Me and countless me.

Chapter 579

Sun Wukong was stunned for a moment, then smiled disdainfully.

"What do you know, you old fool? Go away, go away, and stop gossiping here!"

Sun Wukong naturally sensed something was wrong. If the old man hadn't been devoid of demonic energy, he would have struck him with his staff on the spot.

After all, if Sun Wukong wasn't stupid, he would be able to tell that this was definitely a setup, and the person who set it up was quite cunning and audacious.

The person is insidious because they specifically target their weaknesses and stubbornness; the person is audacious because they are truly unafraid of death!

Yang Jian, Nezha, and their unfortunate master will all be affected, but they will certainly face retribution later. However—

Sun Wukong realized he had fallen into a trap.

"Will they really be able to reach the Western Paradise?"

Looking at the empty tables and chairs around him, and the huge pile of luggage, even though he knew it was a divisive tactic by the other party, Sun Wukong couldn't help but mutter to himself.

Once it happens, it will happen again. And Yang Jian and Nezha have been like this for so many years, it's impossible to change them. Besides, who knows how many women their master, Jin Chanzi, swore oaths to in India?
Although no one said it aloud, it was obvious to everyone that their monk master could not break the precepts before arriving in India.

The master can refute the precept against killing, but what about lust for women?
Sun Wukong was uncertain whether the woman called the Black Princess would ask his master to sleep with him. After all, the way she looked at his master was incredibly suggestive, and his master had left without a word of explanation because of his promise. He really didn't have the guts to gamble on this.

and……

"It seems that you've been dragged down by your own fellow disciples, young master."

Another old man walked over and, just as the golden cudgel had struck the heads of others, struck Sun Wukong on the head.

Although it wasn't explicitly stated, and although Guanyin had given him a promise, Sun Wukong genuinely didn't want to get involved in Li Ke's rebellion against the Western Paradise.

He only wanted to clear his name and start over as a monkey, and he didn't want to get involved in things like changing the Buddha or reforming India, which sounded extremely troublesome. But Jin Chanzi didn't give him any chance and insisted on doing these things and killing so many people.

Sun Wukong remembered very clearly that the wind god named Fayou was already the Bodhisattva Lingji and had been recognized by the Buddha, but Jin Chanzi still overturned the table and showed no intention of sitting down to talk.

However, this was the only path he had.

If Jin Chanzi is indestructible and impervious to all magic, without any flaws, then so be it. Sun Wukong can just follow along. After all, with the tacit approval of the Great Heavenly Venerable and the assistance of Yang Jian and Nezha, they can easily win the battle.

But Jin Chanzi...

Thinking of how Jin Chanzi was summoned away by a woman's words, and how he usually killed without a word, showing no kindness whatsoever, as if he wanted to make the whole world his enemy, Sun Wukong's anger flared up.

Moreover, the more Sun Wukong thought about it, the angrier he became. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that being released by Guanyin was not a relief, but rather falling into an even bigger pit.

So he couldn't help but slam his fist on the table, sending the bowls and chopsticks flying.

"If there were another way..."

He couldn't help but have this thought, this way of thinking. He wanted to see if there was another way for him to achieve Buddhahood without having to travel west or complete other challenges and tribulations, instead of following Jin Chanzi on his westward journey to Buddhahood.

He himself knew that this was the effect of a divisive tactic, but that's how divisive tactics work. If you are a united front, where you can say anything and react to each other's attitudes immediately, then there is no chance that a divisive tactic can be used or succeed.

But right now...

"Brother, it looks like we succeeded! That monkey really did have ulterior motives!"

King Silver Horn couldn't help but laugh. He could see that although Sun Wukong wouldn't attack Jin Chanzi for the time being, he was definitely not on the same page as Jin Chanzi at this moment!
"Well done, brother! This is the power of the brotherhood between our King Golden Horn and King Silver Horn!"

King Golden Horn was also very excited, because in this way, Sun Wukong would inevitably offend all his teammates in their subsequent arrangements, and then he would be helpless against their magic weapons, unable to contact anyone or get any help, and would be trapped and killed by them!
Moreover, there's no need to give him a chance out of respect for Jin Chanzi; just one chance is enough to kill Sun Wukong!
At this moment, Sun Wukong was torn between his inner thoughts and his own.

"If we just leave like this, wouldn't Buddha look down on us and say that we're not capable of taking responsibility? But Jin Chanzi really doesn't seem like someone who can accomplish anything. What if we follow him and ruin the journey to the West?"

The Monkey King couldn't help but scratch his head and cheeks. His usual cultivation had completely vanished at this moment, so he decided to go and see what his teammates were doing so that he could have more confidence.

He immediately looked in Li Ke's direction, but because he was unsure and had no trust in Li Ke, he avoided looking for Li Ke immediately and instead decided to go to Nezha, who seemed the most reliable.

At the same moment, Li Ke looked in the direction of Sun Wukong and sighed helplessly.

"This guy's heart isn't firm enough. Well, it's understandable, since it's a team that's just started to gel. It's normal for him to have second thoughts."

As Li Ke was speaking, the black princess-like Zhe Li walked over, her soft body leaning directly against him, and offered him a pastry made of milk, honey, and maltose on a banana leaf.

"My lord, please focus your attention on your wife, the Black Princess, Ban Zhe Li, which is me."

Ban Zhe Li stared intently at Li Ke. In the three hundred years that she had regarded Li Ke as her husband, she had dreamed of this scene countless times. But her husband was always on the path of saving others, upholding the righteous law, and improving his own power and knowledge.

As a wife, she couldn't disturb her husband and family because of her longing for them, so she never bothered Li Ke or went to see him.

But yesterday, she met someone who told her that she could come to Li Ke without any burden, and that Li Ke would not feel angry or resentful towards her for coming to him while he was busy with other things.

