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alwaystodaywereheadingeastuhtobemorepreciseintothefantasticworldofjourneytothewestoneofthegreatclassicsofchineseliterature
rightandwevegotexcerptsfromtheoriginaltextandsomesupplementarymaterialstohelpus
uhreallyunpackitallthoselayersofmeaningandculturalsignificance
youknowthewholedeal
itsastorythatsbeencaptivatingreaders
imeanlistenersuhpeopleforcenturiesreallyforsureblendingyouknowthoseepicadvangelikethoseprofoundbuoodshteaching
exactly
andithinkyouknowevenifrecomingtojourneytothewest
forthefirsttime
yeahyoullfindit
itsthemesurprisinglyrelatable
youknowtoamodernlife
absolutelysoforthosewhomightnotbefamiliar
thestoryfollowsthemonkeyking
ahHNwukon
itsrightonhisquestforenlightment
alongsideabuddshmonkswanzang
yep
butitsnotyourtypical
youknowstraightnarrowpilgrim
oh
definitelynotencounterallsortsofcolorfulcharacters
yeahdemonmystervivstiatiesallsaidagainstyouknowtheseincrediblyvividmagicallandscapes
rightfromthestart
yourejustdrawnintothisworldofyouknowpotentimagerythatsvivisuallyrichabsolute
andtheresscenethatuhthatreallystruckme
themonkeykingisindulginginthislikeheavenlybanquet
yeahafeastfitforakingliterally
youinthedescriptionsofthefoodarejustoutofthisworld
thingslikerabyheadpairsandchickenheartdate
chickenheartdates
no
thatsnotsomethingyouseeeverydayiknowrightsomecuriouswhatsthesignificanceoftheselikefantasticfood
discriptions
yeah
isitjustaboutlikeshowcasinghowobulentheavenisoristhere
istheresomethingmoregoingonthereIIthinktheresgottobeadeepermeaning
ithinkyourerightbecauseyouknownotjustlikeshowingoffitsaboutrepresentingtheabundanceofnature
youknowallthepleasure
thesensorypleasuresofthematerialworld
okayiseeyouregonewithusandremembereventhoughthemonkeykingislikereallyenjoyingthisfeast
yeah
heisultimatelyonaquestforenlightenment
rightwhichinbudtimyouknowitsaboutdelighteningfromthese
theseveryworldlydesires
oh
thatsinterestingsoevenintheseearlyscenes
weseethattensionrightbetweenindulginginthe嗯的对的
是的好的birthdaydelightsthesensorypleasure
andthatpursuitofahigherspiritual
yeah
likehesaidahigherspiritual
alwhichyouknowthatssomethingithinkalotofuscanrelateto
oh
absolutelyillstrugglewithoutinourownlife
imeanhowoftendowegetcaughtupinthose
thosemoreimmediatepleasure
youknowyeah
andwelosesideofwhatreallymatteritssoeasytodorightand
andoftenthistensionplayoutevenmore
andthemonkeyingsattetemptomimichumanbehavior
oh
howhwelland好的
好的好的
youknowstruggleswithwearandclothes
hefumblesoverlanguage
andhemakestheselikehilariousblundersinsocialsituations
oh
ibetclclassifishoutofwaterstuff
butwithadeeperyouknowphilosophicallayer
ilovethatwhydoyouthinktheauthorchosetoportrayfulthemonkeykingthispowerful
youknowimmortalbeingyoukindofenaptlikebasichumanlayer
itsaververwaythinkthinkexexplorethisooooststconceptatttachyouknowokaythemonkeyking
becausehewantstobemorehuman
likehegetsfixedonalltheseexternalformsandbehaviors
rightandultimatelymissesthepointoftrueenlightenmentinteresting
andhesstrugglestheykindofhighlight
howcleaningtotheseworldlydesisiyeahahevenonesesseemreally
reallytrivial
yeahcanactuallyhinderourspiritualprogress
thatsapowerfulmessage
andithinkitreallyresonateslikehesaidthatsahumanexperienceofyougettingcaughtupinthesuperficialandlosingsightofwhatmattersabsolutelynowincontrasttoalltheseearthlyantics
