Sun Wukong was as frantic as a monkey on fire and said, "Master Cangyuan, weren't you the one who knocked the three of us on the head, hinting for us to climb over the wall into your Dojo at the third watch, midnight?"
Just today, before evening lessons ended, Cangyuan had knocked Six-Eared Macaque, Yuan Hong, and Sun Wukong each on the head.
Sun Wukong was sharp as a monkey spirit; his eyes rolled once, and he understood.
And so, dragging along his two Elder Brothers who were pretending to be fools, at the third watch that night, he avoided everyone and quietly climbed over the courtyard wall of Cangyuan's Dojo.
"Hahaha."
Cangyuan laughed loudly, his smile wild and unrestrained, yet without giving the impression of frivolity. "You little monkey head are quite clever."
"So be it."
"Do you know what a Calamity is?"
Six-Eared Macaque said, "A Calamity, as the name implies, is a catastrophe of heaven, earth, and all beings..."
Six-Eared Macaque explained the meaning of a Calamity.
Cangyuan asked again, "Then do you know what the protagonist of a Calamity is?"
This time, it was Yuan Hong who answered. "The protagonist of a Calamity is a key figure within the Calamity. Their Destiny often determines the outcome of the Calamity..."
Rather than explanations, what the two gave was more like a crash course for Sun Wukong.
Sun Wukong listened with rapt attention.
"Not bad." Cangyuan nodded in praise. "Then do you know that this Calamity has already begun? And who is its protagonist?"
Sun Wukong instantly raised his hand, just about to show off, when he suddenly realized he truly did not know this one, so he lowered his hand again in dismay.
But halfway down, Sun Wukong froze.
He thought of something.
Why had Master Cangyuan