From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

As a rational time traveler, Jiang Liu knew very well that the widespread popularity of "Journey to the West" in the 21st century was not entirely due to the 1986 version.

That was indeed a classic.

However, if Journey to the West itself were not worthy of praise and were a banned book, it would not have been able to survive from the Ming Dynasty to the present day.

Leaving aside the spiritual philosophy it contains, just looking at the story itself, even in remote rural areas, even if an illiterate old farmer has never read the full text of "Journey to the West," he has definitely heard one or two stories told to him, or even described them to his children.

Stories that are popular and well-received by everyone do not need to be spread through writing.

Word of mouth will suffice!

Just like the story of the Monkey King, perhaps due to oral transmission, people's descriptions of his image are not consistent, but one thing is common: he is a monkey who dares to cause trouble in the Heavenly Palace, compete with the God of Heaven for the throne, and eliminate evil and bring peace on the journey to the West.

And right now!

In the eyes of the onlookers in the city, Jiang Liu was a figure with a restless mind and wandering thoughts, clad in golden armor and wielding a golden staff!

It's the Monkey King who descended to earth!

Sun Wukong is here to save these suffering common people!

To put it another way, when Jiang Liu donned the appearance of the "Great Sage Equal to Heaven," these people who had been oppressed for a long time instinctively believed that he had the ability to resist, no, to crush Huang Silang!

and!

The common people are afraid of the power of superhumans, and even those who come to help them will unconsciously choose to stay away from them!

But they are not afraid of the Monkey King, who has superhuman strength; on the contrary, they will take the initiative to get close to him!

Because the stories, through the sedimentation of history, have been etched into their bones and blood, becoming part of their culture.

Being illiterate does not mean they are not inheritors of culture!

Based on the title "Great Sage Equal to Heaven," even if Jiang Liu is not the real Sun Wukong from the book, the people know in their hearts that he is not, but they are willing to believe that he is!

Having been terribly oppressed by Huang Silang, they needed a source of emotional support.

This is not foolishness! It's just human nature!

Jiang Liu's actions were meant to give them something to look forward to.

Furthermore.

Now that he has become the "Great Sage Equal to Heaven" at this moment, he has enough reason to uphold justice for the people!

Are you the Monkey King?

An elderly man, about sixty years old, with gray hair and shirtless, asked in a trembling voice.

"Yes."

Jiang Liu lied.

But this lie seemed to give everyone present a sense of power.

"Speak out if you have a grievance, seek revenge if you have a grudge. I, the Pilgrim, will uphold justice for you!" Jiang Liu's voice was like thunder, loud and clear, making the hearts of all the shirtless onlookers pound.

He stole my wife!

“Last time, he collected low rent for Huang Silang, and my family couldn’t pay it, so he broke my father’s leg!”

"My mother was raped to death by him!"

"..."

One has two.

For a time, people hoped that Jiang Liu, this "traveler," would uphold justice.

"it is good!"

Jiang Liu stared at the bearded man with a terrified look in his eyes and said to Lu Jin and Li Muxuan, "Bajie, Evil Boy, go and break his hands and feet."

"okay!"

This time, Li Muxuan didn't argue with Jiang Liu. Instead, he stirred up dust on the ground, like a god of sandstorm, and swept it towards the bearded man.

Lu Jin hesitated for a moment, but then heard Jiang Liu's voice beside her, saying, "He is an extraordinary person, not an ordinary person. And you heard it too, he aided and abetted the evildoers and oppressed the local people of Goose City. His actions were far more serious than when my old man was in Quanxing. He deserved to die."

Upon hearing this, Lu Jin finally let go of the last bit of resentment in her heart. She secretly circulated her Qi, and Qi surrounded her body, forming a white Qi behind her that resembled a ribbon. She walked lightly and followed closely behind Li Muxuan.

Li Muxuan blew dust into the man's face, ripped all his clothes to shreds, and left scratches on his body. Then he grabbed the bearded man's arm and twisted it downwards.

click!

The sound of bones breaking rang out.

"what!"

