The Monkey King

In the sky, Chenxiang, who had fainted, woke up little by little and saw the six-eared macaque hugging him tightly.

The armor he wore was already torn apart from the fierce battle with the monkeys, but he still had a thick smile on his lips.

"Uncle..."

"Hey, I've already won." The six-eared macaque looked straight ahead and grinned: "I just said that I can definitely win. Evil cannot defeat good. Hahahaha."

Chenxiang frowned slightly and looked at the six-eared macaque with some confusion.

"I'll be home soon. When you go back, you must remember to say good things about me to your master."

"Why?"

"Why? I saved you, isn't it normal for you to say nice things to me?"

"Uh...okay."

"That's right. Good nephew, if you want anything in the future, just tell me your uncle." Hearing this, the six-eared macaque felt better and better. He waved the Iron Soldier and accelerated wildly, screaming all the way like a child. It made Chenxiang giggle.

…

At this moment, Leiyin County was particularly peaceful under the ray of sunset.

Dull faces and figures wearing tattered clothes stood quietly in the warm light, while the surroundings were already in ruins.

Everyone's face was expressionless, even Xuanzang's.

He stood in the empty square and looked around. When he looked up, he saw pairs of eyes. That gaze was like a sharp thorn, piercing into the bottom of his heart.

At this moment, almost everyone was looking at him.

Not far away, the monkey spread his hands and said: "Actually, it's not a big deal. Right? It's just a few houses? I had them all repaired in a few hours."

No one answered him.

Especially Xuanzang's face was already a little ugly.

"Father! Father, what's wrong with you?"

An exclamation came, and countless people quickly gathered together to form a circle.

Xuanzang, who had just woken up from his chaotic thoughts, also ran over quickly.

But before he could get closer, all the people were already exclaiming: "Go away! Don't come over! Don't come over!"

Suddenly, the people who were originally in a circle dispersed, and everyone looked at Xuanzang in horror.

What appeared in the center was the crown prince and the old prince.

At this moment, the old prince was already lying in the arms of the prince, dying.

Facing the fear-filled eyes of the people around him, Xuanzang slowed down slightly.

"Don't come over!" It was the prince who shouted this time.

Two feet away, Xuanzang finally stopped. The two looked at each other silently. The old prince, who seemed to be dying, also looked at Xuanzang from a distance with half-squinted eyes.

The whole world seemed to be silent at this moment.

After a long time, Xuanzang raised his leg slightly and took a step.

"Don't come here——!" The prince yelled again.

Xuanzang's outstretched foot paused in the air and slowly retracted it. He clasped his hands together and said, "Your Majesty, this poor monk has some medical skills. It's better to let this poor monk help the prince to take a look."

The prince's eyes widened and he hesitated, "No...you don't have to look! You are a monster!"

"A poor monk is not a monster."

"Then what happened to them? How come all these good people turned into monsters?"

"The poor monk is really not a monster."

"Who believes you?"

Before he finished speaking, the old prince was seen gently holding the prince's hand. The prince quickly put his ear to the old prince's mouth and listened quietly to something.

While speaking, the old prince's gaze was always fixed on Xuanzang. Unfortunately, it was not a kind look.

After a while, the prince nodded solemnly and said in a low voice: "My son, please follow your father's teachings."

As he spoke, he had already lifted the old prince up and carried him on his back with the help of the people around him.

Surrounded by the people, he quickly walked towards Leiyin Temple.

After a while, everyone in the square had left. If there was anything left, then there were only those pairs of eyes that were hiding behind the wall and watching Xuanzang quietly.

Xuanzang stood alone, looking in the direction where Shi Zili was going. That look seemed as if something had been lost in an instant.

"What did he say?"

"The old man told his son not to compete with you." The monkey on the side said softly: "He said that he brought you here, and he must draw a clear line with you, otherwise even their family will not be able to stay here. . But I can’t compete with you, because you are a monster. If someone is unhappy... and turns him into a monster, it will be all over."

Xuanzang shook his head helplessly, lowered his head and smiled: "Does he really believe... that the poor monk is a demon?"

The monkey didn't answer, but looked at Xuanzang casually. After a long while, he said softly: "Don't worry. I'm just a little frightened and emotionally unstable. I won't die."

