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Lord Erlang is the foremost divine general in Celestial and the only celestial being whose strength is comparable to that of the Little Monkey King. Due to the Little Monkey King's reckless behavior, Lord Erlang often has to go after him to bring him back to the Celestial Palace. Although he is rarely successful, his presence keeps the Little Monkey King from becoming too unruly. After hundreds of encounters, Lord Erlang and the Little Monkey King have come to understand each other very well. On one hand, Lord Erlang disapproves of the Little Monkey King's wantonness; on the other hand, he admires his rebellious spirit. Deep down, he hopes not to lose the Little Monkey King as a rival.

Known as one of the strongest in Celestial, the Little Monkey King possesses martial skills far beyond those of ordinary celestial beings. However, aside from fighting, he shares many traits with other monkeys: he excels at climbing trees, is mischievous, scratches his head in confusion, and has a great love for fruit.

The Little Monkey King never passes up a fruit he hasn't seen before. Being born from stone, he can digest anything. “Toxic or not, I must taste it!” is his motto when it comes to fruit.

However, frequenting the riverbank inevitably leads to wet shoes. The Little Monkey King eventually fell victim to poison. A few days ago, his monkey subjects brought back a variety of unfamiliar fruits. While the other monkeys were fine after sharing the feast, he alone was poisoned, temporarily losing his powers and becoming an ordinary monkey.

“Monkey! Come out!”

Just when the Little Monkey King had lost his powers, Lord Erlang showed up.

“I’m here!”

The Little Monkey King didn’t want to lose face in front of Lord Erlang, so despite the protests of his fellow monkeys, he leaped out of Monkey Mountain to confront him.

“Why did you come down the mountain on foot today?” Lord Erlang noticed he wasn’t riding on clouds and grew suspicious.

“I—I just didn’t want to fly today. Is that a problem?” The Little Monkey King stubbornly defended himself, afraid of revealing that he had lost his powers.

But Lord Erlang was exceptionally clever and wasn’t easily deceived.

Without warning, Lord Erlang launched an attack, and the powerless Little Monkey King had no way to evade it.

The blade stopped just an inch from the Little Monkey King's nose, cold sweat trickling down his forehead.

“Hahaha! Have you lost your powers!?” Lord Erlang laughed heartily.

The Little Monkey King had never seen him so happy, and he cursed inwardly but felt helpless.

After his laughter subsided, Lord Erlang’s expression turned serious. “In that case, I must capture you and take you back to the Celestial Palace for judgment!”

Realizing the gravity of the situation, the Little Monkey King quickly called for his fellow monkeys to come down and provide cover.

Countless monkeys rushed down from the mountain, and the Little Monkey King blended into the crowd, like a drop of water merging into the sea, making it difficult for Lord Erlang to find him.

Knowing the Little Monkey King's nature, Lord Erlang calmly took out a basket of peaches. He poured the peaches into the stream running through the mountain and mixed in a single magical peach filled with celestial energy.

Seeing the delicious peaches, the monkeys rushed to the stream to grab them. Lord Erlang soared into the sky, keeping an eye on the lone magical peach, waiting for the Little Monkey King to take the bait.

Among the monkeys, only the Little Monkey King could distinguish the magical peach from the ordinary ones. Lord Erlang was certain that he wouldn’t be able to resist the temptation and would sneak in to take the magical peach.

Sure enough, a sneaky monkey glanced around and stealthily approached the stream, grabbing the magical peach and running away. Lord Erlang swooped down and caught him.

The monkey trembled in fear, lacking the Little Monkey King's bravado. “Ah! Don’t kill me! The king sent me!”

“This monkey isn’t foolish; he even understands to send his own kind to fetch the magical peach,” Lord Erlang thought, secretly impressed. However, he put on a fierce expression to intimidate the captured monkey. “Where is the Little Monkey King? Speak up, or I’ll eat you!”

“The king, the king is in the cave halfway up the mountain!” the monkey hurriedly replied.

“Is there anything special about him compared to the other monkeys?” Lord Erlang pressed on.

“He—he likes to scratch his tail with his left hand!”

With this clue, Lord Erlang released the poor monkey and headed straight for the cave halfway up the mountain.

“Stop hiding! Come with me to face your punishment!” Lord Erlang declared, brandishing his three-pronged, double-edged blade as he stepped into the cave. Dozens of monkeys turned to look at him.

Lord Erlang knew that the Little Monkey King was hiding among them. He prepared to search for the monkey scratching his tail with his left hand. However, the monkeys seemed to have anticipated this; they all turned around and raised their backs, scratching their tails with their left hands, some even scratching each other.

Lord Erlang’s face darkened as he resorted to his final tactic. He called out to the monkey crowd, “The Little Monkey King claims to be the strongest in Celestial, yet he doesn’t even have the courage to face me! He just hides among the monkeys, living in cowardice. If it were me, I would have lost all face to stay here!”

The Little Monkey King struggled to hold back his anger but managed to keep his cover.

Lord Erlang, not expecting the Little Monkey King to endure so well, paused to think and then changed his approach. “Little Monkey King, I don’t know if you’re truly the strongest in Celestial. However, I can say for certain that among those of your height, you are definitely the most formidable. Because the only ones as short as you are monkeys and children, right? Hahaha!”

Hearing Lord Erlang mock his height, the Little Monkey King could no longer contain himself and jumped out from the crowd of monkeys.

“Three-eyed one! Don’t get too cocky! Once I regain my powers, I can grow as tall as I want!”

“Got you!” Lord Erlang instantly dropped his playful demeanor and seized the Little Monkey King by the neck. “You will finally fall into my hands.”

The Little Monkey King steeled himself, closing his eyes and allowing Lord Erlang to handle him. He felt a sharp pain on his head and suddenly found himself free.

“What do you want!?” the Little Monkey King exclaimed, rubbing his head.

“Finally beat you once; I must keep a souvenir!” Lord Erlang waved a handful of the Little Monkey King's fur in his hand as he walked out of the cave, leaving Monkey Mountain behind.

The Little Monkey King looked at his reflection in the water and discovered that a small patch of fur on his head had been pulled out by Lord Erlang. He didn’t know how long it would take to grow back, and he felt a pang of regret. Fortunately, Lord Erlang had let him off this time, and he knew there would be more opportunities to settle the score in the future.

And so, the tale of the Little Monkey King and Lord Erlang continued, filled with rivalry, respect, and the promise of future encounters.

• Lord Erlang's description in the mall, in previous versions was: “Your world is for me to guard!”

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