[Journey to the West] Monkey, be good

The monkey asked me how much I could remember about the past.

This immortal gentleman has lived for thousands of years, and as he gets older, his memory has become not so good recently, and he really doesn't have much memory of many things.

But there are always one or two things, one or two scenes, one or two people, and what I am afraid of is not "can't remember", but "can't forget".

As we all know, there are [-] peach trees in the peach garden of the Queen Mother, and there are [-] peach trees in each of the first, second, and third levels.

There are 300 trees that bloom every 300 years, bear fruit every 300 years, and mature every 1000 years, which can satisfy the hunger; 1000 trees bloom every 1000 years, bear fruit every 3000 years, and mature every 3000 years, and can cure diseases; there are 3000 trees that can cure diseases. It blooms in [-] years, bears fruit in [-] years, matures in [-] years, and can continue to live.

But there are also rumors that before the Monkey King made a big disturbance in the Heavenly Palace, there were originally [-] peach trees in the Pantao Garden. Later, monkeys played tricks and knocked down one tree with a golden cudgel, and only [-] remained.

There are those who are good at "arithmetic" in the world, saying: The flat peach grove of the Queen Mother, or 100 years, or 1000 years, or 3000 years, multiplied by the least common multiple, 9000 years is a reincarnation.Every time after reincarnation, the peach blossoms in the garden are in full bloom, and there are nine thousand flowers, shining brightly.

This immortal gentleman is a piece of rotten wood, and I don't even know a few big characters, let alone arithmetic.Whether that person was right or not, I have no way of knowing.

But I know that the first half of the rumor about "Peach Garden originally had nine thousand and one peach trees" is indeed true, because it is a coincidence that I am the one in the rumor that "was picked up by the Great Sage." The [-]st peach tree knocked down by a stick.

Before ascension, although I stayed in Wangjun Mountain for a while, few people know that my ancestral home is not that small mountain nest, but the flat peach garden in the fifth heaven.

In this way, this fairy can be considered to be from a famous family.

But according to historical records, there were indeed only [-] peach trees at the beginning of the construction of the Peach Garden.

One day tens of thousands of years later, the Jade Emperor happened to find a crooked-neck peach tree on his way back, and brought it back to the fairyland.

"This plant was born in chaos, it is a dragon and a phoenix among trees, and an emerald among peaches."

When he said this, the Jade Emperor dug a hole with his own hands and planted me in the flat peach garden.

Not only the Jade Emperor and his elders showed special favor to me, but on the day I settled down in the fairy world, the Tathagata of the Western Heaven also sent an envoy to express his congratulations.

The envoy is a young monk with a handsome face, wearing a brocade cassock, golden Buddha light body protection, dazzling and dazzling, with a silver lotus between his eyebrows, pure and noble.He is the most beautiful person I have ever seen since ascending to heaven, bar none.

I heard the Jade Emperor call him "Golden Cicada", and said that he is the second eldest disciple of Xitian Tathagata.

Planted by the Jade Emperor himself, and blessed by all the Buddhas of the Western Heaven, it is such an honor in the heaven and even the three realms, which is unique.

For a time, as a dry, crooked peach blossom with a crooked neck and dead branches of an old tree, this fairy was in the limelight among all the flowers, plants, trees, insects, fish, birds and animals in the fairy world, and even some lower-level little gods , very honorable.

Thousands of years later, the little fairies in the fairy world were proud to see the beauty of this fairy. When they left, they would not forget to kneel under the tree and worship, begging the fairy to bless their luck; the pretty little fairy People hold clean bottles filled with fairy dew, and hum a playful song every morning to water and fertilize the fairy; Morning and night, I did not forget to pay my respects to this fairy, and called me "Lingtao Fairy" respectfully and politely.

The name "Lingtao Fairy" is not pleasant, and I don't like it very much, but because of the words of the Jade Emperor and the favor of the Buddha, my little life in the fairy world is very beautiful and nourishing, much better than mine. The "Chaotic Realm" that was like a cloud of fog and dust before was better than tens of millions of times.

