"Who am I...that's a good question...who am I!!?"
The monkey paced around scratching its ears and head, and the stick it carried swept the air and made a violent whistling sound.
"Hahahahahaha——"
Suddenly, he laughed wildly in the darkness, and stamped his long stick on the ground, as if the whole world was shaking.
He was clearly smiling but seemed to be crying. He was neither a human nor a god. Everything seemed to have nothing to do with him, but he was wailing for all the regrets in the world. He seemed not to remember who he was, only his name.
He seems to have a name that must be remembered by the world since he was born, the Monkey King, the Monkey King!
"I seem to have forgotten who I am. Do you have any impression of my face?"
Suddenly, the monkey stopped laughing wildly, pointed at the ghost in front of him with a stick and a ferocious smile, and asked kindly.
But Gui Cha didn't dare to speak.
"What? You don't speak?"
The cold stick hit Guizashi's forehead, and the touch seemed more terrifying than death.
"No...I think I remembered something." Guizha said tremblingly.
"Oh? Tell me about it?" Monkey asked with interest.
"Five hundred years ago, someone held the book of life and death with his lifespan written on it and asked the Lord of Hell just like you are pointing a stick at me now, 'Why should you decide how many years I want to live in this world!?' So a stroke of After ticking off the numbers above, he pointed at the mountain of billions of books of life and death and said, "How many years these creatures live, how they live, and how they die are none of your business!" Then they were all set on fire. ..." Gui Cha stopped at this point.
"Why did you stop? Keep talking? But then again, this guy is really awesome." Monkey chuckled, with a ferocious face, "So what happened to him later?"
"do not you remember?"
Faced with the monkey's question, Gui Cha suspected that the guy was pretending not to remember. After all, the monkey's face when he praised 'that person' was obviously filled with pride! You are fishing here! ?
"Remember what? Should I remember?" the monkey sneered.
"Okay, then let me continue..."
Seeing the increasingly dangerous smile on the monkey's face in front of him, the ghost dared not speak out in anger.
have to! If you want to hear people brag about your "glorious deeds," then I'll keep bragging. Anyway, it's the powerful people who are being shamed by saying it. What does it have to do with me, a small character? Alas, it’s so miserable to be a worker, you have to swallow your anger.
So he continued to speak carefully: "Later... since that man burned the Book of Life and Death, all living beings in the world are immortal. They all have a long time to pursue and experience everything, so no one needs God anymore, everyone Everyone respects the person who burned the book of life and death as a hero.
When the gods in the sky learned about this, they were furious and denounced all the undead as monsters. Later...a hundred years of war between gods and demons broke out. In that short period of a hundred years, the whole world almost turned into purgatory. So the world thought that it was that person who had offended the gods and caused trouble and brought disaster to them. Their faces changed again. Call him the Demon King.
after that……"
After saying that, Guizhao looked at the monkey in front of him cautiously, "Do you really not remember?"
The monkey listened leisurely, leaning on the stick stuck in the ground. No one could see the joy or anger in his closed eyes. He just nodded slightly, "Continue talking, I didn't stop."
"But... what happens next is not something that a small character like me should know what to discuss..."
Guizhao said cautiously, "How about you come with me and I will take you to ask others?"
"Okay, lead the way."
The monkey picked up the stick again, seemingly not worried about any tricks the ghost in front of him might dare to play.
The ghost almost bowed and led the monkey to change direction and head to another place. A road that did not exist before appeared strangely in front of the two of them.
But the monkey didn't seem to care at all, and kept following without fear. There seemed to be no path in the world that he didn't dare to take, only whether he wanted to or not.
It was obvious that he was more willing to take this other mysterious road that led to nowhere than to cross this strange stream that could wash his soul.
After waiting for the two to leave the stream, Sun Haoran and Zhuge Qing came here.
"Is this water really as magical as they say? Can it wash away all desires and worries?"
Sun Haoran looked at the creek in front of him with interest, but he didn't get closer until he didn't know whether it was dangerous.
"How about you try it?"
Zhuge Qing shook his head speechlessly. Only fools would try it. If they try, they might die. Now they can be in the "inner scene" with their spiritual bodies. Just the random thoughts of the inner scene in the normal state are enough to backfire on their souls. Not to mention the weird appearance now.
"Here...we'd better not touch anything."
"Okay, let's go, keep following."
Sun Haoran shrugged helplessly, "It's a good thing I said to follow this monkey, right? If we kept walking along this road by ourselves, we don't know how we would have died..."
"yes……"
Zhuge Qing also broke out in cold sweat on his forehead.
If they ignore this monkey, they will most likely follow the souls on this path unconsciously and continue walking along this path, without even realizing that there is another path.
The two quietly followed the monkey and ghost in front of them in the distance. There were almost no other souls on this road. It seemed that ordinary souls would not be qualified to step here, so they followed more cautiously.
"How long have we been walking? Where does this road lead?"
Sun Haoran asked.
"have no idea……"
Zhuge Qing frowned slightly.
He couldn't feel the change of time here. The road seemed to have no end and time would not pass.
