The Monkey King

Late at night, a ray of golden light passed through the sky under the cover of clouds, and quietly moved toward the capital of France.

In the darkness, the black bear spirit walked into the house carrying a basin of hot water, not noticing the strange phenomenon in the sky.

Walking all the way to the door of the room, he raised his leg to open the ajar door and stepped in.

In the room, Xuanzang, who was arranging the bed, saw him and said quickly: "I can just do these things myself, why bother."

With that said, he put down the bedding in his hands and walked over to take the hot water basin.

However, the black bear spirit squeezed Xuanzang away without any explanation, walked step by step to the couch, bowed and laid it down, saying: "Master Xuanzang has worked hard all the way, just let me do these things."

"The poor monk is tired, isn't everyone also tired? How can..."

"It's different, it's different." The black bear spirit waved his hands and said: "We all have cultivation bases. Not to mention walking for one day, even if we walk for ten days and a half without sleep, it doesn't matter. .How can Master Xuanzang compare?"

With that said, the black bear spirit lowered his head and walked out the door. After leaving the door, he closed the door again. Xuanzang was left in the room with a faint sigh.

In another room at the corner, Canopy looked at the black bear spirit from a distance through the window lattice and sighed softly: "Do you think Heimao has been a little too active recently?"

"Are you positive?" Monkey stepped on the bench and ate melon seeds, and said leisurely: "He has always been so positive, hardworking and uncomplaining. In fact, he was unplanned and forced it in, and the result... Hey, I don't think so. I feel a little sorry. If he succeeds in attaining enlightenment someday and returns to Huaguo Mountain, he must be made a general. This honest man should be made majestic and majestic, right?"

"Originally, he was also positive, but now he is even more positive. Especially regarding Master Xuanzang, he is always rushing to do it." Tianpeng folded his hands and turned around slowly, saying: "Having said that, I didn't expect this part of the journey. It went so smoothly. This person who begged France... Heimao showed his true colors directly. They were not afraid. Not only were they not afraid, they were actually willing to let us live in this mansion. If it were an ordinary city-state, let alone Heimao, it would be you . If we meet him with this appearance, we will definitely be in trouble."

"Perhaps our hardships have finally come to an end?" As he said this, the monkey spit out the melon seed shells in his mouth, reached out and poured a whole plate of melon seeds into his pocket.

The canopy on the side frowned.

Raising his head, the monkey smiled at the canopy and said, "I remember you don't eat melon seeds, right? Since you don't eat them, then they all belong to me. I will take the melon seeds from other rooms with me later."

Tianpeng pursed his lips and looked back outside.

"As long as you like it, are you going to keep vigil tonight?"

"If I don't keep it, how can you keep it? I'm not at ease. The calmer you are, the more careful you have to be. Maybe, the whole thing is a trap."

With that said, the monkey was already out of the door and jumped onto the roof. In the blink of an eye, they had already set up their posture on the roof and started eating melon seeds.

Not long after, an old man with a cane, gray hair and all his teeth came to Xuanzang's door surrounded by family servants.

The monkey on the roof unconsciously stretched its neck to look down at the crowd of people in the courtyard.

In each room. Roller Blind, Black Bear Spirit, Canopy, and Little White Dragon also looked on with some surprise.

A servant knocked on the door and shouted: "Master Xuanzang, my master is here, please open the door."

Soon, the door opened.

Seeing so many people, including men and women, old and young, Xuanzang was stunned for a moment, and he quickly clasped his hands and saluted silently.

Everyone outside the door hurriedly put their hands together and returned the greeting. Even the old man who could not stand firmly completed the ceremony tremblingly with the support of his family.

"Donors, this is..."

