The Monkey King

With a "bang" sound, Xuanzang's door opened.

Before Xuanzang could react, the monkey had already arrived at his side, stretched out his hand, took something from Xuanzang's body and threw it directly to Lu Liuguai behind him.

Xuanzang, who was unprepared, was stunned. After taking a closer look, he discovered that what was in Lu Liukuai's hand was the jade slip given to him by the six-eared macaque.

"Great Sage, what are you..."

"Lend me the jade slip."

With just a casual answer, the monkey followed Lu Liuguai out of the door, and in the blink of an eye the two of them had disappeared without a trace. Xuanzang hurriedly chased out the door and looked at the empty courtyard, helpless.

…

In the courtyard filled with monsters, Lu Liuguai carefully penetrated the spiritual power into the jade slips and felt it carefully.

Soon, he opened his eyes and whispered: "Great Sage, the six-eared macaque is in the lion and camel country."

"In the lion and camel country? That's not him."

"No, maybe he didn't bring the jade slip with him."

"Isn't this simple? Just let someone pretend to be Master Xuanzang's voice and you'll know. If he answers, it means he has the jade slip with him. If he doesn't respond, it means he doesn't have the jade slip with him."

"So what if the jade slip is on him?" Tianpeng looked around at the monsters around him and said with a frown: "How far is the Lion and Camel Kingdom from here? At his speed, how many times can he run back and forth in one night? Even if it is He did it, and he had enough time to run back to the lion and camel country."

This sentence was put down immediately. Everyone fell silent and looked at the monkey one by one.

From the beginning to the end, the monkey just stood aside with his hands folded, watching the two corpses lying on the ground quietly, thinking carefully about something. The demon generals around him felt a little uneasy when they saw the monkey's expression.

for a long time. Lu Liuguai stretched his neck and asked cautiously: "Great Sage, what should we do next?"

This question seemed to wake up the monkey who was immersed in thoughts.

After taking a deep breath, the monkey said: "Everyone is on heightened alert and remember not to act alone. Lu Liuguai went to bury the body, Canpeng stayed, and everyone else went to do whatever they were supposed to do. Let's all disperse."

"Is this... broken up?"

"Do you want me to say it again?"

"promise!"

Give an order. Soon, only Canopy and Monkey were left in the originally crowded courtyard.

A ray of morning wind blew by, causing the leaves to sway slightly.

Crossing his hands, Tianpeng asked softly: "What do you think?"

"What you just said is right. Unless he is located nearby, no matter where he is located, it cannot explain the problem." Pursing his lips, Monkey said: "I am considering two possibilities now. First of all, The first one... He really did it, so why did he do it? Destroy the journey to the west? Didn't he say not to destroy it? Even if he really wanted to destroy it, what's the use of killing two demon generals? In this sense, it's a bit It doesn’t make sense. Of course, there may be other reasons, but it’s hard to say.”

"What about the second possibility?"

"The second possibility is relatively high. I think it might be Lingji's fault."

"Lingji?" Tianpeng was slightly startled.

"Yes. If there is a direct conflict between me and the six-eared macaque, who will be most beneficial? There is no doubt that it will be most beneficial to Buddhism. So..."

“Who benefits and who is the initiator?”

The monkey nodded silently.

all of a sudden. Both fell silent.

If it is Buddhism, then the problem will be big. Is Buddhism ready to take action directly against the monkey? The monkey is not afraid. Anyway, we already had a fight hundreds of years ago. The worst we can do is to fight under the Five Elements Mountain again. But once this kind of thing spreads, the demon generals under his command may not be able to sit still.

This is a major event that shakes the morale of the military.

Lu Liuguai might be able to stand his ground, but what about the other monsters?

After a long while, Tianpeng asked in a low voice: "Then... what are you going to do?"

"Strengthen our defenses and catch the perpetrator first!"

…

In Leiyin Temple. A monk slowly walked out of the back hall with agarwood.

Looking at Chen Xiang's retreating figure, Lingji smiled lightly and said casually: "Activate all the magic circles in the temple."

"Activate the magic circle?" The tall and thin monk on the side was slightly surprised.

"Without activating the magic circle, no secrets can be hidden in this temple, especially this child. After all, everyone who needs to know already knows, right?"

The tall and thin monk looked slightly embarrassed.

After being silent for a while, he asked in a low voice: "Honorable Sir, this disciple doesn't quite understand."

Lingji turned around and glanced at him lazily, then chuckled and said, "You don't need to understand."

Hearing this, the tall and thin monk was stunned and quickly kowtowed: "Disciple talks too much, please punish me!"

"There is no need for punishment." Lingji stretched and asked, "Where is Xuanzang? What is Xuanzang doing?"

"After Master Xuanzang returned to the Prince's Mansion yesterday, he kept himself locked in his room and never left the house."

"Have you met anyone?"

"I haven't seen it before. All those who came to visit me were turned away by the father and son. They seemed to really regard Xuanzang as their savior and would listen to him in everything."

