Journey to the West: Starting from Changing Sun Wukong’s fate
Chapter 282 - 283: The Choice of the Six Eared Macaque

Chapter 282: Chapter 283: The Choice of the Six Eared Macaque

Watching the Six Eared Macaque fall from the sky, Zhu Bajie, Sand Monk, and even Xuanzang felt worried.

Fearing that this might be the real Sun Wukong.

After the battle between the two monkeys, Xuanzang could no longer distinguish whether this monkey was the real Sun Wukong or a fake.

"Master, should we save him?"

Zhu Bajie looked at Xuanzang.

Xuanzang was silent for a moment, then nodded emphatically and said, "Save him, whether he is Sun Wukong or not!"

After acknowledging with a sound of agreement, Zhu Bajie rushed forward and embraced the falling Six Eared Macaque.

"You fool, you shouldn’t have saved him!"

Originally, seeing the Six Eared Macaque fall powerlessly, Sun Wukong naturally wouldn’t go to save him, but what he didn’t expect was that Zhu Bajie, the fool, actually took the initiative to rescue the Six Eared Macaque.

"Brother Monkey, are you alright!"

Zhu Bajie, not heeding the Sun Wukong above in the sky, asked with some concern, unable to distinguish between the two, he actually believed that this Six Eared Macaque was Sun Wukong.

"I’m fine!"

The Six Eared Macaque waved his hand, his heart filled with bitterness.

He hadn’t expected that not only did he fail to defeat Sun Wukong, but he was defeated by the Intelligent Stone Monkey in one strike.

The Six Eared Macaque felt somewhat helpless and sorrowful.

Now, seeing Zhu Bajie’s concern, as well as the attention from Sand Monk and Xuanzang.

The Six Eared Macaque sighed inwardly, it seemed he wouldn’t be able to replace Sun Wukong after all.

And couldn’t claim the honor of being one of The Innate Four Monkeys for himself.

Although Sun Wukong had only hit him once, his internal organs were severely injured.

"Amitabha Buddha, Benefactor, aren’t you willing to repent now?"

Just then, Sun Wukong felt somewhat frustrated that Zhu Bajie and the others couldn’t distinguish the impostor, when Xuanzang slowly spoke.

And he was obviously addressing the Six Eared Macaque in Zhu Bajie’s arms.

"Did you notice?"

Blood spilled from the corners of the Six Eared Macaque’s mouth.

Xuanzang nodded, then slowly said, "You are merely a pawn of the Two Saints of the West because you have an obsession with being the foremost among the four monkeys."

"Now you have been defeated by Wukong, don’t you understand?"

Xuanzang himself hadn’t really seen through it all.

Although he knew one of them was not real, the battle that followed had made it impossible to tell who was real and who was fake.

Yet just now, a familiar voice had sounded in his ear, it was Wang Yang’s voice.

With the guidance of a senior, how could he not know?

The Six Eared Macaque, having heard Xuanzang’s words, looked up at the sky and sighed.

"I understand now, but it’s already too late!"

The Six Eared Macaque had already realized that Sun Wukong was strong and he was no match; even if he had won against Sun Wukong, he feared that he would still become a mere pawn, unable to gain freedom.

He might obtain a hollow reputation, but who could know?

If he killed Sun Wukong, would he truly become Sun Wukong?

What he fought for was just for the Western Direction.

Was it worth it?

Initially, he thought everything was worth it, but at the brink of his demise, how could his repentance be timely?

The light in the Six Eared Macaque’s eyes flashed as he addressed Sun Wukong in the void, "Intelligent Stone Monkey, indeed your strength is powerful, I, the Six Eared Macaque, am not your equal!"

Afterward, he directly severed his own meridians and fell to the ground, lifeless.

As the Six Eared Macaque severed his meridians, he reverted to his original appearance, startling Zhu Bajie and Sand Monk, who took several steps back.

While Xuanzang brought his hands together and chanted Amitabha Buddha.

After all this, everyone came to understand that such a powerful Art of Transformation existed in the world.

The various strange occurrences along their journey also found a logical explanation.

"I didn’t expect that we were almost deceived by the Six Eared Macaque!"

"Yes, I have to say, his Art of Transformation was too powerful, with no flaws to be seen!"

At this time, Zhu Bajie and Sand Monk felt somewhat shaken.

Being targeted by someone so proficient in Transformations is no good thing, and it would likely be terrifying. One day, the Six Eared Macaque could transform into someone close to you, lurking by your side.

He might even plot against you, making you unable to defend against it.

Now that they had resolved such a vexing problem, it was a relief.

The companions hastily buried the Six Eared Macaque and prepared to continue on their way.

However, they did not notice that right after the Six Eared Macaque was buried, he disappeared without a trace.

In the depths of Posa Pure Land, the Two Saints of the West frowned at the scene, initially thinking that they could use the Six Eared Macaque to deal with Sun Wukong and even replace him.

"Elder Brother, it seems we have underestimated Sun Wukong!"

Sitting under the Bodhi Tree, Zhunti and Amitabha Buddha both opened their eyes.

If Sun Wukong had been obedient and earnestly sought the scriptures, they wouldn’t have needed to go through such trouble.

But this Sun Wukong didn’t listen at all, almost completely defying their plans.

They had no choice but to let the Six Eared Macaque replace Sun Wukong to make the Journey to the West proceed as they planned.

Only they had not anticipated that Sun Wukong was stronger than they had estimated.

