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

Yuan Zhen pulled him and let out a long sigh, pointing to the Daxiong Palace in the distance where the incense was flourishing.

"There is a mountain nearby. That mountain is called Qinglong Mountain. There is a cave in the mountain called Xuanying Cave. The three monsters in the cave are the temple spirits of Ciyun Temple. These three monsters have been here for thousands of years. He loves to eat sesame oil, and when he became an adult, he even pretended to be a Buddha statue in the temple, coaxing believers to donate sesame oil and then go to buy oil to eat."

Chen Wei didn't expect there to be such food-loving temple spirits in the world, and looked at the Daxiong Palace: "Are they still there?"

"Not anymore. They were kicked out of the temple because of repeated admonitions. They still turn into Buddha statues and come here every year on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month to collect oil. Today is the first half of the first month. The city will be brightly lit and play music all night. They will definitely come here then."

Yuanzhen said such a long list, and looked at Chen Wei with a blushing face, "The mage came from the Tang Dynasty and was able to subdue three temple spirits as apprentices. I wonder if you can teach me the method of subduing temple spirits?"

"Amitabha, the poor monk's disciple is a demon or a temple spirit, I'm afraid I can't help you."

Yuan Zhen was very disappointed, and after inviting him to the guest courtyard, he left the novice to follow their instructions and return to the Daxiong Hall by himself.

Just as the incense was being lit, when the incense oil was lit, I heard the shaking of the windows in the hall, and I turned my head to look.

Three monsters from Qinglong Mountain were climbing in through the window, one by one skillfully walked to his side, blew out the sesame oil that was just lit, stretched their fingers in and dipped their hands in the sesame oil, and put it into their mouths.

"Madoka seems to be moving a lot slower than usual today."

Pi Han poured all the sesame oil into his mouth, then swaggered open the gate of the Daxiong Palace, stood at the gate with his hips akimbo and looked out.

With sharp eyes, he saw a handsome figure walking from the corridor in the distance at a glance. The man was wearing cassocks on his shoulders and holding a purple gold bowl in his hand. Accompanied by the little monk, he was walking towards the backyard.

"Who is this?" Pi Shu also saw the strange figure, and asked, "Today is the first half of the first month, and the city is busy putting up lanterns and festoons, or come here to deliver sesame oil, why did a strange monk come here? Little Yuan Zhen, did you invite someone to arrest us?"

Yuan Zhen quickly waved his hands and explained with a pale face: "No, no one was invited to arrest you. They are just passing monks. This is a monk who came from the Eastern Tang Dynasty to go to the Western Paradise to learn scriptures. He brought three apprentices tonight. This stay is not here to arrest you."

The temple has been plagued by these three temple spirits for thousands of years, and it is not the first time that Ciyun Temple has tried to find someone to capture them.

But after failing for so many years, he himself didn't really have any hope, but he couldn't help asking for a few words every time he saw outsiders.

After learning from the mage that the three apprentices were not temple spirits, Yuan Zhen just came back disappointed and offered incense, praying that the Buddha would come one day and capture the three temple spirits who were delicious with sesame oil.

When Pi Han heard the word "Da Tang", his eyes lit up, he pushed the door of the palace completely open, and walked out in a cool way: "Come on, let's go and see what that eminent monk looks like."

Recently, I heard that there is a monk from the Tang Dynasty, who is the reincarnation of the tenth generation of Jin Chanzi. If you eat his meat, you can live forever. When they were in Qinglong Mountain, the three of them even talked about what is so special about that monk.

Unexpectedly, the other party arrived at their territory so soon.

Over there, Chen Wei took the bowl and followed the novice to the kitchen, made a bowl full of vegetable porridge, and got a plate of side dishes from the novice.

Holding these things, he walked towards the guest courtyard by himself.

There were a few drops of soybean oil in the vegetable porridge, and it was boiled in the pot for almost two hours. Now it was held in the center of the palm of Chen Wei, and the fragrance wafted, making people who were not hungry before suddenly feel hungry.

