You, a monster, still want to travel to the West?

"Cuckoo~"

"Hahaha!"

The man and the snake couldn't help laughing, and the Bodhi Patriarch next to them was stroking his beard, smiling and shaking his head.

After everyone laughed, Xiao Qingxin was not in a hurry to leave. Instead, she took out her own cushion from under the incense table and sat down. While distributing snacks to Qingyun, she talked about Sun Wukong's chance to escape and his journey to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures.

period--

Crunch! Crunch! The sound of chewing red dates.

Qingyun swallowed the immortal fruit in his mouth and asked doubtfully: "You mean to say that Wukong has to complete the eighty-one difficulties?"

Xiao Qingxin nodded: "Zhiming has already found six for him."

"I remember Zhiming once said he wanted to take me to hunt monkeys. Is that what he wants me to do?"

Xia Zhiming poked his head out and said happily, "That's it. He probably won't recognize you in your current state."

"But..." Qingyun pinched his fingertips in confusion: "I want to go see him first."

Xia Zhiming was stunned for a moment when he heard this, but after he reacted, he smiled and said, "That's fine, I'll take you to see him first, so that you can beat the monkey later."

Playing aside, making noise aside, he still understood the little brother's eagerness to see the monkey.

When he and the monkey became apprentices, neither the snake nor the monkey could read. Later, Qingxin was responsible for teaching him, and Qingyun was responsible for teaching the monkey.

Actually, the person who is closest to the monkey among all the people present is actually this junior brother whom he has not seen for eight hundred years.

Thinking of this, Xia Zhiming leaned over to ask Patriarch Bodhi: "Master, is it okay for me to take my junior brother out now?"

Patriarch Bodhi nodded with a smile.

Xiao Qingxin thought for a moment, took him off her shoulders, and gently reminded him: "Zhiming, remember to be good~"

The two of them are now in a dream. Their original intention was to accompany their master for some time, but now that Qingyun wants to go see the monkey, she won't go with him.

Xia Zhiming reached out and rubbed the girl's cheek, signaling her not to worry. Then he transformed into a human form in a flash, leaned over to look at Qingyun and said with a smile: "Let's go."

Qingyun was delighted upon hearing this, and quickly stood up and bowed to his master with him to say goodbye.

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Five Elements Mountain——

Xia Zhiming, holding a folding fan in his hand, led the somewhat puzzled Qingyun through the gap, crossed 100,000 miles in an instant, and appeared in front of Sun Wukong.

As soon as the two landed, Xia Zhiming pointed at the Monkey King in the stone box and said with a smile: "Look, your monkey."

Beside him, Qingyun looked in the direction of his finger. When he saw the monkey with dead leaves on its head and a face covered in dust, his eyes turned red instantly and little pearls fell down one by one.

Across from him, Sun Wukong saw who was coming and asked in confusion, "White Snake, who is this girl from? How wronged has she been? Why is she crying here?"

Xia Zhiming reached out and nudged Qingyun beside him, and said teasingly with a smile: "Monkey, do you think there is a possibility that this is your daughter?"

"Hahaha! My girl!"

"Hehe~! My girl!"

Sun Wukong burst into laughter upon hearing the sound. Just as he was about to say something else, he saw Qingyun Lianqie lightly move and trot over to him. She stretched out her slender hand and grabbed his ear. With tears in her eyes, she scolded him softly, "You monkey! Don't call me girl!"

When Sun Wukong heard his name, he was stunned for a moment but did not shake off his hand. He glanced at the White Snake who was watching the show next to him, and then he looked at Qingyun seriously.

Her face was full of pity, her eyes were filled with tears, and her tone was intimate, as if she had seen him before.

After a while, Sun Wukong's golden pupils flickered, and he asked tentatively: "Junior Brother?"

Qingyun raised his hand to brush away the dead leaves on his head and gently scolded him: "It's me, you stupid monkey!"

Sun Wukong grinned and laughed: "I... I just didn't expect..."

"Tell me how you have been living these years."

