For readers who understand "Journey to the West" after reading it for the first time, this novel is so wonderful that they can carefully read it word for word.
The heavenly soldiers and generals came to Huaguo Mountain and started a fierce battle with Sun Wukong!
This battle scene is not unexciting. Many readers even think that it is more exciting than all the battles portrayed by the old thief in the past. It may be because they themselves admire the character Sun Wukong!
Even if Li Jing personally leads the army and has a hundred thousand heavenly soldiers and generals, he can't do anything to this monster monkey!
"Holy shit! Awesome!"
“The Great Sage is awesome!”
"This is the great sage in my mind! Unruly and heroic!"
"Handsome!"
Heavenly Court attached great importance to this battle. Guanyin Bodhisattva not only recommended Erlang Zhenjun to assist in the battle, Taishang Laojun also used hidden weapons to help. In the end, Wukong was captured.
Readers in Xiazhou are all very familiar with Erlang Zhenjun. First of all, Erlang Shen is a well-known mythological figure. Although his popularity is not as popular as Sun Wukong and Nezha, ranking third should not be a big problem.
What's more, Lao Zei has published a novel about Erlang Shen before, and all his fans should have read it.
Knowledgeable people, just by reading this, will know that this novel must be another masterpiece-level novel, a complete shaping of the Chinese mythology system!
It is conceivable that when authors write works on prehistoric mythological themes in the future, the mythological background of "Journey to the West" will definitely become a reference for the standard template.
If you still have doubts about the old thief's current writing level, it's just something wrong with his brain.
The previous autobiographical trilogy and short story collections are of great literary value, but many readers find it difficult to read them because the stories themselves are not very entertaining. However, traditional literature such as "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and "Journey to the West" are Almost all Xiazhou readers can accept it.
Senior scholars in their 70s and 80s.
Teenagers down to their teens can read it with gusto, but they just look at it from different angles.
For example, these teenage readers are excited to watch the plot of Sun Wukong fighting the heavenly soldiers and generals!
It's a pity that Sun Wukong was still captured by the heaven, which made thousands of readers sigh.
But this is similar to the mythical stories that have been handed down. Otherwise, if Sun Wukong could conquer the sky by himself, there would be no need to write the story, and he would be invincible.
It is said that after Sun Wukong was caught, he was chopped with knives and axes, struck by fire and lightning, and even set up an alchemy furnace to train for 7749 days, but still nothing happened. He even developed his piercing eyes in the alchemy furnace!
His fiery eyes can identify all kinds of monsters and monsters!
Then there was another big commotion in heaven, quite like Sun Wukong!
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Why do we like Sun Wukong?
It is because Sun Wukong has great magical powers, is rebellious, hates evil, and dares to challenge authority!
Just like in myths and legends, who doesn't want to attack the Nantianmen like Sun Wukong and pierce the thirty-third heaven with one stick.
Fight against the gods, step up to the sky, defeat the Taiqing, fight against the Tathagata, and have a great time!
Dare to disobey everything in the sky and all directions in the universe!
But even such a Monkey King, who defeated Sun Wukong and could somersault a hundred and eighty thousand miles, still could not escape from the palm of Tathagata Buddha. As the Five Elements Giant Mountain crashed down from thirty-three days away, Sun Xingzhe He was suppressed alive like this for five hundred years!
With the eighth chapter, Tang Monk appears, and when Wukong will accompany Tang Monk to the West to learn Buddhist scriptures, the main story of the novel "Journey to the West" officially begins. However, as Monkey King puts on the golden hoop, whether it is Monkey King or the audience, , all seemed to be firmly shackled.
Even so, even if he is as unruly as Wukong, he is still loyal to Tang Monk on the way to learn the scriptures, and he is still willing to go out of his way to his friends. This is why thousands of people in Xiazhou like Wukong so much!
If you insist on dividing the entire "Journey to the West", it can be divided into four major chapters.
The first major chapter tells the story of the birth of the protagonist Sun Wukong, his attainment of enlightenment, and his wreaking havoc in the Heavenly Palace.
The second large chapter tells the process of Tang Sanzang becoming a monk, and reveals the main mission of Tang Sanzang to obtain scriptures from the West.
The third major chapter, which is the main content of the book, tells the adventure story of Tang Sanzang and his disciples, Wukong, Bajie, and Sha Seng, who went to the West to obtain scriptures!
Yes, "Journey to the West" is essentially a "road-style" adventure story.
In this story, many demons are eager to eat Tang Monk's meat, because after eating it, they will live forever. Such a huge temptation will naturally cause a lot of difficulties for this journey!
