The Monkey King

Looking at the canopy, Xuanzang clasped his hands together and nodded silently.

Tianpeng's brows furrowed. He raised his head and glanced at the monkey standing on the roof, looking at Xuanzang and said with doubts on his face: "I heard that the Buddha ordered you to go west to obtain Buddhist scriptures in order to promote Buddhism."

"Do you believe Marshal Tianpeng?" Xuanzang asked softly.

Tianpeng slowly shook his head and said, "I don't believe it."

"Why doesn't Marshal Tianpeng believe it?" Xuanzang asked again.

"Buddhism pursues freedom from the eight sufferings and is obsessed with it. Where does the idea of ​​promoting Buddhism come from? If it really wanted to promote it, the demon clan was defeated in the battle at Huaguoshan and Lingshan, the Taoist heaven declined, Buddhism was at its peak, and the Tathagata Buddha only needed to give an order. The whole world is not full of Buddhist temples? Why wait until today to let you, a monk, travel to the West to collect Buddhist scriptures alone? Going to the West to collect Buddhist scriptures and promote Buddhism is simply nonsense."

After saying that, Tianpeng snorted coldly, and looked at Xuanzang with a bit more hostility.

Hearing this, Xuanzang just smiled lightly and said, "It seems that Marshal Tianpeng has some understanding of my Buddhism."

"At that time, the Six Demon Kings were entrenched in Xiniu Hezhou, and Xiniu Hezhou was the traditional sphere of influence of Buddhism. Our army fought there twice with the Six Demon Kings for several years. How could we not understand this rumor? Can you also deceive me?" Tianpeng raised his head slightly and said: "However, I am a little strange, why are you traveling west? Why is this monster monkey related to you? It is said that eating your flesh can make you immortal, but No matter how I look at it, it doesn’t look like he wants to eat you. Besides, he has already become immortal after breaking through the way of heaven. He must have another purpose in traveling westward."

"It's a long story." Xuanzang pursed his lips and thought for a moment, then clasped his hands and said, "The poor monk must tell Marshal Tianpeng something. According to Marshal Tianpeng's knowledge, he should be able to figure it out. Here comes the clue.”

"you say."

"Ten lives ago, the poor monk was named Jin Chanzi."

Hearing this, he opened his eyes slightly and looked at Jin Chanzi in disbelief. A white light flashed in those eyes, directly penetrating Xuanzang's soul.

For just a moment, he was stunned. The stern eyes slowly narrowed into a slit and looked at Xuanzang meaningfully. As if thinking carefully about something.

The night wind blew slowly past me, and the whole world became silent.

Nishang looked confused, but Xuanzang just stared at the canopy with a smile.

The monkeys standing on the roof couldn't help but glance quietly in their direction, then quickly looked away, just stretching their ears and listening carefully.

After a long time, Tianpeng regained his composure and said softly: "So, traveling to the west is actually a dispute over Buddhist doctrine?"

The monkey on the roof immediately widened his eyes and said angrily: "You don't believe what I say, but you believe what he said in a few words? What do you mean?"

"The reincarnation of an eminent Buddhist monk will be protected by the Buddha's spirit within ten lives." Tianpeng did not look at the monkey and said sarcastically: "Such common sense, is it possible that you, the Great Sage Qitian, who is known as the King of Demons, don't know this? It's really true. It's better to be famous than to meet him."

The monkey's face twitched slightly, and the hand holding the golden hoop was raised again.

Xuanzang quickly stepped between him and Tianpeng.

"Do you think that you are truly invincible after becoming the way of heaven?" Tianpeng raised his head and said leisurely without looking at the monkey: "Whether you practice Taoism or Buddhism, even if you practice the way of a practitioner, in the end it will test your character. A test of knowledge. To put it bluntly, in less than two hundred years, you can cultivate to the level of heaven, but it is just luck. It should not be yours. It is not yours after all. Otherwise, how could you lose?"

After saying that, Tianpeng glanced at the monkey leisurely.

Suddenly, the monkey's face turned red, his eyes widened and he grinned, "It seems that you won't be convinced until I beat you down."

For a time, the atmosphere was tense.

In this scene, even Xuanzang became a little uneasy, so he had to repeatedly hint to the monkey to calm down and calm down from a distance.

After finally taking a breath, the monkey simply sat down cross-legged on the roof angrily, gritted his teeth and murmured to himself: "I won't argue with you today, there will be many things you can ask for from me in the future!"

As he said that, he turned his face to the side and stopped looking at the canopy.

Xiao Bailong, Lu Liuguai, and Black Bear Spirit on the side looked a little helpless.

If you really want to talk about it, the Tianhe water army under Tianpeng killed no less than tens of millions of monsters, and the number of Huaguoshan demons who died under the Tianhe water saber was no less than hundreds of thousands. The Huaguo Mountain under the command of Monkey even wiped out the entire Tianhe. Navy. This blood feud will probably never be forgotten no matter how many years go by. But in the final analysis, it’s just everyone’s own master. In essence, he can't arouse much hatred in his position and pursue his own affairs. His hatred for Tianpeng is far from comparable to the monkey's hatred for Tathagata and even for the Demon King who has been dead for many years.

However, sometimes hatred does not represent everything. For some people, maybe the five elements are in conflict with each other. As long as they are put together, something will happen...

Looking at the situation in front of him, Xiao Bailong sighed lightly and whispered in Lu Liuguai's ear: "The Great Sage is trying his best to recruit Marshal Tianpeng to join... It's okay if he doesn't succeed. Once he succeeds, you can see how he will behave... I'm afraid that if Buddhists don't cause trouble on the road, we'll start fighting ourselves."

