134 Chapter 134
It was naturally not enough to rely on Qiao Shuda alone to grow a sapling as quickly as possible. Ning Shu also donated a few people as a gift. She also tied the three disciples of Taoist Tang to the sapling reserved by Tianyan Sect.
Even though they are just three supporting characters without any romantic connection, the movie attracted quite a few fans after it was released, especially the Monkey King played by the little golden monkey, who actually ranked third in the character popularity vote, directly surpassing the popular female supporting character Scorpion Spirit.
Moreover, the audience is very curious about Sun Wukong, who obviously has some past and stories. For this reason, these monks even discuss it enthusiastically on the knowledge software "Qiuxianwenbu". Many researchers have also emerged to analyze the movie frame by frame, arguing that they will not miss any possible clues.
Question: What was Kong Kong’s identity in the past?
I'm squeakin' for the Great Sage (asker): Today, with nothing else to do, I went to the cinema to see "The Kingdom of Women" for the third time! I suddenly noticed a detail: officials in the celestial palace, like the Maori Star Official, bow respectfully upon seeing Wukong and then call him "Great Sage." This suggests that Wukong's title of "Great Sage" must be some kind of high-ranking official position, making him a legitimate official.
But earlier, when fighting the Immortal Ruyi, Wukong explicitly said, "Your brother, Bull Demon King, and I were once sworn brothers in our early years." Doesn't the name "Bull Demon King" sound like a demon? So, it seems Sun Wukong was a demon king in his early years...
I feel that Kong Kong’s past is really mysterious. I wonder what his identity was before. What do you think?
Being cute and being able to fight are not mutually exclusive: This question has been bothering me for a long time, so today I will try to analyze it!
I think Wukong was definitely no ordinary demon king in his past. See? Didn't he say he and Bull Demon King were "seven sworn brothers"? That implies seven demon kings came together and swore brotherhood. Our Kongkong is so powerful, so those who managed to swear brotherhood with him must have been quite powerful. Seven demon kings with such high abilities, plus their subordinates and soldiers...
It feels like such a powerful force! How can the gods in the Heavenly Palace sit still? They certainly won't sit idly by! So I suspect Kong Kong must have had some conflicts with the Heavenly Palace in the past, but I don't know whether he won or lost...
The ruthless Daoist said, "Just go and fall in love!" He must have won! Look at how respectful the Lord of the Rabbit Sun is. Does that sound like the way he treats a defeated general?
I guess it must be like the battle between gods and demons in ancient legends. There was a fierce war between the demon king team that Kong Kong belonged to and the forces of heaven. In the end, Kong Kong won a great victory, so heaven had no choice but to acknowledge Kong Kong's strength and gave him a high official position!
It's just like the regent king or the king of a different surname in the human world, using this method to seek peace with Kong Kong! Ah, how can there be a monkey demon so cute and so powerful? It's so perfect!
Taoist Tang’s fourth disciple: I don’t think that’s right, because if according to what the Taoist friend above said, the demon king team that Kong Kong is in won a great victory, then it cannot explain one question - why the status of the demon cultivators is so low.
The outcome of a war affects far more than just the current participants. Its results will have a more profound impact on every race and force involved. The more intense and grand the war, the more so. This is the cruelty of war.
For example, why are demons and demon cultivators now so reviled and persecuted that they can only hide their identities and live in poverty? It's not because they are all of low character (although many do have bad behavior), but because they lost the ancient war between gods and demons, and even after tens of thousands of years, their descendants still can't hold their heads up high.
Back to the point, let's take a look at what the demon cultivators in this movie are up to. Ruyi Zhenxian monopolizes a spring used for abortions in a mortal country and lives on extortion. Bull Demon King's son is abducted by a deity, yet he dares not say a word. Even Sun Wukong claims his son "got the benefit." The Scorpion Demon, so powerful it could sting even the Taoist master, escapes to the human realm and cultivates by absorbing the vital energy of mortals...
