Chapter 165: Brother Monkey's Crisis

The Bull Niu Mowang frowned upon hearing this: "Brother Su Chen, what do you mean by that?"

"I was wrong from the beginning." Su Chen took a deep breath, turned around, looked at everyone, his expression solemn.

"They don't want to ruin Brother Monkey's reputation; they want Brother Monkey's life!"

"What?!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the Bull Niu Mowang, the Flood Dragon Niu Mowang, the Lion Camel King, the Macaque King, and the Gibbon King were all shocked.

"Think about it, a fake Sun Wukong caused havoc in the Heavenly Palace, stole immortal elixirs, and is now suppressed under Five-Finger Mountain." Su Chen analyzed calmly, "Then in the eyes of all living beings in the Three Realms, doesn't the story of the 'Great Sage Saint Qitian Sun Wukong' already have an ending?"

The several Great Sages did not speak, but all nodded subconsciously.

"This ending is what the Heavenly Court wants. They let the Three Realms see an unruly demon king and the final ending of being suppressed. This highlights their majesty and also achieves their goal."

Su Chen paused and continued: "But there is still a real Sun Wukong in this world. He is currently in seclusion, but he will always have a day to come out. Tell me, what will happen when Brother Monkey comes out of seclusion?"

"Then wouldn't the truth be revealed?" the Macaque King interjected subconsciously.

"Not bad." Su Chen took over the conversation, "So the Heavenly Court will not let this happen."

"Will the Heavenly Court admit that they deceived all living beings in the Three Realms? They will not!"

Su Chen's voice suddenly rose a few notches: "Not only will they not admit it, but they will use all their power to cover up this truth! And what is the simplest, most direct, and most effective way to cover up this truth?"

"It is to make that real Great Sage Saint Qitian never have a chance to speak again," Su Chen said the answer.

"As long as the real Sun Wukong is dead, then the one suppressed under Five-Finger Mountain becomes the only Sun Wukong in the Three Realms! Who can tell if it's real or fake?"

"By then, that Liu Er Mihou will completely replace Brother Monkey and become the legitimate Great Sage Saint Qitian!"

A few words made the several Great Sages finally understand.

This was not a frame-up at all; this was a thorough "theft of heaven and change of sun"!

The Heavenly Court and the Fomen did not want a disgraced Sun Wukong; they wanted an obedient, controllable "Great Sage Saint Qitian" that they could use.

And the real Sun Wukong, that unruly, uncontrollable stone monkey, was an existence that had to be erased from their plan from the beginning.

"Bastards!"

The Bull Niu Mowang punched the stone table beside him, and the stone table instantly shattered into a pile of rubble.

"Brother Su Chen, tell me, what should we do now?" The Bull Niu Mowang quickly calmed down and looked at Su Chen.

Su Chen took a deep breath to calm himself down.

"There must be a way." Su Chen spoke slowly, his gaze sweeping over everyone, "But before that, we must do one thing first."

"What thing?"

"Guard the stone chamber!" Su Chen's gaze looked toward the depths of the Water Curtain Cave, the place where Sun Wukong was in seclusion, "From now on, no matter what happens outside, we must ensure that someone guards the stone chamber, not giving the Heavenly Court any opportunity, until Brother Monkey comes out of seclusion!"

"As long as we can ensure that someone can send out news, the Heavenly Court will not dare to break in openly!"

The Bull Niu Mowang nodded: "Good! Let's do as Brother Su Chen said!"

He looked at the other Great Sages, "Pass my order, everyone in the Demon Alliance, shrink the defense line, and all retreat to Huaguo Mountain!"

He himself walked to the depths of the Water Curtain Cave and personally guarded the stone door where Sun Wukong was in seclusion.

The other Great Sages also left one after another to guard one side.

Su Chen watched their backs, feeling not at all relaxed in his heart.

He knew this was just a stopgap measure.

The Heavenly Court would never let Sun Wukong go.

He had to come up with a foolproof plan, a way for Sun Wukong to truly survive this disaster.

Su Chen walked slowly to the entrance of the cave and looked up at the sky; he knew that in the sky, the eyes and ears of the Heavenly Court were watching here.

"What on earth should I do..." Su Chen frowned.

In the blink of an eye, night fell.

In the past, this was the time when the little demons would laugh, play, and drink fine wine.

But today, the entire Huaguo Mountain was shrouded in a repressive atmosphere.

The number of demon soldiers patrolling the mountain had increased several times, each with a solemn expression, holding weapons, vigilantly watching for any movement around them.

All the demon kings and demon generals had been recalled to the mountain and were stationed everywhere.

Inside the Water Curtain Cave, the Bull Niu Mowang stood like a statue, motionless, guarding around the stone chamber where Sun Wukong was in seclusion.

Su Chen sat alone on a stone seat, with a stone table in front of him, on which was a chess game laid out with stones.

Black and white stones were intertwined.

This chess game was the current situation of the Three Realms.

The Heavenly Court was the side holding the black stones, advancing step by step, having already forced the white stones into a desperate situation.

And Sun Wukong was the white stone that was besieged, with only one last breath left.

"Snap."

Su Chen picked up a white stone and placed it down lightly.

He looked at the chessboard, calculating rapidly in his mind.

Guarding, it couldn't be guarded.

He knew very well that even if all the forces of the Demon Alliance were gathered to defend, it would only be drinking poison to quench thirst.

Moreover, people's hearts would change; long-term blockade and repression would only cause the Demon Alliance to collapse from within first.

By then, the Heavenly Court wouldn't even need to take action, and the Demon Alliance would disperse on its own.

Su Chen's gaze wandered on the chessboard, and finally, it fell on the impregnable encirclement of the black stones.

Since it couldn't be guarded, it could only be attacked.

Attacking as a form of defense might be able to carve out a bloody path.

"How to attack?" Su Chen muttered to himself.

A bold idea emerged in his mind.

Kill the fake one!

As long as the Liu Er Mihou suppressed under Five-Finger Mountain died, the Heavenly Court and the Fomen's "theft of heaven and change of sun" plan would collapse on its own.

A "Great Sage Saint Qitian" who was already dead, how could he replace the real one?

But this thought only flashed through his mind before it was extinguished by Su Chen himself.

The risk was too great.

Five-Finger Mountain, which seemed to be just a mountain, was actually transformed by Tathagata Buddha's magical power, and there was a six-character mantra talisman pasted on it.

That place was probably one of the most watched places in the Three Realms right now.

Let alone going to kill the Liu Er Mihou, probably as soon as one approached the range of Five-Finger Mountain, one would be immediately discovered by the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas of the Western Heaven and the various gods of the Heavenly Court.

By then, it would be catching the culprit red-handed.

The Demon Alliance attempting to rescue an "accomplice," this crime was enough for the Heavenly Court and the Fomen to join forces to completely erase the entire Demon Alliance from the Three Realms.

That was not saving Brother Monkey; that was dragging the entire Demon Alliance to be buried with Brother Monkey.

"This path, it won't work either..." ===== CHAPTER 166 =====