When the golden cudgel becomes a gong [Journey to the West]

The two masters and apprentices walked for two or three days, and finally passed a village, and temporarily stayed at the home of the two old people.

According to the two old people, the name of this place is Shepan Mountain. Although it is located in a remote place, the scenery is beautiful and there are many kinds of things.

Night has come, and the shallow crescent moon does not shine brightly.Under the hazy moonlight, the outside was already silent, and the farmers returned home from the mountains and fields with their agricultural tools.

The two elderly people smiled and greeted the two monks staying overnight and asked them to come out for dinner.

Tang Sanzang, who was looking at the scriptures under the dim light, quickly nodded slightly to the two old benefactors. He stood up with his cassock in hand, and after finishing his appearance, he called out to Monkey King who was squatting under the small window. With a sound of kindness.

"Wukong, come and eat quickly."

Hearing the sound, Sun Wukong came back to his senses, he turned his eyes back and looked outside the door.He hesitated for a few breaths, then came down to make a decision, picked up the golden cudgel next to him, and prepared to go out with the master he had just recognized.

"Hey? Wukong, you can't do it, you can't do it." Seeing this, Tang Sanzang quickly stopped Sun Wukong's behavior. He clasped his hands and patiently explained to Sun Wukong.

"The two benefactors outside are both old people. You are carrying such a...weapon for no reason. I'm afraid it will scare the old people. When eating, this disciple can temporarily put away this...weapon."

Sun Wukong frowned, turned his head to look at the golden cudgel on his shoulder, he was silent for a while, took a deep breath, and recited a mantra in his heart, the golden cudgel on his shoulder disappeared out of thin air.

Tang Sanzang, a monk who had never seen such a battle, his eyes lit up again. He pointed to Monkey King's shoulder and asked curiously, "Where did this... weapon go?"

Monkey King clicked his ears, he glanced at Tang Sanzang, and walked a few steps closer to him.

"Golden cudgel."

"Huh? Hidden in the golden cudgel?" Tang Sanzang looked blank, what is the golden cudgel.

Monkey King was not annoyed, he looked at Tang Sanzang calmly, "It's called the Golden Cudgel."

As he spoke, he crossed his arms and looked at Tang Sanzang expressionlessly.

"Oh, Golden Cudgel, what a good name." Tang Sanzang couldn't help clapping his hands silently.

"Master." Sun Wukong glanced at the passing old man, and he softly reminded Tang Sanzang who was still immersed in curiosity.

"Oh! It's time to have a vegetarian meal." As he spoke, Tang Sanzang quickly changed into a dignified and dignified look, and became a compassionate monk again.

"Both masters, sit down quickly." The old woman greeted quickly with a smile on her face.

"Amitabha, thank you two benefactors."

"The people in the mountains don't have enough food. I'm afraid I've neglected the two masters."

As soon as the words finished, Tang Sanzang waved his hand quickly, his face was sincere.

"There is a place to rest, and it is the Lord Buddha's blessing. How dare you despise the kind-hearted donors."

The old woman nodded lovingly. After she sat down, she was still smiling. She took the dishes, put one into Tang Sanzang's bowl, and the other into Monkey King's bowl.

Sun Wukong: "..."

Sensing Sun Wukong's eyes, the old woman had a loving face, "The little master also eats. The masters worked hard and tired all the way. Look at this little master who is as thin as a monkey."

Monkey King Sun Wukong: "..."

I am a monkey.

Tang Sanzang nodded in satisfaction. He twirled the steamed bun, chewed slowly, and finally continued, "May I ask the old man why everyone has already gone back when it's still early?"

As soon as the words fell, the hands of the two old people holding the chopsticks couldn't help shaking.

Sun Wukong also hummed, he was not used to eating these mortal things, what's more, hundreds of years ago in the heavenly court, what he would eat was the delicacies of immortals, and what he drank was fine nectar and jade dew.Now, seeing that Tang Sanzang took the initiative to speak, he calmly stopped the movement of tearing the steamed buns.

Seeing this, the old woman quickly reached out and patted Monkey King's hairy hand, "Don't be afraid, little master, you eat."

Tang Sanzang still looked at the two old men with compassion.

"Oh." The old man sighed, he looked at the old woman, the old woman understood the old man's eyes, patted the apron, went under the window, looked outside, and then closed the door and window with a familiar gesture.

