Journey to the West: The Mountain Shaker

Three years after their souls merged, Xiao Cai Fei finally "woke up".

For three years, he was confined to the orphanage, where all he could see were four earthen walls and the steep cliffs and tall trees behind the orphanage.

At that moment, as the kite soared into the sky, Xiao Caifei saw the world for the first time.

Before Cai Fei lay a range of rolling mountains, the furthest of which—far beyond Aolai Island—and also the most majestic, was the very place where Sun Wukong had become his disciple—the famous Lingtai Fangcun Mountain.

However, once you look up to the north, no one's gaze will linger on Fangcun Mountain—not even for a second.

Because, right between Fangcun Mountain and Aolai Island, there is a super, super huge five-finger phantom, which is wide enough to span Fangcun Mountain, high enough to reach the clouds, and whose top is invisible. It stands in the north of Aolai, cutting off Aolai from the outside world!

Truly unfathomable heights!

You should know that Cai Fei is hundreds of miles away at this moment, and even from such a distance, the top is still nowhere in sight!

How damn tall is that?

The five-fingered phantom that shot straight into the sky brought a tremendous sense of oppression to the entire Aolai Island.

Faced with this scene, Cai Fei was completely petrified.

"This is the Two Realms Mountain, a miracle created by Laozi and Buddha. The monkey's soul is sealed within it," Li Zhu explained calmly.

Li Zhu was the powerful figure who sent Cai Fei to this world; however, what was speaking in Cai Fei's mind at this moment was only a wisp of his divine consciousness.

Cai Fei remained petrified, unable to fathom what kind of divine power could create such a magnificent object.

"Big One?" Li Zhu chuckled. "That's only half. Two Realms, Two Realms, living in two worlds, that's what makes it worthy of being called Two Realms Mountain."

Cai Fei was completely stunned. The moment he saw the towering five-finger phantom, the words "Five Finger Mountain" and "Sun Wukong" flashed into his mind.

But Wuzhishan in my memory shouldn't be like this.

Wuzhi Mountain is said to be the manifestation of the five fingers of the Buddha, but it does not actually look like five fingers.

"Five Elements Mountain" is its true name. The Buddha's five fingers transformed into the Five Elements Mountain to suppress the monkey. It should not be in the shape of five fingers, should not be a phantom, and should not appear in Aolai!

"In two worlds?" Cai Fei couldn't help but ask. "Which two worlds? Where is the other half?"

"This half is in the heavens, a phantom that seals the monkey's soul; the other half is in the wilderness, a real mountain that suppresses the monkey's body."

Li Zhu answered, and at the same time explained the "Journey to the West" in Cai Fei's mind:

"I know you have a story called 'Journey to the West' in your memory... There is a dream world in the universe that connects all realms. It is mysterious and difficult to understand. Dreams from different worlds will occasionally collide. This author must have learned about this story through his dream and eventually created the book 'Journey to the West'. What he knows is just a bit of the bizarre and fantastical scene shown in someone's dream. It should not be taken seriously."

Okay, I can't remember anyway. You're all-powerful, so you get to decide!

But, having transmigrated and been reborn here, is it so that I can rescue the Monkey King?

Looking at the towering, imposing five-fingered phantom, Cai Fei couldn't help but have this thought.

"It should just be a coincidence." Li Zhu denied this idea, but he also admitted that fate or something else might be at play.

"No one can fathom the will of fate. Since Sun Wukong has such a reputation over there, our encounter may indeed hold a special meaning. I wonder what your status is over there? And what is your connection to the Great Sage?"

Unfortunately, Cai Fei knew nothing about his past.

He seemed to have amnesia, and only when he saw certain things would fragments of memories appear—seeing Wuzhi Mountain would bring to mind the image of Buddha suppressing the monkey with a wave of his hand; hearing "Fangcun Mountain" would remind him of the scene of the monkey crossing the ocean to learn skills.

This is the consequence of the fusion of souls. According to Li Zhu, he and the baby share a room, and they are intertwined, making it difficult to distinguish one another.

Of course, the infant's soul was still a blank slate, without any memories or much intelligence, so it was temporarily completely suppressed by Cai Fei. However, that part of him would naturally manifest itself in his future growth.

