Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything-Chapter 738 - Zixia Holy Monk, Please Give Advice
738: Chapter 738: Zixia: Holy Monk, Please Give Advice
738 -738: Zixia: Holy Monk, Please Give Advice
The night was pitch black, and the wind was high.
Because the Exquisite Immortal Mansion was placed on the edge of a cliff that day, it gave off the feeling of a villa perched on the precipice.
After dinner, Fairy Zixia sat alone at the cliff’s edge, gazing at the distant sunset and watching pairs of geese return to their nests in the sky, feeling a sense of tranquility in her heart.
Yet within this serenity, there was a faint sense of loss.
In the past few days, as she followed the team on the Journey to the West for Scriptures, her relationship with Monkey had been quite good.
In the eyes of others, she and Monkey seemed like the best of buddies.
However, her intention had not been to become just good friends with him.
Since she’d known Monkey, it had been quite a while now—they got along happily in all aspects, including eating, drinking, and playing.
Moreover, with Monkey’s temperament, he seemed like he could become good friends with many people.
But he seemed to be someone who only had friendship to offer, not love.
“Heart of stone, could it be?
Monkey was born from a stone; does that mean his heart is as stony as well?” she sighed to herself, looking up at the geese in the sky and murmuring these thoughts.
“Fairy, what troubles are you sighing about?” Just as Fairy Zixia was sitting alone, sighing in solitude, a familiar voice suddenly rose from behind her.
Turning her head, Zixia saw Jiang Liu approaching and sitting down beside her.
“Holy Monk, I, I was just suddenly reminded of something…” Zixia hurriedly composed herself and shook her head as she spoke, looking at Jiang Liu who’d sat down beside her.
Although Zixia claimed there was nothing bothering her, Jiang Liu smiled faintly and directly asked, “If I’m not wrong, you are sighing over something to do with Wukong, aren’t you?”
Zixia: “…”
At Jiang Liu’s words, Zixia found herself at a loss for words, unsure of how to respond.
Admit it?
As a girl, how could she brazenly concede to such feelings?
But then, could she deny it?
It was embarrassing to stoutly refute something that had been correctly pointed out.
“Fairy…”
Jiang Liu, too, gazed into the distance at the sunset, contemplative for a moment before saying, “Wukong, it seems, has never experienced romantic love between a man and a woman; hence, even if he feels love, he might not be able to recognize it!”
“Oh?
Holy Monk, are you saying that Monkey has romantic feelings for me!?”
Jiang Liu’s words had Zixia’s eyes light up suddenly, and in her excitement, she abandoned any pretense of decorum, urgently asking.
“In my opinion, that should be the case,” Jiang Liu nodded.
“Really!?” The once somber expression vanished instantly, and Zixia’s face lit up with a bright glow.
“Do you think I would joke about such a matter?” Jiang Liu looked at Zixia as he posed the rhetorical question.
As an observer, Jiang Liu, despite how Sun Wukong had always snubbed romantic feelings, had witnessed the situation between Wukong and Zixia over time.
Jiang Liu believed that there were indeed romantic feelings between Sun Wukong and Zixia.
Coming back to it, how did that popular saying go?
Is there such a thing as pure friendship between men and women?
Jiang Liu had always scoffed at the idea.
Impossible!
The so-called pure friendship was nothing more than the two parties not breaking through that barrier of tacit understanding!
“Holy Monk, since you’ve said this, I’m going to believe it!” Zixia’s eyes shone bright as she fixed her gaze on Jiang Liu and spoke, her face unable to hide her elation.
For one, Jiang Liu’s words were precisely what Zixia wanted to hear, and, naturally, people are more inclined to believe what is pleasing to the ear.
Secondly, the romance between Jiang Liu and Gaoyang was well-known throughout the three realms, so in Zixia’s eyes, regarding matter of love, Jiang Liu was certainly experienced, even considered a Casanova.
Hadn’t Zhu Bajie been following the master every day, seeking to learn the art of courting women?
Hence, when it came to Jiang Liu’s words about Monkey having romantic feelings for her, Zixia wholeheartedly believed.
Naturally, because she believed, she felt joy!
With a cheerful countenance, Zixia immediately stood up and prepared to walk towards the Exquisite Immortal Mansion.
“Wait, where are you going!?” However, seeing Zixia’s hasty demeanor, Jiang Liu was momentarily taken aback before hastily calling out to her, asking.
“Holy Monk, since you think Monkey has feelings for me, naturally, I should go and clarify it with him…” Having been stopped by Jiang Liu, Zixia, somewhat puzzled, turned around and said.
Indeed, now that it was confirmed that Monkey had romantic feelings for her, what was she waiting for?
