Chapter 389

Ye Xuan here was extremely depressed, but online, people were still talking enthusiastically about his "Journey to the West" incident.

And so, another bold netizen appeared. He was a book reviewer with five million followers who usually relied on commenting on these works to gain attention.

Actually, to put it bluntly, it was just a job of tearing apart books, adding a few personal viewpoints in the process, and he dared to shamelessly call himself a book reviewer.

Seeing that the heat of this wave of "Journey to the West" hadn't faded, but was gradually rising, how could he miss this trend? So he finished reading "Journey to the West" overnight.

I don't know if he saw those comments online saying one should memorize it by heart, but he actually finished reading "Journey to the West" backwards.

And so, as soon as he finished, he started posting a short essay online, not forgetting the same tactic, remembering to tag Ye Xuan, the original author.

06 His short essay began like this.

After having read Mr. Ye Xuan's "Journey to the West" twice, I specifically tried reading it backwards and really discovered the profound meaning within it.

Take the beginning after their successful pilgrimage and look at it in reverse: the five masters and disciples were immediately canonized and gained supreme glory, but were sent down to experience the eighty-one tribulations.

Tang Seng changed from a god/Buddha to a mortal body, having to experience various hardships, cutting off love and desire, before it was possible to return to his immortal position.

Therefore, throughout the whole process, his goal was clear. Whether it was beautiful demons or powerful people trying to win him over, he remained unmoved, not tempted by money or beauty, insisting on walking the path of cultivation.

If he hadn't experienced the glory of becoming a Buddha, how could he have been so determined in his goal? In the end, it was because in the eighty-one tribulations he experienced, he never encountered a temptation greater than becoming a Buddha.

After all, humans are the creatures best at weighing pros and cons.

As for Sun Wukong, looking at it in reverse, his experience is actually even more tragic.

Although he was titled the Victorious Fighting Buddha, after re-experiencing the eighty-one tribulations in reverse, he first returned to the Mountain of Flowers and Fruit to become the Great Sage Equal to Heaven after subduing various demons.

Unfortunately, he was too arrogant. Even knowing that the heavens were the rules set by the Jade Emperor, he still tried to defy the law. His Fiery Eyes were destroyed by the alchemy furnace, his seventy-two transformations were all dissipated, and even his Golden Cudgel was returned to its original owner because he trespassed in the Dragon Palace.

Then what did he have left in the end?

In the very end, on the way to seek a master, he encountered natural disasters on the way back, and after he died, he turned into a stone, and no one remembered he had ever existed.

Perhaps it was because he was born without parents, so no one could speak a word of justice for him, and even the memory of his existence was dissipated.

Then what about Zhu Bajie? Relatively speaking, he was still considered lucky.

Slaying demons and eliminating monsters along the way didn't consume much effort. Not only could he return to the Gao Village from the beginning and marry a beautiful wife, but he could also have a decent job, which was the Marshal of the Heavenly Canopy; he could be called a winner in life.

Sha Seng could be considered to have obtained what he sought; he did his duty diligently and finally returned to his original position, becoming the General of the Flowing Sands. Perhaps in the future, he would also meet a clam spirit with whom he shared a mutual understanding and become a couple.

As for the White Dragon Horse, it could be said to be cultivation and upgrading. He didn't exert much effort along the way, and when he achieved success and fame, he could rely on his family connections to return to the Dragon Palace as the Crown Prince, living a life of luxury and wealth.

Then, the demons and monsters defeated along the way all had one common trait.

If they encountered someone like the White Bone Spirit, a demon with no power, no influence, and no background, it didn't matter if they harmed people or not; they would be beaten to death with a stick, or beaten to death with a stick.

But when encountering a demon with a strong background like the Great Peng, not only would they not be beaten to death with a stick, but they wouldn't even be scolded, and would be taken back by their respective backers.

Looking at it this way, this "Journey to the West," in the end, is nothing more than a group of people with or without backgrounds coming out to experience life. In the end, those with backgrounds can return to their respective life trajectories after experiencing life.

As for the demons without backgrounds, they all ended up dying miserably, with no way out at all.

It is exactly like the life of us ordinary people. If you have no background or strength, never be deceived by "chicken soup for the soul," and don't squander your life, thinking that you can become like those with backgrounds just by dealing with them.

In fact, everything has a trajectory that can be followed; don't try to change the Heavenly Dao with your own strength.

Once this "Backer Theory" viewpoint came out, how could the netizens online sit still?

After all, the viewpoints proposed by the previous two were relatively further away from ordinary life, and there would be some distance, so they didn't feel the unfairness so obviously.

But once this "Backer Theory" viewpoint came out, people from all walks of life felt deeply touched, and the comments became increasingly intense.

"Yes, yes, that's the logic. People with backgrounds, no matter what they do, are much simpler than us ordinary people. This world is just an unfair existence."

"So, no matter how hard we work at our jobs, we are ultimately like Sun Wukong who does the best work, yet we are not as appreciated by the leader as Zhu Bajie who knows how to talk, nor will we get rewards proportional to our efforts like Sha Seng who only does his job, and we certainly won't be like the White Dragon Horse who has connections and does the easiest work. Of course, we won't be like Tang Seng who gets the most honor and praise without working. Thinking about it, it's not just unfair; it's simply carrying the 'Backer Theory' to the extreme, leaving us 697 ordinary people with no way out."

"Such a dark side of life was written so implicitly by Mr. Ye Xuan, which is enough to show that he is a life mentor with foresight and profound connotation. I find that searching through all the words in my mind, I can't find one to describe a great god like him. He is too awesome, portraying such a realistic theme so vividly."

"How many experiences must a person have to write a work at Mr. Ye Xuan's level? Moreover, 'Journey to the West' is truly a work that gives you different feelings every time you read it. Shouldn't it be included in the must-read list of China, so that the flowers of our motherland can also read and learn from it?"

"I really have to admire Mr. Ye Xuan's skills. Being able to expose such a dark side and using irony, not only is the theme novel, but the logic inside is also so strong. He is truly a great person, and one has to admire him to the point of prostration."

No matter how much the online world boasted about Ye Xuan, at this moment, he was heartlessly kicked out of the house by his own mother.

If those netizens knew that someone as powerful as Ye Xuan would be reduced to this state, they would definitely swarm to his door to recommend themselves. I'm afraid that by then, his threshold would be trampled flat.

Leaving Ye Xuan's mother dazzled, not knowing which one to choose as a daughter-in-law.