roads around it.

Looking up at the courtyard, the monkey asked softly: "Is that your home?"

"Yes." Xiao Bailong said cheerfully: "After all, both of us are on the wanted list of heaven. Because we were afraid of being hunted by heaven, we chose a remote place without even a mountain road. Fortunately, we also used it. If you don’t hit the mountain road, just fly up.”

With that said, Xiao Bailong turned around and cupped his hands towards everyone and said, "I'm going to ask my wife to come out to greet you all."

Turning around, the little white dragon took off into the air and flew towards the courtyard.

The black bear spirit relieved the burden on his shoulders, Xuanzang also dismounted, and the group of people waited quietly on the spot.

For a long time, Xiao Bailong was not seen back.

The black bear spirit asked in a low voice: "Is he absconding?"

"No." The monkey winked at the bag and said, "His flat peach is still here. If he wants to escape, he has to take the flat peach with him before escaping. Besides, how big are the three realms? Where can he escape? "

The group of people waited silently again.

About another time after burning incense, the little white dragon suddenly rushed out of the courtyard, jumped into the air, and landed steadily in front of everyone. He shouted in a panic: "No, my wife is missing." It’s over!” (To be continued~^~)

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