By the time the white-haired rat returned to the bottomless pit, two days had passed in the human realm.

Tang Seng was sometimes unconscious, sometimes awake.

The white-haired mouse was very sad and said sadly: "Elder, we have only met for a long time, how can you bear to leave me again." ”

Tang Seng didn't know what was going on, and seemed to faintly recall some past events.

Or maybe they feel that their time has come and they will die soon, so they put aside all their worries.

He gently shook the hand of the white mouse, and said bitterly: "Lady, although I don't remember it too clearly, I can see your true feelings."

I'm sorry, I ...... Already married......"

"I don't care, I don't care if you're married, I just want you to live, I just want to be by your side as before."

Tang Seng sighed: "If there is an afterlife......

"I don't want the afterlife, I've waited long enough, you must persevere, don't give up hope of survival."

The white-haired rat burst into tears and revealed his true feelings.

At this moment, her mindset has changed.

I no longer think about becoming an immortal and attaining the Tao, I just want Tang Seng to live.

"Master, Master......"

Suddenly, the voice of Sun Wukong faintly came from his ears.

Tang Seng perked up and said hurriedly: "It's my eldest apprentice Wukong, lady, can you let me see the apprentices for the last time?" ”

The white mouse hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded with a sob.

Soon after, the white-haired mouse flew to the entrance of the cave with Tang Seng.

She didn't need to go around like a maze, after all, the bottomless pit was built by her, and naturally there was a way to get in and out instantly.

"Goblin, you dare to kidnap my master, watch the fight!"

Zhu Bajie was indignant, picked up the nail palladium and wanted to fight.

"Bajie, no!"

Gu Ming stopped drinking in time.

Tang Seng also waved his hand weakly: "You ...... Don't hurt her......"

Sun Wukong heard Gu Ming mention the love affair between the master and the white-haired mouse, but he didn't blame the white-haired mouse, but rushed forward with a happy face.

"Master, good news, great news."

"You brought back the Resurrection Pill?"

The white-haired mouse was overjoyed and couldn't help asking.

"No, no, Master, my grandson went to ask Rulai Lao...... Ahem, I asked the Buddha, and he said that your disease is doomed, and it will heal itself in three days. ”

"Huh?" The white-haired mouse was stunned, then cried with joy, and grabbed Tang Seng's hand tightly and said, "Great, elder, great......"

"What's good?" Sun Wukong said angrily: "My master's illness is not because of you. ”

"Because of me?"

The white-haired mouse looked surprised.

"That's right, the Buddha said that Master's illness this time was because he made a mistake when he was a golden cicada, and this was a catastrophe."

Although Sun Wukong didn't say it explicitly, as soon as he heard this, the white-haired mouse suddenly understood, and couldn't help but turn pale, and subconsciously took a few steps back.

"It turns out that I hurt the elders, and I hurt the elders...... I'm sorry, I'm really sorry......"

As he spoke, he shed tears.

At this moment, Zhu Bajie ignited the fire of gossip and stepped forward to ask, "Brother Monkey, what's going on?" Why is Master's illness caused by her? ”

"Idiot, don't you know that this goblin was a golden-nosed white-haired rat in the Great Leiyin Temple. And Master, who practiced in Da Lei Yin Temple back then......

In short, there was a little story between the master and the white-haired rat, and then they were both punished......"

"Oh, the old pig seems to understand something."

Zhu Bajie had a sense of epiphany.

He finally understood why the master took a woman on the road to make an exception this time, and why the white-haired mouse grabbed the master's hand, but the master did not break free.

Originally...... There's a story in between.

Tang Seng's face was a little embarrassed and a little complicated.

He couldn't help but glance at the white-haired mouse and said, "Okay, you don't have to blame yourself, it's not your fault." When he was cured, the poor monk ...... The poor monk still has to continue to travel west to learn scriptures......"

The white-haired mouse couldn't help but mourn: "Elder, can't you stay with me for a few more days?" I've been waiting for you for three hundred years, isn't it worth your stay for a few more days? ”

"Master, this is your mistake, people have been waiting for you for 300 years, why don't you stay for a few more days?

Female benefactor...... Master, there must be a lot of delicious food in this cave, right? ”

Zhu Bajie saw the wind and steered, and actually called Shi Niang with a cheeky face.

This sound of the master suddenly made the white-haired mouse blush, but she was overjoyed, and said busily: "Yes, yes, whatever you want to eat, just say, I will definitely find a way to get it." ”

At this time, Zhu Bajie refused to leave, and tried to persuade the master to stay for a few more days.

Tang Seng sighed, subconsciously glanced at the white-haired mouse, and finally nodded silently.

The white-haired mouse looked excited, and immediately invited Tang Seng and his party into the cave.

The next day, Tang Seng's illness was cured.

Even so, the white-haired rat still waits for him with great care.

She knew that it was impossible for her to keep Tang Seng, and if she really wanted Tang Seng to stay, at that time, the two of them would make a big mistake again.

