Meanwhile , Sun , the aggressive and impatient one , carried out his plan at the right side of the village . Transformation being one of his magical powers , he transformed himself . He was now covered in black cloth from head to toe , body posed to look as threatening as he possibly could . He walked around at the right side of the village , holding a knife , and told everyone he saw that they must leave the village or else he would kill them . Of course , there were terrified screams and slight panic . However , unexpectedly , a lot of the villagers stood up against him . Even after using some of his magical powers to scare the villagers , Sun ended up being chased out of the village by a mob of angry men , all shouting , “ you can ’ t hurt our families or take away our village ! We have been here for generations and a man holding a knife will not scare us !” Sun was shocked by the villagers ’ unexpected behavior . How would I have known that they are so protective of this stupid village ?? Sun thought to himself , annoyed at his failure . Maybe Xuan was right … Threatening will only cause unneeded panic and chaos . Wait . Is Xuan ’ s method working ? Sun suddenly remembered his long-forgotten partner . He checked the time . Five minutes left ???? Sitting at different sides of the village , the man and the monkey were dumbfounded , clueless as to what to do . They both regretted their argument , and yet they couldn ' t do anything now . And so they were forced to watch the destruction , identical to the premonition they saw just yesterday in their own house , play out yet again , but in a much larger magnitude . The clean and perfectly arranged houses collapsed into rubble within seconds , the smell of dust yet again permeated the air , and bloody screams of pain and terror filled the area . If they were mortals , Xuan and Sun ’ s lives would have been in fatal danger as well . Suddenly , both Xuan and Sun heard a voice echo in their ears : “ Your mission failed . What did you learn ?” “ Cooperation and compromise ,” the answer coming from the opposite sides of the village was the same . The god hummed in approval . “ I will give you another chance . This time , you only have two hours to save the village . Make good use of your time .”
In the blink of an eye , the village returned to its original undisturbed state , and Xuan and Sun were standing beside each other again . They eyed each other guiltily , each knowing that they were wrong to ignore the other .
Their time was short . They mumbled their apologies and started planning . This time , as Sun had suggested rudely a while ago , they decided that being completely truthful would not be effective at all , and so they agreed that they had to create a lie . But as Xuan had pointed out earlier , threatening would only cause chaos , so they would use a friendlier and more positive way to attract people out of the village .
Now , instead of being a terrorist that ineffectively frightened the villagers , Sun was a merchant selling magical goods and cheap merchandise on a hill at an open area a distance away from the village , where there would be no trees or houses to collapse on them in the event of an earthquake .
Xuan entered the village once again and advertised the merchandise in the village square . At the news of cheap and magical goods , the villagers became excited and gathered their friends and family to inspect and buy them . In a close-knit village like this , news traveled fast , and soon enough , all the families were rushing out to buy the mysterious magical goods . With perfect timing , Xuan ensured that everyone left the village before leaving it himself as well . When Xuan arrived at the makeshift street vendor ’ s place , everybody was crowding around Sun curiously , unsuspecting of the fate of their village .
Then it finally happened , and Xuan and Sun saw the destruction yet again ; the third time in the past three days . But this time , rather than feeling guilty and helpless , they were relieved . When the village collapsed before the villagers ’ eyes , Xuan and Sun could see the shock , fear , and despair on their faces . Five thousand villagers stood on the hill , looking over the village that had been their home since they were born and belonged to their families for many , many generations before them . They huddled together and sobbed as they realised that even though they lost a home , all their friends and family were safe and unharmed , and that was all that really mattered . A village could be built again somewhere else .
And that was exactly what they did . With the help of Xuan and Sun , the previous habitants of Crown Village built another warm and harmonious home together , a few miles west of the ruins .
“ Thank you for helping us build the new village ! Two extra pairs of helping hands are always useful ,” the mayor of the village told Xuan and Sun , a wide grin spread across his face .