The Monkey King

"This is impossible! Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" Lingji roared angrily: "How can Lao Jun's cultivation level be restored? Isn't his Tiandao Stone... already shattered? The pieces are still hidden in his pocket. After taking the throne, nothing has changed at all! How could he...how could he..."

Puxian stared at Lingji, who was a little angry, expressionlessly, without saying a word.

Gradually, Lingji stopped talking, but the panic look on his face remained.

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"If Laojun regains control of the Three Realms..." The Jade Emperor stood motionless holding the dragon case. All the immortals around him looked at him cautiously.

If Laojun regains control of the Three Realms, then the Jade Emperor will become the Jade Emperor of the past, and the Heaven will become the Heaven of the past. The scenery is promising, but...is this really what he wants?

The Jade Emperor who had just liberated his power has become the biggest puppet in the three realms again?

Thinking about it, he couldn't help but smile, it was a bitter smile.

"Mobilize the army to defend Nantianmen, and then... pay close attention to the movements of all parties in the three realms."

This may be the only thing he can do as the Jade Emperor.

The so-called Jade Emperor, under the dazzling light, is actually nothing more than fallen leaves floating on the lake. I don’t know when a wave will hit me, and I will sink to the bottom of the lake and never be able to stand up again.

Wasn't that what the previous Jade Emperor was like?

All the immortals present looked solemn. After a long time, Taibai Jinxing bowed slightly and said: "No."

The wind blew gently, and the branches outside the window swayed gently, just like the Jade Emperor's situation at the moment - he couldn't help himself.

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"What do you mean by this, Laojun?" Subhuti slowly straightened up and looked at Laojun meaningfully.

"It doesn't mean anything?" Laojun glanced at Qingxin from a distance and sighed softly: "I am a man of his word. Since I promised to protect him, I will definitely protect him."

Qingxin looked at Laojun blankly, a kind of sadness filled her heart.

The monkey's eyes slowly moved and tilted towards Lao Jun.

Lao Jun glanced at him as if nothing had happened, chuckled and said, "What, you don't believe it?"

"Maybe the little girl will believe it."

"It's okay if you don't believe me. Let's not talk about feelings, let's talk about interests."

"What benefits are you talking about?"

"Let's go first, this is not the place to talk." As he said that, Lao Jun tapped his toes and slowly backed away.

The monkey is still watching Qingxin from a distance.

"Don't worry, I guarantee that she will be fine. Over the years, I have never broken my promise to anyone. Even to you." With that said, Laojun turned around and flew towards the distance.

After hesitating for a long time, the monkey finally followed, but still looked back at Qingxin from time to time.

Seeing the two people leaving, the six-eared macaque wanted to catch up, but saw Subhuti's livid face and no movement at all, so he had no choice but to retreat.

"Master, are you just going to let them go?"

"I don't know how far Laojun's cultivation has recovered, but... together we are probably no match for the two of them."

"We are not their opponent?" The six-eared macaque snorted: "We are not their opponent, so why are they leaving?"

"Because the mantis stalks the cicada while the oriole follows. They don't want to be a mantis, they want to be an oriole."

"What a mantis, cicada, oriole! Master, you can't bear to attack him, right? This is letting the tiger return to the mountain, Master! Only by completely eradicating him can the disciples protect Master Xuanzang's journey to the west with peace of mind!"

After all the shouting, Subhuti just glanced at the six-eared macaque lightly and jumped into the air without saying a word. I saw the dust fly in his hand, and little bits of dust scattered, and the earth that had been destroyed beyond recognition began to recover bit by bit.

Helpless, he took one last look at the direction in which Laojun and the monkey were leaving. The six-eared macaque had no choice but to grit his teeth and turn around to follow Subhuti.

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"Is it possible for Laojun's cultivation to recover?"

"This...if Laojun's cultivation can be restored, what's the point of what we did more than six hundred years ago?"

"Impossible, this is absolutely impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

One stone stirs up a thousand waves.

In the Daleiyin Temple, the Buddhas have exploded. They made a lot of noise, but never came up with a result. The Tathagata sitting high on the lotus platform remained silent, which inadvertently pushed the debate to a new peak.

Manjusri, standing next to Zhengfa Ming Tathagata, asked in a low voice: "Do you think Laojun's cultivation can be restored?"

"Yes, it must be possible. If not, how did he cultivate it in the first place?" Zhengfa Ming Tathagata sighed softly: "It's just that, except for him, no one has cultivated the heavenly way of 'inaction', naturally, also No one knows how to recover. No one can tell clearly how far his cultivation has reached."

"If he really recovers, it will be bad. The demon monkey has completely integrated into the Three Realms. Even the six-eared macaque has lost all its memory and will no longer be able to interfere. By then... the Three Realms will reappear as they were eight hundred years ago. "

Zhengfa Ming Tathagata frowned tightly, and for a long time, he left only four words: "Just wait and see what happens."

