[Journey to the West] So I am Monk Tang

On the day of the sacrificial competition, people in Chenjiazhuang bustlingly carried the pigs, sheep and wine and the red boy Monkey Brother who had turned into boys and girls to the Inspiration Temple. , there is a golden tablet on the front, which says the God of Inspiration King.

After everything was tidied up, I stood outside the temple and watched a group of people kowtow to the ground, recite prayers, and then go home.

Seeing that everyone was gone, Hong Haier boredly picked up the noodle fish on the table. I remember that the noodle fish was raw. He spit it out after taking a bite. His fist was already clenched towards his nose, but he stopped halfway. .

"Good nephew, bear with me, take away that monster, and ask Mr. Li to make you some noodle fish." Brother Hou uttered a little girl's shrill and tender voice, and at this time, everyone in Chenjiazhuang, inside and outside the temple, had disappeared. I can hear clearly from outside.Brother Hou comforted the red boy, and then shouted at me, "Master, it's cold outside, you'd better go back to Li's mansion to have a good rest, get some sleep, and the monster won't be able to do evil anymore when you wake up tomorrow morning."

I thought about it, "If that monster sees me, I don't need you to be bait."

I still feel a little guilty for those virgin boys and girls who died, and I always want to do something.

"Master, that monster is here to eat boys and girls, so he wouldn't have been on guard." Brother Hou scratched his head, almost distorting the bead flower on his head, "Master, you should take good care of your body, what's the use of killing pigs?" Go back quickly, don’t that monster dare not come in when he sees someone standing outside.”

Brother Hou looked like he disliked me for making trouble for him. In order not to mess up the previous plan, I didn't stay any longer and went back to Li's mansion.

I tossed and turned all night and couldn't fall asleep. I just squinted for a while when the sky was about to dawn. When I woke up, I saw the angry red boy and the monkey brother who was holding his breath.

My heart sank, and I felt that things were not going well.

Sure enough, Brother Monkey told me what happened at night.

After I left, about half an hour later, the monster came to the temple. He was dressed in a good outfit and looked very golden, but he was timid and suspicious. He casually asked the boy who Honghaier turned into, The boy answered fluently, and he became suspicious. In previous years, he would eat the virgin first and then the virgin, but this time he changed his temper and wanted to eat the virgin first.

The monster went directly at Brother Hou, Hong Haier was unwilling to be reconciled, and when the monster turned around, he smashed his nose and sprayed him with Samadhi True Fire.

I won't say how powerful the Samadhi True Fire is. Once the fire touched the monster, it burned up and couldn't be extinguished no matter what.At this time, Brother Hou changed back to his original body and took out the Ruyi Golden Cudgel to hit him. Seeing that the situation was not going well, the monster rushed outside without caring about the fire on his body.

"That monster runs fast." Brother Hou threw out a half-black and half-gold thing that fell to the ground with the sound of gold and stone. "It was made by a fish essence. I knocked off a few fish scales."

"No wonder I feel the smell of burning is a bit familiar." Hong Haier gritted his teeth, "Uncle, let's catch him again, I must roast him and eat him!"

I frowned, "Wukong, didn't you take out that purple gold gourd?"

"How can I forget?" Brother Hou looked unhappy, "The function of the gourd is very clear to the old grandson. As long as you call your name, no matter your real name or alias, as long as you answer, you will be included in the gourd. But the fish spirit didn't know it either. Was it because he was scared out of his wits and wanted to run for his life, I called him several times, but he didn't say a word, he plunged into the Tongtian River and wouldn't come out."

We looked at each other, and felt a bit thorny, and I felt even more worried.

Maybe I am worrying unfoundedly, but in martial arts, it is very common to register your own account number, and it is also very important to fight the opponent to strengthen your own morale through a war of words.But the monster ran away without saying a word after being caught by him. Of course, it can be explained that Honghai'er's samadhi is really hot, but what if he got the reminder in advance and deliberately didn't respond?

I don't like this possibility, because it is very easy to draw a conclusion, that is, someone... God reminded him of the power of the purple gold gourd.

