The Monkey King

   "Boom..." The vermilion giant door opened another crack!

  Stone Monkey widened his eyes suddenly, his eyes full of anticipation.

   It was the round-faced girl again. She stuck her head out from the crack of the door and looked at the stone monkey. After a while, she stepped over the threshold, straightened her clothes and walked in front of the stone monkey, squatting down.

   "Aren't you going yet?"

   "When will Master see me?" Stone Monkey asked.

   "Master won't see you, you better go."

   "Why didn't Master see me?"

The girl bit her lip for a while, and said, "Why didn't Shizun accept it, I don't know. It's just that Shizun has never driven away people who seek the Way, but this time he won't accept you. I'm afraid that no matter how long you kneel, you won't be able to enter. go."

   The girl looked at the stone monkey with a bit of reluctance.

   "If I ask for Taoism, I will go by myself. If I can't ask for it, I would rather die at this door."

   "Then just wait to die at this door! Children cannot be taught!" The girl sighed helplessly, turned around and went back.

   After a while, the girl turned back, holding fresh water vegetables and fruits in her hands.

   "Is it sent by Master?" The stone monkey hurriedly picked up the jar and drank the water inside.

   "I didn't want you to die here, stained the eaves, and sent it on my own accord. Maybe I'll be scolded by my master when I go back!"

   couldn't care less, and the stone monkey devoured it.

   The girl sat beside the stone monkey, smiled helplessly at the stone monkey's use of hands and feet, and asked, "Why are you so troubled?"

  The stone monkey didn't say a word, but continued to stuff the food into its mouth.

   "After eating, go back?"

   Hearing the sound, the stone monkey stopped immediately, gathered up the unfinished food, and put it back on the tray.

   "Well, I won't rush you!" The girl hurriedly shook her head and waved her hand.

   Stone Monkey then devoured it again.

   "Hey...does the last injury still hurt?" the girl asked, aiming at the scarred hand of the stone monkey.

   Stone Monkey shook his head.

   "It's fine if it doesn't hurt... Actually, this is my first time chasing someone, and it's hard to control. However, you are really stubborn."

  The stone monkey stuffed the last apple together with the apple cucumber into his mouth, chewed two bites at random, and swallowed it.

   "Ah..." With a satisfied sigh, he wiped his mouth and looked at the girl: "Your surname?"

  The girl has a pair of strange sky blue pupils, which are as crystal clear as lake water, which is amazing.

   "Call me Wind Chime. What's your name?"

   "Stone Monkey."

   "Stone Monkey? Why is it called Stone Monkey?"

   "I came out of a rock."

   "It popped out of the stone? Wow!" The wind chimes opened their mouths wide: "The world is really amazing!"

   "Yes. The stone monkey in Huaguo Mountain. The book says that I was born by absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth."

   "It says in the book? Could it be that the book also records how you came? Which book?" Feng Chi laughed.

   "Journey to the West." Stone Monkey said.

   "Journey to the West? What a strange name."

"Actually it's not surprising. It's about a thousand years later, a monk took a monkey, a pig, a river demon, and a dragon to the Western Heaven to find the Buddha's scriptures, fighting monsters and upgrading along the way. I am the insider. That monkey."

   "A thousand years from now? Not only is the title of the book strange, but the story is also strange... Do you have another name?"

"Not now, if the old man inside is willing to open the door, there will be. He will give me a new name, called Sun Wukong. He will say: 'You are like a hozen, so your surname is Sun. Let's call him Sun Wukong.'"

   Deep in the Taoist temple, Patriarch Subhuti, who was meditating cross-legged, moved his ears, and the tea he had just entered sprayed all over the floor.

   "Eh? This is very similar to the tone of the master, and it is also said in the book?" Feng Chi sighed.

   "Of course." The stone monkey nodded heavily: "That's what the dead old man said."

   "You monkey talk is really interesting." Feng Chi covered her mouth and laughed.

   Looking at the traces of tea all over the place, Subhuti was silent for a while before sighing slowly, "This monkey has a big heart, it's a pity..."

   Day after day, it is already a spring and autumn in a blink of an eye.

  Subhuti did not mention the matter of accepting the stone monkey as a disciple, but only meditated, taught scriptures, and practiced every day.

  The wind chimes sent water and food to the stone monkeys every day, and it continued every day. Subhuti didn’t ask any questions about this.

   And the stone monkey is still kneeling at the door, no matter the wind and rain or the heavy snow, he has never moved a step. Fortunately, his body is extremely strong and strong, and if it is replaced by others, I am afraid that few can hold it up.