"Lingtao Fairy, little god Wu Gang, please bless me to have peach blossoms bloom this year, so that I can exchange heartfelt love with Fairy Chang'e."

This person is so strange, he is not a peach tree like me, why does he have to have peach blossoms?What does it mean to complain to each other?

"Lingtao Fairy, please grow up strong and bear fruit as soon as possible. You are the mangrove tree next to the Jade Emperor, so red that it is so red. The little girl takes care of you like this. Don't forget to say a few words of kindness for me in front of the Jade Emperor." .”

This fairy is also strange, I am obviously a dusty old dry tree, where is my body red?What's more, I don't know how to speak, so how can I speak nicely?

"Spiritual Peach Fairy, you look really tall and majestic. You are so different from other coquettish and cheap trees in the garden! You are the best among the trees and the king of this garden."

Hey!Could it be that there is something wrong with the fairy eyes of this white-bearded old man, why is he talking nonsense with his eyes open?I'm just a tree with a crooked neck, how can I be tall and stalwart?

At that time, I was still young, my qualifications were shallow, I didn’t know too much about the world, and I couldn’t see through the fact that those people praised me or praised me, the intention was not with me, but to flatter the Jade Emperor. After all, I am his The old man planted it with his own hands and was promoted from an unknown mountain in the lower realm.

So, I heard a lot of good things, and over time, I gradually believed that I was really different from the remaining nine thousand peach trees in the garden.

I am the dragon and phoenix in the tree.

I am the jadeite among peaches.

Ben Xianjun began to have a hazy idea.

Originally, the place where I lived was dark, and there was no one else besides me. I didn’t even have a neighbor to talk to.It was the Jade Emperor, an old man with a kind heart, who brought me to the Peach Garden to enjoy the blessings, eat and wear well, and be respected by others.I want to be worthy of the respect of those little fairies, worthy of the care of the little fairy, and also worthy of the praise and trust of the Jade Emperor's old man, "the dragon and the phoenix are among the trees, and the emeralds are among the peaches".

As a fruit tree, it is my duty to blossom and bear fruit.I thought: on the day when I bloom, the branches will be full of flowers, which must surpass the beauty of the garden; on the day when I bear fruit, there will be many fruits, which must be the biggest and sweetest.

In order to bloom the most beautiful flowers and bear the biggest and sweetest fruit, this fairy works hard to take root to absorb water and nutrients, and to grow upward to absorb the essence of the sun and the moon.

Facts have proved that the crooked-neck tree of this fairy is indeed different from other trees in the garden.

The peach trees in the Pantao Garden have been reincarnated for 9000 years.

The time seems to be long, but when you are working tirelessly for a clear goal, it is easy to say, and with a flick of your fingers, winter will pass and spring will come, and summer will be full of summer.

When I was working hard to become a dragon, a phoenix, and an emerald, 9000 years passed like a white horse.

9000 years later, the garden is full of peach blossoms and nine thousand flowers, scorching and gorgeous, attracting butterflies dancing and warblers singing, all animals are happy, and it is very lively.

Only this fairy himself is still a tree with a crooked neck, dry branches and dead leaves, and his whole body is sloppy, not to mention that the branches are full of flowers, not even half a bud.

That day, the queen mother ordered seven immortals, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, blue, and purple, to organize a garden party. They sincerely invited all the immortals in the fairy world and some famous Sanxian monks in the lower realm to enter the peach garden, drink fine wine, taste jade dew, enjoy the beautiful scenery and smell the fragrance of flowers.

When everyone passed by me in the garden, they would "tsk—" and said: "Isn't this the jade spirit peach fairy among the dragon and phoenix peaches among the trees that are said to be miraculous? Why is it still a bare tree when everyone else is blooming?" ?”

Looking at the former neighbors and companions in the garden, now they are all straightened up and trying to show their fragrance and beauty in front of the gods, I am very envious.

It was several springs and autumns, the flowers bloomed and faded, and the branches of others were covered with peaches, but I still had no signs of blooming.

