Chapter 14: Guanyin Town

Guanyin Town, listening to this name, must be named after people.

And the one called Guanyin is only the Guanyin Bodhisattva whose fame in the world is only slightly inferior to the great compassion of the Buddha.

"This Elder Jin Chi, who has not yet met, is really a talent!" Qi Tian exclaimed in his heart.

Although I don't know why the Guanyin Temple has become Guanyin Town, it is certain that the Jinchi Elder who saw his intention to make money must be in this Guanyin Town.

It is even certain that the prosperous town in front of him is the hand of Elder Jinchi.

From getting out of trouble at the foot of Wuzhi Mountain to the eagle in Snake Mountain, during this journey, Qi Tian experienced three episodes: encountering tigers in the forest, encountering robbers at night, and evil dragons blocking the road.

If you follow the normal plot result, the tiger in the forest who doesn't have long eyes is giving Brother Monkey a tiger skin skirt.

The robbers who broke in at night were to give Monkey eye medicine.

(βŠ™oβŠ™)... , the little white dragon was used as a mount for Tang Seng.

And now, the tiger has become a tiger demon, although he did not leave him a tiger skin skirt, but he also died extremely miserably, after all, there is not even a single ashes left.

The robbers were changed by the monsters of Huaguo Mountain, and although Qi Tian did not kill them, he also drove them back to Huaguo Mountain, breaking the hearts of these monsters who had protected him for many years.

And the little white dragon has not been used as a mount by Tang Seng, after all, there is a difference between men and women, Tang Seng is still a monk, so he can't do this kind of thing riding a woman.

The above is a comparison of the plots of the two versions of Journey to the West, and Qi Tian got a conclusion from these three plots.

That is, whether the tiger is a demon or a beast, the final result is death.

Whether the robbers live or die, they will make the monkey and Tang Seng feel guilty.

And Little White Dragon, no matter what, will successfully join the Journey to the West team.

The characters and plots of the sub-plots may change, but the plot of the main line will definitely not change.

Looking at the three big characters of Guanyin Town on the city wall, Qi Tian secretly said in his heart, "The brocade robe will definitely be stolen, and maybe this town will also be burned down." ”

Brush –

Just as Qi Tian was about to enter the city, two shiny steel knives appeared in front of him.

The next moment, a lazy voice came from my ears.

"That monk, the entrance fee to the city is a total of 600 Wen. The two of you are three hundred wen, well, pets are free. ”

Six hundred dollars?

It's really like we're fat sheep!

Hearing the words of the city guards, Qi Tian couldn't help but say in his heart.

Although he did not come from a history study, he did love history since he was a child. If he hadn't taken the path of martial arts later, he might have become a junior high school history teacher.

In the early days of the Tang Dynasty, a bucket of rice could be bought for five cents. Because of the Zhenguan rule of Tang Taizong, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, so the prices were relatively stable, and there was no later inflation. At that time, one penny was almost equivalent to more than four yuan of the current yuan.

And the entrance fee to the city is 600 yuan, which is about 3,000 yuan.

Three thousand yuan, even three Disney sects are only more than 1,000 yuan.

Don't think that if you call Guanyin Town, you will think that you are a Buddhist holy land!

Looking past the guards at the city gate, Qi Tian saw that the scene in this town was not as prosperous as he imagined.

Most of the shops on the streets are closed, and there are still many beggars sitting under the walls begging for food. In addition, there are no tall buildings in the city, almost all of them are mud houses made of yellow mud.

For the matter of free pets, Qi Tian could only snort, and then grinned and showed snow-white teeth, looking at the city gate guards with malicious eyes.

Seeing the ferocious appearance of the humanoid monkey wearing a monk's robe in front of them, the two guards couldn't help but be startled.

One of the guards hurriedly explained to Tang Seng: "Monk, this entrance fee was not set by the city lord in the morning, it is really a terrible drought, it has not rained for almost two months, if it doesn't rain again, not only the crops in the field will die of drought, but even the subsequent sowing will not be able to be sown." ”

The guards in rusty armor had a bitter face, and they didn't seem to be the kind of extortionists.

Hearing this, Tang Seng frowned and didn't speak for a long time, as if he was thinking about the truth of the words of the city gate guards.

Although he was a monk, before leaving Chang'an, his imperial brother still gave him a lot of gold and silver as a coil on the road to learn scriptures in the west.

Therefore, only 600 wen is nothing for a monk like him. It's just that he still can't figure out what to do with such a small town to charge so much money to enter the city?

