[Journey to the West] The monster took me away again

The sound of fighting in Wufenglou did not reach the palace at all.

Because Wu Neng was just holding a nine-toothed rake, walking up with steps that his relatives would not recognize, and rushing up was crushing his weight with his own weapon.

Many small teams of 50 people who came to obey the order fell to the ground wailing all over the place.

On one side, he was covering his dislocated palm, on the other side he was holding the sole of his foot that was stepped on by the pig demon.

"You go back first, and we'll go back to Sanqing Temple to pick up our luggage and leave after we're done here." Before leaving, Chen Wei motioned for that silly Immortal Yang Li to leave here first.

"No, no, I'll go in with you guys, and I'll take care of you if something happens." Last night, I just rubbed off on someone else's merits for a night, and now that someone else is in danger, if I leave someone behind and run away Immortal Yang Li despises his own behavior.

After following in the footsteps of the mortal little monk, he said with joy, "Even if I can't stop it, at worst we leave Che Chi Country and go to other places to build Taoist temples."

He has already learned the ability to turn stones into gold, and now... completely... not short of money...

The sheep spirit with a face full of fear followed them all the way into the Golden Luan Hall, and then stood in front of the four masters and apprentices, and Drifting held the Guan Wen and handed it to the king.

The king opened it and only glanced at it, and saw that there was still the personal seal of the Tang emperor inside. After all, he didn't dare to tear it off. After taking the jade seal and stamping it on it, he saw a stumbling figure walking in the door just as he returned it to the other party. .

"Your Majesty, that monk just injured fifty of our patrol officials in front of the Wufeng Building, and all fifty of them had their arms and legs broken.

The king was shocked, and hastily pulled the attendant holding the lamp to stand in front of him, pointing to the four masters and apprentices standing below in a panic, and said, "Hurry up, catch them quickly."

Standing like a pine tree, the monk shook his brocade cassock with a smile on his face, clasped his hands together, and said kindly, "Amitabha, Your Majesty, don't panic, the poor monk just came in to change the certificate, and wanted to ask a question, and he got the answer after asking." Those people just hurt their hands and feet, and when the poor monk gets a satisfactory answer, he will heal their hands and feet."

Drifting stood behind him, glaring at the patrolling officials who wanted to get closer.

Wu Neng brushed the nine-toothed rake, and waited eagerly for the first official to rush up, so that he could also exercise his muscles and bones.

The king of Che Chiguo fell on the throne, not daring to move, he could only signal with his eyes, and asked people to go to Sanqing Temple to invite Great Immortal Hu Li to come over, and he was here to make false claims with Monk Datang.

"Master, please tell me. I don't know if there is any problem, so I have to come to ask you."

"Before the poor monk entered the city, he saw hundreds of monks in blue clothes in the sand outside the city gate. Is it true that you will be punished for the crime?"

Upon hearing what happened 20 years ago, the king straightened his body, "Everyone in Chechi Kingdom knows about this! If those monks were not capable, how would I know that the three national teachers are the real ones?" people."

Immortal Yang Li, one of the national teachers, stood by, silently counting the floor tiles with his head down, thinking that he and his seniors really did nothing wrong in this matter.

"So it's true that His Majesty punished those monks for 20 years?"

"Naturally...Master, as a foreign monk, you can't control the affairs of our Chechi country." The king thought he was fighting for the monks, and looked at him with more disgust.

"Those monks don't get what they eat and drink from the common people. If it wasn't for the drought that year, I don't know that these people have no real skills at all."

Chen Wei, who was standing below, watched the other party calmly, "The poor monk was just on the roadside before entering the Wufeng Tower, and came across a group of monks transporting gravel.

The youngest of them is only 14 years old, and the oldest is seventy years old. Many of these people are not from your country of Che Chi, but you ordered people to take the certificates of monks and detain them as coolies in the country of Che Chi. May I ask? How did a 14-year-old get punished for a mistake made 20 years ago? "

"He's a monk! As long as he's a monk! Then he doesn't do anything! He just sits there and recites the scriptures and let the people worship them. When they need them, they don't have the skills. What's the point of me just punishing them as handymen for 20 years?" There is nothing wrong! He blows his beard and stares angrily, if the three apprentices beside the monk look fierce, he might have jumped out to beat people.

