Chapter 163: The True and False Monkey King

Li Anran knew that he could not persuade Yang Jian, so he could only try hard to recall various details in the life of the King of Inspiration and provide Yang Jian with as many clues as possible.

After doing all this, Li Anran said goodbye and left, returning to the Heavenly Prison.

Life returned to its former peace.

He meditates and practices martial arts every day, and occasionally drinks with Nezha to exchange martial arts. Although it is not exciting, it is quite enjoyable.

One day, Yang Jian was practicing the "Shangqing Fuqi Jue" in a quiet room when he suddenly heard a noisy sound coming from outside, mixed with the sound of weapons colliding, which was getting closer and closer.

Then, the heavenly soldiers and generals came running to report: "Sir, two Monkey Kings Sun Wukong came outside the prison and they are fighting fiercely! They both want to see you, so you can tell which one is real and which one is fake!"

Is this the real and fake Monkey King?

Yes, after Tongtian River is Jindou Cave, then the Kingdom of Women, and after that is the true and false Monkey King.

It’s about time!

With some curiosity, Li Anran stood up and walked towards the entrance of the prison.

The True and False Monkey King is definitely one of the most famous chapters in Journey to the West!

It is second only to a few stories such as "Havoc in Heaven" and "Three Strike Back the White Bone Demon".

There are countless speculations about it!

Some people believe that it is the theory of two hearts, that is, both monkeys are real, and they are the confrontation of the monkeys' self-consciousness.

There are also those who believe that the Six-Eared Macaque really exists, and that it used its magical powers to secretly learn the same skills as the monkey and eavesdropped on everything that happened to the monkey, so that it could pretend to be exactly the same.

There are also many speculations about the outcome of this matter.

Some people believe that the monkey that Tathagata killed was a real monkey, and the one left behind was the Six-Eared Macaque.

Some people believe that the one Tathagata killed was the six-eared macaque, and the one left behind was the real monkey.

Some people also believe that there is no such thing as death, and that all this is just Tathagata helping the monkey to subdue his inner monkey.

Li Anran also wanted to know which statement here was true.

Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding!

Before Li Anran walked out of the gate of the Heavenly Prison, he heard a series of weapons clashing sounds, as dense as a rainstorm.

Following the sound, I saw two monkeys fighting each other above the Tianlao Palace.

Li Anran first observed with his naked eyes, but failed to find any difference between the two. Then he opened his third eye and looked carefully again, but still could not find any flaws.

These two monkeys are exactly the same from their appearance and attire to their weapons, moves, voices and expressions!

"Brother Li!"

The one on the left was overjoyed when he saw Li Anran coming out. He swung his golden hoop vigorously, pushing the one on the right back a few steps, and shouted, "You finally came out! Help me, Old Sun, to catch this evildoer and lock him up in the prison, so that he won't do anything wrong by impersonating me, Old Sun!"

As soon as he opened his mouth, another monkey saw Li Anran and started speaking, saying exactly the same thing.

"Evil creature, at this time, you still dare to pretend to be me, Old Sun, and act wild here! Do you really think that no one in the three realms can tell that you are fake?"

"If you bow your head and admit your mistakes now, Brother Li may spare your life because you haven't really violated the Heavenly Law. Otherwise, I will definitely send you to the Demon Slaying Platform and cut you in two!"

The two monkeys faced each other, pointing their golden cudgels at each other, and it looked like the monkeys were talking to themselves in the mirror.

The two monkeys seemed to be irritated by each other. Their faces turned red and they roared at each other: "You monster, you deserve a beating!" They picked up their golden cudgels and started fighting again.

All the heavenly soldiers and generals in the Tianlao Palace were dazzled and stunned.

One of the divine officials could not help but ask, "Sir, which of these two Sun Wukongs do you think is the fake one?"

Li Anran: “…” I can’t tell at all!

Li Anran knew that the fake monkey was the six-eared macaque among the four mischievous monkeys mentioned by Tathagata, and paid special attention to the ears of the two monkeys, and found no difference.

But this is normal!

In the original time and space, the two monkeys fought all the way from Huaguo Mountain to Luojia Mountain and from heaven to the underworld. If there really was such an obvious difference, it would have been noticed by no one!

when!

The golden cudgels collided heavily, and the tremendous force caused ripples in the void. The strong wind that was stirred up blew the heavenly soldiers and generals below to fall all over the place.

Both monkeys were furious and used all their strength in every move, not caring about the possibility of their magic power dissipating and affecting innocent people. The only thing in their mind was to kill each other.

Golden flames enveloped their surroundings and poured into the golden cudgel. Every time it was swung, it dragged out long beams of light, like a meteor falling from the sky and piercing the sun, bursting out with dazzling light, illuminating the entire sky in red gold.

Such a big commotion also attracted the attention of the heavenly soldiers and generals responsible for guarding the Heavenly Palace.

Most of them had just entered the realm of True Immortal. Although they were not very strong, they still had good eyesight. They knew they were no match for the enemy, so they formed a circle from a distance and waited for reinforcements.

