Journey to the West: Man in heaven, working nine to five

#1039 - Kuimu Lang, I start with a surrender

Guanyin Bodhisattva ultimately accepted this cruel reality. After all, this wasn't the first time such a thing had happened, nor would it be the last.

The best choice was to obediently accept reality.

Guanyin Bodhisattva took a deep breath, adjusting her mindset.

Fortunately, over the years, under Chu Hao's tyrannical power, she had already learned the way to survive, which was a single word: 'Yield!'

Yielding meant giving up fifty thousand merits' worth of divine water and a demon core, right?

It just meant losing a few pieces of flesh, right?

Yield!

Guanyin Bodhisattva turned her head to look at Sun Wukong, saying:

"Wukong, you shall now set off to rescue your two junior brothers. Then, snatch the two children of Baihua Xiu from the Wave Moon Cave and hand them over to Sha Wujing and Zhu Bajie."

Chu Hao and Sun Wukong frowned, their faces full of surprise and doubt. What was the point of kidnapping someone else's children?

Guanyin Bodhisattva explained:

"Have your two junior brothers carry the children, ride on clouds, and stand in front of the Golden Luan Hall. Without distinguishing good from bad, they must throw the children down in front of the white jade steps, ensuring they are smashed to pieces.

If someone asks who they are, have Zhu Bajie say they are the sons of the Yellow Robe Demon, and they are to be publicly displayed at the city entrance after being killed.

The so-called seeking enlightenment through Buddhism requires severing the seven emotions and six desires.

Guanyin Bodhisattva wanted to ensure that Kui Mulang had no worries, so he could wholeheartedly go to the Western Paradise and be a dog.

However, Chu Hao frowned upon hearing this.

"What do you mean? Killing two innocent children, is this the great compassion of your Western Paradise?"

Guanyin Bodhisattva didn't feel there was any problem, simply waving her hand and saying:

"Why must the Emperor have the benevolence of a woman? This is a matter of give and take."

"If Sun Wukong were to engage in a great battle with Kui Mulang in the city, who knows how many living beings would die. Besides, the children of Kui Mulang have no value; their deaths are insignificant."

Chu Hao laughed out of anger. Chu Hao had seen the two children from Wave Moon Cave; they were only a few months old, couldn't even speak, and hadn't committed any mistakes.

Yet, in Guanyin Bodhisattva's mouth, they had become lives that could be readily sacrificed in a matter of trade-offs. Moreover, the intention of the Western Paradise was to sever Kui Mulang's seven emotions and six desires.

Was this truly a physical severing, a forced detachment of emotions?

But thinking about the West Bull Continent under the control of the Western Paradise, the lives of all people were of no concern to the Western Paradise. After all, they were just crops to be harvested in cycles, so it seemed only natural for Guanyin Bodhisattva to say such a thing.

How cold-blooded was this sense of normalcy!

Sun Wukong glanced at Guanyin Bodhisattva, only coldly snorting,

"A poisonous snake's mouth has a stinger, a wasp's tail has a needle; neither is as venomous as a woman's heart!"

"You even want to kill infants of a few months old? How ruthless, how shameless, bah!"

"This old Sun will never do such a despicable, shameless, and cruel thing. I will go and call for battle myself!"

Sun Wukong turned to leave, not wanting to waste another word with Guanyin Bodhisattva.

Guanyin Bodhisattva was exasperated,

"Despicable, rebellious! I gave money, I gave money!"

Chu Hao slapped Guanyin Bodhisattva away with a wave of his hand,

"Most poisonous is a woman's heart, scram."

Guanyin Bodhisattva only felt wronged, truly not understanding why the two's reactions were so strong.

But to Guanyin Bodhisattva, this matter was clearly perfectly normal! In the minds of everyone in the Western Paradise, even in the minds of most gods and Buddhas,

Sacrificing two children was perfectly normal!

What was there to resist? It wasn't like they were slaughtering a city or destroying a nation.

Meanwhile, Sun Wukong turned around and arrived in the sky above Baoxiang Kingdom.

Sun Wukong only released his aura, not even saying a word, when he suddenly saw a figure flying up from below.

Kui Mulang had sensed Sun Wukong's aura and proactively came forward.

Sun Wukong had never seen Kui Mulang before, but at first glance, he raised an eyebrow.

"So it's you, seizing the princess and capturing my two junior brothers? I am here to subdue you in the name of Gouchen Emperor Chu Hao!"

"You demon, take a beating!"

Sun Wukong was about to attack when he suddenly saw Kui Mulang's expression turn strange.

"Hold on!"

Sun Wukong frowned, "What do you want?"

"You said you were acting on the orders of Gouchen Emperor?" Kui Mulang asked.

Sun Wukong proudly raised his head, "Yes, my brother Chu Hao's order is for me to subdue you!"

Kui Mulang raised a white flag with a backhand,

"I surrender!"

Sun Wukong: "? ? ?"

What's the situation?!

Sun Wukong: I've really never seen this situation before!

If Chu Hao were here, seeing Kui Mulang's so skilled French military salute, he would suspect that Kui Mulang had also transmigrated.

Kui Mulang said calmly, "Great Sage, no need to say more. Since it is Gouchen Emperor's order, I will naturally surrender with both hands."

"I will go with you to report back."

Sun Wukong: "..."

Sun Wukong had been holding back a bellyful of anger since leaving Flower Fruit Mountain.

Especially since the Western Paradise had secretly dispatched heavenly soldiers and generals and the Seven Meishan Monsters to destroy Flower Fruit Mountain and slaughter the monkeys and monkey grandchildren.

Sun Wukong was already incandescent with rage, but now he had no way to directly attack the Western Paradise, firstly because he lacked the strength, and secondly because he had no way to get there.

So Sun Wukong only hoped for a fierce battle to release the fighting spirit in his heart.

Who knew that this Kui Mulang wouldn't even fight, surrendering directly upon hearing Chu Hao's name!

This made Sun Wukong scratch his ears and cheeks, momentarily going crazy.

Kui Mulang said helplessly, "Great Sage, no need to struggle. You and I are both pawns of the Western Paradise; there's no need."

Sun Wukong looked puzzled, "Speaking of which, you little demon, you've been calling me Great Sage all along. I've never introduced myself. How did you know?"

Kui Mulang gave a bitter smile,

"I not only know that you are the Great Sage Equaling Heaven who wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace five hundred years ago, but I also know that you went back to Flower Fruit Mountain before."

"Sun Wukong, we are not without a connection."

Sun Wukong's face was full of doubt, shouting, "What kind of person are you, little demon? What connection do you have with me? How do you know so much about me? Speak quickly!"

Kui Mulang stared into Sun Wukong's eyes for a long time. Suddenly, Kui Mulang spoke:

"The people who slaughtered your monkeys and monkey grandchildren at Flower Fruit Mountain were heavenly soldiers and generals dispatched in my name!"

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong's anger erupted like a volcano, raging endlessly,

He thought of the corpses of his monkeys and monkey grandchildren lying all over Flower Fruit Mountain, unable to contain his anger, gnashing his teeth,

"So it's you! I will kill you to avenge my monkeys and monkey grandchildren!"

Sun Wukong was furious and was about to rush over.

Kui Mulang quickly waved his hands, "Slow down, slow down! Although it was in my name, it has nothing to do with me. I am also a victim."