Chapter 348 The Yellowed Past

【The man of destiny? 】

[I can tell it's true at a glance. I identify it as playing the dark horse... No, it's the Monkey God, so it's playing the Monkey God... No, you also call yourself "Six Burials", so it's playing the Paper Wedding Dress...]

[Damn! The ingredients are too complicated! ]

[In short, when you see this monkey that changed your destiny, you suddenly realize: if there is a solution to the current predicament, it must be this monkey, because it really carries destiny! ]

[As the protagonist of the dream world, even if it is replaced by your sudden appearance, it will not change its importance to the dream world. ]

[No matter what, it is the center of the world, the shadow cast by the nine saints on the dream world. Its nature is destined to make it extraordinary...]

【So you decide to treat it well. 】

……

When the monkey woke up from its sleep, it only felt warmth and comfort.

"Am I... dead?"

It muttered to itself in confusion.

Unexpectedly, someone responded in a vague voice:

"No, you are the first one to wake up..."

It sat up in surprise and looked around subconsciously:

This is an ordinary fisherman's home. There are a lot of dried fish and shrimps in the house, as well as various miscellaneous seafood, so there is a distinct fishy smell lingering in the room, which makes its nose twitch and feel a little uncomfortable.

But no matter what, this proves that there are living people living here, rather than the dead silence like other places.

Moreover, the owner of this place also saved himself!
The monkey was grateful and naturally wanted to repay the favor, but unfortunately it didn't know that General Lin's favor was never fully repaid...

Touched, it quickly found the location of its benefactor:
A man wearing a bamboo hat and a straw raincoat is processing the fish in the house. Although his face cannot be seen, he gives the impression of an old man, and his old age is obvious.

"Thank you for saving me..."

Before it finished its words of thanks, the "father-in-law" opposite raised his head and said with a smile:
"I'm not some old man."

The monkey finally saw clearly that the man in front of him was actually a young man. Judging from his features, he was no more than twenty years old... This made the monkey startled:
How could such a young man act like an old man?

Before it could think about it, it suddenly froze again!
Because it had seen this person before, a long, long time ago...

“You you you?!…”

The monkey jumped up from the bed on the spot, trembling with fear, and the horror on his face could not be concealed:
"why you……"

"Very surprised?"

Lin Liu grinned:
"Last time I saved you, you didn't even say thank you. This time I saved you again, and you're still like this... This makes me very sad."

After hearing this, the monkey still showed fear on his face, but he managed to calm down a little.

After all, he was the benefactor who saved it twice, so it had to be a little grateful. So it reluctantly thanked this extremely terrifying and peerless evil god:
"Thank you very much..."

Lin Liu laughed:
"Are you that scared of me? Am I that scary?"

Have it?

Of course!
In the monkey's spiritual perception, the seemingly harmless young man in front of him was actually extremely terrifying!

It's not like it hasn't seen bad people before, those who are after money, power, fun... it's seen all kinds of evil people, but compared to this man, the darkness and evil thoughts in their hearts are nothing.

Comparing the two is like comparing a meteorite to a black hole, or like comparing a ditch to the abyss... they are simply incomparable!
Theoretically speaking, he must be an extremely vicious and evil god who defies the heavens!

Therefore, no matter how peaceful and kind he appears, it is all a disguise...

But out of politeness, the monkey did not tell the truth, it did not even speak.

And its silence is actually equivalent to saying everything...

"Row……"

Seeing that the monkey had hurt his reputation again, Lin Liu's mouth twitched:
Too lazy to explain.

No, there is no point in making excuses, because now I am really an evil god who slaughters all living things...

[After an unpleasant meeting, you curiously asked about its experiences over the years. ]

[Although the monkey is afraid of you, you can still get along with it for now. In addition, it really wants to talk to someone, so it starts to talk to you carefully...]

[From this, you know its past: since it separated from you, it has been looking for an immortal to become its disciple in the Southern Continent, but as you know, it has not found a target to become its disciple after searching for a long time. There are no immortals in the Southern Continent, only a group of wild gods who pretend to be gods.]

[And just when it was disappointed about this, an unexpected disaster struck...]

[“…I don’t know what happened either. Since that day, no matter where I went, I never saw a living person again!”]

[The monkey said with lingering fear: "The city is full of dead people, and there is no living person in the countryside. There are corpses everywhere...but there are no external injuries on the corpses. I really don't know how they died..."]

[“I was afraid, so I ran around everywhere. I crossed the sea from Nanshanbuzhou, first went to Xiniuhezhou, then to Beijuluzhou, and then Dongshengshenzhou.”]

[“I have searched all over the world, but I can’t find it. Not only are there no immortals in the world, there are not even living people... I really don’t know what devil did this...”]

