Seeing a holy monk misses life

"Master, take a quick look at the temple in front of you." Zhu Ba ring pointed at the temple not far ahead, which was partially covered by a bamboo forest. "That should be the Zijie Temple that the old man said."

Chu Zi looked in the direction Zhu Bajie pointed, and with his good eyesight, he saw the three big characters written on the plaque at a glance——

Zijie Temple.

This Zijie Temple is the largest temple on the border of Qingxiao Kingdom.

In addition to Zijie Temple, there are several small temples around.

In the past, the king of Qingxiao Kingdom believed in Buddhism very much and was a devout believer and supporter of Buddhism.The king believes in Buddhism, and the Buddhist scriptures are developing in a big way, and the common people naturally follow suit, so there are countless temples, large and small, in the entire Qingxiao Kingdom.

However, it was also two years ago that the 60-year-old king suddenly became obsessed with the art of immortality, solicited people who knew magicians everywhere, and finally appointed a Taoist priest from Xianzhou Kingdom as his national teacher.

Since having a national teacher, the king has become more obsessed with the art of immortality, and he does not go to court for more than 20 days a month.The king has eight children, four boys and four girls, and now the affairs of the court are more handled by the sixth prince.

These are what the old woman told Yu Chuzi.

After knowing that she couldn't persuade Chu Qi and the others, the old woman told everything she knew.

For example, in the middle of the night, those two monsters would come here to catch the young monk.According to the habits of the two monsters before, the first place they went to was probably Zijie Temple.

As for why the two monsters didn't go to the temples closer to Qingxiao Kingdom City to arrest people, but only in their remote border area, the old woman didn't know the reason.

At this moment, the route Chu Qi and the others took was not the usual way to enter the village, but to follow the route given by the old woman and detour from a relatively hidden woods.

There is no other reason. The four of Chu and the others plus a horse are too eye-catching. The old woman was afraid that the four of them would go straight to the village entrance and cause unnecessary trouble if too many villagers noticed, so she told them. This is a path leading to Zijie Temple.

"Master, that old man doesn't look like a country woman." Sun Wukong recalled the old woman's attire, and the old woman's words and deeds revealed a kind of vagueness except for the confusion at the beginning. The spirit of courtesy.

Chu Zi naturally noticed this too. He still remembered that when he approached the old woman, she washed the clothes a little slowly, and it was obvious that she was not very flexible.

Moreover, Chu Zi found that the old woman's hands did not have the kind of calluses left by working all the year round. It could be seen that she was served by others in the past, "Maybe she lived in seclusion from a big family to live in this small place." Yes, try to be clean and safe."

After Chu Zi finished speaking, the four masters and apprentices came to the gate of the temple of Zijie Temple not long after they left.

This temple is indeed very big. The roof of the temple is paved with red solitary bricks and tiles, and the ridge of the roof is also carved with various Buddha statues, which are quite solemn and solemn.

However, perhaps because of the visit by monsters tonight, the entire Zijie Temple seemed to be shrouded in a layer of heaviness and dead silence.

The gate was completely open. Looking in from the outside, there was a field of fallen leaves in the yard, and there was no monk in sight.

Zhu Bajie rested on his toes, stretched his neck and looked inside.

Sun Wukong turned around and asked Chu Zi: "Master, do you want to go in now?"

Chu Zi thought for a moment, then nodded: "Go in."

After the four went in, Monkey King walked in the front.On the way to the main hall, Chu Yu still didn't see anyone.

It wasn't until Chu Zi and the others were approaching the Great Buddha Hall in the main hall that they heard the sound of chanting.

The chanting sound was unusually low, revealing a strong sense of helplessness and despair.Judging from the changes in the thickness of the voices, they should all be older people, and the number of them will not exceed ten.

In fact, it was indeed as Chu Zi had guessed.

In the entire main hall, under the Buddha statue, there are only nine monks sitting on futons, with their backs facing the door, their heads bowed, their hands clasped together, and their eyes closed, reciting scriptures.

Chu Wei didn't step forward to disturb them, until a monk sitting near the door found them, and then told the other monks with a shocked face, then Chu Zui stepped forward and performed a Buddhist gesture to the nine monks. present.

These nine monks were all over 40 years old, and each of them had more or less wrinkles on their faces. When they saw the four of them, they had complicated expressions just like the old woman.

One of the monks, wearing a Pilu square hat on his head and a brocade velvet shirt, walked up to Chu Yu. This monk was the abbot of Zijie Temple, "Amitabha, where did you come from?"

"We came from the Eastern Tang Dynasty." Chu Yu nodded slightly: "Go to Leiyin Temple to worship Buddha and ask for scriptures."

"Oh, holy monks from the Tang Dynasty, you should leave here quickly." The old abbot sighed, "This border is not smooth, and the monks are suffering so much."

Monkey King stepped forward, "Old abbot, do you mean there are monsters?"

The old abbot glanced at Sun Wukong, "It seems that you already know." He said with a serious face: "The monsters are coming to our Zijie Temple to catch young monks. Now in our temple, the younger disciples have left. Either return to the vulgar and get married, or hide far away."

After the words were finished, he looked at Chu Zi again, his eyes fell on Chu Zi's face, and he shook his head with regret, "Holy Monk, aren't you sending yourself here to die!"

