(Also known as: The Story of Wukong) What does life mean to you? This book offers a rich and multifaceted understanding of life. It encompasses not only human beings, but also the producers, consumers, and decomposers in Earth's food chain. And that's not all: the author also extends the concept of life to possible organisms in outer space, commonly known as “aliens.” In addition, readers may be surprised to find that the book recognizes life forms described in evolutionary history since Earth's creation, such as ancient viruses and dinosaurs, as well as the demons, monsters, gods, and immortals in the colorful myths and legends of different historical eras. The author also offers his own interpretations of life's outlook, worldview, and values, and hopes readers will explore and enjoy them.
The book mainly tells the story of Sun Wukong, who accompanies Tang Sanzang on his pilgrimage to the West, attains enlightenment, and is honored as the Victorious Fighting Buddha. When he encounters a bottleneck in his cultivation, he transforms back into the original stone monkey. After five hundred years of dedicated cultivation and hardship, he masters his seventy-third transformation. By chance, he transmigrates to the modern year 2025, becomes a little monkey, and is born into a poor family. His twenty-four years as a volunteer on Earth, ending in 2049, let readers appreciate the wonder of life. After that, Wukong and Wujing will encounter unpredictable forms of life and tangled scenes in which time and space intersect. They strive to be pioneers, bringing color to every life they meet...
The writing style of magical realism has a sense of magnificence and the novelty of time travel. Of course, it is more of a record of the growth of ordinary people's lives.