The Monkey King

Chapter 572: Blackwater River

   At this time, somewhere in Hezhou, Xiniu.

   Amidst the wind and waves, a small boat was slowly driving on the dark river.

   The bow of the ship, the canopy stood against the wind, the eyes were slightly squinted, motionless, and his expression was solemn.

   Behind that, the black bear spirit and the roller blind were sitting on both sides of the ship's side, expressionless, but they both pressed their hands on their weapons and remained vigilant.

   Then there are monkeys.

   He crossed his legs and closed his eyes, looking as if he was meditating.

   On the stern of the boat, Xuanzang and Xiaobailong sat next to each other, chatting and laughing with the stern man at the helm.

   At the beginning, we were talking about Mr. Tie's family. The scorpion was hesitant, and the topic could not be opened, so he brought up the fish in the black water river. He was able to talk about this scorpion, but he didn't seem to be very interested. In the end, chatting around, the topic came to Xiao Bailong.

  The Duke seemed to be particularly interested in the little white dragon, and when he mentioned it, the whole spirit came up.

   Unlike the others, Xiaobailong was the only chatter in the westbound team. When asked by the scorpion, he really gave it all. From the identity of the third prince of the West Sea, to the past events of leaving home for Bai Su, he directly said it without even covering it up.

   What's even more strange is that this identity and this experience, Gong Tie didn't doubt or was shocked, but just believed it, as if talking with Xiao Bailong in a normal way.

   The monkey's ears trembled slightly, and the corner of his mouth raised a smile. Xuanzang lowered his head and glanced at the others quietly, as if he had already made up his mind.

   just chatting like that. Duke Tie said casually: "The kindness of parents is like heaven and earth, how can children's love be compared?"

   Hearing this, Xiao Bailong was a little unhappy, and he glanced at Duke Ji with contempt and said, "I know the kindness of my parents. It's a festival. I've sent a letter to greet my father's birthday."

   "How about just one letter? It's you that your parents want to see."

   "If he really wants to see me, he shouldn't continue to target my wife everywhere."

"After all, they are parents, so there is always a bit of parenthood, isn't it? As a child, shouldn't you be considerate? According to the old man, if the third prince is free, he should go back to the West Sea Dragon Palace. Visit the old dragon king. The old dragon mother That's right. If you can go back often, then the Dragon King of the West Sea will be happy even if he doesn't say anything."

"Hey, I said why do you care so much about my family affairs?" Xiao Bailong rolled his eyes and said with some disdain, "He wants me to take my wife back, let alone visit, it's fine to move back. ."

"How can you say that?" The scorpion sighed, shaking the oar, "As the saying goes, you don't have to travel far when your parents are here. While your parents are still alive, you should be more filial. Don't wait for something unexpected to happen in the future, regret it. No way."

   "Cut." Xiaobailong shook his head and said, "There are some things that you mortals don't understand. The Dragon Palace has the peach from heaven, which prolongs life. How can mortals be compared?"

   "Why don't I understand?" Duke Tie sighed leisurely: "If you really have Pantao, you won't die. Where is your uncle Jinghe Dragon King now?"

   At this question, Xiao Bailong was startled and looked up at Duke Tie.

   Xuanzang sat quietly, holding a bead. Not a word.

  The monkey's hand on his knee trembled slightly.

   Gonggong was stunned for a moment, and quickly said: "What do you not know about this? The story of the Jinghe Dragon King's gambling game is known to everyone in the world, and it has already spread."

   "That's true." Xiao Bailong nodded and said, "My uncle was just confused for a while, so he would do such a stupid thing."

   Turned his head, Xiao Bailong gently touched Xuanzang with his elbow, and said, "Master Xuanzang is from the Tang Dynasty. I must have heard about my uncle Jinghe Dragon King?"

Xuanzang nodded slightly and said, "Listen, I have heard of it. It seems that the Jinghe Dragon Palace made a bet with a Jianghu Warlock, betting on the next day's rain, and the Jianghu Warlock was right. As a result, the Jinghe Dragon King privately changed the time and rainfall, As a result, the Jade Emperor was angry, so…”

Xiao Bailong shook his head mysteriously, and said, "How can it be so simple? After the war over six hundred years ago, the heavenly court declined, and the Dragon Palace of the Four Seas has long since been submissive as before. It was because the time and rainfall were changed. Killing my uncle? Do you think it's possible?"

   "Oh?" The Duke smiled and asked casually, "That's not the case, then, what's the truth?"

"This, you know it better than I do." Xiao Bailong coughed twice and said slowly: "It's not that the time and rainfall have been changed, but the rain has stopped, and the entire Chang'an has no rainfall for a year. And it's not the Jade Emperor who wants it. My uncle's life is for Wei Zheng to kill first and then pay for it."

   Hearing this, the monkey suddenly opened his eyes and looked towards them.

   At this moment, the wind and waves on the river seemed to be much stronger, and the whole boat tilted up. Xuanzang was a little unsteady.

   Before the little white dragon could react, the black bear spirit and the roller blind had already stood up, and the two of them pressed their strength to both sides, and immediately, the hull returned to its original position.

