Mo Fan’s words left the seven monkey demon generals silent.
The group of demon soldiers also turned their gazes toward the seven generals.
By now, based on the generals’ reactions, they had come to believe the fact of the Monkey King’s death. Thus, the future of the monkey clan in the Peach Grove would depend on the stance of these seven demon generals.
“Where is our king’s body?”
After a long silence, one of the demon generals suddenly looked at Mo Fan.
“Sorry, I ate him!”
Mo Fan shrugged. Though he spoke the word “sorry,” his face bore a playful expression.
The demons, hearing this, were thoroughly frightened, lowering their heads and avoiding his gaze.
“So, what’s your choice?” Mo Fan asked calmly.
“You’ve already said that much. Do we even have a choice?”
A white-furred monkey demon general spoke with a bitter smile, then immediately knelt on one knee, addressing Mo Fan solemnly, “Greetings, Great King!”
With the white-furred monkey demon taking the lead, the rest of the demons followed suit, kneeling in submission.
The next moment, the entire tree hollow echoed with a somewhat unified, resounding cry.
“Greetings, Great King!!”
“Hahaha… excellent!!”
Looking at the dozens of high-ranking monkey demons kneeling before him, Mo Fan couldn’t help but show his delight.
To him, his goal this time had finally been achieved!
“What’s your name?”
Mo Fan looked at the white-furred monkey demon general who had knelt first, a hint of appreciation in his eyes.
“Replying to the Great King, I have no name!” the white-furred monkey demon general said solemnly.
“No name?”
Mo Fan was slightly taken aback.
“Yes, not just me, our entire monkey demon clan has no names!” the white-furred monkey demon general replied, pausing briefly before continuing, “I had thought about this before, why the Monkey King never gave us names, but now, perhaps I know the answer.”
“Oh?” Mo Fan looked at him curiously.
“Because in his eyes, we were all destined to die sooner or later, so names might not have mattered!”
The white-furred monkey demon general gave a bitter smile, then looked up at Mo Fan and asked, “Will the Great King give us names?”
At these words, the other demons all raised their heads to look at Mo Fan.
“You’re quite interesting. I know you’re testing me, but this king will answer you now!”
“Not only will you get a name, but every monkey demon will receive their own name!”
Mo Fan spoke solemnly, giving the demons an answer, then swept his gaze over the monkey demons and said gravely, “Though my Black Wind Mountain isn’t as free as your Peach Grove, as long as you don’t break the rules I set, you will always be my demon followers, under my protection!
Moreover, as long as you sincerely follow and remain loyal to me, I won’t be stingy. The rewards you deserve will naturally be given!”
“So, from now on, I welcome you all to join Black Wind Mountain!”
Mo Fan’s words finally eased the heavy burden in the monkey demons’ hearts. They had truly feared that Mo Fan, like the Monkey King, would take them in only to force them to their deaths.
Born as demons, they had long developed intelligence and naturally none wished to die easily.
Mo Fan looked at the white-furred monkey demon general, thought for a moment, and said, “I once heard a story about a powerful monkey demon in this world, named Sun Wukong, whose surname comes from the term ‘husun,’ referring to primates.
So, I think you can take Sun as your surname!
Because I hope that in the future, each of you can become a great demon of the monkey clan, like Sun Wukong!
Moreover, this way, your Peach Grove monkey clan will have a unified surname. No matter how many years pass, as long as the Sun surname remains, you will never forget that you were once part of this Peach Grove monkey clan!
This will give your monkey clan greater unity!”
“However, since this king has given you your surname, I won’t interfere with your given names. I believe names will stay with you for life, so it’s best for you to choose them yourselves!”
Mo Fan spoke leisurely. Of course, this was his excuse for not wanting to name them, as the monkey demon clan numbered in the hundreds, and he had neither the energy nor the time to name them all individually.
Naming hundreds of demons? Just thinking about it gave him a headache!
But his words sparked great interest among the monkey demons, though they were unsure how to choose.
The white-furred monkey demon general then asked, “Great King, how should we choose our names?”
“Simple, base it on your own traits and preferences!”
Mo Fan’s eyes gleamed as he smiled, “For example, since your fur is all white, you could take the name Sun Bai.”
“Sun Bai…”
The white-furred monkey demon general murmured the name, then shouted with joy, “I have a name!”
“I finally have a name!!”
“…”
Mo Fan was speechless, thinking to himself that it was just an example. Did you have to take it so literally?
“This guy actually got a name from the Great King!”
“His luck is too good!”
“…”
The other demon generals looked at Sun Bai with some envy, then began pondering their own names.
“My fur is all black, so I can be Sun Hei!”
“Right! Then wouldn’t I be Sun Hui?”
“My fur is half black, half white. Can I be Sun Heibai?”
“No way! My fur is also half black, half white. If you take that name, what do I take? You can’t have it!”
“What, you want to fight? I claimed the name first!”
“Bring it on, think I’m scared?!”
“You two idiots, stop arguing. Don’t you see the Great King is still here?”
“But he stole my name!”
“Stole what? He can be Sun Heibai, can’t you be Sun Baihei?”
“Hey? That makes sense! Brilliant!!”
Following Mo Fan’s naming principles, the monkey demons quickly settled on their names.
The colourful array of names left Mo Fan dumbfounded, his face twitching.
The seven demon generals were named Sun Bai, Sun Hei, Sun Hui, Sun Heibai, Sun Baihei, Sun Xiaohei, and Sun Xiaohui.
These similar names made Mo Fan’s head spin, and for the first time, he slightly regretted letting them choose their own names. But since he had already spoken, it wasn’t right to take it back.
The most absurd were the demon soldiers, as the colour-related names were mostly taken by the seven generals, who naturally wouldn’t let the soldiers use similar ones.
Thus, the soldiers got creative, coming up with names like Sun Daya, Sun Duanwei, Sun Baoya, Sun Chouhou… a series of names that, surprisingly, each had their own flair.
Some soldiers’ names stood out to Mo Fan in particular.
Like Sun Yicun, Sun Fangpi, Sun Shizi…
But regardless, the naming matter was finally settled.
Mo Fan didn’t rush to lead the demons away. Instead, he first had the seven demon generals each take a poison pill, then sent Sun Bai and Sun Hei to gather the rest of the monkey demons.
Soon, all the monkey demons assembled before the ancient peach tree, numbering over four hundred!
