bestfiction Chapter 29: The Monkeys Were Chased Away
Chapter 29: The Monkeys Were Chased Away
Chen Yi slowly opened his eyes. His vision was still a little blurry, but it quickly became clear. What came into view was a face with a slightly irritable expression.
"Great Sage..." Chen Yi called out weakly.
The next second his expression changed: "Cough cough... Why aren't you leaving yet!"
Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong paused for a moment, then fell silent.
Looking at Chen Yi with complicated eyes, she secretly wondered: Has this little monk gone mad? His eyes are clearly full of reluctance, so why is he so insincere in driving him away?
"What's wrong with you?" Sun Wukong finally couldn't help but ask, his tone filled with doubt and concern.
However, when faced with Sun Wukong's question, Chen Yi remained tight-lipped, refusing to utter a single word of truth.
Chen Yi wanted to speak frankly, but the words stuck in his throat and he couldn't say them no matter what.
Chen Yi: ...Baby is suffering inside, but can't say it, it's killing me!
After a brief standoff, Chen Yi suddenly took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, and said forcefully, "Go!"
Just then, Pigsy couldn't hold back any longer and immediately shouted, "Master, how can you treat our eldest brother like this?"
“When you were unconscious, it was my eldest brother who went to Laozi to beg for pills, and then fed them all to you without leaving a single one.”
"I, Old Pig, was so hungry I was drooling, but I didn't even get to taste half a piece!"
As he spoke, Pigsy gestured excitedly.
Seeing this, Sha Wujing quickly spoke up to dissuade him, saying, "Second Brother, stop talking nonsense."
Pigsy, however, disagreed and continued to grumble and complain, "Where did I lie? I've been talking until my lips are sore, but my senior brother won't even share half a pill with me."
Chen Yi stared wide-eyed at Sun Wukong standing in front of him, his face full of surprise.
However, just a moment later, he quickly regained his composure, his face darkening again. He said coldly with a stern expression, "Hmph! If it weren't for him, how could I have suffered such torment?"
Sun Wukong pursed his lips slightly, a hint of guilt flashing in his eyes, but he quickly suppressed it.
He asked in a flat tone, "So, do you hate me?"
In fact, from the moment he saw the little monk collapse on the ground, his heart was filled with regret and self-blame.
But those words of apology were like a fishbone stuck in his throat, impossible to spit out no matter what.
Chen Yi snorted coldly and replied without any mercy, "You know perfectly well what's going on in your heart!"
Sun Wukong took a deep breath, trying to keep his emotions in check, and then said in an extremely cold tone, "Since that's the case, then so be it. I'll leave as you wish."
After saying that, he turned around and made as if to leave.
Seeing this, Sha Wujing hurriedly stepped forward to stop Sun Wukong, anxiously pleading, "Master, you mustn't send away our eldest brother! He hasn't done anything wrong!"
Sha Wujing couldn't understand it at all. The two of them had gotten along well before, but in the blink of an eye, the atmosphere had become so tense, to the point of falling apart.
Pigsy also said, "Master! You're kicking me while I'm down!"
"Your senior brother has protected you so many times, how can you send him away!"
Sun Wukong stopped, but did not turn around: "No need to say anything more, I'm leaving." His voice was low and resolute.
Chen Yi gritted his teeth: "Hurry up and leave! Do you think I can't get the scriptures without you, Sun Wukong!"
Sun Wukong was startled, a hint of pain flashing in his eyes, but he still pretended to be calm and flew away into the distance without looking back.
Pigsy and Sandy looked at each other, not knowing what to do.
Chen Yi looked in the direction Sun Wukong had left and sighed softly.
But he turned around and continued his journey to the West with Pigsy and Sandy.
……
after one day.
"Master, let's go this way."
Chen Yi said weakly, "Okay."
He was so hungry...
Without Sun Wukong, there was no one to feed him.
When Sun Wukong was still around, he would occasionally give him a few fruits, but unfortunately, he's been driven away now...
With a loud bang, Chen Yi fell straight off the tall horse like a kite with a broken string.
This sudden turn of events startled both Pigsy and Sandy.
Pigsy was so frightened that his face turned ashen, and he cried out, "Master! What's wrong with you?"
Shouting as he rushed toward Chen Yi in a flustered manner.
Sha Wujing, standing to the side, dared not be negligent in the slightest and hurriedly said, "Second Brother, quickly help Master to the side to rest."
As they spoke, they and Pigsy carefully helped Chen Yi up and slowly walked to a large rock to sit down.
"Master, please slow down~" Pigsy said with a fawning expression.
At this moment, Sha Wujing gently patted Chen Yi's back to help him catch his breath, and asked with a worried expression, "Master, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell anywhere?"
Chen Yi weakly raised his head and said in a feeble voice, "I am so hungry that I am dizzy and can't even see the road in front of me clearly."
After saying that, he lowered his head weakly again.
Upon hearing this, Sha Wujing couldn't help but sigh deeply: "Alas... we, master and disciple, have been traveling for a whole day, yet we haven't eaten or drunk anything. If only our eldest brother were still here..."
Upon hearing this, Pigsy immediately shouted, "Hmph! Why bring up that monkey again? He's probably having a great time somewhere right now!"
Sha Wujing frowned slightly and glared at Zhu Bajie with some displeasure: "Second Brother, how can you speak to Eldest Brother like that? Master is starving, who among us is going to beg for alms?"
Pigsy's eyes darted around, and he immediately patted his chest and said, "Hehe, is that even a question? Of course, it will be me, Old Pig, who will go begging for alms."
After saying that, he turned to Chen Yi and said, "Master, I, Old Pig, will go and find you some food right away."
Chen nodded and waved his hand, indicating, "Okay, then go and come back quickly."