This behavior caught the attention of Tang Sanzang and Monkey King.

"This is the old man?"

The old man put his fingers to his mouth, he hissed, and looked vigilantly towards the closed doors and windows.

"The two masters didn't know when they first came here. There is a Yingshou stream in Shepan Mountain here, and there is a black water pool in front of Yingshou stream."

"Oh?" Tang Sanzang felt a little interested, his expression softened a little, but his face was still serious.

Sun Wukong had already put down the food, he crossed his legs, blinked his golden eyes with interest, and was looking at what more interesting words mortals could say.

"In the black water pool, no matter whether it is a bird or an animal, anyone who approaches will be sent out in a daze."

"Oh? What else?"

The old man shook his hand, "The old man also heard from the older generation that there is a black forest behind the black water pool, and there are monsters living in the forest, and the black water pool only appeared to prevent us mortals from approaching."

"So, the black water pool is still a god sent by heaven."

"It can be said that, but this is just heard, but the black water pool is really not close."

Tang Sanzang took a deep breath, and something suddenly occurred to him. He calmly glanced at Datuer from the corner of his eye, but Datuer's face was expressionless, and his heart was as still as water.Tang Sanzang sighed inwardly, why didn't he see any response? Back then he would make a big disturbance in the Heavenly Palace, but now he doesn't like the Black Forest?

Sun Wukong didn't pay attention to his master's thoughts, but he remembered the old man's words.

Looking at the Heishuitan for everyone's sake, but not seeing the Black Forest.Isn't this the secret that mortals love to tell?When I was still at the foot of the Five Elements Mountain, the shepherd boy who occasionally came to talk to me had said similar things to me.

Sun Wukong took back the steamed buns again, broke them casually, and seeing the old woman's kind appearance, he stuffed them into his mouth in a strange way.

There was some surprise in his eyes.Sun Wukong looked at one place with his head turned, but did not speak. He was silent, and finally pursed his lips, reached out and touched his ear, then shook his head with a smile, and continued to eat at his master.

Just now he was so dazed, he seemed to hear a barely audible laughter, this voice was not familiar, but he remembered it in his heart a few times.

For hundreds of thousands of years, he remembered hearing that voice as few times as he could count on his fingers.

Sun Wukong blinked his eyes, his golden eyes calmed down again, he carefully paid attention to whether the sound came out by accident, or if there was any opportunity to appear.

After dozens of breaths, that fluttering laughter never appeared again.Some regrets welled up in Sun Wukong's heart, so he stopped thinking about it.

Some things just come naturally.

The next day, under the care of two well-meaning old people, the master and the apprentice continued to embark on the westward journey.

The old man said that this place is sparsely populated, so you have to walk faster to find the next place to stay.But on the fastest road, there is a legendary black water pool.

The two listened to the old man's words and took another route to avoid the black water pool.

The road under our feet is not spacious, but there are two small unknown wild flowers blooming on the side of the road.The surrounding scenery is beautiful, the breeze is coming, and the whole body is comfortable.

Two demons lead the way, and one rides a white horse, very leisurely.

For a long time, Sun Wukong, who was carrying a golden cudgel, looked at the sky, and the sky was as usual.

"Monk, why did you choose to go this way?" They just walked out of the sight of the old people, they directly detoured and walked into the fastest road, which was also the road to the Black Water Pool.

"Hey, Wukong, how many times have I told you to call me a master." Tang Sanzang waved his hand quickly, and he continued to explain to his disciples tirelessly, "Although you are a monk as a master, now you are already a disciple of a master. , then call the master."

Monkey King raised the corners of his mouth, and there was some joy in his eyes.

"Master is in the temple on weekdays, is he the same as those monks, talking so much?"

Monkey King has met many Buddhists, such as Tathagata, Guanyin Bodhisattva and several Buddhas, most of them are serious.It doesn't matter like this one, it's fine in front of others, but in the mainland, he often talks non-stop, even if he doesn't pay attention to him.

When I met him just now, this master still looked like a compassionate monk, but after staying together for a while, Monkey King felt that he had misjudged the person.

"Monks don't tell lies." Tang Sanzang shook his head, "Besides, my disciples didn't object when I said I would come here, didn't I? I went to the West to obtain the scriptures for the sake of the common people. Since there are some monsters now, we Going, isn't it also for the common people?"

Sun Wukong continued to smile lightly.