Three apprentices, Wukong, Bajie, and Sha Seng!
In addition to Wukong, Zhu Bajie and Sha Seng are both recorded in myths and legends, especially Zhu Bajie, who was originally the Tianpeng Marshal, but was demoted to earth for molesting Chang'e!
The description of Sha Monk is relatively small, but a complete introduction is given in "Journey to the West". He was originally a rolling curtain general who was demoted to earth for breaking a glass lamp. In addition, there is also a little white dragon worth reading. Ti, was enlightened by Guanyin and became Tang Monk's mount.
During this journey, the four masters and disciples had to go through a total of ninety-nine and eighty-one difficulties before they could reach the Western Heaven and obtain the true scripture!
Why is it so difficult?
There is a saying in Buddhism that says "Nine-Nine Returns to One", also called "Nine-Nine Returns to True", which means perfection, that is to say, it is not perfect until ninety-nine.
Moreover, there is a Buddhist saying that after ninety-nine returns to one, one will eventually achieve the right fruition. This means that only after the ninety-nine returns to one can one achieve complete merit and virtue, one can achieve the right fruition.
That's why the Buddha set eighty-one difficulties for Tang Monk on his way to seek scriptures. Only by going through these eighty-one difficulties can he be worthy of achieving perfect merits and achieving positive results.
As the readers read in depth, they discovered that although it is impossible to write all the stories of the Eighty-One Dilemma in this novel, the stories written are really wonderful!
For example, there was a battle of wits in the country of Chechi. Tang Monk wanted to go to the court to exchange documents and travel westward in the country of Chechi.
After praying for rain, putting oil in a pan, and beheading three times of fighting, all the masters of the Three Kingdoms died unexpectedly and revealed their true colors!
Another example is the classic three-hit Bone Demon!
Mrs. Bones wanted to eat Tang Monk's meat, so she transformed into a village girl, an old woman, and an old man three times to impress Tang Monk's compassion.
Tang Seng was indeed fooled by the White Bone Demon's transformation, but he was discovered by Sun Wukong three times and was beaten to death with a golden cudgel.
However, Tang Monk believed that Sun Wukong was killing innocent people indiscriminately and was determined to drive Wukong away!
When reading this paragraph, readers’ blood pressure soared!
You know, the most popular one is Sun Wukong, and in entertainment works, the most uncomfortable thing is misunderstanding, not to mention this kind of misunderstanding. Sun Wukong has piercing eyes and can spot monsters at a glance. As a result, Monk Tang actually said that Wukong killed innocent people indiscriminately?
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"I'll go! My blood pressure!!"
"Hypertensive drugs! Antihypertensive drugs!!"
"Every big plot is so exciting! I like the plot of the Flaming Mountain so much! The Bull Demon King and the Iron Fan Princess!"
"I like the plot of subduing the black bear monster!"
"The part where Jin Gong casts a spell to destroy evil spirits is also very exciting. I feel like every part is full! The Kingdom of Women is also very exciting!"
By the time they reached the halfway mark, countless readers were already shocked!
Regardless of whether it is Pingdingshan’s wits against the golden and silver-horned king, the surrender of the red boy who set fire, the battle between the three immortals of Chechi Kingdom, the yellow-browed monster of Xiaoleiyin Temple, the Thousand-Eyed Demon of Pansi Cave, or the master and apprentice in danger at Shituoling, they are all exciting. ! ! Among them, it can be said that each story alone is enough to make a wonderful movie, but the old thief actually gathered so many wonderful stories together!
"Journey to the West" is quite long. As long as it is a normal reader, no matter how fast the reading speed is, it will be difficult to finish reading this book in one day. Therefore, the fermentation speed of this book still needs to be For a certain period of time, and since this is traditional literature, the speed of dissemination is definitely not as fast as that of animation through online channels.
But at that time, about a week after "Dragon Ball" started airing, "Journey to the West" seemed to be a global hit!
Even Kyushu readers with different cultures are full of curiosity about this Xiazhou mythical character because of the previous 3A Wukong masterpiece game and the warm-up of "Dragon Ball"!
You wouldn’t know this unless you read it, but as soon as you read it, you were completely immersed in the story of "Journey to the West"!
Of course, why did "Journey to the West" become popular only about five days after its release? Because five days later, all the vernacular versions of "Journey to the West" were translated one after another!
In fact, the work of translating into vernacular started the moment the novel was released. However, the entire "Journey to the West" is too long, and the translation process will take a certain amount of time, no matter how fast it is.