"Isn't it great to be a lifesaver?" Lingji chuckled: "But it's not deep enough. If it's not deep enough, how can you stab your heart with a knife? It's time to do something."

"Do something... His Holiness means..."

After thinking for a while, Lingji looked at the tall and thin monk and said slowly: "Let him pray for Leiyin County."

"Pray... for blessings?"

"Yes, let him do all the drama of being a savior." As he said that, Lingji turned around and picked up the brush on the desk...

…

For a whole day, Leiyin County, which looked extremely peaceful on the surface, was actually undercurrent.

Separated by a wall, the monks in the temple and the monsters lurking outside the temple formed a confrontation. The slightest friction can lead to a fight.

And in this crisis-ridden situation. The common people in Leiyin County were not aware of it. The only exception may be Xuanzang.

The prince and his son came several times, but he never saw them. However, the key issue is to enter concentration every time. He would always think of the monkey's unusual behavior this morning, and his uneasiness would become stronger and stronger. Unfortunately, at this time, he had no means to find the monkey and ask questions, so he could only stay in the room quietly, chanting sutras and chanting Buddha's name.

Soon, night fell again.

People who worked all day dragged their tired bodies back home. The number of people on the street gradually became sparse. Oil lamps were lit one after another. The entire Leiyin County was immersed in a peaceful atmosphere.

However, the world of monsters has just begun.

The demon generals who had been hiding during the day emerged from the corners one by one, and soon gathered together on the roof. According to the cloth of the canopy, a defensive net covering the entire Leiyin County was opened. The monkey stood quietly on a three-story roof and looked at Leiyin County from a distance, unable to take his eyes off it.

Everything is ready. Next, we are waiting for the other party to fall into the trap.

Everyone was tense. I was very energetic.

At this moment, a carriage slowly drove out from Leiyin Temple. For a moment, all eyes were attracted to the carriage.

"Who is inside? Lingji?"

"It's hard to say. That carriage is extraordinary. There is an anti-sense formation inside. It's hard to say, it's completely empty. Everyone, stick to your posts and don't be disturbed!"

"promise!"

After explaining to the demon generals, Canopy had quietly slipped to Monkey's side on a three-story building through the shadow of the building.

"Can you sense what's inside the carriage?"

The monkey stared at the carriage and shook his head slowly.

I just walked on the empty streets for a long time. The carriage finally stopped at the gate of the County Prince's Mansion, and the person who got out of the carriage was the tall and thin monk who had been following Lingji.

Hearing that it was someone from Leiyin Temple, the county prince and his son naturally did not dare to neglect him and hurriedly went out with their whole family to welcome him.

However, the tall and thin monk just exchanged a few words with the old prince at the door and left a letter. He said it was Lingji's handwritten letter, so he got into the carriage and returned the same way.

Looking at the old prince in the distance who was thanking him a lot and bowing constantly, the monkey asked in a low voice: "It seems that there has been some movement. What do you think is written in that letter?"

"It's hard to say." Canopy on the side slowly shook his head.

The two looked at each other and silently moved towards the direction of the palace.

…

After bidding farewell to the monk, the old prince and his son walked towards the hall talking and laughing, where they opened the letter that had been sent.

The old prince glanced briefly, frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and then laughed.

The prince on the side quickly asked: "Father, what's the good thing?"

"Come, come and take a look." As he said that, the old prince delivered the letter in his hand towards the prince.

After glancing at the letter, the prince just frowned slightly and did not smile.

"What, you can't understand?"

"I don't understand." The prince shook his head and said: "The master just now has always been with the Buddha. The letter he sent must be true. But... I really don't understand why the Buddha asked us to invite a person with high moral character and respect. What about praying for blessings? It is also said that as long as a person of high moral character and respect is invited to pray for blessings, Leiyin County can be safe and peaceful for a hundred years... This is really a bit confusing. "

"What's so confusing about this?" the old prince said with a smile: "Let us find the virtuous and respected people by ourselves, and the Buddha just met Master Xuanzang yesterday. Do you think the virtuous and respected person in his letter would be who?"

"This..." After a slight hesitation, the prince laughed awkwardly, shook his head and said, "I'm stupid, I really don't understand."

"If you can understand it casually, is it still Buddha?" The old prince immediately rolled his eyes at him, took the letter back with a smile, carefully put it into his sleeves, and said: "Let's go, we will go and see Master Xuanzang right now!"

…

"Ask him to pray for Leiyin County?" Hearing this sentence from a distance, the canopy and the monkey hiding on the roof couldn't help but be startled.

Mortals pray for blessings because they truly believe that as long as they are pious, gods will bless them. A Buddha allows people to pray for blessings? What does this mean?

"We can't let him go."

Although they couldn't understand it, in just a moment, the two of them came up with the exact same answer.

Turning around, they had already quietly flown towards the courtyard where Xuanzang lived... (To be continued ~^~)