CHAPTER 550: CHAPTER 488, TWO MONKEYS RECOGNIZE RELATIVES

Sun Wukong finished a banana with two bites, threw it casually, and the banana peel fell into the magma below, swallowed by the lava.

The Mei Huadu asked expectantly, "Great Sage, can you tell us now?"

Sun Wukong lay on the stone pillar, looking up at the sky, and said leisurely, "At first, it was I, Old Sun, who was defeated. And it was a terrible defeat; any Judicial Celestial could defeat I, Old Sun."

The Mei Huadu exclaimed, "How is that possible? You are the Great Sage Equalling Heaven, the one whom a hundred thousand Heavenly Soldiers and Generals couldn’t capture."

Sun Wukong nonchalantly said, "Because they are stronger than a hundred thousand Heavenly Soldiers and Generals."

Atop the mountain, space suddenly rippled, and a monkey in a gray robe appeared on the mountaintop, landing beside the pond.

In the Three Pure Ones Temple, Xuan Tai Zi, Xuanyu Zi, and Xuan Shangzi hurriedly came out, looking solemnly at the new monkey nearby. Could it be another monkey here to rescue Sun Wukong?

The giant tiger, Mei Huadu, and the white goat also quickly stood up, warily watching the new arrival.

Xuan Tai Zi bowed and asked, "I do not know where Fellow Daoist comes from? What is your purpose here?"

Inside the mountain, Sun Wukong immediately turned over and stood up, looking outside. Who had come?

Wuzhiqi stretched out his hand, and a token appeared with two symbols inscribed on it, Gouchen~ he said, "I am the Divine General of Heavenly Might! Commanded to come and check on Sun Wukong."

Xuan Tai Zi, Xuanyu Zi, and Xuan Shangzi were shocked. This was the legendary Divine Monkey General; they had long heard of him but seeing him was the first time. They quickly bowed and said, "We pay our respects to the Divine Monarch!"

Wuzhiqi put away the token and walked towards the Lotus Pond, his feet causing ripples across the water’s surface.

The giant tiger, Mei Huadu, and the white goat hurriedly moved aside, having heard that this general was rather temperamental.

Wuzhiqi walked up to the cave entrance and disappeared in a step.

Inside the mountain, Sun Wukong exclaimed, "The Divine Monkey General!"

Wuzhiqi landed in front of Sun Wukong, sizing him up, and said with a smile, "It looks like you’ve been having a good time here! You seem to have fattened up a bit. But I prefer being called the Divine General."

"Why are you here? Did the Emperor send you? Is the Emperor letting me out?!" Sun Wukong asked eagerly, looking expectantly at Wuzhiqi.

Wuzhiqi shook his head and said, "No, I came to see you on my own accord."

Sun Wukong, disappointed and annoyed, said, "You’re here to mock me, aren’t you?"

Wuzhiqi chuckled coldly and said, "You don’t know how high the sky is or how deep the earth is; I really don’t understand how you’ve managed to live this long. If this were the ancient Primordial World, you would have died long ago."

Sun Wukong immediately got angry and shouted, "Wuzhiqi, don’t think that just because you’re a bit more powerful than I, you can mock me."

"Oh~ you can use idioms now?"

"I, Old Sun, have read books and recognized characters!"

Wuzhiqi looked forty-five degrees towards the cave entrance, with his claws on his back, "Do you know your origins?"

The name of Nuwa flashed subconsciously in Sun Wukong’s heart, but it seemed Nuwa had not yet acknowledged me, and then he said gloomily, "I, Old Sun, am naturally nurtured, what origins could I have?"

"Emperor Gouchen once said, ’Within the Cycle, there are Five Immortals, they are Heaven, Earth, God, Man, Ghost; there are Five Insects, they are Worm, Scale, Fur, Feather, Ant. There are also Four Monkeys in the world that do not fall into these ten categories. They are neither Heaven nor Earth, neither God nor Man nor Ghost, nor Worm, nor Scale, nor Fur, nor Feather, nor Ant.’"

"Eh?" Sun Wukong looked surprised at Wuzhiqi; this was something I, Old Sun, had not heard before.

"The first is the Intelligent Stone Monkey, who can Transform, know the time, know the advantages of the land, Shifting Stars and Changing Constellations.

