Chapter 166: When the False is Made True, the True Becomes False
"Li Anran! What are you talking about!"
The monkey got anxious and stretched his face in front of Li Anran, shouting, "Open your eyes wide and look carefully, I am the real one! I am the real one!"
Before Li Anran could speak, the Monkey King shouted, "Evil beast, it's already this time, and you're still pretending here! You really don't know how to live or die! Brother Li, help me untie this demon-binding rope, and let's join forces to get rid of this evil beast!"
The monkey suddenly panicked.
He is no match for the Monkey King alone, and if Li Anran is added, he will be in real danger!
"No! This Li Anran is a fool. I can't stay here any longer. I have to escape first!"
The monkey didn't bother to verify his identity and stretched out his arms to try to break free from the demon-binding ropes on his body.
But the demon-binding ropes on him and the Monkey King are not the ones used by ordinary heavenly soldiers and generals, but the ones made by Li Anran using his treasure bag with reference to the spider web!
Its power is not much less than the golden rope refined by Taishang Laojun!
The more the monkey struggled, the tighter the demon-binding rope bound him.
The monkey became even more anxious, and quickly made a gesture, shouting, "Change!"
A puff of green smoke rose up, and his body suddenly shrank like an ant.
It is the magical power of big and small!
However, as he shrank, the Demon Binding Rope also shrank, but it was still tightly wrapped around his body, making him unable to move.
"Change!" The monkey shouted again, and his body began to grow rapidly as if it was inflated.
But, it still doesn't help!
The demon-binding rope grew thicker and bigger as he did so. Not only was the restraint not broken free, it became even tighter!
"Ha ha ha ha!"
The Monkey King looked at the monkey's embarrassment and laughed heartily. He said triumphantly, "Monster, you have come to this day! Brother Li, please untie the ropes that bind me so that I can beat this monster to death with one blow!"
The monkey gnashed his teeth in anger, his face flushed with anxiety, and shouted at Li Anran: "Li Anran! Don't be fooled by this monster! I am the real Sun Wukong!"
Li Anran ignored him and said to the Monkey King, "Sun Wukong, this monster trespassed into the Heavenly Palace and violated the Heavenly Law. The Heavenly Palace of Justice will deal with it. It is not your turn to take action."
The Monkey King was not happy and shouted, "He pretended to be me and injured my master. How come it has nothing to do with me? Why can't I kill him?"
Li Anran said, "What you said is a personal grudge between you two, and has nothing to do with the Heavenly Laws. You can seek revenge on him, but not here, not at this time. After the Heavenly God of Justice Temple has tried him and punished him, you can do whatever you want, and no one will bother you."
The Monkey King glared at Li Anran angrily for a long time before he said angrily, "Alright! I'll listen to you and settle the score with him later! Untie him for me!"
Li Anran made a hand gesture and lightly tapped it. A ray of golden light fell down and the demon-binding rope on the Monkey King's body was automatically untied and flew back into his hand.
At the same time, the Monkey King's eyes suddenly changed, a ferocious and brutal look surged on his face. He reached out his hand to grab beside his ear, and his loyal soldier suddenly appeared in his hand.
Although the Buddha and Bodhisattva both agreed to let him replace the monkey, the prison god Li Anran also regarded him as real.
but!
As long as Sun Wukong is still alive, he will be a hidden danger!
More importantly, he was not convinced!
Why should I settle for the second best option?
Why should I only live under the name of Sun Wukong from now on?
Why should this damn Sun Wukong ignore the positive result that I could never desire?
He is disrespectful to Buddha, so he is my mortal enemy!
I'm going to kill him!
Golden light surged on Sui Xin's iron soldiers, and with the Monkey King's full of jealousy and anger, they smashed down hard on the monkey's head.
The monkey's face changed drastically and he hurriedly dodged to the side, but his movements were restricted by the Demon Binding Rope and were more than half slower than usual, so he couldn't dodge at all.
All they could do was watch helplessly as the loyal soldiers of Sui Xin grew larger and larger in their field of vision.
"Is this what those monsters saw when they were beaten by me, Old Sun?"
Such a thought suddenly flashed through the monkey's mind. He felt neither frightened nor panicked, but just felt absurd, depressed and regretful.
I, Old Sun, shouldn't trust anyone!
What is Taibai Star Lord!
What seven great saints!
What Buddha Tathagata and Guanyin Bodhisattva!
And there is also that old monk and the prison god!
You shouldn't believe it!
The wind was howling, as sharp as a knife, and it made the monkey close his eyes and turn his head sideways, preparing to use his shoulders to resist.
when!
The loud noise made the eardrums itch, but the expected pain did not appear.
