[Journey to the West] So I am Monk Tang

Before leaving, I went to Zhiyuan Temple to say goodbye to Zen Master Chengzhi and the monks in the temple.

Zen Master Chengzhi didn't know the reason for my visit at first, but he was very happy to see me and took me to visit a newly added Buddhist hall in the temple.

"Which Bodhisattva has been added?" I know about this. The monks of Zhiyuan Temple have been busy with this for a long time before, and they are very conscious of confidentiality. They have not revealed at all who is going to be enshrined here.Now that the Buddhist hall has been repaired, it seems that it is time to reveal the answer.

Zen Master Cheng Zhi smiled wisely and compassionately, "It's Mrs. Bai."

I blinked, wondering if I had heard it wrong.

"Madam Bai?" I couldn't help asking back.

Bai Jingjing left shortly after the three monsters were eliminated. Of course, the reason given on the surface was not to be a pioneer for me, but to receive a letter from a relative and friend, and went to find relatives.She has been away for more than half a year, and even the little novice who was most fond of pestering her before didn't talk about her in front of me, I thought...

Unexpectedly, the monks from Zhiyuan Temple came directly to a big one.

"Exactly." Chan Master Chengzhi said, "The kindness that the holy monk has shown us will never be forgotten, but before, if Mrs. Bai hadn't been gentle and comforting, I don't know how many monks would be left in the temple. Don't dare to forget."

I don't care about this matter. Anyway, the monks in Zhiyuan Temple listened to me completely in the Dharma meeting held in Chechi Kingdom. The image is really brilliant, and I don't doubt my influence on them at all.So, I don't care much about this kind of foreign things, I'm just introspecting, compared with these monks, am I... not good enough for Bai Jingjing?

I think I am still very good at self-examination. After I repeatedly stated that I don’t care about it, Zen Master Chengzhi took me into the Buddhist hall opened for Bai Jingjing. The appearance of a Bodhisattva.

It is not uncommon for folks to create gods. If a sage has merit, the people will spontaneously offer incense to erect a statue of the god.But I don't think Bai Jingjing will be included in the system because of this, "Will someone come?"

I'm a little worried.

"Yes." Chan Master Chengzhi said, "The monks in the monastery respect Mrs. Bai very much, and the common people know her good name."

I looked at the Buddha statue, but the more I looked at it, the more I didn't like it.

It's not that I'm jealous, but that although the Buddha statue looks a little white, its demeanor is more like Avalokitesvara.Of course, for the monks of Zhiyuan Temple who have never seen the real Buddha, there are not many templates of these gods and Buddhas, and the number of female Bodhisattvas is pitiful, so it is not incomprehensible to copy directly from Guanyin. I feel very awkward.

So, after obtaining the consent of Zen Master Chengzhi, I took out the tool knife and did a secondary processing.

This time the Buddha statue looked much more vivid, and the temperament that originally belonged to Guanyin was completely destroyed.

Well, Bai Jingjing, I think she looks better with a bit of a sly look.

After finishing all this, it was already dark, I stayed in Zhiyuan Temple overnight, and when I got up the next day, I said goodbye to Zen Master Chengzhi.

Zen Master Chengzhi was very reluctant, but he also knew that I would not stay in one place for a long time. On the day I left, he took me with all the monks from the monastery and sent me outside the city.

The cold spring is chilly, and I am drifting on the road again.

From spring to summer, from summer to autumn, when the leaves were falling in late autumn, we were once again blocked by a big river.

To be honest, I really doubt that those merchants who travel the commercial route have any special skills. If it weren't for Brother Monkey and them, I would be helpless in the face of these natural dangers and obstacles.

The big river can't be seen at a glance. Even Brother Hou, who claims to be able to see thousands of miles, frowned and said that although he saw the other side of the river, the width of the river is not only one thousand but eight hundred miles wide. Crossing the river is not easy.

Is the [-]-mile-wide river we met last time called Liusha River?

I really don't understand whether the measurement units in ancient times are different from those in modern times, or the geology and landforms are changing too fast. In ancient times, the river was so wide, but it became narrower in modern times. Constructing the north and the south, the natural moat turns into a thoroughfare' is weak and burst.

You know, if I remember correctly, the Yangtze River was only 360 miles wide at its widest point, and then gradually narrowed.

That sounds scary enough.

I looked at Monk Sha, and then turned to Zhu Bajie in his usual silence.