I always hoped that this was a wild monster, but now it seems that even if there is no backstage, there is an alliance of monsters who communicate with each other.

The possibility of the latter is pitifully small, because there are only a handful of people who know that the purple gold gourd is in the hands of Brother Hou, and at the same time know the function of the purple gold gourd.

"Did you name your names when you were fighting?" I asked.

"Of course I will, but that monster doesn't know how to reciprocate." Brother Hou said discouragedly, "Don't be a loach, run so fast."

"It's more like a goldfish, with red scales." Honghaier said, "Goldfish don't taste good at all..."

I ignored Hong Boy's complaints, and continued to ask, "That is to say, he knows our origins, and also knows that I am a monk who came from the Eastern Tang Dynasty and went to the Western Paradise to worship Buddha and seek scriptures?"

"That's right." Brother Hou nodded, "That's what Old Sun said."

I smiled, "Do you think he will be tempted to eat a piece of Tang's monk meat, and he can live forever."

Brother Hou murmured, "This monster can make people worship boys and girls, and I'm afraid they yearn for Tang monk meat even more."

"Then we'll wait for him to come." I made a final decision.

After three days like this, nothing happened, Zhu Bajie even muttered that maybe the monster was scared out of his wits and didn't dare to come out to make trouble. A thick layer of ice formed.

Mr. Li was a little worried, and said that the weather was abnormal. At this time of the year, there was no such heavy snow, and the Tongtian River would not freeze overnight.

It dawned on me.

How can this be frightened, they want to play at home.

If my ineffective memory at that time didn't trap me this time, as long as I stepped on the glacier, no matter how hard the ice I tried before, it would fall apart under my feet.

I made this guess. I originally wanted to use myself as a bait to make the goldfish spirit stop shrinking like a bastard. At worst, I would fall into the ice cave. Anyway, I couldn’t die, so I went to Harbin for a winter swim.As long as you kill that goldfish spirit, you will earn money.Besides, I am not without protection. There is still an elixir that I have not cashed in from Taishang Laojun. Although historical experience tells me that drug addicts do not end well, Taishang Laojun is not practicing medicine without a license, and the signboard is very strong. , I think I can trust his level.

The king of the Wuji Kingdom can be rescued by a Nine-Turn Resurrection Pill if he is dead.

However, I think this is a great idea, not to mention Brother Hou, the other Wus all showed disapproval, including the blindly optimistic Zhu Bajie, and the taciturn Monk Sha.

I was deprived of the right to speak, and Brother Hou made a plan in a few words.

I stayed in Chenjiazhuang, Zhu Bajie turned into my appearance, Brother Hou plucked his hair and made him look like Zhu Bajie, a group of people pretended to cross the river, and as long as the monster dared to show up, he would directly beat him to death.

I think this plan is unlikely to be successful, because it is not an easy task to make Zhu Bajie contribute, but this time, Zhu Bajie just mumbled a few words and actually complied.

I almost wanted to go out and see if the sun was rising in the west today.

Probably my eyes expressed my heart very well, Zhu Bajie glanced at me, "Master, let's kill that monster right now, this matter is over, don't act like this again, the old pig looked Feeling empty."

What's wrong with me?I think I'm alright, those virgins who died...

People cannot be resurrected after death, and the culprit must be killed first. I think my mentality has always been positive and healthy.

Zhu Bajie's neck shortened even more.

But this doesn't change the fact that I was suppressed by several Wu Wus together, Brother Hou even let the son of Monkey look at me!

What a joke, monkey son is so small, can he stand up to a man as big as me?

The truth is, it can.

God knows what kind of trick Brother Hou gave Monkey Son, and Monkey Son actually knows how to spell. When he fell on me, he felt as if he was being held down by a hill, unable to move at all.

I had no choice but to talk and discuss with Houzi, and finally got the right to watch, and stood at an inconspicuous place on the bank of the Tongtian River.