   One day, when Subhuti was meditating in the attic, the wind chimes came to the seat, kowtowed and said, "Master, this disciple has something to say."

   "Speak if you have something to say."

"Master always teaches us: those who cultivate Tao benefit from heaven and earth, and they should feed back to heaven and earth. If you meet someone who seeks Tao with an open mind, you should give them all your money. Now that monkey head has been kneeling outside the mountain gate for a whole spring and autumn, sincerely It can be seen, why does the master not accept it?"

Subhuti was silent for a long time, stroked his long beard lightly, and said regretfully: "The stone monkey was originally conceived and transformed from the heaven and the earth. If you don't do it, if you do it, you will be successful."

  The wind chimes were cloudy and foggy, and he said: "The disciple is puzzled. Since the master knows how to cultivate, he will be successful, so why not accept it?"

  Subhuti smiled bitterly, looking up to the sky and sighing: "This monkey's heart is high, if he has supernatural powers, I'm afraid this world will no longer be peaceful."

  The wind chimes bowed deeply and said no more.

   Day after day again.

   There is an endless stream of disciples entering and leaving the Taoist temple. Some are new to the mountains to apprentice, some have completed their studies, and most of them have been mediocre for decades and have not achieved anything, and finally have to return in grief.

The    stone monkey is still kneeling like a statue.

   "This monkey is as stubborn as a rock. Master said he would not accept it, but he still refused to leave."

   "I heard that he jumped out of the rock, hahahaha."

   "What about the birth of heaven and earth? The reason why the master does not accept it must be because there is no immortal bone!"

   "A wild monkey also wants to become a fairy, it's really whimsical!"

   "Master, it's true, it's fine to accept any errands for chopping wood, but the kitchen is short of people."

   Hearing the words, all the disciples laughed, and there was a sense of sarcasm in the eyes of the stone monkey.

   They whispered, but the stone monkey was unmoved, only closed himself up and looked at the red door all the time.

  After the wind chimes delivered the food every day, it was inevitable to have a few words with the stone monkey.

   "Why are you so determined to cultivate immortals?" Feng Chi asked while holding her cheeks.

   "You don't want to cultivate immortals?"

"Yes, but the master said that the true meaning of immortality is the clear way. A person's happiness depends on the width of the heart, even if you become an immortal in the sky, you will not gain any more... Sometimes I think that since immortality cannot be happier, Then why do you still want to cultivate immortals?" Feng Chi stared at the grass on the ground, a little confused, and after a long time, she turned her face and asked, "What about you? Why do you want to cultivate immortals?"

  The stone monkey put down the fruit in his hand, fell silent for a while, and asked, "Have you ever been chased by a tiger?"

  The wind chimes shook his head.

"My heart almost popped out of my chest. I knew it really wanted to eat me, like a pheasant or a rabbit, I was just a lump of meat, a lunch, or dinner in his eyes. ."

  The wind chimes were silent.

"Later, I killed it. In this life, I don't want to cook other people's dishes. If someone dares to covet me, no matter if he is a god, a human, or a Buddha, I will kill him! As long as I have the ability! "

Stone Monkey clenched his fists, looked up at the clouds in the sky, and said slowly: "I went to sea later, very tired and bitter. My only friend died on the road, humans want to eat me, monsters want to chase me, immortal Don't accept me... just because I'm just a monkey."

   "I came all the way through gritted teeth. When there was no way, I cut a path. No matter what, I can't stop. Don't make other people's dishes. Don't be an ordinary monkey."

   "Don't be a monkey! I want to..." The stone monkey's voice stopped in surprise, staring at the fruit, fascinated.

  Silence, long silence.

   This feeling made Feng Chi feel a little breathless. She was too young to understand the concept of "killing", the persistent struggle, and what the Stone Monkey experienced along the way.

  The bright sun shines through the clouds and shines on the stone monkey.

   The permeating persistence in his expression is a kind of overwhelmed hardship.

The stone monkey lowered his head and nibbled at the fruit, muttering in his mouth: "I want to live and live better. So I have to eat more, so that I can last longer... Persevere, that door will open. As long as that door is open ,everything will get better."

   "You are amazing." The wind chimes suddenly felt sad.

  This stone monkey outside the door, his heart is stronger than anyone imagined.

   Ten years of suffering did not dispel his thoughts, but made him stronger.

   Live persistently and live better!