The Taoist priest proudly said, "It's my master!"

"My master, I am a tiger power immortal. The second master, Luli Daxian. The third master, Yang Li Daxian. ”

A tiger demon, a deer demon, and a sheep demon.

Tang Xuanzang smiled and asked, "What kind of mana do the Venerable Masters have?"

The Taoist priest continued: "My master, with a flip of his hand, can call the wind and rain, turn water into oil, and turn stones into gold. ”

"It is with this kind of magic power that we can seize the creation of heaven and earth, change the mysteries of the stars, respect each other with monarchs and ministers, and marry us. ”

These are just small means, Tang Xuanzang didn't take it seriously, and said: "This emperor is indeed edified. ”

"As the saying goes, the art moves the minister. The old Taoist can have such a means and get married, but in fact, he is not at a loss. ”

"It's just that I don't know that the poor road has a fate, so I can see the old way?"

The Taoist priest smiled and said, "You want to see my master, what's so difficult! I am his two apprentices who rely on his chest to stick to his flesh, and my master is so good at loving and virtuous, he only heard a Taoist word, and he also took out the door." ”

"If the two of me bring you in, it will be even more effortless!"

Tang Xuanzang said: "Thank you for the recommendation, then let's go over now, right?"

The Taoist priest said, "Wait a while, you sit down here, wait for the two of me to finish the business, and then go in with you." ”

This is the trouble to find that group of monks, Tang Xuanzang smiled and said: "The monks are carefree, what is the business?"

The Taoist priest pointed to the monk on the beach and said, "They are doing my family's work, I am afraid that he will be lazy, go over and order something!"

Tang Xuanzang smiled and said: "The Taoist is wrong to say this! Monks and Taoists are all monks, why does he do work for us and still ask us to do something?"

The Taoist priest said: "You don't know, when I was begging for rain, the monks were worshipping the Buddha on the side, and the Taoist priests were fighting on the other, both of which used the food and salary of the imperial court. ”

"Who knows that the monk is not in the middle of the book, and reciting the scriptures in vain will not help. Later, when my master arrived, he called for rain and wind and saved all the people. ”

"The court said that the monk was useless, demolished his mountain gate, destroyed his Buddha statue, chased his degree, and did not let him return to his hometown. ”

"The one who burns the fire in my house is also a monk, the one who sweeps the floor is also a monk, and the one who tops the door is also a monk. ”

"Because there is still a room behind that is not perfect, the monk moved in the mud tiles and prepared to build a house. ”

"I'm afraid that they will be lazy and slippery and refuse to pay attention, so let's go over and check the spot. ”

Tang Xuanzang grabbed the Taoist priest, pretended to cry, and said, "I don't have a chance to see the old Taoist!"

The Taoist priest said strangely: "Why is it missing?"

Tang Xuanzang said: "The poor road is traveling on the side, one is for life, and the other is for finding relatives. ”

The Taoist priest asked, "What relatives do you have?"

"I have an uncle who became a monk since he was a child, cut his hair and became a monk, and he didn't grow well before, so he also came to beg outside. ”

"I haven't seen my home for the past few years, so I came to visit, thinking that I must have been detained here late and couldn't get out. ”

Tang Xuanzang panicked, his eyes didn't blink, his heart didn't beat, and he came when he opened his mouth.

The Taoist priest said, "It's easy! We'll let you go over and check if there's your uncle!"

"If there is, for the sake of the same Taoist, let your uncle go, and then go into the city together, what do you think?"

Tang Xuanzang nodded again and again, turned around and walked towards the beach.

Che Chiguo's so-called difficulty is actually a game between the Heavenly Court of the Dao Gate and the Western Buddhism Gate, and the meaning of the Heavenly Court is that if I can't touch your Xiniu Hezhou, I will also be disgusted and disgusted with you.

Similarly, in the Treasure Elephant Country before, Buddhism sent the Green Lion King to punish the king, and the image of the Taoist priest used was also to disgust the Taoist.

It's just to pour dirty water on you, and I don't accept to come to Xiniu Hezhou to bite me!

Therefore, Tang Xuanzang now has every reason to believe that Heavenly Court will not send someone to Che Chiguo to abuse the disciples of Buddhism frantically after the Treasure Elephant Kingdom was disgusted by Buddhism.

Tang Xuanzang's original intention was not to care too much, these were obviously not scattered people, and it was impossible to become his own help.

But after thinking about it, Nanhai Guanyin is also a Buddhist, so the right should be for her, and the matter of Che Chiguo should be solved.

Thinking like this, Tang Xuanzang came to the beach.

When the monks saw him coming, they knelt down and kowtowed together, and said, "Grandpa! We are not lazy, five hundred and a half are not a lot, all here!"

Tang Xuanzang saw it and was very emotional.

These monks were also frightened by the Taoist priests, and they were so frightened when they saw the fake Taoist priests, if they were a true Taoist priests, I am afraid they would not be able to live.

Tang Xuanzang shook his hand and said, "Don't kneel, don't be afraid." I'm not an overseer, I'm here to find my relatives. ”

When the monks heard that they had recognized him, they surrounded him and coughed one by one, hoping to be recognized.