On this day, the queen mother ordered seven immortals, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, blue, and purple, to organize a peach feast, and sincerely invite all the immortals in the fairy world and some famous monks from the lower world to enter the fairyland of Yaochi, drink fine wine, taste jade dew, enjoy the beautiful scenery, and taste fairy peaches .

When everyone leaves Yaochi, they don't forget to come to Pantaoyuan, turn around a few times under me, "Huh?" and said: "Is this tree okay? It's been 8000 years and still no one." What's the matter, when the Jade Emperor planted it, did he really say "In the future, there will be troubles in the Three Realms, and we will rely on a tree to overcome the catastrophe"?"

An earth immortal shook his head: "The little god was also present when the tree was planted. That's not what the Jade Emperor said. Moreover, since the tree was planted, the old man never came again. Maybe he just said it casually at the time, and it may not be true. This tree sees it differently."

"Three people became tigers spreading rumors. It should be that everyone has overly beautified the image of this tree through word of mouth. Isn't it just a crooked neck tree? Like the mortal world, there will be a tree similar to this at the entrance of every village. The Crooked Neck Tree, nothing unusual."

"That's right, the Peach Garden. There are so many trees, one more is not too many, and one less is not too many. I must have been fascinated by ghosts before, and I turned a crooked tree that can't even bloom. Neck tree is enshrined like a god, but Zhang Guolao's donkey kicked his head, didn't he?"

These gods chattered and chattered, and within a few words, this fairy was beaten back to his original form from the "Lingtao Fairy"——

A useless crooked-neck tree that can't even bloom.

Since then, no little fairy has come to water and fertilize me, and that reckless man named "Wu Gang" has never appeared again. Peach Tree, who has a good relationship with my spiritual consciousness, also began to taunt me morning and night. What's more, I don't know which canaries raised by some fairy family flew out of the cage and clung to me on my head. Nest shit.

Later, for some reason, some birds in the mortal world heard that there was such a tree in Pantao Garden that would not bloom and was used for birds to shit, and they also boldly flew to the fifth heaven to leave some belongings on my head. Take pride in your "breath".

Later, a little boy with three eyes carried the dead dog and dug a hole at the root of my tree. When the kittens and puppies die, they will be buried under the crooked neck tree at the head of the village. Although Pantaoyuan is not at the entrance of the village, you are a crooked neck tree anyway. I buried Xiaotian here, and I hope it can be reborn in the next life. People, re-cultivate and rank in the immortal class, then, I will still love and pet it as much as I have in this life."

Ben Xianjun was at a loss, wondering why his life and status would undergo such rapid changes in just a few days.

At that time, I was a little scared, and even began to miss my days in Chaos Realm.

Although the Chaos Realm is dark and lonely all day long, at least the days are light, and I don’t have to worry about dealing with people, things, and things that I don’t understand at all, and I don’t have to worry about being bullied by others, even a small bird that flies up from the Mortal Realm House sparrows dare to shit on my head.

I also have to believe that rotten wood is rotten wood after all, and cannot be a pillar. A crooked neck tree can only be a crooked neck tree. No matter how high it is praised by others, it still cannot be truly "tall and stalwart". Different but strive to absorb nutrients and absorb the essence of the sun and the moon.

I am indeed different. It takes 3000 years to bloom and bear fruit, which is called "a late bloomer". I have been quiet for tens of thousands of years, and I can only be "useless".Thinking of this, I am depressed all day long, weeping at the moon; dejected, and getting thinner day by day.

Suddenly, it is another 9000-year reincarnation, and the Pantao Festival is approaching.

Ever since I realized that I would not blossom and bear fruit, what I fear most these years are "garden parties" and "Peach Fairs".Because at this time, it is inevitable that someone will laugh at me, saying, "The dragon and phoenix among the trees, and the emerald among the peaches are nothing more than that, if they don't develop results, they are ugly and crooked, but the tree doesn't look like a tree." .

