[Journey to the West] Wukong purchasing

Fortunately, the city lord just received a generous gift from the eminent monk of the Tang Dynasty yesterday, and he reciprocated it. In the morning, he also ordered someone to arrange a rich meal for them. It is quite cold here, and all the food is very high in calories. After boiling, add some tea leaves. Large chunks of stewed meat, pancakes baked in sheep oil, and a large pot of sheep blood soup. Wu Hong and Tang Xuanzang didn't dare to drink it, but the pancakes and stewed meat tasted good. They were really hungry after tossing all morning. Belly chubby after eating.

In a short time, the master and apprentice probably won't be able to cook in person.

Boss Wu also ran to give a bad review to the store that sold his recipes with special vengeance: the pictures and texts are seriously inconsistent with the real thing!

Even if it was finally judged that he made bad reviews and deducted his credit value, he would admit it, anyway, he must say this tone!

After breakfast, Minaka’s people have prepared all the items to enter the mountain. During the snow lotus harvest season, Minaka’s pharmacists will take their own medicine boys and stay in the snow mountain for a long time. In the last month, the team could not lead the team down the mountain until all the harvested snow lotus had been processed.Minaka will also sit in Qidaduo City in person, and lead a team to the mountains every few days, firstly to escort the left-behind pharmacists and herb pickers, and secondly, to timely deliver the processed snow lotus bring back.

After all, snow lotus is an extremely precious medicinal material. Even if the Minaka family has the support of the high priest, there is no guarantee that there will be money-hungry bandits who will take the opportunity to enter the mountain to snatch it. Therefore, in addition to the escorts, Minaka also brought More than 200 soldiers, all of which were lent to them by the City Lord's Mansion.

Yesterday they were standing in the courtyard of the City Lord's Mansion, and they had already seen the snow-capped mountains. However, they looked close, but they were not close at all when walking. They were still riding horses. To the foot of the snow mountain.

That night, they spent the night in a village. The closer they were to the snow-capped mountains, the lower the temperature would be. At night, the temperature was almost ten degrees below zero. There was also a heavy snowfall in the sky, and the whole group was frozen stupid.After roasting around the fire for a while, I finally recovered.

At this time, the medicinal soup that the accompanying doctor made for them was ready. Minaka watched the doctor drink a bowl in front of him, and then smiled and asked Tang Xuanzang and Wu Kong to drink the medicinal soup with him. It is said that This is for exorcising evil spirits, and it can prevent you from being hurt by the yin energy of the snow demon in the snowy mountains. Wu Hao took a sip and found that ginger and other spices should be added in it.

However, I didn't expect Minaka to look friendly, but he was not sloppy in doing things. Along the way, no matter whether it was eating or drinking medicine, the people who cooked and cooked medicine soup were in front of him. He tasted the noodles first before he was willing to eat it. It seems that the Luo country is not very peaceful. Otherwise, in his own country, Minaka would not be so vigilant in front of a distinguished guest from the Tang Dynasty .

"Although the current ruler of the Huo Luo Kingdom claims to have the blood of the ancient Tocharian Kingdom's royal family, they are actually just offshoots. They were lucky enough to get the support of the high priest, so they were able to guard this territory. However, the people around him There are also more than a dozen countries, large and small, and they all claim that they are the real blood of the royal family of the ancient Tocharian Kingdom. Therefore, the king of the country relies so much on the high priest and his family. Minaka is the high priest's relative. Nephew is naturally a thorn in the side of those nearby countries, and it is right to be cautious." When there was no one around, Tang Xuanzang explained to Wu Kong.

"Understood! If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have given him a glazed cup. It would be more practical to just give him a poison test strip." Wu Hong joked.Of course he would not give Minaka test strips, such things are too heaven-defying to appear here.

However, with Minaka's prudence, it is estimated that he can survive to the end of the play without a test paper.And it is definitely smoother than some brain-dead protagonists.

After the meal, the cook brought by Minaka roasted a large leg of lamb, brought a jar of wine, and some food made of wheat flour. On the temporary altar, he muttered a sacrifice, and Wu Kong asked the steward who was accompanying him, only then did he know that they were offering sacrifices to the mountain god.

