The Journey to the West is over, and the Perfect Life System is here

Chapter 25 The Hope of the Dragon Clan

Sun Wukong jumped out of the deep pit on the seabed holding the Hanhai Bow.

Ao Qin was the first to step forward and bowed respectfully, saying, "Great Sage, there are three more Dragon Blood Arrows kept in the South Sea, North Sea, and West Sea respectively. The one from the South Sea will be delivered to Huaguo Mountain immediately."

Sun Wukong smiled and bowed, "Oh? Thank you, thank you."

Ao Qin felt extremely honored and immediately returned to the South China Sea excitedly.

Ao Lie and Chi Ran volunteered to go to the West Sea and the North Sea to get the remaining two, and bring back the property of the Jinghe Dragon Clan from the North Sea.

As for the new West Sea Dragon King Ao Mo'ang, he was still unable to move after being hit by his stick, so Ao Guang would take care of him.

In the end, only two figures, Sun Wukong and Ao Guang, were left at the edge of the pit.

Ao Guang looked at the Hanhai Bow in the Monkey King's hand with a sincere smile on his face, and was about to congratulate him.

Unexpectedly, Sun Wukong laughed first and said, "Old Dragon King, you are reluctant to part with your treasure, right?

After all, it's different from the Ruyi Jingu Bang that person asked you to give me. This one truly belongs to the dragon clan, to your East China Sea Dragon Palace!"

Ao Guang waved his hands quickly: "Great Sage, you are joking. Such a divine bow must remain in the hands of the Great Sage to avoid being buried in obscurity. My dragon clan..."

Before he could finish his words, he froze, and then his fear came back, and the cold sweat that had just stopped flowing out began to flow again.

Sun Wukong sneered and looked around Ao Guang twice before saying, "Why did you stop? Keep going."

Ao Guang was so frightened that he fell to his knees and begged for mercy, "Great Sage, Old Dragon... Xiaolong is guilty, but Xiaolong never intended to deceive Great Sage. I just didn't dare to say it, and I don't know how to say it!"

Sun Wukong's eyes were like arrows, and he said in a cold voice: "Then tell me the truth. I want to see who is scheming and why they are so kind to give me weapons?
Of course, if you don't want to tell me, I'll just assume you're plotting against me, Old Sun."

Ao Guang was sweating profusely and said in panic, "Great Sage, I want to tell you, I want to tell you that it was Mahavairocana Buddha who came and told me that the natural saint from Huaguo Mountain would come to my Dragon Palace to take the treasure and asked me to cooperate."

Sun Wukong was very surprised when he heard this.

The least likely guess turned out to be correct!
It really is Vairocana Buddha!

But just as I thought, the other party was guiding his growth in Huaguo Mountain while plotting to kill Mo Guiben and harm him.

This makes absolutely no sense!
Thinking of this, Sun Wukong asked in a deep voice, "What else did he say?"

Ao Guang quickly said, "The Tathagata also told me that he wanted you to take the Ruyi Jingu Bang away under seemingly coincidental circumstances, so that you wouldn't be able to detect any clues."

Sun Wukong sneered, "Seems like a coincidence? You and Luang Pu were almost conspiring loudly at that time."

Ao Guang was anxious: "Great Sage, this is all arranged by Mahavairocana, and we must follow it."

Sun Wukong pressed on, "Why did the Ruyi Jingu Bang show strange phenomena? Was that also arranged by the Great Sun Tathagata?"

Ao Guang thought about it and said hesitantly, "Xiao Long is not sure either, because before the Great Sun Tathagata came to my Dragon Palace, the golden hoop began to show strange phenomena, and then the Great Sun Tathagata made arrangements for this."

Was there a vision before?
Sun Wukong was a little surprised. It seemed that he could not complete the mission of [Divine Weapons and Strange Visions] for the time being.

But this time, being able to confirm that it was Vairocana Buddha who had been plotting against him was already a great gain.

If we continue to investigate along this clue, we will find out the truth sooner or later.