   Let the wind and waves on the river be raging, the hull is as stable as Mount Tai.

   A drop of cold sweat slowly fell from the forehead of the scorpion, and he hurriedly lowered his head and continued rowing.

   "It's fine." The monkey pointed at the little white dragon and said, "Go on, I want to hear the story of the Jinghe Dragon King."

"The great sage also wants to hear it?" Xiao Bailong laughed dryly, licked his lips and said, "Then I will continue. My uncle is actually compelled to do so. That year, Datang suffered a disaster. , the food in the treasury was a little tight, and Emperor Tang ordered the ministers to find a way. Yuan Tiangang, Taizheng of Qin Tianjian, turned to his uncle Yuan Shoucheng for help. This Yuan Shoucheng was originally a cultivator. Stepping into the spirit-refining realm, but among mortals, he is also a leader. He, he hit the abacus on the Jing River. You said that a monk in the spirit-refining realm wants to tell the fisherman where to catch fish, and it is not easy. thing?"

   "After such a trick, the harvest of the Jinghe fishermen naturally increased greatly, and Yuan Tiangang also received the award from the Tang Emperor."

"But, this person is all right, what about the water family? Although people eat fish, it has been like this for thousands of years, but the Jinghe River is so big, if you catch so many, the water family will definitely decrease sharply. After all, the Dragon King is the king of the water family. , How can my uncle who is the Dragon King of Jinghe ignore this matter?"

After swallowing dryly, Xiao Bailong continued: "For this reason, my uncle asked Meng Tang Huang to deal with Yuan Shoucheng and Yuan Tiangang's uncle and nephew. However, that Tang Huang protects himself short and thinks he is the emperor, how can he agree? After such a stalemate, Emperor Tang not only did not deal with the uncle and nephew, but also rewarded Yuan Tiangang. My uncle can't swallow this breath. So, the rain stopped, and the boundary of Chang'an City stopped raining."

   "Then Emperor Tang is also a tough guy. Chang'an doesn't have rain for a year, and he doesn't compromise. On the one hand, he transports food from other places to help Chang'an, on the other hand, he keeps offering sacrifices to the heavens, a bit like complaining to the heavenly court."

"After the Jade Emperor found out about this, he ordered rain again and again. But how could our Dragon Palace family agree to this? If we really compromise with a mortal, how can our Shui family have a foothold in the future? So, my father, the king, delayed the matter. After that, there will be no rain. Later, there was the matter of Wei Zheng beheading first and then playing it. In fact, it was not the Jade Emperor who ordered my uncle to be executed, but Wei Zheng's hand at the order of the Tang Emperor. There is still a long period of wrangling behind this matter. Dragon King of the Four Seas They jointly signed a letter to take Wei Zheng's life, and the gods in the heavens took action to protect him. Yuan Shoucheng learned that the matter had completely intensified, and he fled overnight... These things are still unclear. If you want to go into more detail, I really don't know. "

   Having said that, Xiao Bailong reluctantly spread his hands and smiled.

  The rest of the people were silent.

   Xuanzang nodded and sighed softly: "The legends are always a little confusing. Some were deliberately misinterpreted, and some were spread based on falsehoods, and they were beyond recognition."

"If you tell the truth, how can the face of heaven be saved." Xiao Bailong stretched his waist and said: "If I were my uncle, then no matter what gods are not allowed to interfere with the mortal world. Yuan Shoucheng is just a refining god. Cultivator Jing, just shoot and kill yourself. In this way, it won't make things so big, and end up in a dead end."

   After saying that, he let out a long sigh.

   At this moment, I saw a surge of surging on the river surface, and suddenly a huge wave of waves swept up and shot towards the hull from top to bottom.

   This wave is so big, not to mention the waves on the river, even the waves in the sea, it is difficult to compare with it. If you shoot head-on, no matter how stable your ship's center of gravity is, it will definitely end in pieces.

   Just when everyone's attention was attracted by the big wave, the public only heard the scream: "Master! Be careful!" He rushed towards Xuanzang.

  Unfortunately, before he could meet Xuanzang, he already felt something pressing against his chest, blocking his path.

   looked up, he saw the monkey sitting in the distance was holding one end of the golden hoop, and the other end of the golden hoop was against his chest.

   For a moment, the Duke was completely stunned.

   At this moment, except for the little white dragon, everyone else on the boat was looking at him coldly. And the big wave did not overturn the whole ship as expected, because it was frozen into an ice sculpture in the sky.

   Not only the big waves, but even the river water around the hull was frozen. Under the load of the ice, the boat floated slightly.

  Tianpeng walked over to Xuanzang with an expressionless face and pulled Xuanzang behind him.

   "Go back." The monkey held the golden hoop and looked at Duke Shou, and said coldly, "We could have crossed the river without you. So, don't be fooled."

  The man's hand trembled slightly, took a step back, and obediently stretched out his hand to hold the oar.

   Sweat rained down.

   At this time, the whole boat was frozen all around, and it was propelled towards the opposite bank by the monkey's mana together with the ice cubes. Where is the need for him to punt the boat?

   For a while, the whole ship was silent. (To be continued~^~)

  PS: . Poor 92.4.