Wu Kong: "..."

I think that when Monkey King was the Monkey King in Huaguo Mountain, he never worshiped any mountain gods.

Even if there is a mountain god in the mountain flower and fruit mountain, it is not bad for the mountain god to give him a gift.

At night, the temperature dropped sharply, and the fire in the house was burning brightly, but it couldn't withstand the severe cold of minus [-] to [-] degrees. Wu Hao could hear the sound of Elder Tang's teeth chattering through the bedding. He was able to take out the sleeping bag from the warehouse and let Tang Xuanzang sleep in it with a mattress under it, so that Elder Tang didn't freeze to death in the snow-capped mountains.

When he was away from home, Minaka was already in a light sleep. When he heard the movement, he opened his eyes and looked at him. He almost died of jealousy: Where did Elder Tang find this immortal apprentice?Wu Neng fights demons bravely, Wen Neng talks and laughs in business, and even what the maids should do, they are more thoughtful than the personal maids in their mansion.

After Elder Tang settled down, Wu Kong took out his sleeping bag and laid it flat on the ground. He was about to get in, but was stopped by Minaka's words: "Dare to ask Xingzhe, what is this thing?"

Wu Kong sighed silently, and he knew that he would be asked if he took out the sleeping bag. However, this sleeping bag is not a rare item, but it is a special material that is moisture-proof and cold-proof.However, due to the limitations of craftsmanship and materials, there is no way to mass-produce this thing here. Wu Hao silently apologized to the person who invented the sleeping bag in his heart, turned around, and told Minaka that the name of this thing is to keep warm. The sleeping bag is a gadget made by him himself. It is of no great use, except that it can prevent moisture and cold in the wild. Even if it is minus [-] or [-] degrees outside, people sleeping in it can keep their whole body warm.

Minaka looked at the sleeping bag enviously, but did not dare to ask to try it. Wu Kou had already said that it was a magic weapon made by him. There were only two of them. The materials must be extremely rare. Enjoyed.

In fact, Minaka didn’t want to use it for himself. He is a businessman, and the temperature difference between day and night in the Huoluo country is huge. Almost instantly, he noticed the huge market for this thermal sleeping bag, but, thinking about it, he knew that this thing, Even if he can get it, it must be a sky-high price. Not to mention whether he can sell it, I am afraid that he will have to "donate" some to the royal family at that time, wouldn't it be a loss?

Wu Hao silently rummaged through the warehouse, and found that there were two more. It seemed that when Sha Wujing and Zhu Bajie left, they didn't take the sleeping bags they had used before. Thinking about it, I knew that it was heaven , where the gods live, are there any good things?Maybe even the temperature is constant, what sleeping bag do I need?

"I still have two sleeping bags here, do you want them?" Wu Hao pulled out the two sleeping bags from the warehouse, Sha Wujing was very careful, folded the sleeping bags into their original shape and put them in the packaging bag after they were used up Inside, it looks almost like new.

"I, I didn't bring much gold or silver with me when I came here to harvest snow lotus." Minaka looked at the two thermal sleeping bags packed in silver-gray moisture-proof bags, and wished to buy them immediately, even if the genuine ones could only be brought Dedicated to His Majesty and the High Priest, but before presenting the treasure, couldn't he have someone make a batch of it?

Think about it, who wouldn't want to be able to use the same sleeping bag as His Majesty the King and the High Priest, even if it's just an imitation?At that time, if everyone has a bag, wouldn't he be making a lot of money?

Unexpectedly, Wu Hong shook his head, picked up the two sleeping bags, and put them beside him: "No need for gold and silver. Once you enter the mountain, you can ask your pharmacist to dig two hundred fresh rooted snow lotus for me. Half of the flowers, half of the seedlings, planted in the flower pot for me. These two sleeping bags are yours."

"This, this..." Because the appearance of Wu Kuan and Tang Xuanzang was so mythical, Minaka had already marked the sleeping bag as "produced by the gods" in his heart. The magic weapon made by the gods, even if it was only used for sleeping Yes, can that be cheaper?Even if it was one hundred thousand gold coins, Minaka didn't think it was too much.