"Master Xuanzang." A middle-aged man stood up. He bowed to Xuanzang again and introduced sideways: "This is my father. My father has always loved Buddhism and Taoism. When he was young, he traveled to temples near and far to visit eminent monks. Even though he is old now, he does not dare to slack off. To practice Buddhism, one must recite sutras every morning and evening. I heard that Master Xuanzang has traveled a long way to the west. He is staying at home and will set off tomorrow, so...my father wants to see Master Xuanzang tonight no matter what."

After hearing this with some surprise, Xuanzang slowly looked towards the old man beside him.

It was an old man who looked to be at least eighty years old. He was as thin as a skeleton, and his hand on crutches was shaking almost constantly. A pair of dim eyes on the wrinkled face kept blinking, and finally managed to squeeze out a smile.

"Master Xuanzang, you are polite." He bowed slightly towards Xuanzang and said in a hoarse voice: "I have limited mobility and cannot greet you from a distance, so... please forgive me, Master Xuanzang."

Seeing that look, Xuanzang was so frightened that he quickly clasped his hands and returned the greeting: "The old benefactor is so polite, how can Xuanzang be so virtuous and capable?"

"Master Xuanzang is too humble. From the Eastern Tang Dynasty to France, I don't know how many thousands of miles there are. Master can be safe and sound. He must be protected by the Buddha. He is an extraordinary monk." He turned his face and glanced not far away. In the room arranged for the black bear spirit, the old man leaned on crutches and reluctantly moved a step forward, saying: "Look at the monkey and black bear with you... They are man-eating monsters. Such monsters can be tamed by a mage. Coupled with the great desire to travel one hundred and eight thousand miles to the west to seek the Buddha, the master must be a Buddha who has realized the great truth."

"I don't dare to take it, I don't dare to take it." Xuanzang quickly shook his head and waved his hands.

Stretching his neck, the old man said softly: "I have a few merciless requests. I would like to ask the Master to help me solve my doubts. This confusion has troubled the poor monk for many years. Is it possible?"

Hearing this, Xuanzang said quickly: "Thank you to the old benefactor for not giving up and giving us a place to stay. If the old benefactor has anything to ask, Xuanzang will tell you everything he knows."

After saying that, he took a step back, stretched out his hand and said: "Old donor, please."

"I'm here, I would like to thank Master Xuanzang first." After saying that, the old man bowed tremblingly again.

As the old man swayed across the threshold, all the family servants filed into Xuanzang's room.

Canopy quickly opened the door and walked out, looking up to see the monkey on the roof.

"Would you like to go in and take a look?"

"No, they are all mortals. I have identified them all. The total may not be enough to fight him... You probably don't know, but he still has some self-defense skills."

After saying this, Tianpeng felt a little relieved and sighed: "This person who seeks France really respects Buddhism. I have never seen such a country along the way."

"Probably because they are getting closer and closer to Lingshan Mountain." Monkey rested on the roof and supported his head and said leisurely: "Xiniu Hezhou is originally the territory of Buddhism. Although they have no sense of territory in the first place, they don't want to be like Heaven. To govern the mortal world, but...some things will always spread, right? Especially to mortals."

far away. The black bear spirit also opened the door and walked out, standing at Xuanzang's door, carefully observing every move in the room.

Seeing this, Tianpeng couldn't help but raise his head and look at the monkey.

…

At this time, King Chiguo, Nezha and his party had already arrived at the town where the accident occurred.

at the very beginning. They didn't dare to disperse, so a total of twelve people gathered around Nezha and began to carefully explore the entire town.

The corpses on the ground and the tragic scene were exactly what the two generals who had previously reported the news said. Nezha couldn't help but frown.

However, they were not ambushed like the previous patrol generals.

Soon, they discovered that there were no living creatures in the town. Not only in the town, but also in the surrounding mountains and forests, there were only mummy corpses left.

A few moments. All the generals gathered in the open space in the town.

Nezha whispered: "Did you find anything?"

"No, nothing was found. They were all dead. No one was left alive."

"Did you find...monkey hair?"

"No. There are no monkeys in the mountains and forests in this area, and not a single monkey hair has been found in the town or around it."

