For dragons, taking out a paper book is as natural as holding chopsticks for a meal.

But this is the last years of the Warring States period, and there is not even the most basic paper, and even the inventor of papermaking may not have been born yet, let alone paper books.

Yan Lu looked at the paper book in the monkey's hand and thought of a lot.

He asked, "What is this?" ”

"Books." The dragon subconsciously replied, but then reacted to Yan Lu's question, "A book made of 'paper'." ”

The weather is clear, the wind is smooth, there are no natural disasters, no thunderstorms.

Yan Lu asked again: "What is 'paper'?" ”

"Sponry." On the table, the dragon wrote a "paper" character with water traces, "A thin sheet made of flowers and trees that is thinner than cloth and brittle." ”

"Even if it is such a fragile thin object, it is enough to carry the scriptures of the saints." Yan Lu looked at the book in the monkey's hand, his eyes lit up, as if a pirate had discovered a treasure.

The sage thought is carried in the text, the text is carried and the bamboo slips, but the bamboo slips are too heavy, and there is not much space for carrying the words, some people once wanted to use the cloth as a substitute for the bamboo slips, but the cloth is more expensive than the bamboo slips, and the words are written on it with ink and are easy to scatter, after all, it still failed to eliminate the mainstream position of the bamboo slips.

Until the advent of paper, it is lightweight, easy to preserve, occupies little space, is the best choice for making books, at least before the emergence of e-books, the superiority of paper books is far more than all text carriers.

Yan Lu fell into deep thought because of the paper book, and the monkey's voice brought his thoughts back, only to hear him say: "With the illustrations, it is indeed much easier to understand." ”

"Illustration ......, I see, the combination of text and pictures, this method is very wonderful!" Yan Lu's eyes looked at the dragon more deeply, not only invented paper, but also used the method of combining text and pictures to make the sage's knowledge to the lower riba people, who can be called "master".

Long Chaoyan Lu chuckled, and then set his gaze on the monkey.

In the original work, before teaching Sun Wukong the way of immortality, Patriarch Bodhi once said that the word "Dao" was 360 side doors, and four words were mentioned - "art", "flow", "stillness" and "movement".

Among them, there are Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism, Yin and Yang, Moism, and medicine, or reading scriptures, or reciting Buddha, and descending to the truth. Because he was not allowed to live forever, he was rejected by the Monkey King of the original book.

But now the Monkey King ......

The dragon looked at Sun Wukong, who was studying hard, and smiled knowingly.

This is a monkey that is different from the original.

Why is it different?

Because of his intervention.

Thinking of this, the dragon suddenly had a feeling of cultivating a game - the Monkey King cultivation plan?

"Hmph~" The dragon laughed again.

Sun Wukong, who was reading a book, suddenly stood on end, and shivered for some reason.

A month later, a new gadget appeared in Songhai City, called "paper", which was released from Xiaoshengxianzhuang, popularized by Confucianism, and spread in the Qi Kingdom, because it quickly became popular among literati and scholars, and then spread to the other six countries.

Each of the hundreds of schools of thought has its own unique practices, and the same is true of Confucianism, but these practices are passed down by word of mouth, not in any literature.

The dragon fooled the monkey and said that there might be a method of cultivation hidden in the book, and the monkey began to read carefully in order to find out the method of Confucian cultivation, and after a month, he really learned something.

On this day, the monkey closed the book and stood straight to the sky, with one hand behind him with his left hand, and the scroll in his right hand pointed to the clouds:

"The benevolent are not worried, the knowers are not confused, and the brave are not afraid."

This is the way of a gentleman.

"Haoran righteousness and morality, the greatest to the upright; There is no big outside the universe, and there is no small Taisu Gong inside. ”

This is Meng Ke's righteous song.

As soon as the words fell, monkey, no, the "qi" on Sun Wukong's body condensed into a "potential", and the "potential" has the sun, moon and stars, wind, rain, thunder and lightning, mountains, rivers, grass and trees, birds, beasts, insects and fish, just like a small world!

Sun Wukong's eyes are red and white, corresponding to one day and one month, and after a few days, his eyes turned back to gold, and the "potential" on his body gradually retracted into his body.

Yan Lu, who witnessed this scene, muttered: "Haoran Qi! ”

The dragon looked at Sun Wukong with satisfaction, although Sun Wukong did not practice the divine body like the original book, but with the heroic qi that had just erupted, he may not have the strength to fight with the immortals.

If it is the original Monkey King who mainly practices the physical body, then the current Monkey King is practicing the spirit and momentum!

The path is completely opposite to the original book, which makes Long look forward to the future of this Monkey King even more.

On the other side, Yan Lu was still in shock.

"I knew he was talented, but I didn't want to be like that...... Horrifying! ”

There was also a trace of turmoil in his ancient well Wubo's heart, he was really frightened by Sun Wukong's talent, and he was able to comprehend the method of cultivation from the words left by the sages, and he also cultivated the Haoran Qi that contained the power of heaven and earth, and there were only a few people who could do this in the hundreds of years of Confucian history.

Countless ancestors with immortal talents have failed, but I didn't expect to be done by a monkey!

He couldn't help but think of the origin of the monkey that Long had mentioned: "Is he really a born saint?" ”

The current Monkey King, the image is significantly different from a month ago, the wrinkles on his face are much less, closer to the human face, although the body hair has not decreased, but has become shorter, after putting on clothes, at first glance he is just a humble gentleman with a strange beard.

The change in appearance is secondary, compared to a month ago, Sun Wukong's personality is much more stable, after absorbing Confucianism at his peak, he is obviously no longer the fledgling country monkey at the beginning.

However, Confucianism has many merits, but it is not everything in the world, even if it is a Confucian protégé, it is not only Confucianism that needs to be learned, but also soldiers, legalists, Taoists, etc.,

Now that the dragon has learned the Confucianism that has reached its peak such as the theory of sexual goodness and sexual evil, the monkey has also learned the spirit of Haoran, and the papermaking technique has also been given to the little sage and sage, and the two do not owe each other, and it is time to leave.

It is better to choose a day than to hit the day, the dragon said goodbye to Yan Lu on the spot, and then left the little sage village with the monkey.

"They're gone?" After a while, an old man with a white head came to the dwelling of the dragon and the monkey.

"Uncle Shi." Yan Lu bowed to the old man.

……

On the way to the next learning site, the dragon asked Sun Wukong, "Wukong, you have also learned culture, how about learning the method of martial arts next?" ”

Sun Wukong thought deeply: "Okay, Haoran's qi to resist the enemy is indeed not as happy as a fist." ”

A month of Confucian learning and Haoran Qi have not changed the foundation of the monkey, whether it is the Monkey King, the Fighting Buddha, or the current humble gentleman, the essence of Sun Wukong is still a monkey.

The dragon choked and said, "Don't you want a weapon?" Like sticks and stuff like that. ”

Sun Wukong thought for a long time and said, "Ring ruler." ”

Ps: For the image of the gentleman Monkey King, please refer to the cover monkey of "The Legend of Monkey King".