Look at the residence of the Lord of the Moon in the sky. The gate alone is so magnificent. How could the immortal world be the defeated party?
Furthermore, while it's certainly true that Taoist Tang hasn't yet achieved enlightenment and ascended to heaven, Sun Wukong's ability to travel anywhere, whether in heaven or on earth, suggests he's already a deity. So why is he still accompanying a mortal through the hardships of the mortal world instead of enjoying the tranquility of Heaven? I suspect this is some kind of punishment, akin to "exile" in a mortal realm, until Taoist Tang achieves enlightenment and ascends to heaven, and he's released.
To sum up, it is impossible for Sun Wukong to win a complete victory. I am more inclined to believe that he lost, and was defeated miserably.
Fluffy is all about fluffy: Wukong lost the fight? No! I don't want it! I don't accept it, sob! Hehuan Sect, if you dare to film me like this, I will fight you! I will hang myself at the gate of your sect!
Celebrating that Chaoyin City finally has internet access: No, no, the answer given by the above poster cannot explain why Sun Wukong was treated with such courtesy and respect by the Lord of the Moon. That is obviously not the treatment a prisoner deserves.
I want to be a little monkey: Is it because the official position of the Lord of the Rabbit Star is too low?
I'm going to swim in the Zimu River: Surely it's higher than an exiled prisoner, right? The claim that Sun Wukong was completely defeated simply doesn't hold water!
In this way, the question about Sun Wukong's past experience became more and more popular, and soon this question was pushed to the top of the hot search list. Even the related highly praised answers were moved to Wutongzhimu. Netizens with different opinions engaged in fierce verbal battles with each other, and soon the topic of Sun Wukong's past became a hot search.
"This is really..." Zi Xiao, the chief director, looked at the arguing Wutong Zhimu and shook his head and sighed. If you listened carefully, you could hear a sour tone in his voice:
"I've placed so many beautiful disciples in this Kingdom of Women, yet they can't even get as much attention as a monkey? What's wrong with those viewers? Don't they usually start howling and throwing tantrums in the comment section the moment they see a beautiful woman?"
As the only person in the crew who had watched the entire Journey to the West, screenwriter Ding Xiang was not surprised by this result:
"Master, actually, this result is already very good. At least the most popular ones are still Sister Yaohua and Young Master Qiao. If we were filming other chapters, then everyone's attention would definitely be on that monkey."
This reminded Zixiao: "What about the other chapters of Journey to the West? Did Sun Wukong win or lose in the past?"
"That's a complicated question..." Ding Xiang frowned, seemingly pondering her response. "Judging from the outcome, Sun Wukong lost. However, this wasn't a battle between gods and demons as netizens had imagined. It was the entire Heavenly Court against Sun Wukong alone. In the end, he only won thanks to the Buddha's deception. No one in the Heavenly Court could defeat Sun Wukong..."
Erlang Shen is considered a draw, but he doesn't seem to be a member of the Heavenly Court.
"What? The entire Heavenly Court can't defeat a monkey?" Zi Xiao, who was originally very unconvinced, became completely interested after hearing this: "Where's the complete Journey to the West? I want to see what happened!"
Ding Xiang shook her head in embarrassment. "It's been borrowed by Taoist Master Xu Hengzi. He said this movie has done a great job promoting the Tianyan Sect, so their leader wants to see if they can invest more in making a TV series out of it."
"Tsk! Who wants to take that picture for him!" Zi Xiao frowned reluctantly, "All my beautiful disciples are wasting their time just to make wedding dresses for a monkey!"
Although Zixiao had been trying her best to refuse, because there was no one else in the entire cultivation world who had the experience and ability except her, in the end, the additional investment from Tianyan Sect was forced to fall on her, the number one female director in the cultivation world.
