Chapter 133 Journey to the West 2
Sun Wukong led a group of apes, macaques, horse monkeys, etc., and assigned them a ruler, ministers, assistants and messengers. In the morning, they traveled to the Flower-Fruit Mountain and stayed in the Water Curtain Cave at night. They were in harmony with each other and did not enter the flocks of birds or follow the beasts.

It is a great joy to be a king alone.

In the spring, you pick flowers for your food, and in the summer, you look for fruits for your livelihood.

Harvesting taro and chestnuts in autumn delays the season, while searching for yellow chestnuts in winter marks the end of

Sun Wukong lived happily and innocently, not realizing that many years had passed.

Over the past few years, whenever Sun Wukong was in danger, Li Zhen would secretly help him, and the two have become good friends.

One day, Sun Wukong saw an old monkey die and was very sad.

"Will I die like this when I get old?" he asked Li Zhen.

"Yes, because all living creatures in the world have a lifespan." Li Zhen replied.

"Is there no way to avoid it?"

"Have."

"Please tell me how to avoid it."

"In this world, there are three types of people who are not bound by lifespan."

"Which three?"

"They are Buddha, immortals and saints. They can escape reincarnation, are immortal, and live as long as the heavens, the earth and the mountains. Even the King of Hell cannot control them."

"I think you are quite extraordinary, but you are one of these three." Sun Wukong looked at Li Zhen with anticipation.

"No." Li Zhen shook his head.

His words made Sun Wukong very disappointed.

He then asked, "Where do these three reside?"

Li Zhen replied: "It exists in the world of Jambu and in the ancient cave fairy mountain."

The Monkey King was delighted when he heard this and said, "Tomorrow I will leave the other monkeys and travel to the ends of the earth. I will definitely find the three types of people you mentioned, learn how to become immortal from one of them, and then come back."

Li Zhen smiled, and disappeared in front of Sun Wukong in the blink of an eye.

The next day, Sun Wukong got up early and called to the monkeys, "Little ones, help me break some dead pine trees and weave them into a raft. Get a bamboo pole to use as an oar. Collect some fruits and other things. I will leave soon."

As expected, Sun Wukong boarded the raft alone, paddled it with all his strength, and floated toward the waves of the sea.

The sea was rough and there were some monsters causing trouble.

Fortunately, with Li Zhen protecting us secretly, the journey was relatively smooth.

Sun Wukong quickly finished all the fruits and vegetables, and felt hungry and his lips were dry.

"I brought you some food."

Li Zhen appeared on his bamboo raft and brought him many fruits and even dry food for humans.

"Thank you. I will never forget your kindness."

Sun Wukong was extremely grateful for this.

"You are so powerful, can you take me away?"

"Changsheng, you have to find it yourself. If I help you, you won't be able to find it." Li Zhen refused.

He was telling the truth, because even he couldn't find the Slanting Moon Three Stars Cave.

The only way to go to that place together is to follow Wukong secretly.

Whenever Sun Wukong ran out of food and water, Li Zhen would appear quietly, put down the food, and then disappear quietly again.

The southeast wind blew strongly throughout the day, and soon carried Sun Wukong to the northwest shore, which was the border of Southern Continent.

It was the first time that Sun Wukong came to a big city inhabited by humans and he was very curious about it.

He saw people fishing, hunting geese, digging clams and panning for salt on the beach.

He went up to them out of curiosity, but his appearance frightened them so much that they dropped their baskets and nets and ran away in all directions.

He stole a piece of clothing and imitated others in wearing it, swaying from state to state, learning the etiquette and speech of others in the market. He ate breakfast and slept at night, and was determined to seek the sacred ways of Buddhas and immortals, and find a way to achieve immortality.

He had been traveling in Southern Continent, visiting the Great Wall and small counties for more than nine years without realizing it.

Unfortunately, Sun Wukong has asked many people in the past few years, but no one knows where the gods are.

"Maybe the gods are overseas."

He thought there must be immortals overseas.

So he made a raft by himself as before, and drifted across the West Sea until he reached the border of Xiniuhezhou. After landing and looking around for a long time, he suddenly saw a high and beautiful mountain with deep forests.

He was not afraid of wolves, insects, tigers or leopards, and he climbed to the top of the mountain to watch.

