Tang Xuanzang looked up and said, "Apprentice, that's not from Zhuangyuan. ”

"How not?"

Tang Xuanzang said: "The people of Zhuangyuan don't have flying fish and stable beasts, this must be a temple!"

The master and apprentice were talking, and they had already reached the door.

Tang Xuanzang turned over and got off the white dragon horse, and saw three big characters on the door, "Lishe Ancestral Hall".

When I walked to the door, I saw an old man with several beads around his neck, clasped his palms together to greet him, and shouted, "Elder, please take a seat." ”

Tang Xuanzang sat down elegantly, and the old man beckoned the boy to offer tea.

Taking a sip, it was not as good as the tribute tea in Chang'an City, Tang Xuanzang put down the teacup and asked idly: "What kind of society is this temple?"

The old man said: "This is the border of Xifan Ha Xuan, and there is a village behind the temple, and this temple was built with kindness. ”

"The so-called insiders are a village. She, that is, a shrine to God. ”

"Every year in the spring ploughing, summer ploughing, autumn harvest, winter storage, get some offerings, come here to worship the shrine, in order to bless the four seasons of good luck, the five grains abundant, and the six animals are luxuriant. ”

When Tang Xuanzang heard this, he nodded and said: "It's just three miles away from home, don't be a rural style, I don't have this custom there." ”

The old man asked, "Dare to ask the elder, where is the fairy township?"

Tang Xuanzang said in his heart, didn't you ask knowingly, since you are pretending to be confused, I will also play with you.

He said: "The poor monk is the one who went to the West to worship the Buddha and seek scriptures in the Tang Dynasty at the behest of the Eastern Tang Dynasty. Passing by the precious land, seeing that the sky is getting late, I came to stay overnight. ”

The old man was very happy, and said a few words that he was not welcome, and asked the boy to prepare dinner.

After dinner, Sun Wukong saw that there was a rope under the eaves of his house to tie clothes, walked over, tore it off, and tied the horse's feet.

The old man smiled and said, "Where did you steal this horse?"

Sun Wukong said angrily: "You old man, you don't know how to speak! We are holy monks who worship Buddha, how can we steal horses?"

Lao Er smiled: "It's not stealing, why don't you have a saddle bridle reins, but you came to tear off the rope of my clothes?"

Tang Xuanzang scolded with a smile: "This stubborn monkey, there are no rules for doing things, don't be angry, old gentleman." I don't hide this horse, I really didn't steal it. ”

"Our master and apprentice came from the east, and when we came to the Eagle Stream, we had a white horse on which we had ridden, and the saddle was complete. And, behold, there was a dragon in the stream, and here he became a spirit, and he swallowed my horse and the bridle. ”

Speaking of this, the white dragon horse sighed and shouted grievances.

The old man smiled and watched as he made up stories without blinking his eyes.

Tang Xuanzang glanced at the white dragon horse and continued: "Fortunately, my apprentice has some skills, so he let Nanhai Guanyin come to the stream to catch the dragon, and let it become the white horse I originally rode, with the same hair as the original, carry me to the west to worship the Buddha, but I haven't bought a saddle bridle yet." ”

Sun Wukong heard the master praise himself on the side, and he also counted all the credit on himself, and couldn't help but show joy on his face.

The old man said: "Elder, don't be angry, I'm just joking, who knows that your apprentice is serious." I used to have a few spare money, so I could ride a horse, but then there was a fire at home and I lost my family business, so I became a temple celebrator and lived on the donor's house in this village. ”

Tang Xuanzang had a smile on his face, and he didn't poke him if he made up a serious story.

The old man said, "I still have a saddle bridle there, which is my beloved thing on weekdays, but even if I am poor and destitute, I am not willing to sell it." ”

"I heard the elder say just now, the Bodhisattva is still saved, the dragon turns into a horse to carry you, my old man can't do without Zhou Ji, tomorrow take out the saddle bridle and give it to the elder, and hope to smile. ”

They gossiped again, and when they saw that the night was getting dark, they turned off the lights and went to sleep.

By the next morning, Sun Wukong got up and reminded: "Master, that temple wishes Lao'er, last night we were allowed to saddle the bridle, ask him if he wants, don't spare him!"

Before he finished speaking, he saw the old man, really holding a pair of saddle bridles, liner reins, etc., walked over, put them under the porch, and said, "Elder, saddle bridles are served." ”

Tang Xuanzang asked Sun Wukong to take it, and put it on to see if it fits.

Sun Wukong stepped forward, picked up one by one and looked at them, they were all good things.

Silver star carved saddle, gold thread treasure stool, purple bridle, tuanhua bridle head, dipped in water knotted hair......

Sun Wukong was secretly happy in his heart, and put the saddle bridle on the horse, just like tailor-made.

The white dragon horse was put on a horse cover for the first time, and he was a little uncomfortable and shook his head.

The old man didn't keep them anymore and asked Tang Xuanzang to get on the horse.

Tang Xuanzang went out, kicked the saddle and got on the horse, and Sun Wukong carried the burden.

The old man took out a leather whip from his sleeve, which was the handle of the incense vine and the knotted tip of the tiger tendon, and gave it to him by the side of the road, and said, "Holy monk, I still have a hand, give it to you!"

Tang Xuanzang took the whip and looked back to see that the temple was gone, leaving only an open space.

Someone in mid-air said, "Holy monk, there is a lot of neglect. I am the mountain god of Raka Mountain, and I have received the will of the Bodhisattva, and I have come to bring you a saddle bridle for you. Let you strive to go west, and do not be lazy!"

Tang Xuanzang smiled, it seemed that Nanhai Guanyin could still miss him to some extent, so he said: "Tell Guanyin, I accepted her kindness, come over next time, bring more good things, how is this enough!"

When the mountain god of Luojia Mountain heard this, his breath stagnated, and he quickly ran away on the auspicious clouds.

Sun Wukong laughed and said, "Master, you scared him!"

Tang Xuanzang looked up to the sky and laughed, and said: "What is this, sooner or later, one day, I have to surpass the South China Sea Guanyin!"

Sun Wukong still didn't understand what he meant by excesses here, so he laughed together.

Although the white dragon horse's feet are fast, it is also slow compared to the somersault cloud.

After walking for two months, everything was too peaceful, and Tang Xuanzang was a little tired.

All I met on the road were some wolves, insects, tigers and leopards, and there were no goblins or anything like that.

Time flies, and it's early spring.

The mountains and forests are green and have recovered.

The grass and trees are sprouting, but the plum blossoms have fallen, and the willow leaves are beginning to bloom.

The master and apprentice enjoyed the spring while walking, Tang Xuanzang was a pity, there was still some difference between spring and spring.

On this day, the sun fell in the west, Tang Xuanzang Lema watched from afar, in the ravine, there were buildings and palaces.

Tang Xuanzang saw that he had finally met people, and for more than two months, he had dealt with animals.

If it weren't for the fact that their meat was still delicious, Tang Xuanzang would have been impatient.

"Goku, what kind of place do you see there?"

After two months of getting along, Tang Xuanzang is also familiar with Sun Wukong, and his title has changed.

Sun Wukong looked up and said, "Master, it's not a temple, it's a temple." Let's hurry up and spend the night there!"

Tang Xuanzang nodded, accepted his suggestion, and with a slight touch of his legs, he walked forward with the white dragon horse.