First Meeting with Wukong, the Water Curtain World

"Second King, what was that just now?" a monkey asked.

The next moment, he and the other monkeys were all stunned.

"How can I speak?"

"Xiao Hei, how can you speak? Huh, how can all of you speak too? How can I speak as well?" the little monkeys suddenly cried out in unison.

One by one, they immediately looked at Su Yu. Su Yu smiled and said, "What I gave you just now were Beast Spirit Pills. They allow you to speak human language, and you’ll be able to cultivate from now on."

"Really? Hehe, thank you, Second King."

"Thank you, Second King."

The little monkeys immediately began thanking him.

Su Yu took out many more Beast Spirit Pills and handed them to several monkeys. "Go and have all your other brothers and sisters take a Beast Spirit Pill."

"Mhm, thank you, Second King. Then we’ll be leaving first, Second King," said a monkey who looked like a minor leader.

Su Yu waved a hand. "Go on. When your king returns, have him come here to find me."

"Mhm."

After nodding, the monkeys immediately ran off. They could not wait to let their brothers and sisters learn to speak and cultivate.

Especially cultivation. Once they embarked on the path of cultivation, all their lifespans could be greatly extended.

That afternoon.

Sun Wukong returned from the East Sea, dressed in a full set of equipment. Meanwhile, the four Dragon Kings had gone to the Heavenly Court to lodge a complaint.

After returning, Sun Wukong discovered that all his followers could speak. He was so delighted that he burst into laughter. Soon, he heard from them that his senior brother had arrived. Though he did not know which senior brother it was, he was still extremely happy and immediately rushed toward Su Yu.

Su Yu was meditating and resting when he sensed Sun Wukong’s aura and opened his eyes. Sun Wukong arrived before him, circled around him twice, and asked, "Who are you? Why are you impersonating my senior brother?"

If someone had impersonated his senior brother, Sun Wukong would ordinarily have smashed them with his cudgel. However, he had heard from his followers that Su Yu was the one who had allowed them to speak and cultivate, so he did not resort to violence.

With a smile, Su Yu took out the wooden plaque and tossed it to Sun Wukong. "Junior Brother, I don’t know whether you’ve heard of me. My name is Su Yu, and I’m Master’s first disciple."

Sun Wukong caught the wooden plaque and immediately believed Su Yu. No one could imitate Patriarch Bodhi’s aura. Sun Wukong instantly grinned and called out, "Senior Brother, I know you! Master told me about you. He said you were the greatest genius he had ever seen, while I was second."

As he spoke, Sun Wukong scratched his head. "But Master never told me why I was second. It only took me three months to cultivate to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm. Could it be that you took even less time than I did, Senior Brother?"

Su Yu smiled. "Junior Brother, your talent is indeed incredibly powerful. You surpass that bald Tathagata and that old Jade Emperor countless times over, but you still can’t compare to your senior brother. I was already a Great Luo Golden Immortal when I was born."

Sun Wukong’s eyes widened at Su Yu’s words. Born a Great Luo Golden Immortal—no wonder Patriarch Bodhi had called Su Yu the greatest genius.

"Senior Brother, didn’t Master say you went to serve as an official in the Heavenly Court? Why have you returned?" Sun Wukong asked curiously.

Su Yu told him what had happened. Sun Wukong was so furious that he directly pulled out the Golden Cudgel. "Senior Brother, let’s go! We’ll fight our way into the Heavenly Court together! Tathagata and that old Jade Emperor actually treated you like this!"

Su Yu smiled and patted Sun Wukong on the shoulder. "Junior Brother, don’t get so worked up. By the way, before long, an old man will come to recruit you into the Heavenly Court."

"Recruit me into the Heavenly Court? Perfect! I’ll go and turn the place upside down!" Sun Wukong said, waving the As-You-Wish Golden Cudgel.

Su Yu gave a wry smile. "Junior Brother, there’s no need. You don’t need to cause trouble for my sake. I’ll settle my own affairs personally. When the time comes, I’ll have you help me."

Sun Wukong smiled and nodded. "All right, Senior Brother. When you go settle the score with Tathagata and that old Jade Emperor, remember to bring me along."

"Definitely! By the way, if you get recruited into the Heavenly Court, can your senior brother stay at Flower Fruit Mountain? I can also casually teach your followers how to cultivate," Su Yu asked.

Sun Wukong said happily, "Of course! Senior Brother, my followers have already said you’re the Second King of Flower Fruit Mountain. Naturally, you can stay here. All right, Senior Brother, enough talking. Let me show you around my Flower Fruit Mountain!"

"Sure." Su Yu smiled and nodded.

As he spoke, Sun Wukong had Su Yu climb onto his Somersault Cloud, then flew around Flower Fruit Mountain.

Before long, Sun Wukong had taken Su Yu all around Flower Fruit Mountain. Finally, he brought Su Yu to Flower Fruit Mountain’s most famous place, the Water Curtain Cave.

As Su Yu gazed at Flower Fruit Mountain’s splendid mountains and rivers and the wondrous scenery of the Water Curtain Cave, two poems he had once read surfaced in his mind. He dearly wanted to recite them aloud. Ahem, what a pity—he had forgotten them.

Upon entering the Water Curtain Cave, they entered an entirely new world. Passing through the waterfall and into a cave, Sun Wukong and Su Yu walked deeper inside. After a while, they saw a grand gate, with a couplet hanging at its entrance. It read: "Blessed Land of Flower Fruit Mountain" and "Heavenly Grotto of the Water Curtain Cave."

After Su Yu and Sun Wukong passed through the gate, Su Yu saw a vast open grassland. Beyond it lay mountains, rivers, and lakes.

Su Yu looked around in astonishment. Judging by its location, the Water Curtain Cave should have been inside the mountain, yet there was a sun here! Moreover, this place was definitely several times larger than Flower Fruit Mountain itself.

Careless Sun Wukong and the other monkeys had never noticed this issue. They had not even given a second thought to how there could be a sun inside the Water Curtain Cave.

Su Yu asked Ya Er in his mind, "Ya Er, what is going on? What kind of place is this Water Curtain Cave?"

"Master, this Water Curtain Cave is a small world. You should understand what a small world is, right?" Ya Er explained.

Su Yu nodded. Having read so many novels, he immediately understood what it was.

"By the way, aren’t there usually ways in novels to control small worlds or secret realms or something? Can the Water Curtain Cave be controlled too?" Su Yu asked curiously.

Ya Er replied, "Yes. As long as you find the World Heart of the small world and refine it, you can control the small world. The World Heart of the Water Curtain Cave is the chair Sun Wukong sits on."

While Su Yu and Ya Er conversed in his mind, Sun Wukong had already brought Su Yu over to sit down. Su Yu also saw the chair Sun Wukong used. All these stone furnishings had been here from the very beginning.

Su Yu had not asked because he wanted to seize this small world. He was merely curious. After all, his Dominator Space was far more impressive than this small world.

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