[Journey to the West] Monkey, be good

The monkey held the golden cudgel tightly in both hands, and compared it with the thing, without looking back, and said in a low voice, "This is really troublesome, don't run around, just stay behind me."

When I was young, when I first came to Pantaoyuan, I was stung by a poisonous spider on my ankle. It hurt, and the redness and swelling took several months to subside. Therefore, I was a little afraid of animals with poisonous needles like spiders and bees.

The monkey didn't say anything, I haven't noticed a huge monster coming outside the door, but now I saw a spider dozens of times bigger than me, I immediately shrank my neck and hid behind the monkey obediently.

"Are you afraid?" the monkey asked me.His eyes were like knives, and he looked coldly at the approaching flame spider.It slammed into the door with its huge and sharp claws, and the high-quality mahogany carved antique door and the entire load-bearing wall collapsed.The monkey turned around and picked me up, leaped to avoid the smashed wall, and stood on the ruined wall.

"No...not afraid." I raised my face in his arms and shook my head at him.But looking at the blazing spider, he still couldn't help shrinking his neck, staring and gulping down his saliva.

"Haha." The monkey laughed, put me down, and said loudly: "Don't you want to be a hero of the world? To be a hero, the first thing you have to learn is to forget your fear."

I was startled, looking at the monkey's bright and unruly expression, as if I understood something.I puffed up my small chest, looked firmly in my eyes, and said it again, "I'm not afraid!"

"Hmm." The monkey raised his eyebrows happily, and raised his hand to rub my head.

"Squeak——"

At this time, the blazing spider uttered a strange cry, and its nine legs moved alternately quickly, and it was behind the monkey in an instant.The iron-black scorpion tail, which was two feet long, was raised high, divided into nine sections, each section was covered with a thick layer of carapace, like refined steel and black iron, indestructible.The tail of the scorpion tail is as small as a needle, but only an inch, but exudes a coquettish black halo, and the purple-black thunder light surrounds the top, like flashes like lightning, and it is thrown towards it fiercely.

"Go ahead!" I yelled, "We'll go up together, I won't be afraid of it!"

The monkey laughed even wider, but stopped me, and said: "Forget it this time, I'll hit you, just watch." After saying that, he quickly turned around, swung the golden cudgel horizontally, and caught the scorpion's tail.

I:"……"

In an instant, the golden cudgel collided with the iron armor of the scorpion tail, and countless sparks burst out.

The strength of the two is equal, and they can't last for a long time.

The blazing spider rubbed its nine legs against the ground, gathered strength, leaped forward, and pushed the monkey back a few steps.

"Brother Changliu, be careful!" I said urgently.

The monkey stepped hard on the ground with its right foot, stabilized its body, and shouted violently: "Fuck! How amazing you are relying on your legs!"

"Squeak!" The Blazing Spider went one step further.

"Ruyi!" the monkey yelled angrily, holding both ends of the golden cudgel and folding it in half.I saw that the fine steel rod that was originally the thickness of the mouth of the bowl was instantly soft and twisted into a twist, forming a lock, locking the scorpion's tail firmly like a wrench.

The blazing spider jumped up violently.The monkey held the golden cudgel and twisted it hard, and with a sound of "click!", it snapped off the poisonous needle at the top of the scorpion's tail.

"Good job!" I applauded from the sidelines.

The monkey was distracted and bent his mouth at me.

The blazing spider screamed, but still refused to show weakness.It took a deep breath, and stretched its belly round until it formed a round air ball in its belly, and then released it from its tail.

The air wave spurred several streams of black venom, which shot out in all directions.

The venom was originally used to sting people, but its tail needle was broken, so it had to be used in this way of "spraying".If it accidentally splashes on the skin, it will immediately corrode into the bone as if being burned by strong acid.

The monkey's expression changed slightly, he let go of the scorpion tail, retreated a few steps, and jumped onto the spider's round back.The blazing spider is huge in size, more than ferocious, but not flexible enough.The monkey was on its back, and now it couldn't reach it anyway, and immediately became manic, running around on the rough ground, rampaging.

When I saw the monkey riding a spider bigger than the small building, I felt very majestic, so I couldn't help laughing.Unexpectedly, the blazing spider was not too stupid. Seeing that it couldn't attack the monkey, it rushed towards me.It opened its claws and grabbed it.

"Ah!" I stepped back, stepped on the ground, fell from the ruins, turned a few somersaults on the spot, and avoided a cut in danger.Thanks to the fact that I have a lot of meat, I was only scratched by the gravel, not the bones.

The blazing spider was not discouraged even if it missed a hit, and raised its pliers "shuashuashua" to thrust into me.Fortunately, although I am a little fatter, I am very flexible, jumping and rolling around, and I can escape by luck every time.But it didn't take long before I lost my strength, and the speed slowed down, giving the thing an opportunity, and the huge claws pierced my forehead.

