Journey to the West: Don’t mess with that monster

Tang Monk was very pleased to see that King Yuhua admitted his mistake with a very good attitude.

He personally helped the three princes up and said, "Let's leave this matter at that. None of us should mention it again."

Upon hearing this, King Yuhua bowed to Tang Seng with gratitude.

"Thank you for your hospitality, Your Majesty. The four monks will have to continue on our journey." Tang Seng felt that after all, he had a dispute with them. If he stayed here for too long, it might cause other troubles, which would be bad.

"Father!" the little prince said, despite the smell of urine on his body. "Can we see the abilities of the three holy monks?"

"You kid, are you really looking for death?" King Yuhua asked angrily.

The monkeys looked at the little prince with a half-smile.

"Father, you misunderstood. That's not what I meant." The little prince quickly explained to Tang Seng and the others, "You holy monks don't know that my three brothers have always been fond of martial arts.

But due to the lack of guidance from a famous teacher, today I met four elders, who let us see what a true master looks like.

As long as I can satisfy Xiao Wang's wish, I will die with no regrets."

After the little prince finished speaking, he knelt on the ground.

King Yuhua looked at Tang Seng a little embarrassedly, and then said in a scolding tone, "Don't talk about death or life!"

The monkey probably knew why the little prince had such a personality.

In the original novel, in addition to protecting Tang Monk on his journey to obtain Buddhist scriptures, the monkey actually had another mission, which was to help the Buddhist sect spread its teachings.

But now the monkey has no golden hoop on his head, and the journey to the West to obtain the scriptures is just a task for the monkey.

It was still a perfunctory task at the beginning, but as the four masters and apprentices got used to each other, and also after listening to the words of the three monsters in Chechi Kingdom.

The monkey wants to do something seriously!

But the only thing that was done was to protect Tang Monk, not to help the Buddhist sect spread its teachings.

Tang Seng looked at them but did not speak.

It can be seen that Elder Tang cares about his disciples very much. He did not say anything and let his disciples choose for themselves. If he wants to show them his skills, then he can show them his skills. If he does not want to, that is fine.

Seeing that his two brothers did not respond, Sha Seng had no choice but to say, "You little prince, your temperament has been spoiled by your father, but you are sincere about martial arts.

If you promise me, you will change your temper in the future.

It’s not impossible for me to show you my skills today.”

"I will definitely change it in the future!" the little prince agreed immediately.

Sha Seng didn't care whether he agreed sincerely or not.

As soon as he stretched out his hand, his crescent shovel was in his hand.

The weapons used by these three princes were the same as theirs. How could Sha Seng not know that this was probably arranged by someone?

That is to let them accept these three princes as disciples.

But the master didn't seem to notice, and the eldest brother didn't care. Sha Seng could only show them a little to deal with the matter.

In an instant, the crescent-shaped shovel of Sha Seng was shining with golden light and rays of light. When facing the enemy, these golden light and rays of light were useless.

The purpose of using it now is to fool the three princes of Yuhua.

Sure enough, the three princes were stunned.

Sha Seng used a shovel technique, which looked very good to Hualihu Shao. But if they really fought, the monkey would knock him over with one stick.

The little prince looked at Zhu Bajie and the monkey expectantly.

The monkey suddenly asked, "Most people learn to use knives, spears, swords, halberds, axes, and halberds.

The stick is common, but few people learn to use the rake and crescent shovel. How did you choose these three weapons?"

After hearing the monkey's question, Tang Seng suddenly came to his senses.

The weapons used by these three princes are exactly the same as the ones used by the three of them.

"My three brothers love martial arts, and we have visited many famous teachers to learn martial arts.

But it is difficult to find a famous teacher, and finally I met a master by chance.

The master was quite capable, and seven or eight people couldn't get close to him.

He said he had three unique skills, which were the stick, the rake, and the crescent shovel. Finally, seeing that we three brothers were sincere, he passed them on to us. "The eldest prince quickly explained.

The monkey didn't say much, thinking that this was the arrangement of Buddhism.

Tang Seng also figured out the key point at this time. After thinking for a while, he said, "Wukong, this matter is up to you.

We Buddhists preach the Dharma based on Buddhist teachings and moral conduct!

Never rely on anything else!"

King Yuhua had some guesses in his mind, but he did not ask. Sometimes it is good to pretend to be confused. Now that Yuhua County respects Buddhism and Taoism, why should he really choose sides?
The monkey thought about it and was worried that if he really didn't show any expression here, other monks would make things difficult for his master in the journey to obtain the scriptures.

"Master, since we have met, it means we are destined to meet. Let us give these three princes some guidance." The monkey said with a smile.

This way, when we go to Lingshan, at least we can explain ourselves.

Upon hearing this, King Yuhua was overjoyed, and Tang Seng didn't say much.

The monkey first let them show what they could do. After watching, he felt that the abilities of these three were really common.

He said to the three of them very seriously, "You are born noble and cannot endure hardship.

Your skills may look good on display, but if you really fight an enemy, even one with the same skills as you, thirty or forty moves will kill you."