"Okay, okay, let me tell you, when I came out of Sanxing Cave..."

Sun Wukong talked about his great achievements after coming out of the mountain bit by bit.

Beside him, Qingyun responded softly, often looking worried. Occasionally, when he heard something angry, he would pull his ears and scold him.

Regarding this situation, Sun Wukong was as obedient as the monkey in the Sanxing Cave, grinning and looking ingratiating, without any trace of his arrogant look.

Behind the man and the monkey, Xia Zhiming watched them reunite after eight hundred years, and then listened to some of their casual conversation.

As the sun set in the west, Xia Zhiming looked at the man and monkey in front of him, who were gradually finding the conversation but were still reluctant to leave. After thinking for a moment, he interrupted and asked with a smile: "Monkey, do you still remember my "Xia Zhiming's Dream Journey to Wonderland"?

"White Snake, what do you mean?"

"Should I take my junior brother away, or should I stay in jail for two more months?"

"Stay! Stay!"

Sun Wukong was immediately delighted and exclaimed, "I have endured five hundred years of hardship at the foot of this mountain. Two months won't make a difference."

Xia Zhiming casually pointed out a bamboo hut in front of the mountain and said to Qingyun, who looked puzzled, "It's a rare reunion. How about you stay here for two more months?"

Qingyun was immediately surprised and nodded repeatedly.

Seeing that they all agreed, Xia Zhiming did not stay any longer. He waved his folding fan casually, creating a gap in front of him. Following the red line connecting him with Qingxin, he instantly appeared beside her.

……

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Samsung Cave, backyard——

Xiao Qingxin, who was bathing, looked at Xia Zhiming, who suddenly appeared in the tub and instantly became a drowned rat. She stifled a smile and reached out to remove his Taoist robe. She asked with a smile: "Zhiming, does your magic have this drawback?"

"No, I just don't look where I'm walking..."

Xia Zhiming kneaded the girl's soft and tender feet in his arms, closed his eyes and sniffed her hair, and said speechlessly: "How could I have imagined that I would encounter danger in Sanxing Cave."

"Is the bathtub... dangerous?"

"Don't forget, I can't swim!!!"

"Cuckoo~"

Chapter 196 Come Back Soon

After sending Qingyun to the Five Elements Mountain, the man and the snake did not go anywhere else and settled down in the Sanxing Cave.

Xiao Qingxin naturally replaced Qingyun and stayed by the master's side to serve him. She also attended morning and evening classes with the master every day.

The disciples in the cave were initially very curious about the man and the snake, but later on they all felt sorry for them. For example,

One day, after morning prayers, Xiao Qingxin and Baishe were in the main hall, cleaning up incense and candles. Suddenly, a fellow apprentice asked, "Little apprentice sister, when will Senior Sister Qingyun be back?"

Xiao Qingxin and Xia Zhiming looked over and saw a handsome young man with red lips and white teeth. They couldn't help but ask in confusion, "You've asked many times, and Qingyun is your senior brother."

The younger brother's face flushed immediately, and he said a little embarrassedly: "Senior Brother Qingyun usually takes good care of me. I'm just worried."

Seeing his shy look, Xia Zhiming thought for a moment and then asked tentatively, "Could it be you who wrote the love poem to Qingyun?"

The young man said in a daze: "So you can write?"

Xia Zhiming poked his head out and said happily, "Why don't you write one now? I promise to send it to you."

The junior fellow was surprised and asked, "Really?"

Xiao Qingxin helplessly grabbed the white snake's tail and swung it to loosen up his muscles. He earnestly warned him, "Junior brother, don't believe his words. If Master finds out, you'll be kicked out of the mountain gate."

My junior brother wilted like an eggplant hit by frost.

Seeing this, Xia Zhiming and Qingxin looked at each other and couldn't help laughing out loud.

……

Time flies, and two months passed in a flash.

It was mid-winter, the wind was biting cold, and heavy snow fell outside Sanxing Cave, turning Fangcun Mountain into a snowy mountain overnight.