What's going on?
The monkey opened his eyes.
A silver-white spear was placed across his front.
The prison keeper god had his back to him and with one hand stretched out his spear towards him, blocking the blow that the counterfeit was about to hit him on the head.
However, the counterfeit was obviously not willing to give up. He somersaulted over the head of the Prison God, then swung his stick back and hit him again.
Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding!
The counterfeit's fighting style was exactly the same as his. He relied on his agility to move around in a small area, looking for his opponent's weaknesses and launching continuous attacks from various tricky angles.
Looking at him is like looking at another self!
The prison god looked calm, as if he was strolling in a garden, stabbing and pointing with the spear in his hand. It looked ordinary, but he was always able to turn decay into magic and block all the attacks of the counterfeit goods.
"Why does this spear skill resemble Yang Jian a bit, and also has a bit of Nezha's flavor... Well, it resembles Yang Jian more!" The monkey couldn't help but mutter to himself.
Those who practice the body-building exercises such as Eight-Nine Profound Art and Nine-Transformation Origin Art are all warmongers!
Even someone with a personality like Li Anran was inevitably affected, let alone the monkey!
His attention was quickly drawn to Li Anran's marksmanship, and he even began to think about what he would do if he and the fake guy switched places!
The cultivation levels of both parties were similar, I was clearly at a disadvantage in terms of strength, and my body movements and martial arts skills were not at all advantageous...
Soon, the monkey came up with a solution -
Incarnation outside the body!
Before he could finish his thought, he saw the fake one secretly pluck out the monkey hair, transform into his true form, and wave a stick to attract Li Anran's attention, while his real form silently jumped behind Li Anran's head.
"Brother Li, Xiao..."
Just as the monkey was about to open his mouth to remind him, he saw that Li Anran seemed to have eyes on the back of his head. He swept the whole army with a powerful swipe and smashed the gun heavily at the Monkey King.
The Monkey King never expected that Li Anran could see through the method of incarnation, and hurriedly moved his iron soldiers to the side to block them. However, the force he exerted in a hurry could not compare to Li Anran's full-strength attack!
bump!
Li Anran smashed the Monkey King and his stick and sent him flying, hitting the iron railing hard, causing it to bend a little.
"Li Anran!"
The Monkey King stood up, glaring at Li Anran fiercely, gritting his teeth, his voice full of anger and resentment.
Golden flames swirled around him, and terrifying murderous intent rose into the sky. In the shadows, one seemed to be able to see the outline of a Buddha, but this Buddha was twisted and hideous, revealing a heart-wrenching resentment!
However, in just a moment, the distorted Buddha shadow disappeared, as if it was just an illusion, and only the angry eyes of Buddha's Karma Fire Vajra remained.
Li Anran said calmly, "Sun Wukong! This is the prison, not a place where you can act wild! How to deal with this monster will be decided by the laws of heaven and the gods of justice. If you dare to make trouble again, you will stay and go to jail with this monster!"
"you!"
Fierceness surged in the eyes of the Monkey King, but the fight just now also made him know that he was no match for Li Anran. He suppressed his anger and murderous intent and said, "Brother Li, he is just a monster. If he dies, he dies. Do you really want to make things difficult for me, Old Sun, just for him?"
Li Anran ignored him and started counting: "1, 2..."
As soon as Li Anran said the word "2", the Monkey King glared at him fiercely, turned into a golden light and left the prison, leaving only a cruel word in the distance: "Li Anran, I, Sun, will remember what happened today! Don't regret it in the future!"
You don’t have the life of a monkey, but you dare to imitate the monkey’s disease!
Sooner or later, you will get yourself killed!
Li Anran had already sentenced the Monkey King to death in his heart.
You know, even monkeys, who are blessed with great fortune, have suffered for five hundred years, and have cured most of their lawlessness. They have learned to admit defeat, abide by rules and know how to handle current affairs. This Monkey King still dares to imitate the monkeys of the past. He is simply courting death!
When the monkey saw Li Anran looking at him, he said with grievance: "Brother Li, I'm really not a monster. I'm really Sun Wukong! Do you still remember the past..."
"That's enough!" Li Anran interrupted the monkey, looked into his eyes, and said, "Don't I know whether you are real or fake?"
monkey:"!!!"
The monkey reacted instantly, his eyes widened, and he was completely dumbfounded: "You, you are..."
"What do you mean by you!" Li Anran interrupted the monkey again and deliberately scolded him, "You are such a bold monster. It's ok to pretend to be Sun Wukong, but you dare to break into the Heavenly Palace with him! He is still the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, what about you?"
There are some things that cannot be admitted even if everyone sees them!
