When the people of the Western Regions saw the king, they fell silent for an instant, and shouted in unison: "Long live the king!"

Everyone waited for the arrival of the suffering, and came to the gate of the palace one after another, knelt on the ground, only to hear a long cry from Garuda, and everyone looked up at the sky.

At this time, it was evening, the sun was setting, and under the light of the red slanting sun, everyone saw that above the sky, a colorful eagle flew in, and then looked, the eagle carried two people in fluttering clothes. One is a monk dressed in white, and the other is a beautiful woman in a red shirt.

Everyone suddenly saw the god-like two people riding eagles descending from the sky, and there were exclamations and cheers, one after another.

The king hurriedly jumped forward to greet him, and said loudly: "This king has just learned that the Great Bodhisattva is driving our country, and he has not been far away, and he hopes that the Great Bodhisattva will forgive his sins." ”

Hongying smiled and said, "Your face is so big." She turned her head to look, but saw that Liku's face was full of sorrow, and the beads of sweat were dripping down her forehead. Such a grand scene only made him extremely embarrassed and secretly complained. He looked intently behind the king, and found Pan'er lying on top of a horse, and the merchant was leading the horse, also waiting for his arrival. He relaxed his heart, and thought in his heart, hoping that the king would quickly find a doctor for Pan'er to treat his illness, and then quietly left here to catch the Rakshasa demon.

But I saw that Hongying stretched out her right hand and grabbed the left hand of Liku, and jumped up from Garuda with a little foot. Li Ku couldn't help but be startled, and went down hand in hand with the red tassel in mid-air. Both of them fell diagonally, and landed right in front of the king.

Li Ku hurriedly stepped forward, folded his hands and bowed deeply, and said, "Meet His Royal Highness, the little monk is not a Bodhisattva." This is a misunderstanding...... Misunderstand...... The little monk mistakenly entered the precious land, and there was a lot of disturbance. ”

The king was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly bowed and said, "The more you don't admit it, the more you prove that you are a true Bodhisattva! Besides, the Great Bodhisattva has already exerted great magical powers for the people of the whole country, and our country is fortunate to see the true body of the Bodhisattva." All the people of our country are followers of the Buddha, and the Great Bodhisattva Dharma is here, please bless the people of our country, exert great magical powers, declare the truth, and purify all sentient beings!"

Li Ku shook his head and said with an embarrassed face: "The little monk is just an ordinary cultivator, and he does not have the wisdom of the Buddha, how dare he mislead sentient beings." That supernatural mana...... It's just to subdue demons and subdue demons, it's not worth mentioning, and it's not used for ......"

He wanted to say that it was not used to covet good fortune and fame, but he didn't know how to say it for a while, so he paused and said: "The little monk knows a little bit about the scriptures and laws, if the people of your country are willing to hear it, the little monk will definitely be in line with the principles of the Buddhas, and the opportunity of all sentient beings to preach the good law for all sentient beings." ”

When the king heard this, he was overjoyed and said, "What's ...... Thank you, Great Bodhisattva!"

Suddenly, Garuda swooped down in front of the king, and the king looked at Garuda in surprise and exclaimed, "This condor is ......?"

Garuda laughed, and when he heard that the king called him the Condor, he was very happy, and said, "You are the king who has the eyesight and the knowledge to lift up, and tell you, I am a god!"

The king did not dare to slack off, and bowed respectfully to Garuda, and said, "I have seen the Condor." ”

Garuda was very proud and said, "However, I will soon become a Buddha." ”

When the king heard this, he was even more shocked, folded his hands, and kept bowing.

The king looked at Hongying again and said, "Dare to ask this lady, which great bodhisattva is it?"

Hongying thought for a while and said with a smile: "I am the Bodhisattva of the Shura King." She saw that the king respected them very much, and believed everything she said, so she casually made up a Bodhisattva of the Shura King.

The king had a cautious expression, bowed deeply to the red tassel again and again, and said, "Meet the Great Bodhisattva of the Shura King!"

Seeing his convincing expression, Hongying almost laughed out loud with a "poof", and quickly took a deep breath and held back. But when he saw that he was slanting at her, he whispered: "How can you talk nonsense, you are not a disciple of Buddhism at all, let alone a Bodhisattva." ”

Hongying smiled and whispered, "The world only believes in the supernatural powers that they see, but they don't seek to understand. When they see your supernatural powers, they believe everything we say, and you can talk nonsense here. I've also thought about being worshiped by the world. ”

Li Ku let out a long sigh, but his heart was like ice, and he thought: "That bit of supernatural power is not worth mentioning at all." The Buddha's words and deeds throughout his life taught those who can really get rid of the troubles of life and death, open people's ultimate wisdom to the other side of happiness, no one cares, but the world prefers to see those flashy and false, unthinking superstitious worship, no wonder there are so many people in this world who deceive the world and steal their reputation. ”

Seeing that he did not speak, the king turned pale, and hurriedly said, "Please move the great bodhisattva to the palace of the little king." ”

After hesitating for a moment, he inadvertently looked at Pan'er again.

