Garuda excitedly spread his wings and soared, shouting happily: "The sun!

Li Ku took a deep breath of the yang energy of the world, but felt that the vast desert exuded a fresh earthy smell. Although it is a desert, it is a desert oasis. Standing in this vast world, you can see patches of undulating green meadows, and the blue lake water is like a delicate sapphire, dotting this golden desert.

Feeling relieved by the suffering, he hurriedly leaned over to check Pan'er. Under the dazzling sunlight, her face was gray and blue, without any blood, and at this moment, she had passed out.

He immediately anxiously shouted to Garuda, "Garuda, let's continue to chase that rakshasa demon! Get Pan'er's soul back! Otherwise, she will never wake up!"

Garuda hurriedly swooped down and asked, "Is my sister saved?"

At this time, I saw Hongying covering his eyes and walking over, looking around, but he felt that the sun was dazzling, and he came out of the dark ghost country for a while, and he couldn't help but feel dizzy in both eyes, and he couldn't see anything clearly. Hongying took a closer look at Pan'er and said, "Hey, if you want to save her, you must find her soul!

He had heard an old Chinese medicine practitioner of Taoism in the world mention that the three souls refer to the fetal light, the cool spirit, and the ghost spirit, each of which is made of yin and yang essence and blood, collectively referred to as the three souls, which govern people's consciousness when they are awake. When a person sleeps, these three souls, especially the fetal light, originally shine on the whole body, and then the light begins to dim.

And Pan'er's three souls have been sucked away by the Rakshasa King, no wonder this face no longer has the slightest human luster.

And when people sleep, they are governed by the seven spirits. The seven spirits are divided into corpse dogs, Fu Ya, Bird Yin, silkworm thieves, non-poisonous, defilable, and stinky lungs, each of which is the main spirit, qi and heart, stomach, kidneys, intestines, gallbladder, liver, and lungs, which dominate people's breathing, heartbeat, digestion, water metabolism, repair human body functions, know cold and heat, and have alert functions.

What would happen if a person's soul was gone, and only the seven spirits remained? Li Bitterness couldn't help but think to himself, isn't that just a walking corpse? Fortunately, Pan'er's seven spirits are still there, and they will not die yet.

He hurriedly said: "I can't let the Rakshasa demon escape! So many people's souls have been sucked away by him! If I let him harm people in the world again, then my sin will be great!"

I only heard Hongying grit her teeth fiercely and said: "This old ghost has obtained the Seven Treasures Blessing Pearls of the Emperor, and he is not afraid of the sun, so it will be difficult to find now!"

Garuda spread his wings again and said, "I'll go and investigate." ”

Immediately after leaving the suffering, he held his breath, sat cross-legged, and recited the mantra of the Heavenly Eye. At this moment, an endless line of caravans came in front of his eyes, interrupting the spell he had cast. He couldn't help but look over, but he saw a bustling scene of a dazzling array of goods and people from different countries speaking with different accents.

These merchants, all dressed in fine clothes, carrying bags of gold coins, walked the desert with alfalfa, grapes, spices, pepper, precious stones, and horses and camels. They inadvertently saw Li Ku sitting cross-legged, and when they saw that it was a monk, they were all very polite to him, and they all nodded and bowed to him with a smile.

Liku hurriedly folded his hands and bowed politely in response.

I saw a merchant in silk look at him in surprise, spoke extremely non-standard Chinese, and said, "You...... You are a Han monk......"

He hesitated for a moment and said, "Yes." ”

The merchant rejoiced: "I ...... I'm from Handi...... It's what I got from the Han Chinese......" he said, gesturing to the horse team behind him. When he looked up, he saw that there were hundreds or even thousands of horses and camels, and the bodies of these beasts were covered with silk, tea, porcelain and other items from the Central Plains.

Looking at this formation, it can be seen that this is a big businessman. It's just that he has studied Buddhism since he was a child, and he has no concept of money, so he calmly asked, "May I ask the donor, where is this?"

The merchant pointed into the distance and said, "Thirty-six Buddha Kingdoms of the Western Regions!"

Li Ku looked in the direction he pointed, and in the dazzling sunlight, there was a magnificent city wall in the distance. The whole city presents an irregular square and is divided into three parts: the outer city, the inner city, and the palace city. Majestic, mighty, indescribably brilliant.

