The Monkey King

On the westbound road, under the setting sun, a group of people were slowly walking through the winding mountain road.

After climbing the towering mountain, Xuanzang dismounted and looked into the distance, seeing the smoke rising from the villages in the distance.

"Let's settle down in this village today. I have been traveling for days and I have very little dry food left, so the poor monk needs alms."

The monkey said leisurely at the side: "Isn't it easy to eat? Let's just go find it. Do you want any delicacies from the mountains and seas?"

Xuanzang shook his head and said: "This journey is not only a journey to the West, but also enlightenment and practice. Alms, chanting sutras, meditation, and Zen are all indispensable. This alms is also a part of the experience. What if we don't go among all living beings? Can it relieve the suffering of all sentient beings?"

After saying that, Xuanzang turned to the monkey and smiled faintly.

"Okay, I don't understand this Buddhist thing anyway, so whatever you say is what it is." Monkey shook his head helplessly.

Turning around, Xuanzang reached for his horse and walked away slowly.

The road down the mountain is quite steep, so you can only walk.

The monkey was about to follow him when he turned around and saw the little white dragon standing behind him looking towards the village with a longing look on his face.

Canopy and Black Bear Spirit had already surpassed the two of them and followed them, but Xiao Bailong still stood motionless.

Monkey couldn't stand it any longer, so he urged, "Why don't you leave yet? Do you want to wait for the village to move here?"

"Great Sage, tell me, will my wife be in that village?"

"We won't know until after the incident." The monkey became a little impatient and said angrily: "I didn't ask this question. Are you done yet? Look at your little potential, you are just a woman."

Hearing this, Xiao Bailong immediately rolled his eyes at the monkey and said: "Where can you go to get better for yourself? You haven't torn down the heaven for a woman."

"you!"

The monkey raised his hand as if to strike, and the little white dragon quickly took a step back. Eyes wide open, ready to dodge.

The two of them were in a stalemate for a while, and then the monkey put down his hand, glared at Xiao Bailong, turned around and left, saying: "I did it for the promise, a promise is worth a thousand pieces of gold! Damn it, you're talking less and less. You're young, so you're sure I won't beat you, right? You really shouldn't get too close to someone like you. I should have noticed it when we were in Huaguoshan."

Xiao Bailong breathed a sigh of relief. He happily followed and said in a low voice: "Great Sage, when you enter the village that moment, you must remember to search for me to see if my wife is in the village."

"I know, virtue."

"Hey, thank you, Great Sage." He walked for a short distance. Xiao Bailong asked again: "Great Sage, you said that we will meet my wife on the way westward. Are you sure about this? We have traveled thousands of miles."

"You have asked this question many times. Are you accurate in what Taishang Laojun said? If he is not accurate, who among the three realms can be accurate?"

"Isn't Taishang Laojun's cultivation of heaven broken?"

"There are still three pounds of nails in the ruined ship. Since he dares to say it, he is certainly confident."

"By the way, Great Sage, those flat peaches...are all expired."

"I know, when I find your wife, I will help you get a few more!" said the monkey angrily.

Since leaving Baoxiang Kingdom, Little White Dragon has been very attached to the monkey along the way. He always comes to talk to him about anything and everything, which makes the monkey very unaccustomed.

But having said that, since Taishang Laojun has said so, it should not be a big problem to find the White Bone Demon. But what about roller blinds? Without him on this westward journey. After all, I feel a little uneasy.

Should we go back to Huaguo Mountain to erect pole flags, and then directly send people to dig deep in the entire Three Realms to search for it?

Looking at the flowing clouds in the sky, the monkey couldn't help but think.

…

At this time, in the spacious underground cave of Huaguo Mountain, the two sides were quietly confronting each other.

The woman standing in front of Qing Xin was none other than the grass jelly in the Water Curtain Cave - Cao Xiaohua.

More than six hundred years have passed, and neither her appearance nor her clothes have changed at all. The baptism of time seems to have lost its effect on her for no reason.

The dozen monsters standing next to her all looked miserable. Not only is his cultivation low, even his clothes are patched. Looking at Qing Xin and Nezha's eyes, they were still slightly worried.

Xiao Qi slipped out of the dark cave on the rock wall, climbed down the rock wall with her hands and feet neatly along the roots of the old trees in the cave, landed next to the woman, and whispered a few words in her ear. .

Cao Xiaohua nodded slightly and asked Qingxin loudly: "Why are you looking for the stone where the Great Sage was born?"

