489: Master and disciple... what a deep love!

The scene of the Master and disciple reuniting, which should have been very heartwarming and touching, became both strange and awkward. However, Tang Ku knew this guy's personality; even if he felt a bit moved, he wouldn't show it.

Therefore, after threatening the monkey with the Tightening Crown spell, this guy finally sat down obediently and ordered the monkeys, grandchildren, and demons: "All of you, get lost! Go do whatever you need to do!"

His subordinates, as if granted amnesty, fled the scene one after another.

Tang Ku sat cross-legged on the ground and had the monkey sit opposite him. He then rambled on about how he woke up at Spirit Mountain and what had happened, telling the monkey everything. Of course, he temporarily withheld the fact that he had undergone Reincarnation several times, as well as his identity as a Transmigration traveler... After all, he couldn't quite tell what attitude the monkey currently held toward him as his Master.

"What? The Buddha Tathagata is dead?"

"What? The Buddhist Realm is gone?"

"What? The Immortal Realm is gone too?"

"What? The Saints are gone too?"

"What? You became a Buddha?"

"What? You established your own sect?"

"..."

During Tang Ku's narration, the monkey asked countless questions, which annoyed Tang Ku to no end. Only after he finally finished telling the story did the monkey quiet down, seemingly pondering something important.

"Master only recently learned of your whereabouts. Come to think of it, I have been searching for you for a long time, but I never had any clues. Now that I have finally found you, be obedient and come back with Master, how about it?"

Tang Ku coaxed him patiently. Seeing that the monkey seemed to be living quite comfortably here, he felt very uncertain!

"Damn it, I want to go back too, but the problem is, where are you going to put me after I go back? I am currently just a soul, the kind that is extremely fragile. If I go out, I'll be scattered to the winds in no time!"

Sun Wukong looked around and said, "This place is actually quite nice; it can change according to my imagination. I missed Flower-Fruit Mountain, so I created a Flower-Fruit Mountain... Those monkeys, grandchildren, and demons are all respectful to me. Life is quite carefree and happy, it's just that there's no freedom..."

Tang Ku frowned slightly and tilted his head to look at him. A few seconds later, the monkey felt unnerved.

"Master, I've seen that look in your eyes before..."

Sun Wukong covered his head and said, "You aren't going to chant the Tightening Crown spell to force me to leave, are you..."

Tang Ku's expression was serious as he said in a deep voice, "Did you hit them?"

The monkey's face stiffened, and only then did he realize that this was what Tang Ku cared about. He couldn't help but blush, turned his head to look at the sky, and whistled while saying, "I... phew... that... phew... they followed me voluntarily. I... phew... didn't lay a hand on them..."

Tang Ku instantly switched to Tang Seng mode, pointed at the monkey, and lectured, "You unruly monkey, how did Master teach you? It is said that a thousand days of good deeds are not enough, but one day of evil is already too much. So many souls are bullied by you to the point they dare not even breathe, and you still dare to say you didn't touch them? Being so stubborn and unrepentant, do you really think Master won't use the Tightening Crown spell?"

The monkey was so angry his three corpse gods jumped. He stood up abruptly, put his hands on his hips, and said, "Chant it, chant it! If you don't chant it, you're a grandson! Damn it, do you really think Old Sun is easy to bully? Old Monk, if it weren't for the fact that you bear the name of Master, Old Sun would have slapped you across the face long ago. Do you really think your Tightening Crown spell is invincible..."

"Heh, so you're saying you're invincible then..."

Tang Ku raised his head and looked at the monkey with disdain, saying, "Do you want us to spar a little?"

The monkey said angrily, "Spar then, you think I'm afraid of you? Damn it, even if you became a Buddha, at most you are a civil official. How could you possibly be a match for Old Sun? Come, come, come... let's see who's better with our fists and feet... But first, no using the Tightening Crown spell!"

Saying this, the monkey rubbed his hands and was eager to try.

"Heh, good disciple, this is classic disrespect to one's Master and ancestors..."

Tang Ku narrowed his eyes, stood up leisurely, and walked in front of the monkey.

Two minutes later...

"Master, I was wrong..."

The monkey, bruised and swollen, knelt on the ground kowtowing to the monk, respectful and without the slightest hesitation.

"Heh, monkey, why the change from arrogant to humble?"

Tang Ku stood with his arms crossed, looking very composed.

"How was I supposed to know you had mastered the essence of the Power Law... Sigh, forget it, it's just Old Sun's bad luck... But even if you need me to go out, you have to give me a vessel to inhabit, right? Otherwise, wouldn't I be doomed for sure once I go out?"

"Did you think Master truly had no preparations at all? Rest assured, my friend has a vessel specifically designed to contain souls. When the time comes, we'll just put you inside!"

Tang Ku laughed and said.

"That sounds good... Uh, but that's not right!"

The monkey rubbed his face back to its original shape and suddenly said gloomily, "Even if it's a vessel, it's only temporary. You have to help me find a Physical Body, otherwise, wouldn't I still be effectively without freedom?"

"Rest assured, Master has already thought about the matter of a Physical Body..."

Tang Ku suddenly smiled very sinisterly, "I guarantee you'll be satisfied!"

The monkey shivered suddenly, knowing that this Old Monk was insidiously evil and must have some conspiracy, but if he defied him now, he would surely get beaten up again.

He could not believe that his weak, gentle Master, who only knew how to eat and drink tea, that weakling who would only call for his disciples when encountering danger, now actually had the ability to unilaterally crush him. How could he not find this the most bizarre thing in the world!

"However, this is also good; it saves Old Sun from always having to worry about him..."

Thinking about it, the monkey actually felt quite relieved.

"Alright then, come with me now!"

Tang Ku patted the dirt off his clothes and then said, "However, what about the assets here... Have you thought about what will happen to your little brothers in the future?"

The monkey looked back and suddenly waved his hand. The entire Water Curtain Cave instantly disappeared, and in its place was a vast white space, densely packed with white wooden doors, with room numbers on them.

"This is just an illusory world, nothing to be attached to. However, I promised those little brothers that if there is a chance in the future, I will definitely take them for Reincarnation and let them live a good life!"

The monkey laughed and said, "When there is a chance in the future, I must fulfill this promise!"

Tang Ku nodded, gave a thumbs up, and smiled, "This is the true Great Sage Sun, responsible, principled, and with a sense of justice!"

The monkey looked at Tang Ku with a wary gaze and exclaimed, "Did the sun rise from the west? You have never praised me once; why are you mentally unstable today? You wouldn't happen to have some conspiracy, would you!"

"I don't have any damn conspiracy!"

Tang Ku curled his lips and said, "Don't use your monkey ass to speculate on the heart of a high Buddhist monk, okay? If you spout nonsense again, the Tightening Crown spell will serve you!"

The monkey took a long time to process this, then curled his lips and said, "Damn, you really are mentally unstable. You never used to curse people before!"

Tang Ku was unperturbed: "Poor Monk indeed never curses people, but do you count as a person? Just a monkey... with a red butt, too..."

"... That's natural, what the hell does it have to do with me..."

The monkey rolled his eyes in frustration.