Chapter 331 Six Wukong

[Lingtai Fangcun Mountain? ]

【Why did it go to Fangcun Mountain? 】

[This question still troubled you even after Li Ziliang quietly left, because it was completely beyond your plan.]

[The future direction you set for the monkey is to let it become the leader of a rebellion and lead people to chop off your head as a token of surrender. In this way, no matter whether it inherits the position of general or lives a free life behind closed doors, it will not be liquidated by the anti-shogunate faction.]

[After all, you always remember that you want to help it realize its wish. Although you still can't find a way to make ordinary monkeys and their descendants immortal, you don't want it to miss out on the benefits and suffer all the disadvantages! ]

[But now, it suddenly left without saying goodbye and headed to "Lingtai Fangcun Mountain"...]

What does it want to do?

[Thinking of the words it asked Li Ziliang to bring, you feel something is wrong, but you are now under house arrest. No matter how worried you are, you can't find it...]

【Besides, there is more than just one monkey that is beyond your expectation. 】

[In this coup, the one who surprised you the most was actually Ding Qizhu and the gods of the anti-Qing faction! ]

[After all, you have always believed that what you did to them was extremely lethal, with all kinds of exploitation, back-and-forth, deception... all these things, you were completely actively destroying the foundation of your own rule.]

[After such behavior, you feel that you are doomed. They will be so angry that they will take you to the guillotine and then publicly try and execute you! ]

[But unexpectedly, they all just hope that you can correct your mistakes and continue to lead them on the road of light and beauty...]

[Could it be that... they are loyal to you, and not just shouting slogans? ]

[After realizing this, you sighed: It seems that I really underestimated my prestige and kindness...]

[This is the truth. If you think about it carefully, you will know: your kindness is not false. You really have a second life of kindness to the gods. It is because of you that they have the opportunity to come to where they are today. To them, you are closer than their parents! ]

[Most of them were ordinary people who were born under the shogunate and grew up beside the Eight Banners. The reason they were able to be born is because you brought hundreds of years of peace and prosperity to the world! ]

[And the reason why they were able to embark on the path of spiritual practice is because of your selflessness, popularizing the visualization method that was originally monopolized by private individuals! ]

[And the reason they can become gods on a large scale is because you have expanded the population and concentrated the incense offerings. Otherwise, given the situation at the end of the Dashun period, in the next three hundred years, at most only one person can become a god after the change of dynasty! ]

[None of the above three favors can be repaid. To all gods, the general's favor is truly unrepayable! ]

[However, due to a series of twists and turns in the world, they eventually became your enemies and destroyed your shogunate with their own hands...]

[But even if things have come to this point, they have only put you under house arrest and have absolutely no intention of harming you. Even if you repent and raise your arms again, nearly three thousand true gods will cheer and support your restoration! ]

【As for the Ding Banner Master? 】

[As long as you want, the gods can immediately make him be hit by thousands of flying swords from behind, and it will be suicide...]

[Captain Ding also knew this truth very well, which is why he neither hurt you nor listened to your advice to become the next general.]

[You are the only general forever. No one can replace you. No matter how many years pass, when people mention the word "general", you will definitely be the first person they think of.]

[You are the general of the Great Xin Dynasty, the general of the people, and the general of the gods. The name of General Lin will be permanently engraved in history and in people's hearts.]

[General Lin, immortal...]

【…】

【After the successful overthrow of the Qing Dynasty, the situation gradually calmed down. 】

[Especially after Ding Qizhu gave you the final verdict, both mortals and true gods expressed no objection.]

[Although you still retain the title of Shogun, due to the change of power, everyone has gradually adapted to the days without you. ]

[An era called "Lin Dynasty" gradually became history and appeared in the conversations of ordinary people after dinner...]

[When General Lin was mentioned, everyone subconsciously called him "loyal", and then they realized with sadness: the general is no longer here. ]

[No one is qualified to make everyone willingly shout "loyalty" or "unfinished favor". That great era of burying the old era and opening up a new era has ended.]

[Although the prosperous times are still prosperous, and the winter plum blossoms in the winter months still show people their elegant smiles among the flowers, but without the general, these colorful things and life always make people feel that they lack a color...]

[“The general is good in every way, but he cannot escape the misfortune of old age…”]

[“The general’s later years were unlucky, and his apprentice grew a body full of golden hair…”]

【“Greatness, no need for words.”】

【“…”】

[Everyone exclaims and praises one after another, which is good, but if you hear it too much, it always makes people feel bored. ]

[So a young man expressed his displeasure: "What's so great about the general? Has he ever made any personal contribution to us?"]

[“I have read the Draft History of Shun. Shun Taizu did good things for the world for 120 years and had no stains in his life. Isn’t he more worthy of praise and remembrance than a general who had an unlucky old age?”]

【The young man spoke eloquently and successfully attracted everyone's surprised gaze. 】

[Just as he was secretly happy and preparing to accept everyone's agreement, someone laughed: "Li Ziliang... Even Li Ziliang himself didn't dare to say that he was greater than the general, but you said it for him first!"]