Therefore, she cherishes this rare opportunity and accompanies Tang Seng all day long.

Tang Seng did not resist, he still called her a lady, and also taught Buddhist scriptures to the white-haired mouse, and persuaded her to cultivate in the future, strive to achieve positive results as soon as possible, and save herself from being a goblin in the lower realm.

At this time, the white-haired mouse was like a well-behaved little wife, and she whispered whatever Tang Seng said.

It's not perfunctory, she really wants to achieve positive results.

It's just that there is no feast in the world that will not be dispersed, and it will be closed for a thousand years, and there will be no separate days.

A few days later, Tang Seng finally decided to leave and continue to travel west to learn scriptures.

Although the white-haired mouse was reluctant, she also knew in her heart that there would be a farewell after all.

Three hundred years of waiting, in exchange for a few days of warmth, and the voice of "lady", is worth it.

Before parting, she quietly inscribed a poem and gave it to Tang Seng.

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Tang Seng opened it and looked at it, almost crying, and even almost wanted to stay.

The content of that poem is: "The front edge of the world is tied with a red rope, and the fish and water are in harmony with each other."

Unexpectedly, the mandarin ducks are dismantled today, and when will Luanfeng be in the west and east.

It is difficult for the Blue Bridge to rise and it will be empty.

Interested in a goodbye, when will I meet you again? ”

He has always thought that his heart is like water, but he never thought that on the way to learn the scriptures, he would encounter two love disasters, moved his heart for two women, and even became close to one of them.

It can be seen that the word fate is not bound by the rules and precepts.

The white-haired rat quietly followed, and sent Tang Seng and others out of the Trap Mountain and onto the avenue, and then reluctantly returned to the bottomless pit.

Since then, he has devoted himself to cultivation, going out to travel from time to time, doing good deeds and accumulating virtues.

A hundred years later, he finally achieved a positive result, and was personally awarded the immortal status by the Jade Emperor and became a member of the heavenly court.

This is not to be mentioned later.

And said that Tang Seng and his entourage went all the way to the west, this day, the weather was hot, Zhu Bajie was not hot, and saw the willow tree in front of him from a distance, and couldn't help but be overjoyed, and ran to the tree to enjoy the coolness.

Tang Seng was naturally a little tired, and followed him to rest under the shade of the willow tree.

It didn't take long for an old woman to come out of the forest, look at Tang Seng and his party, and couldn't help but say, "Elders are going west?" ”

"Amitabha, the old man, the poor monk and a few apprentices are going to the West Heaven to worship the Buddha and ask for scriptures."

"Elder, the old body advises you not to leave, and turn back early, you will be dead end all the way west."

When Tang Seng heard this, he couldn't help frowning and said: "Old man, the ancients jumped from the sea of clouds to the fish, and the sky allowed the birds to fly. ”

The old woman raised her hand and pointed: "If you continue to travel west, you will be famous for destroying France." The king made a grudge in his previous life and made a sin in this life without cause.

Two years ago, I made a great wish to kill 10,000 monks......"

"What?"

Tang Seng was taken aback.

Zhu Bajie couldn't help but say: "Ten thousand? How is this possible? This place is not far from Lingshan, he really wants to kill 10,000 monks, how can the Buddha sit idly by? ”

The old woman sighed: "The affairs of the world, the affairs of the world, how can the Buddha easily meddle in the affairs of the world?"

In short, the king had killed 9,996 monks in the past two years, and four more would make up 10,000.

There are exactly four monks in your group, if you go to the royal city, won't you be in the arms of the king of China? ”

"Even if the king wants to kill us, it depends on whether he has the ability!"

Sun Wukong said indignantly.

The old woman couldn't help sighing: "In short, the old body has already reminded the elders, where to go, you can decide for yourself." ”

After speaking, he slowly paced into the willow forest.

"Master, how is this good? Why don't we go back? ”

Zhu Bajie began to retreat.

"Bajie, why do you say such things again?"

Tang Seng said angrily.

"But Master, although we have the ability, we can't do anything with the king, right? Even the Buddha doesn't care, so it can be seen that there must be a reason for this. ”

"This ......"

Upon hearing this, Tang Seng couldn't help frowning.

To say that this place is far away from Lingshan, it may be far away for the people, but for a great god like the Buddha, what is it?

A thought thing.

Having killed nearly 10,000 monks, it is impossible for the Buddha not to know.

But, why didn't they intervene? And let the king continue to kill?

What is the secret of this?

Tang Seng was puzzled.

At this time, Sun Wukong stepped forward and said, "Master, I have a compromise solution, why don't we dress up in disguise and quietly sneak into the city to find out the situation." ”

Hearing this, Tang Seng hesitated for a while, and finally nodded in agreement.

So, the master and apprentice entered the willow forest and changed their clothes, wrapped them in a headscarf, and even glued their beards, and then covered their veils, if they didn't look carefully, they thought they were businessmen from afar.

