Li Anran knew that he could not persuade Yang Jian, so he could only try to recall various details in the life of the inspiration king and provide Yang Jian with as many clues as possible.
After doing this, Li Anran said goodbye and left, returning to Tianlao.
Life once again returned to its former peace.
He meditated and practiced every day, and occasionally went to Nezha to drink and compete in martial arts. Although it was calm, it was quite enjoyable.
On this day, Yang Jian was practicing the "Shangqing Subduing Qi Jue" in a quiet room when he suddenly heard a noisy sound coming from outside, mixed with the sound of weapons clashing, getting closer and closer.
Immediately afterwards, some heavenly soldiers and generals hurriedly came to report: "Sir, two Monkey King, the Monkey King, came outside the prison, and they were fighting fiercely! They all said they wanted to see you, so you can tell the truth from the lies. !”
Is this the real or fake Monkey King?
Also, after the Tongtian River is the Golden Dou Cave, then the Kingdom of Women, and then the True and False Monkey King.
It’s almost time!
Li Anran got up and walked towards the door of the prison with some curiosity.
The True and False Monkey King is definitely one of the most famous chapters in Journey to the West!
Second only to a few chapters such as Havoc in Heaven and Three Strikes of Bone Demons.
There are countless speculations about it!
Some people think that it is the theory of two minds, that is, both monkeys are real, and they are the confrontation of the monkeys' self-consciousness.
Some people also believe that the six-eared macaque really exists. It uses its magical powers to secretly learn the same skills as the monkey, and eavesdrops on everything that happens to the monkey, so that it can pretend to be exactly the same.
There are also many speculations about the outcome of this matter.
Some people think that the Tathagata killed a real monkey and left behind a six-eared macaque.
Some people think that the Tathagata killed the six-eared macaque and left behind the real monkey.
Some people also believe that there is no such thing as death at all. All this is just the Tathagata helping the monkey to surrender his ape mind.
Li Anran also wants to know which statement here is true.
when! when! when! when!
Before Li Anran could walk out of the prison gate, he heard a series of clashing sounds of weapons, as dense as a heavy rain.
Following the sound, I saw two monkeys fighting inextricably above Tianlao Palace.
Li Anran first observed it with his naked eyes and could not find any difference between the two. Then he opened his eyes and took a closer look, but still could not find any flaws.
These two monkeys are all exactly the same, from their appearance and attire to their weapons and moves to their voices and demeanor!
"Brother Li!"
The one on the left was overjoyed when he saw Li Anran coming out. He waved his golden cudgel vigorously, knocking the one on the right back a few steps and shouted, "You finally came out! Please help me, Old Sun, catch this evildoer and imprison it in heaven." In prison, he will pretend to be my grandson and do all kinds of mischief!"
As soon as he spoke, another monkey also saw Li Anran and spoke exactly the same thing.
"Nie Zhan, at this time, you still dare to act like me and run wild here! Do you really think that no one in the three realms can tell that you are fake!"
"Now you bow your head and admit your mistake. Brother Li may spare your life because you have not really violated the laws of heaven. If not, I will definitely send you to the demon-slaying platform and cut you in two!"
The two monkeys faced each other, pointing at each other with golden hoops. It looked like the monkeys were talking to themselves in the mirror.
The two monkeys seemed to be irritated by each other, their faces turned red, and they roared at each other: "You monster, please beat me!" They picked up the golden cudgel and beat each other again.
All the heavenly soldiers and generals in Tianlao Palace were dazzled and dumbfounded.
A priest couldn't help but ask: "Sir, which one of these two Sun Wukongs do you think is fake?"
Li Anran: "..." I can't tell at all!
Li Anran knew that the fake monkey was the six-eared macaque among the four monkeys in the world mentioned by Tathagata, so he paid special attention to the ears of the two monkeys, but there was no difference.
However, this is normal!
In the original time and space, the two monkeys fought all the way from Huaguo Mountain to Luojia Mountain, from heaven to hell. If there was such an obvious difference, no one would notice it!
when!
The golden hoops collided heavily, and the huge force caused ripples to appear in the void. The strong wind blew up and caused the heavenly soldiers and generals below to stagger.
Both monkeys were furious, using all their strength in every move. They didn't care about any magic power escaping and affecting the fish in the pond. They only wanted to kill each other.
Golden flames enveloped them and poured into the golden cudgel. Every time it was swung, long pillars of light were drawn out, like meteors falling into the sky and penetrating the sun, bursting out with dazzling light that covered the entire sky. They all glowed red gold.
Such a big movement also attracted the attention of the heavenly soldiers and generals responsible for guarding the Tiangong.
Most of them have just entered the realm of true immortals. They are not strong but they still have good eyesight. They know that they are not opponents, so they form a circle from a distance, waiting for reinforcements.
Soon, Wude Xingjun received the news and came over with a team of heavenly soldiers and generals.
Seeing the two identical monkeys fighting in a ball, Wude Xingjun was immediately dumbfounded.