Watching the huge red and black pliers getting closer and closer, the scene of Tianma frightened at that time, raised its bowl-sized iron hoof, and stepped on me seemed to appear in front of my eyes.

The sky is full of glow and sunshine.It was a monkey wearing golden armor and riding on auspicious clouds. When everyone was watching, it descended from the sky and rescued me from under the horse's hoof.

Back then, I was in a trance for a while, lost my soul, lost my mind, and even forgot to avoid the blazing spider.

"Happy!" The monkey's anxious voice rang in my ears. He wrapped his arms around my waist and dragged me into his arms. At the last moment, wiping the sharp blades of his pliers, he lowered himself and threw me on the ground. Roll sideways.

"Yeah!" After being hit, I came back to my senses, looked at him anxiously in a daze, and said softly, "Great... Great Sage?"

"What are you thinking?" He asked, pressing me in his arms, surrounding me with his arms, tightly protecting my plump body and rolling to one side, his tone could not contain his anger, "Why don't you know how to hide? "

"I didn't think anything, I'm sorry to make you worry." I shook my head.His heart was beating extremely fast, I pressed my hand on his heart, thinking, he must be angry to be so fierce to me, so I said: "Brother Changliu, don't be angry..."

"I'm not angry, I'm..." The monkey's tone was a little soft, trying to explain something. At this moment, the flaming spider raised its pair of pincers, hit it hard on the top of its head and made a sound of "Dang!", and the next moment, it suddenly puffed up. Where originally belonged to the silk sac, "Huh—" several red flames protruded.

Sensing the change in heat, the monkey turned his head abruptly, his golden eyes flickering.

The blazing spider combined the "spider web" and "flame", and cast a dense "fire net", covering us with its head, making it impossible to avoid.

"!" My pupils shrank.

The monkey reacted very quickly and took off his robe, wrapping me completely.He swooped down, lay on top of me, put his hands and feet on the ground, and propped up the fire net with his back, leaving me a small safe space under him.

The "blaze" in the belly of the blazing spider is as hot as karmic fire. It can incinerate living things, and it can also make dead things miserable. I know it's terrifying.

Sure enough, soon I smelled the smell of burnt meat, and there seemed to be a suppressed murmur in my ear.However, I didn't feel the expected burning pain. The blood-red robe covering me was made of real silk, but it was cool and comfortable.

"Great Sage!" I struggled and shouted, "What did you do? What are you doing? Are you injured?"

"Yeah!" The monkey snorted, the arm supporting my ear trembled faintly, but he still smiled and said, "My clothes are invulnerable to weapons, water and fire. Although the 'Blazing Flame' is powerful, it should... Resist for a moment..."

"You gave me the clothes, so what do you do?" I cried.Covered by the clothes, I couldn't see anything, couldn't tell the monkey's expression, and couldn't see if he was burned.

It must have been burned, otherwise where would the smell of barbecue come from?And his body was trembling, it must be very painful.

"I jumped out of the cracks in the rocks, this little bit of fire...hehe, um...it can't help me." The monkey pretended to be relaxed.

"No...I don't want it, Great Sage..." I really cried this time, desperately tearing off the clothes wrapped around me, "I don't want you to be burned by karmic fire in the Five Elements Mountain, and come here to protect me. Suffer! I'm fine no matter what, I can bear some pain, I've been used to being bullied since I was a child, I'm not afraid! But you can't! You can't suffer this..."

"Happiness..." Monkey's voice became a little hoarse, and he laughed, "Didn't you say that the person you admire is a hero of the world?"

"Yes." I said.

"Now, the hero would like to tell you..." the monkey's voice faded.

"What?!" I said hastily.

"He said..." the monkey leaned over and whispered in my ear through the cloth: "He wants you to hold his hand tightly like you did in the Huaguo Mountain Water Curtain Cave, is that okay?"

"!" I was taken aback.

"Just now, I lied to you..." the monkey said: "No one can forget 'fear', and the hero is the same."

"No, I'm not afraid." I said, touched his hand, and held it tightly: "Great Sage, whether you remember it or not, I want to tell you that Huanxi is not afraid of you! I am the same as Jin Chan, no It’s because I’m afraid of you that I treat you well, and I call you the ‘Great Sage’! I mean it sincerely, I...I..."

I am happy with you.

"On the day at Huaguo Mountain, it was the first time I saw death, the first time I knew what 'fear' is, but it was also the first time someone, without hesitation... held my hand." The monkey tightened its five fingers and moved Wrapping my little hand tightly, I said in a warm voice, "I remember you. Although I didn't know your name at that time, during the years I went to study in Lingtai Mountain, I never forgot you for a moment..."

