Guide to raising cubs in westbound [Journey to the West]

After Tang Monk and his apprentice sat down on the turtle, the old turtle immediately kicked off his four legs and slid smoothly to the opposite bank.

Little Shitou felt fresh when he first sat on the turtle's back, but as time went by, he gradually became bored.

He turned his head to look at Zhu Bajie, and saw that he was dozing off on his luggage.Looking to the side, Tang Seng rested his hand on the scriptures, and only saw the scriptures in his eyes.As for the Drifting Monk, he also supported the sutra with his hands, obviously afraid of accidentally falling into the water.

The water of the Tongtian River was choppy, and there were some small waves from time to time, but it didn't affect them on the turtle's back.

After the little guy lowered his head and played with his hands, he couldn't help standing up carefully.

"Sit down."

Sun Wukong saw the little guy getting up and eager to reach out to play in the water, he reminded him and at the same time he took him into his arms and hugged him.

Little Shitou could no longer get up and play, so he looked at the river and chatted: "Are we going to Datang now?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a gust of wind suddenly blew up on the river, and the sky darkened because of the gust of wind.

Lao Yuan felt that the waves around him were getting bigger and bigger, and tried to stabilize his body while reminding them to sit still.

Tang Seng and his disciples did not need to be reminded by him, they immediately got down on the ground to protect the scriptures with their bodies.

Seeing that the wind and waves were getting more and more violent, and they were about to throw them into the water with their luggage, Sun Wukong quickly grabbed the hands of the master and the idiot while protecting the little guy in his arms.

Zhu Bajie sensed his movements, pressed his body against the scriptures, held his hand instead, and grabbed Drifting Monk with the other hand.

In the strong wind and waves, they tacitly surrounded the scriptures in the middle and pressed them with their bodies, and grabbed each other's hands to stabilize their figures.

The little stone was completely protected by Monkey King, he tried his best to look up, and then stretched out his little hand to grab the scriptures packed in front of him.

"Brother Monkey, what's going on?" Zhu Bajie buried his head in the storm and asked loudly.

"We'll be fine when we go ashore." Monkey King said to Lao Yuan again, "Old Yuan, I'm sorry to trouble you this time, try to be as steady as possible and bring us ashore as quickly as possible."

"The Great Sage is polite."

After all, the old turtle has lived in the Tongtian River for more than 1000 years, and it still has some skills. Even in such a storm, it can still move forward.

The closer you get to the shore, the stronger the wind. In the dark background, the picture of a few people drifting on the river with scriptures is really frightening. They always feel that they will fall into the water when the next storm comes.

Fortunately, although Tang Seng and his disciples were a little embarrassed by the wind and waves, they finally went ashore safely with the scriptures.

"What a day, so changeable!"

Zhu Bajie raised his sleeve and wiped the water from his face, and found that the weather, which had been blustery and dark just now, had returned to normal, and he couldn't help complaining.

Speaking of which, he was the most unlucky one. He was fine in the middle of the river just now, but before landing on the bank, he missed the last foot and walked in the water for a while.

"It's good that there is nothing wrong with the scriptures." Tang Seng inspected the scriptures for the first time, and saw that the outside of the package was covered with some water and the inside was fine, so he finally let go of his concerns.

When they surrounded the scriptures, Xiaoshi suddenly shouted: "Wow, the old turtle has become a grandfather!"

Sure enough, there was an old man by the river bank, obviously the old man turned into a human.He also seemed to be surprised by his own changes, he looked down at his hands and feet, and didn't react until he heard the little guy's voice, thanking Tang Seng and his party happily.

Tang Seng stepped forward to help him up, smiled and congratulated him.

"This is all thanks to you, the holy monks." Lao Yuan saw that they were all wet after speaking, and immediately said, "I will inform the people of Chenjiazhuang to invite you into the village."

"Don't bother Master Chen, we'll just rest on the shore for a while."

After Tang Seng refused, Lao Yuan didn't say anything, but helped them organize things together.

The outside of the package where the scriptures are placed is stained with water, and water may seep in. It is best to open all the packages and check them, and then wipe off all the water.

Zhu Bajie's body was completely soaked, seeing the old turtle to help, he simply went to the side to wring the water from his body.

Tang Seng and the others also got a lot of water on their bodies, but they didn't care to wipe it off for the time being, and were busy packing up the scriptures.Little Stone was closely guarded by Sun Wukong, and his body was not very wet. He took out a handkerchief from his purse and wiped their faces and bodies for them.

