Li Fu got up and dismounted, went over to help the old man, and said, "Old donor, don't be afraid. He is the apprentice of a poor monk, not a ghost."

The old man raised his head and saw Li Fu's face was strange, upright and clear under the starlight, and he felt at ease.

He asked, "You are a monk from that temple. What are you going to do with bringing such a vicious person to my door?"

Li Fu patiently explained, "The poor monk came from the Tang Dynasty in the east and went to the west to obtain the true scriptures."

"I just happened to be passing by here today. It's getting late, so I stopped by your house to find a place to stay for one night."

"Tomorrow morning it will be bright and I will leave as soon as possible. It will be convenient for everyone to have good luck and longevity."

The old man stared at Li Fu again and again, and then glanced at Sun Xingzhe.

He just said, "I see that you, the monk, do look like a Tang Dynasty person. It's okay to stay at my place. It's just..."

He looked at the ugly monkey and said, "This ferocious-looking one doesn't look like a Chinese from the Tang Dynasty."

Sun Wukong became angry and said sternly, "You old man, you don't even have a look!"

"The Tang Dynasty is my master and I am his apprentice."

"I am not a sweetheart, I am who I am, the upright and upright Monkey King, the Monkey King!"

The fiery monkey said, "Some of you people here also know me, and I have met you before!"

The old man holding a bamboo pole asked, "Where have you seen me?"

The Monkey King snorted, "You old man, when you were a child, you never picked up firewood in front of me? Never picked vegetables on my face?"

The old man said, "You are talking nonsense! Where do you live? Where do I live! Can I go to you to collect firewood and vegetables?"

Sun Xingzhe said, "My son is talking nonsense!"

He shook his head and said, "You must not recognize me! I am the great sage buried in the stone box at the foot of the Five Elements Mountain in the Two Realms!"

"You little kid, look at me carefully again!"

The old man got closer and took a closer look.

He said with some uncertainty, "Indeed... you are a bit like Him! But how did you come up with it?"

The monkey who has been under the Five Elements Mountain for five hundred years is a bit talkative.

He almost started talking about it from the time when heaven and earth were first divided, before Hongmeng was judged.

After a long while, he said that the Bodhisattva came to him and asked him to wait for Tang Monk to reveal his secret and escape.

When the old man heard this, he no longer doubted it.

He murmured, "No wonder I suddenly felt the earth shaking today. It turns out that the Great Sage escaped from trouble."

He bowed while leaning on a bamboo pole, and invited Li Fu, a monk from the Tang Dynasty, and Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, into the room.

He called his old wife, children and grandchildren to come over and meet him.

He spoke a little slowly, but still told the whole story.

The obedient people were all delighted to see this mythical character with their own eyes.

The old man ordered the junior to watch tea.

Looking at Wukong's ferocious appearance, he couldn't help but sigh, "Great Sage, you are not young at all."

Sun Wukong didn't have any airs, so he asked, "How old are you, this old boy?"

The old man sighed and said, "I am already one hundred and thirty years old. Now my legs and feet are inconvenient, and I can't go anywhere except this yard."

After listening to his words, Sun Wukong pinched his stubby fingers to calculate.

He said, "You are still my great-grandson!"

"At my own age, I can't remember how many."

In an instant, Wukong's eyes flashed through the years of wandering in Huaguo Mountain, the days of walking in the mortal world, the process of studying under the last master, and the unrestrained time in heaven.

He didn't even remember how long it had been.

He finally just said, "I don't know how old I am. I only remember that I have been pressed at the foot of this mountain for more than five hundred years."

The old man said, "It's been five hundred years! It's been five hundred years!"

"I remember when I was a child, my great-grandfather said that when he was a child, a mountain suddenly fell from the sky, and a magical monkey was crushed under the mountain."

"Who knew that today, you would be free."

"I remember when I saw you when I was a child, you had grass growing on your head and mud on your face."

"I didn't know I was afraid of you at that time."

"Who would have thought that now that I'm old, you don't have mud on your face anymore, and you don't have a dick on your head anymore, I'm actually afraid of you!"

"Sin! Sin!"

The old man once again came close to Wukong's thunderous face, took a look at it and said, "I see you've lost weight too! But Great Sage, you look good, you look very energetic!"

"Although it still looks a bit ghostly, it's not that scary!"

After the old man said this, the whole family laughed.

The old man could be regarded as meeting an old childhood friend. He called the children's families and asked them to arrange fasting meals.

After the meal, Wukong wiped his mouth and said, "What's your family name?"

The old man said, "My surname is Li."

When Li Fu heard this, he also raised his hand and said, "Old donor, your surname is Li and the poor monk is from the Huazong family!"

The curious monkey asked, "Master, your surname is Tang, how come you are from the same family as Hua Zong?"

Li Fu looked at this not very smart monkey and said, "Guanyin Bodhisattva told you that I am Tang Monk?"

Wukong nodded repeatedly.

Li Fu said, "Tang Seng in the Bodhisattva's mouth means a monk from the Tang Dynasty."

"My family name is Muzi Li, and I am Tang Li. My father is Emperor Anji of the Tang Dynasty, and I am his thirteenth son."

"Therefore, there is nothing wrong with you calling me Tang Seng."

The old man was even more happy when he heard that Li Fu had the same surname as him.

But Wukong said to the old man, "Old Li, I came to your house to disturb you. I haven't had a bath in more than five hundred years."

"Just boil some soup and let our master and apprentice take a bath."

"Although my master is diligent in cleansing,... his mortal body is prone to fatigue. A short soak can restore more energy."

"When I leave, I will definitely thank you."

The old man said here, "These are all small things, these are all small things."

He ordered his family to carry firewood, boil water, and fetch basins and stools.

Wukong is petite, and he is not afraid of the hot water. He soaked in it, and after a while, a clean monkey came out.

He shook it twice and dried his body. He put on the clothes that Li Fu had given him before and asked, "Master! Look at Lao Sun's dressing up. How does it compare with yesterday?"

Li Fu praised, "Good! Good! Good!"

"You are brave in appearance and extraordinary in martial arts. I think you are like a real traveler."

Li Fu suddenly felt that the monkey's body lacked some decoration.

He found a jade pendant he wore when he was a prince.

He gave it to the monkey and said, "I still have some jewelry here. Although it has been used, if you don't mind it, just take it and use it!"

Wukong sang "Hey", and he danced happily and said, "Thank you, Master, for the gift! Thank you, Master, for the gift!"

After Wukong had finished packing, he took some fodder to feed the horse.
Chapter completed!