The Monkey King

In a hidden deep valley, a small attic stood quietly.

The decoration is simple and a little weird, there is no light inside and outside, it is surrounded by vegetation, and there is even a strong miasma.

This is an area as silent as real death. The only brilliance is the little will-o'-the-wisps floating back and forth in the air.

Ksitigarbha and Dharma Ming Tathagata slowly came to the attic. From the beginning to the end, they did not even see a ghost soldier guarding the room.

Looking around, Zhengfa Ming Tathagata asked softly: "What is this place?"

"One, it's just a separate courtyard." Ksitigarbha was still walking forward step by step.

Soon, the two came to the main hall door.

Ksitigarbha Ksitigarbha stretched out his hand and flicked it, and two huge door panels, one foot or three feet high, slowly opened with a harsh friction sound.

The light from the outdoor will-o'-the-wisp shines through the cracks, and there is a darkness that seems to be able to swallow everything.

Zhengfa Ming Tathagata took a deep breath, glanced at Ksitigarbha, and did not ask any more questions. Ksitigarbha did not answer either.

After the door was fully opened, Zhengfa Ming Tathagata used the light from the will-o'-the-wisps and saw a low table on the empty floor inside, with a rectangular wooden box as big as two palms placed on the table.

After crossing the threshold with his skirt in hand, Ksitigarbha walked step by step to the low table, bent down and picked up the wooden box.

"Won't you come in?"

Zhengfa Ming Tathagata just stepped into the hall, but his eyebrows were still tightly frowned.

Opening the wooden box, Ksitigarbha took out a bamboo slip with inscriptions and lined it up on the table.

"Birth, old age, illness, death, the meeting of resentment and hatred, separation from love, failure to seek, the five aggregates of grasping, greed, anger, ignorance, conceit, doubt... these are the eight sufferings and the five poisons?"

Ksitigarbha nodded slightly.

"Don't you think, Your Majesty, that this golden cicada has gone too easy?"

"Easy?" Zhengfa Ming Tathagata smiled lightly and looked at Ksitigarbha thoughtfully.

With a slight nod, Ksitigarbha sat down slowly on his knees, holding his monk's robes, and stretched out his hand to arrange the countless bamboo slips on the table.

"All living beings in the world suffer. The suffering around Xuanzang is everywhere. Take the monkey head..." He reached out and took out a few bamboo slips and folded them on the table, saying: "Greed, anger, ignorance , arrogance, and doubt are all five poisons. Love of separation, failure to seek, and the five clinging aggregates are three of the eight sufferings.”

Eight bamboo slips were pushed in front of Zhengfa Ming Tathagata.

"As far as the canopy is concerned, there are two of the five poisons: delusion and conceit. Love of separation, unavailability, and the five aggregates of clinging are also three of the eight sufferings."

Five more bamboo slips were pushed in front of Zhengfa Ming Tathagata.

Spreading his hands, Ksitigarbha sighed softly: "As for the others, the black bear demon, the dragon prince, and the rolling curtain general, which one can be considered clean? The people around him are full of bad consequences and evil thoughts. In this way, all the way to the west , even if we really get to the Great Leiyin Temple, so what? Can we win the argument?"

Staring at the pile of bamboo slips in front of him, Zhengfa Ming Tathagata asked softly: "Then, what do you think we should do?"

"Greed, anger, ignorance, conceit, and doubt are the five poisons. All bad karma is caused by the five poisons. Birth, old age, illness, death, the meeting of resentments and hatred, separation from love, failure to seek, and the five grasping aggregates are the eight sufferings. . What the golden cicada is ferrying over is the suffering of all sentient beings." Lowering his head and stroking his sleeves, Ksitigarbha said leisurely: "The poor monk thinks that the debate method of traveling to the west lies not in Daleiyin Temple, but in the one hundred and eight thousand people traveling to the west. On the road. Since Jin Chanzi has determined to prove the truth, we can't let him go back empty-handed. This is about right and wrong. We must prove it!"

…

Little by little, he closed the book of life and death in his hand.

At this time, in the Palace of Life and Death, the monkey's face had become extremely ugly.

Although the underworld in the early years belonged to heaven, it was actually in a state of herding cattle. As long as nothing serious happened, no one cared about it. It is easy for a powerful person in the Three Realms to enter and exit the Palace of Life and Death, and it would not be surprising even if something happens.

But after Ksitigarbha took over, the underworld was no longer what it used to be.

To tear out a page of the book of life and death quietly under the eyes of the Buddhists, it happened to be the page that the monkey wanted...

"What...what does this mean?"

Clenching his fists, the monkey gritted his teeth and closed his eyes with slight trembling. The veins on his forehead had already popped out, and the book of life and death in his hands was clenched.

Seeing that the monkey was on the verge of going berserk, the ghost soldiers who had been following him to clean up the book of life and death were so frightened that they knelt down quickly, not daring to raise their heads.

At this moment, the monkey wanted to get angry on the spot, smash the Palace of Life and Death, and then grab Ksitigarbha and ask him clearly.

He was extremely confident that he could defeat Ksitigarbha one on one.

Not to mention Ksitigarbha, even if all four Buddhas appear and he breaks through the way of heaven, he can easily win.

But reason told him that he couldn't get angry.

Because he can defeat the four great Buddhas, but he cannot completely defeat the Tathagata behind the four great Buddhas.

