
Journey to the West - An Audio Drama Series· Folge 6
Journey to the West - Chapter 3 Part 2
Donnerstag, 9. Februar 2023 · 29 min
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With the perfect weapon, Wu Kong seemed to be invincible.
But he forgot the one force that could end all invincibility - death.
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Journey to the West an audio drama series. Chapter 3 part 2. We spoke of Walk-Ons trip to the east sea and now he has returned. Look at The Monkey King parting, the waves and Landing back on the sheet. Iron Bridge, the for Road monkeys, were waiting next to the bridge with other monkey's behind them. What they saw was a golden Wukong suddenly leaping out of the waves without a drop of water on him before heading on the bridge.
All the monkeys were so frightened. They all know down to say, great king. What does sling colors? What does sling colors? Who convened? As he went on his high? Throw leaving the iron Rod standing in the middle of the floor. The monkeys were curious, so they all came to grab the treasure. However, it was like dragonflies heading against Iron Tree.
The thing, didn't move, not even one small bit. So the old bit their fingers and stuck out their tongues at it asking, oh my Kindred Lord, It's So Heavy. How did you even bring it back? Wukong, walked forward. Open his palm and grabbing his hand as he laughs to the crowd. Everything has its rightful own. A starling was fixed in the Seas treasury for who knows how many thousands and hundreds of years.
But as so happen that is starting emitting light. Just this year, the Dragon King only consider it a piece of dark iron and called it. The Divine Rarity fixing the bottom of the Heavenly River. None of his people carry this thing so they divided me to take it myself. At first, this treasure was over to John long and wide as a Tipper. After I held it, I wasn't too pleased with how huge it was. So it turns smaller, I wanted it to shrink smaller still and so we did.
I asked again and it grew even smaller. I quickly. Observed it under the light from above and saw a line was written on it compliant. Golden hook rot, weighing thirteen thousand and five hundred Gene. The Spurs you all and let me order it to make some changes. He bounced. The treasure in hand. Yelling smaller, smaller, smaller. In an instant, it shrunk into the size of a sewing needle and could be stuck hidden in the ear. The monkeys were awestruck shouting creaking dude, take it out and play some more tricks.
The Monkey King indeed took it out from his ear and placed it on his palm. You're going bigger bigger bigger. And so it grew bigger to the thickness of a Dipper and major to John long. As he got excited, he jumped on the bridge and went out of the cave. Ripping the treasure in his hand, he performed the magic of cosmic imitation, bending his waist, he shouted grow and grow. He did to 10,000 junked.
All that would be over 33 kilometers. His head was the size of taishan, the formidable, Mount t'ai his waist was the size high mountain ranges, his eyes sparkled as if shooting lightning, his mouth wide like a basin of blood and his teeth were like swards and helmets. The rod in his hand now had its top been against the three Aslam Shah have enough 33 and its bottom end reaching the 18 layers of hell. All the beasts and monsters across the mountains, including the monster kings of the 72 caves were so terrified. They began kowtowing in all as if their souls had left their bodies.
Then in a blink of the eye will come with Drew his imitations and turn the treasure back to a sewing needle before hiding it in his ear. As he returned to his cave or the frightened monster kings from other caves arrived to congratulate him. And so flags were waived drums were beaten. And gongs.
Can be heard loud and clear, a banquet of the rarest Delicacies was presented to all as curves were filled with coconut and Grape Wine Wukong drank with his guests for a good while before resuming training. He appointed the 40 monkeys as his Valiant generals with the two. Red bottom monkeys as Marshalls Ma and Leo and the two elastic armed. Apes as generals, bung, and ba, Everything from setting up camps to giving our reward and Punishment were handed over to the for Valiant generals to handle. Feeling at ease.
Now you can then spend his days soaring on the cloud traveling across the four C's and having fun in all the mountains of the world. He will show off his martial arts on his visits to Heroes. And many an illustrious friend was made, when he performed magical tricks at this time, he joined with others to form a fraternal Alliance of seven.
The alliance included. No more Wang. The bowl monster King, CEO more Wang. The Geo monster came with Joe being a different variety of dragon from their counterparts in the seas. Poong Wang the poem monster King with hung being the giant bird from the Legends should Wong King of lions, mijo Wang Qing of macaques, you don't Wang Qing of the long-tailed golden monkeys.
