Chapter 639: The Only Way
The Three Realms are like a huge five-flavor bottle, filled with all kinds of sweet and sour, bitter and spicy, and the taste of it, only those who are immersed in it will understand. And among them, everyone's experience is different.
At this moment, the two monkeys who exist in the Three Realms at the same time are facing completely different situations.
The monkey and his entourage took Xuanzang and took off to the west in the most conservative formation, looking at the green mountains and green waters, which was so uncomfortable. The haze of all kinds of disasters experienced along the way seems to have dissipated with the comfortable life of Huaguoshan in the past few days.
In the sky, the sunset on the horizon was smiling at them like a shy woman waiting to be married.
Under the night sky, the six-eared macaque is in a terrible situation.
In the dark corners of the woods, on the thick fallen leaves, he crawled on the ground like a simple beast, tearing the throat of a gray wolf.
The Adam's apple slides slightly, and the fishy blood pours into the abdomen, which is quickly broken down into bits of nutrients and dispersed to every corner of the body.
Obtaining blood would make him feel peaceful, but it would not be enough to truly resolve his crisis.
It's been several days, and he's been sucking the essence and blood of countless animals, and almost all the creatures in the woods have been swept away by him, including even a dozen humans he has encountered by chance. However, compared to what he consumed, the essence and blood he replenished was really pitiful.
The rifts in his body still showed little sign of healing, and could only barely stop further decomposition.
To make matters worse, he could clearly feel his consciousness blurring as time went on. This made him extremely panicked.
At this moment. There are only two paths left in front of us.
Or completely disappear. Either...... Slaughter. Constant killing. But...... Where is the higher and more beneficial guy in the mouth of the king of Jizo?
He doesn't remember anything anymore.
Although he still maintained a strong strength, as time went by, he became more and more afraid to use mana, and he didn't even have the courage to take off into the air, and he didn't even dare to expand the range of perception at will. Because, he found that while using mana to devour a large amount of essence, his body and soul were depleting at an accelerated rate......
"Why didn't you just kill those two bald heads in the first place?" wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. He sat down on the fallen leaves in a daze, muttering, "Even if it takes more mana, those two bald heads should be able to make it up......"
"Found it! He's there!"
A shout came from behind him.
He turned his head suddenly, and saw a large group of hunters chasing them menacingly with torches, bows, arrows, and spears.
With a "boom", an arrow swept through the six-eared macaque's cheek and landed on the trunk of a tree behind it.
The next moment, one of the six-eared macaques rolled over and escaped into the grass.
"Quick! He's running that way!
A dozen hunters chased after the gray wolf's carcass without stopping for a moment.
A man who looked like a lieutenant quickly crouched down next to the gray wolf's corpse to examine it carefully. The old hunter who walked at the end also stopped.
"Your Excellency...... How's it going? Isn't he?"
The lieutenant-looking man stood up, sprinkled the blood on his fingertips, and said, "That guy should be right." Exactly the same technique, only sucking blood, not eating meat. Is that something, monkey?"
"Good...... I seem. The old hunter said hesitantly: "However, the old man has been hunting for so many years, and has entered the mountain countless times, but he has never seen such a big monkey." It's just like ordinary people......"
In a short time, the dozen or so hunters who had gone to chase them all returned.
"How's it going?"
The burly hunter at the head panted and said, "He ran away, that thing is so fast that in the blink of an eye, even the shadow can't be seen." ”
Not far away, in a corner where the moonlight could not shine, the six-eared macaque gently pushed away the grass and watched everyone from afar.
The gaze was terrifyingly cold.
"That guy should be right. Looking at the wolf corpse that was still flowing with blood on the ground and still had residual warmth, the general gritted his teeth and said: "He is so fast, in the middle of the night, even if we find him, it will be useless." Besides, a total of six people in the caravan and the guards were poisoned by him, and we were just a few of us...... I'm afraid it's also dangerous. ”
"My lord, what do you say? ”
"Yes, we'll listen to you!"
"The murder of more than a dozen people is not a trivial matter, and this matter must not be counted like this. The general nodded slightly and said, "However, you must also be cautious and not hurt people in vain." A monkey of that size may already be a monkey demon. ”
"Monkey ...... Monkey demon?" The hunters present immediately shrank in fright.
"It's a youkai...... Wouldn't it?"
"What's the matter?"
A group of hunters, as long as it is a wild beast, not to mention a monkey, even if it is a mountain full of wolves, they are not afraid. But if it's a youkai...... Then things are different.
In the blink of an eye, the original high-pitched morale of the hunters had disappeared, and they were replaced by unconcealable apprehension.