yeah
thenovelalsogivesusthisincrediblyvividpictureofthecelessialrealm
oh
rightheaven
yeah
wegettoseethegranger
thepeachfestivalandthepeaceandhaaincisaidyourselfprettylavent
therearethesegatheriesofallthesedaties
youknowok
andtheyremarkedbythisincredibleobbulcandthisintricatehierarchy
youmentionhierarchyimcuriousaboutthatwhywouldarealminhabitedbyyouknowsupposevelyenlightenedbeings
havehavethisthisstructuredsocialorder
thatsagreatquestion
itseemskindofcounterintuitive
youknowtotheideaofspiritualequality
yeah
memeanevenheaven
itseemsliketheresasenseoforderandandstructureinteresting
whichyouknowitmightreflectthatbuddestconceptofdifferentlevelsofenlightenment
rightthequeenmotherforexample
shespresidingoverallthefestivities
okaysurroundedbythese
thesesinginganddancingfirioright
she
sheandbodiesacertainkindofdivinethority
youknowitsinteresting
thosedescriptions
theyevokethesenseofbothbeautybutpowerwer
yeahitmakesmethinkabouthoweveninspiritualpursuits
youknowtherecouldbethoseleleelsofunderstandingdifferentlevelsofaftainment
exactlynowwhilealltheseheavenlycelebrationsaregoingon
wealsostarttoseeseeedsofchaosbeing
zwndownononamoreearthlelylevel
ohoh
youhavethenovelintroducesustothedragonking
whosseekinghelpfromafortuneteller
okay
whywellhesreceivessomesomeprettyominouspredictions
kindofpredictions
things
that
thatyouaremakinghimworriedaboutthefuture
thisfeelslikeaturningpointinthestore
youknowwhywouldthedragonking
thispowerfulbeing
yeahbesoconcernedaboutafortunetellers
predictions
letsspeakstothethemeofknowknowfandandconsequences
yeah
thatrunsthroughoutjourneytothewest
right
right
dragonking
eventhoughhespowerful
hesstillsubjecttothelawsofkarma
yes
andhisarroganceiskindofevidentinhisinragagerwiththefortuneteller
youknowhebasicallydaresfadetoprovehimwrong
thatssoclassic
right
youseeitinstoriesallthetimerightbuildingthatsuspenandforshadowingthoseconsequences
pridetotallyspeakingofconsequences
theresthisonescenethatreallyhighlightstheimportanceoffaithinchineseculture
okaythenoveldescribesthetaneemperorspililrimagetoabuoodhisttemple
yeahitssuchadetailedscscriptionisit
itreallyiswhatdoyouthinktheauthororyougoessuchsuchsigdetaaboutaboutthatnot
notjustaackackrororight
yeahitsdefinitelymorethanthathereallywantsustounderstandthedeepspiritualsignificanceofthisgriramagefortheemperor
soitsmorethanjustknowknowvisualspectacle
itsaboutdemonstratingtheemperorssety
andthatimportanceofbootismwithinchinesesociety
right
right
itmakesmethinkabouthowpilgrimagesyouknowinlotsofcultures
theyservesbothphysicalandspiritualjourneys
exactlythatideaoftransformationthroughtravelforsure
now
是的 对的
asthemonkeykingkeepsgoingonhisjourney
yeah
hehashismomentsthatyouknowpromptpersonalreflection
ok
onescenedepickshimobservingapaintingofzondlyyangg
whosthathewasahistoricalfigureknownforhishumility
okay
andhesinthepaintinghereceireceiteteingfromfromsage
whatsthepointofthescene
whyincludethatitseemslikeasubtlewawaytoyouknowreenforcethosebuoodhistthemesofhumility
right yeah
andseekingwisdom
tickingwisdom
exactlybecauseremembereventhoughhesgottheseamazingpowers
hesstilllearningright
hesstillonthatpath
andthisscenesuggeststhattoreallybecomeenlightenedyouneed
needhumilmility
youneedwililingnessacceptguidanceevenfrompeoplewhomightseemlesspowerfulinyou
thatitsagoodlessonforallofusreallyalsoahah
