The Monkey King

The drums were beating, the sleeves were flying, and the colorful long skirts were spinning like tops.

As time passed bit by bit, the banquet was gradually coming to an end. However, the expected climax did not come. As the Queen suddenly left the table, the entire hall was suddenly cast in a strange color, with only singing, dancing and wind instruments continuing to exaggerate everything in vain.

The queen still hadn't returned, and she didn't respond no matter how she called. The little maid standing opposite the monkey was already spinning around anxiously. However, what can we do if we are anxious?

She is just a little maid. When the Prime Minister is unwilling to take charge of the overall situation, she can't do anything. Even the simplest act of persuading a monkey to drink is an extremely rude move.

Without the Queen as the backbone, the entire banquet gradually changed a bit. It was late at night, and in desperation, the little maid had to announce the end hastily.

Before leaving, the monkey glanced meaningfully at the prime minister in green, who was calm and composed, chatting and laughing with the ministers.

"What's the matter?" Tianpeng asked softly.

"It's nothing." Monkey shook his head and said, "I just feel something is wrong."

"How to say?"

"The Queen suddenly left the table and has not returned yet... If she was deliberately neglecting us, why did she bother to invite us so much? There must be something very important. But, what kind of thing does the Queen have to do? How about going in person, but the Prime Minister can ignore it, or even not care at all?"

"This...sounds a little bit wrong. Do you want to do something?"

The monkey looked towards the canopy in surprise.

"She is your old subordinate. She is not mine. Naturally, it is up to you to make the decision on matters here."

After saying that, Tianpeng silently followed Xuanzang's footsteps in front, leaving Monkey standing there with a frown on his face.

"Do you want... to do something?" Monkey turned his head and looked in the direction of the main hall for a long time. Then he shook his head and murmured to himself: "Forget it, people are treating you kindly, and it's always not good to do anything without saying hello."

With that said, the monkey also followed in the direction of Xuanzang.

Under the night, the palace was silent except for some commotion in the stables.

…

At this time, Nuwa Temple. The main pagoda is an underground palace immersed in darkness and green light. Yunxiang is kneeling alone.

This underground palace is buried at a depth of more than a hundred feet underground, and the dark rock walls around it are wet. It feels like being in a cave in the rain forest, which is extremely uncomfortable.

On the wall directly in front of Yunxiang, there is a huge emerald mirror, shining with green light. Light everything up in spooky colors.

This is the only source of light in the entire underground palace.

Upon closer inspection, you can vaguely see some kind of liquid flowing inside the jadeite. Occasionally, you can even see inconspicuous clouds rising up, like bubbles.

He stayed like this quietly for a while. After a long time, a huge, long shadow suddenly crossed the mirror.

Yunxiang was startled and quickly raised her head, but the other party had already disappeared.

Obviously, the jade mirror Yunxiang faced was not all of it. It should even be said. What she saw was just an insignificant part of something huge.

It should actually be a huge hollow jade buried deep underground. Behind the thick jade wall is a huge water mass like the "Mother Lake" on top of it. There is some kind of huge life form living in it.

"I have roughly understood the matter." A voice sounded in Yunxiang's mind.

The voice sounded like a female voice, like the sound of nature, but it also carried echoes as if coming from afar, at the same time. There is also an imperceptible metallic feel, which is cold and majestic.

Yunxiang couldn't help but clenched the corners of her skirt with her hands. Drops of sweat slipped from his smooth forehead, which was particularly conspicuous under the dim green light.

"As the king of the daughter country, do you have anything to explain?"

Yun Xiang opened her mouth slightly, and after a while, she could only close her eyes tightly and shake her head slowly.

"So, what do you want to say?"

Yunxiang quickly raised her head and said: "The Great Sage... The Great Sage is recognized as the king of the demon clan. Our daughter country should have goodwill towards him. How can we treat him as an ordinary stray? After all... After all, the queen , you are also a demon."

"'Demon'? What is 'Demon'? What is 'Demon'?" the voice asked coldly.

For a moment, Yunxiang became more and more nervous, and she blinked her eyes violently.

"'Monster' is the 'general name' for all immortal cultivators, other than humans, who have understood the art of transformation and cultivated into human form." The voice said meaningfully: "This title refers to the selection of humans as apostles of the three realms. It only appeared after fulfilling the destiny of heaven. In fact, I am also one of the founders of this 'general name'. You are right, logically, I am also a demon. Laojun, Yuanshi, Tongtian, Zhenyuan, Bodhi... …Who among those who jointly created this 'general term' is not a monster?"

Yunxiang remained silent, just staring blankly at the emerald wall.

"There has never been a demon race, there never was before, and there will never be one in the future. 'Monster' is just a name we use to distinguish humans from all other species. Except for those who are cultivators from the human race, they are all collectively called demons." .Can it really represent anything?”

