Chapter 37

"You're capable.

You've grown capable. "Wukong held an inconspicuous weed in his hand. His face was as cold as ice.

He paced back and forth in frustration.

"I didn't expect it.

You guys actually drugged me. "

Such an inconspicuous weed would seriously damage a person's mind.

If one took too much, they would even become mentally disabled.

Even a Golden Immortal would not be able to resist it. Fortunately, Xuanzang did not let him touch it again these few days. The dosage was small.

Only then did he slowly recover.

All the monkeys of Huaguo Mountain knelt in front of him.

They did not even dare to breathe loudly.

The four generals of Ma Liu Ben Ba silently wiped their tears.

They kept kowtowing to him. "It's all because we were bewitched. We wanted Grandpa Great Sage to stay at home and not get that troublesome scripture. That's why we believed Nine Tails' nonsense.

Grandpa Great Sage, blame us.

Our deaths are not to be regretted. "

Wukong only stared at them and listened to their explanations.

Half of it was pressure.

The other half was confusion.

He had never thought that he would be betrayed by the person he trusted the most.

The person he regarded as his family betrayed him.

The monkeys who did not get a response were even more terrified.

The explanation gradually became softer.

In the end, only sobs were left.

"What I'm most disappointed about is not that you guys drugged me."

When the monkeys were on the verge of breaking down, Wukong said, "It's that you guys would rather believe outsiders than hide it from me.

It turns out that our relationship has already become so lax. "

The monkeys were even more ashamed. They heard him continue, "The matter of obtaining the scripture is not something I can decide. Since you guys no longer treat me as a king, I will go with my master to obtain the scripture in peace."

The monkeys originally thought that he would fly into a rage and were prepared to receive severe punishment. Who would have thought that he neither hit nor scolded them. He only said a few light words, but it revealed his utter disappointment. It was even more heartbreaking than being hit or scolded.

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Jiu Jiao's nest had long been empty. Moreover, the cave abode was dilapidated. It was obvious that no one had lived there for a long time. Wukong was puzzled. He had personally killed and buried Jiu Jiao. How could it still appear? It must have been impersonated by something else.

To be able to understand Jiu Jiao's matters and imitate him perfectly, he was probably the Six-Eared Macaque, who was good at listening.

Xuanzang and Bajie Wujing waited outside for him to deal with the family affairs. Ba Jie picked a few peach blossoms and weaved a pink rabbit for Xuanzang to play with. He didn't know where he had learned so many little tricks to please girls, but he used them on Xuanzang as well.

Seeing him come over, the three of them looked at him.

Wukong's expression was indifferent as he said, "Let's go."

Ba Jie was surprised. "So fast?"

"There's nothing to deal with," Wukong said, taking Xuanzang's outstretched hand and pulling him up from the ground. "Let's return to the Heavenspan River."

Ba Jie clicked his tongue and said, "Aren't you going to take revenge on Liu Er?"

Wukong said, "We'll meet again in the future."

At first, he was still angry, but when he understood something, he only felt a sense of helplessness and sorrow. Revenge was no longer that important.

He summoned the Somersault Cloud and carried Xuanzang away.

Xuanzang saw that he was depressed and felt sad too. He comforted him. "They don't have bad intentions. They just love you too much and want to keep you."

"So they can drug me?

That's harming me. "

"Because they're too selfish." Xuanzang thought for a while and said, "They don't even think about you."

Wukong buried his head in his shoulder and said in a dull voice, "If you love me, shouldn't you be good to me?

I don't understand. Master, teach me. "

Xuanzang rarely saw his weak side, and his heart softened. He only hated that he didn't have ten more mouths and ten more brains to comfort him. "Selfish love is only good for themselves. Ignoring the other party's wishes to satisfy their own selfish desires will only hurt the other party. In fact, they're doing bad things with good intentions."

He paused. "Just like the fox demon from before, she also loves you, which is why she planned to force you to marry her. However, this will only benefit her and hurt you."

Wukong didn't say anything. His golden eyes, which were always shining, were now dim. Xuanzang's heart ached. He hugged him tightly and comforted him. "Don't be sad. You still have Master."

Surrounded by white clouds, they couldn't see the underground scenery. The Somersault Cloud stopped. They had arrived at the Heavenspan River, but Xuanzang didn't notice.

Wukong's heart ached. Compared to betrayal, there were things that hurt him more.

"I have a Master. He taught me all my skills. I respect him and think he's the best person in the world to me." Wukong's voice was a little hoarse. "I believe in all his decisions without a doubt."

Xuanzang softly said, "Hmm." He was a little lonely. He knew that Wukong had a Master who was all-powerful. When they first met, Wukong even mocked him because of this.