After hearing this, Nezha couldn't help but take a deep breath.

King Chiguo on the side said softly: "The third prince has fought against Sun Wukong, can you tell anything?"

"I can't tell." Nezha shook his head and said, "He has never used the method of absorbing essence to kill someone... Isn't this usually something that the innocent souls who remain in the world can do? Let alone him, not even the Macaque King or the Prison Tamarin King. It's possible to do such a thing. Even if you are hostile to Heaven. Why kill mortals? Forget about mortals, not even other creatures. Besides, I don't understand the use of sucking blood."

"Then what should we do next?" a general asked.

"What should I do?" King Chiguo stretched out his hand and touched his chin and said, "I can't find anything anyway. Let's go back first."

…

Looking for a small town on the French border.

In the house, Xuanzang sent the old man and all the family servants who came with him out of the house.

The old man held Xuanzang's hand tightly, with tears streaming down his face, and said: "Master is really a divine man. I have been praying to Buddha for many years. In this life, I have never seen anyone who understands Buddhism so clearly. Given time, The Master will surely ascend to the throne of Buddha!"

Xuanzang smiled helplessly.

Turning his head sideways, the old man said to his son: "Did you copy down everything the Master just said?"

"I've written it all down," the middle-aged man said softly.

Turning around and looking at Xuanzang, the old man clasped his hands together. With the support of his family, he bowed and saluted again, and said, "It's already late at night, so it's inconvenient for me to disturb the master anymore. I only hope that when the master comes back from studying for scriptures, he can have a little time in his home." Stay for a few days. By then, even if the old man has gone to the west, please ask the Master to enlighten the old man’s family and help them escape from the sea of ​​suffering."

Xuanzang silently clasped his hands together and returned the greeting.

The old man took everyone to say goodbye and left. Before leaving, he turned back three times, as if he was extremely helpless and regretful that Xuanzang would set off tomorrow.

After the old man left, the monkey immediately jumped down from the roof: "What did you say?"

"It's just some... Buddhist teachings. Can't the Great Sage hear it at such a close distance?"

"You can hear it, but you are just talking about Buddhist principles. I am too lazy to listen. I will just wait and ask you."

Xuanzang looked at the direction where the old man was leaving and sighed: "The old man devotes himself to Buddha, but it's a pity..."

"What's a pity?"

"It's a pity that the poor monk's Dharma may not be what he wants."

After saying that, Xuanzang sighed lightly, turned around and entered the house.

"Not what he wanted?"

This is probably the difference between Mahayana and Hinayana...

Shaking his head, the monkey jumped onto the roof again.

…

Early the next morning, the old man brought a group of family members and servants to see him off. Many neighbors also came after hearing the news. After careful counting, there were hundreds of people. This huge farewell procession traveled five miles until they could no longer walk, and they had no choice but to stop. Finally, the old man repeatedly told Xuanzang that when he returned, he must be a guest in his house.

Xuanzang could only nod in agreement.

I don't know why, facing such enthusiastic believers, Xuanzang frowned.

After bidding farewell to the old man and his family, the group set off again.

After leaving the small town and walking slowly for more than ten miles, at dusk, the group finally arrived at the capital of this country that advocates Buddhism.

When he saw the plaque at the city gate, Xuanzang couldn't help but be stunned.

Because, written on it are the three characters "Destroy France".

A group of soldiers hurried out of the city gate, and the people at the gate scattered and fled.

"Hurry up, hurry up!" In the team, a general riding on a tall horse shouted: "All temples will be sealed! Monks will serve as corvees, and temple properties will be nationalized! No mistakes!"

Before he finished speaking, the general's eyes had already fallen on Xuanzang.

The corners of Monkey's eyes couldn't help but twitch slightly.

Is this change... too fast? Just now it was "asking for France", but in the blink of an eye, it became "destroying France"? And it was completely turned over from the inside out! (~^~)