Chapter 35: Heretics use force to deceive the righteous, and the monkey in mind obtains a treasure and defeats evil spirits.

Sun Wukong used a trick to put the silver horn into the gourd. Wukong came to the Lotus Cave and fought with the Golden Horn King. King Bajiao of Gold and Silver fanned the fire, and Wukong used the clone method to come to the Lotus Cave, killed all the little demons, and obtained the mutton-fat jade purification bottle. Golden Horn arrives and Wukong escapes.

Wukong quietly returned to the Lotus Cave, saw Jinjiao sleeping, and secretly took away the banana fan. Jinjiao was furious, and Jinjiao lost to Wukong and fled to the Dragon Cave. Wukong saves his master and junior brother. The next day, Jin Jiao and his uncle Hu Ah Qi came with a group of demons to kill him.

Wukong filled the golden horn in a pure bottle, and Bajie killed Fox Aqi. The masters and disciples were about to go on their way when Taishang Laojun arrived. It turned out that Jinjiao and Yinjiao were both his disciples. They were invited by Guanyin to test Tang Monk and his disciples.

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The content of "Journey to the West" is the most complex among Chinese classical novels. It combines the thoughts and content of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism. It not only allows the immortals of Buddhism and Taoism to perform at the same time, but also injects the human emotions of real society into the world of gods and Buddhas. Sometimes it also inserts a few Confucian sentences. The wise sayings make it seem both solemn and humorous, and the wit and wit make the book win the love of readers of all cultural levels.

"Journey to the West" begins with seven chapters about the birth of the Monkey King Sun Wukong and his havoc in the Heavenly Palace.

At the beginning of the novel, it is written that there is a flower and fruit mountain in Dongsheng Shenzhou. A stone on the top of the mountain received the essence of the sun and the moon and gave birth to a stone monkey. Later, because he successfully broke into the Water Curtain Cave, he was worshiped as the "Monkey King" by the monkeys in Huaguo Mountain.

In general, Sun Wukong is a "classical hero". He is not only a cute hero full of game spirit, but also a hero who also encounters hardships and setbacks in life. Apparently, after being suppressed by Tathagata's magic, Sun Wukong revealed himself to be an incomplete hero and a hero who encountered disaster, imprisoned both physically and mentally.

From the specific details, Sun Wukong is a mythical and illusory hero, and he is a hero who constantly asks for help. He is a hero who must use spells and treasures. After causing havoc in the Heavenly Palace, his heroic image showed On the salvation of mortals.

Compared with the heroes in Sima Qian's "Assassin's Biography", the latter is a hero full of historical rationality, a hero showing tragic color, and a hero of moral and ethical significance, filled with the brilliance of practical rationality. Thus a true and respectable hero. In comparison, Sun Wukong can only be a cute but irreverent false hero.

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