The general next to him was still unaware and asked in a low voice: "Sir, what should we do? Should we send someone to capture them?"
Lord Wude Xing cursed loudly: "Back then, it was just Bima Wen who made a mess in the heaven. Now you want to take down these two monkeys with the same ability? Do you have the ability? If you anger them, come again." Can you bear the responsibility for making a big fuss in the Heavenly Palace?"
The general was scolded that day and did not dare to reply. Lord Wude Xing said again: "I have sent people to inform the God of Justice and the General of Conquering Demons. Just stay here and don't let them collide with His Majesty!"
All the heavenly soldiers and generals nodded in agreement.
Wude Xingjun hesitated for a moment, feeling that he would lose face by doing this, and shouted loudly: "Two great sages, stop it! Don't fight!"
"Shut up!"
His words directly angered the two monkeys, and they cursed in unison: "You bastard god, what are you talking about about two great sages! My old grandson is the Monkey King, and he is a fake! If you dare again Such nonsense, don’t blame me, Old Sun, for being rude to you!"
Wude Xingjun's face turned blue and white.
It has been more than 10,000 years since he became Lord Wude Xing after the Catastrophe of Conferring Gods, and this was the first time someone pointed at his nose and yelled like this!
Wude Xingjun had the intention to curse back, but looking at the ferocious faces and cannibalistic eyes of the two monkeys, he swallowed the words back in his stomach.
"Wude Xingjun? Ha! I have lived in vain for more than ten thousand years, it is not as good as before!"
"The Jade Emperor was blind and chose such a Wude Xingjun! What a shame!"
"Ashamed to be ranked with him!"
…
For a moment, countless gods and generals who were secretly paying attention to the situation here were ridiculing and scorning in their hearts.
The Jade Emperor, who was far away in the Lingxiao Palace, also had a flash of disgust and displeasure in his eyes.
Wude Xingjun was the first righteous god to defect to him after becoming a god, so he has always treated Wude Xingjun very highly and favorably over the years.
Even though Yang Jian always wanted to give Wude Xingjun a low or low grade in the immortal's Jiazi test, he was rejected by the Jade Emperor and changed to middle or high.
But, now it seems...
"Mud can't hold up the wall! It's time to change!"
Wude Xingjun is responsible for guarding the security of the heaven. His power and responsibility are very important, so he needs to find a capable confidant to take charge.
Soon, the Jade Emperor thought of Wang Lingguan, who stopped the monkeys in the Tongming Hall when the monkeys made trouble in the Heavenly Palace.
This Wang Lingguan has profound cultivation, strong martial arts, and is loyal to the heaven, so he is very suitable.
After the two monkeys scolded Wude Xingjun, they started fighting again. This time they didn't open and close like they did before, but they fought from above the Tianlao Palace into the Tianlao Palace.
boom!
The monkey on the left missed his stick and hit the ground.
A large pit more than two meters deep suddenly appeared on the white jade ground. Cracks spread like spider webs. The trees and stone lanterns in the courtyard were torn apart.
Click!
The monkey on the right flew away the rockery with a stick and smashed it on the pillar of the palace.
The pillars broke into two pieces, the palace sank suddenly, half of it collapsed, the gold bricks and red tiles fell, and dust rose into the sky.
Li Anran couldn't bear it anymore and shouted sternly: "Have you two made enough trouble?"
The two monkeys moved for a moment, but they did not stop. Instead, they shirked their responsibility in unison: "Brother Li, it's not me and Sun who want to fight, it's this monster who refuses to stop!"
After a pause, they said in unison: "If you stop it first, I will stop it!"
Immediately afterwards, they all shouted together: "Why should I go first?!"
Then, at the same time, he became angry and furious, and started banging the golden cudgel.
Li Anran: "..." You guys are really making a big show here!
Li Anran is now a little inclined to have two opinions.
Wude Xingjun was overjoyed when he saw the two monkeys not giving Li Anran face.
It is better for two people to be embarrassed than for one person to be embarrassed!
If two people are embarrassed together, it won't be so embarrassing!
Not to mention, the other party is the famous Prison God Li Anran, one of the three war gods in heaven!
Wude Xingjun quickly tried to save his face and said to Gao Sheng: "This Bi Mawen has always been wanton and lawless, and even the God of Prisons does not care about him! I think only the God of Justice can bring him down!"
Wude Xingjun was not dealing with Yang Jian back then, and he was jealous of Yang Jian's sudden rise from a mere immortal to a powerful judicial god. He often spoke ill of Yang Jian behind his back and dug holes for Yang Jian.
However, over the years, Yang Jian became more and more powerful.
Wude Xingjun's attitude has already undergone a 180-degree change. He obeys everything and flatters him everywhere, for fear that Yang Jian will cause trouble for him by wearing small shoes for him.
Little did he know that his attitude not only failed to please Yang Jian, but also made the Jade Emperor dissatisfied with him.
This is one of the reasons why the Jade Emperor wanted to replace him.
However, Wude Xingjun's words at this time also attracted many voices of approval.