The Six Eared Macaque turned out to be much more formidable than they had planned.

Thus, he almost didn’t stand a chance against Sun Wukong.

"Elder Brother, what shall we do now?"

Zhunti asked with a furrowed brow.

"We’ll have to wait and see!"

Amitabha Buddha sighed,

The strength of Sun Wukong was unexpected; otherwise, the Six Eared Macaque, even if defeated, would not have been so easily overpowered.

"Younger Brother, why has Sun Wukong become so powerful?"

Amitabha Buddha looked towards Zhunti.

Zhunti couldn’t help but smile bitterly, how would he know.

He was merely following the plan in teaching Sun Wukong, as for Wukong’s remarkable prowess, how would he have known.

The two fell silent.

At this moment, within the celestial Curt Palace in the celestial Court.

The Grand Elder of the Supreme Way saw that the Six Eared Macaque had died and couldn’t help but stroke his beard with a smile.

"This time, the plan of the Two Saints of the West has miscarried again, indeed, assisting the monkey greatly benefits my Daoism!"

The Grand Elder of the Supreme Way had helped Sun Wukong quite a bit, but he had not anticipated such an effective outcome.

At least he wouldn’t let Buddhism achieve their goal so easily.

...

At this time, within a cave dwelling at Mount Huaguo, Sun Wukong looked at the Six Eared Macaque, now devoid of life in front of him, with some confusion.

"Brother, why did you bring this demon monkey back here?"

Sun Wukong was puzzled.

"As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Even though he helped the Two Saints of the West, in the end, he repented and realized that helping them brought no benefits!"

Wang Yang said with a smile.

"Brother, are you saying you want him to help us?"

Wang Yang had already discussed with him the planning for the Journey to the West.

Now that they all must complete the journey, strategizing was inevitable.

As for the monsters on the road, for Buddhism, they are either to be vanquished or are the mounts arranged by Buddhism under the guise of demons.

Acting as one of the trials.

Once it reaches the final tribulation, that’s when it will become troublesome.

What would happen at the Great Thunderclap Monastery, even Wang Yang was starting to find it difficult to see through.

"That’s right, although the few of you are already remarkable, you are ultimately too few!"

Wang Yang nodded.

Then, looking towards the Six Eared Macaque, he said, "His Art of Transformation is powerful, even if he were to infiltrate the Western Direction, he would likely go undetected."

This was his reason for bringing back the Six Eared Macaque.

"But he’s already dead, brother, how do you plan to save him?"

Sun Wukong said with some hesitation.

Death is like the extinguishing of a lamp.

Even they could not change the will of heaven.

If they insisted on changing it now, it could potentially affect the will of heaven.

Initially, he had not crossed out the monkey’s name from the Book of Life and Death.

"He, being one of The Innate Four Monkeys, naturally exists outside the Five Elements, and he is indeed not dead yet!"

Wang Yang looked at the Six Eared Macaque on the ground and pointed a finger towards its body.

A strong vitality condensed on the Six Eared Macaque’s body.

The thick aura of death radiating from the Six Eared Macaque also dissipated at this moment.

Suddenly, he took a deep breath and opened his eyes.

The Six Eared Macaque, looking at the scene before him, was in a cave dwelling; but clearly, he should already be dead!

"Wasn’t I supposed to be dead already?"

The Six Eared Macaque was puzzled; he had been injured at the hands of Sun Wukong, and not wanting to continue, he had severed his own meridians.

"You were supposed to be dead, but my brother has saved you!"

Sun Wukong’s voice came at this moment.

"Sun Wukong!"

The Six Eared Macaque abruptly stood up, turning his gaze towards Sun Wukong.

Currently, Sun Wukong was not wearing the Tight Hoop, and next to him, there were no figures like Xuanzang or Zhu Bajie.

He seemed to sense a possibility and while sensing the aura from Sun Wukong’s body, his expression suddenly intensified.

"Is that merely one of your doppelgangers?"

The Six Eared Macaque was shocked; a single doppelgänger had made him helpless, and the person at Sun Wukong’s side had an inscrutable energy like an unfathomable ocean.

"Correct!"

Sun Wukong nodded.

"Why am I here then?"

The Six Eared Macaque stepped back a few paces, showing a wary expression.

Sun Wukong was about to step forward and say something but was stopped by Wang Yang, who slowly said, "I brought you here to offer you a choice!"

"What choice?"

The Six Eared Macaque frowned as he looked at Wang Yang.

"One is to acknowledge me as your teacher and strategize for the Journey to the West,"

"Or you may leave!"

Wang Yang said slowly.

"Brother!"

Hearing Wang Yang’s words, Sun Wukong couldn’t help feeling anxious; if the Six Eared Macaque left, wouldn’t his secret about the doppelgänger be revealed?

Wang Yang waved his hand to signal Sun Wukong not to say more.

"You’re saying I can leave?"

The Six Eared Macaque was somewhat incredulous; why would they bring him here and revive him only to allow him to leave?

"As long as you’re sure you won’t be discovered by Buddhism’s followers when you decide to leave!"

Wang Yang nodded slowly.

Upon hearing this, the Six Eared Macaque shuddered. He had come out this time specifically to deal with Sun Wukong, but not only had he failed, he was severely defeated; naturally, he had no more value to be exploited.

If Buddhism’s followers found out, they probably wouldn’t let him go either, because they certainly wouldn’t want to keep a stain on their record.

And this person behind Sun Wukong was clearly subtly opposing Buddhism.