Traveling Through Journey to the West: I Am the Dragon King

Nezha led Chonghua to the Western Heavenly Gate.

The Heavenly King Guangmu, who was stationed at the Western Heavenly Gate, saw Nezha approaching and hurriedly stepped forward, cupping his hands in greeting, and asked, "Where is the Third Prince going?"

Nezha replied, "It's nothing, I was just ordered by my father to patrol the four gates."

Upon hearing this, the Heavenly King Guangmu quickly stepped aside and said, "All our soldiers and generals are present, and none of them have abandoned their posts. Please inspect us, Third Prince."

Nezha nodded upon hearing this. Then, he swaggered past each of the heavenly soldiers, putting on airs.

Faced with Nezha's inspection, all the heavenly soldiers stood tall and proud, displaying the might and power of the heavenly army.

When they reached the last person, Nezha saw that the distance was almost up.

Taking advantage of everyone's inattention, he casually picked up the bubble in his hand and, as he turned around, threw Yun Chonghua off the gate of the Western Heaven.

Nezha turned and left casually.

But the terrifying sight of falling rapidly from a great height truly terrified Yun Chonghua inside the bubble.

The feeling of falling from the ninth heaven is much more thrilling than bungee jumping.

His eyes widened as he shouted into the bubbles.

But as the descent accelerated, the bubbles Nezha created with his magic grew larger and larger. The same was true for Yun Chonghua's dragon body.

Bubbles passed through the clouds, and Yun Chonghua could see the boundless blue sky below.

"Great! It's not land, it's the sea! With these bubbles protecting me, I won't get hurt if I fall in..." But before he could finish his thought, the bubble protecting him burst.

He instantly lost his support and plummeted from the clouds.

"Aaaaaah!!!! I'm never going to heaven again!"

At this moment, on the Western Ocean, a small raft was floating, and on the raft sat a monkey dressed in human clothes.

Upon hearing the terrified scream, the monkey couldn't help but look up at the sky.

"Hmm? What's that sound?" the monkey wondered to itself.

When he looked up, his eyes widened and he cried out in terror, "Ah!" The monkey then hurriedly paddled the wooden paddle, trying to get his little raft away from the falling shadow.

However, Yun Chonghua was falling very fast, and the monkey couldn't catch up.

As luck would have it, Yun Chonghua's dragon body crashed directly onto the small wooden raft, smashing it to pieces.

The monkey was clever; it leaped into the water to avoid the attack before he could smash it down.

Yun Chonghua only stopped after he plunged deep into the water.

As soon as he fell into the water, the cool seawater jolted him awake. The pain he felt when Nezha transferred his power, as well as the pain from falling into the water, slowly disappeared.

Once he regained consciousness, Yun Chonghua quickly swam to the surface. As he emerged from the water and breathed fresh air again, he exclaimed, "Ah! I'm still alive! It feels so good to be alive!"

Although the atmosphere in this lower realm is far less refreshing than that in the heavens, there is no danger to one's life here.

Having faced this life-or-death situation, it was truly terrifying.

Now, with the help of a benefactor, I have escaped danger and the relief I feel from this ordeal is indescribable.

Just as Yun Chonghua was feeling fortunate to be alive, a shout of curses came from the water beside him: "Where did you come from, you wild dragon? How did you fall from the sky and smash my raft? You've really caused me a lot of trouble!"

Hearing someone cursing him, Yun Chonghua looked in the direction of the voice and saw a monkey clinging to the broken pieces of a raft, floating on the sea.

Upon seeing this monkey that could speak human language, Yun Chonghua was completely stunned.

Looking into the dragon's eyes, the monkey also looked completely bewildered.

"Could this monkey that can speak human language be Sun Wukong?" Yun Chonghua thought to himself, but he wasn't sure. Although he had seen Nezha before, he had forgotten to ask what year it was.

However, this monkey is very clever and can speak human language, and it is on this vast ocean.

Then Yun Chonghua's eyes darted around, and he deliberately said, "How strange, truly strange. I never expected to find a monkey dressed in human clothes and speaking human language on this vast ocean. Little monkey, tell me, where did you come from?"

