Tang Seng is a cook

Wukong is standing on the west seashore, the sound of water is noisy, and Xihe Niuzhou is in front of him, and the monkey is a little timid.

He stopped and stood in the clouds and watched from afar.

Lingtai Fangcun Mountain, Slanting Moon and Three Star Cave, where he spent more than ten years cultivating Taoism, recognized his master, had a senior brother, and learned a lot of skills. Now as long as he flies again and lowers the cloud head, he can go back to that 500-year-old Here, like Huaguo Mountain, I can dream of places almost every night.

Tears that had already stopped fell down her cheeks again.

The great sage hesitated in his heart, wondering whether he should go through this experience or not. Back then, Patriarch Bodhi said that he would never recognize him again. In the 500 years since the foot of Wuzhi Mountain, at the beginning he wailed every day and prayed every night, but no one responded. His heart gradually became cold, and now, if he comes again, can he really enter the door of the Three Star Cave of Xieyue?

As he was hesitating, he suddenly saw a colorful cloud flying towards his face. In the haze of mist and rain, someone called out, "Is Wukong ahead?"

The monkey was startled, in a trance, he thought it was Patriarch Bodhi who was calling him, and looked up, but saw that the man had big ears, Fang Yi, chest and belly exposed, and his cheeks were full of smiles, but it was Maitreya Buddha.

When Wukong saw him, he hurriedly bowed and said: "I have seen the Buddha from the East, and I have never avoided it. I am rude, I am rude."

Maitreya Buddha smiled and said: "I don't know why Wukong came to my western world? At this time, he should protect the golden cicada from the west!"

Why did you come here by yourself, you damn child!

Wukong's heart tightened, and he didn't know how to answer. After thinking about it, he said: "In the past few days, the weather in the east has been getting colder. My master Tang Yudi is looking for the town to repair and buy some things to keep out the cold. Because I have not been home for 500 years, I will give you a gift." I went on family leave for a few days before my disciple came here."

Na Maitreya sighed: "Jin Chanzi has always been considerate and kind-hearted." He also wondered: "This Xihe Niuzhou is my Western Buddhism's Paradise of Paradise. It is rare that Wukong has an old friend here? I don't know which venerable it is ?”

Wukong listened to the Buddha's words, his heart was shocked and his blood surged, that's right, the world of bliss, Xihe Niuzhou!Westbound final land!Then his master, Patriarch Bodhi...

Wukong asked in a panic: "The Buddha has lived here for a long time, and my disciple dares to ask, is there a place in this world of bliss called Lingtai Fangcun Mountain?"

Maitreya Buddha laughed out loud when he heard the words, and said: "Unexpectedly, Wukong has now entered my Buddhist school and learned to ask his heart."

Wukong said anxiously: "My old grandson can't understand what the Buddha said!"

Maitreya Buddha pointed to the mouth of the Great Sage's heart, and said: "The Lingtai is an inch, isn't the Great Sage asking me about my heart?"

He recited two more gatha lines and said: "There is a saying in the lower realm that my Buddha's disciples have a body like a bodhi tree and a heart like a mirror stand, and wipe them diligently at all times so as not to stir up dust. There is also a saying that there is no bodhi tree, and the mirror is not a stand. There is nothing in the first place, where is the dust! Wukong, Bodhi only seeks from the heart, so why bother to seek mystery from the outside? I heard that if you practice this way, the west is only in the present! Now you know how to ask the heart, very wonderful, very wonderful! "

These few words made Wukong lose his mind, stunned, at a loss, not knowing where he was, his hands and feet were weak, and he could hardly hold himself.

Maitreya Buddha patted the monkey's shoulder and sighed: "Fool, fool! Come back! Come back!"

In a moment, he turned the head of the cloud and returned with the colorful cloud, leaving only the great sage standing on the spot in a daze, in a daze.

Wukong felt as if he understood something, but he didn't seem to understand anything. He thought about the name of the patriarch in his heart, and recited the few gatha of Maitreya Buddha just now, especially the sentence "Bodhi can only be found in the heart", repeated in his heart. After repeating it many times, my mind was shocked for a moment, and I walked forward a few steps in a daze, but it seemed like there was a barrier and I couldn't move forward.

Suddenly, an unknown fire surged up in the monkey's heart, almost burning himself to death. His eyes were red, and his eyes were about to burst. He pulled out the Ruyi golden cudgel in his ears, and swung the stick, trying to force his way into the Xihe cattle. State, smash this bluffing "Elysium Dojo"!