I wondered if I could use the money in the box to exchange a bowl of porridge with the monk after eating.

Seeing that the distance to the guest house was less than five meters, Chen Wei walked lightly with the vegetable porridge in one hand and the small plate in the other, stepped out with one step, and three figures emerged from the corner.

"Ah! Be careful!"

Chen Wei had one foot in the air and couldn't get it back. He leaned forward and bumped into it.

"hiss……"

The bowl of vegetable porridge, which had been stewed for two hours, was full of aroma, and before one bite was eaten, it was all dedicated to the hot chest and the clean monk's robe.

Pi Han lowered his eyes, looked at the vegetable porridge splashed in front of him, pretended to be scalded on the spot, and jumped up on the spot, trying to clean the vegetable porridge off his body.

"Wait, I'll get you some water."

Chen Wei didn't expect that he would bump into someone, so he quickly put the purple gold alms bowl on the ground aside, took out the plantain fan hidden in his sleeve, and slapped it twice, and the rainwater from the fan hit the person.

The person who had just been scalded by the vegetable porridge was busy getting those rice grains off his body.

The next moment, the porridge was gone, and at the same time, a burst of rain fell on his head completely soaking his whole body.

Pi Han stopped his busy hands, looked at the dishelpful monk in front of him with a livid face: "Stop the rain!"

Chen Wei took the banana fan away and looked at the other party's wet body in embarrassment.

"I live in the back, why don't you take a shower and change your clothes?"

The person trying to save them pointed to the guest courtyard five meters behind them.

"want."

Pi Han just rushed out on purpose just now, looking for a reason to take a closer look at the difference between the monks of Tang Dynasty.

When he saw him coming over with vegetable porridge, he didn't dodge on purpose.

Wukong was lying on the big bed and rolling, when he heard the sound of someone coming in from outside, the first one was Chen Wei's footsteps, and there were three footsteps behind him.

It was alien, very light and not human.

The monkey on the bunk got up in an instant.

"I'm sorry, my apprentices and I live here, you sit down first, and I'll send someone to fetch water for you."

Chen Wei pushed the door open, and the three apprentices in the room each held a weapon and looked at the three strangers who followed Chen Wei in outside the door.

Wukong scanned them from top to bottom with his piercing eyes. They were not human, but they smelled like incense and lamp oil. They probably belonged to the spirit of the temple.

If you are a temple spirit, you don’t have to worry about it. Those with hair will probably be grabbed and rubbed by Chen Wei, and those without hair will at most drink a few sips of tea with Chen Wei before leaving.

Wukong lay down again, and once he lay down, Wu Neng and Drifting followed suit.

The three were like wooden men who only had a knee-jerk response, jumping up when the door was opened, and closing it again when the door was closed.

Chen Wei also knew that they were tired from the journey, so he didn't let them get up, so he asked the three monks knocked down by him to sit down first, and he went out to call Liu Ding Liujia over, and asked them to find some hot water.

I went to rummage through the box again, found a set of monk robes and towels that had not been worn, and handed them to the monk who was soaked by the rain and splashed with vegetable porridge.

"I haven't worn this dress, it's clean, you can change clothes on the screen over there."

After entering the guest courtyard, Chen Wei had already understood the layout of the entire room under the leadership of the novice monk, so he easily pointed out the direction.

Pi Han went to change clothes, while Pi Shu and Pi Chen sat on the stool carelessly, looking at this mortal monk who was dressed in Buddha's light.

Pichen even stretched out a hand, and grabbed the sky above Chen Wei's head the moment he sat down.

Without grasping it, those virtuous and Buddha lights slipped from his palm.

Seeing his movement, Chen Wei also looked up at the sky above him, it was empty, there was nothing but the beams.

"I don't know the name of the mage yet, come to our Ciyun Temple to borrow a few days?"

