The Monkey King

In Miluo Palace, Master Tongtian's hand holding the chess piece paused in mid-air.

Yuanshi Tianzun frowned as he looked at the Taoist disciple kneeling in front of him.

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In the Three-Star Cave under the slanting moon, Subhuti half-closed his eyes, looking at the setting sun on the horizon, lost in thought.

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In the Daleiyin Temple, all the Arhats and Buddhas were silent.

On the lotus platform, Tathagata closed his eyes tightly and sat motionless.

"I didn't expect that Yang Chan, the Third Holy Mother, would actually use this trick."

"Yang Chan took control of the six-eared macaque... Now, where will the situation go?"

"The Three Holy Mothers Yang Chan is obviously biased towards Sun Wukong. Helping the six-eared macaque is just a cover. Only the six-eared macaque can't see clearly."

"Isn't this a case of stealing the chicken but losing the rice? In this case, will the six-eared macaque continue to fight against the grandson monkey?"

"If you go against me, you will definitely go against me. Only one of the two will survive. However, I'm afraid he won't be as unscrupulous as before, and may even vaguely help Sun Houhou."

Everyone's attention was focused on Ksitigarbha.

At this moment, even Ksitigarbha was a little unsure and just stood quietly with a frown on his face.

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The last clouds on the horizon are gone.

A few geese flew by lazily flapping their wings. Against the setting sun, there is an indescribable loneliness.

In the sky, the monkey flew slowly, towards the direction of the Three Stars Cave of the Inclined Moon.

Along the way, the thoughts were like a mess.

He hesitated whether to go to the lion and camel country again and rob people by force.

If Yang Chan doesn't want to, is it really possible for him to take her away by force?

The answer is, it is possible. But this possibility is extremely low. The greater possibility is that Yang Chan was accidentally injured during the fight.

This is a consequence he cannot bear.

However, if he couldn't get it back, could he just go back like this?

Even the monkey himself can't explain this clearly.

He was in a trance, in a trance. We flew all the way from the Lion and Camel Country to Xianyue Sanxing Cave. This journey is as long as a lifetime.

When he slowly landed in front of the gate of Xianyue Sanxing Cave, it was already a starry night.

In a daze, the red door in front of him looked very much like the one where he had knelt for a whole spring and autumn.

The back of the door. Qingxin stood quietly with Xuanzang.

Almost at the same time, both parties stopped all movements and stared at each other through the closed red door.

Xuanzang beside him could no longer hold himself back. He craned his neck and looked around. He really couldn't figure out why Qingxin settled him down. And they dragged him here in the middle of the night. However, looking at Qing Xin's expression, he couldn't help but ask, so he could only stand quietly with her.

After a long while, Qingxin lowered her head slightly, swallowed dryly and said, "Open the door."

The two Taoist disciples guarding the door nodded silently, stretched out their hands and opened the door latch.

The door opened with a bang, and the lantern hung on the threshold, the light shone in little by little along the cracks in the door, swaying on Qingxin.

Outside that door. The monkey couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

Taking a deep breath, Qingxin put on a smiling face and raised her legs to cross the threshold.

Seeing this, Xuanzang had no choice but to follow him out quickly.

"Wait here for a moment, I... want to talk to him alone."

Hearing this, Xuanzang nodded and stopped where he was.

The night wind blew gently, and the shadows of the trees swayed all around.

Under the monkey's somewhat dazed gaze, Qingxin walked down the long stone steps step by step. Until he was in front of him.

"I...I'll pick him up."

"I know." Looking at the monkey, Qingxin lowered her eyes and whispered softly: "I have already thought about what happened last time."

"What happened last time?"

"Yes." Qingxin pursed her lips and said, "That's what you... told me before. I've thought about it clearly."

The monkey looked at Qingxin with some surprise.

At this moment, Qingxin's expression was particularly calm. Unlike any previous meeting.

After a slight pause, Qingxin continued: "I am neither Que'er nor Feng Chime. I have their memories and am their reincarnation, but I am not them after all. I hope you can understand this."

The monkey looked at Qingxin blankly.

"So, I am not a substitute for any of them, nor do I want to be a substitute for any of them." He lowered his head slightly and said calmly: "The relationship between you and them has ended in the previous life. In this life, I just want to be a cultivator of immortality, and I don’t want to get involved in any disputes. A cultivator should be pure in heart and have few desires. I hope you can understand, and I hope you... don’t bother me anymore."

At this point, Qingxin paused.

The monkey stared at her blankly, with a look of astonishment on his face.

"Why……"

"No reason, this is my own decision." Qingxin closed her eyes tightly and said softly: "Actually, there are some things that you know and I know. There is no need to deceive yourself. The past things have passed, and there is no need to repeat them in this life. Adding to each other’s worries.”