While watching, I suddenly heard someone speaking deep in the forest. I hurriedly walked into the forest and listened carefully. It turned out to be the sound of singing. The song says:
"Watching the chess players playing, cutting down the trees, walking slowly at the valley entrance by the clouds, selling firewood and drinking wine, laughing wildly to express my love. The autumn is high in the sky, I sleep on the pine roots against the moon, and I sleep at dawn. Recognize the old forest, climb the cliffs and ridges, hold an ax to break Withered vine.”

It turned out that there was a woodcutter chopping wood there, singing as he chopped wood.

Sun Wukong went up to ask about the immortal's residence, and the woodcutter told him,

“Not far, not far.

This mountain is called Lingtai Fangcun Mountain.

There is a Slanting Moon and Three Stars Cave in the mountain. In the cave there lives a deity called Subhuti.

The master had countless disciples, and now there are still thirty or forty people practicing with him.

If you follow that path southwards for about seven or eight miles, you will reach his home."

Sun Wukong grabbed the woodcutter and said, "Brother, you should come with me. If I gain any benefit from it, I will never forget your kindness in guiding me."

The woodcutter said, "My mother is seriously ill, and I am the only one at home. I have no choice but to take care of her day and night. Now I have to rely on two bundles of firewood to sell at the market to exchange for a few coins to support my mother, so I can't practice cultivation.

Go by yourself.”

After hearing this, Sun Wukong had no choice but to say goodbye.

He came out of the forest, found a path, and after walking over a hillside about seven or eight miles away, he saw a cave.

A stone staircase winds its way up from the bottom to the top, with huge pine and cypress trees on the side, green moss growing on the steps, and various flowers on both sides.

The cave is at the end of the stairs, emitting a faint colorful glow.

Sun Wukong walked to the end of the stairs and saw that the cave door was closed, quiet and deserted.

Suddenly, he turned around and saw a stone tablet standing on the cliff, about three meters high and eight feet wide, with a line of ten large characters on it, which read "Lingtai Fangcun Mountain, Xieyue Sanxing Cave".

It is here.

"Old Immortal, open the door quickly, and check the door."

Sun Wukong slammed the cave door hard.

After a while, there was a sound of "Ya", and the cave door opened, and a fairy boy walked out. He was really tall and handsome, with an extraordinary appearance, different from ordinary people.

The boy came out of the door and shouted, "Who is disturbing us here?"

"I'm here to become your disciple." The boy said, "My master just got up from his bed and started preaching. Before he could explain why, he asked me to come out and open the door. He said, 'There's a practitioner outside, please go and receive him.' I guess it's you?"

Sun Wukong nodded repeatedly: "It's me, it's me."

The boy said, "Come in with me."

Sun Wukong followed the boy in.

They didn't realize that Li Zhen had turned into a monkey hair on Sun Wukong's head and followed Wukong in.

As soon as you enter the Pearl Palace, you will see the indescribable quiet and secluded residence, until you reach the foot of the Jade Terrace, where you will see Patriarch Bodhi sitting on the stage.

Patriarch Bodhi gave Sun Wukong a name and then asked him what he wanted to learn.

"No, no, no."

When asked one question, Sun Wukong shook his head and said he didn't want to learn. When asked another question, he continued to shake his head and said he didn't want to learn.

After saying several of them, Sun Wukong just shook his head.

This could not help but make the master angry.

He came down from the platform, holding a ruler in his hand, and pointed at Wukong and said:
"You monkey, you don't learn this, you don't learn that, what are you going to do?"

He walked forward and hit Wukong on the head three times, then put his hands behind his back, walked inside, closed the middle door, and left the crowd behind.

At night, Li Zhen secretly told Sun Wukong,

"Your master asked you to go find him in the middle of the night."

"Really."

"real."

So Sun Wukong went to look for Patriarch Bodhi in the middle of the night and found the door ajar. He thought to himself, what Li Zhen said was right, the Patriarch was really waiting for him inside.

After entering, Sun Wukong saw the master curled up and sleeping. He did not dare to disturb him and knelt in front of the couch.

When the master heard the voice, he stood up, put on his robe, sat cross-legged and shouted, "You monkey! Why don't you go to sleep in the front instead of sleeping here?"

Wukong said, "Master promised in front of the altar yesterday that you would teach me the truth through the back door at three o'clock in the morning, so I have the guts to go straight to the old master's bed and bow down."