For example, this matter of real and fake monkeys!
Li Anran deliberately called a horse a zebra, not only out of his own bad taste, but also to help Xuanmen.
Compared to the Monkey King, the Monkey is far superior in terms of his abilities, character and other aspects.
Letting the Monkey King replace the monkeys to go to the West to obtain the scriptures and achieve enlightenment is equivalent to weakening the power of Buddhism.
It would be even better if something went wrong in the journey to the West because of this!
And the price he needs to pay is almost zero!
As long as he doesn't admit it, no one can find any fault with him!
After all, this fake monkey looks exactly the same as the real monkey. Even Guanyin Bodhisattva couldn't recognize it. It is normal that he, a small prison god, couldn't recognize it!
Monkey didn't know this, and when he heard Li Anran say this, he suddenly looked confused again.
Did I just think wrong?
Then, he heard Li Anran continue to say: "But you don't have to worry too much. Although you broke into the Heavenly Palace without permission, it didn't cause any serious consequences. At most, you will be locked up in the Heavenly Prison for a few years. At that time , you can go wherever you want and do whatever you want. No one will restrict you."
Li Anran did not give Monkey any chance to speak. He threw him directly into the cell and flew towards the Temple of Justice.
The monkey was left alone in the cell, looking confused: "Does he know that I am real?"
In the Temple of Justice.
Yang Jian was dressed in black, sitting in front of a desk, correcting documents with a red pen.
This scene seemed to have been frozen and had not changed for hundreds of years.
It was not until Li Anran walked into the inner hall that Yang Jian stopped writing, stood up and asked, "Brother Li, are you here for the matter of the real and fake Sun Wukong?"
The story of the real and fake Monkey King making a scene in Heaven and looking for Li Anran to identify the real one was a hot topic, and Yang Jian naturally heard about it too.
The other gods scoffed at Li Anran's method of distinguishing the true from the false through details.
This was also done intentionally by Li Anran.
Everyone thinks so, so when he makes a mistake, no one will think there is a problem, but will just take it for granted.
However, Yang Jian knew some of Li Anran's secrets and understood that this was just an excuse to cover up the real reason.
"Yes. The real Wukong has already come down to earth to escort Tang Monk to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures. The fake Wukong was imprisoned by me. Although he broke into the Heavenly Palace and violated the Heavenly Rules, he did not cause too much harm..."
Li Anran was worried that the Monkey King might eavesdrop, so he spoke the official story, but secretly used his divine sense to tell Yang Jian all about the Monkey King's background and the things he had deliberately misinterpreted.
Yang Jian nodded and agreed, "Just follow what the prison god said and lock the monster up in the prison for five years. When he realizes his mistakes and sincerely repents, we will release him to the mortal world."
In secret, he said, "Sun Wukong was a hero in his time, and his martial arts skills were not inferior to mine. It is a pity for him to become a vegetarian monk. Just regard this as you admitting your mistake. If Lingshan comes to you, you will return him to him. If not, then you will make the best of it."
The crime of trespassing into the Heavenly Palace is not a big crime, but it is not a small crime either. The key is to see what kind of noise he makes.
As soon as the monkey and the Monkey King arrived at the Heavenly Palace, they came directly to Li Anran, and fought properly outside the Heavenly Prison without breaking into the prison.
Sentencing the monkey to five years in prison is not a light sentence.
The two reached a consensus.
Yang Jian wrote a document and gave it to Li Anran.
The matter is settled.
Just waiting for Lingshan's response.
On the other side, after leaving Heaven, the Monkey King flew straight to Luojia Mountain in the South China Sea.
Guanyin had been waiting for a long time.
She also heard about what happened in heaven.
But, don't worry.
After Ainava brought the Monkey King to Lingshan, Tathagata made the Monkey King swear to Heaven that he would not tell anyone anything about the real and fake Sun Wukong.
Once violated, it will be instantly destroyed.
"Disciple pays homage to the Bodhisattva."
The Monkey King was filled with resentment towards Guanyin for choosing the monkey instead of him, but on the surface he was very respectful. As soon as he descended from the clouds, he knelt down and saluted.
As soon as Guanyin saw this, she knew who had returned and said, "Tell me what happened in the past few days."
"Disciple obeys your command." The Monkey King immediately told Li Anran how Li Anran gave them the beads and secretly monitored them.
He was quite proud of himself for having deceived Li Anran, and his face was beaming with joy as he spoke.
However, some doubts arose in Guanyin's heart.
No matter how much the Monkey King disguises himself, he can only make the fake become real, not make the real become fake!
Why did the prison god decide that the real Sun Wukong was a fake?
unless……