In fact, I also know that there is something wrong with my mentality now. According to my previous style, it is the best choice for me to honestly wait in Chenjiazhuang until the end of the matter. It's just that the people around him who were close to him were implicated to death.When I watch movies, I like to complain about this kind of plot. I think the protagonist’s lack of self-knowledge is the biggest scourge, so I have always been aware of current affairs. Although I have a bit of force value, if I am asked to wait, I usually wait honestly. Because I remember a sentence, half-baked people are the most terrible.

But now, I really want to see the end of that monster with my own eyes. This has almost become an obsession in my heart.I know Brother Monkey's arrangement is for my own good, but...

I stood behind the tree that had lost all its leaves, and looked at Tongtian River while reviewing myself.

Brother Hou and his group have already walked for about two or three miles. My eyesight is not that good. I can only look at the brocade cassock on the body of Zhu Bajie who has turned into me. The golden smear of red has become a kind of logo .

At this moment, there was a sudden explosion not far away, and I saw the thick ice surface being blasted, and the fine ice debris spread into a piece, blocking my sight, and I could no longer see the situation over there clearly.

I was waiting anxiously, but the water mist over there was getting heavier and heavier. After a strange, sharp scream, the water mist gradually dispersed, and several Wu Fei came back.

Zhu Bajie's nine-toothed rake was stuck with a lump of black and red. I looked closely, but the nine-toothed rake was inserted into the tail of the fish, making the goldfish spirit unable to struggle.

"Finally caught this monster." Zhu Bajie returned the Zen stick to me, "I feel that Master is easy to hold it, but it is more difficult to use than my rake."

My heart felt relieved, and just as I was about to speak, I saw Hong Haier knocking on his nose, about to spray fire on the goldfish spirit.

But the water that fell from the sky poured over his head and face.

The real fire of samadhi that had already appeared was extinguished like this.

I clenched the Zen stick in my hand and looked up into the sky.

Guanyin is here.

"You child, you are so naughty, how can you commit murder so easily?" Even the voice was as compassionate as ever.

"Amitabha, my Avalokitesvara." Zhu Bajie just glanced at it and was stunned.

I understand why he was dumbfounded, because I was a little dumbfounded too.Guanyin's appearance was completely different from before, so I didn't think of his purpose for coming here for a while.

It is said that the Tang Dynasty was open and tolerant to women, and the women's clothing of this dynasty illustrates this point.But in my opinion, no matter how open it is, it is not as modern as it is. In addition, I have not met many women, so I have never experienced it.But when Guanyin appeared this time, she didn't have the dignity of the previous Baoxiang. Her long hair was only tied loosely, without any pearls, and she didn't have a robe. She only wore a close-fitting jacket, her arms were exposed, and her feet were bare...

I felt embarrassed when I accidentally bumped into a girl who had just woken up and hadn't washed up.

But this embarrassment disappeared when Guanyin spoke.

"I don't know why the Bodhisattva came here?" In fact, I turned on the defense mode.It was like swallowing a lump of lead in my stomach, and my heart sank so badly.

"I was looking at the flowers on the railing this morning, but I found that the goldfish raised in the lotus pond hadn't come out to pay their respects. I calculated with my fingers that you will have a catastrophe here, so I came here in a hurry and didn't bother to wash up." Guanyin replied.

I felt as if my internal organs had been soaked in ice water, obviously I didn't fall into the river.

"Is this goldfish raised by a Bodhisattva?" I asked.

"It is true that he was raised in my lotus pond. He listened to scriptures every day, so he cultivated." Guanyin said with a smile, "Look at his weapon, it is made of an unopened lotus flower."

I twitched the corner of my mouth, "I don't know how the Bodhisattva plans to deal with this monster?"

"I made a bamboo basket to bring him down." After Guanyin finished speaking, with a touch of his hand, the goldfish essence slipped off Zhu Bajie's nine-toothed rake, became smaller little by little, and rushed into the bamboo basket, "So, what happened here That's it, you master and apprentice continue on the road."

After speaking, he disappeared with the goldfish in the bamboo basket.

"Master?" Brother Hou frowned at me.

