Chapter 877 Showing the Baolian Lamp to Yang Jian

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Before the image started, Yang Jian thought of something and suddenly snapped his fingers. The surrounding scenery changed instantly, and Yang Jian, the Monkey King, Erlang Shen, and the Roaring Celestial Hound were pulled into a hazy space, with only the huge mobile phone emitting light.
The Giant Dog was suddenly alarmed and quickly took out his weapon, a huge bone, ready to fight at any moment. Erlang Shen remained calm on the outside, but secretly prepared himself as well. Even though he knew it wasn't a match, when faced with death, he wouldn't just sit and wait for it.
Yang Jian smiled and said, "Don't worry, I just suddenly remembered that this story is quite long, and the people outside might not have the patience to wait, so I pulled you into this space. Here, we will only spend the time it takes to drink a cup of tea outside, so we will have enough time."
Er Lang Shen nodded, then turned to Xiong Tian Can and said, "Alright, Xiong Tian Can, put down your weapon, hmmm, I believe him!"
Xiong Tian Can reluctantly put away the bone in his hand, then looked at the phone floating in the air. The screen on the phone started to move, and three big words appeared on the screen: Baolian Lantern. Then the three words twisted into a bundle and slowly dispersed.
Needless to say, the next one to be played on the phone is the story of the Three Mothers secretly descending to the mortal world, marrying a mortal named Liu Yanchang, and giving birth to a daughter named Chenxiang, who is then captured and suppressed by the Erlang God on Mount Hua.
Looking at the figure in the screen that looks exactly like himself, Erlang Shen's face turned ugly, tightly clenched his fists, forcibly suppressing his anger.
The Monkey King, on the other hand, watched with great interest, and understood the purpose of Yang Jian borrowing the Shanhe Shiji painting a while ago. It must be to use this innate treasure to create this illusion!
Er Lang Shen finally couldn't help but ask, "What is your intention? Are you deliberately trying to humiliate me?"
"Humiliate?" Yang Jian shook his head and said, "You are thinking too much. I have no intention of humiliating you. Don't worry, take your time to look, and you will understand after it ends."
Yang Jian's adaptation of the Baolian Lantern story did not completely follow the original plot, making many changes. For example, the Monkey King did not need to ask the Three Mothers for help, as his strength was more than enough. The demons encountered on the journey to the West were no match for the Monkey King, so there was no need for the complications portrayed in the Baolian Lantern story.
The plot continues, and Yang Jian deleted many unnecessary plots. Next, Erlang Shen sent Xiong Tianquan to chase and kill Chen Xiang. During this period, Chen Xiang also met the Eighth Prince Ao Chun and the little fox Xiao Yu. The three of them fought cunningly and bravely against Xiong Tianquan, using various methods to escape from him time and time again, and then met Zhu Bajie.
Up to now, Erlang Shen knows the plot, knowing that Zhu Bajie took Chen Xiang to find the Monkey King to become his disciple, and then an incomprehensible change occurred. In the film, after the Monkey King became a Buddha, he did not return to the Flower Fruit Mountain, but opened a Daoist temple in another place, which is inexplicable.
In the screen, Chen Xiang knelt on the ground for a whole year in order to beg the Monkey King to be his master. However, the Monkey King had promised the Jade Emperor that he would not accept Chen Xiang as his disciple. Therefore, Chen Xiang had to change his approach and become a hunter. Through various playful methods, the Monkey King taught Chen Xiang his magical powers, such as the 72 transformations, somersault cloud, three heads and six arms, and other supernatural abilities, without holding anything back.
Just as quickly, Chen Xiang's problem reappeared. When learning, he was always so-so, but when it came to crucial moments, he fell short. In the painting, both the Monkey King and Chen Xiang were bold but foolish, daring to sneak into the Tai Shang Lao Jun's Palace to steal the elixir.
Monkey King's face twitched constantly, she is not the original silly and naive Monkey King now. She is very clear about the terrifying power of the Grand Supreme Elderly Lord. The reason she was able to steal the elixir back then was because the Grand Supreme Elderly Lord intentionally let her succeed. If she tried again, she would definitely not succeed.
Monkey King glanced at Erlang Shen and Yang Jian, "See what your nephew has done? Not afraid of being punished by the Jade Emperor, he's just relying on a little cleverness to cause trouble. He will definitely have a hard time ahead."
"These are all fake, and no matter what you do, it has nothing to do with me." Erlang Shen said so, but deep down, he was also a bit angry and unwilling to argue. He snorted without saying a word, in fact, he was also a bit angry and unwilling to argue in his heart.
Next, the performance of Chen Xiang made people feel like there's always a new low, receiving the teachings of the Monkey King and consuming countless elixirs to greatly increase his magical power, he believed that he could split open the Huashan Mountain to save his mother, but reality gave him a harsh reality check. He then tried to seek revenge on Erlang Shen, forcing him to release his mother, but ended up suffering instead. Always falling just short, he received a harsh lesson from Erlang Shen.
