Journey to the West: The Rise of Martial Arts

Chapter 165
No matter it is the monkey's memory or Ren Qinglian's imagination, Huaguoshan should look like Yaocaoqihua, green pines and verdant cypresses.

But when the two pressed down their heads on the clouds and opened their eyes to watch, what they saw was a barren landscape, with no flowers and plants, no haze, peaks and rocks collapsed, and forests and trees scorched.

The monkey was silent, his face was a little ferocious, and his fists were clenched subconsciously.

Ren Qinglian knew in her heart that when the monkeys made troubles in the Heavenly Palace, the Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals encircled and suppressed Huaguo Mountain, but they did not razed Huaguo Mountain to the ground.However, it is inevitable that the Heavenly Fire Divine Thunder that was fired during the battle destroyed half of the vegetation and creatures on the mountain.

In the vicissitudes of life, things are different.

For 500 years, the monkey has dreamed of the innocent years and the romantic peach forest countless times.

It was just the scene in front of him that stabbed him deeply.

Ren Qinglian could feel the strong sadness on the monkey, and comforted her: "It's good that the person is still there. Since the Great Sage has returned, Huaguo Mountain will return to its previous appearance one day!"

Saying that, there was a soft sound from the thorny valley in front of the barren grass slope in the distance.

After listening to Ren Qinglian's words, the monkey woke up from the sadness and collected himself. He just heard the commotion, and subconsciously looked up, and saw seven or eight little monkeys jumping out of the hollow, rushing forward and surrounding him. He kowtowed and shouted, "Grandpa Dasheng, Grandpa Dasheng, we finally waited for you to come home!"

The monkey felt sour: "Why don't you come out to play, all of you are sneaking around, and you can't be seen when you come back?"

Back then, he made a big fuss in the underworld and wiped off the monkeys on this mountain from the book of life and death. He got a great secret and lived forever ever since.He had a vague impression of the little monkeys in front of him, but the mountains and fields were barren, and it was inevitable that they would not have enough to eat. They looked a little skinny and pitiful.

The group of monkeys subconsciously glanced at Ren Qinglian, seeing that this person had no malice, and then wept and talked about what happened during this period of time: "Since Grandpa Great Sage was captured, there has been a group of hunters who come to the island every now and then to hunt and kill us. ..."

Although the monkeys on the mountain are immortal, their own strength is limited. Those hunters have some martial arts skills, strong bows, and well-equipped equipment. Naturally, they are no match.

Listening to these miserable experiences, the monkey grinned for a while, "How many of you are still on this mountain now?"

The group of monkeys said again: "Together old and young, there are only a thousand monkeys!"

The monkey said bitterly: "My old grandson remembered that there were [-] children, where are they all now?"

According to his thinking, even though his monkeys and grandchildren are average in strength, but they are numerous and powerful, and they have the combination attack taught by him, how can they be bullied like this by a few hunters.

The group of monkeys was weeping again, and said, "Since the great sage left, this mountain was set ablaze and killed by the soldiers led by Erlang God. We squatted in the well, drilled in the stream, and hid under the iron bridge. Only then did we die. But after coming out, there are no flowers and fruits in the mountains to support them, so it is difficult to survive, so some monkeys went to other places, and those who stayed were robbed half by those hunters these years..."

It's really "the tree fell and the monkeys scattered", Ren Qinglian sighed with emotion, and couldn't help asking: "Are those hunters from the nearby Aolai country?"

The only human country near Huaguo Mountain is the Aolai country. It seems that the monkeys have just returned from learning to practice monkey soldiers, and they even robbed some weapons from that country.

The group of monkeys was obviously afraid of being bullied by those hunters, looking at Ren Qinglian, they became nervous for a while.

The monkey smiled and said, "Layman Ren is my old grandson's friend, those hunters really came from Aolai country?"

One of the older monkey monsters said: "He came from Aolai country. One of my brothers was captured by hunters, but he ran back..."

"Then where is your brother now?" Ren Qinglian asked.

"He's already dead, he died not long after he came back..." The monkey demon looked terrified, as if he had seen something terrible.

Although the monkeys on the mountain live forever, it doesn't mean they can't die. According to the monkey monster's description, the monkey monster who fled back soon turned into a dead bone and died, which was very miserable.

The monkey knew something different, and asked what happened to the other monkeys and grandchildren who were caught, and heard the group of monkeys say: "Those hunters killed us with arrows, guns, and poisoning. , peeled and deboned, steamed with sauce, boiled with vinegar, fried with salt, and eaten as a meal; those who were caught in the net or caught were taught to dance in circles, somersaults, dragonflies, and gongs and drums in the street... ..."

These are actually just what they heard and imagined by themselves, but the older monkey monster shook his head and said: "No, no, my poor brother said that they caught us and they will make us into one kind of puppet..."

He spoke incoherently, but Ren Qinglian and the monkey looked at each other, and they both saw the surprise in each other's eyes.

The monkey knew that something was wrong, so he asked, "Who is the deacon in the cave now?"

"It's Marshal Ma and Liu, and Generals Ben and Ba are in charge." The little monkeys said.

The monkey was even more suspicious, and said, "Go and report, and tell me that I'm back."

Those monkey monsters dispersed separately and went to Shuilian Cave to inform the deacons that the monkey was old.

Ma, Liu, Ben, and Ba have worked hard with monkeys in their early years, and they can be considered to have some cultivation, especially Ma and Liu, who have the blood of Wu Zhiqi and Longnu, and their talents are not bad. Because, this realm is comparable to the realm of Nascent Soul among human monks, and one step further is the real immortal.

Knowing that the four monkeys were still there, the monkey was even more certain that there was something wrong with the hunter, so he couldn't help asking Ren Qinglian: "What did the layman figure out?"

Ren Qinglian was used to playing tricks, looked at the sea waves in the distance, and smiled calmly: "Don't worry, the Great Sage, we will see the outcome soon!" Secretly, she began to speculate about the existence behind those hunters.

Soon, Ma, Liu, Ben and Ba came out to worship the monkey and welcomed them into the Shuilian Cave.

Quiet room with virtual windows, stone bed and stone seat.

Ren Qinglian was looking at the large regular script characters engraved on one of the stone tablets - "Huaguoshan blessed land, water curtain and cave to the sky", Marshal Ma Liu couldn't help but asked about his origin in doubt.

At this time, Ren Qinglian finally confirmed the origin of the Water Curtain Cave of Huaguo Mountain and Wu Zhiqi, and felt the breath of the red-legged horse monkey in the body of the two monkeys, and smiled slightly: "I am a friend of the Great Sage, it is the first time we meet , I will give these magic weapons to you for self-defense!" Then, he took out four of the magic weapons left by Wu Zhiqi and gave them to the four old monkeys in the cave.

These magic weapons themselves are not superior, but they were prepared by Wu Zhiqi for his subordinates when he planned to make a comeback.

Ren Qinglian took care of Wu Zhiqi's descendants by borrowing flowers to present Buddha, but the four monkeys were very grateful. Although they had some means, they were persecuted by the hunters these years, probably because they did not have any treasures in their hands.

For a moment, Ma Liu Ershuai didn't bother to wonder why Ren Qinglian gave them a kind feeling, and answered every question, and quickly told the news about the hunters.

(End of this chapter)