"Later, I found out that he wasn't good to me. He taught me skills not for me to learn Taoism from afar, nor for morality. He had his own purpose."

Wukong tightened his arms. Xuanzang was in pain, but he didn't protest and silently endured it.

"Master, Liu Er said … he's from the same sect as me."

Xuanzang was shocked. "He's also your Master's disciple?"

"More or less."

There was no fluctuation in Goku's tone, as if he was narrating someone else's matter. "I'm just a test subject. He trained me because he wanted me to do things for him. If I failed, there would be a candidate test subject to replace me and continue to do this."

His Master wanted to fight against the Way of Heaven, but he didn't want to do it himself. Therefore, he became a chess piece. The phrase "Breaking the stubborn emptiness requires Wukong" was exactly what he meant.

No wonder Liu Er said who was more worthy of the name "Wukong". He didn't want to be a candidate test subject, so he secretly came to replace him and become the "Wukong".

All the difficulties were not worth mentioning in front of this blow. He wanted to find someone to talk to. No one was more suitable than Xuanzang.

Xuanzang was speechless for a while. What could be worse than the collapse of one's faith? He could only repeat, "It doesn't matter. You still have a Master."

He felt that this comfort was too weak. After all, he couldn't compare with Wukong's other Master.

Wukong called him in a low voice, "Master."

Xuanzang tried to make him feel his existence. "Master is here."

"Will I be the same as him?"

Xuanzang was stunned and said without thinking, "Of course not. Because Master loves you."

Wukong was silent. He had already relaxed his strength, but now he was tightly strangling him. His breathing became heavier and he inhaled the smell of his body. After a while, he said, "Well, Master will remember."

Xuanzang said seriously, "Master loves you. It's not a perfunctory thing. It will always exist. You don't need to remember."

Xuanzang was so magical. He always looked easy to bully, but he could always make him emotional and emotional. He couldn't say a word.

He thought about his past. He had been to the Heavenly Court, the Underworld, and traveled the world. He was hated and envied by countless people. He had the heroic brotherhood of the Bull Demon King and the brotherhood of the monkeys of Mount Huaguo. He had tasted all kinds of emotions and opened his eyes. But all of them were firm and straightforward. He had never had such soft and wonderful emotions as Xuanzang. It looked so precious and fragile that he had to be careful even when touching it.

It was really incredible.

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The Tongtian River was frozen solid and there was no sign of it melting. They could still walk, but there was an accident. The people of Chens Village said that Wukong had come to take away their luggage a few days ago.

Without a doubt, it was the Liu Er.

Xuanzang was stunned. His credentials, the cassock and Buddhist staff given by Bodhisattva were still in the luggage. Now they were gone. How could he get the scriptures?

Wukong was speechless. Liu Er might have taken them to get the scriptures himself. Didn't he know that the core of the scriptures was Xuanzang? No wonder he wasn't the first choice.

"Since he wanted to get the scriptures, he must have walked. He couldn't have gone far." Wukong said, "You wait here. I'll catch up with him."

Xuanzang didn't want him to leave alone. "What if he lured the tiger away from the mountain and came back?" He asked Grandfather Chen's brother, "Old benefactor, what's the place on the other side of the Tongtian River?"

Grandfather Chen said, "It's the territory of Xiliang Female Kingdom on the other side. It's a country full of women. They are self-sufficient and rarely communicate with the outside world. They dislike men. The Holy Monk is a man. It might be difficult for him to go there."

Xuanzang was surprised. "There's such a strange thing?

I'm afraid he was hurt by a man. "

"Not only that. They just dislike ugly men." Grandfather Chen said, "Even if a woman is ugly, she will be expelled from the country.

There's a girl in our village who came from Xiliang Female Kingdom. She's not that ugly. She just doesn't meet their minimum requirements. "

Xuanzang was speechless.

What a cruel country.

"If you look like the Elders, you won't be too difficult."

Grandfather Chen's brother laughed. "We used to let handsome young men and women trade with them." He looked at Wujing. "I'm afraid this Elder will have some difficulties … That beard …"

Wujing just looked up at him. He was so scared that he lowered his head and didn't dare to speak.

"I don't think Liu Er can get there so quickly." Xuanzang looked at Wukong. "We should be able to catch up with the luggage."

"He might become a woman." Wukong said.

Xuanzang was distressed. "You're right … But he's carrying the identity card. He'll definitely go to the King to exchange the identity card. Won't he be exposed?"

What he said made sense.

Wujing's eyebrows and eyes were upright. He should look dignified after shaving his beard and taking off the skull bracelet. However, shaving his beard and taking off the skull bracelet was like asking for his life. He would rather die than obey. He had no choice but to change into a young man.

The four of them didn't stay for long. They hurriedly bid farewell and left the Chen Village.