As for Li Zhu, his true soul is still in the underworld. This wisp of his consciousness is only temporarily stored in Cai Fei's sea of ​​consciousness and will soon have to return to the underworld, otherwise it will be easy for the Heavenly Court to find him.

"Soon?" Cai Fei asked doubtfully. "Haven't we already had this for three years?"

"I can't explain much right now. I've set up a trap in the underworld, which should last for four or five years. For dead souls to escape back to the mortal world is a fundamental sin that violates the Three Realms, and they will use all their power to track us down. So you must enter the Dao as soon as possible, so that I can return immediately. Of course, I won't completely disappear; if necessary, you and I can communicate through dreams."

Communicating through dreams? Is it dream communication?

So you can't stay by my side?

So what is my cheat/hack?

"A cheat?" Li Zhu asked, puzzled.

"It's a cheat code... a way to cheat... a device to alter fate..." Cai Fei spent some time explaining to him.

"Ha!" Li Zhu laughed. "If I had that kind of thing—why would I even need to contact you?"

"Heh..." Cai Fei was embarrassed. He looked up again at the towering five-fingered phantom in the distance. If a powerful being in this world had such abilities, without some kind of cheat code, he might have to live a life of hiding.

He cautiously confirmed, "Really not?"

"Why do you think I went through all that trouble to give you a second chance at life?" Li Zhu said disdainfully. "Have some confidence, kid—you are the cheat code itself!"

Am I that awesome?

Cai Fei wanted to continue asking questions, but by then the kite had already flown over Wujialing.

With a soft "thump," the small basket was casually tossed onto the ground. After rolling a few times, a skinny little monkey, less than a meter tall, rolled out of it.

Even though the kite has descended to a height of two or three meters above the ground, throwing a three-year-old baby like that, are you really his mother?

The three-year-old stared at Chu Shanyun speechlessly. The latter hadn't even planned to fly the kite, but after glancing at it casually, she muttered, "It's actually quite good-looking."

Suddenly, Chu Shanyun slid down from the kite, bent down and picked up Cai Fei in her arms, lifting him up flat and carefully examining his face up close.

"Too thin, but the face shape is really nice, the nose is straight, and the eyes are bright..." After muttering a lot, she finally concluded, "Looks like your dad! But still not as good as your dad."

So, all you care about as a mother is your son's face?

"Doesn't seem like he's stupid?" Chu Shanyun stared at her son, muttering to herself, "I'm the stupid one, trying to use a child to tie down a playboy's heart. A little money would have been enough! Your bastard father, he's drowning in debt after just two years. Just you wait, who knows when he'll remember my wild beast. Luckily you're stupid, so I can disown you!"

This mother actually hopes her son is an idiot, just so she can protect a savage beast!

"Look at you, you've found such a terrible couple." Cai Fei complained to Li Zhu in his mind.

"This is beyond my control," Li Zhu said helplessly, but he still had some goodwill towards Chu Shanyun. "However, your mother still has some conscience. She just gave you a great healing spell, otherwise, it would have taken some time for your souls to merge."

Cai Fei glared at Chu Shanyun, thinking that he had to flatter this woman to get her to treat him even better.

So he tried to call out "Mom," but as soon as he opened his mouth, his body went light and he was thrown far away. When he fell, he landed in the arms of a peasant woman.

"Mom!" Cai Fei called out "Mom" at just the right moment.

Madam Xu was a little dizzy. After hearing the old woman's report, she spent the whole afternoon guarding the orphanage. Suddenly, a baby appeared in her arms out of nowhere, and the baby was calling "Mama"!

The old woman, whose hair was already half white, trembled, and with a muffled thud, the baby fell to the ground.

The cultivator's hearing was keen. Although the distance was far, Chu Shanyun, who had already turned around on the paper kite, still heard the call. She was stunned for a moment, but only frowned slightly before calmly flying up the mountain.

"Grandma!" The baby struggled to sit up and called out to the old woman.

Madam Xu finally realized what was happening. She glanced at Chu Shanyun, who was slowly riding away on a paper kite, and then squatted down to pick up the baby.

"My poor child."