"This is a good thing, Sister Zixiao, don't be angry." Ning Shu heard that she was unhappy and specially called her to comfort her:
"Besides the monkeys, Journey to the West has many beautiful female characters, like the Jade Rabbit Fairy, the Rat Fairy, the Spider Fairy, and so on... Basically, every episode is different, so those disciples who have been waiting so long finally have their chance to appear!
The money was paid by the Tianyan Sect, and we got all the benefits. Others can't even find such a good thing!"
"That's easy for you to say. I've read the entire book. Not only the Havoc in Heaven at the beginning, but also the 81 Tribulations at the end, which episode isn't a big scene? And the scenes are all different. The scenery and special effects alone are enough to give me a headache."
Zi Xiao pouted unhappily, but she also knew that the Hehuan Sect had indeed gained a great advantage in this matter. After all, even the monkey who was the absolute protagonist had signed the contract with the Hehuan Sect, so she could only sigh in resignation.
"Forget it, forget it. After all, I'm an elder of the Hehuan Sect. The Sect Master has given the order, so I have to go no matter how difficult or hard it is! But what have you been doing lately? You won't even come to help me with such a difficult TV shoot?"
"Hehe, I fully trust you!" Ning Shu chuckled on the other side of the light screen. "Besides, I have things to do here too. Recently, the signal from the amphibious tree seedling in Tianyan Sect has been able to cover an area of 180 square meters, so I asked Xu Hengzi to bring the tree back to them and developed a small software for them."
"What software?" Zixiao poked his head in curiously.
"It's the little software I promised to make for Qingfeng Sword Sect that would be helpful for cultivation!" Ning Shu smiled mischievously, and it was obvious that he had no good ideas. "Tianyan Sect is also a big customer of ours, so I sent them a copy as well. You'll know the details tomorrow. I guarantee that all the sect leaders will be satisfied!"
So, early the next morning, the disciples of Qingfeng Sword Sect and Tianyan Sect suddenly received a message from the sect, asking them to install a software called "Golden Hoop Curse" in their Shuangqi Flowers.
"What is this? Why haven't I heard of it before?" Qi Ling clicked on the link and installed the software with a puzzled look on his face. The icon was just a simple metal circle, which seemed to be exactly the thing that Sun Wukong wore on his head. He couldn't figure out what this was all about. He yawned lazily and opened the software listlessly.
"Ding! You have been automatically added to the Tianyan Sect!"
A crisp sound rang out. Unlike the default notification sound of the system, this sound was long and loud. Then the page changed immediately. Qi Ling found that he seemed to have joined a group chat. The sect leader and the elders were in it, and messages kept popping up.
Elder Xu Hengzi: Good morning, fellow disciples. It is almost the beginning of the Chen hour, which is the time for morning classes to begin. Disciples who are away from home, please turn on your location to check in. We will start video classes later.
Then a pop-up window popped up on the page: You have been located at the Chaoyin City branch of the Hehuanzong Cinema. Do you want to check in?
What? If I clock in now, won't all the elders and stewards know I was slacking off in the cinema?
Qi Ling jumped up and rushed out the door and started running towards the Tianyan Sect's shop.
System notification: Ding! The clock-in time is about to end. To avoid being late, please complete the clock-in before Chenshi. Lateness will result in a deduction of 200 spirit stones.
What? Will I still be deducted money for being late? Qi Ling was even more anxious when he heard this. Unfortunately, magic wasn't allowed in Chaoyin City. He rushed all the way, rushing as fast as he could, and finally got back to the store at the last minute to complete the clocking in.
"Huh... Huh... Ha... Good, I haven't been this tired in a long time..." Qi Ling leaned on the counter and panted. On the first day of installing the "golden hoop", he successfully experienced the pain of clocking in for attendance.
【Author’s words】
Elders: This app is great! From now on, disciples can travel without interrupting their cultivation!
Disciples: Mask of Pain.jpg
Every time I see students taking online classes, I feel lucky that I graduated early. I can’t even have a peaceful time at home during the holidays. It’s really terrible [covering my face with laughter and tears]
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