Soon, Wude Star Lord received the news and rushed over with a team of heavenly soldiers and generals.

Looking at the two monkeys fighting in the same way, Wude Xingjun was dumbfounded.

The general next to him was still not understanding and asked in a low voice: "Sir, what should we do? Should we send someone to capture them?"

Wude Xingjun started to scold him: "Back then, it was just Bimawen who caused chaos in the Heavenly Palace. Now you want to take down these two monkeys with the same ability? Do you have the ability to do so? If you anger them and they cause chaos in the Heavenly Palace again, can you bear the responsibility?"

The general was scolded and dared not reply. Wu De Xingjun said, "I have sent people to inform the God of Justice and the General of Demon Subjugation. You just stay here and don't let them offend His Majesty!"

The heavenly soldiers and generals nodded in agreement.

Wude Xingjun hesitated for a moment, thinking that he would lose face if he did so, so he shouted loudly: "Two great saints, stop it! Don't fight!"

"Shut up!"

His words directly angered the two monkeys, who shouted in unison, "You bastard, what are you talking about? I am the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, and he is just a knockoff! If you dare to talk nonsense like this again, don't blame me for being rude to you!"

Wude Xingjun's face turned pale and blue.

It has been more than ten thousand years since he became the God of Wude after the catastrophe of the Conferred Gods, and this is the first time that someone has pointed at his nose and cursed at him like this!

Wude Xingjun wanted to curse back, but when he saw the two monkeys' ferocious faces and murderous eyes, he swallowed his words back into his stomach.

"Martial Virtue Star Lord? Ha! I have lived for more than ten thousand years in vain, and I am worse than before!"

"The Jade Emperor was blind to choose such a Martial Virtue Star Lord! It's really shameful!"

"I am ashamed to be in the same league with him!"

…

For a moment, countless gods and heavenly generals who were secretly watching the situation here sneered and despised in their hearts.

Even the Jade Emperor who was far away in the Lingxiao Palace had a flash of disgust and displeasure in his eyes.

Wude Star Lord was the first righteous god to surrender to him after the Conferred God Ceremony, and therefore he has always respected and treated Wude Star Lord well over the years.

Even though Yang Jian had always wanted to give Wude Xingjun a low grade in the Jiazi examination of the gods, the Jade Emperor rejected his request and changed it to an upper-middle grade.

But now it seems...

"It's time to change someone!"

The Star Lord of Wude is responsible for guarding the security of the Heavenly Palace. This power and responsibility are very heavy, so he needs to find a capable and trusted person to take the position.

Soon, the Jade Emperor thought of Wang Lingguan, who had stopped the monkey in the Tongming Hall when the monkey made trouble in the Heavenly Palace.

Wang Lingguan has profound cultivation, superb martial arts, and is loyal to the Heavenly Court, so he is very suitable.

After cursing at the Lord of Martial Virtue, the two monkeys started to fight again. This time they did not fight as vigorously as before, but they fought from above the Tianlao Palace to inside the Tianlao Palace.

boom!

The monkey on the left missed his stick and hit the ground.

A huge pit more than two meters deep suddenly appeared on the white jade ground. Cracks spread out like a spider web, and the trees and stone lanterns in the courtyard fell to the ground and shattered.

Snap!

The monkey on the right picked up the rockery with a stick and smashed it onto the pillar of the palace.

The pillar broke into two pieces, and the palace sank suddenly, half of it collapsed. The golden bricks and red tiles fell down with a crash, and dust rose into the sky.

Li Anran couldn't stand it anymore and shouted, "Have you two had enough of this?"

The two monkeys paused but did not stop. Instead, they shirked responsibility in unison: "Brother Li, it's not me who wants to fight, it's this monster that won't stop!"

After a pause, they said in unison: "If you stop first, I will stop!"

Then, they all shouted, "Why should I go first?!"

Then, he became angry and humiliated and started beating the golden hoop with a bang.

Li Anran: “…” You guys are putting on a show here!

Li Anran is now somewhat inclined to the two-hearted theory.

When Wude Xingjun saw that the two monkeys did not give Li Anran any face, he was overjoyed.

It’s better for these two people to be embarrassed than for one person to be embarrassed!

If two people embarrass themselves together, it won't be so embarrassing!

Not to mention, the opponent is Li Anran, the prison god and one of the three famous war gods in heaven!

Wude Xingjun quickly tried to save face by saying to his left and right Gaosheng: "This Bimawen has always been wanton and lawless, and he doesn't even take the prison gods seriously! I think only the justice gods can subdue him!"

Wude Xingjun and Yang Jian had been at odds in the past. He was jealous of Yang Jian's rise from a mere earthly immortal to a powerful god of justice, and he often spoke ill of Yang Jian behind his back and set traps for him.

But, over the years, Yang Jian's power grew.

The attitude of the Star Lord Wude had already undergone a 180-degree change. He agreed with everything and fawned on Yang Jian everywhere, for fear that Yang Jian would make things difficult for him and cause him trouble.

