Chapter 249: Working Monkey, Human Nature

Old Taishan, high ridges and heavy peaks, amidst ancient villages and countryside.

A long-armed, red-tailed monkey is holding a Dragon-Imprisoning Staff, strolling through Guan Huapo's temple.

The Guan Po Temple is one of the subordinate halls of the Cat Immortal Hall, overseeing the affairs of the circle and managing all the major and minor matters of the entire Old Taishan. Any demon or spirit nearby, as long as they have some cultivation, will come to Guan Po Temple to burn incense and pay respects as a form of registration.

Doing this is, firstly, to seek the protection of the leader, and secondly, because the Cat Immortal Hall's benefits are too tempting. A group of small animals is eager to catch Guan Dazhuang's eye, hoping he will make a recommendation to pull them into the hall, even if it's just a branch hall!

The red-tailed monkey has been traveling for many years and doesn't know about these things. He still holds onto old ideas, thinking that apart from Yuehua Mountain, he can walk sideways on any other mountain in Jinmen!

Just kidding, he is a great demon who has survived the thunder disaster and has six hundred years of cultivation. Not to mention there are no tigers in the mountains; even if there were, he would dare to call himself the Great King.

As for the Cat Immortal that White Fairy spoke of... just a little milk cat. First, let him find the big cat to settle the score, then he will go find that little cat to talk about who will be in charge of Jinmen in the future!

Arriving at Guan Po Temple, the red-tailed monkey sees at a glance the tiger statue lying under the statue of Guan Huapo in the middle of the incense hall.

Hey! Haven't seen him for many years, this big cat's business is getting more and more prosperous!

But when the red-tailed monkey thinks of his own lonely Monkey Immortal Hall, he suddenly feels it's very uninteresting.

How many years has it been? His Monkey Mountain has already become the bottom-most existence in the Jinmen immortal circle.

Seas change into mulberry fields; worldly affairs change.

The monkey is sad in his heart, but suffering from a lack of culture, he cannot recite poetry, nor can he say anything thought-provoking. All his emotions, when they reach his lips, only pop out three words.

"Fuck your mother!"

"How unreasonable. I only went to Central Province to travel for a few years, how come when I return, I am inferior to others everywhere?"

It is said that Central Province is the place where the Dao flourishes, with a long history of inheritance from hundreds of schools. Even the immortal halls there have old incense roots, with ancestral halls inheriting the incense, and tablet kings stepping on the succession to continue the immortal class.

Unlike this grass-roots troupe in Jinmen, where demons dance in groups and there is no unity.

The red-tailed monkey, who went to Central Province to be a "run-monkey," criticizes the Jinmen immortals while staring with red eyes at the incense in Guan Po Temple.

Even the big temples in Central Province don't have such pure incense as this. How does this big cat cheat the incense?

Why are those hard-to-please people willing to come here to burn incense from the bottom of their hearts?

The red-tailed monkey jumps onto the offering table, sitting without any posture at the feet of Guan Huapo.

He picks up an offering fruit, wipes it on his chest, and takes a bite, his mouth full of saliva.

Eating the offering fruit, the red-tailed monkey touches the big head of the tiger statue with his other hand, baring his teeth and saying: "Big flower cat, don't hide. Your Monkey Grandpa is back. From now on, this Xijing Mountain has a backbone!"

Relying on his deep cultivation and the fact that he didn't bully the small animals on major mountains in Jinmen in the past, now that he is back, shouldn't he first find the mountain king to establish his authority?

Just as the monkey finishes speaking, a big man in yellow clothes walks out from behind the incense hall.

"Fellow Daoist Hou, long time no see."

Guan Dazhuang cups his hands, neither humble nor arrogant, no longer like before, enduring and retreating when encountering things.

He is a cultured demon. Guan Huapo taught him to know etiquette and understand advancement and retreat, but even a cultured demon has three parts of anger.

Now he is the managing immortal of the circle hall, and his words and deeds represent the face of the Cat Immortal Hall. If he destroys the prestige of this monkey today, what face will he have to face the sect leader immortal in the future?

There are countless demons eyeing the branch hall of the Cat Immortal Hall. If he doesn't do well, there are plenty of demons who will recommend themselves.

"Tsk, haven't seen you for a few years, Brother Guan can even speak human language! What, did you also follow that little cat to be a slave for others?"

Guan Dazhuang frowns, displeased: "I was raised by Guan Huapo since I was young, and she treats me no differently than my own mother. Sect Leader Xu led me into the sect and brought me to practice. Not only did he extend a helping hand to save me and my brothers when we were in danger, but he also rebuilt the temple for me, giving me hope for the future. Sect Leader Xu is better than an older brother to me, and he is my master. Fellow Daoist Hou cannot understand, which is understandable, and I will not argue, but please do not say such rude and offensive words in the future..."

What do you mean I cannot understand, which is understandable?

Monkeys have fast brains, especially monkeys that have become demons.

The red-tailed monkey reacts instantly. The other party is saying he has no mother to love him, no brothers to manage him, and no teacher to teach him...

Hey! Haven't seen him for a few years, how did this big flower cat learn to scold monkeys?

This is outrageous!

The red-tailed monkey lifts the Dragon-Imprisoning Staff in his hand, jumps off the offering table, frees a hand full of long hair, and is about to grab Guan Dazhuang's collar.

However, the next moment, the dharma boundary of Guan Huapo's Mountain Lord Temple unfolds, and one hundred thousand incense directly appears in Guan Dazhuang's hand.

"If you want to fight, I will accompany you! Although my cultivation is not as good as yours, I have incense to protect my body. At worst, I will work for free for two years and smash all the merit incense I have saved in these two years on Fellow Daoist Hou. In any case, I cannot lose the prestige of my Cat Immortal Hall!"

"Two years? You said you saved one hundred thousand incense in two years?"

"This is my performance for two years, the incense salary issued by the Sect Leader himself. Don't talk nonsense! If you want to fight, let's fight. Let's go out and find a mountain. At worst, I'll lose a tiger life. When the Sect Leader returns, he will naturally make the decision for me."

"..."

The red-tailed monkey shakes his head like a rattle, saying: "I won't fight with your hall. You take back the incense, and let's see the real chapter under our hands. I won't bully you, I'll let you have three moves first. I won't hurt your life either, at most I'll let you carry me around for a walk..."

Guan Dazhuang frowns and says:

"What's the use of just knowing how to fight in these years! Can you avoid the three disasters, or can you escape the five calamities? You were able to avoid that thunder disaster, wasn't it because the monkeys and grandchildren of the Monkey Immortal Hall threshed grain and picked fruit for others, saving incense for over a hundred years? If it weren't for this incense, could you be standing here?"

"Shut up! Stop talking! If you say another word, I'll really do it!"

The red-tailed monkey's old face is flushed. So what if his Monkey Immortal Hall works for others? What's the point of bringing up these old calendars?

I thresh grain and pick fruit for others, I cut grass and feed cows for others, does it bother you?

"Fellow Daoist Hou, don't be in a hurry to leave."

"Speak if you have something to say!"

"You can't eat the offering fruit for nothing, burn a stick of incense before leaving."

"..."

You still want to earn my incense? The monkey touches his body, not a single copper coin, and finally simply throws the corrugated hat on his head to Guan Dazhuang.

"You just wait! When my Monkey Immortal Hall is rebuilt, who will remember your Cat Immortal Hall and Tiger Immortal Hall?"

Watching the red-tailed monkey leave Guan Po Temple, Guan Dazhuang finally breathes a sigh of relief. ===== CHAPTER 250 =====