The Monkey King

"Get out of here—! This is my weapon!"

“It’s not sure whose it is!”

"I'll kill you!"

"Come on, come on, hahahaha!"

The roaring and yelling continued one after another. All of a sudden, the sand and dust that had gradually subsided rose again. Amidst the sound of fighting, the rocks on the surrounding hillsides were shaken and tumbled down.

At this time, in the sky, Qing Xin rushed over and looked blankly at the land in front of him that was already riddled with holes.

After a while, she regained her composure, blinked and flew towards where the monkey and the six-eared macaque were, and landed on the hillside not far from them.

"Stop it—! Stop it!"

The sound of fighting subsided.

The breeze blew and the dust gradually dispersed. What appeared in front of Qingxin were monkeys and six-eared macaques with embarrassed faces.

At this moment, both of them were already scarred, and the clothes on their bodies were even more damaged, but they still stubbornly held one end of the golden cudgel and the iron soldier and faced each other.

Both pairs of eyes looked towards Qingxin in unison, but their attitudes were different.

The monkey was just slightly startled. If there is anything I can't figure out, it's just that I don't quite understand why Subhuti would let Qingxin appear at this time.

Wasn't it Subhuti who encouraged the six-eared macaque to come?

The six-eared macaque was completely stunned. It took him a long time to react and asked in confusion: "Why are you here? Didn't you go to Tushita Palace?"

"I..." Qingxin opened her mouth slightly, and suddenly realized that the thing in front of her had something to do with her, and she quickly swallowed back the words that came to her lips.

The monkey seemed to have thought of something, and his eyes kept going back and forth between Qingxin and the six-eared macaque.

For a moment, the three of them froze.

With this freeze, Zhengfa Ming Tathagata, who had been quietly watching all this from a distance, was obviously unable to sit still.

On that side, the Monkeys have not been able to gain an advantage and return support. On this side, in the duel between the two demon generals, the side led by the Bull Demon King fought and retreated, and was clearly at a disadvantage.

You must know that protection is different from simple fighting, especially when the object of protection is Xuanzang, who in their opinion is powerless. As long as there is a slight oversight, you may end up losing everything.

In the chaotic situation, when the rolling curtain struggled to block the combined blows of several demon generals, and was hit head-on by a war hammer, falling towards the ground, Zhengfa Ming Tathagata really couldn't bear it anymore.

He hurriedly rolled up his sleeves and prepared to take action.

At this moment, a hand suddenly stopped in front of him.

Turning his head to look, Zhengfa Ming Tathagata saw Ksitigarbha standing next to him with an expressionless face.

"Don't worry, Tianpeng will recover soon. If His Holiness saves him now, the journey to the west will become a joke." As he said this, Ksitigarbha's eyes slid slightly.

Following Ksitigarbha's gaze, Zhengfa Ming Tathagata suddenly discovered that in the middle of the dry stream, the canopy that had been poisoned by the smoke of goat essence had slowly opened its red eyes.

Immediately afterwards, he saw Canopy rushing toward the battlefield with a nine-tooth nail rake.

Ksitigarbha sighed leisurely: "When it comes to fighting alone, demon generals are generally much better than heavenly generals. But when it comes to collaboration, especially when it comes to protecting people, demons are really ugly. Fortunately, this Tianpeng was the marshal of Heaven in his previous life, so this aspect should not be a problem for him."

Sure enough, as he was talking, Tianpeng had already joined the battlefield and quickly took the place of the Bull Demon King.

Under his command, the demon generals on the monkey side quickly stabilized their position and protected Xuanzang, who was being carried by the little white dragon on his back, in the center.

For a moment, the goat spirit had no idea what to do.

He never dreamed that the canopy, which he had always ignored, could have such a great effect. Obviously, the six-eared macaque's plan has completely declared bankruptcy by this time.

Seeing that the crisis had been resolved, Zhengfa Ming Tathagata calmed down a little. He asked softly: "Why is the Venerable Ksitigarbha here too?"

"You are already here, how can this poor monk not come?"

"Oh? The Venerable Ksitigarbha is not here to make sure Xuanzang can reach the Great Leiyin Temple safely like the poor monk, right?"

"The poor monk is here for another person."

As he said that, Ksitigarbha's eyes were slowly looking towards the six-eared macaque.