He didn't know that his attitude not only failed to please Yang Jian, but instead made the Jade Emperor dissatisfied with him.

This is also one of the reasons why the Jade Emperor wanted to replace him.

However, what Wude Xingjun said at this time also attracted a lot of voices of approval.

"The Prison God is a junior after all. Compared with the Justice God, he is far inferior to him!"

"It was the God of Justice who wiped out this monkey back then! Now this monkey has been imprisoned under the Five Elements Mountain for five hundred years, and its cultivation has not improved but deteriorated. It is even easier for the God of Justice to deal with it!"

"Yes! Where is the God of Justice? Send someone to notify him!"

…

The gods were discussing quietly when they heard Li Anran say, "Sun Wukong! You are also a person who is familiar with the laws of heaven. You should know what a sin it is to cause trouble in heaven!"

Wude Xingjun: “???”

A group of gods: "???"

Familiar with the Heavenly Rules?!

You said this monkey is familiar with the laws of heaven?!

Are you still asleep?

All the gods were bewildered.

In their impression, monkeys are equal to lawlessness and recklessness!

Now, Li Anran actually said that the monkey was familiar with the Heavenly Laws? !

This is simply ridiculous!

Even they only clearly know the divine rule that "immortals cannot be tempted by mortal desires", and they only know some general ideas about the rest!

Most of the time, people act according to their own heart and never consider the rules of heaven!

At this moment, Li Anran spoke again: "I'll count to three. If you don't stop, don't blame me for charging you with causing trouble in Heaven!"

A group of gods: "!!!"

Brother, the one in front of you is the lawless Monkey King Sun Wukong who caused chaos in the Heavenly Palace!

Even the Tathagata Buddha used tricks...

Before they could finish their thoughts, they saw the suddenly retreat to the side, repeatedly shouting, "Don't count! Don't count! We are all brothers, why bother with each other! I won't fight you anymore!"

Wude Xingjun: “???”

A group of gods: "???"

Six-eared macaque: “???”

The fake monkey on the right was obviously stunned for a moment. It never expected that the real monkey would give in so quickly.

At the same time, he realized that he was exposed.

The fake monkey also reacted very quickly. He stretched out his hand and pulled off a handful of monkey hair, and blew a breath of fairy air: "Change!"

In an instant, the monkey hair turned into a pile of fake Monkey Kings, jumped out from his palm, and rushed towards the real monkey!

It is the method of incarnation outside the body!

"not good!"

The monkey immediately understood the impostor's idea and hurriedly stepped back, trying to distance himself from these incarnations, but he was still a step too late.

The real and fake monkeys mixed together in an instant, you pulled me and I pulled you, the scene became a mess!

Bang, bang, bang, bang…

Monkeys were constantly being beaten back to their original forms, turning into strands of monkey hair that floated down.

Soon, the group of monkeys became two again!

But the question of who is real and who is fake has returned to the starting point!

"The reaction is quite fast!"

Li Anran didn't expect the fake monkey to do this.

But he doesn't care!

It’s just a matter of distinguishing the true from the false. It’s very easy for him!

The remaining two monkeys did not fight, but descended from the clouds and landed next to Li Anran.

"Brother Li, I will listen to you and not fight with the monster first, but you have to help me prove that I am the real one! He is a fake!"

The two monkeys regained their sync again.

Your words, my expressions and actions are all exactly the same, without the slightest difference.

Li Anran smiled and said, "This is not difficult."

The two monkeys showed joy on their faces and shouted, "Great! I knew you had a solution, Brother Li!"

It’s just that one is truly happy, and the other is pretending to be happy.

The two monkeys asked together: "Brother Li, what are you going to do?"

Not only the two monkeys, but all the gods pricked up their ears as well.

When the monkey went to heaven and became the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, he liked to wander around and make friends, and most of the gods in heaven had seen him.

After seeing two identical monkeys appear at the same time, they couldn't suppress their curiosity and secretly used their own methods to distinguish the real ones.

As a result, nothing was gained.

These two monkeys are exactly the same from their appearance and attire to their cultivation methods, moves and weapons. There is no difference at all!

Now, when Li Anran said “it’s not difficult”, they were curious and dissatisfied.

Li Anran said, "Everything in this world is true or false. No matter how clever the trick is, it can only deceive people for a while. No matter how similar the imitation is, it is just an imitation. After all, there are some differences. Didn't the fake product reveal its flaws just now?"

"Sun Wukong, if you trust me, then stay in the prison for a while. I will be able to tell the truth from the false! I will clear your name!"

That's it?!

The gods were greatly disappointed.

The two monkeys were extremely happy and shouted: "Of course I, Sun, trust you! Stay here if you want!"

This time, they were all really happy!

One is that I believe Li Anran can distinguish the true from the false, so I am happy!

One is because Li Anran’s method is crude, but he is happy!

Isn’t it just going to jail?

It’s not like I haven’t been in there before!

Want to tell the truth from the false just by the details?

Humph, Li Anran, you are too naive!

Do you really think that I have wasted these hundred years?