Chapter 172 The Charm of Journey to the West
Chapter 172 The Charm of Journey to the West
Xiao Jie told the story of Journey to the West. The white ape didn't take it seriously at first and just listened for fun, but as he listened, his expression gradually became absorbed.
The more he listened, the more fascinated he became. Soon he became very serious, sitting upright, listening with rapt attention.
Xiao Jie couldn't help but feel secretly happy when he saw the changes in the white ape. As expected, even the white ape in front of him could not resist the charm of Journey to the West. Or it should be said that the monkey was especially irresistible. After all, this is the type of reader who can feel most involved.
Soon the story came to the part where the stone monkey called himself the Monkey King in the Water Curtain Cave, and then took the monkeys to eat, drink and have fun every day.
[“One day, the Monkey King led his monkeys to a feast. Halfway through the meal, an old monkey suddenly fell headfirst onto the stone table, not moving.
The Monkey King was surprised, "What happened to this old monkey?"
Another old monkey nearby went up to check his breath and sighed, "Your Majesty, this old monkey is dead."
"Dead? What is death?" The Monkey King looked confused.
"To die means that you can no longer hear, see, speak, or eat."
After hearing this, the Monkey King felt a sudden chill of fear in his heart, and he no longer had the mood to eat or drink.
"Is it possible not to die?"
"Your Majesty, you are joking. Everything in this world has its end. How can there be immortality?"
The Monkey King was immediately shocked and angry, "Oh my, what should I do?"
When the white ape heard this, he also showed a very touched expression. He looked at the white hair on his body and felt sympathetic. He is now in his eighties. Although he is still strong due to some special reasons, who knows how long he can live?
It’s a pity that I’m about to die but I still haven’t figured out the meaning of life. I can’t die in peace.
Xiao Jie looked at the changes in the white ape and thought to himself that it seemed that the white ape had listened to him, but the story did not stop.
[At this time, the old monkey said, "My king, if you want to be immortal, there is a way."
The Monkey King was delighted when he heard this: "Oh, what's the solution?"
The old monkey then said something that surprised and delighted the Monkey King, and also led to the following story. What did the old monkey say? To know what happened next, please listen to the next chapter. 】
The white ape's eyes widened immediately. "What's behind? What's behind?"
Xiao Jie chuckled, "As for the rest of the story, I'll tell you after I clean up all the tree knot monsters."
The white ape refused to listen, "We can talk about the tree knots and weird things later, just tell us now."
Xiao Jie said in a very serious tone: "Senior Yuan, as the saying goes, one should be loyal to the person who entrusted him with the task. Since I have accepted the task of clearing the tree monster, I must do it well. How can I give up halfway?
Besides, I practiced swordsmanship diligently for revenge. If I forget about practicing swordsmanship just to tell you a story, how can I achieve great swordsmanship and take revenge? Please forgive me, senior."
The white ape was angry and anxious after hearing this, but there was nothing he could do. Although he retained some of the wildness of animals, deep down in his heart he still agreed more with the moral concepts of humans and looked down on those monkeys who knew nothing. He snorted coldly, "Hmph, you are right, go away now."
"Don't worry, senior. I will come back and continue telling you stories after I finish what I need to do."
After saying that, he turned and left, and a line of prompts appeared on the screen.
[System prompt: Nameless White Ape's favorability towards you has increased by 3 points.]
Not bad, not bad. I’ve already gained 3 points after just telling the beginning. By the time I finish telling Journey to the West—no, there’s no need to finish it. I guess the favorability will be 100% by the time I get to the part about the havoc in Heaven.
Xiao Jie thought with confidence.
The reason why I didn't finish it all at once is, of course, not because I wanted to keep you in suspense. It's purely because I hope to calculate the favorability a few more times. I only have this one trump card, and I have to max out the favorability at once.
Of course, it is also for the purpose of improving my level and swordsmanship.
When we arrived at the narrow valley, the tree knot monsters had indeed reappeared, but they were not yet full, only about seven or eight of them had spawned.
Xiao Jie calculated the time and it seemed that it would take about an hour to complete a wave.
If you play ten waves a day, you can get about 50% experience. Half a level a day, this upgrade speed is definitely not slow.
Unfortunately, this game has experience penalty. Now he is level 14 and can still get 10% experience points when killing a level 60 monster. When he reaches level 16 or 17, he will only have 40% or 30% experience points, while the upper limit of experience points required will become higher and higher. It will be difficult to upgrade at that time.
