Longevity, starting from being a chicken raising servant

Chapter 2590 265: The Revelation

The vast void.On the broad back of Fanming.

At this moment, the monk in yellow holds Buddha beads, smiling and standing.

Everyone's gazes involuntarily fall on the figure of Wu Monkey King among the crowd, eyes full of disbelief, instinctively stepping back two steps, forming an empty space around him.

'Wu Monkey King' lets his hands hang below his knees, his posture relaxed, seemingly unconcerned with everyone's stares, instead gazing directly ahead at Wang Ba who is saluting him, his calm eyes carrying a hint of surprise and inquiry.

Upon hearing 'Wu Monkey King's question, Wang Ba remains silent for a moment before slowly speaking:

"Rather than ask when I discovered the Immortal Monarch's identity, perhaps the Immortal Monarch should first answer one question of mine?"

His words lack much respect, causing the cultivators to change their expressions, astonished and confused.

Given Wang Ba's usual personality and style, he would never so easily offend such a figure.

Yet, why at this moment does he speak so disrespectfully?

Not only the cultivators, but even the monk in yellow across from him, who slowly turns the Buddha beads in his hand without a word, gazes at Wang Ba with hints of surprise and curiosity.

What surprises everyone even more is that in response to Wang Ba's question, 'Wu Monkey King' remains silent for several breaths but seemingly doesn't mind Wang Ba's attitude, then speaks:

"What do you want to ask?"

Wang Ba stares at 'Wu Monkey King' intently, saying:

"May I ask, Immortal Monarch, can my monkey... still return?"

'Wu Monkey King' is slightly taken aback, then after a moment's thought, surprisingly gives a serious answer to Wang Ba's question:

"If I am not here, it can return at any time."

Hearing 'Wu Monkey King's words, Wang Ba cannot help but breathe a sigh of relief, then gently nods:

"So, this means that after entering the Immortal Forbidden Land in Little Cang World, the Immortal Monarch indeed possessed my monkey?"

'Wu Monkey King's eyebrows raise slightly, somewhat surprised:

"You sensed it even then?"

"My disguise shouldn't have had many flaws; how did you see through it?"

Wang Ba's expression remains calm, nodding slowly and explaining:

"No real flaws, just too many coincidences, the treasures found in the Immortal Forbidden Land, and the Technique of Truthful Listening..."

"Too many coincidences?"

'Wu Monkey King' hesitates slightly, then a flash of realization appears in his eyes, shaking his head slightly:

"After leaving the Sea of Chaos Realm, I restrained myself considerably, yet you still noticed."

Hearing this, Wang Ba's expression remains indifferent.

His thoughts flash back momentarily to many years ago, to the days in Little Cang World under the coercion of Taoist Man and the Six-fingered Divine Demon, when they had no choice but to venture into the 'Wind Disaster Area'.

At that time, white mist enveloped everything, the path ahead unknown. To find a way out and prevent Wang Ba from taking risks, Wu Monkey King, then only of Class VI, volunteered to venture into the vast white mist.

And after that, they encountered numerous strange events consecutively.

For instance, the double pupil corpses that merely drove them away but never attempted to kill them.

During the wind disaster, by another stroke of luck, they encountered Yu Wuheng residing at the Land-Parting Staff, escaping danger with its power.

They even found numerous useful treasures, such as the special spirit mine required for the 'Impregnable Plan' that could gather the full power of Little Cang World, the Treasure Basin of Immortal Essence capable of collecting the Sea Pearl, and the broken Sun Crown recording the 'Complete Heaven One Qi Array'.

Even in the vast, boundless Immortal Forbidden Land, where their paths should have been lost, leaving them to exhaust their resources and eventually die, they somehow managed to locate Taoist Man and Immortal Blood, and in a battle with Taoist Man, stole from the tiger's mouth. Moreover, they coincidentally found the vortex of the Realm Sea hidden beneath a Domain by Taoist Man, allowing them to escape the Immortal Forbidden Land and reach the Sea of Chaos Realm.

These coincidences were simply too many, so many as to seem unreal. There was undoubtedly his own and Little Cang World's effort, but luck seemed to have played a part, and upon reflection, it became apparent that Wu Monkey King was involved in all these events.

At crucial moments, it was often Wu Monkey King who quietly guided the events in an unobtrusive manner.

But that's another story.

In truth, his suspicion toward Wu Monkey King did not arise only after these coincidences but was triggered the moment when it returned from the depths of the white mist to Little Cang World; his perennial instinct of caution had already vaguely sensed danger, though he could not confirm it then.

The subsequent series of coincidences merely served to validate his hypothesis.

It wasn't until reaching the Sea City Immortal Mansion, where he personally saw Immortal Monarch Luhe and Tibo, witnessed the unusual actions of the Immortal Monarch's servant 'Huang', and saw Wu Monkey King take up their memorial tablets, did he become seventy to eighty percent certain, almost pinpointing the identity residing within Wu Monkey King.

As for the Technique of Truthful Listening he specifically sought out Kong Zen to inquire about, discovering it to be entirely different from what Wu Monkey King taught, it only further confirmed his suspicions; this was actually the only real flaw exposed by Immortal Monarch Luhe.

Yet, these words are unnecessary to voice; leaving some things unsaid is no harm to either side.

"The Immortal Monarch, wise as ever, accounted for everything, yet didn't expect at this critical juncture to encounter someone as perceptive as Little Friend Wang; it truly is..."

Opposite him, Tibo lightly taps the Buddha beads with his fingers and suddenly laughs.