Wu Hao only wanted [-] snow lotuses, but they were still unprocessed. Although the processed snow lotus was hard to find in the Tang Dynasty, it was everywhere in the original place. This is why the royal family wanted to pick and process the snow lotus. Another reason for the exclusive right to the Minaka family: for some things, only an absolute monopoly can bring more benefits to their country to the greatest extent.

"It's okay, I accidentally practiced two more, let's play with it." Wu Hong pretended to be a master, and in the next second, he stuffed himself into the sleeping bag rather funny.

Minaka watched Wu Kong nimbly getting into the sleeping bag, and suddenly felt that this fairy was quite interesting, and he didn't look like a high-ranking fairy at all.

The night in the mountains was really cold, but Minaka did not use those two sleeping bags. With these two sleeping bags as a template, by this time next year, he will let all the rich and noble families in Huo Luo Kingdom have a sleeping bag!

In the middle of the night, Wu Hao was suddenly awakened by a burst of evil energy.

"Master, wake up! There are monsters~" Wu Kun pushed Tang Xuanzang to see him awake, quickly picked up the golden cudgel, and drew a circle around Tang Xuanzang.In short, no matter what monsters come, first draw a circle to protect Elder Tang!

"Monster?" Minaka's face changed, and several guards who were half lying around him immediately surrounded him and protected him. Another old man took out a leather bag, took out some charms from it, and pasted them on the doors and windows. .

It seems that this is not the first time they encountered a demon in the mountains.

"Take good care of Master for me." Wu Hao picked up the golden cudgel and rushed out with a murderous look, Nima, labor and management couldn't sleep because of the noise in the middle of the night, are you courting death?

Outside the door, the snow had already reached the ankles. A snow-white creature that could not be seen clearly was lying on the temporary altar brought by Minaka and the others. Wine, really enjoy it.

Wu Kong sneered, the evil spirit had very keen hearing, and immediately turned his head.

In the next second, both sides staring at each other were stunned.

"Big, big, big... Great Sage~" Yaoxie slumped under the altar with limp hands and feet, looking at Wu Kong with eyes full of despair.

Unexpectedly, he has escaped to a foreign country, and this monkey demon will not let him go!

"Why are you?" Wu Kong was also a little speechless.

Because, from the memory of "Sun Wukong", he saw the real body of the evil spirit in front of him: what mountain god?This is clearly his old neighbor in Huaguoshan——Snow Demon Dongling.

Wu Hao felt speechless, because in Sun Wukong's memory, this poor snow demon was originally an aborigine of Huaguo Mountain. Because the Monkey King was afraid of the cold and didn't like snow, he learned all his skills from the ancestor Bodhi. After returning, this guy aggressively drove away the aborigine Snow Demon, not only that, but also forcibly occupied the cave, used it as a refrigerator, and stored fruit wine for Monkey King...Look at the trembling appearance of this Snow Demon, You can know how Monkey King frightened the monsters when he was in Huaguo Mountain.

"Cough~ What are you shaking? Get up and talk!" Seeing that the snow demon wanted to get under the altar, Wu Kong couldn't help coughing lightly, the snow demon immediately stood up, and looked at Wu Kong with an aggrieved face: " Grandpa Dasheng, Xiao Yao has not been to Huaguo Mountain for hundreds of years."

Seeing that Wu Hong didn't speak, Xue Yao stood still and didn't dare to move, but her mind turned crazily, thinking desperately what she did wrong to anger this killing god?He was born because of snow, so he can't control whether it snows or not!It's a pity that Monkey King didn't listen to his explanation at all, thinking that driving away the Snow Demon Huaguo Mountain would prevent snow from falling, but in fact this is not the case at all!

After he left, didn't Huaguo Mountain expect snow every winter?

It's just that because there is no snow demon, the snow melts much faster in spring... Well, it can't be blamed on him, because without snow, he can't maintain his human form.Xue Yao felt that he had died unjustly.