Xiao Jie was in no hurry to fight the monsters. He took out his mobile phone and searched for Journey to the West. He told the previous stories entirely from memory, but the later stories gradually became more complicated, so he had to read them word for word.
How about making an audiobook? Play it directly for the white ape?
After thinking about it, Xiao Jie gave up the idea, mainly because the audiobook's voice was not right, so he decided to do it himself, so that he could control the rhythm. He would read it from his phone when he got back and slightly adapt it according to his needs, so that he would not have to worry about getting stuck. In the blink of an eye, the tree tumor monsters were full, and Xiao Jie summoned Big Xiong, who rushed up with the Blood Drinking Knife.
There was another round of killing. With his current strength, it was too easy to fight this level 10 monster alone, not to mention that there was Big Bear to help.
It's easy to do two or three at a time.
The damage of this tree tumor monster is not high. The only troublesome thing is its entanglement skill. If you encounter it alone and accidentally get entangled and unable to move, it is still very dangerous.
But with Big Bear as a meat shield, there is nothing to be afraid of.
In less than fifteen minutes, Xiao Jie cleared all the monsters in the canyon.
I looked at the experience value, 10%, and the Gale Sword Skill also rose to 7% of LV60.
When I returned to the white ape, the white ape was already waiting impatiently.
"Quick, quick, what happened next?"
Xiao Jie chuckled and continued his story.
[“The old monkey said, My king, I heard that there are immortals overseas who know the art of immortality. If you can learn it, you will not have to die…”]
Xiao Jie continued to tell the story, observing the white ape's reaction as he told it. The white ape was obviously really listening and completely immersed in the protagonist's role.
As the story progresses, the white ape's expression keeps changing.
Sometimes he smiled, sometimes he scratched his ears. When he heard that the stone monkey encountered a storm, his face was full of tension. When he heard that the stone monkey was teased and driven away by humans after coming ashore, he grinned, as if he was in the same situation and wanted to punish and beat those humans.
Upon hearing that the stone monkey had met the immortal and successfully became his apprentice, the white ape was also overjoyed.
Upon hearing that the stone monkey was named Sun Wukong and had learned seventy-two transformations, the white ape's expression gradually became distant and profound.
He was even muttering to himself.
"Yes, immortality, I should be praying for immortality, right? But even if I become immortal, will I be happy? I am afraid that I will become more and more bored if I stay in this valley with these stupid monkeys all day long."
"Sun Wukong? This name is really nice. Maybe I should give myself a name. Why didn't I think of asking for a name in the beginning..."
"But I don't know which one of those two is more powerful than Patriarch Bodhi..."
Xiao Jie listened to these mumblings and secretly took note of them in his heart. These were all hidden clues.
Who are ‘those two’? In the white ape’s mouth, they can be compared with Patriarch Bodhi. Are they gods?
Soon the story came to an end.
[To know what happens next, please listen to the next chapter...]
"You, you you!" The white ape was enjoying what he heard, but he didn't know there was a sudden interruption, and he immediately became anxious.
Xiao Jie said slowly, "Don't worry, senior. I'll come back to tell you after I kill some monsters. There's no other way. If you want to take revenge, you have to practice martial arts diligently. You also said that my sword skills are not very advanced, so I have to practice harder. How about you teach me your sword skills? I think after learning this advanced sword skills, revenge will be easy, and I won't have to practice much. I can tell you everything in one breath."
The white ape snorted coldly, "I've already told you that you can't learn my sword skills. Go quickly..."
"So, did you like this story? Do you want me to change it for you?"
"No, this story is good, just go ahead."
System prompt: The white ape's favorability towards you has increased by 3 points.
Not bad, not bad. At this rate, I should be able to max out my favorability before noon.
Xiao Jie went to continue killing monsters, and then came back to tell the story.
At this point, the story finally reached its climax. Sun Wukong learned the method of success, bid farewell to Patriarch Bodhi, and returned to Huaguo Mountain. The next few plots were all cool plots. He defeated the Demon King, went down to the Dragon Palace to take the Golden Cudgel, went to the underworld to draw the Book of Life and Death, and became brothers with the seven demon kings...
The white ape's eyes lit up when he heard this. He scratched his ears and cheeks, wishing he could take the monkey's place. He sighed again and again: "This is what a monkey's life is like. This is what a monkey's life is like. If I were a monkey, I would be like Sun Wukong!"
(End of this chapter)