The Monkey King

"Can't you help me?" Monkey grasped the iron soldier in his hand and laughed slowly. He took a deep breath and looked up at the rolling clouds above his head: "You mean, you can't help me, right?"

"Are you deaf?" The six-eared macaque raised his eyebrows slightly.

Lowering his head, the monkey stared at the six-eared macaque and said word by word: "Then give it a try. I can't deal with Tathagata, how can I deal with you?"

With half-squinted eyes, the six-eared macaque retreated step by step, distanced itself from the monkey, and assumed a fighting stance.

At this moment, everyone who was watching blankly couldn't help but swallow their saliva.

Standing behind the six-eared macaque, Zhengfa Ming Tathagata staggered and almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, Ksitigarbha helped him from the side.

Manjusri walked slowly to the two of them, stood quietly, and stared with them at the six-eared macaques and monkeys in front of them.

For them, what needs to be done has been done. Next, it is time to wait quietly for the results of the westward journey.

In the distance, Xuanzang couldn't help but stare blankly with his eyes wide open. The lips were slightly parted, but no words came out for a long while.

He is the protagonist of Journey to the West, but what can he do? Will anyone listen to these two monkeys?

Regarding the current situation, he, the protagonist, is already at his wits' end.

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In the Great Thunder Sound Temple, Tathagata slowly opened his eyes, and his gaze glanced to the side.

Immediately, the Buddha whom he saw quickly bowed down the steps and came to the middle. He bowed down and clasped his hands together and said, "What are your instructions, Your Majesty?"

"Go and bring a message for me to the Venerable Zhengfa Ming."

"Disciple, I obey." After saying that, the Buddha bowed and walked forward with small steps.

Not long after, the Buddha rushed out of the hall, jumped into the sky. He rushed towards the lion and camel country.

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In the Nuwa Temple, Subhuti looked at Nuwa's figure in the emerald wall, which had not moved at all, and sighed deeply.

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In the Tushita Palace, Laojun trembled slightly. The hand holding the tea cup loosened and tightened, tightened and loosened again.

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"Kill——!" With a loud shout, the monkey had already waved his iron soldier, and his figure turned into a golden light and rushed towards the six-eared macaque.

I saw the six-eared macaque suddenly raising his hand and holding the golden hoop horizontally.

The next moment, the crazy airflow exploded again, spreading crazily along the surface. Under the strong wind, everyone around them suddenly closed their eyes to resist the wind and sand.

What followed was a violent roar. Two rays of golden light intersected repeatedly within a range of less than ten feet, like a drill, pressing down crazily. The rocks on the ground were torn to pieces in an instant like tofu and turned into ashes.

In just an instant, a pit as deep as five feet appeared in the place where they were fighting, growing at a crazy speed.

The earth is shaking.

Under the influence, cracks continued to spread in all directions like wildly growing vines. In the blink of an eye, the land that had just been completely flattened in the fierce battle had turned into thousands of ravines. The remaining mountains quickly collapsed amidst the roar.

This moment is different from the past. The two monkeys are no longer like before, one fighting, one retreating, or one chasing, and the other passively fighting. They are really fighting with all their strength, just to fight for the status that should belong to them.

"You can't defeat me! I am already a Buddha and have a complete body! And you are just lingering!" The six-eared macaque's voice resounded like thunder throughout the world.

"Hahaha! You won't know until you try it! The worst possible outcome is death! I've never been afraid of death!" Monkey laughed crazily.

In the deep pit, the iron soldiers suddenly stood up like giant pillars and shot straight into the third sky. The six-eared macaque held the golden cudgel and skillfully dodged it with a leap, landing on the flat ground in the distance.

A brief moment of peace.

The next moment, the hardcore soldier only shrank slightly, and the six-eared macaque turned around and rushed over again, directly hitting the rocks on the side of the pit - piercing through!

Yes, it went right through the past! He did not use any magic related to escaping from the ground, but directly relied on his own powerful strength to rush into the rock and went straight to the depths of the ground.

Immediately, the raised dust spread around like a gushing spring.

There were muffled sounds.

