Huaguo Mountain is the birthplace of Sun Wukong, and it is also the demon kingdom of the demon king in the human world.
Here there are towering mountains, clear springs, and flowers blooming in the mountains. The four seasons are like spring.
There are endless wild fruits and leaves to eat, and endless nectar and jade liquid to enjoy.
In Tang Sanzang's impression, this place should be the paradise of all macaques, and the paradise that all beings of the demon tribe yearn for.
But when he finally arrived at Huaguo Mountain riding a white dragon, what he saw was completely different from what he had imagined.
"Is this... really the legendary Huaguo Mountain?"
After landing, Tang Sanzang looked at the surrounding mountains and forests and couldn't help but be confused.
If it weren't for the distant waves of the East China Sea crashing on the shore, he would have doubted that he had come to the wrong place.
Looking around, the entire Huaguo Mountain is devastated.
All the monster caves were razed to the ground, and the towering fruit trees all over the mountains and plains withered and withered.
All rivers, streams, and sweet springs also dried up.
The vast land that was originally full of spiritual energy has turned into pieces of scorched earth, lifeless.
The surrounding air was filled with gusts of sinister wind, and the sound of shrill ghost howls was endless.
Today's Huaguo Mountain seems to have been cursed by some kind of god and has lost all vitality.
"Huaguoshan...how did it become like this?"
Bailong was also surprised by this.
When he visited the East China Sea before, he had also watched this demon kingdom from a distance.
Five hundred years ago, this was a treasured land in the Immortal Mansion that even the gods were extremely envious of!
At that time, the birds were singing and the flowers were fragrant, the mountains and fields were full of fruits, and countless monkeys and hozens lived and worked here in peace and contentment.
But time has passed, and the once prosperous Demon Clan dynasty has fallen into ruins...
"Little White Dragon, go to the East China Sea to find your father. I have to talk to the monster monkey first."
Looking at the wasteland-like Huaguo Mountain, Tang Sanzang said to Bailong.
Because in the sky over the East China Sea, four giant dragons with a length of one hundred feet were hovering at this time, watching them coming from afar.
These four giant dragons are the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas, and they are also the nominal monarchs of the human sea.
"The Demon Emperor seems to be in a very unstable mood right now. Holy Monk, please be careful!"
Xiao Bailong nodded, left a word of concern, and left in the air.
Tang Sanzang couldn't help but feel warm in his heart, and then walked towards the depths of Huaguo Mountain.
Woohoo! …
The deeper you go into the Huaguo Mountain, the shrill sound of ghost howls becomes more and more terrifying.
The scorched earth under Tang Sanzang's feet became bone-white without even realizing it.
These bones are all the corpses of the monkey monsters in the mountains, or in other words, the people of Sun Wukong.
They had been dead for hundreds of years, and most of their bones were either weathered and broken, or half-buried in the dust.
What made Tang Sanzang feel something was wrong was that these skeletons appeared in rows and rows.
It didn't look like a pure death in battle, but more like being executed collectively by others.
For a moment, his brows furrowed deeply.
Just because the evil wind was raging, he saw a large number of ghosts floating in front of him.
Those ghosts are the souls of monkey demons, and they are also the owners of the bones at their feet.
Their eyes were empty and lifeless, and their empty bodies drifted in and out of Huaguo Mountain with the cold wind.
Sometimes there are long bursts of roaring, and sometimes there are shrill ghost screams.
In order to let his people live forever, Sun Wukong once made a big fuss in the underworld and erased the names of all monkeys and monkeys from the book of life and death.
But this immortality has now become a curse.
Those monkey demons whose names were removed from the Book of Life and Death, when their bodies are destroyed, their souls cannot fall into hell and cannot enter reincarnation.
I can only wander in this former homeland and become a lonely ghost!
Under the gaze of these dead souls, Tang Sanzang walked forward step by step, and soon he saw a cave with a line of regular script characters engraved on it:
The blessed land of Huaguo Mountain, the water curtain cave and the heaven.