The two groups of civil and military loyal officials and the four hundred court officials all nodded.

"Chi..." A chuckle came from the mouth of the foreign monk.

Chen Wei walked towards the gorgeously dressed court officials not far away, bent down and asked one of the forty-year-old officials: "I don't know how old this year is, my lord?"

"I have three out of forty."

"That means 20 years ago, you were already 23 years old. What were you doing when it wasn't raining?"

Before the red-faced official could answer, Chen Wei went to the next gray-haired official: "Your Excellency looks like he is 60 years old, but you were at least 20 years old 40 years ago. May I ask where you were when it didn't rain?" what to do?"

The Minister of Rites faltered and said: "Naturally, I will pray for rain with His Majesty."

Chen Wei gave a meaningful "Oh..." and raised his head to look around at the people present, then raised his voice and asked, "20 years ago, did you all follow His Majesty to pray for rain like this lord? , you can stand up."

None of the two groups of civil and military loyal ministers and the four hundred court officials dared to take that step, it was disrespectful.

"Monk, what do you want to ask?" The king couldn't understand the routine of the foreign monk.

Chen Wei walked back to the previous steps, stood up again, and calmly looked up at the king on the throne above the dragon head: "Your Majesty, the poor monk just asked what they were doing 20 years ago, but everyone He said that he was praying for rain with you, and after listening to the answers of the ministers, the poor monk has another question, which needs to be answered by His Majesty himself."

Without waiting for the other party to ask questions, Chen Wei raised the corners of his mouth and asked slowly: "Among the 500 people present, they were all those who prayed for rain with His Majesty back then. Before the rain falls, you punish those monks who have been working as handymen for the Taoist temple for 20 years.

According to the poor monk, your Majesty and the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty are all from the people for food, drink, and use. But when the people need you to ask for rain, the poor monk doesn't care about your sincerity. arrive. "

He stepped up the steps and walked towards the high platform step by step. When he was only one meter away from King Chechi, he stopped and sighed: "Your Majesty, what is the difference between you and those monks? You punish them, but It is to cover up your own incompetence. The more you punish them, the more you think they are useless. In fact, they are your shadow. Whatever you are, the shadow is what you are. You are too incompetent, just because you sit on this throne above, so you can cover everything up and attribute sin to them."

"Presumptuous!! Come, someone! Take down this nonsense monk!

King Che Chi jumped up from his throne as if someone had stepped on his instep. His obese body, who had not exercised all year round, jumped three feet off the ground, like a fish struggling on a chopping board.

The monk on the high platform looked at him quietly, then turned to look at the civil and military loyal ministers and four hundred court officials below: "Amitabha, the poor monk actually said something wrong just now."

"I knew that what you said just now was all false, even if you want me to forgive you now, it is impossible!"

Behind him, King Che Chi pointed at his back and said contemptuously.

"The poor monk said that those monks are the shadow of His Majesty. This sentence is wrong, so those monks did something wrong, but they paid for it with 20 years of hard work. The more than two thousand monks couldn't bear the pain and followed Six or seven hundred of those who were suffering died, and seven or eight hundred of those who could not bear the water and soil committed suicide. Only [-] monks were left outside the city gate without enough food and clothes to make atonement for what happened back then.

Tell the truth, everyone here, you are all rubbish. In the past 20 years, all of you have been full of brains and fat intestines, wide and fat, and have never reflected on what happened 20 years ago. It might be a warning from the heavens that it did not rain before. "

After the words fell, a figure came in from outside the Golden Luan Hall.