Everyone was looking down, looking at the ground that was constantly shaking under their feet, and looking at the sand and stones that were constantly jumping on the ground.

"The way they fight...will they fight directly to the underworld?" Xiao Bailong asked cautiously.

Yang Jian trembled his lower lip slightly and said: "If we hit the underworld, I am afraid that the disaster more than 600 years ago will happen again. The common people are in danger, but the powerful people are just watching."

As he said this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.

In this battle between heaven and earth, whether it is Buddha, Tao, demon, or immortal, regardless of good or evil, right or wrong, in the end, in which case does it not bring suffering to the common people?

Xuanzang lowered his eyes and said nothing.

After a long while, he whispered: "How far is it from here to Lingshan Mountain?"

"Well, it's quite far to say it's far, but it's not far...actually it's not far either." Xiao Bailong whispered.

Turning around, Xuanzang faced the west sky, clasped his hands together, and slowly stepped away.

"Poor monk, you don't need any protection. Poor monk, you can walk to Lingshan Mountain by yourself and end all this!"

The people around him couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

From a distance, everyone saw a ray of golden light rushing from the west and falling in front of the True Dharma Ming Tathagata.

The Buddha who came to deliver the message bowed slightly and said, "Honorable Master Zhengfa Ming, the Buddha's decree has arrived."

"Buddha's decree?" Hearing this, all the Buddhas were stunned for a moment.

Unlike Tianting, Lingshan is not an extremely strict institution. In most cases, it is not even an institution. It can only be described as a gathering place. Therefore, in principle, when Buddhas come from Lingshan to support Tathagata Zhengfa Ming, they do not need the consent of Tathagata. Of course, even so, there is such a thing as "Buddha's decree" in Lingshan. It's just that any Buddha can decide whether to abide by it or not.

Because of this, the "Buddha's Edict" has not been issued for tens of thousands of years. Now that it suddenly appears, how can people not be surprised?

Gently pulling away Ksitigarbha's supporting hand, Zhengfa Ming Tathagata shook his head, bowed and knelt down, and knelt down, prostrating: "Zhengfa Ming receives the decree!"

Seeing this, all the Buddhas around him knelt down.

The Buddha who came to deliver the message took out a golden scroll from his sleeve, opened it, and said loudly: "The way of heaven is endless, and the disasters are great. What happened six hundred years ago can be said to be a lesson for the past, and we must not ignore it."

After that, the people around him were still listening with their ears pricked up, but they saw that the Buddha who came to deliver the message had slowly rolled up the scroll.

"That's it? Nothing more?" It was a simple sentence, without even a signature. For a moment, all the Buddhas looked at each other in confusion. Even Ksitigarbha and Manjusri looked puzzled.

Only Zhengfa Ming Tathagata smiled slowly and bitterly.

Someone asked softly: "What... does this mean?"

"It means a lot." Zhengfa Ming Tathagata slowly stood up and sighed: "The way of heaven is infinite, not only Sun Wukong, but also... the six-eared macaque."

Suddenly, all the Buddhas present were shocked.

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In the Tushita Palace, Laojun laughed. The tea in his hand was already cold, but he didn't drink a sip.

"What does it mean?"

"Didn't I already say it?" Laojun raised his head slightly and sighed: "All the Buddhas are from the same sect, and the Tathagata sitting high on the lotus platform is also from the same sect. Now, he is just opening his mouth to draw the line for all opponents except him. It’s just a red line. Once anyone crosses this red line, regardless of the defense, he will definitely take action to clean up the mess!"

Leader Tongtian couldn't help but scolded: "Does he want to watch two monkeys fight between heaven and earth until the end of time?"

"Isn't it better to fight till the end of time than to give Xuanzang a helper from Heavenly Dao 'Wuji'?"

Hearing this, the leader of Tongtian Cult could not help but be speechless.

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Looking at the dumb Buddhas from a distance, the black bear spirit gritted his teeth and ran quickly towards Xuanzang.

"Master Xuanzang, we were only a thousand miles away from Lingshan Mountain, but here we are thousands of miles away! Even if you want to leave, you should start from there!"

With that said, he couldn't help but carry Xuanzang on his back and leap into the sky.