I am a fairy in Journey to the West

Chapter 132: Donghai borrows treasures, nephew meets uncle

On this day, the Dragon King of the East China Sea was strolling in the Crystal Palace of the East China Sea. He sat on the main hall with the Dragon Mother of the East China Sea, watching the mermaids dancing gracefully in front of them and listening to the wonderful music of the serpent fairies and seahorse musicians around them.

Suddenly, a majestic general wearing aquamarine armor ran into the hall and said to the Dragon King of the East China Sea, "Dragon King, the Great Sage Equaling Heaven is here again."

Suddenly the Crystal Palace became noisy. The music over there was in disarray, and the dancing over here was in a state of disarray. In short, everyone was in a panic.

However, the Dragon King of the East Sea stood up very calmly and looked at the Dragon Mother of the East Sea. The Dragon Mother understood and immediately stood up and left the hall with a group of musician fairies and mermaids.

At this time, a figure flew straight into the hall. It was the Monkey King Sun Wukong. He was wearing a straight robe, a tiger-skin skirt around his waist, and a rattan strap around his waist. He only had a golden hoop on his head.

The Dragon King of the East Sea hurried forward and invited Sun Wukong to sit down. Then he asked, "The Great Sage left and came back. Could it be that Master Xuanzang was unwilling to forgive the Great Sage?"

As he spoke, the Dragon King of the East China Sea asked the waiters in the Dragon Palace to serve tea, fairy fruits and other delicacies.

But Sun Wukong had a sad face and didn't even look at the delicacies. He just said, "He did forgive me, but he got a golden hoop from Guanyin and tricked me into wearing it on my head. As long as I didn't do what he wanted, he would chant a spell and make my head ache so badly that I would rather die than live."

At this point, Sun Wukong raised his hand and knocked on the golden hoop on his head, "I have tried everything, but I can't take it off."

The Dragon King of the East Sea took a look and sighed, "Since it is a treasure bestowed by Guanyin Bodhisattva, I am afraid it will take extraordinary methods to free me."

Sun Wukong said: "That Guanyin is really hateful. I promised her with good intentions to help Tang Monk on his journey to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures, but she secretly did something bad and made me wear this golden hoop. I wanted to go to the South China Sea to fight her, but I thought that she must have the spell to tighten the hoop, so I gave up."

The Dragon King of the East China Sea said, "Great Sage, you come to my Dragon Palace in the East China Sea and you can have whatever you want, as well as delicacies from the mountains and the sea, and delicacies from heaven and earth. As long as I have something, I can give it to you. But I just don't have a way to get rid of this golden hoop."

When Sun Wukong heard this, he raised his hand and waved at the Dragon King of the East China Sea, saying, "How capable are you, Dragon King? Don't worry, I'm not going to trouble you. I just want to borrow something from you."

"Oh?" The Dragon King of the East Sea asked curiously, "What does the Great Sage want to borrow?"

Sun Wukong immediately felt a little embarrassed and said, "To be honest, I have an elder."

“Great Sage, weren’t you a stone monkey born and raised?” the Dragon King of the East Sea asked in astonishment.

Sun Wukong said: "They are relatives I recognized later."

"Oh!" The Dragon King of the East China Sea suddenly realized something, and then he suddenly thought of something and immediately understood, "Great Sage, I know what you want to borrow."

After saying this, the Dragon King of the East China Sea immediately stood up and called Prime Minister Turtle, whispered a few words in his ear, and Prime Minister Turtle immediately nodded in response.

The Dragon King of the East Sea sat back down and said to Sun Wukong, "Great Sage, wait a moment."

Sun Wukong looked at the Dragon King of the East China Sea with confusion, wondering if he really knew what he wanted to borrow.

Just a cup of tea later, Prime Minister Turtle walked into the hall with a group of Dragon Palace maids. Each maid held a jade plate in her hand, and on each jade plate was a nanmu box wrapped in gold and silver.