The king immediately understood, and said, "This girl, Xiao Wang will immediately arrange for all the doctors in the country to treat her!" He suddenly turned sideways and made a gesture of please, and said: "The Great Bodhisattva has been in the dust all the way, please go to the palace to rest, and let Xiao Wang have a little friendship with the landlord." ”

Li Ku said embarrassedly: "That...... That bothered ......."

After hearing this, Garuda said impatiently: "Okay! Hurry up and prepare some food and drink for me, wine and food, Lao Tzu hasn't eaten meat for a long time! By the way, is there any snake meat?"

When the king heard this, he was stunned and said, "Snake meat?" He looked at Liku in surprise and said, "There is no snake meat in this country." ”

At this time, Liku's face turned blue and purple, and he said in a low voice: "Your Royal Highness, you can prepare some leftovers from the people for the little monk." ”

The king's face turned pale, and he said, "How can that be?" As he spoke, he turned his head and immediately showed his majestic appearance again, and said to the servant: "You go and prepare a dinner and entertain the great bodhisattva!"

The servants bowed and hurried into the palace.

The king stretched out his hand and took the hand of detachment from suffering, and said, "Please come with me, Great Bodhisattva." ”

Everyone walked into the palace, and the king made some arrangements, so he ordered the servants to send Pan'er to the guest room to rest, and then came to the main hall with the group of Liku.

Dozens of servants poured up in the main hall, a golden platform was built first, musicians played gongs and drums, dancers danced, and plates of exquisite Western Regions delicacies were presented. In a moment, a whole table was already filled, and the audience was full of joyful sounds.

Looking at these meals with bitter nervousness, fortunately they are all vegetarian dishes and no meat. He just wanted to be able to eat a little leftovers, replenish his strength, and hurry to capture the Rakshasa demon. He was deeply afraid that after the evil ghost came to the world, he would continue to harm people, but when he saw the warm hospitality of the king of the Western Regions, he couldn't get out. I thought that if I told the king that a rakshasa ghost had come to them, I was afraid that I would frighten the local people, and my heart was up and down for a while, and I was uneasy.

He looked up and saw Garuda lying on the table, gobbling it up, muttering: "Why is there no meat...... and then he looked at the red tassel beside him, smiling and drinking the Western Regions Portuguese wine, enjoying it very much.

The king raised his glass and saluted the suffering, saying, "May I ask the Great Bodhisattva, where did you come from?"

Liku got up and said respectfully: "The little monk is from the Central Plains. ”

The king exclaimed, "It turns out that the Great Bodhisattva came from the East. Then he asked, "May I ask the Great Bodhisattva, where are you going next?"

Away from the bitter sigh and reminisce. He was originally a person who traveled all the way to Wu*tian to seek the Fa, but who knew that there were so many entanglements later, and he was almost one step away from Wu*tian, but he returned to the world again.

"After the girl recovered, the little monk went to the snowy plateau. ”

The king asked suspiciously, "What is the Great Bodhisattva doing in that bitter cold land?"

Li Ku shook his head, and it was inconvenient to explain to the king that the snowy plateau was a passage connecting the heavens of the desire realm to the heavens, so he said: "For the sake of seeking the Dharma." ”

But I saw Garuda slap the table and said, "Yes, yes, let's go to Wu*Tian together!"

Hongying glanced at him and said, "He won't go anywhere! When he captures that old ghost and revives the girl, he has to go back to Cuigu with me!"

But when he saw that the king was stunned, he asked, "What is the place of Wu*Tian?"

He was stunned for a moment, and he was in a dilemma, and he didn't know how to explain to the king the land of the wonderful Dharma created by the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.

Garuda smiled and said, "You mortal don't know where our Buddhas and Bodhisattvas live. It is the land of eternal life, free from the six reincarnations of life and death. ”

The king was dumbfounded, and said, "Is there such a magical place?"

Li Ku hurriedly stopped: "Where ...... As long as His Majesty the King sincerely recites the Buddha's practice, does more good deeds, and has renunciation in his heart, he will be able to sense the Buddha of Immeasurable Light and be led away by the Buddha's light. ”

The king said: "Does the great Bodhisattva have to go to the snowy plateau? Can you stay in our country and accept the offerings of all the people, and the little king is willing to respect the great Bodhisattva as the national teacher." ”

Hearing him say this, he hurriedly got up and said nervously: "Don't dare, don't dare! The little monk is willing to preach the scriptures and the Dharma for the people of your country, but the little monk is still shallow in his cultivation, and after saying the Fa, the little monk still has to continue to move forward." ”

The king paused, and suddenly became preoccupied, and for a moment raised his glass and stopped talking.