And lastly, the handsome Monkey King, Every day, the seven of them enjoy discussions of all sorts of topics as they shared why and appreciated music and dances. They left that morning and returned at dusk. Now passing out on a single fun thing. The longest distance was nothing but a walk in the garden.
It could be said that with a nod of the head. They have passed three thousand e equivalent to almost 1500 kilometers. And with the twist of the waste, more than 800 lie, or almost 400 kilometers were covered. one day walking order the for Valiant generals to arrange, a banquet in a man cave and send out invitations to the other six Kings, the first code, livestock to serve as sacrifice for heaven and earth, then they order the monsters to dance and sing as entertainment before, drinking themselves into Oblivion, after sending the other six Kings home will come went on to give our rewards to the various officials.
Later he leaned into the shade of a pine tree. Next to the sheet Iron Bridge before soon. Falling asleep. The for radiant General scatter their troops around him as protection and none dare to raise their voices. As the handsome monkey King dozed off. He saw two people with a Summons in hand on it were three characters.
Soon will come the pair approached him and without warning. Tied him up with ropes and dragged away. The soul of the handsome Monkey King. Swaying and stumbling. He was brought to the gate of a city. The Monkey King was slowly waking up from his drunken stupor, when suddenly, he looked up to find an iron plate, Above The City Gate on it or three characters you'll means here meaning the world of Darkness. The handsome monkey King snapped into alarm asking the world of darkness is where King Yen Lives. Why are we here?
The pair answered your life in the world, above has come to an end. We have received the summons to bring you here. The Monkey King heard. This and said I Elder son exists beyond the three Realms and I'm unrestrained by the five phases. I no longer fall under his jurisdiction. Why is he so confused?
He dared to take me. The to death collectors only kept on pulling and dragging determined to take him inside the city. The Monkey King, when into a fiery holding the treasure from his ear. And with a swing, he made a thick as a rice bowl with a mere left of his hand, he beat the two. Debt collectors to mince meat. He untied himself.
And with his hands, liberated, he grabbed the rod and fought his way into the city. So terrified Ox head, hit for his safety and horseface ran for its life. Ox-head, and horseface you see, other two prominent Guardians of the underworld or the ghost soldiers. Then raised to sonority and the whole of diversity reporting.
Corey Kings disaster, absolute disaster. There is a hairy face Thunder. God, fighting his way in Thunder, God or legal, meaning the revered, Man Of Thunder. It's a guard in charge of unleashing thunder. He is believed to have a sharp chin monkeys happen. To also have sharp Chin's. That was why we call was since be called the hairy face Thunder.
God, And panic. Oh ten Kings of the underworld, including King Yen, tidy, their clothes before coming forward to find their fears Intruder, the 10 of them immediately lineup, by Rank and said loudly revered a mortal. Please state. Your name revered Immortal, please state your name The Monkey King answered have you do not know Levi sent people to collecting the Ten Kings answered? We did not, we dare not the dispatch must have made a mistake.
The Monkey King said, I am the natural-born, sage Sun Wukong after water curtain cave on the mountain of flowers and fruit. What are your posts? The Ten Kings bowed and answered. We are the emperor's in the world of the Dead, the 10 Kings of the underworld, well said, State your names. Now, and spare yourselves a beating The Ten Kings answered. We are Kings in Guam, King.
Uzziah King song be king one king Yen, law King ping, pong King, Kai. Shang King to sure. King, been qiong and Qing Xiao Chuan Lewin. Who said Since you have all claimed Throne, you should be among the effective and aware. Why didn't you have a sense of right and wrong. I elderson was cultivated by the weight of the immortal. I shall live.
As long as Heaven above and beyond the three Realms and unrestrained by the five phases. Why did you send people to arrest me? The Ten Kings explained, please calm. Your anger. Revered Immortal that there are many who share the same names in this world. It must be that the death collectors have visited the wrong person.
Wukong retorted nonsense nonsense as the saying goes blame. The official blame the clerk, but never blame the dispatch quickly, go bring me the register of life and death. The Ten Kings, her descend immediately invited him into the hall for examination gripping. The compliant Rod will come Rose to the top of the whole of diversity and set down in the middle seat, facing south.
