Chapter 1 The New Flower Fruit Mountain
On this side of the New Flower Fruit Mountain.
Just as Wu Zhiqi was about to descend the mountain, Sun Kong, to prevent him from making a fruitless trip due to his ignorance of destiny, preemptively educated him about the original plot of the second tribulation.
Although, due to his appearance and the premature commencement of the Journey to the West tribulation, the ninety-nine eighty-one tribulations had undergone all sorts of unpredictable new changes.
However, Sun Kong believed that as long as he explained the original plot, Wu Zhiqi would have some basis and would not deviate too far.
Thus.
He had a good chat with Wu Zhiqi!
"Second brother, listen carefully. Back then, the Heavenly Court sent Lei Gong Xin Huan and Dian Mu Jin Guang Sheng Mu to impersonate the first life of Tang Sanzang's future parents."
"Little did they know, I saw through them from the start and knocked them away with a single blow. This karma is considered settled, but it's possible that the Heavenly Court or other factions might send others to be the parents of Jin Chanzi."
"That is to say, the current Chen Guangrui and Yin Wenjiao. Limited by the premature opening of the Journey to the West tribulation and the predetermined number of eighty-one tribulations, we can no longer change it. I cannot intervene, so this time it's up to you."
"The subsequent situation should be roughly like this."
Looking at his increasingly improved second brother, Wu Zhiqi, Sun Kong was full of relief. He then recounted the subsequent plot based on his memory and the calculations of the 'Wu Hou Seven Star Array'.
In simple terms.
The second tribulation of 'Journey to the West' is as follows.
The so-called second tribulation was originally called 'Out of the Womb Killing'.
To put it in the most understandable terms, Jin Chanzi was almost killed by a villain just as he was born.
This refers to Jin Chanzi, after ten lifetimes of good deeds, reincarnating into the current life of Tang Sanzang, about to become the son of Chen Guangrui, a top scholar, and Yin Wenjiao, the daughter of Prime Minister Yin Kaishan.
Of course.
Because the Great Tang Empire in the Immortal Realm was also affected by the Heavenly Dao, it had just been established, but there were differences from the original timeline.
The only thing that was not different was that the top scholar of the Great Tang this year was still Chen Guangrui, and the Prime Minister of the Great Tang was still Yin Kaishan.
According to Sun Kong's calculations, Chen Guangrui was originally from Haizhou, which is Lianyungang in the Blue Star time-space. His talent was indeed astounding, his character was upright, and his appearance was superior.
He was almost the perfect man.
Unfortunately, this young man was too filial. In his childhood, he even went fishing in the East Sea to feed his parents.
If it were ordinary fishing, it would be fine.
However, because he was tainted with the luck of the future Tang Sanzang, his luck was extraordinarily good, and he offended some local Dragon Kings in Haizhou.
Haizhou, being in the Jiangnan water town area, had a very developed water system, with 82 inland rivers, including the Qiangwei River, Xinyi River, and Yan River.
The other 81 rivers were just ordinary water demons, nothing special.
This number was also peculiar, as if echoing the ninety-nine eighty-one tribulations in the Heavenly Dao, but since there was no danger, Sun Kong did not elaborate.
It so happened that the Qiangwei River, where Chen Guangrui was located, was nourished by mountains and rivers, giving birth to a Qiangwei Dragon King. And Chen Guangrui accidentally drove away the Qiangwei Golden Carp, the only daughter of the Qiangwei Dragon King.
After the Qiangwei Golden Carp was cooked and eaten by his parents, the enmity between the Chen family and the Qiangwei Dragon King was thus forged.
The Qiangwei Dragon King should have also foreseen Chen Guangrui's future tribulation and pretended to be fine, waiting for the opportunity in secret.
Subsequently.
The Great Tang Emperor held an imperial examination to recruit talents. Chen Guangrui, due to his innate talent and destiny, achieved the top three honors and was personally appointed as the top scholar by the emperor. Furthermore, he was struck by Yin Wenjiao's embroidered ball during his horse parade.
