"A Worthy Younger Brother …"
Water Curtain Cave. Zhen Yuan Daisen let out a long sigh. "That Golden Cicada Elder is really lost this time."
Monkey King glanced at him.
"Great Immortal, are you purposely not looking for him?"
He didn't understand why Zhen Yuan Daisen didn't like the Golden Cicada Elder, but the Golden Cicada Elder was now on his way out of Mount Huaguo.
"A Worthy Younger Brother, I didn't make him lose his way."
Zhen Yuan Daisen smiled and said, "It's rare for Elder Golden Cicada Elder to descend. He shouldn't stay in Mount Huaguo all the time. He should go to the human world."
Monkey King thought that this was right. He would go to the Dragon Palace and meet Ao Lai. The Golden Cicada Elder hadn't left Mount Huaguo for three years. He was even more of a homebody than him.
The Golden Cicada Elder's incarnation was bound by him, but he was still the disciple of Buddha. He wouldn't have any problems walking in the human world.
Monkey King didn't mind.
He continued to entertain Liu Heng.
At night, Zhen Yuan Daisen, who didn't see the Golden Cicada Elder, felt his ears were quiet. He hurriedly pulled Monkey King to talk about the Great Dao.
"You come too."
Goku saw Liu Heng's curious look, so he invited him to join them.
Zhen Yuan Daisen didn't like mortals to disturb them, but he was in a good mood today, so he didn't say anything.
The three of them sat on the mountain peak. Liu Heng listened to the two immortals talk about the Great Dao. It was like a dream.
Of course, he didn't understand what they were talking about. But Monkey King would occasionally give him some pointers on the Great Dao. Liu Heng was enlightened and quickly memorized it.
"It's so uncomfortable to hear immortals talk about Dao. I really want to come here to seek Dao!"
Liu Heng thought.
Zhen Yuan Daisen seemed to have heard his thoughts and suddenly laughed, "You can't seek the path of immortality."
Liu Heng couldn't help but ask, "Monkey King, can I learn from you?"
The Monkey King shook his head. "No, you're too busy with other matters. It's hard for you to get away."
He looked up at the night sky, and Liu Heng followed his line of sight. In the clear night sky, a wisp of starlight was gradually extinguishing.
Liu Heng's heart trembled slightly.
Monkey King shook his head. "I'll make the tea."
Learning from the Golden Cicada, he brewed a pot of tea for the two of them and poured it into the teacups.
Liu Heng was overwhelmed by the favor. He picked up the teacup and took a sip. The tea wasn't hot at all. Instead, it made his body feel refreshed, and all his sleepiness disappeared.
"How is it?" Monkey King smiled and said, "My tea is not bad, right?"
Liu Heng reacted and hurriedly thanked him.
"Thank you, Monkey King Immortal Tea."
The Monkey King smiled faintly. His figure was like a dream.
Liu Heng silently admired him, thinking that even a real immortal wouldn't be able to compare to the Monkey King in front of him.
"Unfortunately, I'm not a demon from Flower and Fruit Mountain" Liu Heng felt a bit regretful: "Otherwise, I could definitely learn Dao here."
"Demons are no different from humans."
The Monkey King saw through his thoughts and said: "Humans can also cultivate, but you have more important things to do."
He then smiled and said: "I'm actually very envious of humans. You have something that demons don't have."
"What is it?"
Liu Heng hurriedly asked.
The Monkey King answered with two words: "Time."
"Time?"
Liu Heng was confused.
Zhen Yuan Daisen frowned, showing a thoughtful expression.
The same amount of time has different meanings for different races.
The Monkey King told Liu Heng that humans have short lifespans, so they value time more than anything else. Their mobility is also very strong.
Before Flower and Fruit Mountain, almost all technology in this world was invented by humans.
"Don't look down on humans."
The Monkey King said.
He respected humans. This tiny race, according to the Heavenly Book, was able to achieve industrialization in just a few hundred years.
At Flower and Fruit Mountain, despite the Monkey King's urging, the demons' growth was still a bit slow.
The difference was actually the concept of time.
Demons didn't value every second as much as humans did.
Liu Heng was shocked. He didn't think that there would be people in this world that valued humans so much.
Even the immortals and buddhas in the sky always looked down on them.
"If he's a Human King, he'll definitely treat us humans well."
Liu Heng couldn't help but think that.
A single mistake had sown the seeds of karma.
The next day, Liu Heng bid farewell to the Monkey King.
"Wait a minute."
Before leaving, the Monkey King called a young man over.
"Come with your Highness to take a look."
He said to the young man.
The young man nodded and bowed to Liu Heng: "Please teach me, your Highness."
"No need to bow."
Liu Heng hurriedly helped the young man up.
He then looked at the Monkey King with a confused expression.
"This child was the one who gave me the Hundred Herb Scripture."
The Monkey King said.
Hearing the Monkey King talk about the origin of the Hundred Herb Scripture, Liu Heng had a whole new level of respect for the young man.
"These years, he helped me compile the Hundred Herb Scripture and learned a lot."
The Monkey King continued: "His fate in this world is not over yet. Bring him back and arrange a job for him so that he can broaden his horizons. When he stays here for a while, he will naturally come back."
"No problem."
Liu Heng immediately agreed.
He bade farewell to the Monkey King again and left Flower and Fruit Mountain with the young man.
Seeing the island of Flower and Fruit Mountain getting further and further away, Liu Heng couldn't help but sigh.
"After I give the Hundred Herb Scripture to Empress Lu and take care of the mundane affairs, I'll bring my mother to Flower and Fruit Mountain to spend the rest of her life there."
Liu Heng thought like that, but his desire to pursue Dao was not extinguished.
If he came to Flower and Fruit Mountain to cultivate, his days would definitely be very happy.
Liu Heng couldn't wait to finish his work, but his return journey was not smooth. After half a year, he finally returned to the South Continent.
An official had been waiting for a long time.
"Your Highness."
The official bowed: "Empress Lu has left."
"What?"
Liu Heng couldn't react for a moment.
When he finally reacted, his face immediately turned pale.
"Who is in charge now?"
Once Empress Lu passed away, wouldn't the Lu family lose their reins and be in chaos?
"Your Highness, don't panic."
The official continued: "Zhu Lu rebelled and was killed by Grand Military Officer Zhou Bo, Prime Minister Chen Ping, and Marquis Zhu Xu Liu Zhang."
Liu Heng was stunned.
How could this be?
"Then who is the Emperor now?"
He hurriedly asked.
The official looked up at him: "The officials in the court have discussed it and said that you are filial and generous. They hope that you will return to Chang 'an to ascend the throne."
Liu Heng took a step back and then completely understood.
This was the mundane matter that the Monkey King mentioned.
He remembered that before the Monkey King left, he gave him a scroll, saying that it was a gift for Empress Lu.
Liu Heng opened the scroll, but there were only four words written on it.
"The world is the most important."
After seeing these four words, Liu Heng sighed.
It turned out that the Monkey King kept him for a few days, not for him to seek Dao, but for him to treat his people well.
Liu Heng felt complicated. He turned back again, looked in the direction of Flower and Fruit Mountain, and bowed three times.
Since the Dao of Immortality could not be sought, then the people of the world should be the most important.
Liu Heng remembered the words of the Monkey King and swore in his heart that he would do his best to develop technology.
From then on, Liu Heng returned to the Han Dynasty, ascended the throne, and promulgated the Hundred Herb Scripture.