Chapter 910: 722 Chapters, Sun Wukong Again Stuffed into the Red Gourd

722 chapters, Sun Wukong was again stuffed into the Red Gourd.

722 chapters, Sun Wukong was again stuffed into the Red Gourd.

What is said: time flies like an arrow, hurriedly passing; sun and moon like a shuttle, hurriedly passing. The foolish child has finished his official duties; the quick pavilion leans east-west in the late clear. Falling trees, a thousand mountains, the sky vast and distant; the clear river, a single line, the moon distinctly bright. The vermilion strings have already been severed for the beauty; the green eyes, slightly askew because of fine wine. A ten-thousand-li returning boat plays the long flute; this heart of mine I pledge with the white gull. A brief farewell to the Classic of Documents, I idly chatter a few words; the chilly east wind also sobers the wine. The proper discourse returns again to sing that――――the waning moon gradually falls to the western sky, the lonely lodge lamp bright, the wild shop rooster crows, the fading dream just awakens, the gradually gathering moonlight condenses, the lingering frost glistens, the morning clouds fill the heavens, that mountaintop's red sun rises again eastward. I lament the endless worldly ways, human life full of warmth and cold. This life is limited, like morning dew; the past days' river water silently speaks nothing. Even if my brush held a thousand books, my chest stored ten thousand scrolls, to whom could I speak? Matters of the world, today I still do not speak; I only speak of that Sun Wukong and that little demon――――

Last time it was said that Sun Wukong, up in the clouds, shouted his name; Sun Wukong thought: all ordinary demons are full of schemes, all kinds of bad ideas, all kinds of wicked ideas. As the saying goes, all crows under heaven are black; the demons of Pingdingshan are also not anything good. He shouts at me from the clouds; there must be hidden murderous intent inside. If I answer him, and that demon harms me, I would die, which is not a big deal. But my master and junior fellow disciples would suffer terribly. Now they have been captured by this demon and are still hanging in the demon's mountain cave, like awaiting stars, like awaiting the moon, urgently waiting for me to go rescue them from the demon's clutches. If I were to be captured again by this demon, let him stuff me into the Red Gourd. Then even the person who would report the crime would be gone. If I cannot save my master, delaying his journey to the West to obtain the scriptures, that would truly be a grave mistake. Moreover, my junior fellow disciples Bajie and Shaseng have been here for many years, yet they still haven't gotten a wife. Those who followed my master east and west have not acquired wealth, nor status; they remain bachelors. Now, without money or status, which maiden would dare to take them? Especially Bajie; the maiden from Gao Old Village may still be waiting for him to earn money and return to marry. If this Bajie were to be harmed by that demon, the maiden of Gao Old Village…….

The demon looked at Sun Wukong standing there dazedly, thinking he had been frightened by his earlier words. The second demon laughed and said: 'How about it! Monkey head? Are you scared? You had better hurry back to Huaguo Shan, go lead your fellow monkey brothers in play. You just boasted about your abilities, speaking toughly; I called you for half a day, why didn't you respond? Were you frightened? Isn't that so? Monkey head?'

Sun Wukong, who was in a daze, upon hearing the demon's call, laughed and said: 'Demon, what did you just say? I, Old Sun, am old-minded; I have experienced much wind and rain by the sea, my eyes are a bit blurry, my ears a bit poor. Your voice just now was too soft; I still haven't heard clearly what you called. How could I answer you? Please speak louder.'

The demon said: 'Great Elder Sun, my voice is loud enough; even the mountains tremble from its vibration, and you still hear me? I say, Great Elder Sun, why are your ears so dull? Well, I will shout at you once more: "Great Elder Sun"――――'

Sun Wukong, who was on the cloud head, truly did not hear what the demon said in midair. At that moment, only the sound 'Great Elder Sun' came from the cloud. The monkey head could not help but respond with a sound. This response was not a big deal; Sun Wukong thus lost control of himself, with a whoosh he was stuffed into the Red Gourd by the demon.

Reader, why is it that when the demon shouts once and Sun Wukong answers once, that Sun Wukong possesses such ability, such capability, to be stuffed into it? Is this the ballad singer intentionally exaggerating, overstating the facts? I, here, also somewhat exaggerate, overstate. Every sentence is based on truth.

Reader, understand: in the previous previous episode it was explained that the treasure held by the Pingdingshan demon was stolen from the Supreme Elder Lord of the Heavenly Court. How formidable it is! How mysterious is the Supreme Elder Lord? The treasures around him all conceal hidden mechanisms; no one can fathom them. Speaking of this Red Gourd stolen by the demon: a small gourd held in the hand, tucked into a garment's pocket, can actually contain the Three Mountains and Five Peaks—do you believe it? This is the hidden mechanism. Do not underestimate it. In this world, the smaller the thing, the less you can grasp or control it, the less you understand its mystery—for example, the bacteria in garbage: who can know what kind of bacteria lurk in a rotten fruit peel? Who can conquer such tiny things? Therefore, the smaller the things around you, the less you should slight or overlook them.

You see that Sun Wukong, who can travel heaven and earth, was merely due to a moment's carelessness stuffed into the Red Gourd by the demon.

If you want to know how Sun Wukong, who was stuffed into the Red Gourd by the demon, can escape, please listen to the next chapter's explanation――――――