The bearded man shouted, revealing himself to be a coward who preyed on the weak, and knelt down with a thud.

but!

Boom!

Lu Jin stepped forward and kicked out, hitting the open mouth and shattering all the front teeth. The force of the kick sent the man flying backward.

"Fellow villagers!"

"Settle grievances and avenge wrongs! Let's all attack together! If Huang Silang asks, just say it was done by me, 'The Pilgrim,' and tell him to come find me! I've been staying at the county government office lately!" Jiang Liu shouted.

Long live the Great Sage!

The people shouted and knelt down to kowtow.

"No kneeling allowed!"

"Get up! Go and demand the justice you want from that fat pig!"

Encouraged by Jiang Liu, they all stepped forward and punched and kicked the bearded man who had lost an arm and teeth.

It's truly a case of repaying kindness with kindness and settling scores with setbacks!

Everyone had a great time!

By the time the people had vented their anger, the bearded man was already beyond dead.

Afterwards, Jiang Liu put away his "Great Sage Equal to Heaven" appearance and let the people who had been bullied by the bearded man beat drums to express their grievances.

Although the bearded man was dead, the crimes he had committed against the people could not be atoned for simply because he was dead. The new county magistrate had to confiscate his property and use the money to compensate the people he had wronged.

Since Zhang Mazi also had the idea of ​​testing Huang Silang, how could Jiang Liu bear the burden alone?

After learning the general outline of what had happened, Zhang Mazi bowed to Jiang Liu, then addressed the people who had come to beat the drums: "Good! Today I will settle your score!"

Without saying a word, he gathered his brothers and went to the bearded man's house, where they searched out everything he owned.

He distributed the furniture, bowls, chopsticks, and silver to the people who came to beat the drum, keeping nothing for himself.

This made Jiang Liu glance at him slightly.

"Your Honor, the Upright Official!"

The people who received the money knelt down happily and kowtowed to Zhang Mazi.

"Get up! Don't kneel!"

Zhang Mazi suddenly shouted, pulled out his pistol from his waist, and fired a shot into the sky. The sound of the gunshot echoed through the air. "I've come to Goose City to do three things!"

"fair!"

"fair!!"

"It's still fucking fair!"

The people were terrified, but they also stood up.

"That's right, no kneeling allowed."

A slight smile appeared on Zhang Mazi's serious face as he fired another shot into the air, the sound echoing for a long time.

After the crowd dispersed, Li Muxuan looked at Zhang Mazi's retreating figure and said, "This guy is interesting; he doesn't seem to be putting on an act for us."

"That's really interesting."

Jiang Liu pondered for a moment and realized that Zhang Mazi was not just a bandit with a sense of chivalry, but someone with a certain awareness who had no choice but to become an outlaw due to the chaotic situation of the time.

Upon closer reflection, if Zhang Mazi were truly a treacherous outlaw, solely driven by greed, there's no way he would go to such lengths to become an official in Goose City just for money.

Bandits who traded on the edge of a knife could be described as "arrogant," but even the most audacious would never dare impersonate an official to enter the city, let alone try to buy an official position. That wasn't arrogance, but stupidity, unless they harbored other intentions...

# Chapter 54 Taking her in as a dog

On the other side...

Inside the watchtower.

When Huang Silang learned that his only extraordinary person had been killed by the "Great Sage Equal to Heaven" who had descended to earth and incited the people, he was filled with rage.

It appears that the man with the thick beard was the one who was killed.

But in Goose City, who doesn't know that person is one of their own?

It's like slapping yourself in the face!

The Monkey King descended to earth?

Ghost letter!

It's just a trick by a strange person; it might fool the poor bastards in the city, but it can't fool Huang Silang's discerning eyes.

"Master, should we go and capture those strange people? To avenge the martial arts graduate?"

The sallow-faced youth who had gone to the city gate to greet them with the bearded man earlier raised his hand and wiped his neck.

"Hu Wan, come here."

Huang Silang smiled and waved to him.

Hu Wan walked over cautiously.

"Put your face here."

Hu Wan did as instructed.