sosomebecauseisthewisestthingyoucoulddo
isyouyourecoasside
and
andjustbeopentolearning
yeah
thatsreallytoonow
asthetravelismovefurtherwest
itsgoodclosertotheirdestination
theyhitthispivotalchallenge
oh thats
thatcrossingtheflowingandsriver
theflowingsandsriversoundsominous
itisitsapassage
thatsitsfullofperilyouknowandsymbolismokay
name
itselfflowingsandsriver
thatsoundsbothkindofscaryandmetaphoricalrighthyeah
yeah
totallywhatdoyou
itrepresentsinthecontextofthestory
wellimthinkithastobethosechallengeswefaceonthepathtoenlightenment
ramicallythoseevershiftingsands
theyrepresent
youknowtheimppermanenceofthematerinmentworldandthetreteroussandsandsytotlliesourinnerturmoil
youknowthisthatwehavetodealwithinternalrightaswereconfrontingallourattachments
ourdesiresthosethingsthatareholdingusback
itsnotjustaboutovercomingthosephysicalobstacles
itsaboutnavigatinglikeyousaidthosecomplextiesofourinnerworld
aswellexactlyinwhatfascintiesthateventhemonk
youknowreprepresentsthispurestrivingforenlightenment
yeah
evenheneedshelpacrosstheriver
oh
interesting
heneedshelpfromothers
hedoes
hegetsfromvariousdaties
soitsnotasolojourney
no
anditreallyhighlightsthatbuoodestideaofinterdependence
youknowtheimportanceofrelyingonothers
itsareminder
thatevenonthisspiritualpath
yeah
youdonthavetogoitalone
ilikethatitscomforting
youknow
我的好的
thatsometimesweneedahelpinghand
wealldo
andtheresnoshameinthatabsolutely
not
andistheyfinallyemergefromthisparallelrivercrossing
theymadeit
theycomeacrossthisplace
calledthefivevillages
fivevillagesokay
anditstherethatwegetaglimpseintoyouknowallthesedifferentperspectionsonlifes
values
villalages
imeanthename
itselfsuggestsallthosedifferentviewpoints
rightlikewhatkindenencouners
they
theyinthissettingimcurious
whatsinterestingisthatthenovelitdoesntexplicitlytellus
youknowwhatwhatshouldthink
thinkkayinsteaditpresentswiththissortofphilosophicaldebatethroughforfoureemstomomsokay
ayareresidedbyawoodcutterandafishermen
andofferfishermenandthepoems
theyoffercontracviewsonlilifevalues
somewhatkindofconstingviews
someofthemromanancizenatureyouknowitsbeautyokay
andothersemphasizethepracacticalityofyouknowjustearningalivingtakingcareyourfamily
sopracticalconcernseverydaystuff
soitsliketheauthorsayinghey
theresnotonerightanswertohowyoushouldliveameaningfullife
yeadthisperspectiveisvvalidinitsownway
itmakesthelistener
youknowrightrightrear
thinkcriticallyformerownconclusion
andbypresentingthosecontracstingviewpointsthroughpoetry
itaddsthislayerofbeauty
thiscomplexitytothenarrativelikealittlewindowintoyouknowclassicchinesepoetry
wolvenreadintothestory
ilikethatnowwhatwereonthistopicofcontrastingperspectives
icantforgetaboutthemonkeyking
hesallaboutactionpopower
but buthe
he
hismomentsofyouknowvulnerabilityanddoubtabsolutelysoarewegettingbacktothosebuoodhithemesofegoandselfcontrol
yougotittheresthisscene
wherehescritiisedbythedraggkingkingokayandgegetsfrustratedtedknowalalgigiupuphis
hishomemission
hesgotabitofatemperdoesnthedoes
anditssuchaclassic
exampleofhowouregoscangetbruisedwhenwegetfeedback
youknowevenifitswellpotentioned
youknowitshardtohearsometimeevenforapowerfulbeinglikehimitmakesitmorerelatable
ablethoughyouitdoesdefinitelythatevensomeoneispowerfulashimstruggleswiththoseveryhumanemotions