Nezha snorted coldly and took a step forward. Just as he was about to speak, he heard a "bang" sound, the stone under his feet exploded, and a faint puff of dust suddenly rose up.

He drew his feet back in shock.

In a panic, Nezha raised his spear and was about to take action, but Qing Xin grabbed his hand behind him.

Cao Xiaohua and his party still stood quietly, motionless, seemingly not wary of Nezha's actions at all.

"Don't move." Qingxin raised her head and looked at everything around her carefully.

The torches on the rock wall burned creakingly, emitting a faint smoke.

Under the dim red light, the entire cave looked as gloomy as a huge underground tomb.

"What's the matter?" Nezha said: "It's just two gods in the realm of refining and a bunch of low-level little demons. Let alone you and me, it's just me. Even if they have the magic weapon that reaches the sky, they can't do it." What can we do?”

"There should be no magic weapon." Qingxin lowered her head to calm down and sighed: "However, there are strong restrictions here. It is probably left behind hundreds of years ago."

After saying that, Qingxin looked at the grass flowers in the distance.

"This place used to be the Soul Summoning Hall of Huaguo Mountain, so it is naturally strictly restricted." Cao Xiaohua said calmly: "Don't talk about you two, even if there is a heavenly army of 12,000 or 20,000, so what? No matter how hard it is, It is not easy to break in or leave. The reason why you were able to get here just now is because I lifted the restriction and let you in. Now, they have been restarted. "

Hear the words. Nezha was suddenly startled and looked around quickly.

It was only then that he discovered that behind the plant roots wrapped around the rock wall, there were magic circle totems shining brightly or covertly.

"When I came in just now, you didn't notice it at all?"

"Not surprising." Qingxin smiled helplessly. Said: "We have just seen how powerful Huaguoshan was back then. There is nothing surprising about building a magic circle that can trap you and me."

A quiet smile slowly appeared on Cao Xiaohua's face, and she said softly: "Then...can you tell me who you are now?"

Nezha rolled his eyes and said quickly: "It is said that Huaguo Mountain is the holy land of the demon clan. I came here as a pilgrim from outside. I heard that the Great Sage jumped out of the stone. It is very strange. I want to see that stone with my own eyes."

"Yeah?"

Cao Xiaohua stretched out her hand and snapped her fingers. Suddenly, the magic circle covered by the plant roots on all sides flickered slightly, and a golden beam of light shone down from the top of the cave.

Suddenly, Nezha's blinding method failed!

In the blink of an eye, he had returned to his usual appearance, with two horns tied with lotus petals, and a red armor engraved with lotus leaf patterns.

The monsters present were all shocked except Cao Xiaohua. He quickly took two steps back.

Looking at his hands, Nezha was a little stunned.

This magic circle actually has the same effect as the Nantianmen Demon Mirror, which can directly remove the blindness.

Qingxin sighed helplessly and said nothing.

Cao Xiaohua smiled faintly and said, "You must be Nezha from Nantianmen, right? Why did you come here to make a pilgrimage to Huaguo Mountain?"

The lie was exposed on the spot, Nezha blushed immediately, and Qingxin didn't know how to explain it.

Both of them were silent for a moment. Cao Xiaohua looked at Qingxin and said, "What about you? Which god are you?"

Qingxin avoided Cao Xiaohua's gaze. He puffed up his chest and said, "I am the eleventh in line under Patriarch Subhuti, so I have a pure heart."

"Oh? Since she is a disciple of Patriarch Subhuti, that is, the junior sister of our great sage. Naturally, we should not neglect it. However, Xiaohua has not been out of Huaguo Mountain for hundreds of years. Has Patriarch Subhuti entered the house with the eleventh one? Disciple, Xiaohua doesn’t know either. I wonder if you... have any credentials?"

"What certificate do you want?" Nezha asked.

Cao Xiaohua smiled faintly and raised her head slightly. He said to Qingxin: "Although Xiaohua is not a disciple of Xianyue Sanxing Cave, the old master of the Qitian Palace Treasury still has some contact with the masters of Xieyue Sanxing Cave. If you are really the junior sister of the Great Sage, you can naturally get it. Come up with something to prove your identity.”

Looking at each other with Nezha, Qingxin blinked and looked around.

Although in terms of cultivation, the two of them are not even the slightest bit better than Cao Xiaohua, the current situation is really unfavorable for them. The magic circle here is so exquisite that it is not inferior to that in heaven. And I am deeply involved in it. Once I take action, it is hard to say what will happen.

After a moment of silence, Qingxin lowered her head, took off one of the rings on her fingers, and threw it towards Cao Xiaohua.