"Is the luggage not wet?" I blinked and asked.

"Old Sun pinched the water-avoiding formula, so he's fine." Monkey Brother replied, "Master, don't laugh!"

"Bring your luggage, let's go back to Li's Mansion first." After I finished speaking, I turned around and left first.

When we arrived at Li’s mansion, I told Mr. Li that the king of inspiration had been eliminated, and they would no longer have to offer virgins and virgins in the annual sacrifice competition. Mr. Li cried bitterly after hearing the gratitude, and then ran out to tell other people regardless of his age. This news.

I went back to the room and unpacked the luggage with my own hands. After walking for so many years, although the monks did not bring any money and only relied on alms, the small things I made casually and some things that people occasionally put in have accumulated over time, and the amount is very considerable.

"Master?" Brother Hou seemed to be unable to say anything other than this sentence.

I spread out everything and looked at everything, and I didn't know what to feel in my heart, "Bajie, you used to talk about dividing luggage, and I suffered a lot of grievances. This time, Master is the master. Although these things are not It is very precious, and after all, it can be regarded as the witness of our master and apprentice, so you should choose first."

Zhu Bajie was so startled that he couldn't stand still, fell down and squatted, "Master!"

The voice was shrill, as if I was not telling him that his long-cherished wish had come true, but that I wanted to slaughter a pig.

"Master!" Brother Hou pressed my shoulder, "Don't be impulsive, didn't you say you were going to the west..."

"That's because Avalokitesvara appeared in front of the king and the common people at the water and land conference in the past, saying that what I'm talking about is Theravada Buddhism, and that the dead cannot be reborn, but the common people and the light. And there is the Tripitaka of Mahayana Buddhism in the Lingshan Mountain of Western Heaven. It can surpass the dead and ascend to heaven, it can save people from suffering, it can cultivate the body of immeasurable life, and it can do things without coming and going.” I burst into tears, “I thought this was the supreme scripture, and I wanted to seek it with all my heart, but how could I know…then After listening to this scripture, Jinyujing has cultivated himself. He is merciless and compassionate. What kind of scripture is this? It does not lead people to be good, but to evil? If I bring back such a Didn’t the scriptures cause my Tang people to become demons and lose their hearts?”

"Master..." A few enlightened voices rang out, and I looked at them one by one. Some of them were puzzled, some were uneasy, and some...

I shook my head. I have never experienced what it means to be a transvestite.I empathize with them, it's just a little evil, maybe I still have some understanding of that monster?

After all, that's not completely evil, doesn't it also bless the weather?

But they don't know that in my case, natural disasters are justifiable and irresistible, but man-made disasters?Or should I say gods, Buddhas and demons?Unforgivable sin.

This may be difficult to understand in this world where even monsters can stir up wind and rain and make waves. I also thought that I had accepted the reality and that I had recognized the myth system that exists in reality, so I have always convinced myself in this way before that in this world , the power of gods and Buddhas exceeds the power of nature, I tried my best not to think too much, I tried to deceive myself and others with some ridiculous means, pretending that I am very powerful, and I also took advantage of it, but this is for those who have turned into bones or even For people with no bones left, in fact, it doesn't help.

Guanyin broke my self-deception and let me know that I am nothing but the reincarnation of Jin Chanzi. If he really didn't know my attitude, would he come to rescue Jinyujing in such a hurry?In such a hurry, without even washing up, would he not know my determination?

But he still took the goldfish away so lightly and deftly, without saying a word that would punish him.

He didn't even give me a perfunctory deception.

Even if a scumbag chases a girl, he will pretend to be gentle, considerate and polite before the girl falls in love with her. I haven't been fooled by the scumbag yet, and each one of them scrambles to show my true colors. What makes them think I'm Will it continue as always?

I am not M!

"Master..." Brother Monkey called me again.

"Wukong, you don't need to say too much, I can't go to the Western Paradise." I shook my head, "The Buddha's heart is not stable, and the demon in his heart has already arisen."

The author has something to say: Monk: On this occasion of family reunion, yes, I flipped the table