[Journey to the West] Monkey, be good

At this time, a familiar voice came from the crack in the mountain under my feet, which seemed to be mocking——

"It's my old grandson who told you to torment, why are you bullying a small peach tree?"

I was startled, why is the voice of a monkey, is this the Five Elements Mountain?That's right, in the fairy world, people often say that the Monkey King was imprisoned under the Five Elements Mountain to be tortured by ice and fire. Presumably what I saw was the "fire torture".

Listening to the sound, the monkey is not far away from me, but from my angle, if I don't bend down, I can't see him, and I don't know if he is in good condition.But the dragon god was standing in front of me, and they couldn't stand for a while, so I couldn't act rashly.

"boom--"

Dragon God shook his head and tail, shaking his huge body anxiously. Hearing the monkey's words, it paused slightly.The other two fire dragons also discovered my existence, meandering down from the peak of the fire wave, they poked their heads over and looked at me together.

Seeing that the glaring didn't help, I had no choice but to smile and said, "Although I'm a piece of wood, I'm slender and can't stand the fire!"

"boom--"

The three giant dragons looked at each other and touched each other's whiskers, as if they were communicating.After a while, the dragon god in the middle came up, sniffed at my waist, shook his head, swung its tail, and sank into the sea of ​​flames.Following that, the other two dragon gods also turned around and fell into a wave of fire.

"..." I looked down and saw the "Prajna" on my waist seemed to be affected by the heat wave from the outside, trembling slightly, emitting bursts of dark golden halos from time to time, and those dragons were just after seeing "Prajna". , before turning around and leaving.

Could it be... are they afraid of this bell?

However, without allowing me to think about it, the monkey grunted repressedly from the sea of ​​fire below, "Ugh——" and then a string of raw meat being roasted smoke floated up.

"!" I was startled, and suddenly remembered that the monkey was imprisoned and tortured here. That is to say, although his voice was natural when he spoke just now, he has actually been suffering here for hundreds of years with his flesh and blood. what?

"Great Sage, Great Sage!" I was anxious, shaking my body desperately, trying to bend down to see how he was doing, but the billowing heat waves from below hit my face from time to time, so hot that I couldn't even open my eyes. Only a part of the back of the sea of ​​fire could be seen occasionally exposed when the Dragon God tossed.

I heard the monkey laugh and say: "Burn it, even if you burn me to death, my old grandson will never say a single 'wrong' word! Even if I become a demon, I will be persecuted by you gods and Buddhas! Ha——but If I become a demon, what can you do to me?"

Why did the monkey say that, after the Pantao Conference, what happened in the days when I was unconscious?I still remember him wearing golden armor and stepping on auspicious clouds, but why did he become the enemy of heaven and earth in a short time?

The fire was getting bigger and bigger, the monkey's voice was covered by the fire waves, and gradually disappeared.

Knowing that he would be burned every day for a hundred years, but now that I see it, I still can't bear it.I'd rather be burned myself than have him suffer here.Even if the whole world is against him, I am willing to believe in him, believing that he is the unrivaled hero that everyone is looking forward to.

At that time, I had a strong idea in my heart that I wanted to plunge into the ten-foot sea of ​​flames below. If I couldn't save him from the ashes, it would be good to be a companion.

Thinking like this, my waist felt hot, "Prajna" vibrated endlessly, "Dingling" made a sound, and suddenly took off from my body and turned into a golden flying ring.My belief seems to have reached a certain agreement with it in an instant. I just wanted to subdue the fire dragon, and it flew out with a "swish--" and when the dragon god crossed the sea again, "dang!" It hit the huge dragon As soon as the head went up, thousands of sparks collided in an instant.

"Good Prajna! Let's do it again!" I thought, and Prajna hit the dragon's head hard a few times again, making the dragon dazed and dizzy. Did not come up.

"Prajna Prajna, you are amazing!" I praised.

After seeing Prajna, the monkey naturally discovered my existence, rushed up and shouted: "Hey, that one above, where did you come from, and what magic weapon is this?"

"Great Sage, don't you remember me?" I lowered my head and shouted down, "I'm the crooked-neck tree in the Peach Garden. I've drank and slept with you! This string of bells was given to me by an old monk. Yes, how's it going, isn't it great?"