Yunxiang lowered her head slowly, trembling slightly.

Time passed bit by bit, and in this suffocating atmosphere, Yunxiang's hands that clenched the hem of her skirt became slightly weak and weak - it had nothing to do with spiritual power, this was simply because it came from The pressure ahead, or in other words, the fear in the heart.

After a long time, the voice whispered: "Tell me the real reason why you hosted a banquet for them. I don't want to hear excuses."

Taking a deep breath, Yunxiang said slowly: "The Great Sage... The Great Sage is kind to Yunxiang, and he is kind to the entire demon clan. The empress does not recognize the demon clan, but Yunxiang is also a demon, so..."

"Is this the only reason?"

Yunxiang pursed her lips. Slowly closing his eyes, the helplessness in his expression became more and more obvious.

On the emerald wall, the black shadow appeared again. This time, she did not move across instantly like the last time, but hovered. Staring at Yun Xiang through the thick jade wall.

Yunxiang lowered her head slowly.

"If this is the only reason, why not let them leave as soon as possible before I wake up? That way, even if there are objections in the country, it will be too late to stop them."

Yunxiang didn't answer, just listened quietly, unable to argue.

The hand holding the hem of the skirt tightened little by little.

Under green light. His shoulders shook slightly. Drops of tears streaked down his cheeks and fell on the wet floor tiles in front of him.

"I have long been tired of the disputes in the world. This should be a paradise, more comfortable and warmer than any other place. Even monsters and humans can coexist here. Of course. Men don't need to Yes. Male creatures are always keen to compete for various resources. They will only continue to create all kinds of chaos for their own purposes and destroy the peace of the world. You only need to look at the outside world to understand this. Not only should they not be allowed to exist, but once they break in, they should be completely eliminated. Only in this way can the secrets of the Daughter's Kingdom be kept and the Daughter's Kingdom be prevented from being disturbed by the outside world."

Yunxiang whispered in an almost pleading tone: "The Great Sage... The Great Sage will not tell anyone. He will definitely not reveal the secrets of the Daughter Kingdom to outsiders."

"Really? He won't. What about the others with him?"

Yunxiang was silent.

"Once this example is started, how should the laws of the Daughter Kingdom be implemented in the future? Your qualifications are not very good, and even worse by comparison. Except for the fact that you come from a famous family in practicing Kung Fu, you have almost nothing to show for it. At the beginning, The reason why I chose you to succeed the king of the daughter country is because you are from the outside. You know the ugliness of the outside world, and you will not be nostalgic or curious. You will be in charge of the daughter country, which is far better than the people in this country. Others can reassure me more." After a slight pause, the black figure continued: "But what you are doing now, because of external involvement, has violated the thousands of years of rules of the daughter country... Have you already lived up to it? Have you met my expectations of you?"

Yunxiang slowly leaned down and kowtowed.

"Yunxiang, guilty."

The voice on the other side of the emerald wall stopped, and the other party just stared at her quietly.

After a short silence, Yunxiang leaned forward and cried loudly: "Please punish me!"

The voice echoed slowly in the underground palace, and then passed through the jade wall and flew into the distance.

The shadow in the emerald remained motionless, just watching her quietly.

"Yunxiang is guilty, please punish me!"

After a long time, the shadow finally slowly raised its head and sighed softly: "You are the queen..."

Yunxiang maintained her kowtowing posture, and her choked sobs came out faintly, becoming the only sound in this dark underground palace.

"You are the queen. The queen is the direct ruler of the daughter country and the object to which thousands of women depend. You should be braver than men. If even you are crying, then what should you do if you want your ministers to rely on you? ?”

Yunxiang didn't answer, because she couldn't answer this sentence.

After a long time, the shadow continued: "The daughter country is a paradise, not an eighteenth level of hell. No one will punish you. As long as you are still the queen, no one will punish you. Of course, everyone must make mistakes for themselves. You must go back to the palace and swallow the seeds you planted and the fruits you grew. Prove to everyone that you are still fit to sit on the throne. Otherwise, someone will clean up your mess for you. By then, it will be hard to say where you should go..."

As he spoke, the shadow raised its head, swaying its body and swimming upward bit by bit.

This is a half-snake. The upper body resembles that of a human being, but the lower body has a long snake tail. The scene of a giant snake wandering in the emerald wall is somewhat creepy.

Soon, she completely disappeared on the emerald mirror.

A voice slowly sounded in Yunxiang's mind: "Remember, it's not to drive away, nor to drive away, but to follow the consistent rules of the daughter country, do whatever you want. As for what method you use to achieve it, this is I don’t want to ask anything about it.” (To be continued~^~)

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