Tang Xuanzang looked left and right for a while, and suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed.

The monks were puzzled: "The master doesn't recognize his relatives, how can he laugh?"

Tang Xuanzang said: "What are you asking me to laugh at? I laugh at you monks who are not motivated! Your parents gave birth to you because of the fate of the Huagai, Ke Daddy Ke Niang, or they gave you up to become a monk. ”

"Why don't you follow the Three Jewels, don't respect the Dharma, don't read the scriptures and worship and confess, but how do you work as a servant and a slave for a Taoist priest?"

The monks said, "You are here to humiliate us! I am afraid that you are from other places and do not know our situation here!"

Tang Xuanzang said: "I'm from out of town, tell me what you know, I'll listen!"

The monks wept and said, "The king of our country is biased towards the Tao and annoys us Buddhism!"

Tang Xuanzang nodded and said, "But why?"

The monks said: "Just because of the wind and rain, the three immortal chiefs came here, coaxed the king, demolished our temple, chased after us, did not let them return to their hometowns, and did not allow them to make up for the errands, and gave them to the immortal chief's family for use!"

"As long as a traveling Taoist priest comes here, please worship the king and receive the reward. If the monk comes, regardless of distance or proximity, he will be caught as a helper for the immortal chief's family. ”

Tang Xuanzang said: "Presumably, what other spells does that Taoist priest have to deceive the king? If it is just calling for wind and rain, it is also a small spell from the side door, how can it make the king favorite?"

The monks said, "He will meditate, turn water into oil, and turn stones into gold." Now Xing covers the Sanqing Guanyu, reads the scriptures day and night to heaven and earth, and prays for the king to be immortal, which moves the king's heart!"

Tang Xuanzang bowed his head and prayed for immortality, not to mention kings, even if they became immortals and Buddhas, they also had this heart.

He said, "I see, then you all go!"

The monks smiled bitterly and said, "I can't go!" The immortal chief asked the king to draw a shadow picture of us and post it around. In the rural shops of various prefectures, counties and counties, there is a picture of a monk, on which is the title of the royal pen. ”

"If you have an official position, catch a monk and promote him to three levels. If you have no official position, if you catch a monk, you will be rewarded with fifty taels of silver!"

"Not to mention a monk, even if you are bald and have thin hair, you can't escape. ”

"There are a lot of fast hands, and there are a lot of arrests, you can't escape by any means!"

"We have no choice but to suffer here!"

Under the temptation of real money and the promotion of officials, even if they originally had some pity for the monks, they would put away unnecessary mercy now.

Tang Xuanzang waved his hand and said, "Then you all go to die!"

The monks replied, "Some are dead." There are also more than 2,000 monks caught everywhere. I can't endure the suffering, I can't stand the sin, I can't endure the cold, I can't serve the water and soil, there are six or seven hundred who died, seven or eight hundred who committed suicide, and only five hundred of us didn't die!"

The Daomen have forced the Buddhism of Che Chi Kingdom to be like this, and they can only die to seek liberation.

Tang Xuanzang said: "Why don't you die?"

The monks said, "When I was about to hang the beam, the rope broke. I want to kill myself with a knife, but it doesn't hurt. Those who throw themselves into the river float up and do not sink, and those who take medicine do not die of poison. ”

Tang Xuanzang couldn't hold back a smile and said, "You have created greatly! God wants you to live a long life!"

The monks smiled bitterly and said, "If you miss one word, you will suffer for a long time! We eat three meals a day, all of which are gruel made of brown rice, and we sleep in the open air on the beach at night." When you close your eyes, you will be supported by a man of God. ”

Tang Xuanzang slandered, and he could still have three meals a day, which was good for them!

But I have to say, Heavenly Court is playing beautifully!

On the one hand, he bewitched the king to destroy the Buddha in the Chechi Kingdom, but at the same time, he also knew that he could not destroy the Buddha in Xiniuhezhou, so on the other hand, he sent people to protect these five hundred people.

Look at it, I also gave you the face of Buddhism, and deliberately left Buddhist seeds.

It's just that for these monks, it's actually better to die.

Tang Xuanzang said: "Could it be that you are too tired, hell?"

The monks shook their heads and said, "It's not a ghost, it's Liuding Liujia and the Guardian Garan, who come to protect them every night." If there is one who is going to die, keep it and not let him die. ”

Tang Xuanzang said: "How can he protect you? It's better to let you ascend to heaven early!"

The monks said: "He persuaded us in a dream, telling us not to seek death, so he suffered and waited for the holy monk of the Eastern Tang Dynasty to go to the West Heaven to learn scriptures." ”

"He is the second apprentice under the throne of the Buddha, the reincarnation of the golden cicada. He has great powers, is good at chivalry and righteousness, specializes in the injustice of the world, helps the poor and the needy, and cares for the orphans and widows. When he comes, he reveals his supernatural powers, destroys the Taoist priest, and the king respects you Buddhism!"

Tang Xuanzang said in his heart, I'm embarrassed for this boast, but if that's the case, he can't ignore it!