"Go!" Zhu Bajie yelled at the old abbot, bared his lips and said, "Who is going to die!"

Zhu Bajie has a fat head, big ears, wide body and fat body, but because of his white and fat body, he barely looks like a mascot under normal circumstances, but when he has a fierce expression, he is a bit scary.

"We're here to catch the demon!"

The old abbot was stunned by Zhu Bajie's sudden attack, and couldn't help taking two steps back.

"Don't be afraid, old abbot." Chu Zi comforted, "This is my second apprentice Zhu Bajie." After finishing speaking, Chu Zi introduced Sun Wukong and Sha Wujing to the old abbot, "This is my big apprentice Sun Wukong and The third disciple Sha Wujing."

"The poor monk's surname is Tang, and his dharma name is Sanzang." Chu Zi immediately reported his name.

Hearing this, the old abbot glanced at Zhu Bajie, then at Sun Wukong and Sha Wujing, as if he was thinking about something, and finally turned his gaze back to Chu Zi, "Master Sanzang, the elder Zhu just said that you are here Demon catcher?"

Before Chu Zi answered, Zhu Bajie snorted softly: "Could it be possible to lie to you? I have no eyesight."

Chu Zi glanced at Zhu Bajie: "Bajie."

Zhu Bajie immediately covered his mouth with his hand, "I won't talk anymore."

Monkey King leaned on the pillars of the Buddhist hall with his arms crossed, his sharp brows cut like knives, he looked at the old abbot, his thin lips curved slightly, "We pass by here, stay overnight, and catch monsters by the way."

Obviously it was a casual tone that was not hurried or slow, but Sun Wukong's whole body was filled with an unruly air that gods and Buddhas are not afraid of.

The old abbot is over fifty years old, and he has seen a lot of people.Hearing what Sun Wukong said, and seeing Chu Zi's calm face and perfect appearance, like a fairy descending from the earth, with the posture of the moon and the breeze, he also realized that the four masters and apprentices were by no means ordinary people.

Thinking of this, the old abbot no longer cared about it, and told all the things he knew.

Compared with the old woman, the old abbot, who is a monk of this Zijie Temple, obviously knows more details and more things.

"The two monsters under the big demon's hands, one claims to be the King of Golden Horn, and the other claims to be the King of Silver Horn. They have many powerful magic weapons in their hands."

The old abbot recalled, "Half a year ago, they came to our Zijie Temple to arrest people, holding a purple-gold red gourd and a clean bottle made of mutton fat jade in their hands."

Speaking of this, a deep sorrow appeared on the face of the old abbot, "The purple-gold red gourd can attract people. Half a year ago, my junior brother was sucked in by that gourd in order to prevent them from taking Qingfeng away. , What came out of that gourd was puddles of pus!" The old abbot said in a heartbroken voice, and in the end, his voice began to choke.

Listening to the old abbot's words, the other monks also seemed to be caught up in the memory of that scene, with expressions of grief and indignation.

"Master Sanzang, you must be careful!" the old abbot reminded, "The magic weapons of those two monsters are very powerful."

Chu Zi said: "Don't worry, the old abbot, we will be more careful."

The old abbot thought for a while, and then asked, "What do we need to do?"

Zhu Bajie interjected: "Zhai meal!" He was already hungry, "You guys prepare the vegetarian meal, let us have a meal."

Sha Wujing also nodded.

Sun Wukong didn't make a sound, but the meaning was obvious.

The old abbot nodded again and again: "It's natural, natural."

When the words fell, he signaled to the other monks with his eyes and asked them to prepare the fast meal.

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After eating and drinking, Zhu Bajie patted his belly in satisfaction, looked at the old abbot, and became more friendly, "This vegetarian meal tastes good."

Hearing this praise, the old abbot rarely had a smile on his face: "It's all simple food, thanks to the elders who like it."

After the words fell, he thought of something, and asked again: "But what else do we need to do?"

Hearing this, Chu Zi turned her eyes to Monkey King who was sitting beside her. He tilted his head slightly, his amber eyes were covered with a layer of moist and elegant luster.

"Wukong, have you made a plan yet?"

Sun Wukong took great advantage of his master's trusting eyes. He nodded, and briefly stated his plan, "Brother Sha and I will pretend to be two young monks and wait for the two monsters to come."

When Zhu Bajie heard this, he was taken aback, "That's not right, senior brother."

Sun Wukong looked at him: "What?"

Zhu Bajie pointed at Sha Wujing on his right side: "Why did Junior Brother Sha and you pretend to be a monk to catch monsters?" Zhu Bajie felt that his strength was doubted, and he was a little unconvinced.

Although most of the time, he really doesn't pay much attention, but that's because he knows that Monkey King will solve it quickly, and he doesn't need to do his best.

But it's one thing for him not to try his best, and it's another thing to be excluded because of his strength.

In fact, Sun Wukong originally planned to let Zhu Bajie pretend to be a young monk in Zijie Temple with him, but later Monkey King thought that the monster would only show up when he wanted a child.

Zhu Bajie is greedy for sleep and food, let this stupid pig wait until the time of day, there is no guarantee that something will go wrong between sleeping and eating, if Zhu Bajie dozes off at that time, they will not be able to wait for the rabbit, and the identity will be discovered by the monster first. Just startle the snake.

What Sun Wukong wanted to do was to follow the line of those two monsters and find the big monster.