Lu Liuguai quickly shook his head, waved his hand and said, "Don't comment on the Great Sage's decision."

As he said that, Lu Liuguai turned his face away.

The little white dragon looked at the black bear spirit again, but the black bear spirit raised his head and looked around, pretending not to hear anything.

"Hey...why do I think this group is going to jump into the pit?" Xiao Bailong spread his hands and said.

Seeing that the monkey had withdrawn from the fighting posture, Xuanzang breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and bowed to the canopy again, and said: "The Great Sage has a bad temper, please forgive me, Marshal."

"Is he irritable?" Tianpeng chuckled and said, "Maybe."

The monkey's ears on the roof twitched slightly, and his teeth chattered, but he didn't make a sound.

Xuanzang quickly glanced at the monkey, then turned back and said, "Marshal, let's talk about the journey to the west."

"you say."

"The marshal said that the journey to the west was actually a dispute over doctrine. Xuanzang did not agree with it."

"oh?"

"Becoming a Buddha is a matter of one person. It has nothing to do with others, let alone what others think. The path to universal salvation that the poor monk seeks is what he thinks in his heart, and he also doesn't care what others think. In this way, how can there be any" Do you want to argue about this?"

"No fight?" Tianpeng folded his hands and frowned and said, "Then I don't understand. No fight, why does this monster monkey want to protect you on your journey to the west? If you fight, it makes sense."

Xuanzang said softly: "Don't argue. Going west is just to prove your own way, but it will inevitably lead to some unexpected gains."

Tianpeng was stunned for a moment, but soon understood, and nodded: "Master Xuanzang said this, Tianpeng understood. Master Xuanzang's ability to prove the way to universal salvation is a blessing to the three realms. It's just..."

Speaking of this, Tianpeng glanced at Xiao Bailong, Lu Liuguai, and Black Bear Spirit who were standing quietly beside him, and said: "Isn't it strange that such a great road requires a group of monsters to escort it?"

"What's wrong with the demon? You're not a demon yet?" The monkey on the roof suddenly piped in with a long voice: "Everyone screams one after another. If you hate demons so much, why don't you commit suicide?"

Tianpeng lowered his eyebrows and glanced in the direction of the monkey, pretending not to hear.

Xuanzang smiled lightly and said, "Demons are also living beings, and all living beings are equal."

Tianpeng clasped his hands and saluted Xuanzang, and said: "Master is compassionate. However, if Master wants to practice the path of universal salvation, I am afraid that none of the human countries along the way will accept it? How will he be able to achieve enlightenment by then?" Could it be that the master’s way of universal salvation only saves monsters?”

Xuanzang asked: "If the Great Sage is not escorted, what does the marshal think Xuanzang should do?"

"That's right..." Tianpeng opened his mouth slightly. After a long time, he couldn't help but smile bitterly and nodded: "Master's brilliant idea, it's because Tianpeng is stupid."

Xuanzang glanced in the direction of the monkey again, took a deep breath, pursed his lips and said softly: "Xuanzang has something to ask of me, and I ask Marshal Tianpeng to grant it."

"Let me go west with you?"

"Exactly." Xuanzang said softly: "If Marshal Tianpeng agrees... When the matter is completed, the Great Sage promises to return you a human body. In this way, the marriage between the Marshal and the fairy will no longer be hindered."

Hearing this sentence, the monkey couldn't help but stretch his ears.

Nishang, who had been standing next to the canopy, quickly reached out and pulled the canopy.

Tianpeng glanced at Nishang who looked nervous, then looked up at Monkey, hesitated for a moment, and said: "Tianpeng believes Master Xuanzang's promise, but his promise... Tianpeng cannot believe it."

"Damn it, have I ever lied to you? I can't believe every word you say, what do you mean!" The monkey on the roof immediately roared, pointed at the canopy and yelled: "You don't have to agree, in that case, then We have settled all our old scores and there is no need to talk about it anymore!”

"Do you think I'm afraid of you?" Tianpeng asked with raised eyebrows.

At this statement, the monkey's face suddenly twitched.

Picking up the stick, he jumped off the roof and walked towards the canopy step by step.

Nishang was so frightened that she quickly protected Tianpeng.

Xuanzang quickly stood in front of him and spread his hands.

"Great Sage, please calm down. Marshal Tianpeng said this. He naturally has his own reasons and cannot be forced."

The monkey gritted his teeth and shouted: "Get out of the way, I'm going to kill this guy."

The canopy behind him reached out and pulled away the neon clothes that were blocking him, and responded softly: "Master Xuanzang, please get out of the way."

"Well, even if he wants you to get out of the way, stop being such a good person."

Facing these two guys who were about to start a fight if they disagreed, Xuanzang couldn't help but frowned, and his head was so big.

After a stalemate like this for a while, Xuanzang suddenly said: "Let's go."

"Let's go?" Monkey was stunned for a moment.

"Yes, leave here now. Since the marshal has refused, plus..." Xuanzang pointed at the villagers hiding in the distance and sighed softly: "It is inconvenient for us to bother you anymore. Wait for the poor monk and Gao Tai Just thank you and let’s go, okay?” (To be continued~^~)

PS: I will update one chapter first. There are two chapters today, but the other chapter will be past twelve o'clock... The turtle has been trying to pick up the moral integrity, although you didn't see it. But in fact, the amount of updates to Turtle has never decreased, reaching 20,000 words per week. It has always been like this.