【The monkey is complaining so loudly. 】

【you:……】

[Eyes look at the nose, nose looks at the heart, I don’t understand, I don’t understand…]

[However, its words make you think: Didn’t it find the “Lingtai Fangcun Mountain” in this life? ]

[After thinking about it, you probably found the reason: it was probably scared by the dead body and ran around everywhere, unconsciously deviating from the original route, so it did not find the "Lingtai Fangcun Mountain". ]

[After all, Fangcun Mountain is not very big. If you want to search for Fangcun Mountain all over the world with confusing routes, it is as difficult as looking for a needle in a haystack. It is normal to find nothing after searching for a thousand years...]

【"correct!"】

[As he was speaking, the monkey suddenly remembered something, with anticipation and anxiety in his eyes: "How did you live so long? It's been almost a thousand years... You are not a mortal!"]

[Although it is still very afraid of you, under the temptation of the fairy magic, it still wants to gain something from you...] [In response, you smiled and nodded.]

[“Yes, I am an immortal true God.”]

[The monkey was delighted to have his conjecture confirmed by you personally: "Then can I become your disciple and learn the magic from you?"]

[It is very nervous, because its two encounters with you were not very pleasant. If it loses its chance to be immortal because of this, then...]

【"no."】

[You broke its fantasy cleanly and neatly, which made it feel indescribably disappointed.]

[“Because I don’t have the kind of magic you want.”]

[You told it about the shortcomings of Shinto practice... After listening, it felt mixed emotions, including disappointment in Shinto and confusion about the future.]

[After thousands of years, it still hasn't found a good way to lead its monkeys to immortality. Although it itself could achieve immortality from the beginning, its companions did not. So what's the point of being immortal alone? ]

[It gradually became discouraged...]

[You noticed its disappointment, so you suddenly asked, "What are you going to do next?"]

【It shakes its head.】

【"I have no idea……"】

【have no idea? 】

[You sigh helplessly: I knew it was a fool...]

[“How about you stay?”]

[You try to suggest that it is too lonely to guard a grave alone in the world. If this continues, you are afraid that you will really want to die.]

[Now that the monkey has come, you can keep it here and let it live with you in the fishing village so that you can take care of each other.]

[Furthermore, you are also afraid that it will seek death because of its mental breakdown. After all, it is the protagonist of the dream world. Once it dies, this world will reopen. This is the information you learned from Bodhi Patriarch a long time ago.]

[If it reopens, let's not talk about whether it will affect those who have transcended in the eternal wilderness, just talk about yourself: Bodhi Patriarch said that once the monkey reopens, the world will go back to the time when it was first born. This process can be called the reversal of heaven and earth. In theory, it will destroy everything! ]

【including you!】

[So even if it's just for your own life, you can't let it die. One person and one monkey staying together forever is actually the best win-win situation you can imagine.]

[It’s better for two lonely people to keep each other warm…]

[But this horse doesn't give face! ]

【"No!"】

[Your good intentions only led to its rejection: "I swore to my monkeys that I would help them find the way to immortality, but now I have found nothing. How can I stop?"]

[“I believe that there must be an immortal in the world who can give me this magic!”]

[The monkey who is devoted to the Tao has a heart full of longing! 】

[But you clearly know that its longing will be in vain. There is no immortal method it is looking for in the world. Even Bodhi Patriarch does not have such a method...]

[“Believe me, there is no such thing in the world!”]

【You advise it seriously. 】

【"Why?"】

[The monkey was puzzled: "Even if you don't have it, don't others have it? You are the only true god in the world, so there must be other gods. They may have what I want..."]

"No, they didn't."

【You said in a deep voice.】

[“Really? I don’t believe it.”]

[The monkey refused to believe it: "Besides, even if they don't have it, I still have to ask them in person to find out..."]

[“No need to ask, no one knows better than me.”]

【You close your eyes.】

【"Why?"】

[It thinks you are really weird, as if you know everything. ]

[But you didn’t answer, because you were afraid that it would know that all living beings and gods in the world were liberated by you…]

[After hesitating for a while, it stood up cautiously: "Goodbye!"]

[It thinks there’s something wrong with you…]

【"etc!"】

[You suddenly called out to it, and as it became alert, you sighed softly.]

[“Are you interested in listening to my story? It’s a story about my three reincarnations. After you finish listening, decide whether to leave.”]

[“Perhaps the story will sound very bizarre, but... I believe you can distinguish the true from the false.”]

[The monkey hesitated for a moment, but ultimately did not leave. It just sat on the ground seriously, quietly waiting for you to tell a story.]

【It is willing to believe you once. 】

[And when you saw it, you no longer kept it a secret, and slowly told it the stories of the past that had long been forgotten and yellowed...]

[“One day, a long time ago, a fisherman and his son went out to sea to fish. But before they got on the boat, they saw a broken raft on the beach. There was no one on the raft, only a golden monkey…”]

[The monkey's eyes widened! ]

……

(End of this chapter)