The Dragon King of the East Sea stood up and pointed at the nanmu boxes on the jade plates and said, "Look, Great Sage, these are the best gifts for visiting elders."

Sun Wukong jumped down and looked at the exquisite boxes. He asked in surprise, "Old Dragon King, how did you know I wanted to borrow these things?"

The Dragon King of the East Sea smiled and said, "My young master understands human nature. Since the Great Sage mentioned that elder, he must want to visit him. If he is visiting an elder, how can he not bring gifts?"

Sun Wukong praised: "You old Dragon King are still capable. I underestimated you in the beginning."

"Haha." The Dragon King of the East China Sea stroked his beard and smiled, saying, "Great Sage, if you are here to visit an elder, then you should go quickly. Isn't your master waiting for you on the road?"

Sun Wukong nodded and said, "Okay, thank you very much, old Dragon King." After that, Sun Wukong waved his hand to collect the nanmu boxes together, and then flew straight out of the Dragon Palace in the East China Sea.

After leaving the East China Sea, Sun Wukong flew up to the first heaven with a somersault cloud, and flew on the cloud all the way to the outside of Taixuan Zhenfu.

When the patrolling heavenly general saw Sun Wukong coming, he was startled at first, and then he shouted in shock: "Oh no, the trouble maker in Heaven is here again."

There was a commotion outside Taixuan Zhenfu for a moment. Sun Wukong quickly flew forward and grabbed the Heavenly General. The Heavenly General turned pale with fear and hurriedly clasped his fists and said, "Great Sage, spare my life."

Sun Wukong laughed and said, "I am no longer the same as before. Don't worry, I won't beat you. I am here to look for my uncle. You just lead the way."

When the general heard this, he immediately asked in confusion: "The Great Sage's uncle? Who is he?"

Sun Wukong said: "It is Lingtai Xianmiao God."

The general suddenly realized, "So Lingtai Divine Lord is the Great Sage's uncle. I understand. Great Sage, please follow me."

Sun Wukong let go of the general, who immediately invited him into the Taixuan Palace with a smile on his face, and then took him all the way to the Demon Subduing Palace. When they arrived outside the Demon Subduing Palace, the general stopped and said to Sun Wukong, "Great Sage, the Spiritual Platform God is sitting inside, just go there."

Sun Wukong said stiffly: "You go and report it."

The general was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Great Sage, since ancient times, uncles and nephews have been one family. You don't need to inform your nephew that he is visiting his uncle, right?"

Sun Wukong said, "I have always respected etiquette. How can I be disrespectful to my elders? Just go and report it when I tell you to." After saying that, he pushed the heavenly general into the hall with a palm.

The general was pushed by Sun Wukong and immediately stumbled into the hall. He finally managed to steady himself and was about to speak when Zhuang Yan spoke first, "Wukong, what are you doing outside? Come in."

When Sun Wukong heard Zhuang Yan's voice, he quickly checked his appearance and then tiptoed into the Demon Subduing Hall.

Seeing Sun Wukong entering the hall, Zhuang Yan bowed to the general and said, "Thank you, general."

The heavenly general hurriedly bowed in return and said, "Your Majesty, your words are honorable. I will take my leave now." After saying this, he said goodbye and left.

Sun Wukong walked clumsily up to the hall and bowed to Zhuang Yan, saying, "Nephew Sun Wukong, I pay my respects to my uncle."

"Get up, you monkey. If you want to see me, just come directly. Why make things difficult for the Heavenly General?" Zhuang Yan walked down the steps of the hall and came to Sun Wukong and said.

Sun Wukong scratched his head and smiled, then quickly took out the six-sided nanmu box, held it in his hands and said to Zhuang Yan: "Uncle, I didn't give you a gift when we recognized each other that day, so I'll make up for it today. I hope you don't mind it."