The master and apprentice didn't want to go to Chenjiazhuang to disturb them, but someone in the village recognized them when they passed by the river, and immediately turned around to inform Mr. Chen and his family.

When Mr. Chen heard that the benefactors had returned, he immediately went to the riverside himself. When he ran nearby, he was sure it was them. He knelt down and said, "Since the masters have come back from learning scriptures, why do you stay here? Please go and rest in the house."

Tang Seng didn't want to make a fuss at first, but everyone had already come to invite him warmly, so he could only agree to pack his luggage and let him go.

Master Chen was happy now, and when he saw the scriptures and luggage on the rocks on the shore, he couldn't help but become concerned.

After Tang Seng finished talking about crossing the river just now, he called his disciples to pack the scriptures again.

When they packed up their things and prepared to go to Zhuangzi with Master Chen, Lao Yuan thanked him again and returned to Tongtian River.

Back then, master and apprentice passed by here to deal with King Inspiration, not only saving the Chen family's sons and daughters, but also saving other families in Zhuangzi from disaster.Therefore, hearing that the benefactors came back after collecting the scriptures, the whole Zhuangzi became a sensation, and all men, women and children ran out to greet him.

As soon as Xiaoshitou arrived at the intersection, he heard the sound of gongs and drums, and he couldn't help but took out his small drum and beat it in response.

When they arrived at Chen's house, all the family members came out to meet him, and thanked him again for saving his life.

"Little brother Shitou!" The daughter of the Chen family still remembered the little guy, and called out his name after thanking everyone in the family.

The son of the Chen family was still young at that time, so he subconsciously called out, "Hello, brother."

"No, you are the younger brother!"

Although he is much taller now, Xiao Shitou still remembers that he was shorter than himself and was a younger brother.

Seeing his unhappy puffed cheeks, Tang Seng couldn't help showing a little smile, then reached out and stroked his head soothingly.

But to be honest, just looking at the appearance of the two children at this time, Xiaoshi really looks more like a younger brother.

"It's such a long journey, I think it's because the little stone didn't eat well, and it didn't last very long." Master Chen looked at the little guy in front of him with a distressed tone, and immediately ordered someone to bring the fast food.

Little Shitou stood on tiptoe and said, "Who said I didn't grow, I did!"

The little guy really didn't pay much attention to the height issue before. After all, the people around him hadn't changed much. He thought it was normal.Even before because of the small size of the tiger skin skirt, he was still a little unhappy about growing up.

But at this time, when he saw his little friend who had played for a while, and found that his former younger brother was now taller than him, the little guy who wanted to save face was suddenly a little unhappy.

Monkey King picked him up with a smile, and explained to Mr. Chen who felt that he had suffered a lot: "Little Shitou is not an ordinary child, it is normal to grow slowly." He patted the little guy on the back as he spoke, obviously trying to coax him .

Master Chen was relieved after hearing the words, and hurriedly invited them to have lunch.

After serving the table, Zhu Bajie put the vegetables in the little guy's bowl: "Eat more and grow faster."

"Okay!" Xiao Shitou nodded, holding the bowl and began to eat with big mouthfuls.

Seeing that he ate deliciously, the people at the table also had a big appetite, and the guests and hostess enjoyed the meal.After the meal, the Chen family inevitably cared about what they learned from the scriptures.

After Tang Seng briefly talked about what happened from Tongtianhe to Lingshan, he got up and said goodbye.

Master Chen was finally willing to let them go when he came back, and immediately expressed his gratitude to them for their great kindness. He built a "Salvation Temple" in Zhuangzi and invited them to visit the temple.

But it was hard to refuse, Tang Seng and his disciples could only follow along to have a look.

The monastery was well built, and there were statues of them, four big and one small, inside the building.

"That's Master, and Dashitou, Second Senior Brother, and Third Senior Brother." The little guy smiled and rolled his eyes when he pointed to his own portrait, "I'm here too~"

"Brother Monkey, your portrait is quite realistic."

After Zhu Bajie finished speaking, Sand Monk said: "Second senior brother, yours is quite similar, and Master's is also good."

"Amitabha." Tang Seng didn't expect that Chenjiazhuang would build a temple and statue for their master and disciples, and clasped his hands together and said Buddha.

