Chapter 108

  Ba Fu was quite interested in the six-eared macaque, which had never appeared among the various demons on the Western Heaven Road, as if it had grown directly out of the ground. Ba Fu felt that there was some profundity to this and decided to take a closer look.

  He faintly smiled and adjusted the power of his own home, soon Ba Fu was like a virtual shadow standing on the ground, he existed and did not exist just like Hong Jun, it turned out that Ba Fu directly rewrote the rules around him, making himself temporarily isolated from this world yet still attached to it. No matter what means were used to investigate, Ba Fu was non-existent, unless he wanted the other party to know, otherwise, it was impossible to investigate. Moreover, even if Ba Fu wanted the other party to know about himself, the other party could only "see" but fundamentally could not confirm Ba Fu's existence.

  He used this method to directly delete the spatial distance between himself and the location of the six-eared macaque's storyline, and also deleted the time it took for him to reach that place. For him, there were no more secrets, he could go upstream or downstream at will, and be anywhere. "It turns out that the six-eared macaque didn't exist after all. There was no such monkey, this monkey was just the last bit of free and arrogant mind in Lingming Stone Monkey's heart, so it wasn't very concerned about Tang Monk, saying 'Let's send another monk to retrieve the scriptures'. Because it was the monkey's obsession, it still had to go and retrieve the Western scriptures instead of directly going to that mountain to cause trouble. Hmm? It turns out it was still the Buddha's hidden hand when he suppressed the monkey under the Five Elements Mountain, using his great power to plant a seed, absorbing the monkey's free spirit and coming out, and finally letting the monkey kill its own thoughts. Good move, good calculation. However... ...it also benefited me." Ba Fu thought, flipping through the scenes in time.

  He still let the plot unfold on schedule, until the monkey cried and pulled in front of the Tathagata, at which point he sneered, "The monkey is completely useless now, with none of the heroic spirit from when he was a demon. In terms of strength, it's actually not comparable to the time of the Heavenly Palace rebellion; back then, even the strongest warriors in Heaven had to hold back, but nowadays just a few ordinary heavenly soldiers can suppress this monkey head. The Tathagata has truly cut off his own freedom, and from now on there will be no more Great Sage Equaling Heaven!"

  Here is the translation:

  "You are all mighty in your magical powers, but you can only see things within the bounds of heaven and earth. You cannot know everything that exists within heaven and earth, nor can you comprehend all the different types of creatures. Within heaven and earth, there are five gods: heaven, earth, god, man, and ghost; and five insects: dragonfly, scorpion, hairy caterpillar, feathered bird, and beetle. This thing is not heaven, not earth, not god, not man, not ghost, nor any of the five insects. There are also four monkeys that mix with the world but do not belong to the ten categories of creatures. The first is the Spiritual Stone Monkey, who can change shape at will, knows the workings of heaven and earth, and can move stars and planets. The second is the Red-Bottomed Horse Monkey, who understands yin and yang, knows human affairs, is skilled in entering and exiting, and can avoid death and prolong life. The third is the Long-Armed Ape Monkey, who can grasp the sun and moon, shrink mountains, distinguish good and evil, and manipulate the universe. The fourth is the Six-Eared Macaque Monkey, who is skilled at listening to sounds, can discern principles, knows past and present, and understands all things. These four monkeys do not belong to the ten categories of creatures and are not known by any name in the two realms. I observe that the fake Wukong is actually the Six-Eared Macaque Monkey. This monkey can know things a thousand miles away if it stands still, and can also understand human speech. Therefore, it is skilled at listening to sounds, can discern principles, knows past and present, and understands all things. The one who shares the same appearance and sound as the true Wukong is actually the Six-Eared Macaque Monkey."

  "Hmph, speaking solemnly and spouting nonsense. There are many monkeys, which one doesn't enter the species? The six-eared macaque was born from the heart of the Lingming Stone Monkey, and the red-bottomed horse monkey and the long-armed ape are numerous to the point of death. It's just that they're rarely seen on the border between Nan-zhan-pu Zhou and Xi-niu-he Zhou. 'Monks don't speak nonsense' - what a load of nonsense indeed!" Ba Biao coldly laughed and said, anyway, the Tathagata can't see him at all.

  Only to see the Tathagata's golden alms bowl covering the six-eared macaque that tried to escape, when opened, the six-eared macaque still had a fierce and untamed look in his eyes, but Sun Wukong struck him down with one rod and he fell dead at once.

  Just as the Tathagata was reciting the scriptures, Bofu stabilized the time of the world, took away the corpse of Liuer Mihou and modified this world, making everyone think that Liuer Mihou had been defeated by Sun Wukong and transcended by the Tathagata.