Furthermore, he not only saved his father by entering the underworld, but also destroyed the life-and-death book of the Liu family village. At the same time, he found out that his own mother was one of the killers of Xiaoyu. He even wanted to give up saving his own mother for Xiaoyu. It's really a mess.
Er Lang Shen's eyes almost burst into flames, wishing he could jump into the screen and directly chop down the sandalwood that disappointed him. As a son, he actually gave up saving his own mother for a woman, which is simply unfilial. Can my plan really succeed with this idiot?
The Monkey King seemed to sense the thoughts of Erlang Shen, "Yang Jian, your nephew is really disappointing. How could your sister give birth to such a son? And he's so bold, he actually destroyed the villagers' Book of Life and Death in Liu Village. When the karma comes to him, misfortune will always accompany him. Those villagers may be grateful to him at first, thinking they can live forever, but as time goes by, their souls will have nowhere to rest, their hearts will have no place to dwell. They will slowly age and wither, unable to leave their bodies and be reborn. They cannot taste food, cannot feel pain, and become a strange creature, neither human nor ghost. They can only live in despair, forever. At that time, they will probably hate Chen Xiang to death, won't they?"
Yang Jian looked at the Monkey King with a strange expression and had a strange feeling in his heart. If it weren't for himself, this Monkey King would be even more ruthless than the Sandalwood, directly erasing the names of all monkeys in the Three Realms. It turns out that in the original plot, the Monkey King did not choose the Flower Fruit Mountain as his dojo, but went elsewhere, probably for this reason.
"Humph, none of these things ever happened, nor will they happen, it's all false," Erlang Shen said expressionlessly, making up his mind to prepare immediately after returning, absolutely not to affect his plan.
Next, the performance of sinking incense was even more disappointing. After gaining unparalleled magical powers, he engaged in a great battle with the gods in the heavenly court, only to be easily deceived and give up all his powers, resigning himself to decline. If it weren't for a few words from his father, he might never have been able to pick himself up again.
“Damn it, damn it, how could this be?” The Monkey King was almost jumping with anger, not because of the agarwood, but because in the picture the Monkey King was actually defeated by Erlang Shen with the lotus lamp, and the sight of being stepped on was really humiliating, and besides, he was trying to help agarwood, but agarwood completely ignored him.
"Yang Jian, I am very disgusted with you as my nephew, you are just so lousy, not taking cultivation seriously, ruining the Book of Life and Death, giving up your own mother for a woman, jumping back and forth between two women, you are simply a scum. On the contrary, the Eighth Prince Ao Chun has performed admirably. If I really have to take someone as a disciple, I would rather take him."
Even the Erlang God has an intense disgust for the aloeswood in the picture, constantly reassuring himself that it's not real aloeswood, it wouldn't act like this. But deep down, there is a feeling that it could really happen in the future.
"Yang Jian, listen to me, take your nephew away from Huaguo Mountain immediately. We don't welcome people like him here."
Yang Jian remained calm on the surface, but in reality, he was panicking. This wasn't the scenario she had anticipated at all!
“我奉玉帝之命过拿沉香，大圣若是愿意……”
“够了！”不等杨戬把话说完，猴王就开口打断，“别以为就自己是聪明人，别人是傻瓜，以为我看不出来吗？你根本就没有想要对付沉香，追杀他的目的，实际上是为了磨练他，只有这样才能让他快速成长起来，你这个舅舅倒是好心，可是不要把我扯进去。”
The Erlang God was suddenly choked and couldn't speak. The Monkey King today is really clever, not as easy to fool as before. According to the original plan, he couldn't get away from the Monkey King, and for a while, Yang Jian was really in a dilemma.
The Monkey King's anger still hadn't subsided. He picked up the wine glass in front of him and took a sip to calm himself down. However, he soon felt that something was off, "Hmm! Boss, it's impossible for the scene of the date to have happened, right? With the strength of the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother, they could easily capture Chén Xiāng with just one hand. There's no need for someone to change into my appearance to deceive Chén Xiāng."
Yang Jian smiled slightly, "Anything is possible. When you caused chaos in the Heavenly Palace, the Jade Emperor also did not intervene and let you behave as you wished, didn't he?"
"That's because he was acting, most likely on behalf of the Buddhist sect..." The Monkey King stopped halfway through his words, "Are you saying that he anticipated and acted to help Chen Xiang? Why would he do that?"
"Just like you used to be, as long as someone persuades him, he will naturally cooperate, right? Lord Judicial Heaven!" Yang Jian said, his gaze turning to Erlang Shen.
At this moment, Yang Jian couldn't help but turn his head, afraid to meet Yang Jian's gaze, because he had a feeling of being seen through.