Master Chen and the old man in the village accompanied them to visit the monastery together and said: "Since the establishment of this life-saving temple, the village has been blessed with good weather and abundant crops every year, thanks to the protection of the elders."

Monkey King likes to listen to good words, and he is in a very good mood to be flattered.

But he didn't take the credit for his contribution, and said: "The good weather in the past years has nothing to do with us, but from now on, I will keep your family safe and sound, your animals will prosper, and you will have a good harvest every year."

When Master Chen and the others heard the words, they kowtowed and thanked immediately.

When they left the monastery, other people in Zhuangzi invited them to fast, and they didn't know how many meals they ate until dark.

After Tang Seng recited the "Bao Chang Jing" for their family in the Chen Mansion, he discussed with his disciples that he should leave quickly instead of delaying here.

Sun Wukong knew that he was in a hurry to return to Datang, so naturally he would not refuse.

So before dawn the next day, they quietly left Chenjiazhuang and headed east along the main road.

"Are we going to Datang now?" Xiao Shitou asked impatiently as he put his arms around Sun Wukong's neck as soon as he arrived on the main road.

Sun Wukong didn't answer and asked instead: "Is that why you want to go to Datang?"

"That's right, Master said that Datang has a lot of delicious and interesting things~"

As soon as the little guy's cheerful tone fell, the voices of the Eight Great Vajras came from the sky, obviously Tong Tianhe's last difficulty had passed, and they continued to send them back to Datang.

It only takes less than a day to drive the cloud, which takes several years by walking. Tang Seng looked down, thinking that he would return to Datang soon, and felt an indescribable feeling in his heart.

"Master, there are Liangjie Mountains in front of us, and we will soon arrive at the Tang Dynasty." Monkey King pointed down and said.

Xiaoshi immediately clapped his hands and said, "Great!"

Changan.

After Tang Taizong sent his younger brother Tang Sanzang out of the city in the 13th year of Zhenguan, he returned to the palace and immediately ordered the Ministry of Industry to build a Sutra-watching tower outside the city.

Taizong would come to the Wangjing Tower every year, and it happened that he was free to come here again today. When he was standing upstairs and guessing when Yudi would come back, he suddenly saw a glow in the western sky.

In the middle of the air, the Eight Great Vajras said that it was inconvenient for them to show up, so they sent them here, and asked Tang Monk to go down and pass the scriptures to the Tang Emperor.

Sun Wukong heard that they asked the master to preach the scriptures alone, so he naturally disagreed, after all, not to mention whether he could handle so many things by himself, the little guy in his arms was still waiting to see the demeanor of Datang.

The Eight Great Vajras didn't stop them, they just reminded the masters and apprentices to go back quickly, and to take them to Lingshan to receive the title.

"Understood." Sun Wukong responded casually, lowered his cloud head and landed in front of Wangjinglou.

Taizong had noticed Tianxiang coming out of the building a long time ago, and when he saw the cloud falling, he immediately raised his head and asked, "But Yudi is back?"

"Your Majesty!" Before Tang Seng left, he did not expect that it would take him so long to come back, so he bowed excitedly.

Taizong quickly helped him up, and then looked behind him.

Datang is worthy of being a great country. Even though Monkey King and the others look different from ordinary people, the people present did not show any expressions of fear.

"Your Majesty, these are a few apprentices I took on the road. Thanks to them, I was able to reach the Western Paradise and obtain the scriptures." Tang Seng introduced.

Taizong expressed joy when he heard that he had obtained the scriptures, and then his eyes fell on the little guy.

"My younger brother went to the west, how did you bring back the boy under the seat of the Bodhisattva?"

Because the little stone is so cute, there are quite a few gods who want to keep him by his side on the westward journey, so the little guy is quite sensitive to the word "boy".

"I'm not a boy, I'm a little stone!"

Taizong was in a good mood, and he was not annoyed when he heard his rebuttal, but asked with a smile: "So your name is Xiao Shitou, whose family are you from?"

"I'm from Dashi's family."

After the little guy finished talking, Tang Seng introduced: "The big rock he's talking about is my great disciple Sun Wukong."

After all, this is not a place to reminisce about the old days. After Taizong nodded to show that he knew, he invited them to enter the city and return to the palace in his own driving.

They have also visited many cities on the way to learn the scriptures, but none of them can compare with Chang'an City.

Xiao Shitou was still curiously looking left and right when he first got into the imperial car, and when the car drove into the city and heard the sound from the street, he immediately lay down on the car window and looked out.