It was the Huangmen official in front of the Wufeng Tower just now. After entering the hall, he looked at the quiet hall where the sound of needles could be heard, and he bowed his body and knelt down in front of him in a daze: "Your Majesty, there are many old folks listening to the announcement outside the door. "

"What's the matter?" Che Chiguo excitedly leaned on the throne, thinking that it was the Great Immortal Hu Li who came to save him, and quickly motioned for him to bring him in.

"I don't know, I'm going to invite them in now."

The yellow gate was closed to invite people, and soon thirty or forty village elders walked in at the gate of the hall. They went to the front of the hall and kowtowed. Please ask the three Grand Masters to pray for a rain of sweetness, so that the common people will be popularized."

"Look, Your Majesty, what did I just say? This is the retribution of the present world." The monk on the steps spread his hands and shrugged innocently: "In the past 20 years, all the monks have suffered injuries and died. It must not be their anger that the sky does not rain. It just so happens that His Majesty can lead your civil and military officials to pray for rain. If it rains, it means that your Majesty is not wrong. It is the poor monk who is talking nonsense. They left Che Chi country, even if the sky of Che Chi country collapsed, they would not look back.

If His Majesty leads everyone present to pray for rain and fails, then please return all the monks to give back the ultimatum, relieve them of their misery, and set them free. "

In Sanqing Temple, Immortal Huli and Immortal Luli who were resting were also awakened by disciples.

"Master, there are people from the palace outside the door to spread the word, saying that the monk from Tang Dynasty brought his disciples to force the palace, and asked the three masters to rush to rescue him."

The secretary stood at the door, explaining what the official said.

Great Immortal Hu Li brought the magic weapon, and heard that the monk who didn't sleep last night to pray for all things would actually take his disciples to the Golden Luan Palace to force the palace today. This huge contrast made him go out, and when he saw Great Immortal Lu Li, he asked: " Little San isn't here?"

"I asked the disciples in his room, and said that he dressed up carefully in the morning and went to the palace with the four masters and disciples."

"In that case, let's all go and have a look."

On the way they rushed over, the king of Che Chi Kingdom was already in the Golden Luan Hall, and was forced to swear by a foreign monk: "Monk of the Tang Dynasty, you have offended our country from afar. , if the sweet rain I prayed for will benefit all people, I will push you to the killing field and punish you for public display!"

"If your majesty fails to pray for rain, you must apologize to the people. From then on, you will eat fast and chant the Buddha's name, let all the monks be free, and let the four poor monks, masters and apprentices go west." Chen Wei continued the second half of the sentence.

"Good! Good! Good! It's a deal!"

Che Chiguo fixed his eyes on the monk, wanting to poke a few holes in his face to vent the shame of being humiliated today.

Immediately ask someone to clean the altar and set up Wufeng Tower.

Two classes of civil and military officials and four hundred court officials were dispatched together to drive the altar of Wufeng Tower.

Behind Chen Wei and his three apprentices, a mortal monk held Wukong's shoulder and muttered in a low voice: "Great Sage, when the king is going to pray for rain, you hide in the clouds and encounter thunder and lightning." The queen mother asked them to wait for a while, whether we can leave the country alive depends on your ability."

Wukong glanced at him, and removed the palm he was holding on his shoulder: "For a long time, you opened such a big opening without any confidence. This rain is under the jurisdiction of the Heavenly Court. If you want the Dragon King to rain in the third watch, the Dragon King dares to delay Every breath is a great sin."

"Then we are finished. I just had a good night's sleep yesterday. The cassock I was wearing was given to me by Guanshiyin Bodhisattva. I will ask Liu Ding Liujia to send the cassock back. I said that we can't go to the west, and we will all die in Chechi." country."

"You're messing with my old grandson again. After the altar, you let Drifting look at my body, and my soul will come out of my body and go to heaven."

"Our Great Sage is the best!" The little monk raised two thumbs up and gave each other a thumbs up.

Monkey King was too lazy to talk nonsense with him, and soon followed the team to the altar of the Wufeng Tower.

The king went upstairs with the grand master, and the civil and military loyal ministers stood side by side with the four hundred court officials below.