Seeing that something was wrong, Li Ku asked, "Your Majesty, is there anything difficult?" The little monk didn't know if he could help. ”

The king was instantly full of sorrow, and said, "I originally thought that the Great Bodhisattva Dharma had come here this time, and he was sent by God to save my people. But I didn't expect that the Great Bodhisattva was going to the snowy plateau, just passing through here...... I was mistaken...... I really wonder if I can still escape this catastrophe because I have to suffer and suffer and work hard in vain to get a prosperous life in a country?"

For a moment, the king could not help but look desperate, and drank three glasses of wine in succession.

Hongying looked at her strangely and asked, "King, what trouble are you in?" I dare not say anything else, I have not seen any other beings in this world who can beat me. ”

The king looked up in astonishment, and saw the beautiful woman's face of the red tassel, whose tone was louder than that of the toughest warrior in the world.

The king pondered for a moment and said slowly: "Our country is located on this desert, there is no land to cultivate, there are no mountains and no seas, and we cannot rely on the sky for food, so our country has always advocated business. After many years of hard work, we have established this prosperous desert pearl in this barren desert. Our country is famous for its high terrain and prosperous people. Our thriving trade fairs have attracted merchants from all over the world, and even you, the Han Emperor Yang of Sui, have come to visit. After the prosperity of the country, the people's hearts became restless, in order to stabilize the hearts of the people, I vigorously promoted Buddhism, built temples, and built scripture halls, so that our commercial land became the world-famous country of 36 Buddhas. ”

When he heard this, he clasped his hands together and said, "Amitabha, respected king, you have governed the country well, promoted the good law, benefited all sentient beings, and made immeasurable merits!"

The king suddenly shook his head in frustration and said, "Who knows, this move will lead to a catastrophe, perhaps the destruction of my Buddha Kingdom in the Western Regions." ”

He was stunned for a moment and asked, "What's going on?"

The king said, "The great bodhisattva wants to go to the heavenless, and he does not know the things of the world. But you are also from the Central Plains, and you know that there are very few countries in the world that follow the Buddha's teachings. ”

Liku lowered his head, sighed slightly, and said, "The words of the Buddha are not listened to by the world. I didn't expect that in this world of Suva, there is still such a place of good Dharma faith as your country, as long as there is still a light in this world, the good law will still exist!"

The king said: "Except for my Buddha Kingdom in the Western Regions, has the Great Bodhisattva ever heard of the Heavenly God Kingdom?"

Li was stunned and said, "I haven't heard of it." ”

The king said: "This Heavenly Kingdom of God has quietly risen in the west of our country over the years. The people of the Kingdom of the Celestial Gods believe in the only Celestial God of Heaven and Earth!"

As soon as these words came out, Liku and Garuda were both stunned, and they couldn't help but look at each other.

The king continued: "This kingdom of God, according to their doctrine, is to follow the will of God, and to regard as enemies any unbeliever, any nation that goes against the will of God. They advocate force and encourage the pursuit of the instinct of desire. In the name of fighting for God, it is actually greedy for the prosperity created by our country. It is said that their people are protected by the gods, and each of them has the power of the gods. They have repeatedly launched aggression against our country and plundered our wealth. Due to the suppression of military force and the importance of business, and the respect of the whole people for Buddha, our country has no ability to parry, and has been plundered by them many times. In just a few years, China's territory has nearly doubled. ”

Li Ku listened and listened, his face was sad and sad, and he said: "This Heavenly Demon of the Desire Realm wants to annex the entire human world...... He lowered his head and pondered, thinking to himself: "The people of the world are stupid and ignorant, how can we stop this war? The people of the Western Regions are human beings, and the people of the Heavenly God Kingdom are also human beings. It is not right to help the people of the Western Regions Kingdom to slaughter the people of the Heavenly God Kingdom, and it is even more wrong to let the people of the Heavenly God Kingdom slaughter the people of the Western Regions Kingdom regardless of it. As monks, we just want all beings to live in harmony. Fighting for God is nothing more than sacrificing the happiness of all beings to satisfy their own selfish desires. Ignorance of all beings, what do you worship of a god who does not love all living beings and does not care about the lives and sufferings of others?"

I heard the king say, "We can't defeat the kingdom of the gods, so we build the walls high and big." For a while, they couldn't attack either. Who knows, this Heavenly Kingdom of God actually colluded with a group of demons in the east of our country, these demons will be terrible ghost magic, every night, they use ghost magic to rob many young adults in our country. Within a few months, hundreds of young adults had gone missing in our country. So far, no one has returned......"

Hongying stopped: "When it comes to the war, the little monk can only recite the scriptures, but he doesn't dare to kill people." But to subdue demons and subdue demons, the little monk is good at it. ”

He said bitterly: "May I ask the king, what kind of demon is it? The little monk knows a little about some magical spells, and he is willing to subdue demons and subdue demons for the people of your country." ”

The king couldn't help but be overjoyed and said, "The name of this group of demons is Jana. ”

As soon as I heard the word Jiana, I saw Garuda suddenly patted the table excitedly and said, "Lao Tzu finally has something to eat!"