Chapter 55 - Peach Blossom Pond's Deep Waters

Chapter 55 - Peach Blossom Pond's Deep Waters.

“Big Sister, the weather is really nice today! Are you out here to sunbathe?”

The Stone Monkey asked with a playful grin.

Su Qing shook her head slightly.

Hearing this, the Stone Monkey chuckled and said:

“Then, Big Sister, would you like some fruits? I’ll have the monkeys prepare them right away. This year’s grapes are really sweet!”

Su Qing shook her head again, reached out, and patted the Stone Monkey’s head, saying:

“Good monkey, haven’t you already guessed? Why pretend to be foolish?”

Su Qing rarely brought Leng Xiang out with her.

Even during the last succession, Su Qing was alone.

Now Su Qing, Leng Xiang, and the Little Sparrows were all out together...

Given the Stone Monkey’s intelligence,

how could he not guess the possibility of Su Qing leaving?

He just didn’t want to believe it.

“Big Sister... are you leaving?”

The Stone Monkey’s face fell as he asked.

Su Qing nodded and said:

“Yes, I’m leaving. Now that the monkey troop has you, and the hidden dangers of Flower-Fruit Mountain have been eliminated, it’s time for me to go! This outing is to bid you farewell.”

Hearing this, the Stone Monkey felt a lump in his throat, quite reluctant.

Reluctant to part with his respected Big Sister, and also with the lively sparrows.

Big Sister had been very good to him, she was the elder he respected most...

Now that she was leaving, how could he bear it?

“Big Sister... can’t you stay? The monkey troop can’t be without Big Sister now!”

Hearing this, Su Qing shook her head slightly and said:

“Whether I’m with the monkey troop or not, it won’t matter. As long as you lead everyone well, that will be enough.”

“And I have other things to do; I can’t do them if I stay in the mountains.”

“...”

Seeing the Stone Monkey’s reluctance, Su Qing sighed softly.

The Stone Monkey truly saw her as his Big Sister!

She could tell that the Stone Monkey valued loyalty and righteousness.

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However, Su Qing’s decision to leave was firm, and she naturally wouldn’t change it easily.

Su Qing turned her head, pointed at the Water Curtain Cave, and said, “From now on, the Water Curtain Cave belongs to you. How you handle it is up to you. Whether you live there or not!”

The Stone Monkey shook his head slightly, knowing that Su Qing’s decision was firm and further persuasion would be useless.

“I will always keep the Water Curtain Cave for Big Sister, for when you return! We monkeys already have these wooden houses, which are enough.”

Su Qing shook her head slightly; this Stone Monkey didn’t know that the Water Curtain Cave originally belonged to him.

“As you wish.”

As Su Qing was speaking, the Macaque, who had been silent for a long time, came closer.

“Big Sister... could you take me with you? I can’t bear to part with you!” The Macaque’s face was filled with sadness, and there was a hint of a sob in his voice.

Su Qing just shook her head and said:

“You should live well here. Following me... might not necessarily be a good thing. Besides, I’m not not coming back. Once my tasks are done, I’ll return.”

The Macaque kept shaking his head, saying, “But I’m afraid Big Sister will leave and never come back!”

“Big Sister is a Heavenly Immortal, her lifespan is immeasurable. Ten or a hundred years are but a flick of a finger in your eyes. But ten or a hundred years... for us monkeys, that’s a lifetime!”

Is the Macaque foolish? The Macaque is not foolish!

She was good at listening and good at thinking and learning.

Although not as intelligent as the Stone Monkey, she had learned quite a lot.

Su Qing patted the Macaque’s head and said:

“Ten or a hundred years, for me, is also a long time! Don’t worry, I won’t forget this place, nor will I forget you and everyone. Once everything is done, I will return.”

“R-really?” the Macaque asked.

Su Qing nodded slightly.

She would indeed return...

Of course, how long it would take to return, she didn’t know.

The Macaque believed her. It might not understand other things, but it knew Su Qing was quite trustworthy.

So, she was willing to believe Su Qing would return.

“Then, Big Sister, please don’t forget,” the Macaque said.

“Mm, I won’t forget.”

Su Qing also offered a few comforting words.

When Su Qing bid farewell to everyone, the sparrows also bid farewell to the monkey troop.

They didn’t cry tearfully, but simply promised everyone they would return in the future.

At the same time, they received many fruits from the monkey troop.

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Even holding them with magic power was quite strenuous.

Su Qing was helpless, but she didn’t tell them to put them back.

She simply used the Sleeve Dimension spell to put the items away...

To avoid seeing the little guys wobbling around.

“Alright, let’s go!”

With that, Su Qing prepared to leave.

“Big Sister! Have a safe journey!” The Stone Monkey didn’t know how to express himself, but his mood was quite bad.

Hearing this, Su Qing gave a helpless smile and said, “I’m not dying... don’t use ‘have a safe journey’.”

Hearing this, the Stone Monkey was at a loss, suddenly not knowing what to say.

Seeing this, Su Qing just smiled. She had originally felt some sadness of parting.

But this silly monkey made it disappear again.

She shook her head slightly. After Leng Xiang transformed into a spiritual light and returned to the hairpin, and the sparrows landed on her shoulders,

Su Qing silently recited the incantation, performed the Somersault Cloud, and vanished from the monkeys’ sight in an instant.

The Old Monkey watched the red cloud flash by, and Su Qing disappear before its eyes.

It reached out and patted the Macaque’s head, then bowed down first.

The Macaque understood implicitly and also bowed down.

Seeing this, all the other monkeys, whether they understood or not, followed suit.

The Stone Monkey didn’t bow, but simply gazed at the horizon.

He didn’t bow because Su Qing had once told him.

As the Monkey King, he should only bow to his master, his parents, and heaven and earth...

Even to her, he didn’t need to perform a grand bow.

He remembered, hadn’t forgotten now, and wouldn’t forget in the future.

On the Somersault Cloud.

Su Qing slowed down a bit, wondering whether to go to Huai County first or Li Shan Mount Li first.

Finally, Su Qing decided to go to Li Shan Mount Li first.

To pay respects to Li Shan Lao Mu Old Mother of Mount Li.

The Old Mother was, after all, her guide; if not for her, she wouldn’t have found Patriarch Bodhi.

Now, she had achieved the Great Dao.

Both emotionally and logically, she had to go and thank her personally.

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In just one or two breaths, she had already reached the territory of Shanbuzhou Jambudvipa.

And from entering the territory to Li Shan Mount Li, it was just a single breath’s time.

Recalling the past...

Su Qing had no idea how many years it took her to travel from Huai County to Li Shan Mount Li back then.

Near Li Shan Mount Li.

Su Qing lowered her cloud and descended into a village.

After arriving at Li Shan Mount Li, Su Qing suddenly remembered something.

She decided to meet another friend before seeing Li Shan Lao Mu Old Mother of Mount Li...

The village wasn’t large, only about a hundred households.

There was a pond in the village, with many peach trees planted by its side. It was peach blossom season, and the scenery was quite beautiful.

By the pond, there was also a small temple, where the village’s minor deity was enshrined, who was a Turtle Immortal.

Su Qing arrived here but did not enter the temple; instead, she sat by the pond.

As soon as Su Qing sat down, before she could speak, she saw bubbles gurgling in the pond water, and a moment later, an old turtle surfaced.

Upon seeing Su Qing, the old turtle was extremely respectful.

“Old Turtle greets the Immortaless!”