Chen Wei swaggered up the stairs, and stood on the altar with Che Chiguo and the others on the left and right, and the three apprentices followed.

Wukong stood next to the Drifting Monk, and after blocking himself with his body, he froze his whole body and in the blink of an eye, his soul came out of his body and went to the sky.

I saw that the people below who received the news were in the center of the altar, already equipped with all kinds of colors. There was a high platform, about three feet high, with 28 constellations on the left and right sides of the platform, and a table on the top, with an incense burner on it. A gold medal rests on the candlesticks on either side.

Chen Wei squinted his eyes and saw that the name of Thor was written on the gold medal, and the name of Mother of Lightning was written on the other.

"It's pretty real."

After reading these, he looked at the five large vats not far away. The vats were all filled with clear water, and there were willow branches floating on the water, and there was a bronze medal on each willow branch.

The name is also engraved on the sign, which is the name of Mr. Lei Ting.

The king of the Che Chi Kingdom saw that everything was arranged, and the monk was studying back and forth around the altar. He couldn't help being a little anxious, and he gestured to the grand master beside him with his eyes, and moved his mouth to ask in a low voice: "Taoist priests! Why haven't you come yet?"

Immortal Yangli, one of the three priests, didn't go upstairs at all. He turned a corner halfway and turned into a prototype, and returned to Sanqing Temple to seek help from his two senior brothers.

When he rushed home, he found that the two brothers who were supposed to be resting had disappeared, so he turned into a human body and grabbed a disciple to question him.

The one caught by him happened to be the secretary, "Third Master, His Majesty invited you just now, and the two masters have left the Taoist temple long ago."

"Oops! At this time, the two senior brothers must be invited to call the wind and rain!!"

Immortal Yang Li didn't dare to stop, turned around and ran towards Wufeng Tower.

His senior brothers are different from him. It was his senior senior brother's ability to make rain in Che Chiguo back then. All he recruited were the true Thunder Goddess and Lightning Mother. It was easy for him to want rain.

The monk just said such big words in the Golden Luan Hall, and his life might be in danger in a while.

Immortal Hu Li and Immortal Lu Li were finally invited to the Wufeng Building. When they arrived, they were watching those people writing documents. Chen Wei, a Taoist priest who was holding a rope, heard footsteps and turned to look at the two people who came up behind him.

One is the Immortal Luli whom I met yesterday in the Sanqing Temple. At that time, the other party was the same as now, wearing an azure Taoist robe with a light expression, and looked thin and thin, but Chen Wei did not forget that the other party bent over. Pick up the huge sheep on the ground and take it away.

After seeing a familiar face at this moment, he extended his palm and waved it friendly: "Good morning, we meet again."

"Your Majesty, I don't know what to do to summon the poor Taoist here." Immortal Hu Li glanced at the monk covered in Buddha's light.

The dense concentration of Buddha's light on the opponent's face is almost invisible, and I have a deeper understanding, and I also think of the rumors I heard a few years ago.

It is said that a monk came from the Tang Dynasty in the East and was heading towards the Leiyin Temple in the West.

Now after seeing it with his own eyes, Immortal Hu Li knew who this monk who stayed up all night and was busy praying for all things was.

"National teacher, please do it quickly. Just now the old man came into the hall and said that there will be no rain this spring. I hope that the national teacher will pray for the rain to save all people." When the king saw the arrival of Huli Daxian, he glanced at the Dongtu monk excitedly. He raised his chin and pointed to the high platform ahead. "National teacher, you come to the stage now, go up to the altar and pray for rain, and show this foreign monk your true skills."

"Hold on."

Chen Wei stopped Immortal Hu Li who was about to ascend the altar, and looked at the king who was blowing his beard and staring: "Your Majesty, when the poor monk made a bet with you just now, he didn't say that others should pray for rain on your behalf. What the poor monk said is Let Your Majesty be with your civil and military loyal ministers and those four hundred court officials!"

"Monk, I'm afraid you don't know yet, this is also the national teacher appointed by me personally, and he is also my loyal minister. Now there is no problem in praying for rain with me."

