The Monkey King was shocked. The scene at the Dragon Palace had reappeared. Could it be that this Ancestral Master was also testing him like the Eldest Princess Ao Xin? Seeing Patriarch Subhuti's anger, his heart trembled and he hurriedly kowtowed." Master, please calm down. I did come from the Flowerfruit Mountain. I didn't lie…" He told Long Yan everything that had happened after he left the Flowerfruit Mountain.
Patriarch Subhuti nodded slightly upon hearing this."That's it. You've gone through all kinds of hardships, which shows how determined you are. It's also the will of the heavens that you're here today. Since you and I are fated to be master and disciple, I'll take you in as my disciple. However, cultivation isn't like anything else. It's extremely boring and difficult.”
"As long as Patriarch accepts me as his disciple, I can endure any hardship," the Monkey King hurriedly said.”
"Since that's the case, then we shall be master and disciple today."”
The Monkey King hurriedly kowtowed again and bowed as a disciple. He said,"Disciple greets Master."
"Do you have a name?" Patriarch Subhuti asked.”
Although the Monkey King had never seen Patriarch Subhuti's abilities, he was able to predict that he would come to take him as his master today, so his abilities were naturally extraordinary. Moreover, he had learned from the mistakes of the Dragon Palace, so he did not dare to hide anything. He said,"I only know that I played with the monkeys in the Flowerfruit Mountain, ate the wind and drank the dew. I experienced hardships in the world for seven years and never had a name.”
"Since you've become my disciple, you've been freed from the suffering of beasts. How can you not have a name?" Patriarch Subhuti said.”
The Monkey King had an idea and quickly kowtowed,""Since that's the case, I beg Ancestral Master to grant me a name so that I can call out to you in the future.”
"Stand up and take a few steps forward. Let me take a look."”
The Monkey King accepted the order and paced back and forth a few steps in front of the jade steps. Although he tried his best to restrain himself, he could not completely get rid of his fear and trepidation in front of Patriarch Subhuti. He had completely forgotten the walking posture he had learned in the world for seven years and walked awkwardly. When Patriarch Subhuti saw this, he twirled his silver beard and pondered for a moment before saying,"I see that you walk like a monkey. Now that you've become my disciple and lost your beast identity, I'll give you a surname.‘The word 'Gu' means old, the word 'Yue' means yin, and the word 'Lao Yin' cannot be nurtured. The word 'Sun' means son, and the word 'Xi' means baby. It is in line with the theory of infants. How about your surname Sun?”
The Monkey King was overjoyed. He hurriedly kowtowed to Patriarch Subhuti and said,"Thank you for giving me a surname, but I don't have a name yet. I hope you can give me a surname as well.”
Patriarch Subhuti smiled and said," Monkey, you're really impatient. Since you have a surname, how can you not have a name? Since I started taking in disciples three thousand years ago, the number of disciples in my sect is coincidentally on your side. I'll add the word 'Kong' after the word 'Wu'. You'll be called Sun Wukong.”
The Monkey King kowtowed repeatedly, unable to contain his joy, and said,""Disciple only has a name after paying respects to the Ancestral Master. Disciple will be called Sun Wukong from now on.”
Patriarch Subhuti looked at his delighted expression and was influenced by it. A hint of childlike innocence appeared in his heart. However, how could he show it in front of his disciples?"Every ten years, this lord will go into seclusion to comprehend the profound mysteries. Tomorrow is the day of this lord's seclusion. During this year, Long Yan will teach you some skills on my behalf.”
When Long Yan heard that his master wanted him to teach the Monkey King, he couldn't help but make a face at the Monkey King. When the Monkey King Sun Wukong heard that Patriarch Bodhi was going into seclusion, he couldn't help but feel disappointed. Fortunately, a year wasn't long. Moreover, he had seen the battle between Dragon Flame and Bull Demon King, so he knew the ability of this senior brother. He quickly said,"Disciple will remember it."
Patriarch Subhuti said," Long Yan, take Wukong and arrange a place for him to stay. You must take good care of him. If anything goes wrong, I will hold you responsible."”
