First, he couldn't prove the peaches were poisonous; no one can prove Schrödinger's poison. Second, he couldn't use the illusion technique to poison them, because his illusion technique was inferior to his wife's.
Poisoning directly without using the illusion technique is even worse; you'd definitely get caught red-handed.
After much thought, he still couldn't come up with a solution.
Then, thud!
A melodious, celestial bell sound, like the gentle flow of a clear spring, suddenly rang out between the magnificent palaces and pavilions.
Fang Xiu knew that this was the sound of the bell signaling the imminent start of the Peach Banquet.
He followed the original route, walking step by step toward the Peach Banquet. He planned to experience the events several times to see if he could find a way to break the deadlock.
Soon, he encountered the boy with two topknots again.
The same tone, the same impatience.
"Where did this wild god come from? This is no place for you to come! Go away, get out of here!"
Fang Xiu seemed not to hear, still pondering, constantly recalling the plot he had experienced before, analyzing it frame by frame.
The boy, seeing this, became angry: "Hey, I'm talking to you, are you deaf?"
Suddenly, he raised his head and looked at the boy. His eyes, as deep as black holes, startled the boy.
He suddenly remembered something the boy had once said.
You wouldn't happen to be from the mortal realm like Sun Wukong, the Monkey King who was in charge of keeping horses, would you?
The Keeper of the Heavenly Horses? Sun Wukong!
At this moment, Fang Xiu realized that something was wrong. According to ancient myths and legends, when Sun Wukong was working in the Heavenly Court, he once caused a great disturbance at the Peach Banquet. The reason was that the Heavenly Court held the Peach Banquet but did not invite him. In a fit of anger, he froze the seven fairies and then came to the Peach Banquet to eat and drink to his heart's content. After getting drunk, he became even more lawless and caused a great disturbance in the Heavenly Palace.
But why didn't Sun Wukong appear at all this time?
Regardless of why Sun Wukong did not appear, Fang Xiu had already figured out a way to break the deadlock.
Why bother proving the peaches are poisonous? Gathering evidence is always the most troublesome thing; the simplest way is... to just ruin the Peach Festival!
With his current strength, he naturally couldn't destroy the Peach Banquet, but while he couldn't, the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, Sun Wukong, could!
"Where is Sun Wukong now?" Fang Xiu suddenly asked.
The boy was taken aback, not expecting him to ask this, but he was too impatient to answer: "Who are you? Why should I tell you?"
Snap!
Fang Xiu then delivered another powerful blow, whipping the boy so hard he spun around three times, seeing stars.
"You! You dare to hit me? I am the Queen Mother of the West..."
Faced with the furious boy, Fang Xiu silenced him with just one sentence.
"You don't want the Queen Mother to find out you stole the peaches, do you?"
The boy's face changed drastically: "You're lying! I didn't! It wasn't me!"
"Shut up and tell me where Sun Wukong is right now."
The boy pouted and said, "After I tell you, you can't tell the Queen Mother of the West about me stealing the peaches."
Snap!
"Waaah... It's in the Peach Garden behind the mountain." The boy pointed in the direction of the Peach Garden with a pitiful expression.
Fang Xiu's figure vanished instantly.
......
......
In the Peach Garden.
A monkey with a hairy face and a thunder god's mouth was leisurely lying on a peach tree, eating peaches. He was wearing a golden chainmail, lotus-silk cloud-walking shoes, and a phoenix-winged purple-gold crown. If you ignored the peach juice on his face, he could be described as handsome and extraordinary.
It was none other than the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Sun Wukong.
At this moment, Sun Wukong was enjoying the peaches of immortality when suddenly his expression changed. He looked into the distance and saw a figure in black slowly walking towards him from among the peach trees.
He glanced at the figure in black and said casually, "New here? I've never seen you before."
Fang Xiu scrutinized Sun Wukong, frowning slightly, because he couldn't sense any oppressive aura emanating from him. Sun Wukong was completely different from those powerful immortals and gods who inspired awe.
Sun Wukong is like a very ordinary monkey, except that he can talk.
"The Monkey King?"
Sun Wukong casually took a bite of the peach and mumbled, "I didn't expect you to have heard of my name, Old Sun?"
Fang Xiu nodded: "I have naturally heard of the name Great Sage Equaling Heaven, but today is the Queen Mother of the West's Peach Banquet. Why haven't I seen you there? Could it be that you didn't receive an invitation?"
He planned to provoke Sun Wukong's anger and make him wreak havoc in the Heavenly Palace, just like in the original story.
To his surprise, Sun Wukong's answer took him by surprise.
"Who said I didn't receive an invitation? Do you know that this entire Peach Orchard belongs to me, Old Sun? Without my permission, she can't get a single peach, so what kind of Peach Banquet is this?"
Fang Xiu's eyes flickered slightly: "Then why didn't you attend the Peach Banquet?"
Sun Wukong smiled calmly: "I ask you, what is the purpose of attending the Peach Banquet?"
"Eat peaches."
"That's right! We're all eating peaches anyway, so why should I go to the Peach Banquet? How many peaches can I eat at the Peach Banquet? Here in this Peach Orchard, I, Old Sun, can eat as many as I want. A plate of peaches, or the whole peach orchard—which would you choose?"
Fang Xiu: "......."
For a moment he was speechless, and even felt that what Sun Wukong said made sense.
He suddenly realized that the plot didn't quite match up with the myths and legends. In the original story, Sun Wukong was angry that he hadn't been invited, which is why he caused a ruckus in the Heavenly Palace. But now, the other party had actually been invited, and it was he who didn't want to go.
No, we have to find a way to make Sun Wukong wreak havoc in the Heavenly Palace and ruin the Peach Banquet.
As he was pondering, Sun Wukong suddenly asked, "Why aren't you saying anything? By the way, what's your name, and what's your position in Heaven?"
Fang Xiu has no official position.
"Oh? You don't even have an official position? Why don't you come and hang out with me, Old Sun, in the Peach Garden? I, Old Sun, am the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, personally appointed by the Jade Emperor!" Sun Wukong joked casually.
Fang Xiu immediately had an idea: "The Great Sage Equal to Heaven? I just came from the Peach Banquet and overheard other immortals mentioning that your title of Great Sage Equal to Heaven is just an empty name. In reality, you have no real authority and are just a caretaker of the Peach Garden, not even as good as the former Keeper of the Heavenly Horses."
Sun Wukong waved his hand dismissively, saying, "They only dare to talk badly about me behind my back. Who would dare to say it to my face?"
"Aren't you angry?"
"Why should I, Old Sun, get angry? People can say whatever they want. I live my own life and let them talk. People can't always live in the eyes of others."
Fang Xiu: "......."
He suddenly suspected that he had met a fake Sun Wukong.
At this moment, Sun Wukong said again, "Come, come, Fang Xiu, right? Judging from your appearance, you've definitely never eaten a peach of immortality. Since you're bored anyway, why don't you gamble with me for a couple of rounds? If you can beat me, I'll give you a peach to try. How about it?"
bet?
Fang Xiu looked Sun Wukong up and down and vaguely sensed an opportunity.
"You really like gambling?"
"No, it's just so-so, what's wrong?" Sun Wukong asked in return.
As soon as he asked his three questions, Fang Xiu immediately understood.
"Okay, how do we bet?"
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