Tang Seng said slowly: "The poor monk is a monk who came from the Tang Dynasty in the east to go to the west to learn scriptures, please see, this is the jade butterfly document handed over to the poor monk by the lord of my country, and please look at it." ”

Tang Seng took out the jade butterfly document that the imperial brother had personally stamped from his arms, and then handed it to one of the city gate guards.

After receiving the jade butterfly paperwork, the two city gate guards couldn't help but look at each other in shock, they didn't expect that the monk in front of them still had such a background.

Qi Tian on the side saw Tang Seng's jade butterfly document for the first time, and he thought to himself that this jade butterfly document should be the same as the visa-free passport of future generations, as long as the country that has become a friend of the Tang Dynasty can rely on this jade butterfly document to pass unimpeded. And according to the current strong national strength of the Tang Dynasty, the Jade Butterfly document in Tang Seng's hand should be similar to a black card in the eyes of these small countries in the Western Regions.

"I'm sorry Elder Tang, although you have the Jade Butterfly document of the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, but the city lord of my family once instructed the ditch that whoever enters the city must pay the fee according to the capitation, you should still pay the money!"

To the surprise of Qi Tian and Ao Ying, when the city gate guards confirmed the authenticity of the Jade Butterfly document, in addition to speaking a little better, they did not exempt Tang Seng and others from entering the city.

Seeing this scene, Qi Tian couldn't help but feel a little curious, couldn't this little city lord even be afraid of the Tang Dynasty Emperor? After all, the current Tang Dynasty has the strength to sweep through the countries of the Western Regions at any time!

Qin Shubao, Cheng Zhijie, Li Jing, Wei Chi Jingde。。。。。 Among the twenty-four heroes of Lingyan Pavilion, any one of them can beat this small country. Even if the entire Western Regions countries joined forces, they would not be able to resist the invincible Modao army formation in the Tang Dynasty.

Bang Dang!

A golden light smashed into the goggles of the armor on the guard's chest, making a crisp sound of gold and stone.

The guards were not injured, but they were also jumped by the sound of the goggles.

It's just that he was about to get angry, when he suddenly saw what seemed to be an ingot of gold under his feet.

Yes, it's a gold ingot the size of a baby's fist!

Carrying a bag that was bigger than herself, Ao Ying waved her hand impatiently: "This is ten taels of gold!

Just like rewarding waiters for consumption, a gold ingot thrown by Ao Ying is no different from throwing out a stack of tips.

Money opens the way, and gods and ghosts avoid it, not to mention the small city gate guards.

"Elders, please come inside!" The smiling guards picked up the gold ingots on the ground and stood on both sides of the city gate at one hundred and eighty degrees, just like the prince of a certain country in the Western Regions last year.

That attitude is as humble as it is to be humble.

Ao Ying nodded, pulled the monkey and walked into the city gate first.

Tang Seng's hand that had already reached into his sleeve was also taken out embarrassedly, looking at Ao Ying who was walking in front, there seemed to be a flash of light in his eyes.

If Qi Tian saw it at this time, he would definitely be able to see that the light in Tang Seng's eyes was clearly the eyes of a wealth fan.

It feels very bad to be held by Ao Ying, although the person holding his hand is a stunning beauty, but it always makes him feel like he is being raised.

After entering this small city called Guanyin Town, Qi Tian quickly glanced at both sides of the avenue, and then found that the scene in this city was really bleak.

There are no vendors on the street, there are no steaming steamed buns at the door of the shops on both sides of the street, and there are no gorgeously dressed and spend-hungry boys in the jade shop.

In a word, the town is suspicious, completely different from what it feels like from the outside.

Why is it also a town on the Silk Road, it stands to reason that it shouldn't be so desolate!

As the saying goes, it's good to enjoy the shade with your back against a big tree, and there is a powerful country like Datang next door, even if you sell some local products, you can make a little money!

GDP fell like this, it's no wonder that the city lord was not dismissed!

After walking for a long time, he didn't see a few figures, Qi Tian couldn't help but wonder: "Where did everyone go?"

Tang Seng, who was walking in front, glanced at the distance not far in front and said, "It should all be there." ”

At this time, Tang Seng's expression was cold, and the copper rings on the nine-ring tin staff in his hand kept colliding, making a metallic sound.

Not far ahead, there was a large crowd of people surrounding me, not knowing what they were doing.

After walking in, there were really a lot of people who gathered here first, and after a little counting, there were almost a thousand people, as if the people of the whole city were here at this time.

"Huh, youkai?"

Unexpectedly, when someone looked back and saw Qi Tian's appearance, not only did they not jump straight to their feet in fright, but looked him up and down very boldly.