When the other students went to bed that night, Wukong stayed awake. At three o’clock in the morning, he crept quietly through the dark temple. He entered Subodhi’s room.“Wukong, what are you doing here?” asked the sage.“I understood your secret message,” said the monkey. “You hit me on the head three times. That meant you wanted me to visit you at three o’clock. Now will you teach me how to live forever?”Subodhi smiled. “I knew you were a worthy student. Come closer.”Subodhi whispered into Wukong’s ear. The sage whispered prayers as well as secret formulas about the universe and nature. As the monkey listened to his teacher’s words, powerful light filled the room.Now Wukong knew how to live forever!* * *For the next few years, Wukong meditated and practiced the secret formulas. While the other students slept at night, Wukong stayed up.Soon his mind and body were powerful, and he could change shape or size. He could turn into other animals and soar through the sky on clouds.One day all the students were sitting outside.“Wukong,” said one student. “You have been busy lately.”“It’s true,” said another student. “What have you been doing?”“I’ve been meditating and practicing secret formulas,” said Wukong. “Secret formulas?” said the first student.Everyone looked very interested. They leaned in closer to Wukong.“Yes,” said the monkey. “Our master told them to me.”“He did?” said a student. “You must be special. He doesn’t tell everyone those formulas. What did he teach you?”Wukong smiled. “He taught me how to live forever. He also taught me how to change into other things.”“Show us what you can do,” said the student.Wukong stood up. He muttered a quick spell and made a sign with his hands. Suddenly—zap! The monkey was gone. An enormous pine tree stood in his place.Wukong’s voice came from the tree. “What do you think?”The students clapped and cheered.“That’s amazing!” said one.“The monkey is truly powerful!” said another.The noise disturbed Subodhi. He ran outside and saw the enormous pine tree.“What’s going on out here?” he shouted.Everyone stopped cheering. Wukong quickly turned back into himself. Subodhi’s eyes flashed with anger. “Everyone but Wukong, go inside!” he yelled.Subodhi waited for the other students to leave. “I taught you the secret formulas so you could live forever,” said the sage. “Not so you could show off!” “I’m sorry,” said Wukong. “I—”Subodhi kept talking. “Now all of the students have seen what you can do. They will want to know how to do it too! If you don’t tell them, they might harm you. It’s not safe for you to stay here anymore. You must go.”Wukong started to cry. “But, Master! Where will I go?”“Go back home,” said Subodhi.“But you taught me so many things!” said the monkey. “I must repay you first.”“You don’t need to repay me,” said Subodhi. “Just try to stay out of trouble.”The sage looked at Wukong for a moment. Then he said, “I can see that you will do evil things someday. Don’t tell anyone you were my student. Now go.”Wukong hung his head. “Good-bye, Master.”He leaped onto a cloud and left.After a short journey, Wukong arrived at the Fruit and Flower Mountain.“I have returned!” he called. The gibbon ran to him. “Your Majesty!Something terrible has happened!” 长按识别二维码可关注该微信公众平台精典回顾 触目惊心！手段残忍！大量新疆反恐画面首次曝光 BBC镜头下的北京新发地：饮食文化的灵魂之地，人世间最繁盛的烟火！ 成功没有捷径，唯有努力前行 ▶BBC纪录片丨《神秘的混沌理论(2009)》，看过后你眼中的世界会变得与众不同 乔布斯：在斯坦福大学毕业典礼上的演讲（中英对照版）别让“两点一线”的生活毁掉你的人生《抗击新冠肺炎疫情的中国行动》白皮书（English Edition）余生很长，别慌张，别失望……一年近半，忙中有幸——芒种TED演讲 | 改变自己，只需要两年时间这个世界上真有会飞的鱼，你见过吗？王毅记者会精彩语录，双语版（1）当你改变看待事物的方式时,那些事物也随之改变