The south-facing. CTC is reserved only for the most distinguished and honorable in the room just then the Ten Kings have ordered the presiding judge to bring out the documents for examination. The judge there now slack off and went into the office. Coming back with several stacks of documents. Making up the 10 categories of register. You can check through them one by one. There were the files of the following. Lord Zhang meaning hairless animals which refer to humans as well as other bipedal human-like creatures Mulch. On Harry animals, roughly referring to mammals. You Chong, feathered animals, roughly referring to birds Qin, qiong numerous animals, roughly referring to, Insects lean, CA the scaled and armored roughly
referring to fish and crustaceans. Yet none of the above registers had his name. He went on to search in the registers for monkeys turnout. Monkeys may look like humans but they were not registered with human names. They resemble hairless animals, but they do not were within the borders of a Nation, they resemble walking piece but they're not ruled by the legendary beast of chilling. They also resemble flying birds but they're not ruled by the legendary bird of Six monkeys have a register of Their Own. Wukong, examine it in person and flipped all the way to The Heading of 1.
Meaning Soul. One thousand, three hundred and fiftieth entry under this heading was where he found his own name, Sun, Wukong, The entry went Natural Born Stone monkey destined to live 342 years, a peaceful death. Morgan said, I don't remember how long I have lived. Well, let me just erase the name and call it a day.
How many a brush? The judge handed him a brush in haste with his tips soaked in thick ink. We'll go grab the register. And so every individual, as long as they appeared in a monkey, register was crossed out. Throwing the register shut. He said a done deal. Done deal. Now from now on, I'm none of your business. With the rod clearing his path, he fought his way out of the world of Darkness, the Ten Kings dare not come close. They always said when 23 Yoon Kang the jadecloud palace to visit these are Wang.
Fusa also known as she dig up, bodies, Ottawa. They discussed writing a report and filed a complaint to Heaven above. We will speak no more of that. As The Monkey King fought his way. Out from the city, he suddenly tripped on a clump of grass and fell over snapping awake. It had only been a dream.
He was just stretching when he heard the for Valiant, generals calling with the other monkey's. Great, hang. How much wine did you consume? You've been asleep all night in our only waking up. Just now we'll go said, falling asleep is nothing. I dreamt of two people coming to drag me all the way to the gate into the world of Darkness.
I only knew where I was. Then I had to show off my magical tricks and made my protest all the way into the Hall of diversity. I argue with the Ten Kings there and checked, our register of life and death, wherever our names showed up, I cross them out. So none of us are their business. The monkeys all count out in thanks.
Since then many mountain monkeys, never seemed to grow old. It was because their names are no longer in the Underworld offices. When the handsome monkey King was done telling his story, the four of alien General Center reports to the monster kings of the various caves. They all came to give their congratulations soon. He's other six.
Sworn Brothers also came to congratulate him when they heard the story. About Wukong Crossing out his own name, they were all delighted, as well, they celebrated and rejoiced every day, we will now speak. No more on that. We instead turn to the Supreme Sage of the high Skies, the greatly benevolent high-roller, the Divine Heavens, the Jade Emperor on this particular day.
He arrived at the treasure Hall of miraculous, missed in the cloud Palace of golden towers. As he gathered his Immortal, officials both civil and Military for a morning course session, suddenly sure homes each engine or Chauhan, see the perfected. it came up to report your majesty, I'll Guang dragon king of the East sea, as a report to present and a Waits outside, the whole of omnipresent brightness, for your command to enter the Jade Emperor, then release the following order, Sentiment to report. our Guang was then ordered to come into the hole of miraculous missed after paying respect to the throne at a mortal youth in charge of reception, came near to hand-deliver the dragon Kings
Memorial, The Jade Emperor read it from the start. The memorial detail, the Havoc soul concreted in the East sea and held his fiendish Immortal. Bullied, all the dragon Kings and sea creatures. The Dragon King closed, his complaint with the following. He indeed was invincible and hard to control your subject here by presents this Memorial and humbly request. For Imperial Justice, I beg that you send Heavenly soldiers to subdue the sphere and so that Tranquility may be restored in the world and he's brought back to the waters. The sage and a Reddit and released an order. Please send the dragon guard back to the Seas. We will appoint a general to arrested. The old Dragon King gratefully,
count out and left. Then down below came forth. Good CEO. Wang Jian. Xiu or elderly Immortal. Good. Who served as the scholar of Heaven. Reporting your majesty King. King gwang from the office of the underworld has arrived with a report to Present written by the religious leader of the underworld Gaba bodhisattva.
