Chapter 20

"It was that Spirit-awakened Stone Monkey who beat me!" Six Ears gritted his teeth and said fiercely.

Spirit-awakened Stone Monkey!

Guanyin suddenly stood up, looking at Six Ears and said: "You mean the Spirit-awakened Stone Monkey?"

Yes, that Spirit-awakened Stone Monkey learned some skill somewhere unknown, I am no match for him. Six Ears circulated his magic power to heal his wounds.

Guanyin quickly closed her eyes to calculate, and when she opened them again, her eyes slowly filled with joy.

The Spirit-awakened Stone Monkey has actually appeared again.

"Bodhisattva, please Bodhisattva strike down that monkey so I can continue executing the Western Journey plan!" Six Ears clasped his hands and pleaded.

Guanyin glanced at Six Ears with a bland gaze, feeling contempt in her heart—a monkey discarded by the Three Realms still dares to compare himself to the Spirit-awakened Stone Monkey who possesses the merit of mending heaven?

Truly ridiculous!

Likewise on the Western Journey, the Spirit-awakened Stone Monkey's single trip yields merit for the Buddhist Sect that is several times yours; if it weren't for the fact that the Spirit-awakened Stone Monkey was truly nowhere to be found earlier, would we have chosen you?

"At this moment you need not concern yourself; now, this humble monk is cultivating here, you must not leave, this humble monk still has matters to inform the Buddha!"

Guanyin's voice was very gentle, yet within it lay an icy, firm resolve.

Six Ears bowed his head heavily, his face indistinct.

"Understood." Six Ears replied.

He did not tell Guanyin the origin of Sun Wukong.

Seeing Six Ears agree, Guanyin stepped onto her golden lotus and flew toward the direction of Ling Mountain.

"Spirit-awakened Stone Monkey! Spirit-awakened Stone Monkey!" Six Ears roared ferociously, his heart filled with sorrow and chill.

Having wandered through the primordial chaos and seen the warmth and coldness of human nature, he naturally knew what Guanyin had in mind—nothing more than the true one appearing, making him, the impostor, ready for retirement.

"Buddhist Sect!" Six Ears murmured, and then all his anger turned into bitterness.

Truly cold-hearted, and then he recalled Sun Wukong, who had just beaten him into this state, and shook his head; to him, the Western Journey was a chance to turn things over, but perhaps for him, it was merely a shackle.

Six Ears hated not the Spirit-awakened Stone Monkey, but resented this unjust world!

If there were a choice, who would willingly abandon oneself to live as another?

Ling Mountain, after hearing Guanyin's report, the Tathagata also performed a deduction, and indeed the Spirit-awakened Stone Monkey had appeared.

After a moment of silence, the Tathagata slowly said: "Since the Heavenly Mandate Choice has appeared again, let things take their natural course there; everything continues to follow the original trajectory."

"I respectfully obey the Buddha's divine edict." Guanyin nodded.

Having received the Tathagata's divine edict, Guanyin hurried back to prepare, leaving only the Tathagata's side with an inexplicable expression.

Although the monkey has appeared, the Tathagata does not share Guanyin's joy; after disappearing for ten years, his emergence actually managed to wound Six Ears.

If there were no divine guidance in this, the Tathagata would absolutely not believe it—what great calamity descending upon the heavenly secrets being so obscure, clearly someone deliberately did this.

Only a saint could deceive a saint; I do not know which saint did this.

But the thought just arose when the Tathagata pinched it out—saintly power, even chanting its name would be sensed.

Take one step, see the next; Six Ears also cannot completely give up.

Nantianmen, as the face of the Heavenly Court, has always been heavily guarded.

Without the Jade Emperor's decree, ordinary immortals cannot freely enter or leave, yet a man of extraordinarily sturdy build, wearing precious armor, sneaked over stealthily.

"Heavenly Marshal Tianpeng, where are you going?" A sharp-eyed guard immediately spotted Tianpeng's silhouette.

Upon being discovered, Tianpeng gave a brilliant smile, then put on an air of arrogance, raised his head and puffed his chest, saying: "This Marshal is acting under the Jade Emperor's decree to conduct affairs in the lower realm—what? Do you wish to block this Marshal!"

"This is confidential; if you delay important matters, be careful the Jade Emperor will have you questioned!"

