"Grandpa Great Sage..." the little monkey cried and said: "Most of them are monks who come here to kill demons and eliminate demons, and there are also some hunters who specialize in hunting little demons... They have laid traps and have strong crossbows. Bows, yellow eagles, bad dogs, nets and gun hooks... Little monsters like us have little magic power. If he takes it away, they will die. Therefore, they don’t dare to come forward to play, but just dive deep into the cave and stay away from their nests. When I was hungry, I went to the slope to steal grass, and when I was thirsty, I came to the stream to drink the clear spring. Only then did I hear the voice of the Great Sage, who came here to meet me... I have lost the majesty of the Great Sage, and I hope that the Great Sage will forgive me."
The great sage saw that at this time, the little monkeys were all dying, but they were still worried about losing their reputation, and his heart was even more miserable. He couldn't help but ask: "If I hadn't made a big fuss in the heaven, you would have ended up like this. What happens next...don't you blame me?"
"oops!"
The monkeys knelt down in a group for an instant, and one of them kept saying: "We, the monkeys, and our grandsons also relied on the majesty of the king back then. Now that the king is in trouble, although it is difficult for us, we share the hardships with the king... I feel a little grievance." Let’s go through it patiently, isn’t it just to wait for the king to come and revive Huaguo Mountain?”
The Great Sage was even moved when he heard the words, and his previous sadness was slightly dissipated. Seeing the monkeys continue to gather here, the Great Sage frowned slightly and asked: "How many of you are still on this mountain?" ?”
A monkey replied: "The old man and the young man only have a thousand."
"How come these are the only ones left?" The Great Sage asked hurriedly: "I had a total of 47,000 demons at that time. Where have they all gone now?"
"Back then, my grandpa was caught by mistake when he was causing trouble in the Heavenly Palace. Most of them had already dispersed. Erlang Bodhisattva set fire to the mountain, and many of them were burned to death. In addition, a fire burned all the fruits and melons in the mountain to the point... .Without the food supply, half of them went to other mountains. The rest are us. We have lived in the mountains in these years, some were killed by monks, and some were robbed by hunters... Anyway We are the only ones who have been born, old, sick and died. Thanks to the Great Sage who drew up a list of monkeys in the underworld, those monkeys with names have never died..."
The more the Great Sage listened, the more uncomfortable he became.
He had always talked about causing trouble in the Heavenly Palace before, but now...he only hated himself for acting recklessly. If I hadn't acted recklessly, acted arrogantly, acted impulsively and without rules, didn't know how to cultivate myself, and couldn't cultivate my nature...how could I have caused all the little monkeys to end up in this situation?
The Great Sage thought carefully about it and realized that if he had been as calm as he is today, he might have been able to avoid such a tragic disaster.
Make a decision and then act.
The Great Sage thought of the five words that Master often said in his mind, but it was too late to regret it.
But back then, it was my grandson who was causing trouble in the Heavenly Palace. In the confrontation between the two armies, casualties were inevitable... But today, who dares to be so bold and come to hunt and kill his monkey grandson from Huaguo Mountain?
Even when they rebelled against Heavenly Palace, they never harmed humans.
Perhaps among the seventy-two cave demon kings who were originally subordinate to them, some were carnivorous and restless cannibals; but the monkeys in Huaguo Mountain have always eaten melons, fruits, pine and hazelnuts, and drank from the clear springs in the mountains...
Nowadays, it's just like "when hungry, you go to the slope to steal grass and when you're thirsty, you come to the stream to drink the clear spring." How can it be the turn of the monks to subjugate and eliminate demons?
The serious man-eating demon dare not surrender, but he wants to step on my grandson Huaguoshan's famous name Yang Wei?
The Great Sage looked at the little monkeys and asked: "For those monks who claim to be slayers of demons, I will take care of them on my own...but why do those strong men who hunt for you capture you?"
"Grandpa Great Sage!" The little monkey kept crying: "Those hunters are hateful. He took us who were shot with arrows, shot, poisoned and beaten to death. He took them, peeled them and deboned them, boiled them in sauce, steamed them in vinegar, fried them in oil and salt, and used them as food. Food was served. Or those who were caught in nets or detained were given some work and taught to jump in hoops, do somersaults, fly dragonflies, play gongs and drums on the street, and play in all kinds of ways..."
"Ke——!"
Even the great sage, who had learned good manners from his master, couldn't help but burst into anger at this moment, and he almost showed the appearance of a demon——
"Who is the butler in Shuiliandong right now?"
As soon as he finished speaking, four old monkeys hurriedly came forward. They were the four strong generals under his command when he became king in the Water Curtain Cave of Huaguo Mountain. They are called - Second Marshal Ma Liu and Second General Benba.
"Your Majesty! It's me waiting."
The four old monkeys hurriedly knelt down to salute. They were in the cave just now when they suddenly heard the sound of "children" echoing in the mountains. Knowing that the Monkey King was back, they hurriedly hurried...but they were still late. some.
"Get up." The Great Sage saw the four old monkeys in quite complicated moods. He originally wanted to ask why the monk and the hunter did nothing when he saw the monks and hunters killing the monkeys.
But then I thought about it, even I was trapped under the Five Elements Mountain, so ordinary monkey monsters like them naturally didn't dare to show their faces.
They failed to cause havoc in the Heavenly Palace. They were defeated and captured. Huaguoshan was isolated and helpless. Everyone wanted to step on them... Although they were a little frustrated just to avoid them, if they were to attract encirclement and suppression from all directions, the disaster would be even worse. big.