At this time, on the other side, the three of them were still in a stalemate.

The six-eared macaque opened his eyes slightly, eager to know an answer from Qing Xin. Qingxin hesitated, not knowing whether to say it or not.

The monkey's eyes kept flickering.

Why is Qingxin going to Tushita Palace? What's happening here?

Why hasn't Subhuti appeared after so long of fighting? Could it be that the six-eared macaque really came simply to kill Xuanzang?

Who just moved the golden cudgel? The golden cudgel is extremely heavy, and only a handful of demon generals can handle it with ease, and even fewer can project the golden cudgel such a long distance. What's more, why was there no sign or notification in advance?

Obviously, this is not something Qingxin can do.

But if it wasn’t Qingxin, who could it be?

Originally, he was just preparing to have a fierce battle with the six-eared macaque. Now, things have become complicated and confusing, and the monkey has to re-examine it.

Could it be that something unexpected happened again?

When the six-eared macaque was not paying attention, the monkey suddenly let go of the iron soldier, grasped the golden cudgel with both hands, raised his foot and kicked the six-eared macaque's hand holding the golden cudgel.

In panic, the six-eared macaque had no choice but to loosen his grip on the golden cudgel and get out of the way with his own iron soldiers.

In this flash, the two finally separated.

A voice came quietly: "Great Sage, the matter has failed."

Holding the iron soldier in hand, the six-eared macaque retreated step by step. He breathed deeply and said casually: "Don't lie to me. Why are you here? Didn't you go to Tushita Palace?"

Qingxin still didn't answer.

After a long while, the six-eared macaque nodded slightly, took a breath slowly, and said with a smile: "Okay, I understand."

As he spoke, he took off into the air and flew unsteadily towards the direction of the Lion and Camel Country. Seeing this, the demon generals who were still in the fierce battle also broke away from the battle one by one and followed.

All of a sudden, only the monkey's men and horses were left on the battlefield.

"Let's go." Ksitigarbha said softly: "Now is the time when he needs us the most."

After that, he turned into a wisp of smoke and disappeared into the air.

Seeing this, Zhengfa Ming Tathagata also slowly retreated and disappeared without a trace.

Seeing that the six-eared macaque had gone away, the monkey staggered and fell down, breathing heavily.

He watched Qingxin from a distance without saying a word.

The scarred demon generals finally breathed a sigh of relief and landed on the hill one by one.

Xuanzang climbed down from Xiao Bailong's back and fell to the ground.

Tianpeng said softly: "I was careless."

"No, the poor monk was too rash." Xuanzang wiped the sweat from his forehead and sighed: "It's all the poor monk's fault."

The Bull Demon King on the side raised his hands and shouted: "Count the casualties!"

…

In the sky, the six-eared macaque flew with a dejected expression, its face ashen as death.

"Great Sage, it's okay." The goat spirit said cautiously: "If it doesn't work this time, there will be a next time. They will always be negligent. That Xuanzang has no power to tie a chicken, but any one of us can get close , can take his life. Besides, that...that fake can't stay by his side forever, can it? Next time, just..."

"Shut up."

"ah?"

"I told you to shut up!"

Being scolded like this, the goat spirit was so frightened that he quickly swallowed his words and did not dare to say anything anymore.

Is killing Xuanzang really that important?

No, killing Xuanzang was just to vent his anger. The six-eared macaque knew very well.

The most important thing is that he has no retreat.

If Laojun, Subhuti, and even Qingxin stand on the opposite side, what will be left around me? So what if Xuanzang is killed? Can killing Xuanzang allow the Heavenly Tribulation to take him away?

Nothing is gone, everything is gone, even my own identity will soon become fake...

He could only shake his head helplessly and smile.

The most terrifying thing is not despair, but having hope but being completely disappointed. Isn't that what he is like now?

Holding the iron soldier tightly, a bad breath blocked his heart, and he was anxious and angry, but there was nothing he could do. This is the saddest thing.

Just when he was confused, suddenly, a voice sounded in his mind.

"Why don't you listen to the poor monk's opinion?"

Looking up, he suddenly saw Dharma Ming Tathagata and Ksitigarbha hanging in front of him.

Ksitigarbha laughed softly and said, "Maybe we can reach some consensus, maybe." (To be continued ~^~)