Reaching out to take the ring, Cao Xiaohua examined it carefully by the firelight.

"It can automatically adjust the size. After wearing it, you can use your spiritual power to shape your body as you like, and it can also be used to subdue weaker opponents. This is the relic of the third senior brother Dan Tongzi. If you recognize the third senior brother, then this set of spirit lures The ring may have been seen before.”

Cao Xiaohua's brows frowned slightly.

Jiancao Xiaohua was fascinated, and Xiaoqi asked in a low voice: "Did Master Dantong wear a ring? Why don't I remember?"

Cao Xiaohua replied softly: "Yes, it is a set of ten spirit-inducing rings, made by Master Qingyun."

"Even if there is, there's no way this set is fake."

"This is true." Cao Xiaohua raised her head and said to Qingxin: "This alone is not enough. Do you have anything else to prove your identity?"

"Do you have a waist badge like Xie Yue Sanxing Cave?" Nezha turned around and asked.

"Do you think Xianyue Sanxing Cave is Kunlun Mountain? There are only a few people in total, what kind of badges do you need?" Qingxin frowned and thought for a while, but couldn't think of anything.

She doesn't even need to show a warrant to enter and leave Nantianmen, so why is she carrying a bunch of things to prove her identity? Even this set of spirit-inducing rings was brought out by accident.

There are quite a few magical instruments with his own characteristics, but the other party is a person who doesn't even know if Subhuti has an eleventh disciple. Will taking out those things be useful?

All of a sudden, the two sides reached a deadlock.

After being in a stalemate like this for a while, Cao Xiaohua turned around and winked at the little demon on the side. The little demon immediately escaped into the dark cave behind him knowingly.

Nezha said leisurely: "What do they want to do? If they want to leave, we have to force their way in. After all, I am also in Taiyijin Fairyland. No matter what, I won't be unable to get out."

"Wait a little longer. It would be a bad idea to force yourself in." Qing Xin said.

Not long after, the little demon came back, holding pen, ink, paper and inkstone in his hand, and raised his hand to throw them towards the two of them.

"Recite the basic training methods of Xianyue Sanxing Cave silently. If you are really from Xianyue Sanxing Cave, you will definitely be able to write it down." Cao Xiaohua said.

…

At night, in an inconspicuous village on the westbound road, Xuanzang was going door to door to ask for alms.

Although they are already in Hezhou, Xiniu, where Buddhism is at its peak, the people here do not believe in Buddhism and even regard the monks as lazy scoundrels.

On weekdays, there are almost no outside monks in this remote village.

At the beginning, they were still very afraid of monkeys and black bear spirits. Xuanzang finally dispelled their worries after he persuaded them. However, just to dispel their concerns, each of them refused Xuanzang's alms on the grounds that the harvest had failed and there was no food left at home, and they were not even willing to open the door.

If it weren't for the ferocious-looking black bear spirit standing behind him, Xuanzang might have been driven out of the village.

Although things were not going well, Xuanzang was not discouraged and knocked on the door from door to door. In the blink of an eye, half of the small village was gone, and the wooden bowl was still empty.

The monkey leaned on the golden hoop and said leisurely: "I think it's better to forget it. They don't believe in Buddhism anymore. What kind of fate are they? It seems that they will be sleeping in the wilderness again tonight."

Xuanzang sighed lightly, threw off his sleeves, and continued to move towards the next house.

This time, when he walked to the door, Xuanzang specifically told Monkey and the others not to follow him, and walked into the courtyard alone.

Several people were waiting quietly outside the door.

Little Bailong came close to the monkey and asked in a low voice: "Great Sage, my wife..."

"Not here, I just checked it out." The monkey replied without thinking.

After saying this, Xiao Bailong suddenly looked disappointed again.

This time it took much longer than before. After a while, Xuanzang came out of the house, but he went straight to the luggage and dug out some herbs he had brought with him.

The owner of the house was a middle-aged man, and in a blink of an eye, he followed him out.

Seeing this, the monkey quickly pulled the black bear spirit and dodge behind a big tree nearby.

Xuanzang raised his head and thought about it carefully. He simply grabbed three portions of the medicine and packed it up. He turned around and handed it to the middle-aged man, saying: "It's not a serious illness. Just cook it according to the recipe the poor monk just gave the donor. You can take it in one day." Two times, three days should be enough to heal."

Upon hearing this, the monkey was immediately speechless.

Aren't you going to beg for alms? Why are you treating people again? Xuanzang is still a barefoot doctor. (To be continued ~^~)