The Monkey King

On the other side of the river bank, Xuanzang walked slowly along the fine sand, frowning, looking back from time to time in the direction of the monkey and Miao Jie.

Miao Jie's screams still lingered in his ears, and that feeling made him feel a little uneasy.

Tianpeng, who was always following him, saw it and said softly: "Master Xuanzang doesn't need to take it to heart. Miao Jie and the monkey have some connections. Logically speaking, the monkey will never kill him. As long as he doesn't directly abolish his cultivation, no matter how serious the injury is, there will naturally be a way to heal it when he removes the spell."

Xuanzang sighed lightly and said: "The poor monk does have a way of looking into the mind. What if I use this method?"

"That's his innate ability." Tianpeng looked back and said, "Even if he knew the formula, he wouldn't be able to use it on another person. So, we can only force him to unlock it by himself."

Xuanzang snorted helplessly, shook his head, stepped on the fine sand and continued walking forward.

Holding the Buddha bead, he asked softly: "If he doesn't unlock the magic, it will be difficult for us to continue to the west. If we cannot continue to the west, we will not be able to attain enlightenment. There will be no way to save all sentient beings in the three realms... So, Don't stick to trivial matters when doing big things. Otherwise, you will become pedantic. Is this the truth?"

Canopy replied: "Indeed."

Xuanzang smiled faintly and said: "But if we go westward, we originally hope to achieve universal salvation, but in the end it brings pain to others... Is the path achieved in this way still what we originally wanted?"

"What Master Xuanzang means is..."

"All living beings have their own sufferings. What we have realized is the way of universal salvation, and our purpose is to resolve the sufferings of all living beings." Xuanzang sighed softly: "That Miao Jie suffered from his father's enemy, and now he appears in front of the poor monk. Not only was the monk unable to resolve it, but he had to sit back and watch him suffer new pain."

Hearing this, Tianpeng was slightly startled.

After a moment of silence, Tianpeng said: "Then, does Master Xuanzang have any good ideas?"

Xuanzang shook his head slowly, lowered his head and stared at the sand at his feet, still walking forward step by step.

This is the biggest dilemma encountered when traveling westward.

The water in the Blackwater River blocks perception. The sediment at the bottom of the Blackwater River can be adjusted arbitrarily using the magic circle. Disorienting. However, what really blocks the way to the west is not the Blackwater River, but the predicament in front of us.

Everyone has their own suffering, and in order to reduce their own suffering, they often impose their own suffering on others. Back and forth, a vicious circle. Hence the saying that there is no limit to the sea of ​​suffering.

The purpose of traveling west is to find a way to stop this vicious cycle and pull all sentient beings out of the sea of ​​suffering.

However, if we keep going like this, traveling westward will be a new kind of suffering.

After thinking carefully for a while, Xuanzang suddenly smiled bitterly.

Tianpeng asked softly: "What did Master Xuanzang think of?"

"The poor monk suddenly figured it out."

"Figured out?"

Xuanzang nodded and said: "Since last night, the poor monk has been thinking about whether we should stop the Great Sage from inflicting torture. Firstly, the poor monk has no reason to stop him. Secondly, the poor monk has no way to break through this black hole. We will be trapped by the Black Water River, with no way to go to the west. If we don’t stop it and stand by while facing the suffering of all sentient beings, the great wish of the poor monk to achieve universal salvation will be in vain. But if we stop it. Being trapped on the banks of the Blackwater River with no way to go to the west, wouldn’t those great ambitions be in vain?”

Tianpeng thought for a moment and asked doubtfully: "Then... what did Master Xuanzang figure out?"

Smiling at the canopy, Xuanzang stretched out a finger and said: "This is the suffering of a poor monk. He is in suffering and does not know it."

After that, he took a deep breath, turned around and strode back along the way he came.

At this time, the original sad look had long been gone.

For a moment, Canopy and Roller Blinds were a little confused, and quickly chased after them.

…

On the bank of the river, the monkey and the black bear spirit stuck the golden hoop in the water and watched carefully.

The waves on the black water river opened one after another and rushed against the golden cudgel.

Just staring at the water-covered lines on the golden cudgel for a long time, the monkey spat harshly: "Damn, they must have blocked the downstream!"

"Now what?"

"What should I do?" The monkey stood up slowly with his knees up, casually put the golden cudgel into his ear, and said with an angry laugh: "If it's like usual, and heaven can't do it, I'll go to the ground. Anyway, it's not like the ground hasn't been pierced. However, I don’t believe that his method of breaking the magic circle can still be effective in the underworld! Besides, if the water flows to the underworld, won’t all the problems be solved?”

As soon as these words came out, the black bear spirit shrank in fear.

The monkey reached out and patted the black bear spirit on the shoulder, and said leisurely: "Don't worry, this is the last resort, and you won't use it unless you have to. Otherwise, wouldn't it mean that the three realms will be ruined before we get the scriptures? Come on?" , let’s keep playing!”