Thinking of this, the Great Sage suppressed the matter for now.
Now that he has returned, Huaguo Mountain should regain its strength, how can he be humiliated again?
"We welcome the king back to the mountain!" Second Marshal Ma Liu and Second General Benba did not stand up. Instead, they knelt on the ground and took the lead in cheering.
"We welcome the king back to the mountain!"
"We welcome the king back to the mountain!"
Suddenly the monkeys roared together——
"Be still—" the Great Sage shouted softly, and the entire Huaguo Mountain fell silent.
Although he has not returned for five hundred years, his prestige has not diminished as before. Moreover, it has reached the point where it is now, and those who can stay will naturally be die-hard loyalists of the Great Sage.
That is to say, a few old monkeys were more courageous and walked up to the great sage and whispered: "Your Majesty, please go back to the cave first."
"good."
The Great Sage walked in front, with Second Marshal Ma Liu and Second General Pemba following on both sides of him. A group of monkeys formed a group at the rear. The skills they had practiced back then had not yet fallen behind, but they looked a bit chill.
On the way back to the cave, an old monkey asked curiously: "Your Majesty, I recently heard that you were killed, and I asked Monk Tang to go to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures. Why don't you go to the West and go back to the mountain?"
"You already know?" The Great Sage stopped, he was even more curious.
"Erlang Bodhisattva sent people here before, saying that the king has escaped from under his Five Fingers Mountain..."
"Oh~ So it's him." The Great Sage nodded and said: "Yes, I am now under the disciple of an eminent monk of the Tang Dynasty, supporting him all the way to the West... This eminent monk is called Tang Sanzang, my grandson I have benefited a lot from Master's teachings...Now Master is gracious and has given me two days of leave, so that I can come back to the mountain to see you."
"Your Majesty, you want to leave?" Some monkeys immediately sensed something was wrong.
The Great Sage looked at the hopeful eyes of the monkeys. Although he couldn't bear it, he still said truthfully: "Of course I have to go. After all, I received the guidance of the Bodhisattva and the Master saved me from trouble. I want to go all the way to the West. ...But don’t worry, I, Sun Xitian, will naturally come back when he obtains the righteous results after studying the scriptures.”
When all the monkeys heard this, they immediately breathed a sigh of relief. An old monkey asked: "Your Majesty, how long will it take to go west to get the scriptures?"
"Looking at the current number of steps... it will take at least ten years to complete."
"Huh -" the old monkey let out a long sigh of relief and said: "Your Majesty, you don't have to worry about us. We have been here for more than five hundred years, and ten years is just a blink of an eye. Your Majesty still concentrates on protecting the elders on their journey to the west."
"The king is coming back today. I can't wait to say these sad words. I'll arrange for coconut wine to come and greet grandpa!"
"Hehehehe." The Great Sage felt sad for a while when he saw that the old monkey was still concerned about him, but he smiled and said: "Okay, okay, but since I'm back this time, I can't come here in vain - I won’t drink this wine for now, but let me ask you, when does the hunter come to my mountain?”
The great sage was tempted to kill.
And they have to go on a killing spree.
Even if the master punishes him in the future, he will accept the punishment.
You can't just let your monkeys and grandsons be killed or caught, while you, the king, remain indifferent.
In the past, I didn't know it, but now that I know it, how can I do nothing.
An old monkey said quickly: "Your Majesty, no matter what time of day, as long as they find space, they will come to the mountains to haunt them... In the past two years, they have been coming almost every day without interruption."
"Have you been here today?"
"It hasn't come yet."
"snort!"
The great sage's blazing eyes were filled with boundless coldness at this moment, but at this moment, the little monkeys were not afraid at all, and instead their morale was high.
They have been humiliated in the past, but now that the king has returned, it is time to take charge and take revenge!
The Great Sage thought about it for a long time. If he took action, he would be able to kill those hunters with just a slap of the stick. It would just be a little stained with the sin of killing... It would hurt a little more when the master burned him with the flames of the Great Sun Buddha.
But this is so unpleasant.
As the saying goes, every grievance has its owner, and every debt has its owner. Since these hunters are hunting my monkey grandsons, they should be allowed to take revenge themselves.
"Do you know where those hunters enter the mountains from?"
"Know, know."
"Take me to see it."
Everyone did not go back to the Water Curtain Cave, and walked directly to the way for hunters to enter the mountain. All the way to the south of the mountain, the Great Sage looked at the nearby mountains and thought for a while.
"Are there any weapons left in the mountains?"
An old monkey said: "Although there are not many, you can still pretend to be thousands."
"Divide two hundred monkeys and get all the equipment."
"yes!"
The old monkey immediately ordered two hundred little monkeys, and he personally took them to get the weapons.
The Great Sage then ordered to the remaining little monkeys: "Young ones, all go out and pick up the burnt crushed stones from the mountain with me, and place them in groups of twenty or thirty in the direction I pointed. Push, or a pile of fifty or sixty, I have a use for it.”
"yes!"
The little monkeys had been ordered by the Great Sage, and they couldn't hold back for a long time. Now that they saw that the Great Sage was going to take them to take revenge, each of them was eager to use all their strength. Soon, under the guidance of the Great Sage, a decent formation was set up.
At this time, the old monkey also led two hundred young monkeys to fetch a sword. The great sage looked at it and sighed helplessly.
This weapon has not been maintained, some gun barrels have rotted, some blades are rusty, many longbows have no strings... With such a weapon, how can we take revenge?
No wonder they were bullied and couldn't even find a few handy weapons.
"Come closer, I'll teach you the secret method."
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