Journey to the West: Starting from Changing Sun Wukong's fate-Chapter 69 - The Sea-Calming Needle Ran Away
69: Chapter 69 The Sea-Calming Needle Ran Away
69 -69 The Sea-Calming Needle Ran Away
Seeing the Dragon Whale Strongmen bring the Sea-Calming Needle before him, Sun Wukong immediately waved his hands repeatedly.
“No no no, I, Old Sun, will not accept it!”
“Accept it!”
“I won’t!”
“Accept it!”
“I won’t!”
“…”
The Dragon Whale Strongmen, carrying the Sea-Calming Needle, went back and forth between Sun Wukong and the East Sea Dragon King, pushed back by Sun Wukong, going forth, and then being pushed back again.
Both parties persisted.
The Four Seas Dragon Kings wanted to give; Sun Wukong simply refused to accept.
The Four Seas Dragon Kings tried again; Sun Wukong still refused.
…
Eventually, the Four Seas Dragon Kings and Sun Wukong ended up nowhere, but those carrying the Sea-Calming Needle, the Dragon Whale Strongmen, ended up extremely weary.
One by one, they squatted on the ground, gasping for air.
“This…”
Seeing this scene, the Four Seas Dragon Kings were baffled.
Did this macaque despise the treasure delivered right to his doorstep?
Sun Wukong was also extremely frustrated.
He had said no already, what was the point in insisting he accept it?
The Four Seas Dragon Kings were desperate.
If he didn’t accept, how could they account for it?
The impatience of the Four Seas Dragon Kings was matched by that of Sunlight Bodhisattva.
“The Chain Mail too?
Give him both the Chain Mail and the Sea-Calming Needle!”
Sunlight Bodhisattva hurriedly sent a telepathic message, upping the ante of the gift, for he couldn’t believe Sun Wukong would turn down both.
Upon hearing Sunlight Bodhisattva’s telepathy, Ao Guang did not hesitate at all, quickly pulling out the shimmering gold Chain Mail from his sleeve and placing it in front of Sun Wukong.
“Great King, what do you think of this Chain Mail?
If the Great King could wear this Chain Mail, holding the Sea-Calming Needle, surely his elegance would be unmatched; even True Lord Erlang of Guankou would hardly compare with the Great King!”
Ao Guang said with a smile.
Oh?
Sun Wukong gazed at the Chain Mail, his face showing a hint of interest.
Although the grade of this Chain Mail couldn’t compare to the Xuantian Battle Armor given by Patriarch Bodhi, its quality was indeed top-notch.
Especially if paired with the Sea-Calming Needle, it would indeed look extremely commanding.
At this moment, the Four Seas Dragon Kings also noticed the look of interest in Sun Wukong’s eyes and were delighted.
However, they knew this was not the time to press, so they tactfully remained silent, waiting for Sun Wukong to nod in agreement.
But after a moment of temptation, Sun Wukong quickly came back to his senses. frёeweɓηovel.coɱ
He couldn’t accept just the Sea-Calming Needle alone, let alone both the Chain Mail and Sea-Calming Needle together; that would be even more unacceptable.
He feared getting even more deeply entangled with the fate of the Dragon Clan.
“My dear brothers’ kind intentions, Old Sun acknowledges them, but as for this Chain Mail and Sea-Calming Needle, I truly cannot accept them, please take them back!”
Though Sun Wukong was really fond of them, thinking about the perils of the Three Realms, he couldn’t let himself fall into a crisis over some unwarranted treasures.
“This…”
Although they had seen Sun Wukong’s pleased expression, they didn’t expect him to refuse outright.
This left the Four Seas Dragon Kings almost frantic.
Despite offering so many treasures, why wouldn’t this monkey just accept them?
Thereupon, Ao Guang gritted his teeth and said, “Dear brother, we’ve brought them all the way here, why don’t you just accept them?”
“It’s not right, not right, please take them back!”
“Dear brother, please accept them, no need to refuse!”
“It’s not right, not right!”
It was another round of back and forth, and not only were the Dragon Whale Strongmen unable to bear it any longer, but even the Four Seas Dragon Kings themselves were beginning to feel a bit dry-mouthed.