ithumanizeshimexactlyanditmindsusthatspiritualgrowthisrarelyasmoothprocess
rightitsajourney
notadestinationtheysayexactlyspeakingofroughpatchesthetravellers
it
itthisparticularlychallengingepisodewhatisit
itscalledthetrialoftheforcesaintsokay
thetrialoftheforcings
anditswherethesedisguisedditiesputtheongstcommitmenttohis
hisspiritualpathtothetest
oh
thatsinteretedreallyabouttemptationintheilluureofthoseworlddlypleasures
oh
iseesoitsatesttoseeifstillthreefromthepath
exactlyimagineapictureofyouknowjustpureearthlyblissokay
impicturingagorgeousgardenoverflowingwithdeliciousfoodokay
yeahimwithyouinthepromiseofcompanionship
itsallmeanttotempthemonk
youknowtolureawayfromhismission
wow
thatstoughitis
itreallymakesitthinkyeahlikewhatwouldidointhatsituation
rightwouldihavethewilpowertostayfocusedonmygoals
itsagoodquestionforallofus
itis
andmaybeitsonewecanallreflecton
iswekeepgoingwiththisdeepdiveintojourneytothewest
becausethestoryitofferssomanyinsightsintohumannature
yeahithinkthatswhatmakesitsoenduring
rightandthechallengesofspiritualgrowth
andjustthepowerofstory
tellingitselfabsolutelyandyouknowwevecoveredalotofgroundwehave
butifeellikeweveonlydiscratchedthesurface
thesurfaceofthisepictae
forsure
butfornowletspaurourjourney
hereasweyouknowjourney
furtherintotheworldofjourneytothewest
deeperintothetexts
deeperintothestory
ithinkitsfascinatinghowthestoryithinksoseamlesslyitbendsthoseprofoundphilosophicalconcepts
rightwithliketheseeverydayexperiences
yes
weveseenthegrangerofheaven
wevewitnessthoseparallestrivercrossingthestreterouswaters
butnowwewerebroughtbackdowntoearthlikeliteralwewehavefocusonweatherathertherweatherthatdoesntsoundasexcitingasyouknowbattlingdemonsrightorfeawithdidis
nowsowhatsthedealwithweatherinjourneytothewest
whyisitsoimportant
对的 对对
wellremember
imeanthisstoryissodeeplyrootedinnature
youknowrightanditscyclesokay
andwhetheritplaysasignificantroleinpeopleslives
youknowsureevenforpowerfulbeingslikedragonkinginthisparticularepisokingokaywehaveadragonking
嗯哼
whoseeksoutthisfortunetelleryouareshowting
youareshowtingyeahokay
becausehesworriedaboutthis
thisupcomingstormkay
itsnotjustanystorm
itsnotjustyeah
likelikelittledrizzleright
whatmakesthisparticularweathereventyeahsoworrisomeforhimimguessingitsmorethanjustyouknowgettingitskillswetwell
itsnotnecessarilythestormitself
butitsthefortunetalllisprediction
whataboutit
itsincrediblyiled
oh
interesting
doesntjustsaylikeoahhasgoodtorain
righthespecifiestheexacttimethecloudswillgather
wow
thatsprettyprecise
theprecisemoment
whenthethunderwilllapdowntothesecondprettymuch
andthenwhentherainwillstartokay
andheevenpredictstheexactamountofrainfalltownofthelastdropdownofthelastdrop
iknowitsamazing
yeah thats
thatsalittleinnervingtobehonest
imeanitisright
yeah
itslikehehascontrolovernatureitselfrightandthisiswhereimguessingthedragonkingsarrogance
ohyeahcomesbackintoplay
exactlyhedoesntlikethisdozy
no
hedoesntlikebeingtoldovertodoespeciallyyouknowafortuneteller
righthesapowerfuldragonking
hethinkshesaboveatall
sowhatdoesyoudowellinsteadofyouknowjustacceptingtheprediction
okayhechallengesthefortuneteller
hechallengeshim
oh yeah
heslikeibetyoureonsoitsininstststruggle
it
itsthis
this yeah
notagainststdenatureanotherDDitsagainstfate
itselfagainsttheveryideaofdestiny
yeah
thepredicicabilityofnature
