Zhong Yuan said those words, not to necessarily get Ma Ba Tian's help, nor did he really want to help Ma Ba Tian.
He mainly wanted to get more information from Ma Ba Tian.
On Ma Ba Tian, Zhong Yuan saw no trace of sin. This was a rare, non-man-eating monster.
From what he understood, such a monster would naturally stand on his side.
Whether Ma Ba Tian knew this or not, just from this point of view, Ma Ba Tian's matters might be related to him.
The more he knew, the earlier, the more time he had to prepare.
They, these demon races, would eventually have to face the Heavenly Court.
Ma Ba Tian heard Zhong Yuan's words and stopped, scratching his head: "Brother Monkey, what you said seems to make sense."
"Even the Black Bear Demon is such a good trickster, even if I go to other Great Demons, it might not be useful."
"You are the Heavenly Chosen One of the Flower-Fruit Mountain, I heard you have a chance to revive Sun Wukong?"
"If the Great Sage Sun could be resurrected, maybe it could solve my troubles."
Zhong Yuan nodded, but did not directly promise, explaining: "It's just a legend that there's a chance, I don't know if it's really possible."
"I don't know what's going on with you, Brother Ma?"
"If your matter is more urgent, and if you need me, I can help you first."
Zhong Yuan understood that dealing with someone like Ma Ba Tian was all about being sincere.
And what he said was definitely not false.
If the reason was appropriate, he also wanted to see if the Heavenly Court would send someone to stop him if he went to do something else halfway.
Ma Ba Tian no longer hid it, explaining: "My matter, now that I think about it, is still not as important as yours, Brother Monkey."
"Or rather, only helping you revive the Great Sage would be useful."
"The reason I want to find someone to help is actually because our Flame Mountain King, Niu Mo Wang, has been in a daze ever since Sun Wukong died, and even refuses to eat."
"Over time, Flame Mountain has become a bit chaotic."
"Especially after the King's son came back from the South Sea, not long ago, for some unknown reason, he actually locked up the King."
"I originally thought that the Black Bear Demon and the King's son were fellow disciples, so maybe I could ask him to help and reason with him."
"But after I met the Black Bear Demon this time, seeing what kind of person he is, I somewhat understand how Red Boy became this way."
"There are a lot of problems in the South Sea."
"Red Boy and the Black Bear Demon, they went to the South Sea, I don't know what they learned! They clearly haven't learned anything good!"
Zhong Yuan was also silent for a moment.
It turned out that even Red Boy had already left the South Sea, and it seemed he hadn't done anything good.
This situation, as he knew, was really like what he knew.
Both the Heavenly Court and Buddhism are now using fishing techniques.
But this Brother Ma is truly brave, he's practically pointing fingers at Guanyin, only lacking the name.
I wonder if Guanyin will hear.
Although if Guanyin just watches these things happen, she's not a good person.
Zhong Yuan did not directly ask about the situation in the South Sea.
He just nodded: "I see, Brother Ma, if you're willing to help me first, I naturally feel grateful."
"It's not too late, let's continue up the mountain now!"
Ma Ba Tian stood up and walked in front, saying: "Okay, I just came down from above, so I know the situation of Black Wind Mountain better."
"Since we're going to fight the Black Bear Demon now, I remember there are two of the Black Bear Demon's generals over there."
"We can go find one of them first."
"As long as we succeed before the Black Bear Demon reacts, even if the Black Bear Demon comes looking for us directly afterwards, we'll just be two against two at most."
Ma Ba Tian, as a general beside Niu Mo Wang, obviously has rich experience in fighting.
Among demons, there is always fighting.
Zhong Yuan was very happy, although his strength was now quite good, but more people meant more power.
Being able to win over more demons like Old Ma would definitely be a good thing.
He would definitely not be facing just a few demon kings in the end.
Ma Ba Tian said he would do it, and took the lead, Zhong Yuan quickly followed.
Along the way, he encountered small demons, Zhong Yuan didn't let Ma Ba Tian make a move, he took the initiative to beat them to death with a stick.
Ma Ba Tian watched from the side and didn't say anything, not knowing what he was thinking.
The two continued to climb the mountain along the mountain path.
On the higher mountains, the Earth Deity and the Daoist who was trapped in the gourd were looking from afar, both somewhat surprised.
The Earth Deity finally spoke: "Unexpectedly, this monkey found a helper, he's quite clever."
The Daoist simply calculated a divination, his expression became indifferent: "This Old Ma has some cultivation, but it won't affect the outcome. No need to worry."
"It's just that this monkey still doesn't understand cultivation, I'll help him a little."
The Black Wind Mountain Earth Deity vaguely understood, no longer said anything, and disappeared again.
The Daoist remained standing on the mountain, casually taking out a set of brush and ink, spreading a sheet of paper from the table in front of him.
This was the path Zhong Yuan and Ma Ba Tian would have to take.
"Long confined in a cage, he returns to nature."
Zhong Yuan and Ma Ba Tian didn't delay on the road, and within a short while, they arrived nearby. The Daoist directly spoke out, reminding Zhong Yuan and Ma Ba Tian of his location.
Hearing the voice, Zhong Yuan was somewhat surprised, but did not hesitate and walked towards the sound.
He carefully examined the person in front of him, white hair and white beard, with a half-man-tall gourd on his back, but clearly a human Daoist.
Moreover, his cultivation was not weak.
Honestly, this made Zhong Yuan a little dubious.
Human race, don't they only have mortals left?
Or is this human Daoist actually some Immortal he doesn't know?
Seeing the Daoist, Ma Ba Tian was also surprised and spoke: "Are you Yuan Shou Cheng? The Daoist in human legends who is skilled in calculating destiny and judging yin and yang?"
Yuan Shou Cheng slightly nodded, not concealing it: "It is indeed me."
Zhong Yuan was even more surprised.
Yuan Shou Cheng? The one who bet with the Jing He Dragon King in Journey to the West? And Yuan Shou Cheng also admitted that he is of the human race.
Is he representing humans, also wanting to scheme in this matter of Sun Wukong?
Don't say it, it really might be possible.
Although humans are not as miserable as demons, it should be very difficult for them to have cultivators who achieve success after the Heaven-Earth Opening.
Human cultivators may not be willing to accept.
And the Yuan Shou Cheng of that time was already extraordinary, now that Sun Wukong has been dead for hundreds of years, Yuan Shou Cheng must have achieved even higher cultivation if he can live until now.
Zhong Yuan asked: "Sir, what is your purpose here?"
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