"I also want to know where we are going..."
The dark road continued endlessly, and finally, after walking for an unknown amount of time and an unknown distance, the monkeys and ghosts in front finally stopped.
Because there is no road ahead, there is an endless cliff ahead, and beyond the cliff is endless void.
Gui Cha brought the monkey to the edge of the cliff and said tremblingly: "There is nothing about life and death that King Netherworld doesn't know. Just ask him...he will definitely be able to answer all your questions."
"King of Netherworld? Who is that? Where is he?"
The monkey scratched his head and said, "There is obviously nothing here, nothing can be seen, only nothingness."
"Do you know where this is?" Gui Cha asked.
"It seems like the end of the earth, right?"
The monkey replied calmly.
"That's right, after passing here, there is no land ahead. When mortals get here, they can no longer take a step forward and can only fall into the endless void." Gui Cha nodded lightly, "This is the 'Hollow Mountain'. "
"Mountain?"
The monkey looked down at the bottomless abyss, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, "Interesting."
"If you really want to know everything about yourself, then go see the Netherworld King..." Guizashi suggested cautiously, pointing to the bottomless abyss, "Go here and you can see him."
"Going from here?"
The monkey looked at the road in front of him and was confused.
"Just...jump from here. As for whether you can reach the bottom, it depends on your own path. People who have no destiny will not reach the bottom for hundreds of years and thousands of years, and can only fall in this abyss forever. But if you are an enlightened person, Then you can go straight to the other shore, and then your descent will be your ascension, and darkness will be your infinite light!"
Guizashi's tone became more and more excited as he spoke, which showed that he was not lying, but telling the truth, "With your way of doing things, you must be able to reach the other side directly, right?"
"I see……"
The monkey turned his head and looked carefully at the ghost in front of him.
He could tell that the kid wasn't lying, but he still felt like something was wrong.
Do you think it's possible that 'don't know' doesn't count as lying?
This bottomless abyss felt very dangerous to him, just like the stream just now, it was clearly a trap.
The kid in front of me is just a little ghost. It's normal not to know the dangers involved. Listening to this yearning tone, I'm afraid he was deceived by the master above, right?
The purpose is to make him believe that there is a road ahead, and to make him jump.
"Boring."
After figuring everything out, Monkey gently pushed the ghost next to him and said, "You are also a god, right? Even though you are a small god."
"Yes...it's true." Gui Cha replied awkwardly, with a bad feeling in his heart.
Soon, the premonition came true.
A huge force pushed him off the cliff.
"Since you are already a god, ascension is easy for you, right? You go down first and help me explore the path."
“Ahhhhh——”
Screams came, and the ghosts shouted, their voices getting farther and farther away.
The monkey approached the edge of the cliff and asked downwards: "Have you ascended? Have you seen the light?"
"..."
There was silence and no answer.
"Oh, it looks like there's no chance."
After saying that, the monkey picked up the stick and turned around with a look of disdain on his face, "Come out and follow me."
"!!?"
Sun Haoran and Zhuge Qing were shocked and looked at each other.
Have we already been discovered?
But it seems right when you think about it. It's normal that the ghosts can't find them following them. The person in front of them is the 'Monkey King'! Even if there is only a ray of remaining will, they cannot escape those 'fiery eyes'.
But before they showed up, someone spoke before them.
"I'm not following you, I'm just... everywhere."
The sound echoed in the entire dark space. Suddenly, two large pieces of white light appeared in the darkness. They were two huge eyes that opened in the darkness, as if the entire space was his body, and as long as someone was in this space, Space is indeed everywhere.
However, the monkey's understanding is always different from that of humans: "You only have two eyes for feelings? Well, since you can speak, let you answer my question... Where should I go if I want to see the so-called Netherworld King?" Where to go? Is it really the only way to jump?"
"That's not necessarily the case. If you don't realize it, even if you search thousands of miles, it will be in vain. If you do realize it, you will have a spiritual mountain at your feet."
"Tsk, oh, oh, oh, oh, it's so profound, but...it's all nonsense!"
"You are asking the question yourself. Since you are not sincere in asking, how can I enlighten you?"
"Enlighten me?" The monkey smiled, "Who are you!?"
"My magical power of creation can fill the world here. Who do you think I am?"
"King of Netherworld?"
"It's me."
"Fuck you!"
The monkey was angry and slammed the long stick on the ground, causing the whole space to tremble. "So much nonsense going around and making sense! Are you gods so boring?"
"I gave you the answer. It's because you are obsessed with it."
King Netherworld spoke calmly, his voice sounded like he was neither happy nor sad.
"So you want to see me? What's the problem?"
"What's my problem?"
The monkey kept stomping the stick in his hand angrily, "Are you gods so self-righteous?"
"What?" King Netherworld was a little confused.
"I see you were the bastard's idea. As for the question... did I ever say I wanted to ask you any questions?"
"Forehead……"
King Netherworld was stunned.
That being said, it does seem to be the case.
But...why does it always feel weird?
"That's fine..."