theforcesbeyondourcontrolperhaps
yeahthatmakesmethinkaboutyouknowourownrelationshipwithfate
oh
thatsinterestingdowereallyhavecontrolofourowndestiny
orarewejustsuggingtothesegreaterforces
thatwedontunderstand
thatwecantfullygrassformetothewest
itgivesthisthisuniqueperspective
ablendofthefantasticalthephilosophhyeahahislikereallytimelessdilemasyouknow
exactlyaskingthebigquestionsforsurenowfromthatstormyencounter
yeah
fuciersbitokaytoascenethatyeahemphasizesaverydifferentkindofpower
oh
okthepowerweryouknowfaithandvotionooksobacktothosereligiousthemes
rightthenoveldescribesthetangemperorsvisittoaboodesttemple
wevealreadyseenatemple
visitearlierinthestory
rightwehavesowhatmakesthisonestandout
whyrevisitthistheme
thisismorethanjustaroutinevisitokay
itsthisgrandprocessionoksopumpandcircumstanceyeah
showcasingtheemperorsprietyexactokay
andremindingusoftheinfluenceofbootinchineseculturarightverymuchembeddedinsocietysowalksuritokay
sowehavetheemperorrightsurroundedbyhiscourtapproachingthetempleokay
anditsthismagnificentprocessionokay
withrichlytitiredofficialokay
showingofftheirfinalexactly
andthesebannersflutteringinthewindokay
andtheairisthickwithascentofincense
itcanalmostsmellit
itsthisparticuouslycraftedscene
itssensory
itsimmercy
itis
itreallydrawsthereaderiniimagine
yes
theauthorevenincludesthetextoflikeapproclamation
aproclamation
acalledtoprayerokayforthesalvationtionalsouls
wowreallyaddstothatspiritualwaitofthisevent
rightitremindsusthatjourneytothewest
itsnotjustsomeyouknowfantasticadventure
rightitsalsoreflectingtheculturalandreligiouslandscapeofitstime
ofthetime
itwaswrittenofthetime
whenittookplace
yes 是
andyouknowasourtravellers
theycontinueesworard
yeah
theyencounterthesemomentsthatencouragenotonlyyouknowspiritualflection
but
butalsopersonalgrowthokay
givemeanexample
okay
sothethisthisscene
wherethemonkeykingisobservingapainting
anotherpaintingyeah
okay
andthispaintingtopicsahistoricalfigureokay
someonewhoisknownforhishumilityfromwisdomokay
andinthepainting
hesreceiteteachingfromusageagainwiththisthemeofhumilitykingthatssomeillrememberthemonkeykingyeah
hesgotthatego
hedoesyeahstruggleswithit
andhesusedtorelyingonhisownstrengthaveryzonecunning
butthisscenesuggeststhatitalsocomoneaspowwerfulashim
yeahneedstobeopentolearningahthattruepowerdoesntjustfromyouknowbrooforforamagicalability
rightitalsocomesfromintellectualhumility
beingopentoguidancefromothers
eveniftheyseemyouknowlesspowerfulthannewrightrightitsagoodreminderforallofus
itisnowthejourneycontinueshedoesandimguessingtheyfacesomemoreobstaclesalongthewaydotheydoandtellmeaboutoneokay
sotheyencounterthisreallyreallydauntingobstacleokayitstheflowingsandsriver
theflowingsandsriverwetalkedaboutthisearlier
wedidrepresentsallthosechallentenmentonthepathtoenlightenmentrightandtheimppermanenceofthematerialworld
allthatsowhatmamakesthiscrossingsosignificantthevealreadyfacesomuchright
whatsinterestinghereokayisthateventhe
theKKwhorepresentsyouknowthatpeureseekingofenlightenmentright
evenheneedshelpacrossthisriverinteresting
soevenhecantdoitalone
hecantyeah
hereceiveshelpfrominavariousDAties
anditreallyhighlightsthisbuddestconceptofinterdependenceokinteinterdependenceexplainthatalittlebit
whatitsthisideathatwereallinterconnectedokay
andweneedtorelyoneachother
soitchallengesthatideaofthetheruggedindividual