"Okay, okay, get up and talk! Don't make me say it a second time." Wu Hong urged impatiently. When Elder Tang saw it, he thought he was bullying innocent monsters again.

The snow demon held onto the altar aggrievedly and stood up. Like a little daughter-in-law, she quickly raised her head and glanced at Wu Kong, then quickly lowered her head.

Wu Hao couldn't help feeling a headache, why was he so afraid?Monkey King, what did he do to this little monster?

"Tell me, how did you become a mountain god?" Wu Kong looked at Xue Yao suspiciously, thinking that he would be the same as the king of inspiration, asking the local mountain people to sacrifice boys and girls to him, right?

If that's the case, then he can't sit idly by.

Pretending to be a mountain god and stealing some sacrifices is a trivial matter, but eating people is the sin of killing.

Sensing the flash of murderous intent in Wu Kong's tone, Snow Demon Chrysanthemum tightened her grip and confessed neatly: "I, I, I, I don't want to either. After I came out of Huaguo Mountain, I ran west all the way There is a snow lotus on a snowy mountain, and there are big demons occupying the territory. After searching for a long time, I found this big snow mountain in Luoguo. There is only one snow lotus tree in this mountain, but the big sage, this snow lotus demon has a gentle nature, and it is still very beautiful. I often help the medicine farmers who go to the mountains to collect medicines, and let them pick the snow lotus that they have planted so hard to make a living. I, I see that she is really pitiful, and I can’t bear to snatch her territory, so I pretend to be a mountain god and go down the mountain to cheat some offerings. ..."

"Pfft~" Wu Kong couldn't help laughing at what he said, these two little monsters are too cute, right?A fool who supports mortals in the identity of a monster, and a fool who can't bear to rob this monster, pretends to be a mountain god and goes down the mountain to lie to mortals to cheat food and drink. It's a perfect match!

"I, I cheated some sacrifices, it really didn't hurt anyone's life, Great Sage, please, don't drive me away," the snow demon rolled her eyes, and hastily added, "Everyone here likes to make sacrifices." Snow! Really! The bigger the snow, the better, because the snow lotus grows well. In the coming year, the people will sell it for money to buy more food! If you don’t believe me, ask those mortals, they really like me!”

Xue Yao tried desperately to prove the value of his existence, but at the same time, he felt a little desperate. He felt that the Monkey King must also want to use this big snow mountain as his new cave, and maybe he would call a large group of monkeys over. To drive him away... Why is he so miserable?After a few years of good life, alas, I only hope that he can take away that silly snow lotus tree, otherwise, without snow, wouldn't that girl be a pill?

"Okay, I just passed by here and heard that there are snow lotuses. I just want to ask someone to pick some and take them back to give away. Don't be nervous, I didn't say I would drive you away." Wu Kong comforted with some dark lines. "Forget it, come in with me, and I'll find you a long-term iron job."

"What?" Xue Yao was confused, but he didn't dare to disobey Wu Kong, so he could only follow him into the house like a little wife.

The snow demon is extremely cloudy and cold, once entering the house, the originally not warm room suddenly becomes like an ice cellar, and the mortals who followed Minaka saw that the Tang eminent monk had brought the monster in, and suddenly felt like a formidable enemy , Jaw trembling clenched the weapon in his hand.

"Everyone don't need to be nervous, it's all a misunderstanding. This is my old friend when I practiced Taoism in Huaguo Mountain, the snow demon Dongling, by the way, your name is Dongling, right?" Wu Kong turned his head and asked he.

"Great Sage, my surname is Hua, the flower in Huaguo Mountain, my name is Hua Dongling." Xue Yao corrected in a low voice with a mournful face, he was really too weak, the Great Sage couldn't even remember his name.

"Haha~ We haven't seen each other for hundreds of years, so I didn't remember it for a while." Wu Hong explained awkwardly, and called the snow demon to Minaka, "Lord Minaka, this is the one you have been worshiping for a long time." The god of the mountain, Dongling was a good monster when he was in Huaguo Mountain. I heard that after coming to you, he once saved people in the snow mountain. Although he is not a real mountain god, he can be regarded as protecting the people. Master Naka, I would like to negotiate a deal with you on his behalf.

