Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything-Chapter 771 - Does the Six-Eared Macaque Really Exist in the World
771: Chapter 771: Does the Six-Eared Macaque Really Exist in the World?
(4th Update)
771: Chapter 771: Does the Six-Eared Macaque Really Exist in the World?
(4th Update)
Looking at the message Sun Wukong had sent him, Jiang Liu felt a slight stir in his heart.
Had another Sun Wukong already caused a scene at Lingxiao Hall before the real Sun Wukong arrived there?
And, all the immortal gods at Lingxiao Hall hadn’t noticed?
This scene seemed all too familiar.
“Could it be?
The Six-Eared Macaque!?” Jiang Liu murmured to himself as he pondered the message from Sun Wukong.
This scene was strikingly similar to the one in the original text, where not even the heavens could distinguish the real from the fake Monkey King.
“However, didn’t Sun Wukong already use the Six-Eared Macaque ploy back when he was in the Underworld, saving the soul of the Dragon King of Jing River?
Moreover, wasn’t the existence of the Six-Eared Macaque in the original text just a play directed and performed by Sun Wukong to express his unease?”
Thinking about the problem of the Six-Eared Macaque, Jiang Liu murmured to himself.
Combining the original text and what Sun Wukong had previously said about the Six-Eared Macaque, Jiang Liu had always felt that the incident with the True and False Monkey King in the original was a self-directed act by Sun Wukong.
Why then, was there seemingly another Sun Wukong now?
The same story of the True and False Monkey King?
“Master, do you have any suggestions?
The Jade Emperor is urging me to quickly uncover the mastermind behind this!”
After sending the message to Jiang Liu and seeing that he hadn’t replied for a long time, Sun Wukong sent another message to urge for a response.
“Suggestions?
Wukong, let’s not talk about that now, come back first!” Having pondered for a moment after reading Sun Wukong’s urging words, Jiang Liu sent a message back to him.
Following Jiang Liu’s message, Sun Wukong, who was flipping through the clouds on his Somersault Cloud, naturally made his way back quickly.
Then, the master and disciple recounted the whole event in great detail.
“Wukong, are you saying that the impostor went to Lingxiao Hall targeting the Jade Emperor’s Vermilion Pen!?” Jiang Liu asked with a hint of surprise in his voice after hearing Sun Wukong’s words.
“Exactly, that’s right!” Sun Wukong nodded and replied.
“Now that is quite strange!” Hearing what Sun Wukong said, Jiang Liu started to muse to himself.
Who knew about their plan to borrow the Vermilion Pen from the Jade Emperor?
Only the Journey to the West for Scriptures team knew, and Randeng Buddha and Tathagata also knew.
How did that impostor pretending to be Sun Wukong come to know about it?
“Master, do you have a plan?” Sun Wukong stared at Jiang Liu.
Of course, for these kinds of issues that involved wisdom and thinking, Sun Wukong was accustomed to following Jiang Liu’s advice.
“Like this, Wukong, that impostor making a scene in Lingxiao Hall seems to be an attempt to cause trouble for you.
Go check out Flower Fruit Mountain and see if he’s over there,” Jiang Liu proposed after deliberating for a moment, recalling the plot of the True and False Monkey King from the original where Sun Wukong met the Six-Eared Macaque at Flower Fruit Mountain.
“Flower Fruit Mountain!?
Right!
If that guy really wants to cause me trouble, he might indeed go to Flower Fruit Mountain at this time!” Jiang Liu’s words struck Sun Wukong like a wake-up call.
His expression shifted slightly as he nodded in agreement.
In the midst of speaking, he didn’t even bother to bid farewell to Jiang Liu and leaped up, using the divine skill of the Somersault Cloud, becoming a streak of light shooting directly toward the eastern Shengshenzhou Continent.
The Somersault Cloud was, naturally, very fast, and it didn’t take much time for Sun Wukong to reach Flower Fruit Mountain.
After arriving at Flower Fruit Mountain, Sun Wukong searched all around.
The monkeys of Flower Fruit Mountain were overjoyed to see Sun Wukong return.
As for the mastermind impersonating Sun Wukong?
After a thorough search, Sun Wukong couldn’t find even a single monkey hair.
“Master, it seems that the guy didn’t come to Flower Fruit Mountain to make trouble after all!” Sun Wukong then sent another message to Jiang Liu.
“He didn’t go to Flower Fruit Mountain?
That’s somewhat different from the original story!” Jiang Liu thought, feeling slightly moved by the message from Sun Wukong.
But after careful consideration, it seemed that all of this was within reason.
In the original, the Six-Eared Macaque and Sun Wukong were equally matched in strength, fighting fiercely without being able to determine a victor.
Considering Sun Wukong’s original level, it’s apparent that the Six-Eared Macaque should have also been a level 80 Golden BOSS.
But now?
With Jiang Liu’s involvement, Sun Wukong’s cultivation had already improved a lot from the time in the original text, reaching the level of a level 84 Golden BOSS.
Therefore, unless the Six-Eared Macaque’s strength had also massively increased from the original, facing Sun Wukong directly, it’s unlikely the Six-Eared Macaque could be a match for him.
In light of this, it makes sense why the Six-Eared Macaque didn’t dare to face Sun Wukong head-on.
So, it completely made sense that the Six-Eared Macaque didn’t dare to cause trouble at Flower Fruit Mountain.
