[The Return of the Great Sage] III

【Chapter 3】Bright Moon Talk

00.

There is a lot of fog, but the purple bamboo forest is peaceful.Under the leadership of Master Avalokitesvara, all the people lowered their heads and closed their eyes to recite sutras intently.The strings of symbols were woven into powerful chains, tying the purple bamboo forest tighter and tighter round by round.

What is recited is the scriptures, but what is locked is the human heart.

The days of reciting scriptures and practicing Zen day after day, and being isolated from the world, have long been able to grind away all the distracting thoughts in people's hearts without leaving any residue.My heart became more and more calm, but my originally flexible thoughts also became dull in this peaceful day.There is less expression, less inner activity, everyone in this Zizhu Forest is like this.

In this world where demons rule, it is not a bad thing to have a quiet place to live. How many people can't dream of such a safe place to live, Bai Luo knows that he should be content.

Bai Luo was originally a spirit fox on the snow-capped mountains. After thousands of years, he was transformed into a human form. He never harmed anyone in his life, and only relied on the essence of heaven and earth to concentrate on cultivation.After encountering a tiger demon, he lost to the enemy and was rescued by Guanyin when he was dying.Master Avalokitesvara couldn't bear Bai Luo's death, but also liked Bai Luo's temperament and Buddha-nature, so he simply accepted her as his disciple.

Hundreds of years pass by.

Today's Bailuo has changed from an ignorant wild fox to one of Guanyin's most Buddha-like disciples. She is always dressed in white clothes as light as a lotus, and it is difficult for people to think that she is a fox demon.

Even now Bai Luo is no longer a fox demon.

"Master, the Jade Emperor sent someone to see him." The disciple bowed, his voice was flat, but with a trace of undetectable ups and downs, "There is a monster monkey that plagues the Heavenly Court, please master to subdue this monkey."

Master Guanyin didn't answer immediately, he lowered his eyebrows and pinched his fingers before asking: "Did the monstrous monkey say its own name?"

"Back to Master, he claims to be the Great Sage Equaling Heaven."

With a click, the rosary in Bai Luo's hand suddenly broke, and the round beads fell to the ground one by one, dancing and rolling down to her feet.

The falling beads were like invisible tears in Bai Luo's eyes.

01.

The sky was clear and the temperature was just right, it was rare for Bai Luo to wake up early in the morning without sleeping in, and followed the monkeys like a follower.The embarrassing appearance of jumping up and down with the monkey holding bright peaches is just ridiculous.Looking at the monkey's slender tail flicking back and forth, Bai Luo felt dizzy, but repeated over and over again: "Monkey, just take me—"

Ever since Bai Luo made the proposal to learn from a teacher with the monkey, she was not surprised at all to get the monkey's disdainful sneer and white eyes, as well as an ironic sentence of "you will only make trouble if you follow me".

It would be a lie to say that she is not sad, but Bai Luo, who has long been accustomed to the monkey's arrogant way of speaking, knows that the monkey's mouth is wrong, and in the end, she should be afraid of something unexpected happening to her. After all, her force value is so low that she cannot directly See.What the monkey didn't expect was that Bai Luo was not a master who would give up when he was frustrated.

On the contrary, the more frustrated Bai Luo became, the more courageous he became. He has a dead temper and a bad temper. If you don't let me go, I will follow.

So Bai Luori followed behind the monkey, keeping a distance of three steps, and the noise made the monkey jump up and down, wanting to grab her by the collar and throw Bai Luo out.However, he looked at Bai Luo's big watery eyes, and finally the monkey's paw that was clinging to the collar loosened involuntarily.

The monkey yelled "dead fox, stinky fox", but he still didn't make up his mind to drive away the annoying Bai Luo.

Knife mouth tofu heart, this is the truest portrayal of monkeys.Bai Luo also had a thorough understanding of this, so he dared to dangle behind the monkey's back so arrogantly every day to show his presence.

The monkey was probably really annoyed by Bai Luo's annoyance, turned around abruptly, pointed at Bai Luo's nose with a frightening expression on his face, and cursed: "You fox doesn't know what to do, you follow me every day. There's a lot of noise behind me! It's making my head explode!"

Bai Luo flicked the big fox tail arrogantly: "Don't accept it? Bite me——"

The monkey didn't hesitate, and bit Bai Luo's outstretched arm without any water. Looking at the neat row of teeth marks and the oozing blood, Bai Luo felt distressed.Hastily withdrawing his hand from the monkey's paw, Bai Luo rubbed his wound with his eyes wide open:

"You really bite a dead monkey, you know how painful it is!"

The monkey turned its head and snorted, "You told me to bite you!"

"If I tell you to bite, you will bite?" Bai Luo was so angry that he was about to laugh, "I asked you to take me to learn art from a teacher, why did you ignore it?"

The cross-chested monkey froze, grinning at Bai Luo and quibbling, "Can this be the same as a stinky fox!"

Bai Luo licked his wound, and the faint smell of blood melted in his mouth, and the sweet smell made Bai Luo frowned.Handing the wound to the monkey's eyes, Bai Luo's expression was full of grievances: "What do you want to do?"

The monkey flicked its tail impatiently: "Do you want me to take another bite?"

Bai Luo hooked the corners of his lips, held the monkey's hand with both hands and pulled him to his side, with a rare earnestness in his eyes: "Monkey, I know what you are worried about. The road to apprenticeship is extremely dangerous, no matter what the accident It's all possible, you're worried that I won't be able to handle it, right?"

Bai Luo, who was still crying for compensation one second, turned into this extremely serious look the next second, and the sudden switch of painting style made the monkey almost unable to react.The paw stayed peacefully in Bai Luo's hand, the warm touch made the monkey move awkwardly a few times, but it didn't dare to pull the paw back forcefully.

