Journey to the West: Sun Wukong's Advice System-Chapter 26: Wise Minister Chooses a Master?

After Sun Wukong left the Netherworld, a reminder from the Persuasion System sounded in his mind.

[Congratulations on completing the suggestion—Stop causing trouble in the Netherworld and receive a fourth-tier treasure box]

[Congratulations on completing the suggestion—Refrain from tampering with the Book of Life and Death and receive a fourth-tier treasure box]

[Congratulations on completing the suggestion—Take charge in the Netherworld and receive a fifth-tier treasure box]

Receiving three treasure boxes swept away his earlier displeasure in the Netherworld.

"Open, open, open!"

Opening boxes was always exciting, and he quickly collected many rewards.

In addition to common ones like physical cultivation, Primordial Spirit cultivation, Daoist comprehension, and Supernatural Powers Comprehension.

This time, the fifth-tier treasure box also revealed a "Kṣitigarbha’s attachment."

"This old monk is blind to the gem before him, what kind of attachment could he have?" Sun Wukong was quite curious and immediately checked the additional memory in his mind.

"Hell is not void, I vow not to become a Buddha?"

"May Buddhist Law flourish to relieve the suffering of the world?"

"This monk is a harsh one, hehe, but Buddhism teaches that all is void, with such deep attachment, how does he wish to become a Buddha?"

Sun Wukong felt somewhat schadenfreude about this. Having studied scriptures thoroughly in Scripture Pavilion at Magic Square Mountain, he was well versed in Buddhist doctrines and certainly understood that Kṣitigarbha had gone astray.

Presumably, Kṣitigarbha was also aware of this, but highly cultivated individuals, once caught in such deep attachments, found it difficult to escape, even though they knew better.

After returning to Fruit Mountain, Sun Wukong showed off his might in the Netherworld to all the monkeys, feeling quite pleased with himself.

Several days later, the Demon Kings, including the Buffalo Demon King, the Flood Dragon Demon King, and the Roc Demon King, arrived.

Inside the Water Curtain Cave, a feast was laid out once again to celebrate, much to the delight of all the Demon Kings.

During the feast, upon learning that Sun Wukong had been summoned to the Netherworld, the Buffalo Demon King slammed the table and exclaimed angrily, "The Netherworld is becoming intolerable, full of foul air and miasma, it’s high time someone cleaned it up."

"Who can clean it up?" the Flood Dragon Demon King shook his head, "The Taoist and Buddhist factions are like two great mountains, and within themselves, they are divided into numerous sects,

It’s a pity that Lady Fairheart is too gentle-natured to be involved in these conflicts."

"Drink up, drink up, we are free and unrestrained, why trouble ourselves with these matters?" the Roc Demon King raised his cup.

"Exactly, as long as brother Wukong was not treated unfairly, that’s all that matters," the Lion Camel King added with a smile.

The Macaque King and the Yuè Demon King both laughed and echoed the sentiment, indicating their stance that if brother Wukong had been wronged in the Netherworld, the six Demon Kings would surely go there together to seek justice!

Hearing these words, Sun Wukong was naturally very happy and drank merrily with everyone.

When the party was at its peak, a patrol monkey came in to report, "Great King, two one-horned ghost kings have come to visit outside the gate."

"One-horned ghost kings, ghosts?" Sun Wukong put down his cup.

"It must be the brothers One-Horned Red and One-Horned Green," Buffalo Demon King laughed, "Dear brother truly has a great reputation; I had once intended to recruit them, but they declined."

"Oh, so these two have some abilities?" Sun Wukong scratched his face.

"Although they are of True Immortal cultivation, one excels in leading armies while the other is adept in statecraft," the Buffalo Demon King explained, "Dear brother, if you could win them over, the future of Fruit Mountain would be secure."

The Flood Dragon Demon King, Roc Demon King, and other Demon Kings all offered their congratulations.

However, Sun Wukong kept a cautious mind. He had just visited the Netherworld recently, and now two ghost kings had sought him out—could this be a coincidence?

