Three days later, he came to the Great Lei Yin Temple as promised, and walked out of the main hall, followed by the two Venerable Ananda Leaves.

Rulai turned to the two Venerables and instructed, "This time the Buddha will go to the Heavenly Court for a banquet, and the daily affairs of the West Heaven Buddha Gate will be taken care of by the two of you. ”

Ananda and Kasyashi folded their hands and bowed respectfully, "Follow my Dharma!"

After arranging all this, Ran Deng said with a smile, "This banquet is not much time, what do you mean by arranging it like this?"

Rulai replied, "After this matter is settled, I want to go to the Great Brahma." ”

Randen nodded, "It's okay, go to the twenty-eight heavens and get support for the smooth progress of your plan." The temper of the Great Brahma is the most free and easy in the twenty-eight heavens, and if this matter is supported, this seat will be relieved. ”

If there was no response, he stretched out his hand and said, "Ancient Buddha, please!"

Lighting the lamp and laughing, he walked up to the clouds, and Rulai followed closely behind. Ananda Yaye bowed to the clouds and sent the lamp and the Nyorai.

Heavenly Court Yao Pond, everything is arranged according to the highest specifications. In terms of the heavenly court, the Jade Emperor ordered a banquet to invite Rulai, light the lamp, and the four masters and apprentices who learned the scriptures, and the queen mother was also very attentive.

In the pavilion of Yaochi, the Queen Mother and the Jade Emperor sat opposite each other, looking at the arrangements in the Yaochi, the Queen Mother asked, "Your Majesty, are you still satisfied with this arrangement?"

The Jade Emperor said with a smile, "Niangniang's arrangement, I am the most assured." ”

The queen mother smiled slightly and asked, "Your Majesty, there is something unknown about the concubine's body, and I hope that Your Majesty can solve the concubine's doubts." ”

"Niangniang has something to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it. ”

"I heard before that the concubine body heard that the relationship between my Heavenly Court and the Buddhist Sect has deteriorated, and Your Majesty is even going to war with the Western Heavens! The concubine should have asked about it, but this matter is very important and involves a lot, if there is a war, it will be a catastrophe for the Three Realms! Today, Your Majesty is giving a banquet to the Western Heavens, what does it mean?" the Queen Mother asked.

The Jade Emperor stood up, looked at the scenery of Yaochi, and said, "The reason why I agreed to come to the scriptures is for the sake of all beings in the world. However, I did not expect that if I wanted to compete for the faith of the world by borrowing scriptures, would I be able to swallow my anger? The so-called war was nothing more than a warning to Rulai, and there was no other intention. ”

The Queen Mother stood up and said, "It's inconvenient for the concubine to say anything about this matter, as long as Your Majesty handles it properly." However, for this banquet, His Majesty is giving the Western Heaven a war post, right? Let him restrain the Western Heavens. ”

"Haha. The Jade Emperor stroked his beard lightly and said with a smile, "Sure enough, no matter what I do, my mother can see everything, and my intention is exactly that." Isn't it for the sake of his Buddhas that he learned the scriptures? Now it seems that if he wants to compete with me for the belief in the world, how can I let him get his wish. ”

"This banquet, I will invite Lao Jun to accompany me, and directly explain to him that if you are for your Buddhas in the West Heaven, I can not interfere, but if I use this matter to fight for faith, then I have to talk to him about the West Heaven!"

The Queen Mother wanted to say something, but then the herald came in to report.

"Your Majesty, the Monkey King of Huaguo Mountain has arrived outside the Yao Pond to wait!"

"Haha, I know that this monkey must be the first to arrive. Now this monkey is not what it used to be, please let him in!" the Jade Emperor commanded.

"Hey, I said Jade Emperor Lao'er, my grandson is here, and you don't go out to greet me in person, are you just not giving my grandson face?"

One turned over and fell into this pavilion, and when he saw the Queen Mother here, the great sage coughed, and then pretended to fold his hands and salute.

"Amitabha, this Buddha has seen the Queen Mother!"

The Queen Mother nodded lightly in return, and said, "I can't imagine that the Monkey King really looks like a Buddhist monk now!"