"But……"

"No but." He raised his head and looked at the monkey blankly, as if he wanted to laugh, but couldn't.

Gradually, there was a little more sparkle in the eyes.

The monkey was completely panicked, but at this moment, what could he say?

He had just been to the Lion and Camel Country, what could he say... His emotionally indecisive character had completely plunged him into a dead end.

The two just stood there blankly, staring at each other.

After a long while, Qingxin turned around and walked up the long stone steps step by step.

Behind her, the monkey was still looking at her blankly.

This journey has been too long, eight hundred years and three lives, and she is already tired. Let it be the end of it. Give each other...a good outcome.

She wanted to say goodbye to the monkey one last time, say "goodbye" or something. However, until now, the memories of her previous two lives still haunt her. So much so that she couldn't say it no matter what.

It was a debilitating feeling, and every step I took felt like I would miss the mark at any time.

She endured it with all her might, not wanting to show any strangeness at this last moment. She was afraid, afraid that if she continued talking, she would be like before, unable to help but want to hold onto something she shouldn't have.

Giving up is the best choice. Isn't this what she decided from the beginning?

Only by giving up can the wounds that are already dripping with blood no longer be sprinkled with salt.

With great difficulty, she finally reached Xuanzang.

When he saw those eyes that were dim with tears and shimmering slightly in the moonlight, Xuanzang was completely stunned.

He opened his eyes slightly and looked at Qing Xin, not knowing what to say for a while.

"Go...go. If you encounter any danger in the future, you can..." Suddenly, Qingxin paused.

She opened her mouth slightly, but couldn't make any more sound. The tears flowed down the cheeks, falling drop by drop.

After a while, she lowered her head, passed by Xuanzang, and stepped through the tall red door.

The door slammed shut, shutting out the monkey and Xuanzang.

The roar of the door came, and until this moment, the monkey seemed to wake up from his sleep, but he just blinked blankly, at a loss.

At night, it was so quiet that there was no sound.

In front of the door, the monkey still stood blankly, Xuanzang looked around.

Behind the door, Qingxin seemed to have collapsed, leaning tightly against the door panel, covering her face with her hands, standing motionless. That look made the two Taoist disciples on the side look at each other, not knowing what to do.

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"It's been eight hundred years." On the balcony, Lao Jun looked down slightly and sighed: "It's been eight hundred years. Eight hundred years ago, this monkey knelt in front of your door and refused to leave, just for the sake of being inside the door. She. Separated by a door... It's like this again today, but the nature has completely changed."

Behind him, Subhuti reached out and fiddled with the tea, remaining silent.

Turning his gaze towards Subhuti, the old gentleman sighed softly: "You, the master, are also hard-hearted. To this day, have you never regretted it?"

Raising his head slightly, Subhuti glanced at Lao Jun and sighed softly: "I regret it."

"Have you ever regretted it?"

"It's just..." Subhuti was still making tea expressionlessly, and said with a lowered face: "It's just that the price paid is too high. It's bigger than I thought at the beginning. So, this journey is even more necessary. Move forward. Because... once you stop, all the previous sacrifices will be in vain."

Hearing this, Lao Jun frowned, looked at the full moon above his head and chuckled: "In this case, you will regret it in the future."

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Outside the door, the monkey finally left with Xuanzang.

Overnight, everything seemed to have undergone earth-shaking changes for the monkey, and even for the three realms.

For Buddhism, due to Yang Chan's intervention, the line of six-eared macaques is full of uncertainty. Although it is impossible to completely fall to the monkeys, at least it is impossible to do what they want as before.

For Tianting and Kunlun Mountain, Yang Chan's intervention means that the strategy of fighting between the two tigers has basically failed. Now, not only were they unable to suppress the monkey as originally expected, but they had to face two identical beings at the same time.

For Xuanzang, after a storm, everything seemed to be back to normal. There is still a long road under our feet, and there is still Lingshan Mountain in front of us.

However, the monkey was never happy.

When he took Xuanzang back to the river bank where he originally started, his expression was in a trance, as if he couldn't laugh no matter what he saw. Originally, Lu Liuguai and others were waiting there for the monkey to return, preparing to gather their subordinates to fight to the death with the Lion and Camel Kingdom. When they saw the monkey looking like this, no one dared to ask.

Not only did they not dare to ask him whether he should assemble an army, but he even did not dare to ask whether he should withdraw his troops.

All of a sudden, the original westbound team of only six people expanded rapidly to hundreds of people. Among them, in addition to the Bull Demon King, Red Boy, Lu Liuguai, and the Macaque King, there are also hundreds of demon generals under their respective command.

Just like this, a large group of people set off, guarding Xuanzang who still insisted on heading west...(~^~)

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