"There are so many people here, it's really lively!"

The city of Chang'an is very prosperous, there are many restaurants on the street, there are many pedestrians coming and going, and all kinds of shouts can be heard endlessly.The people in the city didn't know where they got the news of the return of the Buddhist scriptures, and they all gathered in the street, which became even more lively for a while.

"Master, many people came to see you!"

Xiao Shitou heard the people outside talking about "learners" and knew that they were talking about the master, so he turned his head and told him while waving to the people outside.

The common people who joined in the fun saw a "little golden boy" smiling and waving to them, smiling as if infected.

When Yujia returned to the palace, the topic on the street had changed from "the sutra learner has returned" to "the sutra learner not only came back after taking the sutra, but also brought back the golden boy under the seat of the Bodhisattva".

In the court hall, all civil and military officials had already arrived. After saluting to Taizong, all their eyes fell on Tang Monk and his disciples, obviously curious.

Taizong wanted to ask a lot of questions, and immediately after giving the seat, he asked, "How many scriptures did Yudi get in total? How did you get them?"

Tang Seng didn't mention the ghosts and ghosts on the road for the time being, but only talked about how they visited the Buddha and how they got the scriptures after they arrived at Lingshan.

After reporting a total of 35 volumes and 48 volumes of scriptures, he did not forget to retell the story of "three buckets and three liters of gold" told by the Buddha.

"It's my fault. I just thought about the long distance and I was afraid that my younger brother would not be able to carry it, so I forgot to prepare a gift." Taizong learned that they relied on the little guy's things for their personnel, and said that he would replenish him.

Xiao Shitou felt that he was helping the master learn scriptures, and he didn't care about those things, so he said, "No need."

"You are generous, but I don't want to take advantage of you." Taizong said with a smile, and asked again, "Yudi, where are the high-ranking disciples from?"

"The great apprentice, Sun Wukong, was originally from Huaguo Mountain in the Aolai Country of Dongsheng Shenzhou..."

Tang Seng came one by one, not even the white dragon horse.

Taizong couldn't help being surprised when he heard about their origins, especially when he heard that such a white and tender child jumped out of a stone.

The other officials in the hall could bear it, but Chen Yaojin couldn't help but said: "It turns out that there are people who jumped out of the rock!"

On Xitian Road, every time I go to the palace of a country, it is basically to change Guan Wen. Xiao Shitou knows that this is a business, so he usually doesn't make any noise.

At this time, he was habitually keeping quiet, leaning against Sun Wukong's arms and playing with his little hands. He turned his head and looked over when he heard Chen Yaojin's exaggerated tone: "What's wrong with the one that jumped out of the rock? The big rock also came out of the rock." popped out!"

"It's nothing, I'm just envious, yes, envious." Chen Yaojin met the little guy's staring eyes and coaxed with a smile.

Taizong was very tolerant towards the veterans who followed him to conquer the world, and said with a smile: "If you are envious of Zhijie, you might as well find a rock and jump in."

After he made a joke, he turned around and asked Tang Seng what happened on the way to learn Buddhist scriptures.

Talking about this topic, Xiao Shitou immediately got excited, and opened his mouth to boast: "There are many monsters on the road who want to catch Master, and Big Shitou is very powerful, beating the monsters to run around..."

"Why do you only praise senior brother, am I not good?" Zhu Bajie expressed his displeasure.

The little guy immediately added: "Second senior brother is also very good, he can fight monsters in the water!"

Taizong was very interested in hearing it, so the next hall turned into a Tang monk and his disciples to tell him and the civil and military officials stories of all kinds of monsters encountered on the way to learn scriptures.

It would take a long time to talk about the ordeals encountered on the West Heaven Road one by one. After Tang Seng picked out a few and briefly talked about them, he presented the certificate of customs clearance that he carried with him.

Taizong opened the customs clearance document, and seeing the seals of various countries stamped on it, he somewhat sighed in his heart: "This journey is really hard, my brother."

Guanglu Temple had already prepared the imperial banquet, and Taizong personally invited them to the banquet after the speech.

Needless to say, the layout of the banquet, the red carpet on the floor, the colorful embroidery on the door, every decoration is full of atmosphere.Not to mention the dishes on the table, the utensils for serving the dishes are beautiful, such as gold plates, jade bowls, glazed cups, and amber cups.