Why are you saying this, why are you saying this to me here and now?

This is an illusion!Everything that happened here was just a phantom. After he left, everything here was just a dream for him, and he might forget it!

Can--

I just kid myself!I'm just obsessed with it!I'm just delusional!

I haven't seen the Yellow River, my heart is dying!

I don't hit the south wall and I don't look back!

I am really stupid!Only then are you willing to gamble everything, believing that what the monkey said is true!I believe that even if he wakes up, he still remembers everything with me in this illusion of the ten directions.

"Great Sage." I was firm in my heart. Although I was a little shy, I still said: "Although I am still young, I will grow up when I grow up..."

"..." The monkey seemed to smile briskly, and pressed his forehead against mine through the cloth, and said, "Okay, I'll wait."

"How are you hurt?" I asked.

"No problem." Monkey said, "This little fire won't hurt me."

"Did you bully me because I was covered and couldn't see?" I said distressedly, and I didn't know what to do, how could I kill that stinky spider, it was about to kill my dear sage burned.

"What are you doing?" the monkey asked.I felt his hands support the ground, and then the weight on his body lightened, and the monkey got up.

"Fuck you, go to hell!" the monkey shouted violently.

When I heard something "boom—" fell down, I didn't care whether the fire was still burning, and immediately used my hands and feet to struggle to get rid of the robe.

The monkey actually turned the golden cudgel into a huge golden embroidery needle, and nailed it into the center of the Blazing Spider's eyebrows, until its skull was shattered, and it lost all breath in an instant.His legs and feet were weak, and he fell down.Its huge body collapsed like a rocky mountain, and it really shook the ground under its feet.

On the back of the monkey, I saw the hole where the clothes had been burnt through, and the blackened flesh exposed underneath.

"He said it's okay..." I got up from the ground and stood on my toes to see his injuries.The monkey put away the golden cudgel, turned around, and grinned: "It's just a small injury. When I practiced Taoism, I was originally inseparable from the 'fire'. The karmic fire can't hurt me, but it is beneficial."

"Really?" I looked at him suspiciously, sniffling.

"Really." The monkey nodded, reaching out to wipe away my tears.

"But the back is obviously injured." I turned behind him and stared at the scorched wound.

The corner of the monkey's mouth twitched: "..."

"Does it hurt?" I asked, "It must hurt."

The monkey took the clothes, put them on to cover the wound, pretended to cough, and said calmly, "It doesn't hurt."

It really hurts!I think.

I tilted my head, stretched out my right hand, and channeled the last bit of mana to my fingertips, causing it to bloom a small flower, and finally turned into a small golden peach the size of an apricot.

"Golden peach?" The monkey was slightly surprised.

I sent the peach forward, "Eat it, the injury will be healed after eating."

The monkey hesitated a little, but still reached out to take it.

The moment he touched the peach, I broke it lightly, and the peach fell away from my fingertips.At the same time, as if all the strength in my body had been drained, my body softened and I fell down.

The monkey took me in his arms, his expression changed slightly, and he asked, "Where is the injury?"

"No, I didn't get hurt." I twitched the corner of my mouth and said weakly: "You still have to go to Yama of the Ten Temples, and...and there are people here who want to harm you, you will suffer if you are injured... Unfortunately, I have already I made a peach once, and there is not much soul left, now I only have this little peach, and I don’t know if it will be enough to heal your wounds.”

"What?" The monkey hugged my shoulders tightly, with blue veins bulging on his forehead, and said, "You said, this peach is your soul?!"

"It doesn't matter, I...cough, I also saved some for myself, I can't die..." I said, "Brother Changliu, go find the book of life and death after you eat the peaches, I...I'm tired and want to sleep Once you sleep, I won't accompany you..."

The monkey looked anxious, stroking my forehead and cheeks with cool palms, and hugging me in its arms.

joy!joy!Don't sleep!Happy...don't sleep happy don't sleep...

This was the last sentence I heard the monkey say before I left the illusion of ten directions.

It's a pity that I couldn't watch him eat that golden peach that couldn't be smaller, and I couldn't feel relieved after all.I don't know if he can find the book of life and death safely, and if he can find out who is trying to harm him.I don't know whether the "man above" who wants to harm him is a person in the illusion or a real existence in reality.

I don't even know whether the so-called "Illusion in Ten Directions" is a big dream of a monkey, or a dream of my own floating life. After all, after being blown away by a tornado from the Peach Garden, I was always sleepy on the road.

But I know that if it is a dream, there will be a time to wake up.

In the illusion, I slept in the arms of the monkey, but in reality, it was time for me to wake up.

I just hope Monkey can remember that my name is Huanxi, and I once called him "Brother Changliu".

He once promised that he would always remember me.

I believe it.