Yang Jian and Sun Wukong

Grandpa Dashu never saw the day when Shitou was more handsome than Yang Jian.

Because the stone is gone.

Stone is not the first person to leave Huaguo Mountain.

The first one to go is Xiaolu, Xiaolu is the snail that said "see you tomorrow" to the stone.He didn't climb to Grandpa Dashu the next day.He crawled and crawled non-stop all day, until he was five feet away.He is not discouraged at all, he has been like this for 100 years.He moves forward a little every day, and one day he will get there.Don't think about how far the future is, as long as today is better than yesterday, that's enough.But one day, on the way to Dashu's grandfather, Shishi saw Xiaolu's body: it was trampled flat by something.

Shi Shi took the lump and asked Grandpa Dashu what happened to Xiaolu.Grandpa Dashu said that Xiaolu was dead.Shitou asked what it meant to be dead, and Grandpa Dashu said that if he died, he was gone, and he went to another world and never came back.Shi Shi worriedly asked Yang Jian if he would die too. Wouldn't I never be better than him after he died?Grandpa Dashu said no, people like Yang Jian who have practiced spells and gained supernatural powers will not die, and people like him can determine our life and death.Stone stopped talking.

The second one to go was Tiger Amin.

Amin really did not kill.At first it had the strength to play with the stones.He loves to help other animals. He rescued a duck that fell into the water, threw a chick down the mountain to train the chick to fly, followed the stones to scare the fox and so on.

When Shitou and the others were chased by coyotes and had nowhere to escape, Amin appeared at the right time and shouted.Tiger Roar is no joke, most of the time it can defeat others without fighting, scaring away the enemy with little effort.It's a pity that everyone later found out that Amin is a tiger that is not useful, especially once Shishi took Amin to snatch the territory of other monkeys, but after being driven back by those monkeys in despair, Shishi covered him. Injured on the head, decided not to be ashamed with A Ming again.For this reason, Stone was so angry that he didn't pick any fruit for Amin.But generally speaking, the time when Amin lived with the stone among the monkeys was still very pleasant—if starvation was not counted.

Yes, Amin is very hungry and getting hungry.Too hungry to rescue a drowning duck, throw a bird, or tease a fox.As for these games, only after losing Amin, his best playmate, Stone knew how boring they were.Stone led the monkeys to forage and escape every day.Today becomes the reincarnation of yesterday, and tomorrow is the repetition of today.The days became more and more difficult and restless.

Finally one day, the tiger was so hungry that he didn't even have the strength to stand up.

Stone brought a lot of fruit to see Amin. Amin was lying quietly on the grass with his eyes closed, his belly heaved and heaved.He was so skinny that his ribs could be seen clearly when his belly dropped.His coat is gray and not as shiny as before.Amin slowly opened his eyes, this simple movement almost exhausted his remaining strength.

The stone passed the fruit.

Amin smiled slightly.Only his smile was still the same as before, with a bit of innocence, a bit of shyness, and as clean as before.

Seeing Amin smiling, Shitou seemed to have returned to the days when they were messing around together, with a smile on his face.Then he saw Amin shaking his head at the fruit handed to him, his mouth tightly shut.Shi Shi's smile froze, the corners of his mouth were cracked, and he wanted to cry.

Stone said you regret it?

A Ming said that I lived according to my own will, so why regret it later?I am freer than you.I just wish I couldn't live longer, I haven't seen you marrying a wife yet, I don't know if you have a mother monkey who doesn't think about it, and can see it right.After speaking, he looked sad again.

Stone, will you forget me?I'm gone as if I never existed.Walking across the Naihe bridge, drinking Meng Po soup, the past goes with the wind, and the past is forgotten.How do you recognize Tony, who looks different?Even if it doesn't look the same, time is the scariest thing, it will dilute memories.I heard that there are eighteen floors in hell, which floor shall I wait for you?I don't know if you will drink Mengpo soup after you die.

Stone said, I will not forget you, I swear.

Amin smiled with satisfaction.After eating a mouthful of stone-fed fruit, he closed his eyes comfortably and stopped breathing slowly.

After Amin left, many people missed him.

It is precious only when it is lost, as is the case with everything in the world.

Those who have been helped by Amin said that Amin is really a tiger, because he has never hurt any living beings.Those who were bullied by Amin said that Amin I forgive you, can you come back?I laughed at Amin for being stupid, saying that Amin, you are really good, only you really only do what you like.In the army of nostalgia, there is a bird named Xiaoben who comes to worship Amin every day.Xiao Ben is the fledgling that was thrown down the mountain by A Ming to practice flying. He is a golden-winged vulture of a big roc, and later grows beautiful feathers and grows like a tree facing the wind.Xiaoben cried so darkly when A Ming left that he almost cried himself to death.

When autumn comes, Xiaoben tells Shitou that I have to go too. I have to spend the winter far away. I don’t know if I can come back after I leave. Shitou, take care of yourself.

After Xiaoben left, the stone started to make a raft.He cut down trees and collected wild fruits in the forest every day, and didn't rest until very late.

In the early spring of the second year, the stone was made into a raft.