The Great Sage instantly broke the gong, saw the wine jug on the table, reached out and took it and poured it into his mouth, picked up an apple, and gnawed it. While gnawing, he said, "Hehe, my grandson is also a Buddha now, and he has to look like a Buddha more or less." But seriously, to be this holy Buddha, how can there be a Monkey King at ease!"

"Haha, you monkey. The Jade Emperor stretched out his hand and pointed, "Still with such a temper, what, if you don't want to do that fight to defeat the Buddha, how about coming to my heavenly court to be the Monkey King!"

Hearing this, the Great Sage's movements stopped for a moment, and he turned to smile and said, "What's the matter, haven't you already named my old grandson as the Monkey King? What is the meaning of coming to your Heavenly Court, and you don't give up your position as the Jade Emperor to my old grandson." If you are willing to give in, my grandson will consider it!"

The Jade Emperor shook his head helplessly, this monkey is still a thief, and he is bent on driving himself down.

Seeing that the Jade Emperor's face was wrong, the Great Sage coughed and said, "Hehe, my grandson is joking with you, after all, I am also a positive fruit now, how can I stare at your position as the Jade Emperor." ”

"Haha, if you monkey really have this idea, as long as you don't become the Western Heaven Holy Buddha, I will give you the throne!" said the Jade Emperor.

"Is this true?" asked the Great Sage, his eyes lit up, he threw away the apple in his hand, and grabbed the Jade Emperor's hand.

The Jade Emperor smiled and nodded slightly, "How could I have told a lie?"

The Great Sage's eyes rolled, let go of the Jade Emperor's hand, and said, "Jade Emperor Lao'er, I know that you and Rulai don't deal with each other now, don't bluff my grandson." I don't want to be fooled by this!"

The Jade Emperor smiled lightly, what he said just now was just a temptation. I want to see what this monkey is thinking now. Unexpectedly, he was rebelled by this monkey.

"Report - Your Majesty, Marshal Tianpeng Zhu Bajie, General Sha Wujing, the Third Prince of Xihai Ao Lie and the Buddha of Merit have all been waiting outside the Yao Pond!" the herald came to report.

"Master, they have arrived, you don't go to greet my grandson, I Master, you have to go to greet me, right?" the Great Sage encouraged.

The Jade Emperor didn't want to put down his body to greet him, but when the monkey said this, if he didn't go, it would seem that his etiquette was insufficient. nodded, "Since the Meritorious Buddha is coming, I should go to greet him!"

Outside Yaochi, Bajie looked at Xuanzang and saluted, "The apprentice has seen the master." Then he nodded to Sha Wujing and Ao Lie.

"Haha, since the end of the scriptures, our master and apprentice can be regarded as gathering again, but it's a pity that Brother Monkey is not here. Bajie looked left and right, didn't see the great sage, and said regretfully.

"With the temperament of a senior brother, I'm afraid it's already inside. Shawu Jingmu said.

"Haha, Lao Sha is right, my grandson has already arrived and is waiting for you. The voice of the Great Sage came from inside the Yao Pond. Then the figure flashed, and the great sage came to Xuanzang and a few people, and saluted, "The apprentice has seen the master." ”

Xuanzang looked at the Great Sage and nodded with satisfaction. Immediately afterwards, the Jade Emperor's honor guard came out of the Yao Pond, and when he saw Xuanzang, the Jade Emperor nodded in greeting.

Xuanzang clasped his hands together and saluted, "Amitabha, the poor monk has seen Your Majesty!"

Seeing the Jade Emperor greet him in person, Xuanzang was full of emotion in his heart. At the beginning, the master and apprentice went west to learn the scriptures, and the road was difficult and dangerous, and the crises continued. Who would have thought that there would be today's scenery!