"What, what business?" Minaka asked hesitantly. If it was buying and selling virgins, then he would definitely not be able to do it. He would be beaten to death by the high priest's uncle when he returned.

"It's like this. Dongling has hundreds of years of cultivation, and he has some skills. You must ask him to protect you when you walk in this snow-capped mountain. In my opinion, it's better for you to stay at the foot of this mountain. Build a temple for him to worship, and order people to worship at all times, Dongling has always been kind, and will not embarrass you in this mountain."

"No, it doesn't matter if you don't have offerings. Since you are the people of the Great Sage, how dare the little demon make things difficult for you?" Xue Yao expressed his loyalty to Wu Kong pitifully.

"Ah? Worship? That's what it should be! I'll order someone to do it right away!" After realizing it, Minaka showed ecstasy, and led a team into the snow-capped mountains every year to dig snow lotus. Man-eating beasts in the mountains, avalanches, severe cold, ice caves... Every year he loses some manpower in the mountains, some of them are even decades-old herbalists. Wouldn't it be like walking on flat ground when entering the mountain again?

And the price of this umbrella is nothing more than building a temple and arranging a few people to clean it on time.How much money can it cost?

Xue Yao stared at Wu Kong dumbfounded, as if she still couldn't believe what she heard.

The Great Sage didn't drive him away, but he still wants these mortals to build temples for him and offer sacrifices from time to time?

They are born spirits and monsters who have obtained the good fortune of heaven and earth to cultivate human form. It is difficult to cultivate, so in ancient times, spirits and monsters often pretended to be mountain gods or land gods, defrauding ordinary people's beliefs and sacrifices, so as to cultivate. The effect is limited, far worse than what Wu Kong said, directly using the prototype of the snow demon as a statue to build a temple, so that the snow demon can use the incense sacrifices of mortals to gain more faith and practice the right way. Given time, it might be impossible to overcome the catastrophe and ascend.

Such a big piece of pie fell on him, Xue Yao couldn't believe it for a while.

Is this still the Monkey King he knew?

As it turns out, it is.

Because, soon the Great Sage told him very directly that his old man had spent so much favor (?) to build temples and gather believers for him, and he couldn't help him in vain.

The Snow Demon couldn't help being a little dazed, he was so poor that he had to pretend to be a mountain god to cheat mortal sacrifices even for his meals, what could the Great Sage look up to?

"It's nothing. Don't you have a 'good friend' who lives in the mountains and is very good at planting snow lotus? From now on, you should learn from others and plant a hundred pots of snow lotus for me every year." Wu traitor finally The original shape was revealed, and the newly acquired free laborers began to be exploited.

"Ah?!" Xue Yao opened her mouth slightly, looking really silly.

"Why? Don't want to?" Wu Hong frowned slightly, but soon he realized what he had neglected.

"I forgot to say just now, I won't make you busy. You plant a hundred pots of snow lotus for me every year, and I will give you five gold coins for each pot. After you take the gold coins, you can be called a clerk in the temple." Someone will go to the foot of the mountain to buy some delicious food for you, as well as some clothes, shoes and socks. Now that you have formed a human form, don’t be naked, tsk~" Looking at the snow demon’s long hair, he looks like a savage!

The snow demon was a little embarrassed by him, and shrank his neck, but he also understood that Wu Kong was doing it for his own good, otherwise, Wu Kong could buy it from those mortals for five gold coins and a pot of snow lotus He didn't even need five gold coins. He heard from those herb pickers who went into the mountains that they could exchange for one silver coin for picking five snow lotuses.Sure enough, the big demon is rich, and he paid hundreds of gold coins for every move.

Snow Demon gratefully agreed, and then stood there a little shyly, trying to look as majestic as possible, and asked the people brought by Minaka to draw his original shape, so that he could shape a statue for him in the future.

Thinking of this, Xue Yao gave Wu Kong a grateful look.He will definitely plant snow lotus for the Great Sage!

Elder Tang who watched everything: "..."

Boss Wu still has deep routines! ! !