But even so, with the promotion of the entire Xiazhou official, "Journey to the West" still became popular.
Xiazhou officials have no reason not to promote this novel, even more vigorously than when they promoted "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". After all, "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is not a true history, but a romance novel, but "Journey to the West" itself is the most historical A mythical novel with deep roots!
Therefore, the meaning of this work is completely different, and even the audience of this novel has a wider age range than ever before.
Readers of almost every age group will have different feelings when reading this book.
For example, in the subconscious mind of a child, the monster is the big bad guy. In the subconscious mind of an adult, the monster may be a reflection of the corrupt officials in reality. The elderly will regard defeating the monster as defeating their own youth. It is a symbol of youth. After all, Sun Wukong used to be unruly, but after wearing the golden hoop, Sun Wukong seems to have grown up and matured, and his soul has aged.
The demons and monsters are defeated one by one throughout the plot, which is completely in line with Xiazhou's moral values and will naturally make readers of all ages enjoy it.
Therefore, the discussion situation of this book is completely different from the discussion situation of previous old thief books, and it is becoming more and more lively!
Because of the inherent literary nature of the novel, even major primary and secondary schools have organized students to read this classic novel together. Even primary school students and teachers will tell the story of "Journey to the West" in the vernacular in class. , for example, at the end of each class, the previous chapter of "Journey to the West" will be told, or stories will be told in a way to encourage students to learn.
Judging from the current situation, both the youth group and the adult reader group in Xiazhou are extremely enthusiastic about this "Journey to the West". The discussion of the plot has suddenly surpassed "Dragon Ball"!
After all, the plot of "Dragon Ball" is quite simple. Compared with the exciting plot of "Journey to the West", it is simply a thousand miles away!
Among these plots, the most popular are just a few classic plots.
Among them, there are three plots that are the most popular.
The first two paragraphs are undoubtedly about three dozen white-bone demons and causing havoc in the Heavenly Palace!
As a classic plot in Xiazhou legend, Lao Thief perfectly presented it in a vivid and emotional way.
But there is another plot, which can be said to have become the most discussed plot of Journey to the West on the Internet!
This plot is...
The real and fake Monkey King! !
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Countless readers were amazed when they saw this plot for the first time!
This plot takes place in Chapter 57 of "Journey to the West".
Before this plot happened, there was a plot summary. Tang Seng killed the highwayman again because of "Wukong" and drove him away again, which once again raised the blood pressure of readers!
You must know that in the previous three plots of beating the Bone Demon, the blood pressure of the readers has been raised once, and it will happen again this time!
At this moment, the six-eared macaque took the opportunity to transform into Wukong, steal Guan Wen's luggage, and then transformed the little demon into Tang Monk, Bajie, and Sha Monk, hoping to go to the West to defraud the scriptures.
You know, this six-eared macaque is not a good one. In the story of "Journey to the West", there are four great monkeys, namely the Lingming stone monkey, the red-necked horse monkey, the black-armed monkey and the six-eared macaque.
Sun Wukong is a clever stone monkey who understands changes, knows the time of the sky, knows the location, and can move stars and change battles.
The six-eared macaque is good at listening to sounds, can understand things, know the front and back, everything is clear, and its ability is not weak at all!
The true and false Wukongs were killed from the sky to the earth. The Bodhisattva, Jade Emperor, Ksitigarbha, etc. could not distinguish the true from the false.
"The real and fake Monkey King!"
"I'll go! This six-eared macaque is really capable!"
"This plot is so exciting!"
"If I go, even the Jade Emperor can't tell the difference!"
These two monkeys used their special skills and all their skills to reach the Lingxiao Palace.
The Jade Emperor ordered the two of them to stop, but the two monkeys refused to obey the Jade Emperor's orders, making the Jade Emperor helpless.
It was not until the Tathagata Buddha in Leiyin Temple that the Buddha revealed the truth. In front of the Tathagata with boundless Dharma, the six-eared macaque finally revealed its true colors and suffered the consequences.
The excitement of this plot can be regarded as the forefront of the whole book. The two monkeys ascend to heaven and earth, and countless gods are difficult to distinguish between true and false. It can be called a classic!
Of course, in addition to the excitement of the plot itself, there is another reason that has been overly discussed, and that is some conspiracy theories about the real and fake Monkey King plots.
This kind of conspiracy theory was also common in previous lives.
The main point is that it was Monkey King who was beaten to death with a stick instead of the six-eared macaque, and there are various seemingly reasonable explanations for this "conspiracy theory"...
...(End of this chapter)