The most striking thing about Zhu Bajie's face is his long mouth. Others will only pay attention to that when they see him, and often ignore his pair of small eyes.Now, those small black eyes look at the sky and the earth but don’t look at me. It wasn’t until Brother Monkey slapped him that he picked up a pebble from the ground and muttered, “Old pig, try the depth of the water first.”

"How to test the water depth?" Red Boy asked curiously.

"Throw this pebble into the river." After Zhu Bajie finished speaking, he threw the pebble out of his hand. It’s sinking all the time, the river is too deep to go through.”

"Master, do you see a stone monument over there?" Wu Feng looked not far away.

We walked to the stone tablet together and saw the words engraved on the stone tablet——

The Tongtian River passes through [-] miles, and there are few people walking in ancient times.

The name Tongtianhe is very familiar again, I just frowned and thought for a while before I remembered it.

There is an old man here.

It was he who helped Tang Seng and his disciples cross the river at the beginning. After knowing that Tang Seng was going to the west to learn scriptures, he asked him to help him ask about life expectancy like the Buddha.Then Tang Seng forgot and threw the master and apprentice into the water.

Why do I remember it so clearly?

Because this is the No. 80 difficulty, after taking back the scriptures, Xitian Tathagata made a calculation, and the ninety-nine 81 difficulty was actually endless, and it was added temporarily.

Past experience guide for the future.

I don't think if I agree to this matter, I will forget it after seeing Tathagata.But the problem is, I'm not sure if I'll have a chance to return after I meet Tathagata, because if nothing goes wrong and everything goes according to plan, after I go to Lingshan to retrieve that bit of true spirit, I can pat my ass back to modern times , I can't let an old turtle wait for me, who can't give him an answer.

This is too cheating.

So, it would be best if I turned down his offer from the start.

I don't think it's too difficult. What's the benefit of knowing your lifespan? Knowing your lifespan means knowing the date of your death?Always thinking about something, how bad it is for cultivation.

Of course, the best way is that we don't need to owe that old turtle any favors, and just cross the river by ourselves.

I think of the water god of the Heishui River. He has no friends and I can't learn how to divide water. But... Zhu Bajie still has a jade bottle that can hold rivers and seas. There is nothing I can do about it. It's not ineffective to scoop up the Tongtian River first, and pour the water back after we cross the river.

Just before Zhu Bajie said that the river was very deep, and he didn't know how deep it could be.

I was thinking of a way to cross the river, but Zhu Bajie couldn't bear it anymore, "Master, the old pig smells the smell of rice, there is a family not far away, we should go to ask for alms."

I:"……"

Well, the sky is big, and eating is the biggest, and I'm hungry too.

Zhu Bajie led the way, and I rode behind. After walking for a while, I saw a village. Looking down from the top, there were about four or five hundred households. Still very lively.

We stopped at a family at the head of the village and knocked on the door. The family was very hospitable and ushered us in.

This family is surnamed Li, and the population is prosperous. There are three generations of old, middle-aged and young people, and there are also children who look at us curiously.

It was the old man of the family who came out to speak. After confirming his name and identity, he looked at me and was a little surprised, "The elder is the Tang monk who is as close as a brother to His Majesty the king?"

Che Chiguo is really big, I've been away for almost a year, and I haven't left Chechiguo yet.And I can swear that after leaving Wangcheng, I really didn't procrastinate all the way.

But how should I say it, because of my relationship with the king, the hospitality I received was more warm and appropriate.

There was a child named Chuipao who couldn't understand, so he asked his great-grandfather where Datang was in a childish voice.The old man also kindly replied, "The Great Tang Dynasty is far away from here, it's a full [-] miles..."

The old man said something later, which was nothing more than some local customs, but I had no intention of listening to it, and only the five words "[-] miles" kept circling in my mind.

It has been more than ten years since I left Chang'an.But maybe it's because Zhen Yuanzi treated me to a ginseng fruit before, and I still look similar to when I was in my early twenties. What did the old king of Che Chi country say about me?

White and tender.

I patted my conscience and said, this appearance, it is really not convincing to say that I have been walking outside for more than ten years, exposed to the sun and wind.

But the problem now is not how many years I have been walking outside, but that it is [-] miles away from Datang, which is already half of the [-] miles!

I'm halfway through the journey!

But why do I feel like I'm just getting started, and I can count more than enough monsters with two hands.The catastrophes encountered can be counted on one hand, but how...

How come it's only half the way?

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PS, the original work is just 36 difficult to get to Tongtian River blocked here, please post it for everyone to have a look, the monk seems to have made this butterfly look bad

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