Journey to the West: Starting by taking Sun Wukong as my disciple!-Chapter 651 - 650: Past and Present Lives

Sha Wujing had just thought this when the atmosphere of the voices changed again.

This time, it seemed even darker. He unconsciously assimilated into these voices, although he didn’t know when he had begun to empathize so strongly. Nevertheless, Sha Wujing listened carefully to their conversation.

A stern voice said, "What is the meaning of this? This is the Mother of the Nation’s favorite Glazed Cup, and you’ve just smashed it?"

"Your Majesty, please don’t say that. To me, all these Glazed Cups are the same."

Sha Wujing didn’t quite understand—just a Glazed Cup, an ordinary vessel used for holding things. Why would someone get so angry about it? What was there to be angry about? Weren’t they all the same? As long as it could be used, wasn’t that enough? Why the anger?

"No, that’s unacceptable. This Glazed Cup was a reward from me to you, and now you’ve shattered it. Isn’t that a betrayal of my kindness to you?"

"But Your Majesty, all the sets of Glazed Cups here were gifts from you. It’s just a Glazed Cup—are you not making a mountain out of a molehill?"

Sha Wujing also agreed with the soft voice that followed, but the stern voice before was extremely grave—so grave that it made him shiver.

It was truly strange. Had he never known before that he could be so deeply empathetic?

Not only could he understand others’ psychology, he could now empathize physically as well.

As Sha Wujing pondered in confusion, he heard a voice so familiar that it could not be mistaken.

"I didn’t mean to do it. There seems to be something wrong with this Glazed Cup."

"No matter what the issue is, I feel that since you’ve loosened your grip on the Glazed Cup and also broken it, this is your fault. Stop making excuses for your mistakes."

"Just now, when the fairy handed me the wine, the Glazed Cup I received felt particularly slippery—I simply couldn’t hold onto it. This Glazed Cup must have been under a spell, I ask Your Majesty to thoroughly investigate this matter." He heard his own voice speaking.

"Stop making excuses for your mistakes. Not admitting to your wrongdoings after committing them, I think you definitely need to accept your punishment properly!" The voice grew stern again, and Sha Wujing felt his body uncontrollably tremble.

Why be angry? He thought, it looked like the stern voice was purposefully creating trouble.

Moreover, it might be that they wanted to punish the person with a voice like his own, devising a series of actions just for this purpose. Explaining the situation clearly should suffice, but why wouldn’t he explain?

"I implore Your Majesty to thoroughly investigate this matter!" said the person whose voice matched his own.

Sha Wujing nodded in agreement. Exactly, exactly, that was what should be done—to thoroughly investigate the matter. Perhaps an investigation would reveal that there was something slippery on the object or a spell that prevented anyone from handling it properly. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"No, you are making excuses for yourself. Do you think I don’t know what you’re really thinking?" the voice spoke.

Sha Wujing was frustrated. This was clearly a trap laid on purpose. After all this, why cower? Pick up something and fight back. Since they were going to punish him anyway, he might as well face the music then and there.

Although that was what he thought, the voice that was wronged, sounding like his own, didn’t do that. It kept repeating the same sentence, "Something is wrong with this matter. I didn’t mean to break the Glazed Cup—I implore Your Majesty to thoroughly investigate this!"

"Fine, good, even now you still won’t admit it was your own fault. Very well, I will personally investigate this!" the stern voice declared.

No, this won’t do!

Sha Wujing exclaimed. But no matter what he said, nothing would change.

The guy with the same voice as his own quietly replied, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for granting this."

Sha Wujing sighed, thinking that this guy was really too naive; it was obvious that someone was out to get him, yet he still agreed to let that person investigate the matter. It was a futile effort!

Sure enough, the voices that followed were all about apprehending the criminal and punishing him severely. Even though the voices were fainter this time, Sha Wujing could still make out who was speaking.

Later, the voices slowly faded away, returning the area to silence.

Sha Wujing was now somewhat confused. What was the meaning of those voices just now? Could it be that they were meant just to tell him a story?

He needed to hurry back, as the shopkeeper might be waiting for him. The shopkeeper had said he would take him to visit Chaos Residence, so he couldn’t linger here any longer.

Sha Wujing was preparing to use a spell to leave, but to his dismay, he found that he seemed incapable of using any mana.

What was going on?

Even though his mana had nearly been depleted at that time, he should still have had some left. How come he couldn’t use any mana now?

Undeterred after one unsuccessful attempt, he tried again, but still couldn’t summon any mana.

It was only then that Sha Wujing realized that his inability to use mana was not because it had been exhausted, but because in this place, he simply couldn’t use it at all.

What in the world was going on? Such an event occurring in broad daylight was unthinkable.

Sha Wujing considered many possibilities, but he never attributed the event to Chen Nuo; in his heart, Chen Nuo would never do such a thing.

He was a refined gentleman, whether by appearance, temperament, or otherwise, and Sha Wujing was firmly convinced that Chen Nuo couldn’t be behind this.

As Sha Wujing pondered why this was happening, a voice suddenly rang in his ears. He quieted down, ready to listen carefully to what story the voice would tell this time.

"Demon, your life is forfeit!"

This time there wasn’t just one voice, but many. It sounded like several people were surrounding and attacking a demon.

Sha Wujing found the voices even more familiar than before, but given the numerous experiences he’d had, he couldn’t remember when this particular incident had taken place.

"I was only trying to fill my stomach, with no intention to harm anyone else. It was just that the wild beasts were ferocious, and I accidentally hurt someone."

When the voice that sounded like his own spoke up, Sha Wujing suddenly realized what event this was.

Back then, he had never eaten humans and didn’t live in the Flowing Sand River yet.

While out hunting, he accidentally let his prey, which had eaten humans, run free. The local immortals came after him, accusing him of the deed.

He had denied it at first, but the mortals insisted that he was the one who had eaten the people. Even if he hadn’t, since he had let the prey escape which then hurt someone, they said he should take responsibility for it.

Sha Wujing didn’t understand their way of thinking. There was a big argument, which escalated when the other party realized he was a demon. They not only argued but even attacked him proactively.

The words he had spoken before they attacked him were "I did not seek to harm anyone." But after being defeated by those people, he finally abandoned his long-held restraint, began to eat humans, and devoured the immortals who had attacked him.