Suddenly, the monkey's anger seemed to subside.
He raised his head while carrying the stick and looked directly into those two huge eyes: "Since you begged me to ask, let me ask you a question."
"You slutty monkey..."
King Netherworld felt that he had been fooled and seemed a little angry.
But the monkey didn't care. He just sneered, waved his long stick and pointed at the eyes and asked, "You old man, do you recognize me?"
"you!"
"It seems you recognize it."
Hearing the excited voice of the so-called Netherworld King, the monkey suddenly laughed wildly.
"Okay! Very good! Very good! Since you recognize it, then I have no problem!"
As he spoke, he waved his long stick, and the violent wind seemed to be enough to stir the entire space.
"What...what do you want to do!?"
King Netherworld suddenly panicked when he saw this battle.
"What do I want to do!?"
The monkey laughed wildly, "Forget it! Since you answered my question, I will answer yours too!"
"Are you as curious as that kid? Curious whether I still remember the past!?"
"Are you scared now? Afraid of me!?"
"Answer you! I forgot! I have indeed forgotten who I am!"
"But the anger will never be forgotten!"
"who I am!?"
"How was it?"
"Should I remember!?"
"No, the one who should remember the answer to this question is you!!"
The dark figure was waving a long stick. In the shadows, Sun Haoran and Zhuge Qing could only crawl on the ground and hold on to the raised rocks on the road to avoid being swept away. The only thing they could see clearly was the pair of eyes that penetrated the soul in the darkness. In his red eyes, the only thing that could be heard was the angry roar that seemed to penetrate his soul.
"Then tell me the answer now! My name—"
The monkey sneered and jumped up, pointing its long stick at the eyes in the dark heights.
"Sun Wukong...you dare!?"
"Hahahahahaha——"
The unruly laughter became more and more rampant.
Sun Wukong laughed and waved his long stick, as if he wanted to pierce the world.
Yes, this is what he wants.
He does not remember the past, but everything in the past is unimportant to him.
Someone will remember his name.
This heaven and earth, these gods and Buddhas, these living beings!
No, it’s not that I will remember, but I must remember!
Remember this fear, remember this anger.
"Don't forget it! Otherwise, my old grandson will come back!"
······
Light suddenly appeared in this space where there should not have been light.
At this moment, the 'inner scene' that had been shattered seemed to have returned to its original appearance.
The underworld is no longer there, the ghost is no longer there, the Nether King is no longer there, and that fearsome and unruly figure is no longer there. Only Sun Haoran and Zhuge Qing were left in a daze inside the scene after experiencing everything just now.
At the moment when Sun Wukong waved his long stick towards the sky, they seemed to see the world collapse and the chaos of the universe.
Zhuge Qing had no other thoughts except shock.
Because although he could see these scenes, he didn't understand the whole story at all. The only thing he felt was that his layout was a bit too small.
What is Gou Ba'Feng Hou Qi Men'? Is this exciting?
The way he looked at Sun Haoran aside now changed completely. Because this guy can actually be related to the character from ancient myths and legends just now!
But what Sun Haoran was thinking was completely different from Zhuge Qing's.
In addition to being shocked, he was more clear-eyed.
Because after watching this scene, he has probably sorted out what happened that year, as well as the origin of the 'Quitian Holy Blood (Remnant)' that he inherited.
The ghost seemed to have mentioned a war between gods and demons in ancient times.
According to myths and legends, Sun Wukong was defeated in that battle. He was trapped at the foot of Wuzhi Mountain and was forced to follow Tang Monk to the West to obtain scriptures.
But the monkey itself is too violent and no one can suppress it, so someone probably came up with a way to separate its violent side from its docile side.
And this drop of blood is probably the separated part.
The gods may want to use reincarnation to wash away their violent side, so this part appears in the underworld, so there is the afterimage just now.
But obviously they underestimated the monkey's unruliness.
Even if there is no memory, Sun Wukong is still the Monkey King who is not afraid of anything. Even if he loses, the world will still remember what he left behind. Even if only violence and anger are left, he can still hold the long stick. asked Xiangtian.
No one can forget, no one dares to forget, he will come back, no matter what form he takes.
Even if he himself doesn't remember it when the time comes, people who see him return will always recognize him.
······
"Brother! Big brother!?"
In a daze, Sun Haoran came to his senses.
He looked around. Zhuge Qing seemed to have unlocked the inner scene and they returned to the construction site.
"What's wrong with you? Brother?"
Zhang Chulan looked at Sun Haoran who had only just come back to his senses and asked worriedly.
After all, Sun Haoran is the only one among them who can't practice Qi but was inexplicably involved in the "internal scene". What if something goes wrong?
"Old Qing, what did you and your brother go through in there? Why are you so weird after you come out? One of them is in a state of disbelief, and the other's face is uglier than eating shit."
"..."
Zhuge Qing was speechless after hearing this.
Zhang Chulan said that the person whose face looked as ugly as if he had eaten shit, yes, that was him.
But now he really didn't know how to look at Sun Haoran in front of him.