Long Yan was so frightened that he stuck out his tongue. He had to take care of this monkey. This was not a light burden. Why did his master value him so much? However, when he thought about how he would have a monkey to accompany him in the future and order him around, those days would definitely be very interesting. He hurriedly replied respectfully,"Yes, disciple."
At that moment, Patriarch Bodhi reminded Sun Wukong again.) After saying a few words, he left the little boy in the cave to serve him. Dragon Flame brought Sun Wukong out of the Three Stars Cave. Suddenly, he heard a strange squeaking sound behind him. Sun Wukong was shocked. When he turned around, he saw a huge rock weighing ten thousand pounds slowly falling from the top of the cave. In a short while, the cave entrance was completely sealed.
Long Yan saw Sun Wukong's bewildered expression and smiled,""Every time Master goes into seclusion, he will close the cave door, and the door will not open for less than a year. In fact, today is already the day Master goes into seclusion.”
"Isn't this hindering Master's cultivation?" Sun Wukong was shocked.”
Long Yan smiled and said," Master's Taoist skills are profound, so there is no need to meditate anymore. However, this is a rule that has been left behind for thousands of years, and Master has never abandoned it. Therefore, he still goes into seclusion once every ten years. As for how it will help Master's cultivation and how it will affect him if he doesn't go into seclusion, Master doesn't say, but no one knows.”
Sun Wukong seemed to understand and replied blankly. "It's getting late," Long Yan said."Let's go and arrange our accommodation first.”
After hearing what he said, Sun Wukong realized that the sun was already setting in the west and the sky was covered in dusk. Not long after following the dragon flames, they saw a pavilion in the corner of a hall. It was very grand in the hazy sky. As he approached, he saw a Taoist temple with a horizontal board on the mountain gate with the words "Slanted Moon Three Stars Temple" written on it. Sun Wukong didn't recognize it, but Long Yan said,""Master comprehended the Dao from the Three Stars Cave. This Taoist temple is named after it. In fact, it is also our residence. Because it is isolated from the world, we don't usually receive incense. However, our fellow disciples will take turns to go down the mountain to beg for alms. We don't have to worry about food and clothing.”
As he spoke, he entered the temple. Long Yan led Sun Wukong into the west courtyard from the side door. Other than the main hall and the two side halls, there were two courtyards in the east and west of the Three Stars Temple. These were the residences of the disciples of Patriarch Subhuti. Since Patriarch Bodhi had instructed Long Yan to take good care of Sun Wukong, Long Yan did his best. He simply set up another bed in his room and shared a room with Sun Wukong. They even ate dinner together. Sun Wukong also learned from Long Yan that there were thirty-six fellow disciples in the Three Stars Temple, including himself. Twelve of them had gone down the mountain to beg for alms the day before yesterday, and there were still twenty-four of them left in the temple.
Long Yan finally found someone to talk to, and he told him everything he knew about the history of the Three Stars Temple like a storyteller. He was so direct that his saliva flew everywhere and his mouth was dry. There was no lack of embellishment in the process. Anyway, Sun Wukong didn't know if it was true or not. He listened until his eyes were wide open and he forgot himself. Among all the disciples of Patriarch Bodhi that Chief Long was involved with, the one he respected the most was their Eldest Brother. He had already established his own sect in the Fifth Manor of Longevity Mountain and was called the Great Immortal Zhen Yuan. However, what Long Yan really liked wasn't the Eldest Brother, but a treasure in his temple, the Ginseng Fruit Tree. It was said that eating a Ginseng Fruit could make one immortal. It was a treasure of the immortals. Sun Wukong's heart was itching to hear this. Since he had such a relationship with the Great Immortal Zhen Yuan, he didn't know where the Longevity Mountain was. When would he go and ask him for a fruit to eat? When he asked Long Yan, Long Yan unexpectedly said,""If I knew where the Longevity Mountain was, I would have eaten all of its fruits.”Sun Wukong widened his eyes again and thought,""This senior brother is eloquent, but he keeps saying things that are groundless. How credible are his words?”
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