The second is the Red Bottomed Horse Monkey, understands yin and yang, knows human affairs, good at entering and leaving, avoids death and prolongs life.

The third is the Long-Armed Ape Monkey, who can grasp the Sun and Moon, shrink thousands of mountains, discern fortune and disaster, and manipulate the cosmos.

The fourth is the Six-Eared Macaque, good at listening, can detect reason, knows past and future, everything is clear to him.

These Four Monkey Demons belong neither to any of the ten species nor to the intermediary categories." Wuzhiqi turned to look at Sun Wukong.

Sun Wukong’s heart stirred, capable of transformation, knowing the right time, aware of geography, shifting stars and changing constellations, isn’t this describing myself? A feeling of excitement and anticipation welled up inside him as he looked at Wuzhiqi.

Wuzhiqi said: "These four monkeys are formed by the Creation of Heaven and Earth. Though not born of the same womb, they are nonetheless brothers.

You guessed right; you and I, we both belong to the Four Monkeys."

Sun Wukong scratched his ears and cheeks, laughing excitedly a few times, "Brother, you’re actually my brother! I actually have a brother. Which one are you?"

"I am the Red Bottomed Horse Monkey Wuzhiqi! I gained enlightenment during the era of the Three Emperors and Five Sovereigns, later subjugated by Emperor Gouchen and became the protector God General of Gouchen Palace.

Sun Wukong, you should call me ’Elder Brother.’"

Elder Brother~ Sun Wukong felt a surge of enthusiasm in his chest, unable to contain his laughter, he looked up to the sky and laughed heartily, fanning his hands in front of him, excitedly crying out: "Brother, I have a brother now, I actually have a brother!"

Suddenly, he shot up into the air, the iron chains rattling as he wove around the belly of the mountain, his punches and kicks landing on the rock walls, making a thunderous rumbling noise.

After venting for a while, Sun Wukong suddenly jumped onto a stone pillar and excitedly yelled, "Big brother, hurry and remove these chains from me, save me from here."

Wuzhiqi shook his head and said, "Can’t do it, can’t do it, this mountain was established by the Emperor, no one can save you."

Sun Wukong’s smile froze, and he called out annoyed, "How long exactly do they plan to imprison me?"

Complaining he said, "Elder brother, knowing who I am, why did you still make things hard for me in front of the Heavenly Gate?"

"I was saving you."

"Brother, if you hadn’t stopped me, I would have already left. How could it have come to this, being locked under this mountain?"

"Third brother, the waters of the Primordial Three Realms run far deeper than you imagine.

As far as I know, of the Four Monkey Demons that have come to life, there are already three of us. Another is the Long-Armed Ape Monkey Yuan Hong, with powers like grasping the Sun and Moon, shrinking thousands of mountains, discerning fortune and misfortune, and manipulating the cosmos. His strength is definitely not lower than yours, but because of the havoc he wrought, he was listed on the Investiture of the Gods eons ago.

I could not save him in the past, but now I can save you, so don’t be ungrateful. If it were someone else, I wouldn’t bother with them, just let them go to their deaths."

Sun Wukong stood on the stone pillar in shock; there was another brother who had died eons ago? He felt a chill run through him.

Wuzhiqi patted Sun Wukong’s shoulder and said, "Third brother, practice diligently in this cave. Once your cultivation is complete, I will ask the Emperor to release you. By then, I’ll take you to the Heavenly Court for a drink."

"Alright~" Sun Wukong nodded weakly.

"Don’t worry about Huaguo Mountain. I’ll take care of it for you."

"Thanks, big brother!"

"If you have any other needs, I’ll do my best to help you."

Sun Wukong’s eyes twinkled, he looked up and said, "Big brother, I want to see the Judicial Celestial God."

Wuzhiqi frowned subconsciously, shaking his head, "No, that won’t do. Although I have some connections with Zhao Gongming and Kong Xuan, asking them to see you is still difficult."

Sun Wukong said unclearly, "Big brother, who are Zhao Gongming and Kong Xuan that you speak of?

I’m talking about wanting to meet the Judicial Celestial Gods Yang Jiao, Yang Jian, Nezha, Ao Bing, not Zhao Gongming or Kong Xuan.

Some small cats and dogs who want to see me, I’m not even interested!"