Look at him, displaying his supernatural powers, abandoning all his tricks, swirling around the Crystal Palace, frightening the old Dragon King to the core, scaring the little dragon princes out of their wits, making turtles, tortoises, and alligators shrink back, and fish, shrimp, and crabs hide their heads. Wukong held the treasure in his hand, sat on the Crystal Palace, and smiled at the Dragon King, saying, "Thank you for your kindness, my dear neighbor." The Dragon King said, "I dare not, I dare not!" Wukong said, "This piece of iron is useful, but there's something else to say." The Dragon King said, "What else does the immortal have to say?" Wukong said, "If we hadn't had this iron, it wouldn't have mattered, but now that I have it in my hand, I have no clothes to wear. What can I do? If you have any armor here, please give me a set, and I will be eternally grateful." The Dragon King said, "I don't have that." Wukong said, "A guest shouldn't offend two hosts; if I don't have it, I certainly won't leave this place." The Dragon King said, "I trouble the immortal to travel to another sea; perhaps there is some." Wukong added, "Traveling to three places is not as good as staying at one; please beg for a set." The Dragon King said, "I truly don't have any; if I do..." "I'll flatter you," Wukong said. "If you really don't have any, then I'll test this iron with you!" The Dragon King panicked and said, "Immortal, please don't do it! Please don't do it! Let me see if my brothers have any, and I'll send them a pair." Wukong asked, "Where are your brothers?" The Dragon King replied, "My brothers are Ao Qin, the Dragon King of the South Sea; Ao Shun, the Dragon King of the North Sea; and Ao Run, the Dragon King of the West Sea." Wukong said, "I, Old Sun, won't go! As the saying goes, 'Three on credit is not as good as two on the spot,' so I just hope you'll send them a pair, whichever is more expensive." The old dragon said, "There's no need for you to go, Immortal. I have an iron drum and a golden bell here. Whenever there's an emergency, beat the drum and strike the bell, and my brothers will arrive in an instant." Wukong said, "In that case, hurry up and beat the drum and strike the bell!" The alligator general went to strike the bell, and the turtle general immediately came to beat the drum.
A short while later, the sound of bells and drums indeed startled the Three Dragon Kings of the Seas. They arrived shortly and met outside. Ao Qin asked, "Brother, what urgent matter has caused you to beat the bells and drums?" The old dragon replied, "Brother, it's not easy! There's some kind of naturally born saint from Flower Fruit Mountain who came to claim me as his neighbor this morning. Later, he asked for a weapon. He thought the steel fork was too small, and the halberd too light, so he took out a piece of the Heavenly River's Bottom-Fixing Divine Iron and showed off some of his skills. Now he's sitting in his palace and wants some kind of armor. I have nothing here, so I rang the bells and drums to invite you, brother. Do you have any armor? Give him a set and send him on his way." Upon hearing this, Ao Qin was furious and said, "My brothers and I will muster our troops and deal with him!" The old dragon said... "Don't even think about taking it! That piece of iron, a mere touch and you'll die, a slight bump and you'll perish; a brush will break your skin, a scrape will injure your tendons!" The West Sea Dragon King, Ao Run, said, "Second Brother, you mustn't fight him. Just give him some armor, send him out the door, and then report to Heaven. Heaven will punish him." The North Sea Dragon King, Ao Shun, said, "That's right. I have a pair of lotus-silk cloud-walking shoes here." The West Sea Dragon King, Ao Run, said, "I have a golden chainmail armor." The South Sea Dragon King, Ao Qin, said, "I have a phoenix-winged purple-gold crown." The old dragons were overjoyed and led him into the Crystal Palace to meet them, presenting them with these items. Wukong, having donned the golden crown, golden armor, and cloud-walking shoes, wielded his Ruyi Jingu Bang and fought his way out, shouting to the dragons, "Enough with the noise! Enough with the noise!"
The four Dragon Kings were indignant. The Dragon King of the South Sea angrily said, "How can such a mischievous monkey be considered a saint? He is simply unruly." This remark was agreed upon by the other two Dragon Kings.