That night, the moon was rising in the west, the breeze was blowing, and the water rippled away layer by layer. Stone squatted by the water, scooped up a handful of water to wash his face, and the water flowed out from between his fingers, shining like flowing moonlight.Stone stood up and walked up the river.Go to the source, see a waterfall, hanging down.

As usual, a bunch of monkeys surrounded the waterfall, chirping and making noise.This place is far below the foot of the mountain and directly to the waves of the sea. No one knows what lies behind the waterfall.The monkey kings of all dynasties once had a decree that if someone goes in and finds a source and comes out without harming his body, he will be worshiped as king.At that time, no matter the Tongbei monkey or the six-eared macaque, they will all bow their heads and bow their heads, respecting him as the common master of all monkeys.Over the years, countless people have played outside the waterfall, but none of them dared to enter.

Sometimes, the unknown is often the greatest fear.

The stone walked straight towards the waterfall, but when it was about to enter, it was pulled by a six-eared macaque.

The six-eared macaque is best friends with Shitou on weekdays. He pulled Shitou and shouted: "What are you doing, don't die! No one has ever dared to jump in that waterfall!"

Stone found that the six-eared macaque was afraid. "Xiao Er, what are you afraid of? You have never been inside, so how can you be sure there is danger behind the waterfall?" Shitou said, "Many times, the things we are afraid of may not really exist, but we just think of them to scare ourselves."

"Why do you have to go in?" The six-eared macaque was puzzled.

"No idea. I just wanted to do it."

"So what, is it for the Monkey King?"

"No." Shitou thought for a while, and said, "If you do it, you will feel happy in your heart; if you can't, you will feel uncomfortable."

Shi Shi patted the six-eared macaque on the shoulder: "Do you still remember A Ming? He would rather die than do something he doesn't like to do. Later I realized that I can live happily like A Ming. When I was young My biggest wish is to defeat the black-backed monkey who always robs me of food. When I grow strong enough to challenge him, I realize that he is old. Later, I defeated all the monkeys and became the monkey king of my family. The daily tasks are just to observe the tigers and leopards, warn them when they come, and then lead the monkeys to escape. This is until I am old and defeated by another monkey.”

Shi Shi looked at the six-eared macaque seriously: "Do you think this kind of life is meaningful?"

"Is it important to have meaning? Isn't everyone like this?" The six-eared macaque sighed. Live with your own mind, more or less have to do things you don't like."

"I don't care about others, but I don't want to be like this." On that day, the moon hung quietly in the sky, and the sky and the earth were shining brightly.The flowing water glows silver under the moonlight, and the waterfall is like a jade belt, as if hanging upside down from the sky.A little monkey stood by the waterfall, wiped the splashed water off his face, raised his face, and smiled brightly in the boundless night.

There was a hint of arrogance in his smile.

"In my whole life, I have to do something that I want to do, and what I want to do must be done."

After speaking, he took a deep breath, ignored the exclamation of the six-eared macaque, and jumped into the waterfall.

Behind the waterfall is an iron bridge, and on the other side of the bridge is a wide and deep cave.The water rushes through the stone orifices and cascades down, forming a waterfall, which just covers the entrance of the cave.The stone walked into the cave, but saw the haze transpiring, the clouds floating around, the bamboos trimmed with knots, plum blossoms competing with snow, stone tables, benches, bowls and stoves, everything is there, just like a personal home.The clean room with bright windows is spacious and open, and can accommodate thousands of people.The stalactites hang high, the branches hang down, there are countless exotic flowers and plants, and jade and agate can be seen everywhere.There was a stone tablet in the middle, and there was a line of big characters in regular script on the tablet. The stone stretched out his hand to caress the stone tablet, and read it softly: "Huaguo Mountain is a blessed place, Water Curtain Cave and Cave Sky."

"Hehe." Shito laughed, and the laughter became louder and louder, "Hahaha..." The laughter echoed in the cave. "From now on, I will live in the 'Water Curtain Cave'!"

Shi Shi sat on the huge stone chair in the middle, slapped the carved armrest, and roared loudly.

The raft is ready, the wild fruits are picked, and all the preparations are made.

Finally, the day came, Shi Shi stood in front of Grandpa Dashu with his luggage on his back.

"I'm leaving." Stone said.

"I want the flowers to bloom forever, the trees to be evergreen, the sky to be sunny, the grass to be green, the monkeys not to hide from tigers and leopards, the snails not to live so humblely, the tigers to survive without eating meat, and the migratory birds Don't fly around and die on the road." Shitou said.

"I want everyone to live according to their own wishes. Laugh when you want, cry when you want, howl loudly if you want, whatever you want. I want Mu Xiaohua to bloom all year round, big trees Grandpa can move to see the outside world, everyone's fate is in his own hands. I want to be free."

"But no one in Huaguo told me what to do."

"After I go outside and find a way to escape the rules, I will come back." Stone said with certainty. "At that time, I will turn Huaguo Mountain into a happy holy land. I want all of you to be happy under my protection, without any worries."

Grandpa Dashu sighed.

"Stone, I guessed that you would leave. How can a small mountain of flowers and fruits trap a person like you? How can you be willing not to go out for a while? But the outside is so big, where are you going? ? What are you going to do after you go out?"

"I've made up my mind." Shitou said with a smile, "I'm going to find Yang Jian, and I want to follow him to cultivate God!"