The Monkey King's Roar: Who Wants to Die of Old Age? I'll Lead You to Immortality and Freedom

"Great King, you needn't take his death so much to heart."

"Everyone in this world will die. He will die of old age, he will die of old age, and he too will die of old age. Even I will die of old age. That is simply the way of the world."

"Death is the fairest thing of all!"

Old Monkey remained extremely calm.

Pointing at several elderly monkeys present, he spoke plainly.

Every old monkey he pointed to silently lowered his head. Some said nothing, some sighed softly, while others picked up the wine on the table and gulped it down.

Yet those words left the Monkey King deeply unconvinced.

Gritting his teeth, he said, "Who set these rules for us? We roam free in the mountains, snatching food from fierce tigers and contending with heaven and earth, so why must we end up dying of old age?"

"I truly refuse to accept it!!!"

"Alas, Great King, do not speak of refusing to accept it. That we monkeys and descendants can live freely upon Flower Fruit Mountain is already an immense blessing."

Old Monkey pointed toward the vast ocean beyond the cave. "Out in the world, humans have seven emotions and six desires, birth, aging, sickness, and death. All living things under heaven are governed by Qilin, Phoenix, True Dragon, and human kings, and freedom is hard to come by. Yet we have been able to roam these mountains freely for so many years. That is already a tremendous fortune!"

"In my view, what you said isn't entirely true!"

Unwilling to yield, the Monkey King said, "Though we are not ruled by human kings or bound by dragons, phoenixes, and qilins, once we die, our souls return to the Netherworld and are still governed by the ghosts and gods