"As expected of a great country!" Zhu Bajie couldn't help but praise.

Needless to say, the craftsmanship of the imperial chef, the dishes on the table are full of color, fragrance, and even a random side dish is very delicious.The cakes are almost ready to be made into flowers, which are delicate and delicious.There are all kinds of fruits, such as jujubes from Shandong, pears from Jiangnan, plums, red bayberry, grapes, sand fruits and so on.

Xiao Shitou ate happily, thinking that Master really didn't lie to him, Datang really has a lot of delicious food!

After the banquet, Tang Seng took his disciples back to Hongfu Temple where he lived in Chang'an.

The monks in the monastery were very excited when they saw him, saying that the trees in the monastery suddenly swayed to the east this morning, and they guessed that he was coming back.

Sun Wukong and the others were very curious about the former residence of the master, and they walked around the temple before going back to their room to rest.

It was getting late at this time, but Tang Seng still had a dreamlike feeling in his heart when he returned to his hometown, but he was not sleepy for a while, but the little guy who was always playful and refused to sleep on weekdays fell asleep early.

The next day, Tang Seng was invited by Emperor Taizong to go to Yanta Temple to chant scriptures. Brother Sun Wukong thought that they had nothing to do, so he simply took Xiao Shitou to go shopping.

They had seen the excitement on Chang'an Avenue yesterday, and today they felt it even more deeply without taking a carriage.

Datang is a country that embraces everything. The people on the street know that Sun Wukong and the others are disciples of Buddhist scriptures. Instead of being afraid, many courageous people greeted them on their own initiative.

Little Shitou is lively, he will answer a few words to anyone who talks to him, and he keeps waving his little hands.

"My name is Little Shitou, not Little Golden Boy!"

When the little guy explained to the old man who called him "little golden boy", Zhu Bajie smiled and said: "As expected of Tang Dynasty, the people are better than other places."

Wherever he usually goes, he always scares people, even if he doesn't show it on his face, he will not be too happy in his heart, but walking on the street at this time is in a very good mood.

Xiao Shitou originally brought money here to buy delicious food, but the people in Chang'an City were too enthusiastic. Seeing that he was interested in food, they called "Little Golden Boy" and stuffed them with all kinds of delicious food. He can't spend any money.

"Big stone, I like this place~"

When he finished shopping, the little guy wore a mask around his neck, held candied haws in his left hand, and sugar figurines and sugar paintings in his right, with a bright smile on his face.

Today they went shopping all day, but the next day they were embarrassed to leave Tang Seng alone, so they accompanied them to Yanta Temple.

Tang Seng had just finished reciting a few volumes of scriptures on the high platform, when the sky was suddenly filled with fragrant wind and auspicious air.

"Master, it's time to go!" Sun Wukong saw that it was the Eight Great King Kong who came to pick them up to Lingshan, and reminded the little guy.

The Tang monk and his disciples flew away together with the white dragon horse. Taizong and all the civil and military officials were surprised for a moment, and then immediately looked into the sky and worshiped.

In the sky, Xiao Shitou pursed his lips and whispered: "I haven't played enough..."

"Don't worry, I'll bring you here after the Lingshan incident." Sun Wukong saw that he really liked Datang, so he coaxed.

Only then did the little guy cheer up, and he lowered his head to admire the scenery below.

Lingshan.

Tang Seng and his party came to the Daxiong Palace again, announcing the complete end of the Buddhist scriptures.

The Tathagata Buddha opened his mouth, conferring Tang Monk as Zhantan Gongde Buddha, Sun Wukong as Fighting Conqueror Buddha, Zhu Bajie as Envoy of the Purification Altar, Sand Monk as Golden Body Arhat, and Xiaobailong as Eight Dragon Horses.

Although Xiao Shitou was not among the Buddhist scriptures, he actually followed him on the westward journey and contributed to it.

Tathagata looked at him, smiled and said that he could be made an Arhat.

The little guy glanced at the five hundred arhats with bare heads next to him, and shook his head again and again to express his disapproval.

Tathagata naturally wouldn't force it, and nodded slightly after seeing the little white dragon fly to Hualongchi.

At the time of the Five Sacred Fruits, the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas and other immortals and Buddhas present put their palms together and recited the Tao together.

"Namo Randeng Ancient Buddha...Namo Eight Heavenly Dragon Guangli Bodhisattva...Maha Prajna Paramita."