  Bo Fu directly changed his address to Sound Mountain, and withdrew this divine power. "If we continue like this, the world's backlash will be difficult to control." He sighed while quickly dismembering the dead monkey, peeling off its skin, prying open its skull with a spoon, scooping out its brain, dipping it in seasonings, and savoring it. "Pfft! A strong fishy smell, monkey brains are not good to eat! The Cantonese people deceived me! Oh? Sorry, I was wrong! The aftertaste is actually great!!" Bo Fu savored the monkey brain in small mouthfuls, "I don't dare eat too much at once, or it would be a waste if I finish it all in one bite! Fortunately, there's still another monkey head to eat. Before that, let me order the little ones to catch some ordinary monkeys for food."

  The meat of the six-eared macaque can't compare to monkey brain, so Ba Fu ate a few bites and found it unpalatable, then threw it to Jin Wofu and the other little demons to eat. The skin was flayed off and made into a wall hanging; this pelt was impervious to water and fire, but Ba Fu thought it too small, so it could only be hung on the wall.

  Now that the Monkey King's affair has ended, it's almost time to arrive at the Ox Demon King's place. The Ox Demon King is now spending day and night with his mistress, and rarely returns home. A few days ago, he had a drinking party with Bao Yu, and under the influence of alcohol, he complained about his wife, Princess Iron Fan, giving him a hard time over the Red Boy incident, and they had a big fight. Bao Yu didn't have any interest in consoling the Ox Demon King, but he also heard from the Ox Demon King's words that the Ox Demon King was not dissatisfied with the Red Boy being able to get a position in the heavenly court, but was very dissatisfied with the Monkey King for letting his son go up to the Knife Mountain without regard for their sworn brotherhood. However, although he was dissatisfied, the Ox Demon King did not have any intention of cutting off relations, after all, when his own family was causing trouble in the Heavenly Palace, they had also done something unfilial - watching as their sworn brothers were caught and not helping.

  Bo Xiang and Niu Mo Wang were wine-and-meat friends, basically cultivating their relationship in the midst of wine tables and brothels. Niu Mo Wang was a lecherous drunkard who liked to boast with his friends after getting drunk. Bo Xiang had long known that Niu Mo Wang had some ideas about his own identity - he wanted to whitewash himself. However, he couldn't bear to give up his free and easy identity, nor could he tolerate the rules of the White Bone Heaven Court, wanting to be a terrestrial marquis or something like that.

  Baoyu didn't expect to pour cold water on this black big brother - after all, this guy finally got what he wanted anyway. As expected, the monkey's first encounter with Iron Fan Princess was a case of "long hair and short vision", as she quarreled with Monkey over her son and Monkey also being a good-for-nothing who didn't know how to speak properly, causing things to become awkward in just a few words.

  The monkey went to find the Bull Demon King, and when he arrived at the Third Princess's place, the monkey still didn't know what was going on. Originally, if he had gone to find the Bull Demon King first and explained things clearly, the Bull Demon King would have definitely lent him the Banana Fan out of a sense of justice. But the monkey got the order wrong from the start, and as a result, the Bull Demon King ended up having a big fight with this little guy. Fortunately, some demons invited the Bull Demon King to a banquet, so they stopped fighting.

  Baili also saw at the banquet, when Niu Mo Wang was drinking heavily, Baili's divine eyes saw a monkey-like thief sneaking around outside the Dragon Palace. "Indeed, this is an ignorant and foolish monkey head who doesn't understand human relationships or the importance of timing. If he does something like this, it will completely sever ties with Old Cow! How could Old Cow have sworn brotherhood with such a fool? Hmph, none of my business! Drink, drink!"

  Afterwards, just as Ba Mian expected, the old cow was thoroughly enraged by the monkey. For a time, he threw aside his plans to clear his name and instead cursed the monkey as a scoundrel, getting into a fierce fight with him and the pig, refusing to back down until one of them died. Unfortunately, this also affected the white fox spirit. Ba Mian couldn't directly intervene, or else in the future when the Bull Demon King entered the fold and saw his concubine on the bed of his wine-and-meat friend, what would he think? Ba Mian was still a man who upheld righteousness; after all, one couldn't be "ungracious" to a friend's concubine. So Ba Mian used a technique to temporarily seal off the entrance to the Maoying Cave, waiting for Zhu Bajie to lose his way and not find the entrance after a while. After doing this, Ba Mian didn't plan on staying behind to lend a hand; in any case, his script was set after the Lion Camel Country, and when the time came, he would give the world a good show.

  He saw from afar the Buddha's gate and heavenly court set up a heaven-and-earth net to capture the old bull. As expected, the old bull used its true skills in the initial battle with Monkey King and Zhu Bajie, but later on, it was clear that it focused on defense and slackened its offense, finally surrendering after revealing its true abilities.

  Baifu shook his head and smiled, turned around and returned to his mountain, quietly waiting for the day when he could freely display his skills, which would be in a few months.