Journey to the West: Sun Wukong's Advice System
Chapter 135: Jin Chan Seeks Knowledge, Tian Peng Gets Drunk

Chapter 135: Chapter 135: Jin Chan Seeks Knowledge, Tian Peng Gets Drunk

Sun Wukong wanted to understand the monk’s real purpose, so he did not refuse and directly agreed to learn from Golden Cicada by his side.

But soon after, he thought it might really be retaliation!

For instance, this was their first conversation.

"Great Saint, I really don’t understand," the monk said. "Buddhist Law says that good and evil stem from the heart, benefiting others is good karma, harming others is bad karma. You forced Zi Wei Great Emperor to personally kill his own brother, which is also bad karma."

"You monk, why don’t you ask what his brother did?"

"The Buddha said that being kind to others is the greatest good," the monk replied. "No matter what wrong he did, he should be given a chance to repent."

"I already gave him a chance," Wukong retorted. "Otherwise, Ji Shuming would never be reborn, rather than forever falling into the cycle of reincarnation."

"Amitabha, the human heart is narrow with many desires and broad with few..."

"Are you here to learn, or to teach me?"

"To learn..."

"Then shut up and watch."

Golden Cicada shut up. He knew Sun Wukong was very capable and seemed to know everything, but he also thought this Great Sage Equalling Heaven was too aggressive and often contradicted the Buddhist scriptures he had learned.

So he was puzzled and wanted to ask about everything he saw.

After a while, he saw Sun Wukong spending his days playing around, all eating, drinking, and having fun, without doing anything serious.

So he asked again, "Great Saint, I really don’t understand. The Buddha said that we must practice discipline, concentration, and wisdom. Discipline leads to virtue, which then calms the mind and leads to wisdom.

"I see you neither practice cultivation nor attend to practical affairs. How did you achieve what you have today?"

Sun Wukong said, "Is following my heart’s desire not cultivation?"

Golden Cicada said, "The Buddha said..."

Sun Wukong interrupted, "Why should I listen to what your Buddha said? Keep prattling on and see if I don’t throw you out."

Golden Cicada shut up, but he learned something—to follow the heart’s desire.

Afterward, whenever he encountered anything, he would directly ask and have a debate with Sun Wukong, without any appearance of being a student.

So Sun Wukong felt, this was probably a form of retaliation.

Sometimes he thought maybe the monks of Mount Ling sent Golden Cicada to Heavenly Court for further studies because they couldn’t stand his incessant babbling.

Anyway, he couldn’t stand it anymore.

If he hadn’t hoped to learn more about the Buddha Sect from Golden Cicada’s mouth, he would have kicked this monk back to Mount Ling long ago.

Once, Sun Wukong asked, "Monk, do you know about the journey to the west to obtain the scriptures?"

Golden Cicada was very honest, "I’ve heard of it. My teacher Buddha Dipankara, along with Buddha Dipankara and Maitreya Buddha Ancestor, often argued over it, and just some days ago, the three Buddha Ancestors finally came to an agreement."

Sun Wukong pressed on, "What exactly is the situation with this scripture journey?"

Golden Cicada shook his head, "This poor monk doesn’t know. The entire Buddha Sect only has the three Buddha Ancestors, and a few Buddhas and Bodhisattvas aware of it.

"Actually, I am also very curious..."

Sun Wukong interrupted him again, "If you’re curious, then go find out. A Buddha’s child who knows nothing, I’m really embarrassed for you.

"Look at me. I know everything that happens everywhere in Heavenly Court, and I keep it all in mind . That’s why I can achieve so much and do more for His Majesty.

"But you, spending your days with ’The Buddha says this, The Buddha says that’, with not a single opinion of your own, not taking the initiative to learn more about the Buddha Sect, not worrying about the Sect’s difficulties, not sharing the Buddha Ancestors’ worries, don’t you feel ashamed?"

"You are a disciple of Buddha; you should take on more responsibility!"

Upon hearing this, Golden Cicada felt deeply ashamed, "This poor monk understands."