As I listened, I was so ashamed that I wanted to find a crack in the ground and burrow down, desperately lowering my head.It's a pity that the neck is not straight, and I can't bow my head even if I want to.I was so wronged in my heart, tears rolled in my eyes, until I heard the crowing of a chick from a bird nest above my head, and then the little thing spilled hot urine, and I couldn't help opening my mouth, "Wow—— —" A cry came out.

I cried tears and my shoulders shrugged.

All the immortals were startled and said: "Oh, why did this tree suddenly shake so violently? There is water dripping from the branches, is it dew?"

Roll the dew of the calf!Those are my grandpa's tears, okay?

But having said that, these old-fashioned old gods can't believe it. I'm just a crooked-neck tree that can't even compare with ordinary peach trees. I haven't practiced for half a day, but I will cry and feel sad.Don't say they don't believe it, I myself was taken aback when I saw my tears soaring.

"Ah--"

Just as I was staring blankly at one of my teardrops in a daze, a low laugh came from my ear.The man's voice was so pleasant that I automatically ignored the little bit of ridicule and teasing in it.

At some point, a man in red clothes appeared among the old fairies in white clothes and white beards.

I have never seen such a good-looking person. He is a thousand times more beautiful than the bald-headed monk Jin Chanzi before. Unfortunately, I have never been to school. I don’t have enough adjectives to describe him. I only know that he is blond. Slightly curly, fierce clothes like fire, with a red gold forehead guard, and a pair of golden eyes full of arrogance and pride that look down on the world, making people dare not look directly at them.

But I foolishly stared straight at him and stared blankly at him for a long time, listening to the people around me call him "Great Sage" very politely and respectfully.I didn't know until a few days later that he was a new priest whose surname was Sun, his first name was Wukong, his nickname was Monkey King, and he was the "Bi Ma Wen" who guarded the Tianma.

The great sage raised his right hand, and I saw his slender phalanges, with distinct joints, clean fingertips, and slightly cool temperature. He gently stroked one of my branches and wiped away a teardrop on it.

"Master, do you want to collect dewdrops?" A very discerning earth fairy smiled and said, "This tree is useless, it hasn't bloomed for tens of thousands of years, and I don't know if it's dead or alive. , if you want fairy dew, go pick it from a few trees next to it, the dew on the petals is more fragrant and sweeter, isn't it?"

"Really?" The man raised the corners of his lips, and his smile was extremely presumptuous, but he couldn't see anything in his eyes.He stared at the water drops on his fingertips, then suddenly brought his fingertips to his lips, and sucked the tears into his mouth.

I shivered quite a bit, something in the tree trunk was "pounding" and I stared nervously at his red lips like dyed vermilion, and I didn't know what I was nervous about.

After a long time, he frowned, and said lightly: "You are right, this drop of dew is bitter." He raised his head slightly, looked at my deformed neck, and frowned more tightly: "This tree grows as long as it is Also ugly."

"..." I opened my mouth halfway, but couldn't say a word, and the tears that I had finally stopped flowed out again.

"That's right." The Earth Immortal smiled even wider, "Great Sage, don't worry about this crooked-neck tree, go and taste the dew produced on the petals next to it, it's definitely better than this tree. "

"..." The man didn't move. He didn't smile until I squeezed out more and more "Golden Doudou" because of my grievance.

After finishing speaking, under the astonished eyes of everyone, he jumped up and sat down on the crooked branch of my tree with ease, leaning on my shoulder, resting comfortably on his arm, and crossing his legs.

I was unprepared for a while, unable to bear his weight, I almost dislocated my arm with a "click".The man heard it, and calmly used a light method, seemingly pressing down on my arm, but in fact he didn't have much strength.

"Aha——" he yawned lazily, waved his hands down, and said with a smile, "what are you going to do, my old grandson is tired from walking, and wants to rest on this tree. "

The author has something to say: When Huanxi was young, he really had a lot of silly peaches, silly and sweet, and monkeys were a little bit naughty at that time, and the monkey nature was still there, so if two people play together when they do something that is not in line with common sense and normal people The matter of the Three Views... please bear with me... just wait until you temper your temper on the way to learn from the scriptures~