The next day, the disciples in the cave had a snowball fight in front of the mountain gate, which caused cheers and laughter.

However, at this time of year, Xia Zhiming naturally hid in the girl's arms to keep warm and it was impossible for him to come out. Xiao Qingxin was also wholeheartedly taking care of him, so she naturally wanted to get involved.

After a while——

The younger brothers had enough fun, but one of them curiously crawled into the hollow of the pine or cypress tree in front of the door, poked his head out, stretched out his hand to measure the height, and asked with a smile: "How did this tree survive in such a big hole?"

"All things are born, and so should the pines and cypresses."

"Maybe it's the senior brothers in the sect who are taking care of him."

"Maybe it's the master's magical powers that are helping me."

……

The disciples expressed their opinions, and the scene was extremely lively. After a long argument, there was no conclusion. Finally, someone stepped forward to mediate, saying with a smile: "We all have magical powers. Why don't we see who can heal the tree? Then we can all go to the master to ask for credit for him. How about that?"

The fellow apprentices all nodded in agreement. Soon, a young man stepped forward and said with a smile, "I have a talisman that can cure all diseases. I think it can cure this tree disease as well. Let me go first!"

After saying that, the junior brother took out a piece of talisman paper from his sleeve and stuck it on the bark. Flames suddenly ignited, burning the talisman paper in an instant, and a bright golden light suddenly lit up on the tree.

All the fellow disciples' eyes widened immediately and they all clapped and cheered.

However, after the applause died down, everyone stared at the tree hole for a long time, but there was no sign of healing at all.

Noticing this, the junior fellow who had taken out the talisman paper touched his head awkwardly and said to the others, "I'm not very good at learning, so I'm just showing off!"

Everyone burst into laughter upon seeing this, and began to perform various magic spells one after another.

Each spell attracted a golden glow from the ancient tree, but none of them could shake the tree hole in the slightest.

After everyone had tried it, the fellow disciples looked at each other, and finally all looked at Xiao Qingxin who was squatting at the door.

Seeing this, Xiao Qingxin stood up with his arms folded. After thinking for a moment, he smiled and said, "This tree hole can't be filled properly. Don't waste your magic power."

"Junior Sister, why is this happening?"

"Because this is the tree hole that Master dug himself."

"???"

In front of the Sanxing Cave, Xiao Qingxin smiled at his fellow apprentices who were all puzzled. He was about to explain when he suddenly saw—

Click~!

Accompanied by a crisp cracking sound, a crack suddenly appeared across the sky in the dream world.

Seeing this, Xiao Qingxin looked at the fellow apprentices in front of him who seemed oblivious, reached out and touched the white snake in his arms, and said helplessly: "That is Zhiming's home."

Boom! ! !

The moment the words fell, accompanied by a loud bang, the entire dream world shattered in an instant.

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——————Waking up from a dream————————

The thirteenth year of Zhenguan, the fourth day of the ninth month, the hour of midnight.

The sky is full of bright stars and a crescent moon hangs on the branches.

In the backyard of Sanxing Cave under the night sky, Xiao Qingxin lay on the bed, reached out to hug the white snake that was sleeping soundly in her arms, and fell into a contented dream.

On the other side, in another bedroom in the backyard, Qingyun suddenly woke up from his dream. Looking at the familiar bedroom in front of him, he tilted his head in confusion.

At this moment, in his bedroom, there was a sudden whistling sound of wind, which soon imitated Xia Zhiming's somewhat lazy voice——

"Little Brother, is this enough?"

Qingyun was stunned for a moment, recalling the two-month trip to the Five Elements Mountain in his dream. He nodded and shook his head and said, "I haven't said goodbye to that monkey yet."

"Qingxin and I will take you to find a place to wait for him tomorrow. You can talk to us then, okay?"

"All right……"

"I'm asleep, don't disturb me~"

"Wait, Zhiming, what kind of magical power do you have?"

"Don't ask, the answer is 'Xia Zhiming's Journey into Wonderland'!"

"Pfft~!"

At the same time, at the foot of the Five Elements Mountain——