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Chapter 239 Jade Elixir for Enlightenment, Monkey King, Please Feel Free

Jade Liquid Brightening Wine is also a spiritual wine treasured by Chen Xu.

To date, Chen Xu himself has never drunk this wine.

He raised the wine jug and slowly poured the wine.

The wine fell into the cup in front of the Monkey King, like a clear stream flowing through the moonlight and green mountains, and then descending from the sky.

The tinkling sounds resembled pearls falling onto a plate.

The Monkey King couldn't help but ask, "What...what kind of wine is this?"

Its voice carried a faint, almost imperceptible tremor.

It wasn't that it was afraid of Chen Xu's wine, but rather that it was still in a state of lingering feeling of "seeing it with its own eyes, yet finding it hard to believe."

Chen Xu had already finished his Thousand Treasures Wine in three gulps, and now he took out another spirit wine as if nothing had happened. He looked... as if he wanted to have a drinking contest with the Monkey King.
The Monkey King found it hard to believe, still somewhat doubting that he had seen things wrong.

But Chen Xu said, "This wine is called Jade Liquid Brightening Wine. Drinking this wine can enlighten the mind and see one's true nature, break through illusions, and enhance one's cultivation."

However, this wine is similar to Qianzhen Brew, and there are risks involved in drinking it.

If one cannot attain enlightenment and realize one's true nature, at best one will suffer from demonic possession, and at worst one will explode and die.

When the Monkey King offered Chen Xu the Thousand Treasures Wine, he did not conceal its dangers.

When Chen Xu invited it to drink, he did not hide the dangers of the Jade Liquid Heart-Clearing Wine.

Speaking of which, the Mind-Enlightening Gourd can brew a hundred catties of Jade Liquid Mind-Enlightening Wine in a month, but Chen Xu has never drunk this spiritual wine since he obtained it.

He doesn't use it himself, nor has he ever thought of giving it to his relatives and friends.

The risk was simply too great. If it were a close friend, Chen Xu didn't want to harm them. But if facing an enemy, while the wine was risky, it also carried the possibility of aiding the enemy.

Therefore, Chen Xu used the Drunken Spirit Wine the most.

This Jade Liquid Heart-Clearing Wine was instead suppressed under the gourd, and only tonight will it have the opportunity to flow out.

The Grey Monkey King fell silent for a moment.

It had previously thought it wouldn't be afraid of Chen Xu's wine, but now, Chen Xu was telling it about the dangers of the Jade Liquid Heart-Clearing Wine.

If the Grey Monkey King dared not drink a third sip of the Thousand Treasures Wine, then how could it possibly have the courage to drink the Jade Elixir of Enlightenment?
It felt as if it could hear the thumping of its own heart again.

The Grey Monkey King couldn't help but ask in return, "Fellow Daoist invited me to drink, so will you drink this wine yourself or not?"

Chen Xu said, "The Monkey King invited me to drink the Thousand Treasures Wine, but you also said that you would only drink two sips and would not dare to drink a third sip."

Upon hearing this, the Monkey King was speechless.

Yes, it didn't dare to do it itself, but Chen Xu did it.

Now it's its turn. So, does it have the courage to pick up this cup of Jade Liquor to Enlighten the Mind?

Undeniably, the Monkey King was still hesitant.

But then Chen Xu said, "However, tonight is a perfect time, and the moonlight is just right to complement this Jade Liquor Brightening Wine."

If I don't drink it, I fear the moonlight will feel lonely.

He smiled, raised the wine pot, and poured himself another cup of wine.

The wine in the glass reflected the moonlight from the sky and shone on the face of the young man in the prime of his life.

He laughed loudly and said, "I may drink this cup to the brim; Monkey King, please drink as you please."

Having said that, he picked up his wine glass and drank it all in one gulp.

His free-spirited speech and unrestrained manner, and his elegant personality, were truly unprecedented in the life of the Monkey King.

The little mouse Ashi was stunned, as was the little hedgehog Weiyuan, who had woken up at some point.

Perhaps, the mountain breeze and the insects and birds in the forest were equally stunned.

Otherwise, why would the wind seem to have become soft and gentle at this moment, and the chirping of insects in the forest seem to have fallen silent? Only the moonlight gently watches over the mortal world, whether it be the people in the mortal world or the loneliness within it.

Or perhaps it's the human and the demon sitting opposite each other at this very moment.

The Monkey King no longer hesitated.

It stretched out its furry arm, picked up the wine glass in front of it, and let out a long sigh, a sigh filled with the vicissitudes of time:
"I was originally just a white-haired little monkey in the mountains. Because I was born with snow-white fur, unlike the gray monkeys, I was despised by my tribe when I was born."

My birth was difficult. My mother monkey abandoned me in the mountains, on the east side of the mountain. A hunter at the foot of the mountain rescued me instead.

The old hunter made his living by hunting and killing, but he took pity on a little monkey like me.

He even built a small hut for me next to the hunter's cabin where he stayed, and he ate whatever he ate.

He had two sons and a daughter, but he never brought his children into the mountains.

He often told me that he made a living by hunting, living hand to mouth, and therefore did not want his children to follow in his footsteps.

He wanted to hunt more game, sell it for more money, send his son to school, and save up a dowry for his daughter.

He wanted them to leave the mountains, go to farther places, and live better lives…

The Monkey King brought the wine cup to his lips and said, "He never takes me out of the mountains. He says I am a spirit of the mountains and forests and should not go to the mortal world with him."

Although he saved me, he did not intend to tame me.

He said he hadn't studied much and didn't understand many profound principles; he only knew that every living being in the world has its own place to go.

Later, he was injured during a hunt.

He lay in his wooden hut, and I found him some medicine and bandaged his wounds.

He told me that I had already repaid his kindness and owed him nothing more.

He was getting old, and after recovering from his injuries, he would never go hunting in the mountains again.

He will return to his home outside the mountains and live out his life until he passes away.

What exactly is a person's life?
What is the life of a demon?
The little monkey didn't understand back then, and I, the old monkey, still don't understand now.

But when I saw you, I suddenly felt no longer afraid.

Having said that, the Monkey King finally opened his mouth and drank the wine in his cup in one gulp.

Jade Liquor Brightens the Mind Wine, enlightening the mind and revealing one's true nature, purifying the will, thoughts, and soul of all living beings.

Therefore, drinking wine is actually quite suitable for one's primordial spirit.

The Monkey King mustered his courage and drank the wine. He had no time to see Chen Xu's reaction after drinking it. He only felt that after drinking the wine, in the fleeting moment when the liquid went down his throat, he saw his entire life again.

After a long while, the Monkey King was in tears.

Why is it always hesitant and timid nowadays?
Because, even though it became the monkey king, it could never forget the omnipresent bewilderment and fear it felt many, many years ago when it was still an abandoned little white monkey.

No matter what one experiences or how much one grows, the initial anxieties of life will always accompany a living being throughout their life.

This fear is hard to overcome, but sometimes when you do overcome it, it seems to happen in just a moment.

For example, if you are lucky, you may encounter people and things that give you enough courage at some point.

A moment later, the Monkey King suddenly stood up.

It clasped its hands together and bowed to Chen Xu.

"Friendly drink, fellow Daoist!" the Monkey King smiled.

"Thank you for this wine, fellow Daoist. My lifelong ailment is no longer in my body but in my heart. After drinking this wine and crossing this mountain, the road ahead seems to be nothing more than this." The Monkey King smiled leisurely.

After laughing, it said, "I need to go back to heal this body. I will bid farewell to you tonight."

(End of this chapter)