Animoto girl in charge of message delivery can dear to hand-deliver the memorial, the Jade Emperor again, read it from the beginning. It's spoke of the importance of the underworld and its rules, and how births and deaths, were predestined, and not subject to change. Then they detailed how so-called only them into the leading.
All the monkeys from the register granting, these mere animals of long life. The report concluded with the following, we humbly request, the deployment of immortal troops to subdue the sphere. And only then, could the balance of Yin and Yang be restored and the underworld return to peace. The Jade Emperor finish reading and released an order saying tell the king of Darkness to return to the underworld.
We were appointed General to arrested. King chink 12. Grateful leak out out and left. The Jade Emperor gather his officials and asked on which year was this fiendish monkey born, which generation was his origin. How did he obtain such great powers. He was barely finished. When among the ranks came forward, far-seeing eyes and far hearing ears. They reported.
This monkey was a stone monkey born from nature herself. 300 years ago, not much attention was paid back. Then, we have no idea where he cultivated into an immortal in recent years to the point of subduing, dragons, and tigers even. Deleting his name from the death register. The Jade Emperor asked.
Which one of you immortal generals will go to the world below to tame him. before he finished, how came the great white star of longevity also known as type a ginseng, the great white gold star with the ghosts are being planet, Venus He prostrated himself and said, why revered Sage any being within the three Realms, who possess the nine openings is able to cultivate him become an immortal somehow, this monkey was a body nurtured by Heaven and Earth and Earth by the Sun and Moon. And so he stood upright with the skies above him and walk the ground below feeding and do when missed Now, he has found a way to immortality and is capable of subduing. Dragons and tigers.
How is he different from a human? Your subject would like your majesty to be merciful towards the process of birth and growth and instead issue, an imperial Edict of pacification have him summoned to the realm of buff Grant him a post of some sort put his name on the register and we will have him safely constraint here.
EV acceptance. The Heavenly command we can promote her reward him later. Or should he go against the Heavenly command? We can arrest him on the spot. On one hand, there will be no need to bother the troops. And on the other hand, it is an exhibition of our principled actions in a setting, a new immortal. the Jade Emperor was delighted to hear this and said, do as you suggested And so he ordered when choosing one officer of the star wenshu who specialized in literary and political prowess to draft an edict and send the great white ghosts are on the Strip of pacification. Ghosts are receive the edict and left through the southern Gate of Heaven.
As he landed his auspicious, cloud and came all the way to the water, curtain Cave of the Mountain of flower and fruit, he said to the many little monkeys. I am a Celestial messenger sent by Heaven. Here's an imperial edict, inviting your great king to visit the realm of puffs. Go quickly to inform him. The little monkeys from outside of the cave. Pass the message on one by one.
All the way to the death of the Hidden, Paradise, telling Wukong. Creaking, there's an old man outside carrying a document on his back. He said he's a Celestial messenger sent by heaven. In has got an imperial edict invitation for you. The handsome monkey King hurt us and was throat saying, I've just been thinking about having a stroll up there.
These couple of days and messenger from Heaven happens to visit, he then added in vitamin now. The Monkey King horridly tidied his clothes and Crown and welcome his guests from outside the gate. The ghosts are walk straight in the mid them, then Stood Still facing south declaring. I am the great white ghosts are of the west by the order of this Imperial Edict of pacification.
From the Jade Emperor, I have come to the world below to invite you to heaven and be accepted into the register of Immortals. Welcome loved and said I would like to thank the old star for coming down. He then ordered a little ones to arrange, a banquet to entertain the guests. The ghosts are said.
As I am bearing, an imperial edict. I they're not remain here for long. Please come with me immediately. Great king. Once you have received your honorable promotion, we can talk more at your leisure. Walk on said, we are honored by your presence. Apologies for making you leave and entertained, apologies. He didn't summon the 4 of alien generals and ordered remain Vigilant and training.
The Young Ones, allow me to go up and have a look around so I can bring you all there to lift together. The for alien generals, receive their orders, The Monkey King. Then mounted the cloud with the gold star rose into the skies, truly position of high rank. And the Heavenly Immortal, he will Ascend among the class in the clouds and register of treasure. Will be his name.
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