One person: He secluded himself for eighty years and cured Tian Jinzhong.

Chapter 104 The Great Sage Descends the Mountain: No Spirits Allowed After the Founding of the Natio

Qinling Mountains, beside the national highway.

The morning sunlight filtered through the sparse leaves and fell on a minibus parked by the roadside.

This car was a chartered vehicle arranged in advance by Zhang Chulan, specifically for picking up and dropping off the big shots back to Xi'an city.

However, at this moment, the driver was smoking a cigarette, looking at the group of people at the car door with a blank expression, holding a lighter in his hand, but unable to light it for a long time.

"Um... bro."

The driver pointed to a "short man" standing in the middle of the line and swallowed hard.

"Did you bring a circus performer? Or... a cosplayer?"

The "short guy" was wearing an obviously ill-fitting camouflage vest (one that Tian Jinzhong had rejected), a pair of floral shorts (Wang Ye's), a huge pair of black sunglasses, and a baseball cap backwards.

Although it was dressed in a trendy way, its face covered in golden fur and its restless tail sticking out from behind its underwear made it look nothing like a human.

"squeak?"

The Monkey King, "Dasheng," pushed up his sunglasses, grinned at the driver, and gave him a fairly friendly smile. Then, he skillfully pulled a banana from his pocket, peeled it, and took a bite.

"Ahem, Master, don't misunderstand."

Zhang Chulan stepped forward, like a worried old father, and reached out to tuck the Great Sage's tail back into his pants:

"This is our family's... um, distant relatives."

"Your body hair is a little thick, it's a case of atavism, please forgive me."

"Atavism?"

The driver's eye twitched:

"This is a really thorough reversal! It's practically a monkey!"

"This is a licensed passenger vehicle; pets are not allowed!"

"pet?"

Tian Jinzhong was unhappy.

He stepped forward, patted the Great Sage on the shoulder, as if introducing his good buddy:

"Master, that's where you're wrong."

"Look at that posture, that demeanor, that elegant way of peeling a banana—how does it resemble a pet at all?"

"Besides, it will buy tickets!"

Tian Jinzhong took out a bright red 100-yuan bill from his pocket and stuffed it into Dasheng's hand.

The Great Sage understood immediately. He held the banknotes between his two hairy fingers, walked up to the driver with an air of nonchalance, and slapped the money onto the coin box.

"Snapped!"

Then it pointed to the seats on the bus, then to itself, and made two squeaking sounds: "Squeak (I have a seat)!"

driver:"……"

He looked at the hundred-yuan bill, then at the imposing monkey.

"Okay...okay."

The driver wiped his sweat and gave up thinking:

"As long as it doesn't bite or poop or pee anywhere, I'll just consider it... a passenger with a rather unique appearance."

"But let's make this clear first: if the traffic police find out, you'll have to tell them yourselves that I know nothing!"

"No problem! Get in the car!"

With a wave of his hand, Su Wuxian led the elderly group onto the bus for the return journey.

……

A few hours ago.

The group originally planned to regroup and head straight to the Tang Clan in Sichuan.

As a result, Zhang Chulan suddenly received a message from the company.

They said that the Tang Clan was closing its doors and that all outsiders would not be receiving visitors in the near future. If any outsider dared to enter Tang Clan territory, Tang Clan would take immediate action.

This news immediately dispelled everyone's idea of ​​heading straight to the Tang Sect.

inside the car.

"Sir, the Tang Clan has suddenly closed its doors. What's going on? Could it be related to us?"

Zhang Chulan leaned forward and chatted with Su Wuxian in the seat in front of him.

"Don't drag everything into your own affairs. What does the closure of such a large sect have to do with you?"

Su Wuxian waved his hand and took a sip of cola.

"Then, sir, where do we go next?"

Zhang Chulan was somewhat confused at this moment.

It was truly an eye-opening experience to go down the mountain with the advisors for a while.

I witnessed firsthand the master of the Eight Extraordinary Skills, Ma Xianhong, and his furnace, and I also saw the place where the Thirty-Six Thieves started their business. It was truly an eye-opening experience.

It seems like the trip to Tang Sect that was originally planned won't be going to happen now.

"If it were just me, I wouldn't have a problem going even if the gates were locked, but taking you all with me now is really inconvenient..."

Su Wuxian pondered for a moment.

What's more, they now have the Monkey King, the Great Sage, with them.

"Let's go back to Longhu Mountain..."

Sitting next to him, Zhang Zhiwei looked out the window and said softly.

"That's true. We've been traveling for so long and haven't been back for a long time. It would be good to go back and visit."

Su Wuxian nodded.

The rest of the itinerary was decided in just a few words from these two bigwigs.

But the journey was destined to be anything but peaceful.

For this monkey king who has lived in seclusion in the deep mountains and forests for decades, everything in modern society is full of novelty.

"Squeak!"

The Great Sage pressed his face against the car window, watching the cars rushing by outside. He jumped up and down excitedly, even trying to reach out and grab the metal boxes.

"Sit tight! Fasten your seatbelts!"

Like a little adult, Su Duo sternly pressed Da Sheng back into his seat and then patiently taught him how to fasten his seatbelt:

"Insert it until you hear a 'click' sound."

"Great Sage, you must be good, or your advisor won't buy you any good food."

Although the Great Sage cannot understand complicated words, he can understand "advisor" and "delicious food".

It immediately sat up straight, placed its hands on its knees, and imitated Zhang Zhiwei next to it, striking a pose of superiority.

But those eyes were still darting around.

"puff……"

Wang Ye, sitting in the back seat, couldn't resist and secretly took a picture with his phone:

"Absolutely amazing."

"The Celestial Master and the Monkey King sitting side by side, this scene... could go viral if it gets out."

"Don't post this on WeChat Moments."

Zhang Chulan reminded him:

"After the founding of the People's Republic of China, it's forbidden for monkeys to become spirits. If the relevant departments see them, we'll have to go to the police station to get them out."

"Don't worry, I've blocked people from the company." Wang Ye chuckled.

The car bumped along the way and finally entered the city of Xi'an.

The bustling cityscape completely shocked the native monkey from the Qinling Mountains.

Skyscrapers, neon lights, giant GG signs...

The Great Sage was dumbfounded, not even noticing the banana in his mouth fall to the ground.

"Squeak..." (Is this the immortal realm?)

It tugged at Su Wuxian's sleeve and pointed out the window.

"This is the human world."

Su Wuxian looked at the bustling traffic outside the window, his eyes gentle:

"Great Sage, now that you've come out here, you must adapt to the rules here."

"From now on, in Longhu Mountain, we can't just steal food like we did in the Qinling Mountains. If we want to eat something, we'll have to buy it with money."

"money?"

Dasheng took out the change the driver had given him from his pocket and looked at it with a puzzled expression.

"Yes, it's this piece of paper."

Su Wuxian pointed to a KFC in front of him:

"When we get off the bus later, I'll take you to buy a 'family bucket'!"

"This monkey is truly a genius..."

Zhang Chulan watched the man and the monkey chatting animatedly from behind, feeling a sense of novelty.

"But speaking of which, can monkeys eat chicken? Won't they get some kind of disease...?"

……