Xuanzang took a deep breath, closed his eyes tightly, and sighed: "Is Venerable Lingji proving to the poor monk that all living beings are ignorant?"

…

In the Three Stars Cave under the setting moon, Qing Xin rushed out of the mountain gate in a hurry.

"master!"

At the first sight of Qing Xin, Chen Xiang rushed up the stairs and flew directly into Qing Xin's arms.

"Are you okay?"

"Disciple is fine."

Holding Agarwood in her arms, Qingxin quickly checked up and down. It wasn't until he was sure that there were no traces of injury on Chen Xiang's body that he felt a little relieved.

Holding Qing Xin's hand, Chen Xiang said hesitantly: "Disciple is fine, but there is something wrong with Master."

It was only then that Qingxin noticed the six-eared macaque standing not far away, scratching his head and ears and looking extremely miserable.

After a moment of hesitation, she put on a smile and said calmly: "Thank you."

After saying this, the six-eared macaque, who was already in a good mood, suddenly laughed even more happily, and waved his hands sheepishly: "Hey, it's just a trivial matter, no big deal."

This smile made Qingxin stop laughing immediately. The six-eared macaque also quickly put away his smile.

"Then...I went back?"

The six-eared macaque nodded silently.

Turning around, Qingxin led Chenxiang back step by step.

Agarwood turned back and looked at the six-eared macaque, and found that the six-eared macaque was staring at him with a frown, and quickly said: "Master, it was another uncle who beat him like this. He is not a Buddhist."

At this point, the six-eared macaque quietly gave Chenxiang a thumbs up.

"Another uncle?"

"Yes, it's just... that very bad uncle."

"Why...why did he fight?"

"I don't know. When my uncle came to save me, he started to fight without any explanation. He also said that even if my uncle tied me up, it would be useless. He was so cruel... as if he wanted to kill his disciple."

"It must be a misunderstanding."

"It's not a misunderstanding, he really wanted to fight to death."

Qingxin accidentally looked back and happened to see the six-eared macaque winking at Agarwood from behind.

Seeing that Qingxin turned around, the six-eared macaque quickly looked left and right, then flipped over and jumped into the air.

…

At this moment, Xuanzang had returned to the Prince's Mansion and was quietly packing his luggage. Everyone in the mansion stayed away.

Outside the door, the monkey and the canopy stared at each other with big eyes.

After a while, Tianpeng walked to the monkey and sat down, saying softly: "Isn't the agarwood in his hand? Why...are you still doing it?"

"What are you afraid of? If he gets killed, he will be resurrected later. I don't like him anyway."

"Resurrection? Is Buddha willing?"

"When we overthrow Tathagata, they will have to do it even if they don't want to." Looking at Xuanzang's room from a distance, the monkey rubbed his face and said, "If there is an accident while traveling westward, there will be no future."

"You did go too far this time. However, even if you didn't take action, the situation probably wouldn't be much better."

"Let's talk about it later." Monkey replied casually, lowered his head and stopped talking.

Xiao Bailong stood in front of him and looked at the two of them, trying his best not to speak. After a while, he wandered into Xuanzang's room and said casually: "Why don't you explain?"

"Explain what?"

"Explain, you are not a monster. It should be easy to prove whether you are a monster or not."

Xuanzang stuffed the last book into his luggage, closed his eyes deeply, and sighed: "There is nothing to explain. The poor monk is indeed in company with monsters."

With that said, he didn't care about Xiao Bailong, he picked up his bag and walked out. He said casually: "Leaving is the most correct choice."

"You won't cross them? If you leave like this, you will lose."

"The real loser is if the poor monk stays. The best solution is for the poor monk to leave. If he stays, Venerable Lingji will definitely use them to argue with the poor monk. Then maybe..."

Xuanzang said no more. He took long steps, raised his head, and quickly walked out of the gate of the County Prince's Mansion.

…

"Your Majesty, Master Xuanzang...has left."

Hearing this, Lingji rolled his eyes with a bored look on his face.

"Your Majesty, those people are still asking for a meeting outside the door. Can you... meet them?"

After hesitating for a moment, Lingji sighed softly: "Okay, let's meet." (To be continued ~^~)