The Monkey King

The wind was blowing slowly on the top of Huaguo Mountain, which was completely desolate, with almost no green spots visible.

The brown-haired monkey demon was tied into a rice dumpling with fairy rope and thrown among the gravel.

The pair of eyes were as big as copper bells, looking at Qing Xin pacing back and forth in horror, but could not make any sound. With his cultivation level, he was completely powerless to fight back in front of Qing Xin.

It seemed that he was waiting for the monkey demon to calm down. After a while, Qingxin slowly folded his hands and said, "I'll ask a question and you answer. Don't say irrelevant words. As long as you tell me everything you know, I will naturally I won’t hurt you if I let you go. But no one can guarantee what will happen if you dare to lie. Do you understand?”

The monkey demon panted heavily, and his eyes glanced at Nezha, who had turned into a mouse spirit. He seemed to be asking his "comatriot" for help.

For a long time, Nezha didn't even react at all. He just looked at it quietly as if it didn't matter to him.

The monkey demon finally gave up and nodded obediently.

Seeing this, Qingxin gently shook his fingers.

After a wave of spiritual power, the monkey demon immediately felt that he could speak again. He coughed twice violently, opened his mouth and said, "Who are you..."

Before he finished speaking, his entire expression froze and his voice was stuck in his throat. Not only that, this time, he couldn't even breathe.

Green veins appeared on his forehead, and the eyes looking at Qing Xin became more and more frightened.

"I said, don't say anything irrelevant. This is your last chance. Do you understand?"

The immortal rope was slowly tightened. It cut right into his flesh. He opened his mouth wide in pain, but couldn't make even the slightest sound.

Nezha on the side was stunned and sighed softly: "Why bother to attack such a little monkey? What on earth do you want to do?"

"I want to know the specific origin of my senior brother Wukong."

"What's the use of knowing his origins? I want to know this. Why don't you just ask your two masters?"

Qingxin glanced at Nezha lightly.

After a slight pause, Nezha continued: "I heard that he jumped out of a stone."

"It's strange that a monkey can pop out of a stone. What I want is the truth, not such baseless legends." As he spoke, Qingxin's fingers trembled slightly again.

The bundle of immortal ropes and the spiritual restraint imposed on the monkey demon slowed down slightly. The monkey demon's whole mouth suddenly seemed to explode, opening wide and sucking in air desperately.

It took a while to calm down.

Immediately afterwards. He leaned against the rock beside him as if exhausted.

"You...are you the Great Sage's junior sister?"

The words have not yet finished. Qingxin frowned and raised his hand again. He quickly changed his words and shouted: "Don't! Don't! I said...I said everything!"

Qingxin then took her hand back and still looked at the monkey demon expressionlessly.

The monkey demon swallowed dryly, glanced at the two of them feebly, lowered his head and said: "The Great Sage... the Great Sage really jumped out of the stone."

Upon saying this, Qingxin and Nezha were immediately stunned.

Qingxin looked at the monkey demon and said softly: "It seems like another rumor is spreading rumors. People believe whatever they say."

As he spoke, the hand was raised again.

"It's true... it's true." The monkey demon shook his head feebly and said, "Others said this because they heard it, but I saw it with my own eyes. So... it's true."

"Really?" Qingxin stared at the monkey demon, silver light flashed in her eyes, and her face suddenly changed slightly.

The original mocking look disappeared, replaced by a hint of astonishment.

"What's the matter?" Nezha asked leisurely.

"This monkey... is actually over 800 years old? What's going on? How did he survive in the God Refining Realm of over 800 years old without Pan Tao? He still cultivates the Way of Enlightenment."

Nezha on the side was also stunned when he heard this. It seemed that something suddenly occurred to him, and he suddenly became excited.

"Don't... don't look down on others. What's so rare about flat peaches? I've not only eaten them, but I've eaten two." As he said that, the monkey demon leaned to the ground and lay down. His eyes were hazy, as if he had just eaten them. Was tortured a lot.

Qingxin pursed her lips and looked back at Nezha. Said: "Two flat peaches, then you first tell me where your two flat peaches came from?"

"Hey, one was given by the Great Sage, and the other... I can't tell you where it came from."

"Can this Huaguo Mountain still grow flat peaches back then? Do you want to bluff me?"

"Believe it or not." As he said that, the monkey demon turned his face away from his heart.

"Yeah?"

Qingxin raised her hand and prepared for execution again. At this moment, Nezha's fire-tipped spear crossed in front of Qing Xin.

"how?"