Upon hearing this, the Dragon King of the East Sea laughed and said, "This is the master's arrangement. We only need to do as he says." After saying this, he explained the arrangement of the Sage of Xuantian to the three Dragon Kings. The dragons did not understand what he meant, but thought that the sage's supernatural powers were extraordinary and could not be understood by them, so they discussed it in detail and submitted a memorial to the throne.
Look at the Monkey King, parting the waterways, heading straight back to the Iron Bridge, leaping up, where four old monkeys, leading their followers, were waiting by the bridge. Suddenly, Wukong jumped out of the water, his body completely dry, gleaming golden, and walked onto the bridge. The monkeys were so startled that they all knelt down, exclaiming, "Great King, how magnificent! How magnificent!" Wukong, beaming, ascended his throne, placing his iron cudgel upright in the center. These monkeys, unaware of the danger, all tried to grab the treasure, but it was like dragonflies trying to move an iron tree; they couldn't budge it an inch. Each one bit their fingers and stuck out their tongues, saying, "Grandpa! It's so heavy, how did you manage to lift it?" Wukong approached, opened his hand, and swept it up, laughing to the others, "Everything has its owner. This treasure has been stored in the sea for thousands of years, and this year it suddenly shone brightly. The Dragon King only thought it was a piece of black iron, calling it the Heavenly River's Bottom-Suppressing Divine Treasure. Those fellows couldn't lift it, so they asked me to take it myself." This treasure is more than two feet long, and it is as thick as a bucket. When I give it a try, it seems too big, and it becomes much smaller. If I teach it smaller, it becomes much smaller again. If I teach it smaller, it becomes much smaller again. Looking towards the sky, there is a line of words on it, which is "13,500 catties of Ruyi golden cudgel". You all stand aside and wait until I ask him to change again. He held the treasure in his hands and shouted: "Little, little, little!" "I immediately made a small embroidery needle similar to it, which can be stuck in the ear and hidden. The monkeys shouted in shock: "Your Majesty! And take it out for fun! "The Monkey King actually took it out from his ears, put it on his palm and shouted: "Big, big, big!" "Then he made a big bucket, as thick and thin as two feet long. He got to the happy place, jumped on the bridge, walked out of the cave, took the treasure in his hands, used the magic power of heaven and earth, bowed his waist, and shouted: "Long! "He grew to be ten thousand feet tall, with a head like Mount Tai, a waist like a steep mountain, eyes like lightning, a mouth like a basin of blood, and teeth like swords and halberds. The staff in his hand could reach from the Thirty-Three Heavens to the Eighteenth Level of Hell. It terrified the tigers, leopards, wolves, insects, monsters all over the mountain, and the demon kings of the seventy-two caves, making them kowtow and worship, trembling with fear and their souls flying away. In an instant, they withdrew their magical forms, transformed the treasure back into an embroidery needle, hid it in their ear, and returned to their caves. The demon kings of the various caves were so flustered that they all came to offer their congratulations.
Then, he set off with great fanfare, resounding gongs and drums, and laid out a wide array of delicacies, filling the cups with coconut juice and grape wine, feasting with his followers for a long time. Then, he resumed his previous training. The Monkey King appointed the four old monkeys as generals, named the two red-bottomed macaques "Marshal Ma" and "Marshal Liu," and the two gibbon-like monkeys "General Beng" and "General Ba." He entrusted the affairs of setting up camp, rewarding and punishing, and all matters to the four generals. He felt at ease, spending his days soaring through the clouds, roaming the four seas, and enjoying himself amidst the mountains. He displayed his martial arts skills, seeking out heroes everywhere; he used his supernatural powers, making many wise friends. At this time, he also met seven sworn brothers: the Bull Demon King, the Flood Dragon Demon King, the Roc Demon King, the Lion Camel King, the Macaque King, and the Yu Rong King, making a total of seven, including himself, the Handsome Monkey King. They spent their days discussing literature and martial arts, passing around wine cups, singing and dancing, going out in the morning and returning at night, finding joy in everything. Treat that vast distance as if it were just a path within the courtyard; a nod and you've traversed three thousand miles, a twist of the waist and you've covered more than eight hundred.
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