Pichen pulled the stool towards him, and there was only less than a foot away from him before. When he looked at this Tang monk from a close distance, the unstoppable Buddha's light smell became more intense, and Pichen gritted his teeth. Resisting the urge to swallow him now, she asked him with a smile.

"Xuanzang, let's stay here tonight and leave tomorrow. Are you also monks in the temple? Three brothers?"

Chen Wei wanted to ask this question just now. These three people look almost exactly the same. If it weren't for the different clothes they were wearing, normal people would probably regard them as the same person.

"It used to be, but now we are returning to vulgarity."

Chen Wei looked at the clothes on them, and one of them still had a flagon hanging from his waist.

Normal monks don't hang wine jugs around their waists, and it's normal after they return to lay life.

Pi Shu also pulled the stool over, and surrounded Chen Wei with Pi Chen on the left and right, "Master, why not stay here for one more night, today is the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and there will be lanterns and festoons everywhere in the city, and there are glazed fairy caves everywhere. The tree of fire is becoming popular, and there will even be a Buddha coming to collect the oil tonight."

"Buddha collects oil?" Chen Wei heard this word for the first time, and his eyes showed interest.

Pihan, who had already changed his clothes, came out from behind the screen. The monk's robe he was wearing was a regular uniform bought by Xuanzang. He was about the same height and shape as Chen Wei, and it fit perfectly on his body.

The person who came out from behind the screen caught a glimpse of his two brothers and the monk who were almost at the same level. He opened the stool without any surprise, sat opposite Chen Wei and explained to him: "Every year on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Ciyun The statue of Buddha in the temple will be revived. At that time, the 240 crispy sesame oil prepared outside the gate will be taken away by the Buddha himself. After the Buddha collected the lamp, there will be a good harvest this year. It’s going to be rainy and windy for the next year.”

"There is such a miraculous thing, can others visit it?"

The person on the chair spoke innocently, as if he had seen this picture with his own eyes.

The premise is that he doesn't know that the three people in front of him are temple spirits.

Unfortunately, just after entering Ciyun Temple, the monk Yuanzhen repelled outsiders and told him that there were three monsters in the temple who would pretend to be Buddha statues to steal oil in the first half of the first month.

"No one has ever watched it in person, but I know that there is a pavilion in this temple, which is very close and hidden from the place where the lamp oil is placed. We will take you there when the time comes."

Pi Han smiled and thought, after they removed the lamp oil, they happened to take this monk with them.

"Amitabha, good and good." Chen Wei also smiled, and his eyes stayed on the other party's new clothes for a few seconds.

I thought to myself, the sample is still trying to lie to me about my clothes, and if you don’t let you pay me three times for a new set, I will press you in the sesame oil, so that you can’t get up for the rest of your life.

A group of people sat drinking tea with faces and hearts at odds.

On the big bunk in the distance, Wu Neng kept his ears upright listening to the movement on the other side, always feeling that his master's tone sounded weird and different from usual.

"This is called yin and yang strange energy." Wu Kong, who followed Chen Wei for the longest time, turned over and buried his head in the pillow, his voice came out indistinctly: "The three temple spirits are probably not very good, you should pay more attention."

To prevent the master from offending the temple spirit and doing something that he would regret.

The porridge was gone, and the three temple spirits warmly invited Chen Wei and his disciples to go out to watch the lanterns, saying that this is a rare day in a year, and only this day can see the lanterns all over the city.

After Chen Wei left Chang'an, he really hadn't seen any lanterns for so many years. In addition, the bowl of vegetable porridge fell on the ground, and the four masters and apprentices didn't have dinner.

So a group of seven people walked out of the guest courtyard and went to Jinping Mansion to watch the lanterns.

The novice monk who was guarding the door was dozing off, and when he heard footsteps stop in front of him, he opened his eyes in a daze, and rubbed his bald head with a gentle palm.

"We're going out of the temple to see the lanterns, and we'll be back in two hours at most. Please help open the door."

