After being pulled out by Big Monkey, Sun Wukong looked at the spacious cave, where hundreds of monkeys were staring at him, and Sun Wukong was stunned.
What the hell is going on?
“Stone Monkey, we heard Big Monkey say that you can jump from under the waterfall to the cave entrance?” Old Monkey asked.
“If you can do it, we will make you our king.”
“Right, last time you fell, this time we’ll give you another chance.”
All the monkeys began to second the motion.
Sun Wukong scratched his head, pretending to be hesitant, and replied, “No… I’m not jumping.”
“I fell yesterday, my leg hurts so much, I can’t jump.”
After speaking, Sun Wukong even pretended to have a slight limp in his right foot.
“Uh…”
All the monkeys instantly darkened their faces, very speechless; when he walked over just now, he didn’t seem to have any problems?
Big Monkey, however, supported Sun Wukong with a concerned look and asked, “Are you alright?
Did you injure your bone?”
“That’s not right, when I saw you this morning, weren’t you fine?” Guanyin asked, somewhat puzzled.
At the same time, Guanyin was somewhat bewildered; she heard from Tathagata that this monkey was an immortal body from birth.
Even if he hadn’t started cultivating yet, how could he get injured from a mere fall?
Hearing the other party’s words, Sun Wukong was certain that this monkey was definitely a spy, either sent by the Heavenly Court or by Spirit Mountain.
“I don’t know either… I was fine yesterday, but after sleeping for a while just now, my leg started hurting, ouch…” Sun Wukong also acted very genuinely, as if his leg was still hurting as he spoke.
Ding!
“Anti-scheme successful, obtained: Nine Revolutions Golden Pill.”
What the heck?
Nine Revolutions Golden Pill?
Sun Wukong’s face twitched, feeling a bit bewildered.
When did he anti-scheme?
No, who the hell is scheming against him?
Thinking carefully, was it that monkey he found very strange?
The other party must have been sent by some force to stir up trouble around him and trick him into a trap.
Thinking of this, Sun Wukong actually started to like the monkey that Guanyin had transformed into.
The more the other party wanted to scheme against him, the more he could anti-scheme and gain rewards!
The monkeys, seeing Sun Wukong refuse, didn’t say anything more.
After all, his leg hurt and he couldn’t jump, could they force him to jump and become the Monkey King?
Guanyin was a bit troubled; what exactly was going on with this monkey?
He felt so strange, completely different from the personality she had anticipated.
Sun Wukong looked at everyone, didn’t say much, and limped back, pretending to be lame.
Big Monkey, seeing Sun Wukong about to leave, quickly supported Sun Wukong, apologizing, “I’m sorry, I didn’t know your leg was uncomfortable just now, and I pulled you along so fast.”
Sun Wukong smiled, indicating he didn’t blame her.
And Guanyin, watching Sun Wukong being supported away by Big Monkey, limping on his left foot, was instantly stunned.
Damn it!
Scheming against me?
He was limping on his right foot just now, how did it become his left foot?
For a moment, Guanyin felt extremely displeased, with an urge to go up and beat Sun Wukong black and blue.
I’m such a big shot, transforming into a monkey to help you win the Monkey King position, and you’re pretending to be a cripple?
(I’m spending thirty billion to play with you, and you treat me like air, going to flirt with a fish.)
The more Guanyin thought about it, the angrier she got, almost truly unable to resist going up and giving Sun Wukong a good beating.
After Sun Wukong returned to the cave, he continued to sleep—cultivate.
He completely ignored the outside, because the Monkey King competition was in full swing.
With the Nine Revolutions Golden Pill he had just obtained, Sun Wukong felt that he was about to take off.
After Big Monkey went out, Sun Wukong put the Golden Elixir into his mouth and began to cultivate.
As soon as the Golden Elixir entered his abdomen, Sun Wukong felt a powerful surge of magical power, and from then on, Sun Wukong did not hesitate.
He directly relaxed his mind and guided the Golden Elixir’s magical power to cultivate within the cosmic galaxy of his body.
Outside.
The monkeys, in order to compete for the Monkey King position, engaged in both verbal disputes and physical fights, battling until their heads bled…
Finally, there was no other way.
A highly respected Old Monkey stepped forward and became the Monkey King, avoiding further disputes.
Guanyin didn’t bother with the monkeys but began to consider other ways to scheme against Sun Wukong.
She still couldn’t believe it; she, someone who had lived through the Investiture of the Gods era, couldn’t handle this monkey who had only been born for two days?
Another morning dawned.
Early in the morning, monkeys were shouting and yelling again.
“The Great King has passed away again.”
“Come quickly, our new Great King has passed away again.”
“So sad, both of our Great Kings only reigned for one day, it’s so heartbreaking.”
This time, the situation was much more serious than yesterday.
After all, this was… another Great King had died, and all the monkeys felt particularly strange.
Sun Wukong also came out, with a black question mark face on his head???
What the heck passed away again?
This time, Sun Wukong absolutely didn’t believe it was a normal death; someone must be up to something, probably that suspicious spy monkey.
All the monkeys gathered around, each with a solemn expression.
“Was this Great King also old and died?”
“Why didn’t he die earlier or later, but died as soon as he became Great King?”
“Is it that whoever becomes Great King will die?”
Even if the monkeys were simple-minded, they felt that something was not right.
Sun Wukong also pretended to be deep in thought and suggested, “Could it be that someone among us deliberately caused trouble, wanting to be Great King, and thus harmed the two Great Kings?”
After Sun Wukong said this, all the monkeys felt their monkey fur stand on end.
“This is too terrifying, isn’t it?”
“Yes, how could there be such a bad monkey?”
“Is this even a monkey?
How can its intentions be so malicious…”
All the monkeys hunched their necks and whispered among themselves.
Guanyin listened, her face growing darker and darker.
Damn it, although the deaths of the two monkeys were not her doing, she… had ordered King Chujiang to do it.
Weren’t these words just talking about herself?
“Actually, I feel that Monkey Di and Monkey Qu should both have died of old age,” the Old Monkey who spoke yesterday said.
“That’s right, they should have died of old age; they weren’t poisoned, and they had no injuries on their bodies, so they couldn’t have been harmed by someone,” Old Monkey suggested.
Guanyin, seeing this, also seconded, saying, “They must have died because their lifespan was up.
I think this time we should choose a young, strong Handsome Monkey King.”
Guanyin’s words, the three terms “young,” “strong,” and “Handsome Monkey King,” easily made people associate them with Sun Wukong.
One must know that among this group of monkeys, there were many who were young.
Speaking of strong and “handsome” Monkey King, Sun Wukong was more human-like, tall and mighty, with a magnificent golden fur, making him the most suitable one.
Hearing the other party’s words, Sun Wukong instantly became annoyed.
You bastard!
Are you trying to trick me into becoming the Handsome Monkey King again?
Thinking this, Sun Wukong retorted pointedly, “Why young and strong?
I think we should find a highly respected Old Monkey King.”
“Hmm?”
Guanyin looked at Sun Wukong strangely, unable to figure out if this Stone Monkey was stupid?
All the monkeys looked at Guanyin, then at Sun Wukong, scratching their ears and cheeks in frustration, unable to decide whose opinion to follow.
They felt that both Sun Wukong and Guanyin made sense.