Just the moment he raised the stick, the bracelet made of six beads on the monkey's wrist was exposed, and Tang Yudi's fat monk's worried and concerned eyes suddenly appeared in the mind of the great sage, and the monkey couldn't help feeling sore Sheng was so wronged that he couldn't hold it back, his body was shaking into a ball, so he put away the stick, turned somersault cloud, covered his face with his sleeve, and left crying loudly.

The sound of the waves in the West Sea remained the same, and after a long time, the back of the Great Sage could no longer be seen, and two people appeared above the clouds, one monk and the other, and that monk was Maitreya.

The big belly monk sighed: "Old man, don't bring such a bully, Wukong cried, everyone around me felt sad, how can you bear it?"

The Taoist priest with white beard and hair shook his hand and sighed: "Oh, time, luck, and fate. The way of heaven is like this, and his fate is like this. How can I intervene?" Then he said, "You think this monkey is doing it for I cry?" But it turned out that this person was Wukong's enlightenment patriarch, Bodhi Taoist patriarch.

Maitreya wondered: "Oh? Didn't it be you who broke your apprentice's heart?"

Old Taoist Bodhi raised his eyebrows: "This apprentice lost to Jin Chanzi, alas. Making wedding dresses for others is a waste of time. Let's go, go home, and drink!"

Maitreya sneered and said: "Speaking of such heartless and unjust words! The monkey is the first one to come to see you when he has free time? What good wine do you have? The monkey wine that you, an abandoned disciple, brewed for you on the mountain back then. Isn't it already drunk?"

Bodhi's heart softened, but his mouth was strong, and he fought back: "It's not that you are the future Buddha, and if you steal a few bottles of good wine in the future, you can spend your days happily, and come back to read earlier than stealing poems from ordinary monks. A hundred times stronger."

Maitreya flicked his sleeves: "I didn't come here to enlighten you, a stubborn bastard! You are so unreasonable, no wonder the old men in Tushita Palace don't want to see you!"

Bodhi replied: "Do it, do it, do it, it's all Wukong owes you. You just do the math, and when Jin Chanzi comes back in a few days, ask him to seal a big gift package for you!" Anyway, the apprentice belongs to him now. Yes, from head to toe, from top to bottom!snort.

The two bickered all the way and returned to Lingshan.

Poor Great Sage, who didn’t know about this, he felt that the first half of his life had been in vain, like a void, icy cold piercing through his bones, only thinking of looking for the only light in the world, and went straight to Xipan Hami like the wind and lightning A small and medium-sized town in the mountains of the country.

The road was tossing back and forth, and the road was not close. When Wukong arrived, it was already bright in the mortal world. Near noon, Wukong landed on the cloud head, pushed open the bedroom door and broke in, but saw that the room was empty and quiet, the bedding was tidy, and there was no one there.

Wukong was shocked, rushed out, went to the bathroom, looked around under the kitchen, but there was no one there, the house was clean, as if no one lived in it, and the luggage brought by the master and apprentice was also missing.

Even in the yard, those large tanks for storing sea food disappeared.

The monkey's legs gave way, and he fell down on the small kitchen stool, his mind froze.

Last night, he was still sitting here eating, and the master was sitting next to him, talking about him all the time, and had to add food for him. At that time, although he was happy, he was also a little annoyed. Long-winded, and I hope that Master will be so long-winded for the rest of his life.

But now, the stove is cold, and there are no traces of people or luggage. Did Master trick him into leaving, and then left alone with Ao Yu?

The monkey buried his face deeply in his palms, his heart ached, but he felt that his eyes and hearts were dry and desolate, and he couldn't shed a single tear...

The Great Sage was feeling sad, only heard the sound of footsteps coming from the corner door, and the sound of locks. The poor Great Sage suddenly raised his head, and rushed out of the door with a stride, his fists clenched tightly, his whole body trembling, and he looked expectantly at the door. corner door.

When the lock was locked, he said in one voice, "Give it all to me, be careful, don't drop any dirty fruit! You go back first." As soon as the door opened, a young boy in gray walked in, carrying two baskets in his hand.

As soon as the monkey closed his eyes, a tear welled up, and a hanging heart sank back into his belly, falling into the boundless abyss...

The young man was not wary of someone in the yard, so he was startled at first, and upon closer inspection, it turned out to be the great apprentice of the holy monk. He quickly walked a few steps, put down the basket, and saluted: "I have seen the master! This is the fruit sent by the holy monk." , please check it out, Master!"

Wukong suddenly opened his eyes, his golden eyes burst out with infinite light, and he asked tremblingly, "Where is my master?"