Sun Wukong smiled and said, "Really understand? Don’t just go along with whatever I say -- you need to have your own thoughts. Even when considering the advice of others, you must discern the good from the bad and not follow blindly."

Golden Cicada clasped his hands together and bowed earnestly, "Amitabha, this monk truly understands."

However, he did not leave immediately but stayed by Sun Wukong’s side to learn more, because he felt that he could learn much more and thus better take on the responsibilities of the Buddha Sect.

Time passed, and one day, a naval deity from Tian Peng’s side rushed to the residence of the Great Sage Equalling Heaven.

He did not have the time to offer his respects and said anxiously, "Zi Wei Great Emperor, my marshal said that no matter what strange events he encountered, we must inform Your Excellency immediately.

Just now, my marshal, drunk on wine, insisted on causing a commotion at the Lunar Palace; none of us could stop him, so we had no choice but to let him go. We beg Your Excellency to intervene and save him!"

"The Lunar Palace? The Taiyin Star?!" A flash of divine light appeared in Sun Wukong’s eyes.

He immediately recalled something -- Consort Jiang from the Taiyin Star, the one Xu Gai of the Sun Star pined for day and night, was there.

Previously, after fearing that Sun Wukong would meet with the Ziwei Great Emperor, they had revealed a Vighna Raksha Formation Diagram capable of creating an illusion of carnal desire.

Now Tian Peng, drunk, had headed to the Lunar Palace; could this be Zi Wei Great Emperor’s revenge?

First, setting up the Vighna Raksha Formation Diagram on Taiyin Star, causing Xu Gai to forcibly seize Consort Jiang, then tempting Tian Peng to intrude into the Lunar Palace, making Tian Peng bear the guilt for these actions?

This conjecture surfaced in Sun Wukong’s mind, and he felt there must be more to it.

If it were solely for revenge or to fulfill the wishes of his subordinates, the Ziwei Great Emperor would not go to such lengths.

With this in mind, he instructed the naval deity to meet with Lord Tai Bai Jin Xing immediately, saying that there was a major incident.

Then he called upon Golden Cicada, asking the monk to accompany him to the Taiyin Star.

On the way, he connected his mind to Zhihu and made a post.

"I am Sun Wukong. I’ve just learned that Tian Peng, in his drunken state, is headed to the Lunar Palace. I am on my way to rescue him now. May I ask the seniors here, what should I be cautious about on this journey?"

At the same time, he attached his recent conjectures, including Xu Gai’s longstanding wish, the Vighna Raksha Formation Diagram, and more, under the question.

Soon, many netizens replied.

Cultivation is Science: "Haha, it’s always the honest ones who are easy to bully. Seems like they’ve really chosen to start with Tian Peng."

Lu Labai: "Tian Peng getting drunk and storming into the Lunar Palace, this seems like a return to the original timeline, isn’t it? The host’s simulation is quite interesting."

"Hm, the original timeline?" Something clicked in Sun Wukong’s mind. Could it be that in his previous life, Tian Peng had also gotten drunk and stormed into the Lunar Palace?

He quickly read the following responses.

Lu Labai: "Is what follows Tian Peng harassing Chang’e, then being demoted by the Jade Emperor to the mortal realm, mistakenly entering a pig’s womb, and becoming Zhu Bajie to begin the journey to the West?"

Chen Ye’s Fall in the Night Game: "I don’t think that will happen. With Brother Monkey around, how could Tian Peng come to harm?"

Seeing these two responses, Sun Wukong’s hand paused mid-scratch, surprised.

Tian Peng? Zhu Bajie?

He had never considered that these two could be the same person, nor did the senior netizens of Zhihu ever mention that Zhu Bajie’s previous life was Tian Peng.

With that in mind, he could make even more conjectures.

The Ziwei Great Emperor went to such great lengths for revenge; perhaps it was more to help the Buddha Sect scheme against Tian Peng, to make Tian Peng err and descend to the mortal realm to become that very pilgrim!

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