likethatlanwolfmentalocleyyourselffoubyyourbooooststeps
sometimesyouneedhelpyoudo
andtheresnoshameinthataskingforhelpisasignofstrength
itcanbeforsurenowastheyemergefromthis
thisriverfromthetreterouscurrenttsyeah
theystumbleuponthisplacecalledthefivevillages
thefivevillages
yeahilovethatname
itsagreatname
it
itvokesallthosedifferentperspectives
fivedifferentvillages
gesdifferentatways
looking
lookingatthings
exactly
andwassofascinatingaboutthissection
yeahisthatthenoveldoesnttelluswhattheythinkitdoesntno
sohowdoesitpresentthesedifferentviewpoints
tsfourfoureepoeemsagainyeahokay
andtheyrerededbywwoodcutterandfishshermanokay
sodowntheearthfolksexactlysharingtheirisdodotheyreperspectivesonlife
andwhatarethoseperspectives
welltheyrecontrstingviewsokay
youknowsomeromanticizethebeautyofnature
rightwellothersemphasizethosemorepracticalmatterslikemakingaliving
youknowtakingcareyourfamily
sotakingcconviews
itsliketheauthorsaying
theresnoonerightfamilytoliveameaningfullife
toliveameaningfullife
therearemanypaths
itencouragesustothinkforourselveswithdrawownconclusions
andbypresentingthoseviewpoints
throughpoetry
itjustaddsthislayerofyouknowbeautyandcomplexity
absolutely
nowwecantforgetaboutthemonkeking
oh
hesalwaysup
uptoking
oh
andihavefeelinging
hisullsivenaturecomleadtoyouknowsomehilariousconsequences
wellyouknowtoowellwelldorememberhowwetalkedabouthisstruggleswithego
hisuhhesoverconfidence
yeah
histendencytoactwithoutthinking
andhowhedoesntalwayshandlecriticism
verywell
no
notatallsowhathappensthistimewellhesimpatienceokay
hekindofgetsthebetter
betterhimokkayhescricricizedbythedragonkingatthedragonkingagain
whatdoeshesay
是的 这这这
这有这个一个
wellitsnotsomuch
whathesaysokay
buthowthemonkeykingreactstoit
hedoesnttakeitwell
hedoesntinsteadofyouknowjustlisteninglearningninglearningfromthefeedback
hegetsdefensive
hedoeshelashesout
youknowhealmostababonedhismissionaltogether
hesgotabitofatepertanterm
hedoes
heslikeabigkidsometime
butisisendaringinaway
heisbecauseitshowshesnotperfect
hesflawedrightallofusandevensomeoneyouknowispowerfulashim
yeah
hestillhashismomentsofweaknessandfrustration
oh
partthejourney
itisspiritualgrowthisntaboutachievingperfectionrightitsaboutacknowledgingourflawsandtryingtobebetterexactnowspeakingoftryingokay
thetravellersfacethis
thisreally
reallytricicyyuuyeyeah
itscalledthetrial
thefourcentsrightsoundsintense
itisitsitsthetrialaboutwellitsatestoftheircommitmenttotheirspiritualpathokay
andtheirabilitytoresisttationtemptation
oh
iseelikeearthlypleasuresexactlyimagineyouknowthemostblissfulearthlyseenokay
andpicturingitalushgardenokay
filledwiththemostdeliciousfoodokay
imhungryalreadyrightandthepromiseofcompanionshipoftheconneokayandescapefromthehardshipofthejourney
rightallthosethingswecraateexactly
anditsalldesignedtolowerthemonkeawayfromhismissionrightsothethetestofwillpower
yeah
anditmakesmewonder
yeaharethosetemptations
aretheyxexternalorkaretheinternalthatssuchagoodquestion
rightisitotherforcestryingtopullmofftheppokay
orisithisowndesires
thataretherealchallithinkitsitslittlefulness
yeah
probablyweallhavethisinternalstruggles
right
butsometimestheyreamplifiedbyexternalforces
likethethingsaroundrightthatsagood
andyouknowthisepisode
itreallygetstotheheartofthisboodhistconceptofmindfulnessokay