With that said, he turned around and walked to the dying Miao Jie, lifted him up, and said viciously: "Don't worry, the water won't be able to hold me back. At worst, it will pierce it and let the water flow to the underworld. What will happen then?" Neither the Demon King nor the Lion and Camel King can survive!"

The words were almost shouted, and the sound slowly echoed between heaven and earth.

Miao Jie still gritted her teeth and remained silent, but the three demon kings at the bottom of the black water river were already breaking out in a cold sweat.

"Tell me, will he really pierce it and let the water flow to the underworld?"

Just when the three demon kings were hesitating whether to evacuate first, Xuanzang had already arrived beside the monkey. He first put his hands together and saluted the monkey, which made the monkey look stunned.

"Great Sage, why don't you let the poor monk talk to him."

"You talk to him?" The monkey looked at the little white dragon lying not far away and said, "Are you confident?"

"Let's give it a try."

The monkey let go slightly, and Miao Jie fell to the ground with a "pop".

"Then you give it a try." After saying that, the monkey turned away and stood on the edge of the river, scanning the black water back and forth.

Nodding towards the monkey, Xuanzang bowed and straightened Miao Jie upright, letting his head rest on the rock.

The injury was too severe. Although not a single vital part was injured, there was no inch of intact skin and no unbreakable bone in the whole body. Many of them were even cured several times by monkeys and then interrupted again.

With each move, Mao Jie groaned repeatedly, and beads of sweat formed on her forehead, mixed with blood and slowly sliding down.

Opening his eyes slightly, he looked at Xuanzang dimly and whispered: "I...I will never untie it, so you don't have to have any illusions."

Xuanzang smiled lightly, nodded and said, "The poor monk knows."

After that, he turned around and used the wooden basin conjured by the monkey to fill some water from the Blackwater River, and wiped off the blood stains on Miao Jie's body bit by bit.

From the beginning to the end, Miao Jie watched Xuanzang warily.

Not far away, Tianpeng slowly walked to the monkey and stood side by side with the monkey.

"Can't it be solved?"

"The bones are very hard. He won't be able to obey him for a while." Looking back, the monkey sighed: "The water is already rising, and those bastards are blocking the downstream. It won't take long for this place to be completely submerged. Yes. I’m afraid torture will be useless in a short period of time.”

"Then what happens next?"

"Just now he seemed to have said that this matter had something to do with Ksitigarbha, right? How about I just flood the underworld? It's considered revenge."

Tianpeng suddenly laughed, shook his head and said: "Sometimes I admire you, you dare to think of any way. However, this method really doesn't work. Once you flood the underworld, it feels like you have taken revenge. Ksitigarbha, the ones who suffer are actually those ghosts and sentient beings in the three realms. Secondly, if you really dare to do this, aren't you afraid that the Tathagata will come out to trouble you again under the banner of saving the world? Wasn't that the excuse back then?"

Hearing this, Monkey suddenly hesitated again.

If he is alone, what if the Tathagata really comes out? At worst, there will be another battle between reality and reality, and no one can do anything about it.

But the worst thing is that he is not alone. Even today, more than six hundred years later, he still has many weaknesses. Isn't this journey westward just to solve this problem?

Pouting, the monkey looked up at the sky and said leisurely: "Tell me, would it be better if I made the hole smaller and blocked it with a golden hoop later to prevent the water from flowing out?"

Tianpeng laughed on the spot, patted the monkey on the shoulder and said, "What I need is an excuse. It doesn't matter whether you caused any damage or not."

After hearing this, the monkey suddenly felt like a deflated ball.

It is said that to cultivate immortality, one must stay away from the mortal world and ignore worldly affairs. In this matter, they are really right. With the same cultivation and the same strength, people who are tainted by the world of mortals and take care of worldly affairs have indeed countless times more weaknesses than those who devote themselves to cultivation.

Putting aside the matter of immortality, there are really not many benefits to be gained from cultivating immortality. As your strength increases, you think you are superior to ordinary people, but in fact you are just stepping from one cage to another. Still trembling with fear, there are countless discomforts.

Thinking of this, the monkey couldn't help but think of what he said to the wind chime while kneeling in front of the Sanxing Cave in the setting moon: "Human happiness depends on the width of the heart..."

Thinking about it, he sighed in a low voice: "I must be so unhappy because I am narrow-minded."

"What?"

"No, just random thoughts."

Putting one hand on the monkey's shoulder, Tianpeng said slowly: "Now let's discuss another issue. Assuming that we can't let Miao Jie unlock the spell before the river overflows, then we will definitely be in deep trouble. At the bottom of the river. If we go, we will definitely not be able to get out. The other party is determined to trap us, so we must be prepared for a long-term battle. There is nothing else about the others. Master Xuanzang has no cultivation and needs secular body... I’m afraid I won’t last long.”

…

At this time, as Miao Jie adjusted her breathing on her own, her face looked slightly better than before.

Xuanzang was at his side, concentrating on cleaning his wounds, and suddenly asked: "Your Majesty, how many years have you passed away?" (To be continued ~^~)

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