Gu Ming also changed his clothes, after all, he didn't look like a person from Xiniu Hezhou, so he still dressed up.

After the group left, the old woman walked out of the forest again, looked at the backs of Tang Seng and the others and sighed softly, and then rose into the air......

At this time, she showed her true appearance: Guan Shiyin Master.

She made a special trip to wait here, just to remind Tang Seng and his party.

Of course, her original intention was not to stop Tang Seng and others from traveling west, which could be regarded as a small test.

If Tang Seng was so frightened that he turned around and returned because of such a small incident, wouldn't his previous experience be completely blind?

After such a reminder, Tang Seng and the others changed their outfits, so that there would be no conflict as soon as they entered the city, and there was still room for maneuver.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for the group to see a city.

On the tower of the city gate are written three big words: destroy France.

"Humph!"

Zhu Bajie snorted coldly, and couldn't step forward to nail the palladium and smash the city gatehouse.

There were more people in and out of the city, and Tang Seng and his party entered the city smoothly without much difficulty.

After entering the city, Tang Seng found that the city was a little deserted, not as prosperous as the Zhu Zi Kingdom, the Bhikshu Country and so on that he had walked before.

The people in the city were also dressed in shabby clothes, and there were not many people setting up stalls, so they seemed to be relatively poor.

After walking a short distance, the group found an inn to rest temporarily.

After all, they are now dressed as merchants, and they can't run away to make a fortune or spend the night or something.

"Ladies and gentlemen, is it a meal or a lodging?"

"Ah ......"

Tang Seng habitually agreed, and was thinking of a sentence of Amitabha, Gu Ming hurriedly turned Tang Seng away, and then smiled at the shopkeeper: "Eat first, and then stay." ”

"Okay, what are you going to eat?"

"That's right, my friends need to quit meat in the past few days, so I'll give them a little vegetarian, I don't need to quit, I can have some meat or something."

After the dish was served, Gu Ming took out a small ingot of broken silver and handed it to Xiao Er.

Xiao Er was pleasantly surprised, put away the silver quietly, and asked quite kindly: "I don't know what news the guest officer wants to inquire about?" ”

These shopkeepers are all ghostly, why did the customer give you so much silver for no reason?

Moreover, when Gu Ming and the others looked at the outfit and listened to the accent, they came from other places, and they naturally wanted to inquire about the news when they gave him silver.

"That's right, we came all the way from afar, and we faintly heard in the city that it is not safe to destroy France......"

"I see, don't worry, if you are not a monk, you generally don't have to worry about safety."

"Oh? Monk? What's going on? ”

"Don't you know the origin of the name of the French Destroyer?"

Gu Ming smiled: "If I knew, what else would I ask you?" ”

"That's right...... In this way, our king vowed to kill 10,000 monks since two years ago, so he changed the name of the country to destroy France. ”

"Kill 10,000 monks? Why is that? ”

The shopkeeper subconsciously glanced around, and then whispered: "It's a long story, I don't know if you found it when you entered the city, let's destroy France...... Really poor. ”

Tang Seng couldn't help but ask: "What does the destruction of French poverty have to do with monks?" ”

"It's a big deal." The shopkeeper sighed: "I heard that before the destruction of France, it was still relatively rich, but later it ......"

The shopkeeper slowly talked about the reason.

It turned out that before the destruction of France, it was called Chin France, and both the king and the subjects were more respectful of Buddha.

For a long time, Buddhism has become more and more prosperous in Chin France, and it can be said that everyone is a Buddha.

But over time, the problem was exposed......

Because the status of Buddhist disciples in Chin France is quite high, this has caused more and more people to run to become monks.

In addition to the high status, there is another advantage: there is no need to work.

Even, many people who violated the royal law also ran to the temple to hide, and once they became monks, they said that they would put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the spot.

This has led to a lot of people going unpunished.

No matter how big a mistake you make, as long as you enter the Buddha's door, you will not be held accountable by the royal law.

To put it simply, in Chin France, Buddhism has become a place outside the law.

Moreover, each temple has a large amount of fertile land, but it does not have to pay grain. On the contrary, the people still have to come from time to time to donate some sesame oil money.

After a long time, the temples became rich, but the people became poorer and poorer, and the country became poorer and poorer.

Some people are so poor that they simply abandon their wives and children and run away to become monks.

In this way, a vicious circle was formed, and at its peak, the number of monks in Chin France reached more than 10,000.

But there are only 40,000 or 50,000 people in the whole of Chin France.

What's more, some monks relied on their status to be so domineering that even the palace guards did not dare to provoke them.

It is no exaggeration to say that in Chin France at that time, the status of monks had already faintly surpassed the royal power.

After the new king ascended the throne, he saw that the country was getting poorer and poorer, the people were getting fewer and fewer, the monks were increasing, and the royal power was getting weaker and weaker.

In a fit of rage, he decided to completely change the status quo.

So, despite the opposition of the ministers, he made a vow to kill 10,000 monks......