"What he said is true." Nezha pointed at the monkey demon and said, "He did not tell lies. It is true that flat peaches cannot be grown in Huaguo Mountain, but the monkey did get a batch of flat peaches eight hundred years ago. This is The matter is an old one, and... it is not convenient to disclose it to the public. Later, I heard that he rewarded people based on their merits and distributed them to the monsters below. "

After saying that, Nezha spread his hands helplessly.

Although Qingxin does not have direct contact with the affairs of the Heavenly Court, he has been in and out of the Heavenly Court all year round. Looking at Nezha's attitude now, he can roughly understand what is going on.

Rolling his eyes at Nezha, Qingxin reluctantly calmed down, and then asked: "Since it is about merit and rewards, you are cultivating the path of enlightenment. What kind of cultivation were you eight hundred years ago?"

"Concentration realm."

"He will give you the peaches at the Concentrating Soul Realm? There are millions of monsters in Huaguo Mountain. No matter how much you divide them, you won't be able to share them with even one Concentrating Soul Realm monster."

"I have military merit."

"Then tell me how you achieved your military exploits?"

"I will save the great sage's life."

"You save him?" Qingxin immediately laughed.

The monkey demon glared at Qing Xin: "You don't believe it?"

"I'm not saying I don't believe it." Qingxin rubbed the ring on her hand and walked to the demon monkey step by step, squatted down, and said calmly: "It's just that what you said is really strange. With his cultivation level, why should you come to save him?" "

"The Great Sage didn't have this kind of cultivation in the beginning." The monkey demon closed his eyes tightly and said expressionlessly: "When the Great Sage just jumped out of the stone, he didn't have any cultivation at all. He couldn't climb trees. But there was a tiger in the mountain. When he was chased by the tiger, we threw fruits to save him. Later, the Great Sage went to sea for fifteen years and became an immortal. When he came back, he gave this piece of cake during the reward ceremony. The matter was brought up, so I got a reward."

"Oh? So you were already at Huaguo Mountain when he jumped out of the stone?"

The monkey demon nodded slightly.

"May I have your name?"

"Xiaoqi."

Qingxin stretched out her hand, and the rope that bound the immortals was quickly untied and rolled into a ball in the air. Received by Qingxin.

This collection. Xiaoqi immediately cried out "Hey", her eyes widened, but she still lay down and didn't dare to move, looking at Qingxin with some surprise.

"Where is the stone? Can you take us there?"

Xiao Qi slowly straightened up, rubbed his aching hands and feet and said, "Who are you? Gods or monsters?"

"You still dare to ask?"

"If you don't tell me, I won't take you to find the stone."

Qingxin slowly lowered her head and glanced at him.

This look. Xiao Qi immediately moved back and looked at Qing Xin warily.

"You still dare to bargain?" With that said, Qingxin took out the Immortal Binding Rope again.

Xiao Qi gritted her teeth, widened her eyes, and her nerves were stretched to the extreme. He said with some anxiety: "You...if you refuse to tell me, I will never take you there!"

After saying that, he closed his eyes and clenched his fists, acting like "I'm at your mercy".

They were in a stalemate for a while, and then I saw that Xiao Qi was really determined. Qingxin sighed helplessly and said, "I am the junior sister of your great sage, and he is my follower."

Xiao Qi opened her eyes, looked at Qing Xin cautiously and said, "You are really the junior sister of our Great Sage. What is your name?"

"Pure heart."

"What's your senior brother's name?"

"Qingfengzi."

"Where's Fifth Senior Brother?"

"Qingyun."

"Where's Eighth Senior Brother?"

"Ling Yunzi."

"What are the names of Master Qingfeng's four disciples?"

Qingxin couldn't help but be stunned by this question, and turned back to look at Nezha.

Nezha pursed his lips. Said: "Wind chimes."

After saying this, Xiao Qi breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the Nine Sons of Lingtai have been dead for many years, it is not surprising that people have heard of their names. However, not everyone knows the name of this wind chime.

After lowering his head and thinking for a moment, Xiao Qi asked again: "Then let me ask one last question, okay?"

"Ask." Qingxin was already a little impatient.

"What is the purpose of looking for the stone that the Great Sage... has given you? I heard that the Great Sage has escaped from the hands of Buddhism. Does he know about this?"

Qingxin and Nezha were stunned for a moment, looking at each other.

After a while, Nezha said leisurely: "If I ask you to lead the way, you can lead the way. It will be in your favor. If you ask so many questions, you may even lose your life if you are careful."

After saying that, Nezha was about to walk towards Xiao Qi with the fire-pointed spear, but Qing Xin stopped him with his hand.

Xiao Qi watched Qing Xin warily.