Of course, she had to make that love known!
“No, you cannot go like this!” Hearing Zixia’s words, Jiang Liu couldn’t help but shake his head with a wry smile, while feeling a pang of emotion inside.
The depth of Zixia’s feelings for Sun Wukong…
how profound must they be for a girl to take the initiative to confess?
“Ah?
I cannot go?”
Hearing Jiang Liu’s words that stopped her, Zixia’s expression fell, “Since the Holy Monk said that Monkey has feelings for me, then why can’t I go?”
“Wukong does have feelings for you, of that I am certain, but Wukong himself doesn’t know it!
Therefore, if you confess your feelings now, it will surely be fruitless,” Jiang Liu said, shaking his head.
“This…” Jiang Liu’s words left Fairy Zixia silent.
At the same time, her own heart recalled the time she had confessed her feelings.
Once, she indeed had confessed her feelings to Monkey, but what was the result?
Wasn’t it just as Holy Monk Xuanzang had said?
Her heart grew much calmer, and at the same time, Zixia recalled how Zhu Bajie was always pestering Holy Monk Xuanzang, begging to learn the tricks of seduction.
“Holy Monk!”
With a serious look, Fairy Zixia straightened her clothes, then bowed her head and knelt down, “Since I cannot go to find Monkey in this way, what should I do?
Please teach me, Holy Monk!”
“What are you doing?!” Jiang Liu quickly intervened to stop her from kneeling as she asked for guidance, shaking his head as he spoke.
“Please teach me!” Zixia insisted, keeping her head bowed.
Seeing Zixia’s determination, Jiang Liu fell silent for a moment, then let out a soft sigh, “Very well, since you have asked me for help, and this concerns the matters of your and Wukong’s feelings, I will lend a hand!”
While speaking, Jiang Liu opened his carry space and took out the Book of Inquiry, handing it to Zixia.
Zixia reached out, took the Book of Inquiry, and looked down at it, seeing runes that were completely beyond her comprehension.
Somewhat stunned, she looked up at Jiang Liu, “Holy Monk, what is this?”
“This object is called the Book of Inquiry, a treasure that I happened upon by chance.
Its only function is to help people recognize the true state of their own heart,” Jiang Liu explained.
With that said, Jiang Liu paused for a moment before continuing, “It cannot make Wukong fall in love with you, but it can help Wukong understand his own heart correctly!”
“If he truly loves you, then after using this Book of Inquiry, he will realize that his love for you does exist!”
“Of course, if he does not love you, after using it, he will also understand that he doesn’t love you.”
“The Book of Inquiry?”
Hearing the first part of Jiang Liu’s explanation, Fairy Zixia’s expression brightened, but upon hearing the latter part, her mood became apprehensive again.
Although the Holy Monk said that Monkey had romantic feelings for her, and she was very willing to believe the Holy Monk’s words, it concerned the matter of love between her and Monkey—success or failure would be revealed in just a moment.
Zixia’s heart felt anxious and unsettled.
“Alright, Fairy Zixia, I present this Book of Inquiry to you.
Once you’ve made up your mind, use it on Monkey,” Jiang Liu said, after giving her the book.
After these words, he turned around without saying much more and walked back to the Exquisite Immortal Mansion alone.
Looking at the Book of Inquiry in her hands, Fairy Zixia’s heart was filled with hope, nervousness, and gratitude.
Although Holy Monk Xuanzang hadn’t explicitly mentioned the value of the Book of Inquiry, a treasure capable of allowing one to understand one’s inner heart was undoubtedly priceless.
She didn’t expect that the Holy Monk would just give it to her like that.
After looking carefully at the Book of Inquiry in her hands for a moment, Fairy Zixia took a deep breath, folded it with solemnity, and tucked it away close to her body.
Should she use the Book of Inquiry?
Of course, she should.
But when should she use it?
Fairy Zixia felt increasingly nervous and was reluctant to use it.
It was like when a person harbors a secret crush on someone else and finally musters the courage to confess,
but after bringing them out and meeting them face to face, they become anxious at the last moment and too timid to confess.
After securing the Book of Inquiry, Zixia remained alone, sitting at the edge of the cliff.
The sun had slowly set, darkening the sky.
Yet, her originally calm heart was now even more turbulent.
…
Let’s not speak of what was going on in Fairy Zixia’s mind.
At this moment, a series of footsteps suddenly sounded and slowly approached behind Zixia.
Upon hearing the footsteps, Zixia’s heart stirred slightly.
Could it be?
Did the Holy Monk have something else to instruct her with?
Zixia turned her head to the sound.
However, upon seeing who it was, Zixia was taken aback, “Eh?
How come it’s you!?”