It seems to be agreed, and when the Jade Emperor came out to greet Xuanzang, Ran Deng and Rulai also drove the clouds to Yaochi. The Jade Emperor stepped forward and said with a smile, "The Ancient Buddha of the Burning Lamp and the Buddha of Rulai are coming, and they are not welcomed. ”

Lighting the lamp and saluting in turn, he said, "His Majesty Amitabha Buddha lowered his body to greet him personally, which is my blessing." ”

After Xuanzang and the Jade Emperor greeted each other, they saluted in turn. Even if the great sage was reluctant, because he was the fighting Buddha of the Buddha Gate, he also bowed to the burning lamp and the Buddha.

Everyone entered the Yao Chi in turn under the arrangement of the Heavenly Court, and after the Jade Emperor took his seat in the first place, Taishang Laojun, Li Tianwang and others were already waiting in the Yao Chi. Everyone also took their seats in turn.

In the first place, the Jade Emperor smiled, picked up his wine glass, and said, "Everyone has come to my heavenly court to participate in the Yaochi banquet." Let my heavenly court shine, the previous things have been revealed, and in the future, I hope that the Buddha can help to stabilize the Three Realms. ”

When he heard this, he smiled lightly and said, "In the past, this Buddha also did something wrong. After that, my Buddha will definitely follow the arrangement of the Heavenly Court!"

When the Jade Emperor heard this, his face changed, and he instantly became a pleasant face, he wanted to use this to give Xitian a dismount, but he didn't expect that Rulai actually endured it. This made the Jade Emperor feel like he was punching cotton, which was very unpleasant.

"Today's banquet, I want to talk to Xitian about this Xitian Sutra!"

"Amitabha, I don't know what His Majesty the Jade Emperor wants to talk about?" Randen asked lightly. He knew that the Jade Emperor would definitely use this to suppress Buddhism, and in this case, Buddhism would not need to make too many concessions.

"What is the original meaning of learning from the scriptures? I think both of you know, but now that Buddhism wants to compete for the world's faith through the matter of learning scriptures, my heavenly court can't agree to this!"

When the master and apprentice heard this, the Great Sage directly patted the table and said, "I said that the Jade Emperor, how can my grandson not understand this so much? Isn't the matter of learning the scriptures just to pass on the scriptures? How can it become the battle for the faith of the world that you say?"

"Hehe," Lao Jun smiled and said, "The Great Sage doesn't know, back then, it wasn't so simple to pass on the scriptures, as for what the purpose is, I think the ancient Buddha and the Buddha know better than anyone else in their hearts!"

Burning the lamp smiled lightly and said, "Today's banquet, according to this seat, is this forcing me to make a statement in Buddhism?"

Lao Jun gently picked up the wine glass, raised his glass to the lamp, drank it all, and said, "What is the matter with today's banquet." Isn't it clear in the ancient Buddha's heart?" Lao Jun gently put down the wine glass, and the clouds and fog dispersed in an instant over the Yao Pond, and it was peaceful.

Xuanzang looked at the tense atmosphere and persuaded him, "Amitabha, Your Majesty, Buddha, the poor monk has already said before, and I hope that Your Majesty and the Buddha will not be so angry for the sake of the beings of the Three Realms." ”

"If you come, you can explain it clearly to my grandson! What is so funny about learning scriptures!" the great sage slapped the table and asked. Obviously, there is still some prejudice against Rulai.

Rulai Baoxiang was solemn and said, "Fight to defeat the Buddha, don't come out because of a moment of anger and ruin your hard-won cultivation results!"

The Bajie people each had their own considerations in their hearts, and they never spoke. just listened silently, if this matter is strong, it can't stand on either side, just don't speak, and protect yourself.

"Amitabha, for today's banquet, there is only one sentence in this seat, if the heavenly court wants to raise the teacher to ask the sin, my Buddha admits it. If you want to meddle in the matter of learning scriptures, no matter what means you use in the Heavenly Court, my Buddhism will take it!"

On this day, the Yaochi banquet broke up unhappily. The Great Sage kicked over the table, lit the lamp and withdrew from the banquet halfway, and Xuanzang and the others stayed in Yaochi to discuss for the sake of the overall situation.

The originally relaxed relationship between the Heavenly Court and the Buddha Gate broke down again, and the Three Realms once again entered a turbulent and unstable situation.