Sha Mi opened his eyes completely, looked at him and then looked at the three familiar faces standing behind him, his face turned pale instantly, and Pihan's eyes standing behind Chen Wei were full of warning meaning.

The temple door was opened from the inside by someone. The little monk looked down at the blue bricks on the ground. When Chen Wei passed by him, he secretly pulled his sleeve and murmured: "Be careful."

These three temple spirits have been making trouble in their temple for many years. In the past, there were many monks practicing here in Ciyun Temple, but they were all scared away. The abbot didn't want to burn so much sesame oil every day to make it cheaper for these three temple spirits. So now in the temple, apart from him guarding the gate, there are also brothers in the main hall and the kitchen.

There are less than twenty monks in the entire Ciyun Temple.

Everyone who stayed was very familiar with the three temple spirits.

Today is the first month and a half again, the little monk waited for them to leave and slapped his head, closed the temple gate and ran to the main hall.

"Abbot! Abbot! Not good!"

Yuanzhen from the hall came out and looked at him, "What happened again?"

"Those three monsters took away Monk Da Tang who was staying here tonight."

"Where did they take it? Could it be that they didn't even want sesame oil and went back to Qinglong Mountain today?"

Yuan was shocked, this was the first time in a thousand years.

"It's gone, that Master Tang said he was going to the city to watch lanterns." The little novice followed suit.

"It's okay to watch the lanterns. You can't take the mage out to eat them. There have been monks from other places in the temple before, and they have never been interested." My heart is relieved again.

On the other side, Chen Wei and his party of seven were already walking in the streets of the city.

There are festive lanterns everywhere, singing Taiping songs together, and seeing a mirror rising in the air above the three streets and six markets, the mirror is like a silver plate on the moon, and the lanterns on both sides are like brocade woven by fairies, the lights reflect the moon, and the moon shines on the lights , very brilliant.

"It's so beautiful." Chen Wei raised his head and looked at the moon mirror made by skilled craftsmen, as if the real moon was hanging there.

It was also the first time for the three apprentices to see such a lively lantern festival, and they collectively looked up at the sky.

The four masters and apprentices were stunned, and they were all wearing monk robes, but they were still unfamiliar faces.

After seeing this scene, many passers-by covered their sleeves holding back their laughter and left quickly.

There are also hawkers carrying poles, and countless lanterns on both ends of the poles. There are monkeys stealing peaches, fairies descending to the earth, and Chang'e flying to the moon to have a happy family.

There are all kinds of lanterns, and they are not afraid of the ugliness of his three apprentices when they walk in front of Chen Wei and others. With a smile on their faces, they said: "It's the first time for guests to come to our Jinping mansion, why don't you buy a few?" Lanterns, there are lantern riddles in each lantern, as long as you guess the lantern correctly, you can go to the front to change a small gadget.”

Chen Wei looked in the direction of his fingers, and there was a long table beside the river, with a lot of gadgets on it, and many children were holding hands by adults, crowded there to choose what they wanted small toy.

"How much is a lantern?"

"Three pennies."

"Four...seven."

Chen Wei took out the banknotes he carried with him and bought seven lanterns, one for each person. What he held in his hand was the only one on the peddler's pole.

Wukong took the lantern with the monkey stealing the peach, but from the corner of his eye he kept aiming at the lantern in Chen Wei's hand.

"I'll give it to you when I get back." Chen Wei took the opportunity to rub his hairy head when he looked over again, quickly put his hand down before he got angry, and pulled him to continue looking forward.

There are fire trees and silver flowers, lotus lanterns, lion lanterns, horse lanterns, rabbit lanterns, white deer lanterns, birthday star rides, goldfish lanterns, Li Bai Gaocheng, tens of thousands of lights and towers, a world of clouds and smoke everywhere.

Standing in the middle of the road, Chen Wei looked at the red makeup building in the distance, leaning against the railing and separating the curtains, the two figures standing side by side suddenly thought of Xuanzang.

