Chapter 871: 612 chapters, the little demons discussed saying…
612 chapters, the little demons discussed saying…
612 chapters, the little demons discussed saying…
Last time the Classic of Documents said that at Pingdingshan the two demons and Sun Wukong fought in the air for dozens of rounds, with no clear winner; Sun Wukong then took out the Golden Hoop Rope, intending to bind the demons, but instead of binding them he bound himself..
The demon hacked and chopped for a while, even injuring a single hair of Sun Wukong. Sun Wukong laughed and said, "My child, you are so filial; I've been busy with work lately and haven't had time to wash my head, my scalp is itchy, your Seven Star Sword is just right for scratching it."
The demon felt strange and said, "How can this monkey's head be so tough? I've been hacking for half a day and haven't even nicked a single hair—how peculiar!" The demon didn't know that Sun Wukong had been forged in the Supreme Elder Lord's Bagualu, making him impervious to weapons and unharmed by fire or lightning. The demon, tired from chopping, searched Sun Wukong's person and found the Jade Pure Bottle and the Red Gourd.
They brought Sun Wukong back to the cave, intending to steam and cook him together with Tang Sanzang, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Wujing in a cage.
The demon led Sun Wukong along, feeling mighty pleased; Sun Wukong followed behind the demon's monkey face, not only not dejected but also leaping and jumping about.
The demon said, "Monkey head, you needn't be numb; once we reach the cave you'll be dumbfounded. Put you in a cage and steam you, and you and your master will have no life left."
Sun Wukong said, "Demon, quickly release my master and fellow disciples, do some good deeds, do more good and less evil; otherwise you have only a dead end."
The demon said, "Shut your monkey mouth. We demons come into this world just to do evil; asking us not to do evil is harder than climbing to heaven."
This Sun Wukong is really an idiot; how could that demon give up evil for good? The mountain's demons are just like many wicked people in the world—they come into this world to harm others, and evil itself appears as the opposite of good. How could you make him renounce evil and embrace good? His heart is full of evil; how could you make him become a Buddha instantly?
Therefore, the Bible says: "You think a tree is good and its fruit good; a tree is bad and its fruit bad. For by the fruit you can know the tree. O brood of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. The good person brings forth good from the good stored in the heart; the evil person brings forth evil from the evil stored in the heart."
Trying to make evil people good is truly difficult, indeed difficult!
As for Sun Wukong, he never misses an opportunity to advise evil people to turn good. But few evil actually turn good. This world is truly hard to understand!
This Classic of Documents hasn't gone off topic. Let's stop idle chatter, let flowers bloom more, do fewer evil deeds, do more good deeds. Returning to the main point: Sun Wukong was captured by the two demons of Pingdingshan with the Golden Hoop Rope and led toward the cave.
Sun Wukong urged the demon to abandon evil for good; the demon replied, "Sun Wukong, you idiot, you're already dead on top of your head and still don't know it. You want to advise us demons to abandon evil for good—aren't you blind? We demons come into this world just to do evil, to be enemies of the world. Doing good is your duty; doing evil is ours. To make us demons not do evil, the sun would have to rise in the west."
Sun Wukong said, "Since you refuse to do good and only do evil, you have only a dead end."…………………………………………………………………………
The demon and Sun Wukong went one after the other, one good and one evil, talking as they walked; before they knew it, in the blink of an eye they arrived at the mouth of Pingdingshan's cave.
The two demons shouted loudly at the caves: "You lot, open up, I've brought back Sun Wukong."
When the little demons inside the cave heard that Sun Wukong had been brought back, they hurriedly opened the mountain gate. Upon looking, they indeed saw Sun Wukong being led by the two demon chiefs. The little demons were delighted, and many more little demons gathered to look at Sun Wukong.
The little demons pointed at Sun Wukong, chattering and laughing: "How did this monkey's head become so ugly, with a pointed mouth and monkey cheeks? How is there yellow hair on his**? Originally monkeys are black-haired; how did it turn yellow?"
"You little demon, why are you so dull? Now you're into blond hair? Even TV hosts dye their hair blond. This Sun Wukong, who travels south and north all day, can't he keep up with fashion?"…………………………………………………………………………
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