"Dear brother need not worry," seeing Sun Wukong’s hesitation, Buffalo Demon King reassured with a smile, "One-Horned Red and One-Horned Green were part of the demon race in life and turned to the Ghost Path after death, thus becoming ghost kings, not aligned with any faction in the Netherworld."

"So that’s how it is," Sun Wukong’s eyes twirled, and he let the two unicorn ghost kings come in to pay their respects.

Soon, two men straightened their clothes and rushed into the cave, prostrating themselves. They both had a horn on their foreheads, but one had a red face, and the other a green face.

Sun Wukong asked, "Why do you seek me?"

The red-horned one said, "We have long heard that the great king is recruiting talent but never had the opportunity to see you. Today, finally meeting the great king, we hope the king does not disdain our humble selves and takes us in, allowing us to serve like dogs and horses."

The Demon King next to them put on a stern face and said, "Why would you brothers want to serve someone else?"

"Please forgive us, Demon King!" the red-horned and green-horned turned to the Demon King and kowtowed, "The Demon King’s followers are highly capable, our addition would merely be gilding the lily.

Now, Sun Wukong of Fruit Mountain is in need of manpower, and by coming to serve him, we will have a place to apply our skills."

"A good bird chooses the wood it perches on, a wise minister chooses his master, indeed," the Demon King laughed again and said to Sun Wukong, "Young brother, you have gotten two good helpers."

"Good, very good!" Sun Wukong also showed a broad smile, appearing very pleased, and directly had the two unicorn ghost kings join the table to drink merrily with everyone.

Afterward, he multitasked, drinking while activating the Persuasion Listening System and linking his consciousness to Zhihu, where he posted a question.

"I am Sun Wukong, I returned from the Netherworld not long ago, and now two unicorn ghost kings have come to pledge allegiance to me. May I ask the seniors, is there any issue with them?"

After posting, he also briefly narrated his experience in the Netherworld, including the grudge between King Qin Guang and King Yan Luo, and how King Jizo favored King Qin Guang but had to let King Qin Guang resign from being the Lord of the Netherworld because of Meng Po’s appearance.

Soon, there were responses.

Unknown X3: "This timing doesn’t make sense, weren’t the unicorn ghost kings supposed to come to Sun Wukong after he rebelled against Heaven because he found the position of Stable Prince too minor?"

The Lost Sheep: "Above, this is Sun Wukong’s simulated life, the storyline changed a long time ago."

Seeing this, Sun Wukong mused, "The Stable Prince? Rebellion against Heaven?"

Clearly, Unknown X3 could also predict his future but had not reached the point of knowing everything.

However, the idea of holding an official position in Heaven was interesting.

"Not bad at all, it would be good to visit Heaven, but I’d need to be a high-ranking official!" Sun Wukong thought.

Another piece of information in Unknown X3’s response was more important and deserved attention.

The unicorn ghost kings pledged allegiance early!

It was almost certain that this change was caused by his trip to the Netherworld.

Whether there was a problem was clear to see.

At that moment, the reply of an online senior coincided with his own thoughts.

Speed of Five Centimeters: "The two unicorn ghost kings showing up early definitely indicates a problem. Given the earlier Netherworld experience, perhaps they were sent by King Qin Guang or King Jizo because Sun Wukong offended them."

"Hey, King Qin Guang himself is quite narrow-minded," Sun Wukong thought to himself, "Just because King Yan Luo contended with him for the position of Lord of the Netherworld, he has held a grudge,

and now that he has lost the position of Lord of the Netherworld, he probably resents me deeply, doesn’t he?"

He then checked the other replies.

Ale: "I boldly guess that it might be from this incident that the Buddhist sect began to notice Monkey Brother and included him in the potential candidates for the scripture-fetching project team."

Sister Mingming: "It’s possible, as King Jizo, who is stationed in the Netherworld, is definitely one of the top figures in the Buddhist circles of the Three Realms. Even if he wasn’t involved in the scripture-fetching project, he certainly knew of its existence.

And after Monkey Brother was summoned to the Netherworld, whether he caused trouble or not, this big shot would have taken notice of him."

"The scripture-fetching project?" Sun Wukong’s interest was piqued.