Purple Jade Mountain, Summit of the Sacred Tree.
Wu Chu and Little Fox sat in a pavilion, silently cracking sunflower seeds as they watched the monkey on the light screen before them. He was huddled up, arms wrapped around himself, shivering in the wind and snow.
He looked rather pitiful. If a mournful tune were added, this scene would probably bring tears to many eyes.
For cultivation, for longevity, for his dream—how much effort had he put in? How much hardship had he endured? How much suffering had he borne...
Wu Chu could not help recalling the moment when the monkey was trapped beneath Five Elements Mountain and the BGM began to play. Feeding on copper pellets when hungry, drinking molten iron when thirsty, his loneliness with only the wind and snow for company, his delight upon seeing a hunter in the mountains—the liveliness in his expression was enough to make one weep...
Wu Chu had begun paying attention to this monkey after Chu Yi and Fifteen encountered him.
Wu Chu had not expected the monkey to be born so soon. Presumably, it had something to do with the Primordial World advancing alongside all living beings.
Little Fox asked in confusion, "You've been watching him for several days now. Don't tell me you've taken a fancy to him and want to accept him as a disciple! Don't you already have Old Round among your disciples?"
What Little Fox meant was, didn't he already have an ape as a disciple? Did he want another monkey too?
Wu Chu smiled. "In theory, this monkey has tremendous potential."
Although Journey to the West no longer existed, whether this future protagonist of Journey to the West could still reach the heights he had attained in the original mythology had become a question.
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