mefulnessnessallaboutbeingaawareofourthoughts
yeah
ourfeelingsaredesires
andnotlettingthemcontrolus
itsaboutmakingconsciouschoices
andthatssomethingwecanallyouknow
benefitfromabsolutely
whetheronaspirititaljourneneyjustjustknownavigatingdailylifeliferightthosetemptations
thereeverywheretheyareitsallhowhowrespondtothem
exactlynowletslikethemoodalittlebitokay
ilikeitwevetalkedaboutalotofheavystuff
yeahwehaveletstalkaboutthemonkeykings
oh
yes
hesneckforusingwhietintricky
oh yes
hesamasterofthatheis
hesalwaysgotatrickuphissleeve
alwaysaplaninthissectionofthestory
hefacesthis
thisratheruniqueadversary
okay
whoisit
thistimeamonstrousshapepshiftingpigdemon
ashapeshiffpiggmonokay
thisisgettinginteresting
iknowrightsoundsbothterrifyingandkindfulareas
itdoessowheredotheyevenencounterthis
thiscreaturewilltheycomeacrosshim
okay
astheyrepassingthroughthisvillageok
andthevillageisbeingterrorizedbythisdemon
ohno
whatshedoing
wellyouknowhesincrediblypowerfulokay
andcunningok
hecantransformitalltheseterrifyingforms
sothatsscheleavingthevillagers
youknowjustterrifiedreadythewitend
yeah
theydontknowwhattodo
sohowdoesthemonkeykingapproachthischallenge
doeshejustyouknowchargingstaffblazingreadytofight
notquiteremember
themonkeykingisknownforhisintelligence
righthesnotjustbrown
exactlyhesgotbrains
toohesgotaplan
sowhatstheplan
wellherealizesthatbruteforcealoneokay
itmightnotbeenoughtodefeatthiscreature
heneedssomethingmore
heneedsandge
sowhatdoeshedo
heusesabitofpsychology
psychologyonademon
iknowrightitsbrilliantokay
intrigued
sohechallengesthedemonintoacontestofstrengthokay
classicmonkekingmove
rightbuttheresacatch
acatchwhatisit
heinsistsonusingonlyonehand
righthechallhandwhwheldhisstaff
iknowitseems
created
seems
sohesputtinghimselfatadisadvent
right
right
rightandexacactlywhatthedeoninks
oh
iseehesusingreversepsychologyokaytomakethedemonoverconfident
ahthatscleververitsaclasassicaseofyouknowunderestimaatingyouropponent
exactlythemonkeykingknowsthat
thatarrogancecanleadcarelessness
andheusesittohisadvantage
ibetthedemonfeelsprettysmug
oh yeah
thinkinghesabouttowinaneasyvictory
totalvictory
sothefightbeginsyeah
andthemonkeykingyeah
mastererfullyuseshisagelityoryspeedokaytooutmanoeuverthedemandokay
whereshimdownwiththeselikecalculatedstrenight
soitsnotaboutbrutstrengththitsaboutstrategy
yes
usingyouropponents
weaknessesagainstthem
heexactlyitsarealtestimate
youknowhisintelligenceinhisunderstandingofpsychology
yeah hes
hesacleveronethatmonkeygking
yeah
sohowdoesthefightend
是的 好的
welljustwhenitseemslikethemonkeykinghastheupperhand
okay
hedoessomethingtotallyunexpected
oh
whatsthathepretendstobedefeated
hepretendsno
whywouldhedo
thatandheletshimselfbeswallowedholebythedemon
whatwasswallowhole
okay
ididnotseethatcoming
iknowitsaboldmove
butimguessinghehasaplan
oh
healwayshasaplan
rightthisisthemonkeyking
weretalkingabout
exactlysowhatstheplan
whatdoeshedooncehesinsidethedemon
whatcehesinthere
yeah
hestartscausingchaos
okay
howheuseshisstafftopokenprod
oh
thatsgottahurtgivingthedemontheworststomach
haeimaginable
oh
icanthelpitlaugh
thats
thatsclassicitslikeareversechildren
whosesituation
youknowitreallyishesusinghisenemystrengthagainstthem
rightitsbrilliantimprobablyprettyhumblingforthedemon
tooiwouldimagine
soyes
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