Let everything break away from the path of defense. In the end, there will inevitably be a situation that even he cannot control.

If he could directly attack Buddhism, he would not need to accompany Xuanzang on such a long journey, which would last for several years.

The failure more than 600 years ago has already proved that pure force cannot solve the problem, at least it cannot get the ending he wants...

After a while, the monkey finally calmed down and said to himself: "Laojun just sealed the content... This guy actually tore it up directly. Humph, are you too lazy to even cover it up?"

He slowly lowered his body and sat down with his legs crossed. Not a word was spoken.

It looked like he was exhausted.

Several ghost soldiers looked up at him cautiously.

Putting the book of life and death aside casually, the monkey trembled slightly, raised his head and leaned on the bookshelf behind him, closing his eyes tightly.

The only sound left in the silent palace of life and death was his heavy breathing.

Blossoming will-o'-the-wisps emitted a strange light in the air.

The other party is unscrupulously trying to anger himself.

Yes, they succeeded.

At this moment, the monkey was already furious. The feeling of being choked in his throat and unable to swallow made him want to immediately use the golden cudgel to smash everything here to pieces.

If he were just one person. Perhaps, he has already done so.

But he can't.

This is not the first day I have faced Buddhism. In the monkey's mind, this is a sect that is so cunning that it makes one's hair stand on end. If they dare to do this, they must have a backup plan.

And the worst thing is that what the monkey is looking for is Agarwood's life experience. The corresponding one is Yang Chan.

The other party even intervened in this kind of thing, which shows that even if he tried his best to keep Yang Chan out of the matter, the other party still took her as a pawn in his hands...

"This... is clearly a conspiracy."

The monkey slowly opened his eyes and looked at the dark dome.

Using yangmou shows that the other party has been able to cope with all the reactions he can make, and even hopes that he will react. It might be a simple provocation, but it's more likely to be a prelude to some kind of conspiracy.

In terms of matters, Chen Xiang's life experience is far less important than Cha Queer's reincarnation.

To find Que'er's legacy. At first, the only way was to consult the Book of Life and Death. Want to find out Chen Xiang’s life experience. The monkey has countless ways, but it won't sound good after all. As Tianpeng said, it was not convenient to ask Yang Chan directly, so he rashly went to the underworld to investigate.

Because this is the simplest, most direct, and most covert, and will not leave any grudge between himself and Yang Chan.

What the monkey thought at first. It was to clarify the matter without disturbing Yang Chan.

But now the book of life and death has been torn apart...

Obviously, the other party already knows what he is looking for and is fully aware of his actions.

Have you checked all your background a long time ago?

Do you blame yourself for being too naive?

Now that I think about it, it doesn't seem surprising. He has been sleeping under the Five Elements Mountain for one hundred and fifty years, and the other party has enough time to do whatever they want to him. With the strength of Buddhism, it is not impossible to investigate these things.

After thinking wildly for a while, the monkey suddenly laughed and rubbed his face with his hands.

The feeling of being pinched tightly. Really uncomfortable, very uncomfortable!

Slowly opening his eyes, he looked at the ghost soldier kneeling in the distance with an expressionless face and said, "Your...Ksitigarbha, did you tell me anything when you left?"

The ghost soldiers looked at each other and shook their heads.

"No... very good. Very good..."

This is a naked threat.

Use Yang Chan to threaten yourself.

A moment ago, Monkey was still panicking about Chenxiang's life experience, but now. A sharp knife was stuck in Yang Chan's throat.

Standing up slowly, Monkey suddenly took out a golden cudgel from his ear and smashed it heavily on the bookshelf nearby.

Just hearing a loud "boom", the bookshelf collapsed. The book of life and death on the bookshelf tilted down, and scraps of paper and sawdust were flying.

Several ghost soldiers were so frightened that they ran away.

After running straight for hundreds of feet, and seeing no movement behind them, they turned around and looked around one by one.

The expected rage did not happen. Beside the collapsed bookshelf, the monkey just stood quietly, holding the golden hoop, panting.

It was clear that he only made one move, but he seemed to be extremely exhausted.

The fear slowly dissipated, and a trace of doubt suddenly arose in the hearts of the ghost soldiers.

"Tell Ksitigarbha for me that today's matter will not be forgotten like this."

After a while, the monkey lowered his head, turned around and walked towards the door step by step.

Along the way, several more bookshelves were smashed to pieces by him.

…

"World Honored One, Sun Wukong has left the Palace of Life and Death."

"Coming this way?"

The ghost soldier replied respectfully: "As for the World Honored One, no."

"No?"

The Zhengfa Ming Tathagata on the side took out one with the word "Angry" written on it from the monkey's stack of bamboo slips, and waved it in front of Ksitigarbha's eyes.

Ksitigarbha didn't take it seriously and asked casually: "Then, did he say anything?"

The ghost soldier thought for a while and said: "He said, let me tell the World Honored One that he will not just forget about today's matter. Also, he smashed several bookshelves before leaving. People are repairing it.”

Hearing this, Zhengfa Ming Tathagata had no choice but to put back the bamboo slip with the word "Angry" written on it.

"It's not that I'm not angry, it's just that due to the situation, I couldn't help it." Ksitigarbha smiled and sighed: "The road to enlightenment for this golden cicada is far away." (To be continued ~^~)

PS: Alumni reunion...you know...