Water Curtain Cave!
Here is where Sun Wukong’s cave is located!
However, the waterfall hanging like a curtain of water from the entrance of the cave no longer exists, and all the surrounding streams and springs have dried up, making it look miserable and decayed.
"Monkeys, Grandpa Sun, I'm back!"
"Come on, drink, drink! Let's get drunk and then we'll stop!"
"After drinking this cup, let's go to the mountains to pick peaches and play in the water. Let's have a leisurely and happy time!"
"But my children, I have returned, why have you all left me..."
At this time, a burst of crazy ape calls sounded from the water curtain cave.
Sometimes bursts of laughter, sometimes heartbroken.
When Tang Sanzang entered the cave, he saw Sun Wukong sitting alone on the throne, drinking fruit wine alone.
There are countless ghosts of monkey monsters floating around him, but their eyes are empty, so that every time Sun Wukong talks to them, they are met with silent silence.
At this time, he had long lost the enthusiasm he had when he escaped from Wuzhishan, and was more like a frustrated drunkard.
"Monk...why are you here?"
At this time, Sun Wukong heard the movement next to him and raised his head drunkenly, his eyes already red.
Even so, he recognized the person at first sight.
"Wukong, what happened to this Huaguo Mountain? Why did it become like this?"
Tang Sanzang frowned slightly, feeling baffled by what he saw in front of him.
"Can't you still see that my dynasty has perished, all my people have been lost, and I am left alone..."
"After I was suppressed at the foot of Five Elements Mountain, Jade Emperor Lao'er launched the Heavenly Punishment to Destroy the World... and drove out all my monkey clan!"
After hearing this, Tang Sanzang's heart trembled suddenly.
Based on what this Drunken Monkey meant, could it be that after his defeat, Heavenly Court conducted a thorough liquidation of Huaguo Mountain?
Nowadays, the vegetation in Huaguo Mountain has declined, the mountain springs have dried up, and the monster monkeys have become lonely ghosts. Is this all a gift from the Jade Emperor?
However, this is quite consistent with the style of the Jade Emperor.
If Li Shimin was defeated at that time, the fate of the Tang Empire would probably be no better than that of Huaguo Mountain.
"Mortal monk, I don't know what your purpose is for coming here, but you're here, why don't you come and have a drink with me!"
Tang Sanzang wanted to ask something more, but Sun Wukong had already thrown a jar of fruit wine over.
Tang Sanzang did not refuse, he just threw aside the Buddhist rules and drank the wine in one gulp.
"So, what are you going to do next?"
After drinking the wine, Tang Sanzang wiped the corners of his mouth and then asked again.
Huaguo Mountain was destroyed and all the people were wiped out. He didn't think that the unparalleled demon emperor would let it go.
"How...what else can I do?"
Sun Wukong turned his head and looked at the lonely soul with nowhere to rest.
"The monkey grandson of Huaguo Mountain is the most precious treasure in my life."
"For them, I can go against heaven and cause trouble in the underworld, or I can bow down and bow to heaven."
"As long as my people can live and work in peace and contentment without worries, I can do anything!"
There were waves of fierce light in Sun Wukong's eyes, and the overwhelming murderous intention could no longer be controlled at this moment!
"But the Jade Emperor refused to give me a way out. He insisted on killing all the living beings of my monkey clan, forcing me to declare war on the sky and fight on the thirty-third heaven!"
"Now, the Jade Emperor has destroyed my country again, slaughtered all my people, and turned me into a loner!"
"I have nothing to lose, and nothing to care about!"
"In that case, let the war between gods and demons five hundred years ago be staged again!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the dejection in Sun Wukong's eyes disappeared.
In the overwhelming murderous intent, he stepped out of the Water Curtain Cave and looked towards the dark sky.
"Jade Emperor, I declared war on you five hundred years ago, but you stayed locked up in the Lingxiao Palace!"
"Now, do you still want to hide anymore?!"
Sun Wukong roared and declared war on Heaven again!