"Wukong is the legendary Monkey King, the disciple's ability is trustworthy as a teacher."

Sun Wukong reached out and clasped his ears, determined to ignore Tang Sanzang's words for the time being.

The master and the apprentice walked for a long time, but there was no black water pool or black forest.Instead, it gradually cooled down.

Sun Wukong looked at the hairs blown up by the wind in the hands of the golden cudgel, he blinked his eyes thoughtfully, then he raised his eyes and glanced ahead, his eyes shone with golden light, as if he was looking at something.

Tang Sanzang, who was still rubbing his arms, turned his head and saw his big disciple glaring at the golden light, and was suddenly startled.

It really is a monkey that has made a big fuss in the Heavenly Palace, and in a blink of an eye, the golden light shines in its eyes.But Tang Sanzang is also a monk who has seen the world, he quickly calmed down, and smiled as he watched his disciple recover the golden light.

"What did the apprentice see?"

Sun Wukong blinked his eyes before turning his head.

"How is it?" Tang Sanzang looked joyful.

"arrive."

Tang Sanzang, who still wanted to chat again, was stunned, so fast?

Sun Wukong patted the white horse behind him, then walked quickly a few steps, ready to see the legendary black water pool.

In less than a quarter of an hour, Monkey King looked at the small pool that was so clear that fish and birds could be seen. He stood in front of the horse expressionlessly, silent.

Tang Sanzang also quickly got off his horse, carefully looking at the beautiful scenery ahead, he couldn't believe it: "This, this, is the Black Water Pool?"

Why is the water not black, but like a fairyland on earth?Weizai Weizai.

"And... Master, don't go forward." Monkey King quickly grabbed Tang Sanzang who was about to go forward.

Sun Wukong stared straight at the calm pool water, but after looking for a long time, he could not see the demonic or immortal energy.

"Wukong, can we go in like those two old benefactors said, and go outside again in a daze?" Tang Sanzang shrank behind Monkey King, and also looked at the lake.

Sun Wukong withdrew his gaze, looked around a few more times, and continued: "Let's go over."

Tang Sanzang was taken aback, "Why?"

Monkey King didn't look back, he just carried the golden cudgel and walked straight forward.

"Since it is to protect passers-by, they will never take us directly. Since we are here, we might as well go in and walk around."

Tang Sanzang nodded again and again, the big disciple made sense.

The black water pool is not big, and within a quarter of an hour, they had already crossed the pool.

Monkey King looked back at Wang Xiaotan, feeling nothing in his heart, but felt that this was no different from ordinary water.

"Wukong, are we going to rest here for a while tonight?" Tang Sanzang stood beside the white horse, his tone was calm, and he didn't look like he just said that he was afraid of monsters here.

Sun Wukong looked straight at Tang Sanzang, but still pursed his lips and did not speak.

"Disciple?"

In the end, Monkey King took a deep breath and quickly responded.

Where there are no monsters, even if there are monsters, how dare he come here to make trouble?

The small suggestion was settled without discussion, and Tang Sanzang immediately sat down cross-legged happily, folded his hands, and prepared to read the scriptures.

Sun Wukong glanced at it, then walked to Xiaoya's side, looking at the surroundings for any differences.

It is indeed much colder than other places near the black water pool, but this is not a rare thing, at most there is something extremely cold living below.

Monkey King had seen enough, so he wanted to go to Tang Sanzang's side, thinking about whether to pick some fruits.

He swung the golden cudgel and was about to draw a barrier around Tang Sanzang, but just as he drew it, suddenly a gust of wind blew up on the ground, blowing hair and clothes flying around.

Tang Sanzang, who sincerely recited the Buddha's name, was also awakened. He quickly stood up and asked behind the eldest disciple, "But there are monsters?"

Sun Wukong shook his head, he looked up at the sky, and suddenly a black shadow gradually approached here.

After a few breaths, Monkey King finally saw clearly what that object was.

With white beard and golden pupils, white hair and white claws, and white jade all over, it is a very beautiful white dragon.

The white dragon twisted its huge body in the air, and finally aimed its big eyes at Tang Sanzang who looked like a monk behind the monkey monster, and it seemed to laugh.

Sun Wukong frowned, and was about to use his strength to subdue the coming white dragon for the time being.

Then Bailong remembered that they might not be able to understand his own language, so he laughed again and spoke out.

"master!"

Sun Wukong and Tang Sanzang: "..."