The two then became husband and wife.
And then.
It was the well-known plot.
Chen Guangrui could have enjoyed wealth and honor with Yin Wenjiao, but this man was too filial. After becoming a prefect, he did not want his old mother to suffer.
So, he pleaded with the Great Tang Emperor to let him govern Jiangzhou, which is Jiujiang in the Blue Star time-space.
The couple took the opportunity to return to Haizhou to pick up his old mother, Madam Zhang.
But unexpectedly.
Because of the past grievances with the Qiangwei Dragon King, as soon as Madam Zhang was picked up, and before the three could reach Jiangzhou, they arrived at Liu Xiaoer's home in Wanhua Inn. Madam Zhang fell ill and felt unwell.
During this period.
Chen Guangrui bought another golden carp, intending to cook it for Madam Zhang to drink and recuperate. However, Madam Zhang was unwilling to kill any living being and asked him to release it.
It was also because of this golden carp that the Chen family did not end without an heir.
Finally.
Madam Zhang did not want her son to delay state affairs because of her, so she asked Chen Guangrui and Yin Wenjiao to continue their journey, arriving at the critical location of the tribulation.
Hongjiangkou Ferry Crossing.
Here, there were Liu Hong and Li Biao, who, driven by lust and coveting Chen Guangrui's position, intentionally steered the boat to a sparsely populated area. As midnight approached.
They first killed Chen's house boy.
Then they beat Chen Guangrui to death.
Just as Yin Wenjiao was about to commit suicide, they stopped her.
Afterward.
Liu Hong, being extremely cunning, actually put on Chen Guangrui's old clothes, took his official documents and credentials, and took Yin Wenjiao to impersonate Chen Guangrui and take office.
As for Yin Wenjiao, she could not commit suicide because of the future Tang Sanzang, so she had to temporarily go along with the deception until a year later, when she gave birth to the future Tang Sanzang.
During the birth of the future Tang Sanzang, she even heard a person who called himself the Southern Pole Star Lord speaking, stating that he was acting under the command of Guanyin Bodhisattva and had come to secretly protect her.
Yin Wenjiao then successfully gave birth to the future Tang Sanzang. Even when Liu Hong returned home and intended to drown the future Tang Sanzang, she still found an excuse to delay him.
Temporarily under the guise of sending out the future Tang Sanzang, she allowed him to live.
"Second brother, did you understand? The above is the original plot of the second tribulation. However, the number of days has changed, and it may not be entirely accurate. You need to consider it carefully."
"I, Old Sun, have nothing else to teach you, except to remind you to pay attention to the key figures in this second tribulation."
"Chen Guangrui and Yin Wenjiao are destined to die people after all. It doesn't matter who sends someone to impersonate them. But the Qiangwei Dragon King and Liu Hong must not be taken lightly."
"The former is eyeing the Chen family covetously. If they seek revenge excessively, they might harm Jin Chanzi. The latter is also a vicious person and should not be underestimated. It's possible that some people will make arrangements in advance."
"In short, if you want to find Jin Chanzi, first find third brother Zhou Wuxian. Back then, I sent him to replace Sha Wujing's opportunity. Although he guarded the Liusha River for five hundred years, he can still help you."
After saying this, Sun Kong stopped rambling and handed Wu Zhiqi a pot of sacred water soup, which served as a tonic for himself after the Journey to the West tribulation began.
If Wu Zhiqi encountered no trouble, it would be fine.
If he did, with this soup, he could at least reduce some damage.
Seeing this.
Wu Zhiqi said nothing more.
He decisively rode the clouds and left the New Flower Fruit Mountain, heading towards the Liusha River area in the Immortal Realm, to first find third brother Zhou Wuxian.
He thought this time it should be foolproof.
But little did he know.
When he arrived near the Liusha River, which spanned eight million li, he was instantly dumbfounded!
"Good heavens, why is third brother nowhere to be seen?"
"Could it be that this second tribulation has a bug?"