Then, do the liquidation!
Before leaving, Sun Wukong said again: "Old Dragon King, if Mahavairocana comes looking for you again, you will not tell him everything we just said, right?"

Ao Guang panicked: "How dare I say it? The Great Sage is merciful and can spare my life. But if Mahavairocana knew that I had said it, I would really be dead."

Sun Wukong sneered and left the Crystal Palace.

Ao Guang was still kneeling there, and only raised his head after a while.

He looked in the direction where the Monkey King had left, and for some reason, tears of excitement welled up in his eyes. He murmured, "You are the master of the Vast Sea Bow, the hope of my dragon clan. How could I possibly betray you?"

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After leaving the Crystal Palace, Sun Wukong heard the system's voice again in his mind. [Congratulations on completing the mission: Dragon Palace Treasure Hunt. Do you want to proceed with the mission settlement?]

"Oh? So fast?" The Monkey King's smart eyes rolled around in surprise. He thought that the task would not be completed until all three dragon blood arrows were collected.

Then he silently said yes.

[Task Summary: You obtained a magical treasure left by the ancient dragon clan in the East China Sea Dragon Palace, shocking many dragons.

You were immersed in the joy of getting the treasure, but you didn't notice that the attitude of those dragons towards you had subtly changed.

Ao Qin is even more respectful to you and feels it is an honor to work for you.

When Ao Lie and Chi Ran looked at you, there was also a kind of fanaticism in their eyes.

Ao Guang sees you as the hope for the rise of the dragon clan, because you are the master of the Vast Sea Bow.

"Interesting, interesting." Sun Wukong took out the Hanhai Bow and looked at it carefully.

He really didn't expect that he would become the hope of the dragon clan just by obtaining a magic bow.

Buddhism talks about cause and effect. Although he is very unhappy with Buddhism now, he still believes in the theory of cause and effect.

It is obvious that because of this magic bow, he now has a great cause and effect relationship with the dragon clan.

At this time, the system's voice continued to sound.

【Task Rating: Excellent】

[Quest Reward: 2 Fragments of the Law of Archery, Instructions for Using the Ruyi Jingu Bang]

Seeing such a reward, Sun Wukong smiled again and his thoughts became more determined.

"What does karma matter? As long as I'm strong enough, I'm not afraid of any karma, no matter how big it is!"

After returning to Huaguo Mountain, the Monkey King continued to enjoy the company of his monkeys and grandchildren, feeling very happy.

General Beng, the old ape with a long arms, squatted on a rock beside the iron bridge as usual. When the little monkeys brought him fairy fruits and flowers, the old ape happily drank a few more cups.

Sun Wukong glanced at him and didn't intend to interrogate him any further.

Because it is not necessary.

First of all, since it has been confirmed that it was Vairocana Buddha who was plotting against him, there is no need to interrogate him, and it can be determined that the Tongbi Old Ape is the opponent's pawn.

Secondly, General Beng is different from Ao Shun and Ao Guang whom he had interrogated. One of these two old Dragon Kings is about to die, and the other dares not to speak, so neither of them will reveal what he is investigating.

If the old ape died, it would be very likely that Tathagata would see through something, which would be more trouble than gain.

And keeping the old ape by his side is obviously more useful than getting rid of it directly.

Maybe it will come in handy in the future.

Another point is that the East Sea Dragon King’s awe of Vairocana Tathagata is very similar to Master Bodhi’s helplessness!

"But Master is a person with great supernatural powers who possesses the Hunyuan Dao Fruit. Vairocana Buddha obviously cannot threaten him." Sun Wukong thought to himself.

So as we thought before, Vairocana Buddha is not the real mastermind. There must be a more powerful person or a force behind the scenes that can make Bodhi Patriarch helpless.

"Since you dare to plot against me, we will have to settle the score with you later." Sun Wukong raised his head and looked towards the west.

The divine light in his eyes was as sharp as an arrow, as if it could cross space and land on a holy mountain in the west.

Anyone who plays a trick on him, no matter if they are harming him or giving him benefits, will make him very unhappy, because he doesn't like the feeling of having his fate manipulated by others!

(End of this chapter)