[Journey to the West] Tucao Emperor who was delayed by Buddhism

Little Stone waited for Hui An in the mountains for one year, two years, three years.

He sat in the cave where Tang Seng used to be, looking up at the sky above his head every day, and counting on his fingers: one day, two days, three days...

He only has four fingers, so when he counts to four, he has to return to zero.

One day, two days, three days...

Four days.

Many, many four days have passed.

So, when will Master come to pick him up?

He sat lonely in the stone cave, leaning his head against the wall, watching the moss on his head grow slowly and blending with the moss on the stone wall.

One day, two days, three days...

Four days.

So lonely.

It's so strange, when I didn't meet that monk before, time seemed to pass quickly, hundreds of years passed in a flash, but when he started to wait for Hui An to pick him up, time seemed to be stuck here and refused gone.

My heart is empty, so lonely.

He could have gone with that monk. The monk said he would take him to learn Buddhist scriptures, but he felt that the monk was not good and he was too timid. He liked Hui An.

His master's name is Hui An, because the master is very great, so he liked the master very much the first time he saw him.

But the master asked him to wait in the lower realm, when will it be the end?

Master's master said that one day in the sky and one year in the ground, he counted and counted, four years have passed in the world, but only four days have passed in the sky.

It's only been four days, Master will not forget him, right?

In the fourth year, there were other monsters who wanted to occupy the hole, and the small stone knocked them out.

Although his cultivation base is not very strong, and the opponent is not very powerful, it is still very difficult to hit someone with a heavy stone.He is a rock, and it is not easy for him to move. During the fight, he was broken up by the opponent several times, and finally he struggled to put himself back together. After fighting for three days and three nights, he finally annoyed the opponent away.

He can't leave here, the master wants him to wait for him here, if the cave is occupied by others, what if the master comes and can't find him?

But then it was not so easy, several powerful monsters came to occupy this hole, Xiaoshi tried hard to beat them away, but although he was a stone, the opponent couldn't kill him, but he was easily broken up, after all He would fall apart at every turn, so several tiger monsters separated his head, arms, body, and legs and sent them to places far, far away from each other. He was torn apart and searched for him everywhere .

When he pieced together his broken self bit by bit, he firmly said to himself: Master, he will come to pick him up. One day, master will come. He is the big disciple of Guanshiyin, and it doesn’t count if he can’t speak. words.

One day the master will come on colorful auspicious clouds and pick him up.

Then he would never be alone again.

No, all alone.

Little Stone drove the tiger monster away, and continued to guard in the cave alone.

At the end of the fourth year, the tiger monsters returned.They didn't move the little stone very far this time. They just broke him up, sent him up the mountain, and threw his head into the sea.

Stones can never float up in sea water.

No one rescued him, so he sat on the shore all the time, looking helplessly at the sea area where his head was.

The head was submerged in the sea, and nothing could be seen across the distant waters.

Despair piled up little by little in my heart.

Master Master, when are you going to save me?

What if you come and can't find me?

He wanted to shout, but his mouth was filled with sea water; he wanted to struggle, but he was always submerged in the water; he wanted to look far away, but there was nothing in the dead water.

Master...

Little Stone gradually began to regret it.

Because Master said, fate is an illusory thing.

He didn't wait for the master to pick him up, he had fun playing with himself every day, as long as he pretended that he was three stones, he could be very happy.But not anymore, not anymore, the master said that when the fate came, he would come to pick him up, but when is the end of waiting?

What if fate is a cruel thing and he never comes?

What if the master comes and sees only his headless body, the body squatting on the seaside waiting endlessly, and cannot recognize him?

After all, the stones are all similar in appearance, what if he can't recognize them?

The little stone floated up and down in the water, thinking that it was his master's fault that he was so sad. It would have been nice if he hadn't appeared in the first place, then he would be a free stone and would not be thrown into the water.

So on the first day, Xiao Shitou decided: he doesn't wait for Master anymore, he doesn't wait for Master anymore.

But on the second day, he felt that Master was the most powerful person in the world, and he wanted to wait for Master again.

Just one day, two days, three days...

In the third year, this piece of seawater dried up, and his body walked to the dry seashore, found his head among the stones covered with shells, and put it back again.

But he is not what he used to be. His head has been soaked in the sea for too long, and the salt has taken root in it, and the little flowers and grasses he likes can no longer grow.

Not only the salt that kills the plants, but something else, too, takes root.

He sat on the dry seaside, looking up at the blue sky above his head, his head covered with broken shells was ugly, like a gathering place of scars.

Master Master, when are you coming?

I don't know how many years passed, Xiao Shitou heard people say that there was a very powerful fairy who always liked to fight with monsters.

He doesn't kill monsters either, he just comes and goes silently, he doesn't care if he wins or loses, and he leaves when he is happy with the fight.

Sounds handsome.

Sounds a lot like his master.

So Xiaoshi went all the way to find him. When he found his master, he was fighting with several other monsters.

The master is still the same as before, he is very indifferent and calm, the white clothes on his body are the same as when Xiao Shitou saw him many years ago, but this time it is different, this time he came by himself, there is no one who is very beautiful and very Accompanied by a beautiful master.

He always felt that the master was not there, and the master seemed to be missing a piece, becoming cold and stiff, as if the reason why he kept some residual warmth was because of the person who was by his side, and when that person was gone, he became It was fierce and strange.

Seeing that the master was about to be defeated, Xiaoshi rushed over and said to those monsters: Don't hit my master!

He looked very ugly, with the stench of sea water all over his body. Although those monsters were monsters, they were very clean. When they saw him, they all avoided him.

