chsdbacks Chapter 403: First Meeting with Sun Wukong
Chapter 403: First Meeting with Sun Wukong
Zhang Jianjun picked up the communication equipment and prepared to use it. However, at this moment, a dazzling white light suddenly flashed, and his eyes went blank. When he opened his eyes again, he found himself in a state of free fall, as if falling in the air. Then, he heard a crisp "Ouch!" Zhang Jianjun looked carefully and saw a monk in a cassock lying on the road in front of him. He walked up carefully and asked curiously: "Excuse me, who are you? Where is this place?"
The monk looked pale and weak, but he still tried to answer: "I am a monk from the Tang Dynasty in the East who went to the West to seek Buddhist scriptures. This is Liangjie Mountain!" Zhang Jianjun muttered to himself: "Did I travel to the world of Journey to the West all of a sudden? It seems that Tang Seng has encountered some troubles..." He carefully looked at Tang Seng in front of him and was surprised to find that their appearances were almost the same. Just as Zhang Jianjun was thinking, Tang Seng finished his last sentence with difficulty and fell to the ground weakly. Not long after, his body gradually dissipated and turned into a wisp of light smoke, disappearing without a trace.
Zhang Jianjun was originally planning to leave this place, but at this moment, a mechanical voice sounded in his mind: "Congratulations host for coming to the Journey to the West world, now you will play the role of Tang Monk and complete the mission of obtaining scriptures from the West!"
Zhang Jianjun couldn't help but be stunned, and an inexplicable tension and excitement surged in his heart.
He knew that from this moment on, he would shoulder Tang Monk's mission and embark on a journey to the west full of dangers and challenges.
"Since this is Liangjie Mountain, it means we have just left the Tang Dynasty world. If we continue walking, we will probably reach Wuxing Mountain soon!"
Zhang Jianjun said to himself.
He saw the white horse next to him, which was still an ordinary white horse at this time, so he mounted the horse and started walking forward.
Zhang Jianjun rode his horse for a short while before he saw a high mountain with five-colored lights flashing on it. He remembered the Five Elements Mountain mentioned by the voice just now, and he was delighted, thinking that this must be the place where Sun Wukong was suppressed.
He drove his white horse toward the front of the mountain, and indeed saw a post with six large characters written on it: "Om Mani Padme Hum". Zhang Jianjun was about to step forward and tear off the talisman, but he heard an angry shout from behind: "Who dares to touch my seal!"
He looked back and saw a monkey appeared in front of him. The monkey was covered with fur, had a golden hoop on its head and looked fierce. It was Sun Wukong.
Zhang Jianjun was startled and quickly explained: "Don't blame me, Great Sage. I am here to rescue you on the orders of Tathagata Buddha."
Sun Wukong sneered, "Humph, you, a mortal, think you can save me? I have been suppressed by this spell for five hundred years, how can you easily break it!"
Seeing this, Zhang Jianjun quickly took out the magic weapon given to him by Tathagata Buddha, the golden hoop stick, and said, "Great Sage, please look, this is the golden hoop stick given by Tathagata Buddha. Only with it can you unlock your seal."
Sun Wukong looked carefully and recognized the golden cudgel, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.
Zhang Jianjun held the golden cudgel in his hand and carefully reached towards the talisman.
The moment the golden hoop touched the talisman, a dazzling light was emitted and the talisman shattered.
The pressure on Sun Wukong suddenly disappeared, and he leaped out of the Five Elements Mountain.
"Haha, I, Old Sun, am finally free!"
Sun Wukong shouted excitedly. He looked at Zhang Jianjun gratefully and said, "Thank you for saving me, but why do you look exactly like my master? Are you also the reincarnation of Jin Chanzi?"
Zhang Jianjun was speechless for a moment and didn't know how to answer.
At this time, the voice of Tathagata Buddha came from the sky: "Wukong, this person is the one I specially selected to seek the scriptures. From now on, you will go to the West together to seek the scriptures."
Sun Wukong bowed respectfully towards the sky and said, "I will follow the Tathagata's orders." Zhang Jianjun secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that he didn't have to worry about his identity being exposed for the time being.
Zhang Jianjun touched the back of his head and said with a smile: "Maybe it was the Buddha's intentional arrangement. In any case, let's set off first." Sun Wukong nodded and took Zhang Jianjun into the sky.
Along the way, Sun Wukong kept asking Zhang Jianjun about the journey to obtain scriptures. Zhang Jianjun could only answer reluctantly, but he secretly complained in his heart.
Soon, they came to a big river. Sun Wukong looked around and found a temple on the other side of the river. He said to Zhang Jianjun, "That must be our destination. Let me go explore the way." After saying that, he turned into a golden light and flew over.
There was a family nearby. Sun Wukong went to beg for alms and stood outside the fence, shouting, "Old man, old man!" His voice was so loud that it seemed to break the sky.
At this time, an old man in his seventies, with his grandson, appeared in the yard tremblingly. The fence of the yard was only half a person's height and looked very shabby. Seeing Sun Wukong, the old man was a little scared, but he still asked bravely: "You look familiar!"
Sun Wukong looked at the old man in front of him and suddenly burst into laughter, so loud that the leaves around him trembled slightly. He smiled and said, "I recognize you. We met when you were a child chopping wood in the mountains!" Hearing this, the old man woke up as if from a dream, and his eyes lit up. He slapped his thigh and said, "Yes, yes, oh my, Grandpa Monkey King! I didn't expect to see you here! Are you finally out?" Sun Wukong laughed even harder, and his laughter was as loud as a bell: "Hahaha, haha, me, old man? Me, old man!" After saying that, he jumped up, easily climbed over the fence, and strode into the yard.
Seeing this, the old man hurriedly asked his grandson to bring some food to entertain Sun Wukong. The grandson ran very fast and came back with a bunch of fruits and snacks. Sun Wukong took the food and ate it without hesitation, praising him while eating: "Well, delicious, delicious! You are so enthusiastic!" The old man smiled and kept thanking Sun Wukong.
Sun Wukong was not polite and picked up a steamed bun and started eating it. While eating, he asked the old man: "This river is so wide, is there a ferry to cross the river?"
The old man shook his head and sighed, "This river is very dangerous and there are no ferries nearby. During the rainy season, the river surges and people often die in it."
Sun Wukong scratched his head and said to himself: "What should I do?"
At this moment, Zhang Jianjun rushed over.
Hearing that there was no way forward, he was extremely anxious. But seeing Sun Wukong's thoughtful look, Zhang Jianjun decided to believe that he could find a solution.
Sun Wukong said to Zhang Jianjun: "I have a solution, but I need your help." Zhang Jianjun asked hurriedly: "What solution? Just tell me, Sun Dasheng." Wukong said: "Go find some bamboos, the more the better." Although Zhang Jianjun was puzzled, he did as he was told, and soon he found a lot of bamboos. Sun Wukong used his magic power to weave the bamboos into a huge raft. Then he pulled out a monkey hair and turned it into a thick long pole. Sun Wukong jumped on the raft and said to Zhang Jianjun: "Just sit on it later, and leave the rest to me." Zhang Jianjun got on the raft nervously, and Sun Wukong propped up the long pole and sailed towards the river. The raft moved steadily in the river and soon reached the other side. After landing, Sun Wukong put away the raft and walked towards the temple with Zhang Jianjun.