Now the three princes did not dare to refute anything. They really saw the abilities of White Horse and Sha Seng. Monkey was their eldest brother, so he was naturally the strongest.

He could only speak out and give them advice, and they would be convinced wholeheartedly.

"I'll teach you a martial art." The monkey said after thinking for a while.

That skill is not worth much, it just increases your strength.

So the monkey asked for a quiet room, drew a star sign on it, and told the three men to prostrate themselves inside, closing their eyes and concentrating.

He silently chanted the mantra, recited the spell, and blew the immortal energy into the hearts of the three princes. He took the souls back to his home, taught them the secret formula, and granted each of them a thousand pounds of physical strength. With the increase of skill, the three princes seemed to be reborn.

They performed the meridian circulation exercises as the monkey had taught them and finally woke up. They all climbed up, wiped their faces, and looked full of energy, with each of them strong and healthy.

The three men knelt down and were about to become disciples, but were stopped by the monkey.

"Our fate is only worth this set of skills. As for other things, asking for more would be useless." The monkey said seriously.

So the three princes bowed three times and kowtowed nine times to the monkey, and this was considered to have resolved the cause and effect.

Zhu Bajie saw that both his elder brother and Sha Seng had expressed their opinions.

He then said to the second prince, "Come, your Grandpa Pig will teach you how to use a rake."

King Yuhua and the three princes then realized that the monkeys' weapons were the same as those of the three princes.

"Saint Monk Sun, can you..."

"No." The monkey knew what he wanted to say and refused directly.

The eldest prince quickly apologized and the monkey explained.

“My stick techniques are as natural as I want and I can do them at will.

Even if I teach you, you won't be able to learn it. If you really learn it, it will only delay you.

If you really want to learn more about the stick, it's actually quite simple. Chop the stick 5,000 times and poke the stick 5,000 times every day.

Ten years later, there will be no rival for you in India." said the monkey.

Finally, King Yuhua asked to borrow their weapons.

According to their weapons, one was made for each of the three princes.

To be honest, Monkey didn't want to lend it, but then he changed his mind and thought that by lending the weapon, the cause and effect of Yuhua County would be completely resolved.

Once they get to Lingshan, if anyone dares to talk about this to them, the monkey will beat them with a stick!

So the weapons of the three of them were lent out.

The monkey’s golden cudgel weighs 13,500 kilograms.

Zhu Bajie's and Sha Seng's rakes and crescent shovels each weighed 5,048 kilograms.

It took a lot of effort just to find someone to carry it.

It can be seen that King Yuhua really loves these three princes. Although refining these three weapons is not laborious and costly, the cost is not small.

Seeing that the monkey agreed, King Yuhua praised the four masters and apprentices. Elder Tang was very happy to be praised and felt that there was no rush to stay here for a few days.

The three princes summoned a blacksmith and bought ten thousand pounds of steel. They set up a factory and a furnace in the front yard of the palace to cast the iron.

The steel was refined the day before, and the next day the three monks were asked to take out the golden hoop, the nine-toothed palladium, and the crescent-shaped shovel and place them between the tents. They were asked to work on them day and night.

Seeing this, Tang Seng couldn't help but sigh that these small countries are just loose.

In the Tang Dynasty, which prince dares to forge weapons so ostentatiously? Isn't that courting death? You said you forged three weapons, but how do I know that what you said is true?

Seeing that the weapons of the three princes were almost ready, the night before, several blacksmiths in the yard fell asleep because of their hard work for days.

The next morning, when they got up to forge the weapons, they found that the three kinds of weapons were missing from under the tent. They were shocked and frightened, and looked everywhere for them, but could not find them anywhere.

They did not dare to delay and reported the matter to the prince.

The three princes became anxious upon hearing this.

I felt a little bit lucky, thinking that maybe the monkeys took it themselves.

As a result, when I asked, my heart was completely dead...

The monkey was neither impatient nor anxious, but Zhu Bajie was the first to become impatient.

His rake was forged by Laojun himself. Over the years, he had only forged a hammer for Zhang Qingdi.

Zhu Bajie always felt that his rake was much more valuable than the monkey's stick!

Sha Seng was also a little worried. Although his crescent shovel was not made by the Taoist himself, it was a magical weapon that had accompanied him for so many years. If it was really lost, how could he not feel sad?

"I will capture these blacksmiths and torture them severely. I don't believe that I can't get the answers!" said the third prince impulsively.

"How can those blacksmiths lift our weapons?

Even if they could move it, where could they hide overnight?" asked Sha Seng.

This question stumped all three princes.

"Junior Brother Sha is right. It wasn't the blacksmiths who stole the weapons. Are there any monsters near your Yuhua County?" asked the monkey.

"Yes, yes! To the north of Yuhua, there is a Leopard Head Mountain, and in the mountain there is a Tiger Mouth Cave.

People often say there are fairies, tigers, wolves, and monsters in the cave. Father was worried that if it was a monster, it would cause trouble, so he never sent anyone to investigate. "The eldest prince said immediately.

"It goes without saying that they must have stolen the weapon!" the monkey said with great certainty. (End of this chapter)