The general smiled, reached out and patted a hunter on the shoulder and said, "Don't be afraid, youkai are not all powerful." I used to see a monster when I was in Yuzhou. Some monsters, just shaped. This kind of little demon is worse than a human. The one just now didn't even have a decent set of clothes, even if it was really a demon, it was just a little demon. ”
"Big ...... Don't lie to us, my lord. ”
"Don't worry. Looking at the hunters with timid faces, the young general smiled helplessly and said, "My idea is to go back first, and tomorrow I will fly the pigeon and pass the book to General Liu, so that he can send troops over." There's a big army here, so you don't have to play, okay?"
"This ...... That's a good idea. The hunter at the head smiled and said, "A few of our brothers, thank you in advance." ”
With that, he gave it up.
When the other hunters saw it, they hurriedly surrendered their hands one by one: "Lord Xie." ”
"Don't be so polite, the last general has the responsibility to defend the land, this is the right thing to do, and it should be. So saying, the lieutenant and the hunters began to walk back along the way they had come.
"But...... The soldiers are not familiar with the mountain roads, and they will have to bother you to lead the way when the time comes. ”
"That's no problem, it's such a trivial thing as leading the way, our brother has a few bags!"
"Yes, yes, it's no problem to lead the way. Just don't let us fight youkai!"
Watching the fading firelight from afar, the six-eared macaque let go of the hand that was removing the weeds and looked up at the moon leisurely.
"You want to kill me, or I'll kill you first. Listening to the place where you came from, it seems that there are a lot of talents. ”
Under the moonlight, he licked his lips and followed with a cat's footsteps.
......
At this time, for safety reasons, the monkey group after a long day of flying slowly arrived at the border of the daughter country.
In front of the boundary monument, Rue Xiang was already waiting early with her subordinates.
"Rue Xiang see the Great Sage, see the Holy Monk!"
As Rue Xiang bowed, all the soldiers around him knelt on the ground.
"See the Great Sage, see the Holy Monk!"
At this shout, the monkey didn't feel anything, but Xuanzang, who had just landed on the back of the black bear spirit, was slightly taken aback, and hurriedly folded his hands in return.
"Get up. The monkey walked over with a big grin, and with a sling of his stick, said, "Why are you here? Who told you that we are here today?"
"Nobody said. Rue Xiang blessed her body, smiled and said, "Rue Xiang has been leading people to stay here for fifteen days. ”
The monkey was slightly stunned, and quickly coughed dryly twice: "It's hard work." But...... It doesn't have to be this way. You used to be my vassal, but you are no longer so. Moreover, you are still a king. ”
"This is what the mother ordered. ”
"She?"
Rue Xiang nodded and said: "Niang Niang has explained, Rue Xiang must wait here, first, it is to let the Great Sage see that Rue Xiang is all right, and Niang Niang has fulfilled her promise." Secondly...... Niangniang hopes to meet the holy monk again, so she specially ordered Rue Xiang to wait here, for fear of missing the holy monk. ”
The monkey looked back at Xuanzang expressionlessly, thoughtful.
"The mother invited, Xuanzang was honored. Xuanzang folded his hands, bowed and said, "Then Queen Lao will lead the way." ”
As he was talking, a female general had already brought a white horse, but it was not a little white dragon.
Taking a step back to the side, Rue Xiang said softly, "Holy monk, please." ”
"Please. ”
Xuanzang turned over and got on the horse, and the group began to slowly go deep into the border of his daughter's country.
Along the way, the monkey looked at Xuanzang, who was walking in front, intentionally or unintentionally, and became more and more confused.
"Hey, you lady said, why did you see him?"
Rue Xiang shook her head and said, "Niangniang never talked about it." ”
"Didn't you say, then why do you think it would be to see him?"
"This ...... Niangniang's mind is not something Rue Xiang can guess. Rue Xiang covered her lips and smiled, "However, the Great Sage can rest assured." Niangniang has already ordered that the safety of the holy monk must be ensured in the territory of the daughter's country, since Niangniang has said so, she will definitely not do anything to worry about you, the Great Sage. ”
The monkey touched his chin and thought about it for a long time, but he didn't come up with a reason. In the end, I just don't want to.
After stopping the white horse, Xuanzang looked back and asked, "Are we going directly to see Nuwa Niangniang?"
Rue Xiang said: "The holy monk mortal body, coming from afar, is naturally a little rest, see you tomorrow." ”
"No, it's not in the way, the poor monk has been cultivating in Huaguo Mountain for a long time, if it's convenient, the poor monk wants to see the mother first. ”
"This ......" Rue Xiang hesitated and said, "I'm afraid this needs to be confirmed first." ”
Xuanzang clasped his hands together and said, "There is Queen Lao." ”
Rue Xiang took out the jade slip hidden in her waist. But before she could put it to her lips, the monkey had already stood in front of her, and said with a serious face: "I will also go to see her together, and help me report by the way." They're chatting, I'm listening, and that shouldn't get in the way, right?" (to be continued......)
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