The monkey wasn't going to take this lying down. He looked at the dragon before him and asked, "Where did you come from? Tell me first, and then I'll tell you!"

Yun Chonghua then introduced himself: "My name is Yun Chonghua. I was originally a carp cultivating in the Xiang River. Recently, I leaped over the Dragon Gate and became a dragon. While practicing the art of flight, I accidentally fell from the sky. What is your name, and where are you from?"

The monkey replied, "I was born nameless and have no surname, unlike you, little dragon, who has a name. I am from the Water Curtain Cave of Flower and Fruit Mountain."

Hearing this, Yun Chonghua was overjoyed.

"It's the Great Sage! It's the Great Sage! But he... Oh! Right! The name 'Sun Wukong,' which resounds throughout the Three Realms, was given to him by Patriarch Subhuti. He is indeed nameless and without a surname. The Great Sage doesn't have a name yet, so it seems he hasn't found Patriarch Subhuti. If we go to Fangcun Mountain with the Great Sage to learn skills, not only can we avenge the old Dragon King's deception, but we can also fight alongside the Great Sage to the Heavenly Palace and avenge the little fairy who stripped us of our scales."

Yun Chonghua felt the Dragon-Binding Rope binding his body. If he ever caught that little fairy, he would definitely strip her clothes off, beat her severely with his fiery whip until her skin was torn and bleeding, and let her taste the suffering he had endured today.

However, Yun Chonghua still had some doubts. To be on the safe side, he continued, "Oh? I didn't expect you, little monkey, to come from the distant Flower Fruit Mountain of Aolai Kingdom in the Eastern Continent. I just don't know where you're going after your long journey and drifting at sea. To express my apologies, I'd like to give you a ride."

As he spoke, Yun Chonghua swam over to the little monkey and gestured for him to jump onto his dragon back.

The monkey leaped onto him and then grabbed his dragon horns with both hands.

The monkey, sitting on the dragon's back, said, "In that case, thank you very much. I've been away from Flower Fruit Mountain for over eight or nine years now, traversing the Great Wall and visiting small counties, always hoping to find a renowned master and obtain the elixir of immortality and longevity. In these eight or nine years, I've learned human etiquette and spoken human language. I've met countless people driven by fame and fortune, but unfortunately, I've never had the chance to meet a truly virtuous person."

"Some time ago, I came to this Western Ocean, thinking that there must be immortals overseas, so I made a raft by myself, wanting to cross the sea to find them. I didn't expect that when I got here, you capsized the raft. You don't need to take me far, just take me to the shore."

After hearing the monkey's words, Yun Chonghua exclaimed in his heart, "What a stroke of luck!"

He originally thought that being captured and taken to heaven was a great calamity, but he did not expect it to be a great fortune. Although he suffered the pain of having his scales removed, he met Nezha and learned some rudimentary magic, and obtained a protective magic weapon.

Now, having fallen to the mortal realm, he has encountered Sun Wukong, who has not yet become a disciple of Bodhi. This truly can be considered a turn of fortune after the worst.

He recalled the plot of Journey to the West, and realized that at this point in time, Wukong was only one step away from going to Xiniu Hezhou to become Bodhi's disciple. If he went with him, he could not only learn his skills but also gain the bond of being fellow disciples.

Even if I can't learn the true skills from the patriarch like him, I can still cultivate with peace of mind thanks to his protection.

Even if Bodhi Patriarch doesn't accept him, he has already established a relationship with the Great Sage by escorting him on his journey. In the future, when the Great Sage achieves success and fame, he will have gained a capable friend.

If you calculate carefully, you won't lose money horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.

Yun Chonghua quickly said to the Great Sage, "Oh? You're also going to seek immortality? That's perfect, we can travel together. Although I've transformed into a dragon, I still wish to further cultivate into human form, but I haven't found the method yet. If I could find an old immortal to guide me, it would be a great fortune for me. Brother Monkey, would you be willing to take me along?"