Chapter 25: Monkey King Sun Wukong's mind was made up, and he followed Yuan.
"Brother, tell me the truth, how does this person's magical power compare to yours?" Sun Wukong was taken aback for a moment, then suddenly grabbed Sun Yuan's shoulders, his face sternly asking, looking as if he had already made up his mind about something and had come to confirm it with Sun Yuan.
"Haha, Your Majesty's words are indeed interesting. This person's cultivation is not something I can look down on, and your words remind me of a human proverb: 'How can a grain of rice compare to the radiant moon?' Compared to him, I am far inferior!" Sun Yuan lightly swept aside Sun Wukong's paws, but suddenly understood the Monkey King's thoughts, and raised his head to chuckle.
As expected, the Monkey King heard this and immediately put down his worries, rehung a joyful expression on his face, and said with great delight: "It's settled then! My good fortune has arrived. I'll bid farewell to you all tomorrow and head down the mountain, traveling far and wide, visiting these three immortals, learning their secrets of eternal youth, and avoiding the difficulties of Yama."
The monkeys were shocked to hear the news. At this time, a gibbon rushed into the monkey group and exclaimed, "Your Majesty, we found that old monkey from earlier, but according to his family members, he had already died two hours ago. It's unknown how he was able to come here."
The Monkey King and Sun Yuan looked at each other, their eyes revealing a look of sudden realization, and the gaze in their eyes became even more determined! The Monkey King joined his hands together, respectfully bowing to the sky and said "Thank you, immortal, for your guidance. If there is any disrespect, please forgive me."
The ceremony ended, and with a wave of his hand, he ordered: "Prepare the altar here, offer sacrifices to the unknown immortal, ensure that incense is always burning in this place, and there must be melons and fruits offered at every meal."
A group of monkeys took orders and left, but the leader of a few monkeys stayed behind. They had just heard the words of the beautiful monkey king and now they all wanted to confirm that the beautiful monkey king's departure from the mountain was not just a matter of saying goodbye, as this involved great things and they could not help but take it seriously.
Sun Wukong also understood this truth, beckoning with his hand, "You all follow me, we'll go to the Water Curtain Cave to discuss it in detail!" Several monkeys closely followed Sun Yuan and Mei Houwang into the Water Curtain Cave. Sun Wukong told them about his intention to seek immortality, and as expected, Sun Yuan had guessed correctly. The crowd of monkeys was unanimous in their opposition, all saying that the old monkey was unreliable, and might be a demon from somewhere come to harm Mei Houwang.
It only strengthened the determination of the beautiful monkey king, and it was not something that they could stop. The monkey waved his hand to stop the crowd from making a fuss, and said decisively, "Don't say anything else, my mind is made up, you don't need to persuade me anymore. If I don't learn the art of longevity, isn't it a waste to come to this world for nothing?"
The crowd of monkeys quieted down, Sun Wukong glanced at Sun Yuan, seeing that he was hesitant to speak, the beautiful monkey king couldn't help but say "If my brothers don't understand me, then so be it. But must you also not understand me? Are you going to stop me from succeeding?"
"The great king misunderstood, my thoughts are not different from yours, it's just that this journey is treacherous and steep, the great king travels alone, everyone can't help but worry. I ask myself, my cultivation has achieved some small success, I don't dare say more, on the road ahead, opening roads and building bridges, I can still do it, so please take me with you on this journey." Sun Wukong organized his words, waved his hand, and expressed his intentions, he had been waiting for the opportunity to say these words for over 300 years, how could he stop Sun Wukong from leaving the mountain?
"What? You're leaving too, Yellow Monkey?" Sun Wukong hadn't reacted yet, but Zhang Mao had already shouted out.
The Monkey King pondered for a moment, and couldn't help but think of Sun Yuan's strange magic, as well as the tragic scene after the lightning strike on the mountain top. He nodded and said, "It's good, as they say, 'two fists can't defeat four hands'. With you by my side, I have someone to rely on."
"Great King, can we also go with you?" Long Hair and Thick Arm Ape cried out in a hurry.
"What nonsense! The Second Grand King and I are going to risk our lives, how can it be that easy? What can you do if you go? If we encounter danger, it's just a few more lives lost. Monkey King waved his hand, with a very resolute attitude, opposed the way, "You wait and prepare everything for this trip, make some preparations."
The monkeys saw this and no longer insisted, they walked out of the Water Curtain Cave one after another to prepare everything needed for the two monkeys' trip.
Outside the Water Curtain Cave, some depressed long-haired monkeys found Sun Yuan and handed him a jar of wine, saying "Come on, let's have a good drink tonight, once we leave the Mountain of Flowers and Fruits, there won't be this kind of wine anymore!" Sun Yuan didn't say another word, took the wine jar, sat down on the iron plank bridge at the entrance of the Water Curtain Cave, and opened the mud seal! Sun Yuan and the long-haired monkey each held a jar of wine, saying one sentence and drinking one mouthful, soon both monkeys were quite drunk.
Seeing the long-haired god's somewhat depressed expression, Sun Yuan patted his shoulder and said, "I'll be back in at most ten to twenty years, what are you worried about? Besides, everything has the Great King to take care of it!"
"Huang Hou, to be honest, I know your abilities surpass those of the Great King. If possible, please lend a hand to the Great King in times of crisis, that is, without putting yourself in danger." Long Mao said after a long silence.
"What am I supposed to be! Don't worry, I'll do my best." Sun Yuan lifted the wine jug, raised his head and drank it all in one gulp, but in his heart he was secretly resentful.
With Sun Wukong's luck, this journey would be smooth sailing, but for Sun Yuan, it was highly likely to be a life-or-death struggle. Thinking about the unpredictable future, Sun Yuan raised his wine jug and took a swig, truly experiencing the carefree spirit of "drinking for today, not worrying about tomorrow". Before long, the two monkeys fell drunk to the ground and went to find Zhou Gong for a game of chess.
On the second day, a group of monkeys had prepared all sorts of food and fruit, while Sun Yuan was standing on a raft made of bamboo, as a result, two out of three souls of Sun Yuan were scared away.
It was really hard for him to associate the thing in front of him with a bamboo raft, and Sun Yuan had no idea how Sun Wukong had ridden this thing across the ocean back then.
This loose and sloppy thing, not to mention anything else, just any small wave over two meters high can disperse it. It seems that Sun Yuan underestimated the care that Mei Houwang received back then. This entire tofu dregs project, such a simple bamboo raft, can be used as an aircraft carrier for monkeys to cross the ocean. At this time, Sun Yuan was speechless. God is not cheating like this!
Although I don't know what will happen after getting on such a thing, Sun Yu couldn't find any reason why this bamboo raft wouldn't disintegrate in the vast ocean.
When the time comes, the bamboo raft may have disintegrated. Sun Wukong can cross the ocean by relying on a single bamboo stick, but this outsider will be tragic. I estimate that when the time comes, he will either feed the fish or be caught by some monster and become its food.
"Come on, come on." Sun Yuan shouted loudly, and immediately called over a group of monkeys building bamboo rafts. "This raft won't do, dismantle it and rebuild it. I'll personally direct you to build it."