[The young man was dissatisfied: "So what? The general is not as perfect as Shun Taizu!"]

[Someone sighed: "You are really... You can't tell who is truly good to you, right?"]

[“No matter how hard Li Ziliang worked for a hundred and twenty years, it was not for you. He did these things mainly for the benefit of the Li family…”]

[“If you don’t believe me, go read the history books. Is there any essential difference between the 120 years of prosperity under Li Ziliang and the previous dynasties?”]

[“Did he share all kinds of knowledge with the common people? Did he spread his descendants among the people? Did he sacrifice his own base out of pity for the monks?”] [“Where did the descendants of Shun Taizu go? Where did the descendants of General Lin go?…”]

[One question after another confused the young man: "Does the general have any descendants?"]

[“Of course he did. He has a son and a daughter. Both of them are no different from ordinary people… so much so that no one knows that the general also has descendants…”]

[The general has descendants?! ]

[Everyone else was stunned when they heard this news: We really didn’t know this…]

[“Brother, how do you know about the general’s family affairs?”]

[Faced with everyone's surprise and suspicion, the man laughed and did not give any further explanation. He just put the iron rod on his shoulder and walked away step by step...]

……

When Lin Liu saw his apprentice again, it was already several years later.

"Master! I'm here to save you!"

A young man who quietly slipped into the shogunate knelt down in front of Lin Liu excitedly. He couldn't help scratching his ears and cheeks in his joy after not seeing him for many years!
"you are?"

Lin Liu was confused. When did he get another apprentice?
"Oops! I forgot to change back to my original form!"

The young man realized it later and quickly shook his body. Golden hair grew all over his body and he became the familiar appearance of Lin Liu...

"Disciple!"

Lin Liu was both happy and surprised:

What makes me happy is that after many years of separation, we finally meet again today!

What is surprising is why it came here and what has it experienced over the years?
[You finally reunited with your apprentice after not seeing him for many years. You are so excited that you have a lot to say to him! ]

[Back then, it made Li Ziliang say, "I hope the master can endure the humiliation for a few days." It also wanted to "make the sun and the moon darken and then brighten again." Such dangerous statements would certainly make you panic. ]

[As for what it wants to do? Obviously, it wants to go to Fangcun Mountain to find a way to help you regain your power as a general! ]

[Of course you are touched by this, but you don’t want to reset it, nor do you want to put it in danger...]

[“Sorry to have kept you waiting, Master!”]

[It smiled helplessly: I promised to come back in a few days, but it took so many years to come. It really feels like I broke my promise.]

【But these years have not been in vain! 】

[It proudly shows you the iron rod in its hand: This is a treasure given to it by Bodhi Patriarch. It can easily break the body of a true god. If it touches you, you will die, and if it touches you, you will be injured! ]

[It also practiced the magic given by Bodhi Patriarch. Of course, it was not the magic that would make it transcend the mundane world after practicing it, but the magic that could enhance its fighting power. It specifically wanted it. Now it can fight at least a hundred true gods. With the iron rod in hand, it can fight hundreds of them! ]

[You listened to its words and were touched, but you still didn't want it to take the risk. After all, you had already decided to die...]

[“Master, there’s more!”]

[After showing off his magic weapon and skills, the monkey was very proud: "I have a name!"]

[This makes you, who is worried, startled: Name? ]

[You have tried to give it a name before, but it always felt dissatisfied, not wanting this or that… so you simply gave up and called it a monkey, or a plant, “Ape Flag Master.”]

[Now it has a suitable name, which must have been given by Bodhi Patriarch in Fangcun Mountain.]

[You are very curious: "What name would satisfy you, a monkey?"]

[“Wukong!”]

[The monkey raised his head and chest, and said proudly: "The master called me Wukong!"]

[“He said that to break the stubbornness one must be Wukong, so he called me Wukong!”]

【Goku...】

[Your heart moved, and you repeated this name and its origin over and over again: To break the stubbornness, you need Wukong? Since it was given by Bodhi Patriarch, is there any special meaning or message in it? ]

[Just thinking about it, Monkey... Wukong said smugly again: "The master wanted to give me a surname, but I refused... I said, a name can be given by others, but only parents can give a surname. Although Bodhi Patriarch treats me well, he is not my master. I only have one master!"]

[“But since I already have a name, I can’t be without a surname… so I chose one for myself!”]

[You were touched by its master-disciple relationship, but you didn't expect that it would even refuse to acknowledge Bodhi Patriarch as its teacher for you...]

[So you become even more curious: "What's your last name?"]

[“I think adaptation is not random writing. The surname must be based on classics…”]

【Wukong smiled triumphantly.】

[“Originally I wanted to share the same surname as you, Master, but then I thought it was inappropriate. A surname can only be taken from one’s parents, not from Master… So I split your Lin six characters and used them separately. Firstly, Master won’t blame me, and secondly, it can also show how close we are to each other.”]

[“Although I cannot have the surname Lin, I can have the surname Liu!”]

[“So my name is: Liu Wukong!”]

……

(End of this chapter)