The truth was just as Little Drum had said. The monkeys did not dare to answer. The clan law clearly stated that whoever requested it would be punished with the same crime as the person being punished. No one would dare to accept this death penalty. And if the answer was death, would there still be humanity? Oh, no, it was monkey nature. That was why there was an awkward situation where no one answered. And Hou Zhonghang had just been muted by Sun Wukong.
"Oh…? Why? You can tell me about it." Sun Wukong looked at the small drum in his arms and asked.
"This…?" Little Drum scratched her head and explained in fear,""I'm not very clear about the specifics, but I remember that the elder once lectured about the most severe punishments in the clan rules. One of them is that you can't plead for leniency on behalf of the punished person, or else you will be punished the same as the punished person.”
"Oh…? There was such a thing? Is that true?" Sun Wukong blinked and asked suspiciously.
"Yes, yes, I remember that." Little Drum nodded vigorously.”
Sun Wukong looked at Hou Zhonghang and asked,""China Airlines, is that so?"
"Yes, Your Majesty. It's clearly recorded in the genealogy in your hand."”
"Oh…?" Sun Wukong put down his drum and sat down in front of the stone chair. He crossed his legs and said,"Children, I, Old Sun, am already your king. The mistake that Hou Zhongxing committed today is a great crime and can be dealt with according to the clan's laws. However, I don't think Hou Zhongxing did it on purpose, so I think he should be exempted from punishment this time. However, you can't do it again in the future. Otherwise, you will be executed on the spot. What do you think?”
" Great King is wise, Great King is wise…" The monkeys shouted loudly.
Hou Zhong Xing's face was covered in tears as he kowtowed non-stop. Hou Zhonghang turned around and wiped his tears. Who would want their younger brother to be executed? However, the clan rules were set by them. How could he break them personally? Of course, there was also a slightly lighter punishment, which was expulsion from the monkey clan. However, Hou Zhonghang was unwilling to expel Hou Zhongxing from the monkey clan even if Hou Zhongxing was executed.
"Good, good, good." Sun Wukong raised his hands and pointed forward,""I, Old Sun, hope that my monkey clan can unite and carry forward the monkey clan.”He placed his left hand on his waist and waved his right hand." I've decided that everything in the Monkey Clan will remain the same. Everything will remain the same as before." In addition, when I am not around, I will be led by Hou Zhonghang. You must remember it.”The reason for this arrangement was that Sun Wukong knew that before he joined the Monkey Clan, the Monkey Clan was centered around Hou Zhonghang. He had indeed done a good job, protecting the Monkey Clan and losing his right hand and right leg. Looking at the severity of his punishment, Sun Wukong believed that he could handle it well. Sun Wukong couldn't spend his time on these things. He wanted to improve his cultivation, find his master, and search for his lost memories.
The monkeys looked at each other and replied in unison," Yes, King. Carry forward the monkey race, carry forward the monkey race…"
"Children, I'm going into seclusion for a period of time. My current cultivation is far from enough. I can't even kill all my enemies, let alone bring you to the peak. "During this period, you must protect the Flowerfruit Mountain. If you discover a strong enemy that you cannot confront head-on, run quickly. You must not make fearless sacrifices. Come here and touch the stone chair to call me Old Sun.”Sun Wukong pointed at the stone chair and said arrogantly,""Hehe…When I come out of seclusion, it will be the day my enemy dies.”
"I will obey Your Majesty's orders. I wish Your Majesty a breakthrough soon.”The monkeys replied in unison.
"Also, the fruits in the Water Curtain Cave can be shared equally when they are ripe. Of course, we also have to make wine. I need to protect the spirit herbs and flowers well. When I learn alchemy, I can refine pills.”" Also, take care of the spiritual flowers and spiritual herbs outside the Water Curtain Cave," Sun Wukong reminded." Although it's far inferior to the ones here, it's better than nothing."”
" I'm going to go into seclusion now. You kids can go play as you please, hehe…" Sun Wukong entered the space of the stone chair with a thought. This feeling was really good, and it could satisfy Sun Wukong's vanity.
" We will obey the king's orders. I wish the king a breakthrough soon…" Although Sun Wukong had already entered the space of the stone chair, the monkeys still replied in unison.
Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, two years had passed. Ever since he killed the Demon King of Confusion and the Green Snake Demon, the Flowerfruit Mountain had welcomed its first golden age. All kinds of demons wanted to curry favor with Sun Wukong. Of course, what they wanted to see the most was Sun Wukong's elegance. These Golden Core monkeys were not worthy of their attention. Unfortunately, they did not get what they wanted. The answer they got was that the king was in seclusion. Although they didn't see Sun Wukong, these monsters still left gifts to express their goodwill.
As the saying goes, people are afraid of being famous, pigs are afraid of being strong. The scenery of the Flowerfruit Mountain had also attracted the attention of some bold demons. Of course, the main reason was that the spiritual flowers and spiritual herbs in the Water Curtain Cave had made them want to occupy it. They could only blame the monkey clan for bringing those demons who wanted to build connections into the Water Curtain Cave. Of course, the monkey clan was obviously a little arrogant at this time. How could they have thought that their king was in the Water Curtain Cave, but there were still demons coming to rob them? As the saying goes, wealth should not be exposed. Sun Wukong's ability suppressed these demons, but they would still talk about it when they were bored. Then, word spread. All the demons within a radius of 10,000 miles around Flowerfruit Mountain knew about the spiritual flowers and herbs in Water Curtain Cave. In addition, Sun Wukong had been in seclusion, so some bold demons had this idea. They thought that Sun Wukong had left long ago, and the so-called seclusion was just a trick of the monkey clan to scare people.
Another year passed, and the demons finally couldn't take it anymore and attacked Flowerfruit Mountain. In the beginning, it was just a small fight. Some small demons and monsters were attacking, and the monkey clan could deal with them. Those high-realm demons hiding at the back knew that their chance had come when they saw that the Monkey Clan had already sacrificed three perfected Golden Cores and their Monkey King, Sun Wukong, had not appeared. One had to know that other than Sun Wu Kong, whom they had yet to meet, the highest cultivation in the Monkey Clan was at least a dozen Nascent Soul realm cultivators. The Exceptional Gold Core Realm could be said to be the backbone of the Monkey Clan, and there were not many of them. If the Monkey King was nearby, he would definitely come out to save them. Therefore, the only result was that Sun Wu Kong was not there. Then there was nothing to be afraid of. After killing all the monkeys and snatching the spiritual flowers and spiritual herbs, everyone would disperse. At that time, even if Sun Wukong returned, he would not know who did it.
Although the Monkey Clan had lost three perfected Golden Core realm demons, they had also killed five perfected Golden Core realm demons. After all, the Monkey Clan had the geographical advantage. Unfortunately, the Monkey Clan didn't wake Sun Wukong up and continued to fight to the death. In the end, the True Immortal realm demons who had no scruples also attacked. Even some of the demons who had previously tried to curry favor and form an alliance participated. The Monkey Clan suffered heavy casualties. Only a few of the dozen or so Nascent Soul realm cultivators who had finally broken through were left.
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