"Hey! I'm asking you something, what kind of branch are you shaking?" the monkey asked impatiently.

"..." I had something to say, but upon hearing this, I almost bit off my tongue.How could I have forgotten that my centuries-old cultivation was destroyed by a gust of wind, and all the spiritual consciousness that I had managed to cultivate in human form was also scattered.

In the monkey's eyes, I am just an ordinary tree now, and what I say is just a tree shaking leaves to him.

"If you don't talk, don't talk." The monkey said, his tone was a little slow: "You help me get rid of this evil dragon. I, my grandson, will keep this feeling in my heart first. Now my mana is temporarily sealed, and I have suffered from them for a hundred years. Useless! When I go out, I will..."

"Boom—" At this time, two more fire dragons took advantage of the momentum.

"Prajna!" I shouted anxiously, urging Prajna to kill them.

"Wait a minute!" The monkey stopped it suddenly, and said loudly: "Leave them alive, otherwise what will I eat later?"

"Huh?" I didn't understand what it meant, but I obediently called "Prajna" back.

Seeing that the two dragon gods had lost their power, they tossed a few more times and retreated.It didn't take long for the fire to decrease, and finally turned into a little spark, which flickered a few times and went out.

I was finally able to see the monkey's position and situation clearly.

The monkey, like me, was caught in a mountain crevice, only its head and left arm were exposed. The once gorgeous red clothes had become dilapidated, covered with ashes from the holes after being burned, and the golden cuff buttons were protected. The wrist didn't know where it ended, burn scars could be seen everywhere on the half of the forearm under the cover of the debris, dust and cracked gravel were all over the hair on the face, the whole person was haggarded by the wind and frost, and he was extremely embarrassed.

I also understand why he just said, "Leave them alive, otherwise what will I eat later?"

The monkey is using his only free left hand to grab a handful of rocks that have just been burned to ashes by the fire and still have sparks, and stuff them into their mouths desperately.Because of his eagerness to eat, he would choke from time to time, so he opened his mouth to catch the molten iron flowing down from the gully washed out on the mountain to quench his thirst.

The molten iron that had just been melted was so hot that it turned red, and he...

I stared blankly, not to mention my heart ached, my fingertips were trembling with pain.The environment of Wuxing Mountain is harsh, there is no grass or tree, and there is naturally a shortage of things to eat, so... all these years, monkeys have been relying on "eating soil" and "drinking molten iron" to survive?

Once, I saw him aloof and majestic, that scene was engraved in my heart, and I will never erase it in this life.

At this moment, I saw him in the most embarrassing and desolate appearance again. This scene pierced my heart and shocked me more than anything else.

When everyone ridiculed me and bullied me, it was he who protected me, made me "blossom", made me amazed by myself and even more amazed by him.

Not to mention right or wrong, in my heart, he is a world-renowned hero with his feet on the clouds and gold armor, and he has always been and always has been.

"Great Sage..." My eyes were sore, my vision was blurry, only the movement of the monkey stuffing soil into its mouth was infinitely enlarged and became clearer and clearer.

There seemed to be a mass of anger in my heart, and I was rampant in the sea of ​​consciousness, trying to break through the shackles.I tried to incline the mass of qi, let it converge at one point, and at the same time concentrate the strength of my whole body on the topmost branch.

"Crack." There was a barely perceptible sound, and I felt extremely light pain, with a little itching, as if the dead bark on my body had fallen off a little, and new branches had been pulled out.

I want to blossom and bear fruit, and give him all I have, the best. How can I eat dirt? Monkeys love peaches, right?

I have never hated myself so much, I hate myself for not being able to blossom and bear fruit, so that I can do nothing when the monkey needs it most.But at this moment, in this desolate land, I am the only one who can trust him to help him.

What about the unrivaled heroes?If you can't keep even one person, how can you talk about the attention of everyone? !

"Ahhhh!!!" My whole body shook, and I felt something rushing out of my body uncontrollably.

It is a flower bud, a light pink flower bud that is so small that it cannot be smaller.

"!" I was taken aback by myself, rubbed my eyes and looked again, it was indeed a flower bud, pink and tender, really cute.

"Where does the fragrance of flowers come from?" The monkey's nose is extremely sensitive. He let go of the soil in his hands, raised his head from the crevice of the stone with difficulty, and looked at me.