After all, Bai Luo's wrist was still hurt.

Under such staring eyes, the monkey turned his head away from Bai Luo's eyes, and continued to be stubborn: "Who will worry about you, a fox, stop being sentimental over there!"

The monkey curled its slender tail into a ball unconsciously.

"Foxes and foxes always call me, but I have a name," Bai Luo pouted dissatisfiedly, "I tell you, monkey, no matter how dangerous the road is, I will always be with you. Don't let me follow I will go by myself, I will swim when you row, and hide when you climb mountains, if you leave me behind, I will follow your scent and go over mountains and mountains to find you."

The monkey almost jumped up: "You don't know what to do, you fox...!"

"If you don't worry about me secretly following you, just leave me alone," Bai Luo also broke the jar, holding his head up and looking at the monkey unwilling to show weakness, "by then, if I die or get injured It's all your fault, anyway, I'm following you!"

Bai Luo was betting, and the only bet was that the monkey couldn't bear him.

The monkey's face was flushed, and he was silent for a long time. He gritted his teeth and said, "I've convinced you. I'm leaving tomorrow. Get up early."

The cheeky Bai Luo won the bet without any surprise.

Monkeys are smart, but no matter how smart they are, they can't compete with foxes who are good at exploiting people's hearts. This is the instinct of the race.

02.

"Fox, are you afraid?"

"Not afraid."

"There are so many demons and goblins on this road who want to eat you, so you don't have any fear?"

"because you are here."

"... Bah! Don't think that I won't be angry!"

"It's true."

Because I have you by my side, Monkey, I know I can sleep peacefully.

Whether it's wind and rain, or demons and ghosts, you are the rock that can resist everything for me.

During the few days when we were on the road, God seemed to be deliberately against us, either it was windy and rainy or the sun was scorching.There were many difficulties on the way to apprenticeship, and the dry food on their bodies was quickly eaten up, so Bai Luo had no choice but to go to the mountains with the monkey to find food.Without bananas or peaches, the two of them could only stare blankly at unknown wild fruits.

Sleeping at night is usually when the two make an appointment to keep watch at midnight, and the monkey waved his hand very generously to let Bai Luo go to bed first and he kept watch for the rest of the night, but the result is usually that Bai Luo sleeps until dawn, with the monkey facing away from her eyes Yawning bloodshot, in front of him was a bonfire that had not been extinguished all night.

"Why didn't you wake me up?" Seeing the monkey's sleepy but energetic appearance, Bai Luo felt a little sour in his heart.

"Go, go, how can I make a fox watch the night." The monkey dismissed her impatiently.

The monkey in commoner clothes straightened its back, like a mountain that never collapses, supporting the world of Bailuo.His eyes are sharp, his movements are quick and fierce, and his appearance of holding a branch as a weapon is also majestic, tens of thousands of times more powerful than the heavenly soldiers and generals in the heavenly court.Bai Luo could almost imagine what the monkey would be like when he returned from his studies.

Monkeys are too powerful and strong, always carrying everything by themselves.No crying, no fuss, no complaints.What he should do, he will do; what he should not do, he will do.While the monkey yearns for warmth, it also becomes arrogant because it cannot express its feelings.

However, he always does these small but heart-warming things, just for a promise that doesn't even exist.

No one can change what he has determined.Since he decided to learn art from a teacher, he would never look back. Since he agreed to take Bai Luo on the road, he would never abandon her.

Whether it is attachment or faith, the monkey is such a stubborn existence.

Bai Luo knew clearly that the monkey would suffer because of such a character.

But she didn't want the monkey to change in any way.Because she likes this damn monkey.

03.

The weather was rare that day, the wind was sunny and sunny, and even the wind blowing on the face made people feel comfortable.After several months of trekking, they finally reached their destination, and even the monkey's mouth softened a lot.Bai Luo happily followed the monkey on the road, when a group of monsters suddenly appeared on the way.

Those are not very powerful monsters, but the number is really a headache.Bai Luo has no mana, let alone fights, so he can only watch and worry.The monkey simply rushed into the crowd of monsters with a stick in his hand, and beat all the monsters to the ground with a face of Yan Luo monkey.

Half of the repelled monsters were frightened by the monkey's desperate aura.

The continuous rush of the past few days has brought the monkey, who has not slept well, to the verge of physical collapse.After this fight, the monster didn't get any benefits, and the monkey himself was also in a mess, with countless wounds, large and small.If it weren't for the stick used as a crutch, he might not be able to stand in front of Bai Luo like this.

Bai Luo stepped forward to hold the monkey's body, the scorching temperature made her feel a little helpless.

The familiar touch covered his arms, and the monkey closed his eyes reassuringly following the smell on Bai Luo's body and fell down. Then his Bai Luo staggered and hugged the monkey that was beyond her load, and gritted his teeth desperately to let it go. He took the monkey and sat on the ground.

In the past few months, the monkey has lost a lot of weight in its cheeks in order to take care of itself.He didn't have much flesh in the first place, but when he looked closer like this, he was ridiculously thin.

Bai Luo bit her lower lip, but still couldn't hold it back, tears welled up from her eyes and fell on the skirt of her clothes, she choked up: "Monkey, don't be afraid, I'll take you to learn art from a teacher .”

Putting the monkey on his back with great effort, Bai Luo looked at the fairy mountain where the outline could be seen, gritted his teeth to support the weight of the monkey, and walked forward with difficulty.

The monkey's face rested on Bai Luo's shoulder, his lips opened and closed, and he murmured out a sentence unconsciously:

"Bai Luo, don't be afraid, I will protect you...I will protect you..."

The corner of Bai Luo's mouth curled up, and tears rolled down uncontrollably.

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