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In the sky, the monkey slowly caught up with Lao Jun. The two flew side by side.

"What deal do you want to make?"

Hearing this, Lao Jun couldn't help but laugh, smiling like an old naughty boy.

After holding back his anger for a long time, Monkey Qing scolded: "Why are you laughing? I don't have time to joke with you now, so you are making a fuss!"

"It's nothing, I just want to laugh." Laojun looked forward and sighed softly: "How many years have passed, and you finally know how to take the initiative to talk to me? As you said, I am the most trustworthy among the three realms. people."

The monkey pursed his lips and did not speak. He just stared at Lao Jun with his eyes without moving at all.

Looking at the sunset on the horizon, Laojun said leisurely: "'Wuwei', its true meaning is 'doing according to the trend'. From 'inaction' to 'doing everything'. Everything has its inherent laws, and all 'fruits' are It was doomed from the beginning. If you want to change the 'effect', you must understand the internal cause of the 'effect'."

"so what?"

"So before negotiating with others, you must first understand the situation and your own situation. If you cannot be thorough, you will inevitably make wrong judgments in the end, which will harm others and yourself."

"Huh?" Monkey's brows were so furrowed that he could squeeze out water: "I...I don't quite understand. Can you make it clearer?"

Seeing the confused look on the monkey's face, Laojun stroked his long beard and chuckled, saying, "You don't understand even if I tell you. If you did, you would be the one to cultivate the Heavenly Way of 'Wuwei', not me." To be honest, what happened today was beyond the expectations of old man Bodhi and me. Therefore, I had no choice but to do it. After this incident, there will be countless pairs of eyes staring at me from now on, and I can no longer do it. Just act quietly like before. After all... I have a special status."

The more he listened, the more confused he became. The monkey couldn't help but jumped up and stopped Lao Jun directly.

At this stop, Lao Jun's brows slowly frowned.

"You just need to tell me what to do."

Hearing this, Lao Jun shook his head and said, "It's up to you to decide what to do. More than six hundred years ago, I tried every means to get you to follow the rules. What was the final result?"

"ah?"

"In this way, we will talk again after you have thought everything through. However, I have to remind you that if you really want to cooperate with me, the price will be very high." After saying that, Laojun reached out and patted the monkey on the shoulder. Regardless of the monkey's reaction, he gently walked around the monkey, and Zong Sheng disappeared without a trace.

The monkey was left hanging there blankly, looking embarrassed.

"All this is said... in the clouds. The price... what is the price?"

At this moment, the jade slip lit up. Lu Liuguai's nervous voice came from the other end: "Great Sage! Demon King Peng said that the six-eared macaque also went to Xie Yue Sanxing Cave!"

Hearing this, Monkey shook his head helplessly and said, "Are you talking now? I've already had a fight with him!"

"Ah? So what's going on now?"

"Of course I won."

"Then...when will the Great Sage come back?"

"What, is something wrong?"

On the other end of the jade slip, Lu Liuguai said hesitantly: "There is something...about Master Xuanzang."

Hearing this, the monkey suddenly felt angry and spat: "Damn, this Xuanzang is really troublesome! I don't know if the old man is blind, but why do you believe so much that he will succeed?"

With that said, he turned around and flew towards Xuanzang's direction.

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The news came one after another, and the entire Three Realms seemed to have been moved by the news. However, there is no news about the further actions of Monkey and Laojun.

But even so, Lingji felt uneasy. In just one hour, he had already asked Puxian no less than ten times: "Do you think that monkey will form an alliance with Laojun?"

Every time, Puxian's answer was: "Whether he will form an alliance or not depends on whether traveling to the west or forming an alliance with Laojun is cheaper for him."

"cost?"

"There is no doubt that the easiest way to achieve the monkey's goal is not to protect Xuanzang on his journey to the west, but to let Laojun restore the way of heaven, 'Wuwei'. But... if it were that simple, Laojun would have recovered a long time ago , why wait until now?”

"Then should we take action before Laojun finishes?" Lingji rolled up his sleeves and made a downward gesture.

"Do it? How?" Puxian smiled helplessly and said: "Both the monkey and Laojun are immortal. Besides, do you know what the conditions are for him to return to heaven? Be careful of self-defeating."

After saying this, Lingji suddenly went limp like a deflated rubber ball.

Looking leisurely at the flowing clouds on the horizon in the distance, Samantabhadra sighed: "The storm is coming. There are too many indescribable right and wrong in this world. It is a war between heavenly cultivators, you and me, It's better to sit here and enjoy your tea leisurely, and wait for the result. If the sky falls, won't it hit the taller ones first?"

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At this moment, in the bustling Leiyin Temple, Tathagata's face became increasingly ugly.

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After thinking for a long time, Lingji finally nodded slightly and said: "Okay, I'll listen to you." (To be continued ~^~)