Little Shitou raised his head and said happily, "Master, you are here! Are you here to pick me up?"

However, Hui An looked at him coldly and asked, "Who are you?"

Little Shitou was frightened. He knew that he had changed a lot, and his master might not recognize him anymore, so he said quickly, "I am your apprentice. You said, you want me to wait for you in the world. When the fate comes, you will come." Pick me up!"

He searched anxiously on his body. Many years ago, Hui An reached out and patted him. A flower bloomed on top of his head, but his head was thrown into the dark sea water. Those flowers were dead, but he still He found the little flower that was still alive in the crevice of his body, held it carefully in his palm, and showed it to him: "Look, you gave this to me."

He rummaged through his body again, and found a small yellow flower in another crack: "This is what my master gave me."

Hui An didn't have much memory of what happened many years ago, probably only a stone spirit in his memory, and asked, "What master?"

Little Shitou carefully held the two little flowers, and said cherishingly, "It's Guanyin Bodhisattva, I will keep the little flowers he gave me, and the little flowers you gave me."

As soon as he heard him mention Guanyin Bodhisattva, the master suddenly became very angry, knocked over the little flower in his hand, threw it on the ground, and said angrily, "You don't want what he gave you!"

Little Shitou was startled, turned over quickly on the ground, and held Xiaohua in his hands again: "But what he gave me is as precious as what Master gave me!"

Hui An couldn't beat the monster just now, but now his head and body are covered with blood, seeing that he wanted to take the flower, he simply wiped his own blood on Xiao Shitou's hand, at that moment, Xiao Shitou's hand was covered with small buds When the wind blows, the leaves grow up quickly, and a sea of ​​small flowers covers his body.

The little stone seems to be wearing a green dress, only the head is bald, where the salt is occupied, and no flowers can bloom there.

Hui An propped up his injured body, turned around and walked away with a limp.

Little Shitou chased after him and said happily, "Master, Master, when are you coming to pick me up?"

Hui An did not answer.

The little stone asked again: "You said that you will come to pick me up when the fate comes. When will the fate arrive?"

Hui An said coldly: "Fate will never come."

Little Shitou was startled, and chased after him: "Then are you here to pick me up now? You don't know, I've been waiting for you for many, many years."

Hui An said, "Did I chase you away? Follow me if you're happy, and leave if you're not. No one wants me anyway."

Little Shitou straightened his head, and said anxiously: "I will follow you, and I will follow you wherever you go!"

Hui An didn't speak or look at him, blood dripped from his chin, staining his white clothes.

Little Shitou said timidly: "Master, when are we going to find Master? If you are injured, he will worry about you."

Hui An stopped abruptly.

His eyes dimmed: "We won't look for him anymore."

Little Shitou was a little afraid that he would get angry, but he was very stupid, he didn't know what to say, so he said, "Why?"

Hui An suddenly stopped, turned around and looked at him carefully, probably remembering who he was, a mocking smile suddenly appeared on the corner of his mouth, and asked, "So it's you."

Xiao Shitou scratched his head: "It's me, I have been, have been waiting for you."

Hui An said, "Ha, wait for me? You want to become a fairy?"

Little Shitou was very stupid, so he had to say: "I thought about it, the gods seem to be very powerful. And the gods are all together, so they won't be very lonely."

Hui An said coldly: "I let you practice in the world, have you practiced?"

Little Shitou's cultivation didn't increase at all. He was very sad when he was at the bottom of the sea, and he couldn't practice, so he could only say: "No..."

Hui An sneered: "You are so lazy, how can I accept you as an apprentice?"

Little Shitou was startled: "You don't have to accept me as an apprentice, but I've been waiting for you for many years, so please let me follow you. I don't want to be alone anymore."

Hui An originally wanted to ridicule him, drive him away, scold him, beat him, he didn't hate monsters very much, he was just a child who just wanted to lose his temper.

However, when he heard "I don't want to be alone anymore", he suddenly choked his throat and choked down all the ugly words.

Hui An glanced at him, snorted coldly and said, "You can follow me if you want."

He pushed the little stone away a little and said, "But you have to remember that I don't like you, I don't like anyone, and you'd better not expect me to teach you anything."

Little Shitou was pleasantly surprised: "Are you willing to let me follow you?"

Hui An: "Yes."

The little stone threw his head high: "Then I am your apprentice?"

Hui An: "Yes."

Little Stone asked eagerly, "Then Master, Master, where are we going?"

Hui An: "...I don't know."

Little Shitou became happy: "Then let's go find Master, I miss him too!"

Hui An: "...No."

Little Shitou said again: "Then let's wait for Master to pick us up! When will he pick us up?"

Hui An suddenly became angry: "Okay, get lost."

Little Shitou was stunned: "Huh?"

Hui An left without looking back: "You wait for him to pick you up."

Little Shitou had no choice but to chase after him again, and said, "Then let's wait for him to pick us up! He is so good, he will definitely come to pick us up. Just like you will come to pick me up."

Hui An said angrily, "I didn't come to pick you up. I forgot about you."

After Hui An finished speaking, she continued to walk forward, thinking that Xiaoshi would follow.

But he didn't.

Xiao Shitou was dumbfounded, he stood where he was, as if his limbs had rusted, and the little flowers on his body began to wither slowly.

It was as if a hole had been broken in his heart, although he only had a heart made of stone.

Or that opening has always been there, but he has been refusing to admit it, pretending not to see it.

It hurts……

But Xiao Shitou shook his head, ran a few more steps, followed, and still smiled sadly:

"It's okay, I haven't forgotten you! I've been waiting for you!"

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Tomorrow... try double update!

——From me after the exam.