"The God of Prisons is a junior after all. Compared with the God of Justice, he is more than a little behind!"
"It was the God of Justice who exterminated this monkey back then! Now this monkey has been imprisoned under the Five Elements Mountain for five hundred years. His cultivation is not advancing but retreating. It is even easier for the God of Justice to deal with it!"
"That's right! Where is the God of Justice? Send someone quickly to notify the God of Justice!"
…
The gods were discussing in low voices when they heard Li Anran say: "Sun Wukong! You are also a person who is familiar with the rules of heaven. You should know what a sin it is to cause trouble in heaven!"
Wude Xingjun: "???"
A group of gods: "???"
Are you familiar with the rules of heaven? !
Do you think this monkey is familiar with the rules of heaven? !
Are you awake?
All the gods were confused.
In their minds, there is an equal relationship between monkeys and lawlessness!
Now, Li Anran actually said that monkeys are familiar with the rules of heaven? !
This is simply the most ridiculous thing in the world!
Even they only know clearly that "gods cannot touch the hearts of mortals", and they only know some general rules!
More often than not, they act according to their hearts and never consider the rules of heaven!
At this moment, Li Anran spoke again: "I'll count to three. If you don't stop, don't blame me for asking you for causing trouble in the Heavenly Palace!"
A group of gods: "!!!"
Brother, what you have in front of you is the Monkey King, the Monkey King who was lawless and caused trouble in the Heavenly Palace!
Even Tathagata Buddha uses tricks...
Before they could finish their thoughts, they saw the monkey on the left suddenly retreated to the side, shouting repeatedly: "Don't count! Don't count! They are all brothers, why should we be so serious! I just don't want to fight anymore!"
Wude Xingjun: "???"
A group of gods: "???"
Six-eared Macaque: "???"
The fake monkey on the right was obviously stunned for a moment. He didn't expect the real monkey to give in so quickly.
At the same time, he also realized that he was exposed.
The fake monkey reacted very quickly. He reached out and pulled off a handful of monkey hair and blew a breath of fairy air: "Change!"
In an instant, the monkey hair turned into a bunch of fake Wukong, jumped out of his hand, and rushed towards the real monkey!
It is the method of incarnation outside the body!
"not good!"
The monkey immediately understood the impostor's thoughts and hurriedly stepped back, trying to distance himself from these external incarnations, but it was still a step too late.
The real and fake monkeys got mixed up in an instant. You pulled me, I pulled you, and the scene became a mess!
Bang, bang, bang, bang...
One after another, monkeys were beaten back to their original form, turning into monkey hair and falling down.
Soon, the group of monkeys turned into two!
However, the question of who is true and who is false has returned to its original point!
"The response was pretty quick!"
Li Anran didn't expect the fake monkey to do such a trick.
However, he doesn't care either!
It’s just a matter of distinguishing between true and false, it’s very easy for him!
The remaining two monkeys did not fight, but lowered their cloud heads and landed next to Li Anran.
"Brother Li, I listen to you and won't fight that monster yet, but you have to help me prove that I am the real one! He is a fake!"
The two monkeys once again regained synchronicity.
Your words and my words, expressions and movements are all exactly the same, without any difference.
Li Anran smiled and said: "This is not difficult."
Both monkeys showed joy on their faces and shouted: "Great! I knew you had a solution, Brother Li!"
However, one is truly happy and the other is pretending to be happy.
The two monkeys asked together: "Brother Li, what are you going to do?"
Not only the two monkeys, but all the gods also pricked up their ears.
When Monkey went to heaven to become the Monkey King, he liked to wander around and make friends. Most of the gods in heaven have met him.
After seeing two identical monkeys appearing at the same time, they could not restrain their curiosity and secretly used their own methods to distinguish the true from the false.
As a result, nothing was found.
These two monkeys are exactly the same from their appearance and attire to their cultivation methods, moves, and weapons. There is no difference at all!
Now, Li Anran said "it's not difficult". They were both curious and dissatisfied.
Li Anran said: "In all things in this world, true is true and false is false. No matter how clever the deception is, it can only be concealed for a while. No matter how similar the imitation is, it is just an imitation. After all, it is slightly different. Isn't that fake just now? Did you expose any flaws?"
"Sun Wukong, if you can trust me, then live in the heavenly prison for a while. I will have a way to distinguish between true and false! I will restore your innocence!"
That's it? !
All the gods were disappointed.
However, the two monkeys were extremely happy and shouted: "Of course I, Old Sun, can trust you! Just stay here!"
This time, they are all really happy!
One is that I believe Li Anran can distinguish between true and false, so rejoice!
One is happy because Li Anran's methods are crude!
Isn't it just to go to heaven?
It’s not like I haven’t been in before!
Want to tell the difference between true and false based on details alone?
Humph, Li Anran, you are too naive!
I really think that I have spent more than a hundred years in vain!
The fake monkey sneered in his heart and generously let Li Anran tie him up and escort him to the sky prison together with the real monkey.
(End of chapter)