Someone didn't expect that the king would take advantage of his own loopholes after being angered by him.

He had no choice but to move away, glanced at Wukong standing in the corner from the corner of his eye, and prayed that after the other party went to heaven, he would stop the gods who would rain in the sky, so that the king's hope would be dashed.

After no one stopped him, Immortal Hu Li stepped up to the high platform, a little Taoist priest came forward holding a few talismans written on yellow paper, and another little Taoist priest handed over a sword, and handed them together. To Huli Daxian.

Immortal Hu Li held on to the sword and chanted a mantra, the talisman paper ignited spontaneously without fire in his hand, and another Taoist priest brought a document, which had some words that Chen Wei couldn't read clearly.

After the document was ignited, an order sounded suddenly in the air, and everyone looked up, gusts of wind drifted down from the sky, and dark clouds gathered.

"Master is not good, this Taoist priest is a really capable person."

They are still learning the skills of orthodox Taoism. I am afraid that they are really going to be beheaded here today.

"Hold on, it's just a gust of wind, there's nothing to be afraid of."

Chen Wei held him down, telling him not to panic.

Wukong had been squatting in the sky for a long time, and when he saw the boy Tuiyun and Lord Buwu coming, he asked them to put away the cloud and mist on the spot, "My master is the monk from the Tang Dynasty in the Eastern Land, and he is going to the Western Paradise to learn scriptures. A place where Taoism is respected and monks are exterminated, and now my grandson’s master is fighting with the king to save the five hundred monks, you put all these clouds and mists away."

The two little gods obeyed, released the sun and stars, and pushed away the clouds in the sky.

The sky that had just been covered by dark clouds and the wind was blowing suddenly turned into a cloudless sky.

Immortal Huli, who was doing the magic trick, walked on the high platform holding on to the sword, looked at the blue sky above without panic, held the token again, untied his hair, chanted a mantra, and laid down the token of Thunder God and Lightning Mother.

Inside the Nantianmen, Thunder God and Dianmu came to the sky above Chechi Kingdom, but saw the figure of Sun Wukong, the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, sitting on the cloud.

"I have seen the Great Sage."

The two gods saluted and said hello to him.

"Okay, okay, don't be busy, my master is betting with someone." He told them again what he had just said to Mr. Tuyunbuwu.

After hearing this, the God of Thunder and the Mother of Lightning looked at each other and said, "Report to the Great Sage, the Taoist priest used the five-thunder method. He issued a document and burned the documents, which alarmed the Jade Emperor. It was the Jade Emperor who ordered us to help the thunder and lightning rain. .”

"It's a monster with real skills, you just wait first, and then move when I tell you to move."

After a while, the Dragon King of the Four Seas also came after receiving the order, and was also held down by Wukong to prevent the rain from falling.

On the Wufeng Building, Chen Wei looked at the cloudless sky above, held back a smile, walked up to the king of Chechi Kingdom, and handcuffed; "Your Majesty, I don't know how long it will take until the rain falls, and the poor monk has time to go to the West to learn scriptures." , I can only give you one more incense stick time."

"There's no need to wait. Pindao issued the paperwork just now and burned the paperwork. It seems that the dragon god is not at home."

Immortal Huli already felt that someone forcibly prevented him from reciting the mantra to rain just now, and he only took advantage of the monk's merits yesterday. Today, as long as the monk doesn't really cause trouble and ruin the country and destroy everyone's practice, Immortal Huli voluntarily suffers the loss.

"Is the national teacher still lacking something! Is there not enough sacrifices? Otherwise, we can go to the city gate to catch some monks and come over for life sacrifices! Why can't the rain not come? National teacher, don't you know the art of summoning wind and rain?" ?”

When King Che Chi heard that there was no way for it to rain, he was about to go crazy, and he firmly refused to believe that even if the national teacher took action, it would not rain.

The author has something to say: Xuanzang: accept as soon as you see it.

Chen Wei: I know.