Zhuang Yan looked at Sun Wukong, then waved his sleeves to collect the six-sided nanmu box, and asked, "Why are you here with me instead of helping Tang Seng to obtain the scriptures?"

When Sun Wukong heard this, he immediately said aggrievedly: "Let my uncle know that I, your nephew, was harmed by that Tang Monk."

"Oh?" Zhuang Yan asked, "What do you mean?"

Sun Wukong pointed at the golden hoop on his head and said, "Look, uncle, Guanyin and Tang Monk tricked me into wearing this golden hoop, but I didn't expect it to be a thing that traps me." Sun Wukong poured out all his grievances.

Especially when talking about the tight hoop curse, Sun Wukong gritted his teeth and looked aggrieved.

Zhuang Yan was surprised and said, "There is such a thing. Come, let me see it."

Sun Wukong quickly put his monkey head forward and said, "Uncle, I have tried every trick I can, but I can't take it down. It's a pity that I just got out of the Five Finger Mountain and got another 'Golden Hoop Mountain'."

Zhuang Yan took a look, stretched out his hand and gently grasped the golden hoop, then applied a 'release' state, and then Zhuang Yan gently lifted it, and the golden hoop was taken off directly.

Sun Wukong felt a sense of relief on his head. He looked up suddenly and saw that the golden hoop was held in Zhuang Yan's hand.

Sun Wukong was so excited that he quickly reached out and touched his head, and sure enough, the golden hoop had disappeared.

"Uncle!" Sun Wukong knelt down with a plop and bowed, "My father and mother don't have an uncle. I thank you for untying the hoop. From now on, I wish to stay by your side and serve you, and never go to get the unfortunate scriptures again."

When Zhuang Yan heard this, he immediately raised his hand and patted Sun Wukong on the head, saying, "If you have such a thought, I will put the golden hoop back on you."

Hearing this, Sun Wukong was shocked and said quickly: "Uncle, it's not that I don't want to protect Tang Monk, but Tang Monk is really pedantic and doesn't listen to good people. It's really annoying. Besides, there was the Five Finger Mountain first, and then there was the Tightening Curse. I am really scared. I hope uncle will understand."

Zhuang Yan helped Sun Wukong up from the ground and said, "Wukong, going to the West to obtain the scriptures is your path to enlightenment. Putting aside all the big talk for the sake of the people, if you can help Tang Seng go through all the hardships and obtain the scriptures, not only will you have immeasurable merits, but you will also be able to hone yourself and achieve enlightenment. Isn't this a great thing?"

Sun Wukong said: "But when will a pedantic and stubborn person like Tang Seng be able to obtain the true scriptures?"

Zhuang Yan said earnestly: "It is more important to embark on the journey to obtain the scriptures than to obtain the true scriptures."

Sun Wukong had a very strong understanding, and he immediately understood what Zhuang Yan said.

At this time, Zhuang Yan held up the golden hoop in his hand and said, "Besides, with your uncle here, who among all the gods and Buddhas in the sky dares to harm you? You just need to keep a pure heart and wholeheartedly support Tang Seng in his journey to obtain the scriptures."

Hearing this, Sun Wukong looked solemn. He immediately knelt down, kowtowed three times to Zhuang Yan, and said, "Uncle's words, I will remember them."

After saying this, he stood up and said, "I will now bid farewell to my uncle and go back to devote myself to helping Tang Monk on his journey to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures."

Zhuang Yan grabbed Sun Wukong and said with a smile: "Don't worry, come with me to the Purple Bamboo Forest in the South China Sea first."

"To the Purple Bamboo Forest in the South China Sea?" Sun Wukong asked doubtfully, "Are we going to see Guanyin Bodhisattva?"

"Yes." Zhuang Yan shook the golden hoop in his hand and said with a smile, "You tricked my good nephew into wearing this golden hoop for no reason. I have to ask for an explanation, otherwise people will think that you and I are easy to bully!"

(End of this chapter)