However, Sun Wukong had already made up his mind and remained unmoved.
The only time his interest had been piqued was upon seeing the Chain Mail, other than that, he almost always sternly refused, showing no further interest.
“Brother, this…”
Ao Guang was about to say something but hadn’t finished speaking yet.
A muffled sound came.
It turned out the Dragon Whale Strongmen could no longer hold on and directly fell to the ground with a crash.
At the same time, the Sea-Calming Needle emitted a dazzling light and then vanished before their eyes.
“This…”
Watching the Sea-Calming Needle transform into a streak of light and disappear towards Mount Huaguo,
The East Sea Dragon King was dumbfounded.
But then again, it was a Spiritual Treasure; having been pushed around like this, didn’t it have any dignity?
It simply left.
The Four Seas Dragon Kings hesitated.
How were they supposed to deliver it now?
Could it even be delivered anymore?
The Four Seas Dragon Kings were baffled, never expecting such an event to occur.
“Elder Brother, what should we do?”
Sunlight Bodhisattva and Moonlight Bodhisattva, who had also witnessed this scene, were equally baffled.
If the Spiritual Treasure couldn’t bear it and ran away by itself, there was no need to deliver it anymore.
But what should they do now?
“Let’s return to Western Heaven!”
Sunlight Bodhisattva was almost driven mad, nothing was going his way.
Only initially, when he arranged for Sun Wukong to go to Western Cow Hezhou, did things go smoothly.
However, once Sun Wukong came back, the Macaque changed completely, not listening to any arrangements, persistently doing the opposite of what he was told, infuriating to no end.
How could they continue to enforce the Calamity of Measurement now?
As he spoke, Sunlight Bodhisattva turned around and transformed into Buddha’s light, shooting towards Western Heaven.
Upon seeing this, Moonlight Bodhisattva couldn’t help but sigh.
It wasn’t just Sunlight Bodhisattva; he himself was fed up as well.
He quickly followed Sunlight Bodhisattva, choosing to rapidly shoot towards the Western Direction.
At this moment, outside the Southern Heaven Gate, Clairvoyance and Clairaudient who had been keeping an eye on Mount Huaguo watched the two Bodhisattvas leave, also with puzzled expressions.
“Why have these two Bodhisattvas left?”
Clairvoyance wondered aloud.
He knew that the Jade Emperor had specifically instructed them to keep a close watch on Mount Huaguo usually.
This matter was related to the upcoming events of the Calamity of Measurement.
But why had these two left now?
Were they not going to enforce the Calamity of Measurement anymore?
“It seems I should report this to His Majesty!”
Clairvoyance frowned and said.
Clairaudient also nodded.
He knew the matter was significant.
The two did not dare to delay and hurriedly passed through the Southern Heaven Gate toward the Ninth Celestial Palace above the Thirty-Three Heavens.
Their speed was incredibly fast, arriving outside the Ninth Celestial Palace almost within the time it takes an incense stick to burn.
At this moment, inside the Ninth Celestial Palace, various Deities of the Celestial Court stood within, with the Jade Emperor sitting high above on the Golden Palace, listening to the reports from the lower officials.
Upon seeing Clairvoyance and Clairaudient hastily entering without the attendant officer’s report, his eyebrows subtly furrowed.
The two attendant officers standing next to the Jade Emperor shouted, “Clairvoyance, Clairaudient, you two have entered the Ninth Celestial Palace without an attendant officer’s report, do you realize your fault?”
However, at this moment, Clairvoyance and Clairaudient didn’t pay attention to the Immortal Official and quickly knelt down, saying directly, “Your Majesty, the Sea-Calming Needle has flown away, and the two Bodhisattvas from Western Heaven have also left Mount Huaguo and gone to Western Heaven!”
“Oh, has such an incident actually occurred?”
A look of surprise flashed in the eyes of the Jade Emperor.
Then Clairvoyance and Clairaudient reported everything they had seen to the Jade Emperor.
“Haha, this Macaque is quite interesting; it rejects the treasures sent its way!”