Faintly, you can see that there are Western-style houses in the city, and these houses are lined up on both sides of the street, a prosperous scene of commercial trade. These houses have workshops, markets, temples, etc., and there are as many as 1,000 monks among them.

He asked in amazement, "Do the people here believe in Buddhism?"

The merchant said: "Yes, all of us here believe in Buddhism!"

I couldn't help but be overjoyed in my heart, thinking that in this world of desire where the heavenly demons are in power, there is such a blessed land of good law. It seems that the light is still in the world! The truth is still in the world!

Suddenly, the merchant took some food from his horse, grabbed a handful of gold coins from his pocket, and then held them in both hands, put them in front of Liku, and said respectfully, "You are a disciple of the Buddha, please accept my offerings......

He immediately clasped his hands together, picked up the gold coin and returned it to him, and said, "Thank you to the donor, the little monk does not accept money." ”

Hongying looked at it from the side, smiled disdainfully, and said, "Little monk, why do you look like a begging for food." As she spoke, she suddenly walked over, glanced at the merchant, and said viciously: "Get out of here!

The merchant turned back and was amazed to see a beautiful girl in red, but with strange red hair and green eyes like two brilliant gems. He couldn't help but take a step back, looked at her with surprise on his face, and then looked back at Liku, and exclaimed, "Youkai ......"

As soon as these words came out, Hongying's face was full of anger, and she shouted: "Who is the monster? You don't have long eyes, be careful that I gouge out your eyes!"

The merchant suddenly sat down on the ground in fright, and when he saw this, he quickly helped him up, and said with relief: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, this girl is not a monster, she is a ......" He didn't know how to explain to the merchant for a while, and immediately said: "The people in their Shura country are all red-haired. ”

The merchant froze down, but instantly said with disdain: "You are a disciple of the Buddha, how can you marry a wife?" As he spoke, he took back the gold coins and the food offered to the suffering, snorted, and said, "I can't provide for you." ”

Li Ku shook his head with a ashamed face, and didn't want to explain too much, so he kept bowing to the merchant and apologized.

The merchant ignored him and waved his hand at one of the attendants behind him, signaling to continue on his way.

Li Ku casually looked at this entourage, but saw that he was dressed as a Han person, and his appearance was also a standard Han appearance, but his age was only a teenager.

Feeling pity for the bitterness, he thought, "This child is going to come out to make a living at such a young age." Life on earth is indeed very difficult. ”

The Han boy glanced at him slightly, and suddenly his face changed greatly, and he looked at him in a daze, motionless for a long time.

The merchant felt strange and urged the boy. But seeing that the young man was full of excitement, he ran quickly to leave the suffering, knelt on the ground with a "poof", and said, "Master, I finally found you!"

He couldn't help but be surprised, looked at the young man in surprise and asked, "This little donor, do we know each other?"

The young man said with tears in his eyes: "Master, do you remember me......? I've been looking for you!"

Li Ku was even more curious, and said: "Little donor, I really don't know you......"

The young man's eyes were full of anxiety, and suddenly he picked up a handful of dirt from the ground, wiped it on his face, and said, "Look again, can you remember me now?"

After staring at it, he only felt that the young man's face was stained with mud, and he looked a little familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it.

Liku asked, "Little donor, have we seen each other in the Central Plains?"

The young man nodded and said, "That day, you were whipped by a wicked man in order to save me. I'm just a stinking ...... You are not related to you, but you gave me the only padded jacket and the money from Huayuan...... You are a true living bodhisattva...... Great good guy...... I heard that you were going to the snowy plateau, so I followed the caravan all the way west, just to be able to find you and serve you......"

Hongying watched from the sidelines, turned her head to Liku and asked, "Do you know this child?"

After looking at the young man and recalling it carefully, his heart suddenly moved, and he said with relief: "It turned out to be you, child! You actually followed the caravan to do business together, well, this is very good......

Hongying asked curiously, "Who is he?"

This young man is the child who asked for food on the day he met Pan'er. On that day, he blocked a whip from the false celestial master who showed off his might, and when he saw that the child was pitiful, he gave him all the padded jacket and money that the seventh princess had given him. Unexpectedly, his compassionate and good deeds were deeply imprinted in the hearts of children. After he was separated from Liku, he took the money that Likuku gave him, ate a full meal, stopped asking for food, and kept looking around for traces of Liku. But he didn't know that at that time, he would go to the * heaven with Pan'er and Garuda.