When the master heard this, he was very happy and thought to himself, "This fellow is indeed a man born from heaven and earth. Otherwise, how could he know my hidden meaning?"

Wukong said: "There is no Liuer here, only my disciple. I hope Master will be merciful and teach me the way to immortality. Wukong will never forget your kindness!"

The master said, "You are predestined to hear this, and I am glad to tell you. Now that you know the riddle on the plate, come closer and listen carefully, and I will teach you the secret way to longevity."

Wukong kowtowed to express his gratitude, washed his ears attentively, and knelt down under the couch.

From that night on, Sun Wukong learned seventy-two transformations that could allow him to live forever, and his magical powers became even greater.

But he soon became complacent and often showed off in front of his fellow disciples, which immediately angered Patriarch Bodhi.

"Wukong, come here!

Now that you have great abilities, do you like to show off in front of others? If you see others have them, don’t you ask them for help? If others see you have them, they will definitely ask you for help.

If you fear disaster, you must tell him; if you don't, others will surely harm you, and then your life will be in danger."

Wukong kowtowed and said, "I only hope that Master will forgive me!"

The master said, "I will not blame you either, but please leave now."

Wukong heard this and burst into tears, "Master, where do you want me to go?"

The master said, "Go back to where you came from."

Wukong suddenly realized and said, "I came from the Water Curtain Cave in the Flower-Fruit Mountain in the Aolai Kingdom of the Dongsheng Divine Continent."

The master said: "Go back, I won't keep you here anymore."

Wukong confessed, "Master, I have been away from home for twenty years. Although I miss my old children and grandchildren, I dare not go because I have not yet repaid the great kindness of Master."

The master said, "I don't need you to repay me for anything. If you get into trouble in the future, just don't say that I am your master."

So Sun Wukong was driven back by Patriarch Bodhi.

"Finally leaving."

Li Zhen hid on Sun Wukong's head and was so bored that he was about to get lice.

Sun Wukong flew 108,000 miles with one somersault cloud and soon returned to Huaguo Mountain.
"My children, your king is back."

"My king, what took you so long to come back?"

At the foot of the cliff, on the stone steps, among the flowers and plants, and among the trees, thousands and thousands of monkeys, big and small, jumped out, surrounded the Monkey King, kowtowed and shouted.

"My lord, a demon has come to our Flower-Fruit Mountain and has taken over our Water Curtain Cave.

Fortunately, the king has come! If the king does not come again, we will have lost our caves and mountains to others!"

The monkeys said sadly.

"Don't be afraid, I will kill him right away."

So Wukong flew away immediately and came to the Water Curtain Cave which was occupied by demons.

There were a few little demons outside the cave gate, and they wanted to leave when they saw Wukong.

Wukong said, "Don't leave in a hurry. Tell your king something for me. I am the master of the Water Curtain Cave in the Flower-Fruit Mountain. I have come here to find your bird demon who has repeatedly bullied my children and grandchildren. I want to have a showdown with him!"

When the little demon heard this, he ran into the cave and reported, "My lord! Something bad has happened!"

The devil asked, "What disaster is going on?"

The little demon said, "There is a monkey outside the cave who claims to be the master of the Water Curtain Cave in the Flower-Fruit Mountain. He said that you have repeatedly bullied his children and grandchildren, so he came here to look for you."

The demon king laughed and said, "I have often heard from the monkey spirits that they have a great king who has left home to cultivate himself. I think he has come this time. Do you see how he is dressed and what equipment he has?"

The little demon said, "He doesn't have any weapons either. He is bareheaded, wearing a red shirt, a yellow belt, and a pair of black boots. He is neither a monk nor a layman, nor a Taoist priest or a god. He is unarmed and shouting outside the door."

The devil heard it and said, "Bring me my weapons!"

The little demon took it out immediately.

The devil, wearing armor and holding a sword, came out of the door with the other demons and shouted, "Who is the master of Water Curtain Cave?"

"It's your grandpa."

Without saying a word, Wukong jumped up and hit him on the head.

The demon king was extremely powerful and fought back and forth with Wukong.

"Go kill the monster for Wukong."

Li Zhen, who was watching in secret, immediately released the four ancient emperors.

boom.

As soon as the four ancient emperors appeared, they used only one move and the demon king was killed without a trace left.

Even the soul was swallowed up by the notebook.

(End of this chapter)