Therefore, she prayed to Vishnu for guidance through asceticism, but it was not Vishnu who came, but Miaoshan, the woman whom she and Shufa considered the greatest threat, the woman who could fight alongside Li Ke as a woman.

The other person told her that what that person said was true, and that she and Shufa could each come to Li Ke to express their longing for Li Ke and their yearning for their husbands, and that Li Ke would indeed not have any complaints or dissatisfaction.

So a woman named Ban Zhe Li arrived, forcefully taking Li Ke, the husband she had already accepted in her heart, away. Upon hearing Ban Zhe Li's request, Li Ke immediately stopped paying attention to Sun Wukong and focused his attention on this woman who considered herself his wife. He then accepted the pastries she offered and began to savor them.

However, looking at Li Ke like this, Ban Zheli couldn't help but ask the question herself.

"Are you really alright, Bhishma?"

Having not been called by that name for a long time, Li Ke was stunned for a moment before raising her head. Then, looking at Ban Zheli's worried and uneasy face, she nodded gently.

"A good material must ultimately withstand the forging of intense fire and the blowing of heavy winds. But if the material endures all of these hardships, yet cannot withstand the erosion and seepage of water, then it is all in vain. You will encounter problems if you come here, but you will also encounter problems if you do not come here. You are not the cause of all this, so there is no need to blame yourself. Just enjoy this moment of pleasure."

After saying that, Li Ke gently lifted Ban Zheli's chin and spoke with some regret.

"It's just a pity that because of what I'm doing right now, I can't share a bed with you and consummate our marriage. Please don't blame me."

Although he could go on a killing spree, how could one travel without killing in this day and age? Moreover, when he destroyed a country, he brought soldiers from the Tang Dynasty with him and used the title of the Grand Preceptor of the Tang Dynasty.

Therefore, it can be considered that they stepped on the red line of the rules.

But if he actually slept with the woman, then it would be all over. In an instant, everyone would oppose him, and even some of the original centrists would no longer side with him.

After all, he is destined for great things. If he can't even control himself from women, who would believe him?

Especially in the Heavenly Court of the East, when Cao Cao killed three sages with one cannon shot, quite a few people watched the live broadcast!

Black Princess Ban Zhe Li knew this too. She grabbed Li Ke's hand, tears streaming down her face, because this was Li Ke's first response, the first response she had ever given to the woman she considered Li Ke's wife!

For hundreds of years, from the great war in the Kingdom of Elephant to the emergence of Buddhism, and now, she has finally received the promise of her husband, her hero!

"It doesn't matter. As long as I can snuggle in your arms at night, my hundreds of years of life won't have been wasted."

She gently placed Li Ke's hand on her cheek, allowing Li Ke to feel her excitement, her tears, and to truly experience the warmth and caress of her 'husband'.

Only now does she feel like she's truly alive, like she's finally complete!
Looking at the woman so devoted, Li Ke couldn't help but sigh, because he had never really taken Banchali and Shufa to heart before. But unfortunately, the world in India is so abstract, with both the despicable things you can hardly imagine and the foolish loyalty.

Beneath those layers of rules, like silt, there are always people who yearn for beautiful wishes and actions, growing into a pure lotus flower, but are also forced to become the support and fertilizer of that silt, nourishing all kinds of beings within it.

So Li Ke chose to extend his palm.

However, the monkey was unaware of Li Ke's decision and did not even notice the Golden Horn King and Silver Horn King following far behind him. Instead, he came to Nezha's side.

Nezha was hiding in the shadows, holding a notebook in his hand, staring at a small courtyard with bloodshot eyes.

Sun Wukong could see clearly that in that small courtyard, the man named Li Jing was embracing his beautiful concubine and talking to his wife, while the wife was watching the pot on the stove, washing clothes, and taking care of the child in her arms.

Her hands, soaked in the icy water, were red and raw, but the woman smiled as she comforted the hungry child beside her.

"Alright, alright, dinner will be ready in a little while."

But the child, looking at the food on Li Jing and her concubine's table, couldn't help but suck on his fingers.

"Mom...I want to eat chicken drumsticks..."

As the child was speaking, Sun Wukong saw that Li Jing had also seen it, but he didn't care at all and tore off the chicken leg of the roast chicken and put it into the concubine's mouth.

"Come on, my darling, eat up, or someone will steal it!"

Seeing this, even the orphaned monkey couldn't help but clench his golden cudgel, thinking that Nezha was about to rush out with his fire-tipped spear to solve the problem. But instead, he saw Nezha calmly holding his pen and paper, writing something down.

Sun Wukong went closer and saw Nezha writing down the flaws of this man named Li Jing, along with his plan on how to solve these flaws and various lessons.

This made Sun Wukong extremely irritated, because in his opinion, this woman who doted on her wife and neglected her concubines, and didn't even care about her own children, should be killed by rushing out and then the woman should be given a good sum of money to marry into a family that couldn't have children.

That's truly remarkable. Just summon the local City God and give him instructions. If Nezha were to do everything himself like this, when would it ever be possible to resolve this issue?!

So Sun Wukong nudged Nezha on the shoulder and spoke up directly.

“Nezha, for such a small matter, why don’t you just call the City God, the King of Hell, or the Earth God to resolve it? If you’re still not satisfied, you can take action yourself later.”

Nezha glanced at the monkey, then sighed.

"The City God, the Earth God, and Yama will make their judgments, but as for me..."

Nezha looked at the man named Li Jing and said something that Sun Wukong felt was something Nezha should never have said.

“I want him to truly change. If the local city god really had that ability, he would have done it long ago. After all, this guy…”

For a moment he almost blurted out what he had seen, but in the end he just shook his head.

"The local City God has already done his best."

(End of this chapter)