These two sentences made the several heavenly soldiers and guards on duty shiver as if choked by cold cicadas.

"No dare, no dare,

Marshal, what are you talking about?" That guard quickly shook his head, swallowing the words he wanted to say about letting Tianpeng produce the Jade Emperor's decree for inspection.

He quickly cleared the path.

"That's about right!"

Tianpeng let out a cold snort, strode arrogantly from the South Heaven Gate down to the mortal realm.

But Tianpeng, this gluttonous lazybones who also cheats and slips through loopholes—where would the Jade Emperor give him any secrets?

Flying in the clouds, Tianpeng's face full of excitement, then he headed straight for Lingtai Fangcun Mountain.

As a third-generation disciple of the Human Sect, he naturally knew this place, and also knew the monkey had completed his training here, after which the Buddhist Sect would withdraw—this is the remains of a Prepared Saint!

Tianpeng narrowed his eyes; if he could obtain even a bit of brotherly bond, it would suffice to sustain him for life.

Although it's said to be luck bumping along, even if there were none, he could still use this opportunity to go down to the mortal realm and cause a bit of trouble, couldn't he?

He deliberately chose a day when none of the Four Heavenly Kings were present—those fellows are hard to deal with, neither soft nor hard approaches work on them.

Chaos Residence.

Supposedly guessed by the Tathagata to be a saint, but actually just a Celestial Immortal cultivator named Chen Nuo, sitting before the table, looking at the braised pork he just made, feeling somewhat disinterested.

Without the monkey's constant chatter, it really is a bit unfamiliar; also don't know if this monkey has again been exposed in the Three Realms' sight, what the Buddhist Sect will do to him.

However, Chen Nuo feels that before Sun Wukong was guided to cause havoc in the Heavenly Palace, everything should be fine; compared to the original Sun Wukong, Chen Nuo believes the one he cultivated is only stronger, not weaker!

"This Buddhist Sect, truly an iron rooster—neither hair nor feather plucked!" After searching half a day in the mountains, Tianpeng also found nothing.

Not a trace of a cave dwelling's remains, everything is that natural, obviously deliberately erased.

Full of anticipation, the result was a bamboo basket drawing water—utterly futile.

"Truly enough ill omen!"

Tianpeng, angry, spat out a mouthful of saliva, venting his dissatisfaction, then searched again, but really could not find it.

Just as he was about to give up, Tianpeng's peripheral vision faintly saw a house in the woods.

Passing through the forest, entering to look, yet it was a restaurant.

Hey! What talent! In these deep mountains and old forests, someone actually opened a shop—this shopkeeper is either sick or rich!

"Chaos Residence?" Looking at the large, flamboyant characters on the Signboard, Tianpeng Critiqued.

Chaos? How could that be possible, Tianpeng felt a burst of Amusement.

How many people in the world know Chaos, to even be able to come up with this name, looks like this shop Is a not ordinary!

However since it's not ordinary, then the food made certainly won't be ordinary either, if words don't match reality, then don't blame him Tianpeng for eating No Credit!

Tianpeng hey-hey Smiled, sticking out his belly and walked inside.

"Customer Come Out?"

Chen Nuo, who was just Xiǎng yào eat Braised Pork, stopped Chopsticks, and saw Tianpeng swaying Entering, Chen Nuo Smiles Slightly: "What to Eat, Imperial Address?"

This belly, one look Is a big spender!

Tianpeng didn't immediately Speech, but twitched his nose, carefully smelling the Meat Aroma drifting in the air, finally, eyes fixed onto Chen Nuo's Divine Palace Table's Braised Pork.

Hastily rushed forward, Stretching Neck towards the Plate's Braised Pork above to look.

Skin fat meat Thick, red and translucent, emitting a glossy sheen, Tianpeng's soul has already been completely hooked by this Braised Pork.

Very naturally picked up Chen Nuo's just placed down Chopsticks Release and wanted to reach inside.

Crack!

Chopsticks hadn't touched yet, when was slapped down by Chen Nuo with a Slap.

"Imperial Address, pay first then eat, this is this shop's rule." Chen Nuo blandly Said.

Hand hurting, Tianpeng also Suddenly Enlightened, recalling his own embarrassing scene just now, Tianpeng resentfully withdrew hand.

Pretentiously said: "What things do you all have here?"