Monkey King pointed at Erlang Shen, somewhat incredulous, and asked, "He has such great ability, actually able to persuade the Jade Emperor, isn't his relationship with the Jade Emperor very bad? In the beginning, his mother was suppressed by the Jade Emperor, and his father and elder brother died at the hands of the heavenly soldiers and generals. Isn't his hatred for the Jade Emperor as deep as bone? Hmm, wait a minute, why does this feel so familiar? Right, now his situation with Chen Xiang is just a replay of what happened back then, isn't it? Could it be that the Jade Emperor back then also did it to temper him? It's really possible. Otherwise, with his personality, how could he agree to be a judge in the Heavenly Court? But the Jade Emperor was too ruthless in order to temper him, wasn't he? He directly took out his father and brother, and yet he can still let go of such hatred."
“你怎么知道他的哥哥和父亲是玉帝杀掉的？不要被表象迷惑。”
“难道另有隐情？”
“谁知道呢？这是个人隐私，而且关乎余地最好还是不知道的好，当然如果你真的好奇，不妨尝试着推演一下天机，或许就能够找到真相呢！”
The monkey king twitched his face and said, "You know I'm the worst at this."
"Still not right! Why would even the Supreme Old Lord be willing to give the order he painstakingly refined to Sinkiang, and be willing to cooperate in the act?"
Yang Jian did not answer the question, just looked at Erlang Shen with a seemingly knowing smile, as if to say that he had already seen through everything.
Erlang Shen sighed helplessly. Since the other party already knew, there was no point in hiding it. And if they wanted to enhance Chen Xiang's strength, they would have to make him go to the Douluo Palace. It would be best for Monkey King to speak about this matter, as it would be less likely to arouse suspicion from others, after all, the Monkey King has a previous record.
“太上老君已经答应我，愿意提供丹药帮助沉香增强实力。”
“还真的是你！”猴王瞪大了眼睛，“你是如何说服太上老君的？”
"It wasn't me, it was my uncle who persuaded him!"
"Uncle! Jade Emperor! You really made up." Although there had been guesses before, it was still somewhat unbelievable to hear this news confirmed by Erlang Shen.
"I used to misunderstand him. For the sake of me and my sister, and for our mother, he has really sacrificed a lot. The things that happened to my older brother and my father were not actually caused by him. I can't disclose the specific reasons, and you don't need to ask either."
The Monkey King sighed, "So that's it, well, it seems that this water is really deep!"
The plot continues. After Sandalwood's magic power is restored, he continues his mission to save his mother. However, at this point, Xiaoyu has stood on the opposite side. On the surface, Xiaoyu is seeking revenge for her grandmother, and Erlang Shen promised to hand over the Meishan brothers who killed her grandmother to her after the task is completed. But this whole thing just doesn't hold up to scrutiny.
After going through countless hardships, Chen Xiang finally obtained the divine axe, but before that, he had to defeat the final boss, Erlang Shen.
During the ultimate battle, when Erlang Shen faced the siege from Chen Xiang and his comrades, even from the Mei Shan brothers, only the loyal Xingtian stood by his side without hesitation.
The original plot of "The Magic Lotus Lantern" ended with a comedy, but Yang Jian wanted to test Erlang Shen's reaction by making deliberate modifications. As a result, Erlang Shen was ultimately defeated, and as for the Roaring Skyhound, everyone felt his loyalty, so they released his sealed memories and let him leave.
During the period, it was unexpected that at the last moment, Xiaoyu actually tried to make a move to save Erlang Shen, but was eventually knocked away by Erlang Shen, and in the end, Erlang Shen died under the opening mountain axe of Chen Xiang.
Finally, Erlang Shen split open the Huashan with sinking incense, not only to save his own mother, but also to change the destiny, and everything seems to be happy.
Just when it was thought that everything had ended, there was a twist. In the dead of night, Xiaoyu appeared and secretly took Erlang Shen's body away for burial. And then, through Xiaoyu's memory, the truth of the matter finally came to light.
Everything done by Erlang Shen was for the sake of his younger sister. Sending people to chase and kill Chen Xiang was only to help him grow, and to reunite his sister and their family. From the beginning of the pursuit of Chen Xiang to the ultimate change in the heavenly laws, everything was part of his plan. In the end, he sacrificed himself and bore all the sins alone.
Little Yu, the only one who knew the truth, had also thought about telling Chen Xiang. But she knew that Erlang Shen had already sacrificed himself, and even if she told the truth, it would only make Chen Xiang sad. In the end, she could only keep it to herself.
At the end of the screen is a memory-lost Houndoom, lying under a crooked-necked tree at the mouth of the Guan River. It never leaves, regardless of rain or snow. Occasionally, it will stand up hopefully upon hearing a sound, looking around, only to climb back with no energy when it realizes that the person it is waiting for is not there.
Through the constantly withering and rejuvenating crooked tree, people understand the passage of time, year after year. The old dog, without training or eating, not drinking water, just waits year after year, becoming increasingly old, struggling to walk, and eventually closing its eyes slowly. But before closing its eyes, it seems to see a familiar figure that it has been waiting for.