"What, you don't want to continue to threaten?" Nezha asked.

Qing Xin stared at Xiao Qi for a long time, sighed softly, turned around and left.

Seeing this, Nezha looked confused and had to follow quickly.

"What, gave up?"

"He didn't want to say it and didn't force it. We can find it ourselves anyway, it just takes some time."

In the blink of an eye, those two people had disappeared without a trace. On top of the gravel, Xiao Qi was left sitting blankly, frowning, puzzled.

The wind blew gently, and the gravel rolled, making a ticking sound.

"Why are they looking for that stone? Does that stone have any special function?"

Thinking about it, Xiao Qi quickly got up and ran towards the mountain road aside.

At this time, behind the rocks not far away, Qingxin and Nezha were looking at him from a distance.

"Didn't you hear it just now? That stone is still in Huaguo Mountain, and no one seems to think that stone is very important. After we just said that, he will definitely at least take a look. We just follow him. Already." Qing Xin said.

"That's a good idea."

With that said, the two followed quietly.

Along the way, Xiao Qi walked extra vigilantly, and the two of them had to try their best to suppress their pace.

When walking around a huge rock, Qingxin asked in a low voice: "Do you know about the wind chime?"

"I know." Nezha stretched his head to secretly monitor Xiao Qi in the distance, and said: "When she died, my father and I were at the scene... You had to walk slower at that time, maybe you would be angered by that. The monkey was killed with a stick. After checking it out, I found out that she was Qingfengzi's apprentice, ranking fourth."

"How... did she die?"

"It has something to do with Laojun. I don't know the details. It seems to be related to the magic circle. His soul is gone."

In the blink of an eye, they had followed Xiao Qi into a cave.

The cave seemed to be no different from an ordinary cave from the outside, but after walking for a short distance, they suddenly discovered that there were a lot of carving marks inside. The further in you go, the bigger the scale becomes, as if there are no edges at all.

In this invisible underground world, they have to rely on magic to see everything around them clearly.

"Did they hide that stone in this cave?" Qingxin asked.

Looking up at the empty weapon racks on the aisles on both sides, Nezha reached out and touched the hard stone bricks on the wall, and whispered: "This should be something left over from the heyday of Huaguo Mountain. In the early days, they were still weak. At that time, they didn't dare to build buildings directly on the ground, so hundreds of thousands of monsters nested underground, digging day and night. Almost the entire Huaguo Mountain boundary was hollowed out. Fortunately, their technology It’s not bad, otherwise it would have collapsed after so many years.”

"You are really frustrated. With such a huge disparity in strength, you were all beaten until you were hiding in Nantianmen and couldn't get out?"

Nezha rolled his eyes at Qingxin and said, "You don't know what we are facing."

Just following him all the way, they followed Xiao Qi in this underground cave for two hours. Along the way they saw countless abandoned facilities, everything from craftsmen's rooms to academies and schools.

Everything has long been covered with thick dust. However, people can still feel what happened here in the past.

In those years when the heavenly court completely suppressed the monster clan, a group of desperate monsters lurked in this corner where the sun could not shine, practicing, training, and smelting, and fully armed themselves.

Stroking the marks on the wall made with knives and axes, she seemed to be able to imagine the heated scene back then.

All the monsters are rushing forward with all their strength. The monster who couldn't read any of the five big and small Chinese characters started from scratch and forcibly created everything she saw on the ground with beads.

Just a moment ago, Qingxin had made fun of Nezha, and now she understood what Tianting was facing back then.

The most terrifying thing in this world is not the crazy wild beast that rushes at you, but the rational beast that knows how to lurk and carefully calculate how to tear you into pieces.

Obviously, these monsters, or in other words, my senior brother who is at the top of the monster clan, is such a beast. He did such a thing with unparalleled determination.

"Do you think there's anything wrong with him?" Nezha's voice pulled Qingxin out of her thoughts.

"What's wrong?" After calming down, Qingxin suddenly realized something and said in surprise: "He is taking a detour?"

Before he finished speaking, there was a loud "bang" sound, and the flames on the seemingly abandoned brazier iron frames around him quickly lit up, illuminating everything around him.

Qingxin and Nezha quickly took a fighting stance back to back.

At this time, they were in an underground space ten feet high, with an empty school ground in the middle. Directly in front of the two of them was a dark, bottomless cave.

At this moment, more than a dozen monsters slowly walked out of the cave. The one standing in the middle is a woman.

"Who are you? Why are you trespassing on Huaguo Mountain? If you don't explain clearly, don't even think about leaving here." (To be continued ~^~)

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