“Hmm, since he’s not there, that’s also good news.
As for the whereabouts of the culprit, let your master help you inquire in the Underworld,” Jiang Liu said after musing to himself for a moment, replying to Sun Wukong.
“Wait a moment, Master, why are you going to the Underworld?” However, Sun Wukong quickly sent a message back.
“It’s said that when that murderer was impersonating me, Old Sun, they also had a Jingu Bang in their hand.
Can you check their location with the Treasure-Seeking Mirror?”
“I’m taking this opportunity to make a trip to the Underworld!” Sun Wukong’s words indeed made sense, but Jiang Liu had no intention of using the Treasure-Seeking Mirror.
After replying with only one sentence, Jiang Liu’s figure descended directly towards the Netherworld.
Ksitigarbha’s existence was somewhat sensitive.
If he didn’t have a proper reason, it wouldn’t be good for Jiang Liu to go and see Ksitigarbha too frequently.
Otherwise, if it aroused suspicion, that would be problematic.
However, after he had executed Maitreya Buddha, logically, his soul should have come to the Netherworld to be arranged by Ksitigarbha for Reincarnation.
Now, who knew what the situation was?
Taking advantage of this opportunity to inquire within the Underworld and to understand the situation seemed like a good choice.
Soon, Jiang Liu directly arrived at Ksitigarbha Cave.
“Master Xuanzang…” At the entrance of Ksitigarbha Cave, the familiar Novice Monk saw Jiang Liu arriving and bowed respectfully, greeting him.
“Amitabha, my respects to you!” Seeing the Novice Monk’s demeanor, Jiang Liu didn’t put on airs.
He returned the greeting and said.
After returning the greeting, Jiang Liu immediately asked, “Where is Ksitigarbha?
Is he inside?
He’s not stopping me, is he?”
“Master Xuanzang, please come in.
There’s no intention to stop you!” Hearing Jiang Liu’s inquiry, the Novice Monk immediately shook his head and replied.
“In that case, thank you very much!” Still with his modest and respectful demeanor, Jiang Liu nodded slightly and said.
As they spoke, he stepped forward and walked into the Ksitigarbha Cave.
Jiang Liu was, of course, already well-acquainted with the situation inside Ksitigarbha Cave.
After walking in, Ksitigarbha was sitting quietly atop his own lotus throne.
“Disciple Xuanzang pays his respects to the Bodhisattva!” Seeing Ksitigarbha, Jiang Liu saluted sincerely and said.
However, Ksitigarbha did not pay any attention to Jiang Liu’s salute, just staring at him intently without saying a single word.
“Bodhisattva?
Is there something wrong with me?” Being stared at so fixedly by Ksitigarbha, Jiang Liu was a little stunned and looked over himself in confusion, asking.
“Unbelievable, how did you manage to do it?” Following Jiang Liu’s words, Ksitigarbha finally spoke.
“Ah?
What?” The words of Ksitigarbha puzzled Jiang Liu, leaving him slightly taken aback.
Out of the blue, what was Ksitigarbha talking about?
But after a brief moment of confusion, Jiang Liu quickly realized that Ksitigarbha must be speaking about the matter of his slaying Maitreya Buddha.
“Does the Bodhisattva speak of the matter concerning Maitreya Buddha?” Jiang Liu asked.
“Unbelievable!”
Ksitigarbha’s face still wore a look of astonishment as he said, “Maitreya Buddha is of Quasi-Saint Cultivation.
With your methods, it should have been impossible to slay him, right?”
“Actually, that…”
Seeing Ksitigarbha’s shocked expression, Jiang Liu thought it over.
It seemed that Ksitigarbha knew quite a lot about his secrets, so there wasn’t much point in hiding anything, was there?
However, just as Jiang Liu was about to reveal the truth, Ksitigarbha waved his hand and stopped him, saying, “Enough, you need not say more.
The matter of Maitreya Buddha’s death has nothing to do with you.
No matter who asks, you must not admit to it!”
“Understood, I, your disciple, have got it!” Hearing Ksitigarbha’s warning, Jiang Liu’s heart tensed slightly and he nodded in understanding.
“Alright, Xuanzang, what brings you here today?” Seeing Jiang Liu nod, Ksitigarbha’s expression returned to calm, and he then asked.
“Today, your disciple comes with two matters!” Jiang Liu began speaking to Ksitigarbha.
“Firstly, the death of Maitreya Buddha is known throughout the world.
As a Buddhist Disciple, I’m naturally concerned for the Buddha and filled with immense sorrow, so I wish to inquire about the current situation of Maitreya Buddha.
Has he been reborn through reincarnation yet?”
“Secondly, my eldest disciple Sun Wukong made a trip to the Lingxiao Hall not long ago, only to have someone impersonate him and cause a great disturbance there, resulting in Wukong being blamed for it!”
“Knowing that the Tingdi Divine Beast beneath your seat can hear nearly all sounds throughout all three realms and six paths, I’ve come to inquire into the whereabouts of the imposter!”
“Hmm, good!”
Jiang Liu’s words brought a pleased look to Ksitigarbha’s face, who nodded slightly.
This affirmation left Jiang Liu momentarily perplexed.
He soon realized it was approval for what he said about Maitreya Buddha.
(PS: This is the 4th update; the next chapter will be at noon, 12 PM sharp.)