He only remembered that Liku had said that he was going to the snowy plateau, so he asked around about the way to the snowy plateau. Neighbors who had traveled far told him that the snowy plateau was in the west. He went all the way to the west and met this merchant from the Buddhist Kingdom of the Western Regions, and Mao recommended himself to join the caravan and become the merchant's retinue.

The merchant looked at the young man impatiently and said, "Ablunka, do you know this monk? This monk has a wife, so let's not provide for him." ”

The young man got up, bowed deeply to the merchant, and said, "This master is a highly respected mage, and in our Han land, all of us respect him very much. Because of his respect and gratitude for the suffering in his heart, he even added fuel and vinegar to the bitterness and said that the suffering became a famous monk in the Han region.

The merchant couldn't help but be stunned, looked at Liku suspiciously, and then timidly glanced at Hongying, and said, "But, he...... He married a wife......"

Hearing him say this, he couldn't help but be speechless, he looked around, and saw that the merchants around him all looked at Hongying with a look of surprise. The men, in particular, felt that their faces were very strange, their faces were red and their eyes were staring at Hongying, as if they were coveting her beauty.

I didn't know how to explain it for a while, but when I saw the strange expressions of these men, I couldn't help but feel a little worried about Hongying. He took a slight step forward and said, "Child, he ...... Misunderstood...... I didn't have a wife...... This girl has been very kind to me, and we are just walking together. By the way, you are Han, why did you come up with a name for the Western Regions?"

The boy said: "I have no name since I was a child, and this boss took me in and called me Ablunka." ”

At this time, Ablunka inadvertently looked at Pan'er behind Liku, and exclaimed, "I know this lady!" He leaned down and asked, "What's wrong with her?"

Li Ku sighed and said, "She...... She was ...... by a A wicked man has harmed ...... Can't wake up......"

Ablunka frowned, and hurriedly said: "I'll talk to the boss and ask him to take you to see the king of the Buddha Kingdom in the Western Regions, and ask the best doctor here to treat Niangniang." ”

He was not polite at the moment, he was unwilling to give up any opportunity to save Pan'er's life, and said happily: "That's hard!"

Ablunka said sincerely, "Dear master, it is my honor to be able to do something for you!" he said, turning back to the merchant, bowing deeply, and muttering a series of Western Regions. Listening bitterly, I only felt that the Western Regions language he said was mixed with a little Chinese.

Li Kuwei was slightly surprised, and thought: "This young man has learned the Western Regions language in such a short period of time, which shows that Huigen is very high. If you can study the Dharma systematically, you will have a deep attainment in the future. For a moment, he secretly felt a little sorry for his talents, and he intended to teach him the Dharma.

The merchant stepped forward and looked at Pan'er, frowned slightly, and said, "You can come with me to the king and ask the king to arrange for the best doctor in our country to save her." ”

He was immediately overjoyed, bowed deeply to the merchant, and said, "Then there is this benefactor!"

The merchant looked at Hongying and said in a low voice, "This woman, how can I introduce myself to the king? You are a monk, and our king is also a disciple of the Buddha." ”

Li Ku shook his head and said, "You misunderstood, this girl is not my wife." She...... She talked nonsense...... "He is honest and simple by nature, and he doesn't know how to explain it, so he only blushes all over his face."

He Hongying, who was embarrassed, said: "I am a monk, please don't talk nonsense in this Buddha country." We are not husband and wife...... I can't tell......"

Hongying's face was displeased, and she was about to have a seizure, but she suddenly looked up and said with a slight smile: "The one above depends on how you explain it to them......"

Suddenly, a hurricane blew in front of the caravan, and Garuda swooped down from the sky and shouted happily: "Little monk! The city ahead is very prosperous! Let's go and see it together!"

Suddenly, the caravan was panicked and screamed, and the horses and camels were scurrying back and forth as if they were crazy, and the tall horses broke free from the ropes and ran away with the goods.

The people were amazed at the strange figure of Garuda's bird-like human form, and they cried out in horror: "O monster!

Ablunka and the merchant looked up at Garuda and fell to the ground in fear.

Seeing such a scene, Liku hurriedly rushed forward, comforted everyone's emotions, and said with a smile at the crowd in a panic: "Don't panic, everyone! Don't be afraid! He's not a monster! He's ......."

At this moment, Ablunka suddenly picked up a stone and threw it at Garuda, shouting, "Get out of here!"