The boy saw the monkey's eyes were red, his beard and hair were all stretched out, and he described it as terrifying, he couldn't help trembling in his heart, but when he thought about the holy monks and disciples in front of him, he was the one who could see Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, how could he be that vicious and wicked person? Honestly and calmly said: "The holy monk went to the city lord's mansion in the morning, and then went shopping after he came out. I don't know where he went. The master atones!"

The monkey asked eagerly again: "Can my master say when he will come back?" Still not coming back...

The young man said: "I don't know about this little one, but the shopkeeper said that the master ordered to prepare some fruits in the afternoon and put them on the porch, and also ordered to deliver some dishes in the afternoon. I think he will come back for dinner at noon and evening."

The monkey suddenly felt that the sky was wide and wide, and his whole body was weak. He couldn't help but staggered, and held on to the doorpost beside him so that he didn't fall. He asked again, "How did you get in?" He remembered that when he left last night, I deliberately repainted the yard with a golden cudgel.

The boy then took out a cloth bag and said: "The holy monk asked the shopkeeper to give this, and said that if you bring it, it will be unimpeded naturally, but you are not allowed to open it privately, and you still have to return it later."

The monkey took it and opened it, but it turned out that inside was a ball of golden monkey hair, neatly trimmed and braided into a small braid, tied at both ends with red strings...

Wukong's eyes became hot, and he wanted to cry again, so he held back, wrapped the cloth bag, and returned it to the boy.

The young man took a few glances at the monkey, and said cautiously: "Master, your eyes are red and swollen, but you are sick? Do you want to go to see old doctor Rong?" He carefully put the cloth bag back, and said: " Lest your master worry about it."

Monkey was stunned, yes, he came back in a state of embarrassment like this, and after only one night, the master must be worried, Wukong's heart softened, and in the end, 800 years passed, and finally there was someone who loved him in the world.

The Great Sage said indifferently: "It's nothing, the journey is too urgent, the wind is blowing." After a pause, he said: "I still have some errands on me, I'm leaving now, please ask the little benefactor to do something for me."

The young man hurriedly said: "Master, why be polite, please speak face to face."

Wukong said: "I came back to visit Master on the way. If he finds out, he might blame me for procrastinating. Please, my little benefactor, keep it a secret. Don't tell Master that I have been back."

The boy agreed with all his mouth: "It's not difficult, the master will go."

Wukong said: "Then you go ahead and lock the courtyard door as it is."

The boy hesitated, then remembered that the shopkeeper said that the disciple of the holy monk could fly, so he saluted excitedly, carried the fruit to the corridor, and left without hesitation.

If you walk faster, when you look back, you can probably see the figure of the master flying into the air, right?

The boy came out of the corner gate, the monkey turned somersaults into the courtyard, took out the golden cudgel, and danced happily, just afraid of breaking things, so he restrained himself from playing a few times, the monkey stopped the move, He got into the bedroom again, plunged into the quilt on the bed, and buried himself deeply in it.

warm!The whole person is lazy and warm...

It's just a flash in front of his eyes, huh?Why is there a white corner exposed under the pillow?

The monkey took it out and saw that it was a scripture paper with a few lines of charcoal characters on it: "Wukong, Master is going out in the morning. He will go to the City Lord's Mansion first, and then go shopping. He will bring Aoyu and luggage. I don't know when you will come back. I will leave this note here." Don’t worry if you don’t see anyone when you come back, the food is in the pot, the fruit is on the porch, take a bath when you’re full, and then go to bed.

Behind it are a few lines of small characters written in dripping squid ink: "Brother, Master's note was supposed to be pasted on the door of the bedroom. I was afraid it would be blown away by the wind, so I hid it here on purpose. Now that you see it, are you moved?" Crying nose? Oh, and, I secretly extinguished the fire in the stove under the kitchen. The master was careless and left the tinder. What if there was a fire? Right? Am I very caring and careful as a junior? Same day."

What a great sage, he was so angry that he almost gritted his silver teeth!

The author has something to say:

small theater:

Before going out in the morning, Zhuang Fan was worried that his apprentice would find no one when he came back suddenly, so he specially wrote a note

It's just that he spent so much time looking for rice grains, he couldn't find the note when he came back

Zhuang Fan searched around but couldn't find it, but he didn't suspect the little apprentice at all.

It's just that he tore the paper from the scriptures with great difficulty, and the pen was a charcoal match. If he lost that copy, he would have no more materials.

Once Zhuang Fan thought about it, forget it, once the monkey goes out, it is guaranteed that Sahuaner will not be able to see it, and he will definitely not come back, so he didn't write any more.

Otherwise, it would be too shameful for him to write a message on the steps under the corridor, and he would not be able to do it.

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This chapter quotes two works by Huineng Shenxiu