I don't know if he recognized me as the crooked-neck tree in Pantaoyuan.After a hundred years, he probably doesn't remember it.But when he saw the flower bud on my branch, he was taken aback for a moment, his eyes were shining brightly, as if something glittering and translucent was flickering.

I saw him curl the corner of his mouth, smiled, and said: "How many years, I almost forgot what the fragrance of flowers is, and how many years, I haven't seen a living thing at the foot of this mountain."

"..." My heart was sour, and I wanted to say something.

The monkey said: "It's fine if you come, so... I'm not alone. It's just that the mountains are too bitter, and I'm afraid you won't be able to bear it."

"I still want to be a hero, so what's the point of suffering?" I tried to pretend to be happy, swayed my body and said, trying my best, and the buds grew up again in an instant.

"Oh?" Monkey raised his eyebrows, rare to be curious.

I was very excited when it bloomed for the first time, and I was even more excited to show it to the monkeys, so I immediately pushed it up again with all my strength.

"Bo'er—" The bud opened, and a five-petaled flower burst out.

"Ah!" I whispered, and instantly felt that I was also very powerful, and while shaking my body triumphantly to show off to the monkey, I continued to bloom vigorously.

The monkey had a hint of playfulness in his smile earlier, but he didn't dare to be careless when he saw me transform from a small bud into a full-blown peach blossom in one breath, and looked at me without blinking.

"Yeah!" I tried my last sliver of strength and went all out, only to see the golden light bursting out, and the flower... turned into a golden peach.

"!" The monkey's pupils slightly dilated, with a look of surprise on his face.

"..." Although I was excited that I finally bore fruit, I didn't have much energy to look at it carefully.

No one has ever told me that I am different from other peach trees. What others consume is nutrients, but I have to consume my own soul.

The root was blown off by the wind, I was injured, but now most of my soul is concentrated in the fruit, and I only have the strength to stretch out the branch and deliver the peach to the monkey.

"You..." The monkey probably also saw that I was not in good health, frowned slightly, and was reluctant to reach out to pick up the peaches I handed over.

"Don't eat dirt, eat... just eat a peach. It's different from ordinary fairy peaches. One bite will keep you from being hungry for ten or eight years." With a mournful face, I reluctantly pulled the corners of my mouth: "Just this one... If you don’t eat it, it’s too late, if you want to eat it next time, I’m afraid... I don’t have the energy to eat it for you..."

"..." I don't know if he understood what I said, but he has been hesitating.

I thought it would be better to deliver Taozi directly to his mouth than he would not take it for a long time.But it was too far away, still less than half an arm away, and I lowered my head again, a little top-heavy, and when I lost my strength, my hand slipped and fell out of my hand.

If it falls down the mountain, and the combined arms of me and the monkey can't reach it, it will really waste most of my soul.

Immediately, I was anxious and angry, I didn't know which blood vessel was not able to deal with it, my chest felt tight, and I coughed up blood.When I saw the blood, I was terrified, and cried, "Why don't you pick it up, I won't hurt you. It's good now, you're going to drive me to death... woo..."

"Don't cry, the peach is not lost." The monkey said.

"..." I sniffled, removed my hand that was wiping my tears, looked down, and saw the monkey grabbing the peach and holding it in the palm of my hand.He held up the peaches for me to see, and explained: "I didn't mean not to pick them up, it's just the first time I saw a golden peach in my life, and I couldn't help but look at it more."

But I didn't listen to the monkey's explanation very much. I saw my tears stained on his blackened face that was scorched by the fire, and there were white marks washed out, so I just smiled, "Hehehe, hehe."

Seeing me trembling with laughter, the monkey also bent his mouth, he measured the peach, sniffed it again, and said, "It smells good." After he finished speaking, he looked up at me, "We... meet somewhere Pass?"

"En." I said, thinking that he couldn't understand me, so I nodded instead, but found that I couldn't move.

In just an instant, a few feet thick ice spread along the steep rock wall, freezing the monkey and me into ice sculptures.It was also at this moment that it seemed that a strong attraction pulled out my spiritual consciousness and sucked it into a vast and dark space.

The author has something to say: In the next chapter, Huanxi is not a tree, but a monkey may be a "monkey" orz