That person has also been away from Chang'an for ten years and has never seen a lantern.

"Goku."

Chen Wei handed the lantern in his hand to his disciples, turned around and looked at the three temple spirits who brought them out to see the lantern, raised his lips and smiled slightly: "The poor monk suddenly remembered that there are still some things to do, I'm afraid I will be separated from the three of you." Come on, I will go back to Ciyun Temple after nightfall, and when we get there, let's watch the Buddha collect oil, let's separate for now."

Pi Shu looked at his elder brother, although they were still looking for an excuse to get away from this monk for a while, so that they could take away the sesame oil not far from the street.

However, after this kind of separation was brought up by the other party, it seemed that he had become very passive.

And once the Buddha's light left them, the three of them felt a little uncomfortable at the same time, and there was an urge to catch him again in their hearts.

Pi Han held back his brother, and replied without changing his face: "Of course, it happens that our three brothers also have something to do, so let's meet at Ciyun Temple in the middle of the night."

After finishing speaking, before Chen Wei could answer, he pulled the two brothers away from the original place.

It seemed that they didn't care where Chen Wei went.

Chen Wei didn't expect these three temple spirits to be quite talkative. After they left, he took Wukong to a temporarily deserted alley, bent down to uncover his collar, and lowered his head to reveal the skin on the back of his neck. Pointing there: "Wukong, you can knock me out with the back of your hand facing here."

Sun Wukong raised his hand and pressed Mao's palm on the monk's forehead, feeling the mortal body temperature above.

"Not sick."

"No, I just want Xuanzang to come out to watch the lanterns. I can't sleep now, so you can try to knock me out."

Chen Wei moved the palm on his forehead away, speaking with confidence.

"Knock you out and let him come out. What if he chant a spell to punish me?" Wukong explained the consequences to him first.

"Then you say that passers-by knocked me out, and you ran over to save me, and he just woke up."

Wukong, who has lived for more than 500 years, looked at him with the eyes of a fool, "What's so interesting about a lantern, at worst, I will stay for another day tomorrow and let him come out to see it."

"Didn't you hear what the peddler said? There is only one day in a year. If you can't see it tonight, you can only wait for next year. We can't stay here for a year. Please, my good sage, I will definitely help me, right?"

Someone started to use the ability of acting like a baby on the apprentice.

"What kind of lantern do you like? I'll give you all the money and treat you to snacks, okay?"

"Just this time?" Wukong squinted at him.

"Just this once! I promise."

Chen Wei held up two fingers and swore to him.

Wukong sighed, waved his hand to let him lower his head, and when he showed his obviously fragile neck, he tapped there lightly with his palm.

When Xuanzang woke up, his first reaction was that there were a lot of noise and people around, and there seemed to be countless lights flickering from a distance.

The monk with his black eyes open leaned against the corner of the wall, stretched out his hands to rub his aching neck, and looked expressionlessly at the apprentice who was poking the ant hole on the wall with a golden cudgel.

"What happened to my neck."

"Sleeping too long, let's get a stiff neck."

Wukong put away the golden cudgel with a natural tone.

Xuanzang glanced at where he was standing at the moment, and frowned: "He fell asleep standing here?"

The tone of the speech was obviously disbelieving.

"I fell asleep standing here, and fell asleep on purpose." Wukong made up the lie on the spot: "We have arrived in Jinping Mansion and live in Ciyun Temple. Today is the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. A lantern is held here every year. He wants you Also saw so standing here fell asleep to let you out."

After explaining, he handed over the two lanterns in his hand and said, "He gave it to you."

Xuanzang caught the lantern and glanced at the pattern on it, "Monkey Steals Peach."

Then look at the one in the opponent's hand, which has a picture of a monkey fishing for the moon.

This is like Chen Wei's style.

The hand on the back of his neck was finally released, and Xuanzang walked out of the alley with the lantern in his hand, looking at the myriad night scene in front of him.

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